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[wr50l]

That will never happen.

The pressure here in MTL will never allow our team to fall to the bottom of the barrel. If we go in to next season without major changes you can expect nothing less but a riot down town.

We will probably get rid of Gainey as GM and find a new one... Either way, new GM will have a lot of work to do.

I don't see how a riot will fix your team if you don't have the talent.

[theMINI]

I don't see how a riot will fix your team if you don't have the talent.

It's just a matter of pressure. We complain about our GM, make a riot, and either he makes a few moves or he gets the can. Pretty easy, actually.

[theMINI]

Could've said the same thing about the Leafs 5-6 years ago.

Toronto is a pu$$y city

[Ravin]

Thing is, no matter how much the fans speak, it won't mean shit if the players don't care. Look at Price. The guy IMO needs to get out of Montreal. If I am him, I am demanding a trade because the city and team are going to ruin his career. The media and fans are so hard on him, yet you can't blame him all the time for the problems of a team that just plays horrible. Look how he reacted after he made that easy save against Boston. It is the Roy thing all over again.

You can riot and fire Gainey all you want, the problems will still be there for the new GM to fix. The problem with Montreal this year IMO is that they were so big on this '100 years' thing, that anything less then a Stanley Cup was not going to be acceptable to the fans and the city. The city of Toronto has been asking for a change for 41 years, and they still are not close to winning a cup. Montreal may not end up in the basement, but would you rather they make the playoffs every season and get swept straight, or blow up, get a good draft pick and rebuild an identity.

It is sad when the fan base has a better identity then the team does. It speaks a lot to the problems in Montreal.

[Kuzzy Powers]

Toronto is a pu$$y city

And Montreal is a homosexual one.

[theMINI]

Thing is, no matter how much the fans speak, it won't mean shit if the players don't care. Look at Price. The guy IMO needs to get out of Montreal. If I am him, I am demanding a trade because the city and team are going to ruin his career. The media and fans are so hard on him, yet you can't blame him all the time for the problems of a team that just plays horrible. Look how he reacted after he made that easy save against Boston. It is the Roy thing all over again.

You can riot and fire Gainey all you want, the problems will still be there for the new GM to fix. The problem with Montreal this year IMO is that they were so big on this '100 years' thing, that anything less then a Stanley Cup was not going to be acceptable to the fans and the city. The city of Toronto has been asking for a change for 41 years, and they still are not close to winning a cup. Montreal may not end up in the basement, but would you rather they make the playoffs every season and get swept straight, or blow up, get a good draft pick and rebuild an identity.

It is sad when the fan base has a better identity then the team does. It speaks a lot to the problems in Montreal.

Fuck Price. He's Bob Gainey's little bitch and has done nothing to merit the starting job next season. IMO we need to get rid of him and Gainey. We can do well if not better with Halak in nets.

Anything less than a Stanley Cup every year is a disappointment. This is fucken MONTRÉAL.

[Ravin]

Fuck Price. He's Bob Gainey's little bitch and has done nothing to merit the starting job next season. IMO we need to get rid of him and Gainey. We can do well if not better with Halak in nets.

Anything less than a Stanley Cup every year is a disappointment. This is fucken MONTRÉAL.

Price is a good goalie though. He COULD be what Fluery is to the Penguins. Fluery was horrible the first couple years, mostly because the Penguins were still trash, and then he turned into the star goalie he is now.

When you look up and down Montreal's line up, they are a lot of the same type of player. No real depth on the team in terms of different roles. I love using Montreal in NHL 09 because they are fast, and I can snipe with them. Since you can hit with anyone in the game, it doesn't matter if they have a big tough guy. But in real life, they don't have that. Komisarek is not that type of player. He isn't the guy you send out there and ask for a big hit to get the team motivated. You have that player Laraque, but the guy hardly plays.

[wr50l]

Fuck Price. He's Bob Gainey's little bitch and has done nothing to merit the starting job next season. IMO we need to get rid of him and Gainey. We can do well if not better with Halak in nets.

Anything less than a Stanley Cup every year is a disappointment. This is fucken MONTRÉAL.

See when the idiots (fans) start calling the shots that's when a team is on the road to ruin. Sure, fire the GM and torpedo the goalie with superstar potential because they don't live up to ridiculous expectations, go ahead and jettison two of the people who got you to the top of the Eastern Conference just one year ago but don't expect any success ever whilst the benchmark is too high and a setback brings about a termination. History dictates that stability is a prerequisite of a dynasty.

[Ravin]

That is what the difference is between Montreal and Toronto. Granted Toronto fans are pissed, they understand they are going through a rebuilding stage. Montreal fans could never go through a rebuilding stage because they want a winning team all the time. They alienate so many players and they don't give people a chance to grow. If I am Price, I want out of Montreal because I wouldn't want this city to ruin my career and any chance I have of being a starter somewhere else. I ask to be traded to a team like the Avs (they could use him) or leafs would be happy with him. I wouldn't want to play for a team where the fans are calling the shots. But sorry to say, most fans are really stupid.

[Apocalypse]

Ha! 3-1 already, Columbus looks so frustrated right now, it looks like their just skating around watching the Wings pass and dump in, it's not a game right now, maybe something will change.

I want the sweep, but i'd like a little more contest ya know?

[nesper]

it's like they are toying with them.

[Apocalypse]

Wow, 4-3 now.
Hossa's goal was quite amazing, but Columbus is showing a little life..

[Ralnakor]

Ozzie's clearly hurting. Definitely going to be an interesting finish to this one.

[Apocalypse]

Columbus...that entire city is just full of classless punks.

Yeah, that's completely uncalled for.


SWEEP!

[Tailback U]

Same old Sharks. Chance to tie up the series and they get their asses handed to them.

I cannot remember the last time I was ashamed of a team that I root so hard for.