tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15556838879981073902024-03-12T19:05:18.351-04:00THE PK'ISTSThe only affirmative action sovereignist/federalist Montreal Canadiens Hockey blog. Really, it's the only one. Period.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-10232737836642651132016-02-05T16:34:00.002-05:002016-02-05T16:55:35.910-05:00FOOTSTEPS<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><i>There are 30 games left in the regular season. The Canadiens are mired in one of the biggest slumps in team History. What would you tell the team if you could address them for a few minutes...</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";">Do not ask if you’ve had a good game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">People will tell you that you’re walking in the footsteps of Béliveau.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You’re not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">They’ll say the torch you carry which is yours to hold high defines you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It doesn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">They’ll say you have to win because you’re wearing the jersey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It isn’t true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You want to win? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Forget the city, the fans, the jersey, the legends, the history. Forget
that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You want to win?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Think of you. Who you are, where you come from, who raised you, who you
were raised with. Who you share your life with, who you raise today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Think of that. That’s where you are. That’s where you’ll find the win.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Because it isn’t the city, the torch, or the legends that got you here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And getting here is such an achievement, isn’t it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Think about that. You’re <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">here</i>.
You’re in this room. Together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">How did you get here? Was it all luck, good fortune, good genes? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Or was it all you, where you come from, who loves you, who you love and who
you are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Because you are special, aren’t you. It’s why you’re here. What you do
is special and how you do it is extraordinary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Go there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Go to who helped make it possible. What you are capable of. The
sacrifices you’ve made. The pain you’ve endured. The sadness in losing. The
overcoming. Your story is built on a series of accomplishments and setbacks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You’re in a setback. You’re here now. You’re writing your pages. In that
book with the wins and the losses, the accomplishments and the setbacks. You’re
more than this setback, aren’t you. It’s actually such a short part of the
story, isn’t it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Do not ask if you’ve had a good game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Go to how you became who you are. Go to the dark bedroom in the early
morning before practice. Go to the quiet drives to the rink with your parents.
Go to the fear of your first important game, your first playoff game, the first
game of every season. Go to the times you discussed with your family if you
could all sustain this life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";">Do not ask if you’ve had a good game.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Go to your children. Think about the wonder that they are and how
blessed you are to have them. Go to the notion that some of your biggest achievements
on the ice have been dwarfed by the most insignificant things your children
have done. Feel your pride in that. Reward yourself for who you are and what
you have accomplished and step on the ice every time in comfort of that truth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";">Do not ask if you’ve had a good game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You want to win? Be who you are. Be unafraid. Because you are from
everyone who loves you – you are from Mom, Dad, brother, sister, family,
friend, son, daughter, life partner. That is a formidable source of the self.
It’s impenetrable. They are unafraid in their commitment to you. Be that to
yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The results are secondary. Playing unafraid, uncompromising – that’s
where you will find your win. The results will come. They’re aren’t magically handed
to you through the torch. The aren’t bequeathed to you by the daunting stare of
the Rocket on an antique photo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Think of the real footsteps you’re walking in. You are here because
people before and now believe in you. They love you, they won’t love you an
ounce more if you win by 5 or an ounce less if you lose by 10. They stand by you
unconditionally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Be unconditional. Believe in yourself unconditionally and extend that to
everyone in this room. Because you all share this similar, if not altogether improbable
story. Look at each other, unconditionally. You’re all here. Together. And it’s
amazing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Do not ask if you’ve had a good game. Drive your own story, believe in your history, believe in that - it's you, isn't it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Do not ask if you've had a good life. Rather, do you live life well. Do not ask if you've had a good game. Do you play well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Turn off the lights of the Bell Centre. Take down the banners. Take off the jersey. Let the images of the greats fade. They don't matter now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Only you do. And in those moments of hardship and doubt, reflect on something. You have made it to here, to now. And that means y</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ou are the mere definition of win. You can't win if you haven't experienced loss. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Accept it, embrace it. Hell, even dare to love it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">And do something about it.</span></div>
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Jean Béliveau died.<br />
