We're all losers now
As happy as I was to watch the last remaining Canadian team bomb out of the playoffs, I have refrained from taunting my Habs fan friends. Even though my inbox was filled with mocking emails at the end of March as the Deathtrain to Loserville finally pulled into the station (example: "You've shittered the bed once again, my leaves nation friends. Thanks for coming out and better luck next decade"), I have not returned the favour. In fact, I feel a strange affinity with the supporters of Les Glorieux these days, as now we both know how it feels to have our team's GM totally cock up any chance the team has of winning anything.
To be honest, when I questioned the wisdom of dealing Huet to Caps back when the trade was made in February (or, more accurately, questioned Damien Cox's glowing review of the the trade), I didn't really know how much it would come back to haunt Canada's new favourite team. But over these last few weeks, as Carey Price morphed from Ken Dryden (1971 Conn Smythe Winner) into Ken Dryden (Liberal leadership candidate), even those who aren't dumb fucking Leafs homers could see that trading Huet wasn't so much Gainey's determined jaw setting the course as it was...well...the actions of a man taking a potential Cup winner and trading their best goalie to Washington. Maybe its just me looking through my blue and white glasses, but I don't think a late second round pick was worth it.
On the other hand, at least Gainey was willing to stand behind his goalie of the future. It may not have worked out, but it is a hell of a lot better than burying him as a backup to a journeyman in the AHL playoffs. I mean, fuck. Seriously. What the fucking fuck. Between this, and Peddie saying that the Leafs may not have a GM in place until September, I'm beginning to think that MLSE aren't very good at running a hockey team.
So...seeing as this is supposed to be a media blog, I guess I should mention something about the media...besides Cox...well, Tart Cider has a great piece about what the media would be saying right now if the Leafs had done what the Habs just did. Example: "The Habs should have drafted one of Anze Kopitar or Marc Staal instead of Carey Price, who'll probably be pumping gas in five years." Good stuff.
And, in case you missed it, our Face Man was quoted over at Macleans.ca the other day, commenting on the news that the Habs had become the bandwagon-jumpers team of choice:
We also loves us some bandwagons, and that sound you hear is the thunder of about a million of them ponying up to Hockey Night In Canada to watch Guy Carbonneau valiantly dig himself out of a 3-1 hole against the Flyers (I believe, unlike these idiots.) As eternal Leaves Nation flogger 'Godd Till' (a pseudonym, to save himself the embarrassment), who toils away at the beautifully bitchy Coxbloc, mentioned the other day: "I wonder what the results will be... what with everyone breaking their legs jumping off the bandwagon."
That's right, Till (or whoever you really are). I'd like to see the results of that poll now.
To be honest, when I questioned the wisdom of dealing Huet to Caps back when the trade was made in February (or, more accurately, questioned Damien Cox's glowing review of the the trade), I didn't really know how much it would come back to haunt Canada's new favourite team. But over these last few weeks, as Carey Price morphed from Ken Dryden (1971 Conn Smythe Winner) into Ken Dryden (Liberal leadership candidate), even those who aren't dumb fucking Leafs homers could see that trading Huet wasn't so much Gainey's determined jaw setting the course as it was...well...the actions of a man taking a potential Cup winner and trading their best goalie to Washington. Maybe its just me looking through my blue and white glasses, but I don't think a late second round pick was worth it.
On the other hand, at least Gainey was willing to stand behind his goalie of the future. It may not have worked out, but it is a hell of a lot better than burying him as a backup to a journeyman in the AHL playoffs. I mean, fuck. Seriously. What the fucking fuck. Between this, and Peddie saying that the Leafs may not have a GM in place until September, I'm beginning to think that MLSE aren't very good at running a hockey team.
So...seeing as this is supposed to be a media blog, I guess I should mention something about the media...besides Cox...well, Tart Cider has a great piece about what the media would be saying right now if the Leafs had done what the Habs just did. Example: "The Habs should have drafted one of Anze Kopitar or Marc Staal instead of Carey Price, who'll probably be pumping gas in five years." Good stuff.
And, in case you missed it, our Face Man was quoted over at Macleans.ca the other day, commenting on the news that the Habs had become the bandwagon-jumpers team of choice:
We also loves us some bandwagons, and that sound you hear is the thunder of about a million of them ponying up to Hockey Night In Canada to watch Guy Carbonneau valiantly dig himself out of a 3-1 hole against the Flyers (I believe, unlike these idiots.) As eternal Leaves Nation flogger 'Godd Till' (a pseudonym, to save himself the embarrassment), who toils away at the beautifully bitchy Coxbloc, mentioned the other day: "I wonder what the results will be... what with everyone breaking their legs jumping off the bandwagon."
That's right, Till (or whoever you really are). I'd like to see the results of that poll now.
I'm just impressed you can get wireless in your grandparents bathroom. They are some switched-on oldsters...
He mistook that thundering sound. It was the millions of Leaf fans tuning in to revel in Carey Price's collapse.
It's an easy mistake to make if you are the type of person that puts any stock into a poll run when only 1 Canadian team is left in the playoffs.
I'm such a hardass that my original internet moniker was my full name, bank account number, birth date and social insurance number.
Jesus H. Corndog, don't get me started on the fact that Scott Clemmensen is backstopping the Marlies soon-to-be roadkill playoff run.
If not his Poggeness, I wouldn't even mind them sending down Raycroft to have a go, if for no other reason than to remind him what to do when the black rubber thingy is coming towards you and everyone else in the building appears to give a shit. But Scott Clemmensen?
Somehow, WTF just doesn't do it justice.
MITTENSTRINGING ALERT!!! Berger's latest is a masterpiece. It's the most Cox Blocable item in print in weeks!
This aggresion will not stand, man.
Excellent, Kim. Looking forward to it.
Among the many, many absurd misstatements in the article, this is one of my favourites:
It might take him a bit longer to break into the front ranks of players on the Red Wings, Stars or Canadiens, but he’ll never have to question the motives of his employer. Condominiums and soccer teams will not be essential topics of development.
Right. Because in Liverpool, they call it "football."
Sweet Jesus. Galk, nice catch. Don't forget that Gillette owns a Nascar team and is looking to buy into the Montreal Impact. And those are just his sporting assets.
It's like Berger is baiting you guys!