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I am 38 years old.<br />
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I waited for a Jean Béliveau. But nobody came.<br />
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Tomorrow I'll be walking past him and I suspect that once I lift my eyes upon his coffin and the unimaginable symbolism that adorns the backdrop of this powerful stage, I'll have to come to terms with that.<br />
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I love this game - hockey. I love the word. I love this city. Beyond the people who give my life meaning, and only people do, nothing ties me more to Montreal than the Montreal Canadiens. And I think that I'll feel heavy about that tomorrow when I walk into this shrine and observe how devastatingly beautiful it will have been made to be for its most revered guardian. The images that have been broadcast from this stage convey sadness, darkness, silence, sweetness, elegance, triumph and glory. The mere contrasts may be too much for the senses.<br />
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I have lived through 5 Stanley Cups in Montreal. I was old enough to remember two of them. I have a very vague recollection, a spasm. It's a memory which lacks definition and shape, but has the aura of something full and joyful having happened: it's the blurry image of amassed bodies dressed in blue, white and red embracing in jubilation on a white surface, like a frenetic painting in movement. It's one of my first memories. I believe it was the team in the immediate celebration of the 1979 win over the Rangers.<br />
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The starkest contradiction for a 38-year old like myself, a season ticket holder, completely enthralled by the mystique of a team so deep in glory and tradition is that there are no true "heroes" for people like myself. And I think that's where some of my grieving finds its dimension. This is goodbye to something so big and something my generation has not truly experienced.<br />
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I've always disliked the word, especially when used to label an athlete. In my mind the word "hero" serves a purpose to a child, a child searching for a sense of belonging to a world he or she is trying to understand. Our children look at us, gaze at us because only through our words, our actions, the tone of our voice do they really get to know who we are. And at the very core of what they are, that is what they yearn for. What are we as parents if not our children's first heroes? Heroes have that effect. Children hold them in impossibly high esteem and pray to the alter they've made for them in their minds. These heroes cradle us silently in our moments of true innocence. And as we lose the innocence, most of the time, we cease to view anyone as a hero, so reaching and perfect the image needs to be to maintain any relevance.<br />
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You could worship Jean Béliveau as a 4-year old and as an 84-year old, today, you can be forgiven for mourning the loss of your hero. Jean Béliveau did nothing during the course of your lifespan nor his to lose the title. You called him your hero during the innocence of childhood - he rewarded that innocence for the rest of his life. He was unshakeably heroic, and by that I mean unflinchingly loyal to a standard of conduct most of us cannot maintain. There was something regal about him, and yet even in royal families members are taught ethics and code formally and rigorously. Béliveau did without the lessons, it was in his bloodline, it's just who he was.<br />
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There are no heroes left in Montreal. The players we love, the ones from the 70's dynasty, the star of the 80 and 90's team, they all did wonderful things on the ice but none really drew the public in and made it feel special, wanted, invited. Forget the fact that Jean Béliveau played with purpose, he <i>lived</i> with purpose. He represented the people of the province because they aspired to present the way he did. It's hard to have a commanding presence. Jean Béliveau made <i>that</i> look easy. I think we all wish we could draw that kind of respect, by the mere fact that we <i>are.</i> It's a feat as rare as it is powerful.<br />
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Today, days after his passing, his family in full grief stands there by him, and shakes the hand of every person that has descended upon centre ice to pay respects. It's a remarkable extension of the legacy Jean Béliveau leaves behind. Impossibly selfless and tall. The void cannot be filled. His stature was and is immaculate. Immaculate.<br />
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Montrealers mourn the loss of their last hero. The ones that saw him play grieve the vivid memories of childhood and the jubilation he brought to their lives. The ones who only came to know him from his hockey afterlife, outside the confines of an NHL season, who saw him age graciously while guessing what it would have been like to see him play, they grieve what could have been, what never was and what never will be.<br />
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Never.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-25265268968564364132014-12-05T00:21:00.000-05:002014-12-08T00:21:57.581-05:004<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-70711508794563181522014-05-16T14:32:00.002-04:002014-05-16T14:34:26.730-04:00Milan Lucic Cleans Out Locker, Refuses to Apologize and Has Another Drink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What can we say, Milan, you had a chance to redeem yourself and may Shawshank proud.<br />
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Heck with a heartfelt apology even I would have said "<i>yeah, I guess you could say I liked Milan Lucic from the very beginning...".</i><br />
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In the end, it changes nothing: if he chooses to pose as a relentless winner to justify his being a tasteless loser then so be it. He will go down as a player who wins and loses with a serious deficiency in <i>savoir vivre </i>and that's his cross to bear. Milan Lucic will not hold a candle to many other players, better players, more dignified, and less talented ones, more polished, more aware of the importance of integrity and dignity. Maybe wrapping yourself around Boston Strong could serve as an explanation for some of the passion on the ice. I for one can live very well with the chest pump. It's a goal for crying out loud: just celebrate it and own it.<br />
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But that handshake is not Boston. I was there for Game 2 and I can't begin to tell you how many people stopped me on the street, total strangers, trying to reassure me that the racist idiots that had taken to Twitter after Game 1 in no way represented the city of Boston.<br />
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I know, Boston, I know.<br />
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Congratulations to both cities for a hell of a series.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-38618949060105607512014-05-14T12:16:00.000-04:002014-05-14T12:34:38.593-04:00On the Verge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may have noticed by now that we are the Mahatma Ghandhis of blogging.<br />
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We protest by blogging silently - and by that I mean we don't write at all. </div>
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Why must it be this way, you ask? Supply and demand. The basic, most fundamental rule of economics. Make them beg for it by making it rare. No one cares about commodities. I'm not lining up for flour or another Dave Matthews concert tour. </div>
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Hopefully, by posting 3 times this season, we have amassed millions of fans who are all now parched with gaping mouths ready to suck on every drop of text we provide.</div>
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That could be the reason. Or it could be the 43 diapers A-Rab and I change per hour. No - we haven't made a child together, although I suspect we would get on well if we had. He's a loving man and I make excellent cassoulet, but we do not yield to that wondrous Macklemore Same Love persuasion (we do celebrate the men and women who do - anyone who raises a child should be given an honorary pen or pony). No, my co-blogger and I had children 10 days apart a few months back, both our second child. These babies protest the idea of sleep with the conviction of the LA Clippers at centre court. And so they have muted our pens.</div>
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Our first borns have taken to their new sibling with the warmth of a middle eastern peace summit which has made for some complicated and time consuming problem solving. They too are responsible for our reclusive ways. </div>
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But this is Habs Bruins. And it's Game 7. And if not now, then never. And let it be known here and now: our next post should be on the eve of the New Hampshire Republican primaries in the 2016 US elections. </div>
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A few years back, we put this site together because we knew what kind of player PK Subban was going to become. </div>
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He is the best defenceman to play in Montreal since Larry Robinson. He is the most charismatic player to wear the CH since Patrick Roy. He plays every night, every shift. At times, he can be accused of overplaying the game and every shift. Until last month, the awe in this regard was contained to this city; Montrealers knew what they had and with every attack on PK's defensive mindset or hockey sense we cried foul, because PK's natural talent and willingness to be all-world were indisputable. Duncan Keith and Drew Doughty don't turn the puck over? Ever? </div>
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Because of PK's brash demeanour, he is judged by different standards and that's fair - but it should be the opposite effect. Don't judge him for the vocal way he carries himself on and off the ice - embrace his passion for the game and the fact that he is so compelled to shatter the mold of the ever so bland, restrained and almost apologetic hockey player. Celebrate his revelling in the spotlight because that's what sports mythology is built on - players who want the ball, the puck, the at bat when the game is on the line. Players who aren't afraid to ask for it. And who execute when they do. </div>
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Subban was on another level against Ottawa in the first round of the playoffs last year. Game 1 stands out as one of the most inspiring displays of hockey I've ever seen. </div>
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But what PK has done this spring is altogether jaw dropping. The numbers speak for themselves but they only paint a portion of the picture. His energy is limitless, his desire to win is uncharted. He won't yield. Even down 4-1 against Boston in a listless Game 5 at TD Garden, he makes it a point to serve notice on the Bruins with a deafening slapshot beyond an overwhelmed Tuuka Rask at the end of the game. His way of saying, this is not over.</div>
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Against the Boston Bruins, PK has been legacy building. This is the most intense rivalry in the NHL, one of the most storied in sports. To give it its proper depiction, the stage for this series is larger and more daunting than the Stanley Cup final - that's how engrossing this duel is. It takes a special breed to rise to that occasion. No skater on either team has managed to make the kind of impact PK has on this series. He is the best player on the ice, he possesses the best and most accurate shot (something Zdeno Chara has not managed to accomplish thus far in the series), he has a thrilling attitude, he delivers in the clutch, and he does nothing to shy away from this impossible level of competition - on the contrary, he invites it. </div>
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The amazing thing is through it all, PK has been forced to address new attacks on his status as a black player in the NHL. Of course, this is not the despair of a Robinson living in a state of emotional isolation as he broke the colour barrier in baseball, but it is a distraction as a result of a hateful view of his race - and nobody who has been a victim of racism is impervious to it. There is that spin that PK must address from time to time, that a player like say Sidney Crosby or Jonathan Toews will never know or be obliged to fight through. That makes PK Subban an inspiration as he continues to collect accolades in the face of violence.</div>
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This Canadiens team is young and promising. Yes we may realize what we have when this is all done. Much like in 93 when the dark horse Habs made us realize that, hey, Damphousse, Muller, Bellows, Roy Schneider, Leclair, Desjardins - that's a stellar lineup, no kidding they took the cup home.</div>
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And it may all end tonight with these Habs taking huge steps to becoming a force in this league for years to come.</div>
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The nice thing is that either way, win or lose tonight, unless PK takes a page out of Donald Sterling's book and rants about how he doesn't want his girlfriend to bring white people to Habs games, we no longer have to live with the PK complex. We no longer have to convince the league that they should be paying closer attention and try to see what we're seeing. It is now evident.</div>
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PK on the ice speaks for itself - but in case you're unsure, the best quote in the NHL will be verbose enough to remind you how anti-generic and special he is. </div>
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-64803048486940463252013-12-03T01:55:00.000-05:002013-12-03T02:03:31.166-05:00Homeland Night in Canada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During last night's Habs-Devils hockey game, PK Subban offered two Hanukah gifts to Carey Price by making hugely successful last second sprawling reaches to turn away two pucks headed over the goal line.<br />
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No, neither Carey nor PK are Jewish and this is too bad because had they been, the surely would have been singled out by Ron Maclean and his new fondness for Jews, not to mention Jewish lawyers. It's too bad PK and Carey aren't Jewish lawyers because that would have nailed them a spot on the HNIC intro segment.<br />
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Leave it to Ron Maclean to segue into the Rogers Deal by invoking the legacies of Trudeau, Ugandan refugees, Paul Henderson, Muslims in the world, Gary Bettman, Jewish lawyers, Gary Bettman the Jewish lawyer, ziploc bags, popsicles, pregnant monkeys and windshield washer fluid.<br />
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Ok, back to Habs-Devils. I mean really, was Maclean next planning to equate the Rogers NHL deal to the signing of the Oslo accords between a very Jewish Rabin and an excessively Muslim Arafat? Ronny, baby, looks like PK wasn't the only one prone to reaching.<br />
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Habs-Devils, last night. For crying out loud, Ron, are you expecting Nadir Mohammed and Gary Bettman to duke it out on Homeland next season? Is Brody supposed to infiltrate Rogers headquarters to report back to Mossad, the agency Gary Bettman has covertly been heading for years now? Is Rogers not in fact the largest Al-Qaeda cell in Canada? Isn't that why they call it a "CELL" company because it's a "TERRORIST CELL".<br />
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If Ron Maclean was trying to make a point about how important it is to reach the divide, and yes it was good that this point was made, I would have thought it an opportune moment for he and Don Cherry to act out a scene from Syriana, with Cherry getting his nails pulled out and Maclean wearing a turban. That would have brought the message home.<br />
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In invoking Bettman's Jewish heritage and the fact that the commissioner is a lawyer, I'm surprised Maclean didn't just go out and say it, "the deal had to be made, because Jews and Muslims now get along, Bettman is a Jewish lawyer, and hey, what can I say, Jews just love money. Let's take it upstairs to Jim".<br />
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Ay caramba. I mean who are we to talk. We're a blog about PK Subban and we never blogged when PK won the damn award on which this whole site is predicated. Zero cred, I know.<br />
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What can I say. I'm just another Jewish lawyer, trying to get by. Now someone go find me a Muslim to make me a billionaire. And someone get me a drone before Amazon snatches every fucking last one of them.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-32390508203160496832013-11-28T11:34:00.001-05:002013-11-28T11:34:17.657-05:00Let us give Thanks. To us. Because we're back. And we're funny. Laugh. Now. On this Thanksgiving, it's important to reflect on what important. And this year, what could be more important than to call out all the disappointing Habs players so far. You may think that complaining in the midst of a 4 game winning streak is in bad taste. Well welcome to the PK'ISTS, where we make a living on bad taste. And by make a living, I mean work for free. And by work, I mean entertain.<br />
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Let us give thanks to René Bourque. René, you are the new David Desharnais. The only difference is that Marc Bergevin doesn't feel the need to try and get you going. You're the last guy's mistake. So to make a long story short, unless there's an ebola virus outbreak in the locker room, you ain't playing. Here's a bit of free advice. Have your sorry excuses for testicles chit chat with @GallyGonads. Maybe they can learn a thing or two about playing I this league.<br />
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That's it.<br />
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Everybody else is either playing well, playing OK, or has such little expectations that nobody cares. I'm talkin about you Mustache Megatron. Also, honorable mention should go to Area 51 and Cold Brière who happen to have been rediscovered a few days before this blog would have torn them new Assholes. Keep it up Davey & Dany.<br />
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So Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Except you René.<br />
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A-Rab, out.<br />
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Gobble gobble.<br />
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<br />A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-55867752485694995512013-11-27T22:21:00.002-05:002013-11-27T22:21:59.815-05:00So... this is a bit Awkward.WE'RE BACK BABY!! Really looking forward to the season. Can't wait to see how PK reacts after what he did last year. And will Price and Davey bounce back? What's that? We're a quarter into the season already? PK won the Norris and the blog that sports his name made no mention of it? Fuuuuuuuuuuck. My internet was down for a few months and I just assumed the NHL was in a lockout again.<br />
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Whatever, time to move forward. Habs beat the Sabres tonight in OUR season opener. I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed. 4 wins in a row. And aside from the turd of a team we just played, the other 3 wins were vs very good teams. The real story these last few games has been the discovery of Area 51 and his partner in crime Max Pacioretty. What the hell happened to those two? I'm starting to think the porn star staches are what's behind their recent success. In any case, they seem to be back, and not a minute too soon. Gallagher's balls, who apparently have a twitter account with over 700 followers, were getting a little fed up with doing all the heavy lifting.<br />
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And what can we say about Carey. The guy was being run out of town last summer and what does he do? He got married. Aaahhhh the power of the pussy. You see, Carey was losing control of his shit. Too much money, too many bitches, too much everything. So the motherfucker got hitched. Started focusing on playing hockey. And like most married men, he probably prefers working late than hearing his wife complain. So there you have it. All Star goalie, kids are playing great, Markov's knee is still with us, and a certain defenseman is leading the team in scoring. I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft. I mean PK. That badass motherfucker is burning up the league once again and probably sending texts to Marc Bergevin in the middle of the night that look something like this:<br />
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PK: Where's my money biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch? Bridge contract? I got your bridge contract right here.<br />
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There, you're caught up.<br />
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So stay tuned fellow PK'ists. Weez back. Next post should be up mid Feb.<br />
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A-Rab, Out.A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-60495811759314152692013-11-27T11:00:00.001-05:002013-11-27T11:04:07.438-05:00Landmark Deal Signed as the NHL Renews Blogging Licence with PK'ISTS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The PK'ISTS and the NHL are proud to announce a groundbreaking deal that sees the PK'ists blogging rights which expired at the end of the 2012-2013 season renewed after furious negotiations.<br />
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Under the terms of this new landmark agreement, the PK'ists, who under the old agreement generated no income, will continue to get nothing.<br />
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As news of this shattering deal broke, PK'ist bloggers immediately voiced their relief.<br />
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"We were completely broke under the old contact, said Don's Cherries. This deal guarantees that nothing will change. We still have no money. Nothing. It's great."<br />
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"I couldn't wait to begin writing again for free, says HF4. I mean so much had happened. The Habs were eliminated, PK won the Norris. I mean for the love of Christ it's a blog dedicated to PK Subban and we couldn't write a single word about it. Now we can resume sharing our thoughts with <strike>millions of hockey fan</strike>s our mothers, and earn nothing for it. Not a penny."<br />
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The PK'sist writing schedule resumes today, right after our bloggers come back from their weekly visit to Employment Canada.<br />
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Hallelujah. Light your first light on the Menorah and consider this your first gift of the holidays: We're back and as broke as ever.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-19249054141088522042013-05-09T15:46:00.000-04:002013-05-09T15:48:40.504-04:00CHANNEL THE ENERGY NOW <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's time to set a curse on all things Walrus.<br />
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Half the team is missing folks. We've got nothing left.<br />
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<a href="http://pkists.blogspot.ca/2013/03/gallagher-quits-team-over-goal-dispute.html">We like this theme.</a><br />
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Just do this.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-65369426096235380012013-05-09T12:48:00.002-04:002013-05-09T13:18:17.620-04:00Robert Mayer - Waiting on the World to ChangeThe story of this series is hard to believe.<br />
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Everyone was clamouring for a Habs-Leafs series, for the sex appeal of it all. But we all knew the toll that matchup would take on the smaller Habs could be a dear price to pay.<br />
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Well, the toll this series with Ottawa has exacted on the Habs is astounding.<br />
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The first round has wiped the boys out and nothing can make even the most hopeful soul believe the Habs can turn the tide and win the series.<br />
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Eller, Prust, Gionta, White, Price. All gone. After 4 games. It's almost unfathomable. Pacioretty, playing hurt, is a non-factor.<br />
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And the weirdness of it all.<br />
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Game 1 - as dominating a performance you can ask for. 50 shots. Overwhelming dazzle by Montreal. And then 10 seconds after the Habs' first goal of the series - Eller goes down in a flashback to the wind sucked out of the building when Zednik and Pacioretty both looked like their life was hanging in the balance. And then Carey gave the Sens the win in the third, in yet another display of shaky goaltending.<br />
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Game 2 - Logic prevailed. Another great performance by Montreal, with less fanfare and blitz. Series tied.<br />
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Game 3 - Total deflation. The weird 6-1 score in a game that was 2-1 Ottawa to start the third. Another terrible third period by Montreal. Sans Gionta and Pacioretty.<br />
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Game 4 - 2-0 to start the third. Excellent road play by the Habs who had taken over the game in the second. Another horrible third period. OT, sans Price lasts a few minutes and a terrible goal floats by a cold Budaj. Series nearly over. Kicked in goal. Groin pull. 20 second tying heartbreaker. I mean the floodgates aren't open, they're inviting.<br />
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Game 5 - Waiting on the World to Change. Robert Mayer may see some ice time tonight if things go bad. Robert Mayer. Like Waiting on the World to Change, Mayer. Like your body is a wonderland Mayer. Ay caramba.<br />
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What Montreal has failed to do this series is develop a killer instinct. Finish the Sens off when they had them down and beat. That 5 on 3 at the end of the second period in Game 1. The poor showing in the third when the game was still theirs. I don't think Montreal fully recuperated from that loss - from the way they lost that game. Because they've done it over and over again.<br />
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Tonight is a game that sees the odds stacked highly against Montreal. Budaj is going to have to get the job done, which isn't impossible. But how resilient can you ask a team to be? What's coach Therrien going to tell them? OK boys I know half of you aren't here. I know you saw your boy Eller almost die there last week. I know our number one goalie is gone. Your captain can't even lift his harm to smell his armpit and he's also done for the rest of the year cause he's having surgery in like 8 minutes. I know the only guy on the team who can actually fight moderately well won't be here because every part of his anatomy has taken a blow in the last week. Yeah, yeah, that's Robert Mayer over there in the stall. Yes, yes, it's him. But I don't know, boys, something tells me you've got a chance on any given Sunday. I know it's not Sunday.<br />
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The anti-Pacino.<br />
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Whatever happens, stand up tonight and salute the home team at the end of the game. Hoooooah!Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-26984769665045647292013-05-08T14:07:00.000-04:002013-05-08T14:07:33.233-04:00NHL AMENDS REFEREE SYSTEM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-57236455451525255382013-05-08T13:06:00.000-04:002013-05-08T14:10:17.963-04:00NHL AMENDS LOGO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-71028750268690911742013-05-08T12:31:00.001-04:002013-05-08T14:10:29.887-04:00NHL AMENDS RULE 48<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strike>48.1 <b style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Illegal Check to the Head</b> – A hit resulting in contact with an opponent's head where the head is targeted and the principal point of contact is not permitted. However, in determining whether such a hit should have been permitted, the circumstances of the hit, including whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position immediately prior to or simultaneously with the hit or the head contact on an otherwise legal body check was avoidable, can be considered.</strike></div>
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<strike>48.2 <b style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Minor Penalty</b> - For violation of this rule, a <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26292" style="border: 0px; color: #0183da; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">minor penalty</a>shall be assessed.</strike></div>
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<strike>48.4 <b style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Game Misconduct Penalty </b>– There is no provision for a major penalty for this rule.<br /><br />48.5 <b style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Match Penalty</b> - The <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26319" style="border: 0px; color: #0183da; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Referee</a>, at his discretion, may assess a <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26304" style="border: 0px; color: #0183da; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">match penalty</a> if, in his judgment, the player attempted to or deliberately injured his opponent with an illegal check to the head.<br /> If deemed appropriate, supplementary discipline can be applied by the Commissioner at his discretion.</strike></div>
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Rule 48 - Kicking<br />
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48. Kicking a puck in the net is allowed and even encouraged.</div>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-26131051388738370762013-05-05T09:53:00.002-04:002013-05-05T09:53:49.290-04:00Habs and Walrus Even After 2Well it took about 30 minutes of hockey to ignite a rivalry that prior to this couldn't be bothered.<br />
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A performance that would make Jaro say "Anderson yo so gret golie you beet fat Cari wale so fat Cari big to the ass Cari all gols in behind to his net Cari". That's how good Anderson was. That's how bad Carey was.</div>
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Then Eller took a page ut of the Zednik's and Pacioretty's of this world.</div>
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I've seen all those hits live and every time i can tell you the life in the building is just instantly sucked out from the ventilation systems. The game means little. A life appears to be on the line and you just wait for a sign of hope to hang on to. With twitter fans were scrambling to their feeds to get morsels of information that would reassure them on Eller's status. </div>
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Number 61.</div>
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61 only meant something in baseball until Thursday night.</div>
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But the walrus gave it entirely new meaning in a classless display of do whatever it takes to win.</div>
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Brendan Prust to exception. So did coach Therrien. So did the PK'ISTS.</div>
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It was a despicable performance by MacLean - he was as poor as his players were on that night - save for the surreal Anderson.</div>
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Fast forward 22 hours.</div>
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An entire line is wiped out - as Kevin Spacy would say - and just like that, it's gone.</div>
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Eller, Gionta, Pacioretty.</div>
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Heartbreak after throwing 50 at Andy. Another horrendous showing by a deflating Price.</div>
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This series was over.</div>
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No.</div>
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It really wasn't.</div>
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Again, the Habs took it to the Sens and for a moment it looked as if they would hit 50 again.</div>
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They didn't need 50. They played hard, they played patiently. And they took the game - just like that. Carey dug deep. White played the game of his career and the Walrus took a back seat to a better team defeating his squad.</div>
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Because the Habs are the better team. They just need to have the better goalie.</div>
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Here we are. Game 3. </div>
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Rivalry ignited.</div>
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-323978851118744982013-05-02T17:32:00.000-04:002013-05-02T17:32:41.848-04:00WHO'S IN THE HOUSE? - OF COMMONSLet's break this thing down.<br />
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The match-ups. The line adjustments. The goaltending. The aging veterans. The virgin rookies. How does it all work?<br />
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No damn clue.<br />
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Don't like to predict. Don't like to guess. Dryden once said no need to predict - that's why the games are played.<br />
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Dryden, that's a start. MP, parliament, Ottawa, Senators Habs. Playoffs. Who rules the house? The lower house - the upper house.<br />
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Ok. I got it.<br />
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This is how I feel the series is best depicted.<br />
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Let's do this. Brit Wig style.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-50330533020949708382013-04-30T22:12:00.002-04:002013-04-30T22:12:41.398-04:00Boredom IncarnateMan it's gonna be a terrible week.<br />
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We've got nothing to say. Nowhere to go.<br />
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Thursday night - we'll all be wishing for the Thursdays of old. Cheers, Cosby Show, Night Court. What a lineup that was.<br />
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Is there a Diane Sawyer news special on Thursday?<br />
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We joke.<br />
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It's on.<br />
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Habs are division champs. We don't care. We don't do division banners. We don't do conference banners. We don't celebrate the uncelebratable. That's not a word, I know.<br />
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Habs-Sens. Never meant as much as it does today. Never. The pairing takes on a whole new dimension. And there are many dimensions to contemplate.<br />
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And so we begin tomorrow. Our march of the Sens begins.<br />
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We'll see you tomorrow. Grab us a coffee if you get here first.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-36838385191470078382013-04-28T11:08:00.000-04:002013-04-28T11:08:02.393-04:00Here's what we learned last night.You hear that? That's the sound of all the doubters doubting themselves. The Habs pulled off something not many people thought they could last night. Beating the Leafs was always a possibility. But smacking them down, grossly outshooting them and not backing down 1 inch when they got in our faces, was not anticipated at all.<br />
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Looking forward to the playoffs, we find ourselves waiting to find out which Canadian rival we will face. The Leafs, who everyone was scared of facing don't seem to be so big and bad anymore. The Sens are trying to find themselves with the return of their Norris trophy winner. Personally, I don't know who we should want to play. The reason I'm leaning towards the Sens is that we might as well win the division and secure home ice for as long as possible, but when it comes to the first round, who knows.<br />
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But let's get back to the grade A asswhipping our boys laid on those Leafs. Outshot 28-17, outscored 4-1. And in a "statement game" that could very well serve as a playoff preview, they reminded the Buds that they are the better team that will not get pushed around. Specifically, a few players deserve honorable mention.<br />
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1) Lars Eller. Remember when that looked like a horrible trade? No more. The kid has finally blossomed into what I like to call, the shit. He is now the shit. He's big, he's fast and he's got soft hands. And that my friends, is what we call, the shit.<br />
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2) Brendan Gallagher and his balls of steal. In his final chance to convince the voters that he is Calder worthy, the kid morphed into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. And trust me, you don't fuck with a mutant turtle.<br />
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3) Andrei Markov. Aside from 2 shitty penalties, the old bastard showed he's still got gas in the tank with a 2 point night. He proved he didn't need the rest many thought he did.<br />
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So tonight, we'll all be watching and hoping. Hoping for what? Fuck if I know.A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-86004254890390089082013-04-15T22:42:00.000-04:002013-04-15T22:42:03.331-04:00Habs Lose 7-3, mushroom cloud visible all the way from Toronto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rob a bank. Have an orgy without a condom. Punch a cop in the face. Do anything you want. Because the world is about to end. Habs lost 2 in a row. Carey has no idea what he's doing. Desharnais looks like a blind quadriplegic dwarf. Pacioretty is MIA. Sell all your possessions and go to Vegas.<br />
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But come back in June when they're in the finals.A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-78703213260644516622013-04-14T20:48:00.000-04:002013-04-14T20:48:04.880-04:00Carey Price Beats Habs All By HimselfAlone, he did it alone.<br />
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All by himself.<br />
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No one else helped.<br />
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No one lent a helping hand.<br />
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Like a big boy.<br />
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"Can I help?" said PK.<br />
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"No no I got this" said Carey.<br />
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Thanks a bunchy bunch, Carey.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-5115116358908851582013-04-10T00:02:00.003-04:002013-04-10T00:05:41.045-04:00I am Scared of the Capitals - but I knew thatYou knew the Habs would be in trouble against the on a mission Caps.<br />
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You knew Ovie would remind us that he can be the best in the world when he's not in full party mania.<br />
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You knew the Caps could look like a contender if their sum was equal to the greater sum of their parts, 'n shit.<br />
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This is what the NHL is all about. Catch a wave late in the season and ride the momentum into the playoffs. Are the Capitals contenders to the throne? Pretenders? Middle of the Road? You dig?<br />
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You also knew that the Habs wouldn't let Eau de Vie run away with it. Even after Washington's back breaking third goal in the third period you knew the Habs would rally. Or at the very least give it all they had before conceding the points.<br />
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You knew all of this. So why did you watch the game? Think of what you could have accomplished in three hours. A Godfather, a game of Battleship with a two-year old, the introduction of any Fidel Castro speech. Put up the blinds, change the batteries to that garage door opener, buy a garage door opener. Read Camus.<br />
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You could have been reading fucking Camus.<br />
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But no - you had to watch what you knew would happen.<br />
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Assholes. All of us.<br />
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I'm an asshole.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329963002414325850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-48132446465258544102013-04-08T19:46:00.000-04:002013-04-08T19:46:13.483-04:00Ligamente y pomodoro This picture was taken by the surgeon repairing Alexei Emelin's knee.<br />
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<br />A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-90803519696221132082013-04-06T12:10:00.000-04:002013-04-06T12:13:37.625-04:00NHL gets ready for Epic Battle. Colorado at Phoenix. It's on.The marquis matchup in the NHL tonight has the Phoenix Coyotes trying to get within 2 points of the 8th and final playoff spot in the west. The entire state of Arizona is talking about how much they don't give a shit about hockey. Several white and Hispanic retirees have already mentioned that if the Coyotes move, they will probably not notice and go back to their Bingo nights. The governor of Arizona is so fed up with illegal immigration, that she has told all Canadian players on the Coyotes to get the fuck out of her state. They'll be in tough with the visiting Colorado Avalanche standing in their way. Colorado is the worst team in the NHL. 3 of their 6 defensemen learned how to skate backwards within the last 2 years. If this match up doesn't get you hard or wet depending on your gender, you can always watch Washington at Florida. <br />
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There are no other games of note tonight.<br />
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Let's go 'Yotes!A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-23809760389140106712013-04-05T10:52:00.005-04:002013-04-05T11:12:25.877-04:00Game review: Habs beat ex-leader of garbage divisionMontreal continued to rack up points last night with a much needed win over the Jets. They kept their perfect record against the southwest division intact. 11-0-0 I believe. Now they are a feces infested division, but going undefeated in 11 games is amazing no matter how you look at it. The Winnipeg Jets are doing something incredible. Something nobody in the world of sports ever thought possible. They are making the New York Jets seem like a model franchise. They might as well drop the name and call themselves the Winnipeg Boeing Dreamliners. If you don't know what a Dreamliner is, pick up a fucking newspaper once in a while.<br />
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Michael Ryder continued to make Rainbow Socks look like the president of Mensa with another 2 goal performance. You can tell he's playing for a fresh contract. He's always been a sniper but he's finding new ways to score every game. Beautiful shots, garbage rebounds, anything goes with Ryder this year.<br />
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Peter Budaj was once again the best backup in the league, in a league where Luongo is a backup. And some black guy on defense became the top scoring blueliner in the league. He also shares the lead for the top power play point getter. As in there is no other NHL player with more power play points than him. And he's doing it having played 6 games less than everybody else. AND, who does he share this lead with? A certain Andrei Markov. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON??? 2 defensemen on the Montreal Canadiens lead the league in PP scoring?? This is a league with Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos and Alex Ovechkin.<br />
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Other scorers were Brian Gionta's nutsack and Alex Galchenyuck, who showed flashes of brilliance last night that we haven't seen in this city since Kovalev played like he gave a shit.<br />
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Today is a well deserved day off for the boys as they prepare for the Bruins and their newest member, Mick Jagr. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">riple</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">L</span>ow<span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>ive mofos.<br />
<br />A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555683887998107390.post-67824226488913988822013-04-04T16:19:00.002-04:002013-04-04T16:40:27.866-04:00Game preview: Habs play leader of garbage divisionI don't have time to preview this game. Habs play the <strike>Jets</strike> Thrashers. This team has regressed back to being the shit franchise that left Atlanta. Now don't get me wrong, they can still beat us tonight. They've got some talent and a good goalie. But they're shit. They lead their division and have less points than the 9th place Islanders. Shit.<br />
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Budaj gets the start<br />
White is back in<br />
Plekanec is out<br />
Pacioretty is a game time decision<br />
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Jets are shit.A-Rabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478234834015407372noreply@blogger.com0