Hitting The Links: Welcome, Randy Cunneyworth Edition
by sarahconnors on Dec 19, 2011 10:04 AM EST
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So the Canadiens hired an anglophone coach recently, after firing Jacques Martin. Habs fans are up in arms. Milan Lucic has a hearing today with Brendan Shanahan. I've slept about 12 hours in the last 3 days.
The Bruins are at the top of every power ranking out right now which is cool. Zdeno Chara is back. Gregory Campbell is hurting but possibly okay. Hopefully Lucic will not be out tonight. That's pretty much it. Oh and oh hey, the magic number is +47, yo. Could the Bruins expand their goal differential to +50 tonight?
After the jump, the Blue Jackets' GM is delusional, Zach Hamill is doing well (yes, another positive article, sorry I'm not sorry) and another hockey team's rendition of All I Want For Christmas Is You...
Bruins News:
- Randy Cunneyworth's Habs are coming to town tonight. [CBC]
- Apparently this "Full 60 to History" book is pretty good! [Salem News]
- Mike Milbury defends his actions. [Globe]
- A summary of Bruins practice yesterday. [Herald]
- Zach Hamill is pitching in where he can, potentially making Jordan Caron irrelevant. [Milford Daily News]
NHL News:
- OH NO CUNNEYWORTH ONLY SPEAKS ENGLISH, BURN HIM! -Habs Fans [London Free Press]
- Check out these power rankings. Aw yeah. [NHL]
- Scott Howson thinks the Blue Jackets can still make the playoffs. LOL....LOL what. [Blue Jackets Xtra]
- Brent Seabrook took a hit to the head from Rene Bourque last night. [ESPN]
- Watch the Edmonton Oil Kings sing a Christmas song. It's awesome. [Youtube]
- Winnipeg saluted Teemu Selanne the other night. [PHT]
- Martin Havlat suffered a freak injury hopping the boards. Awful. [PHT]
- A Fort Wayne Komets (CHL) player slapped a guy in the face to instigate a fight over the weekend. Hilarious. [Puck Daddy]
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chris mason's new pads are sick
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(also: Let's Go Bluuuuuuuues!)
This is not helping me hate Winnipeg.
Yes, though, those pads own
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
when he goes into the butterfly, the planes point you directly to his five hole
by TomServo42 on Dec 19, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
While I am no great fan of Milbury, I have to say his description of his actions sounds reasonable to me. Yes, it would have been smarter for him to grab his own kid and let the other coach grab the opposing player but even so its what I would expect any coach or parent to do.
These are 12yos… they are not supposed to be fighting, even if it is hockey. How do you stop a fight? By grabbing them and pulling the kids apart.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Dec 19, 2011 10:25 AM EST reply actions
I agree with you – it souinds to me like it was all blown out of proportion. He was dumb to grab a kid other than his own, but at the same time, people really overreact about this stuff now.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
overreact
especially when they can get a settlement out of someone with cash. Pure conjecture of course, but thought crosses my mind.
Curious to hear if video surfaces, should put an end to he-said she-said one way or the other
Thought crossed my mind as well. Doubt there would be any police involvement or anything even close to it were it not Milbury.
The fact that the father of his teams goalie corroborates Mike’s story 100% helps, though would have been better had it come from a parent of an opposing player.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Dec 19, 2011 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
On Friday, the Sports Hub was saying there is indeed a video, but they were having trouble getting a hold of it. One of their guys claimed to have seen it and said it was a dumb move but definitely an overraction. I’m sure Milbury being well-known and having $ helped matters.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Daniel Paille is on a 2-game goal streak, his first since last year’s 2nd round of the playoffs…and in terms of regular season, last early april. Before that was near the end of the 08-09 season.
He had a 3-game goal streak in March 2008, which is his longest goal streak and only time he’s gone 3 games in a row with goals.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 10:27 AM EST reply actions
yep
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
We need to give Cunneyworth
the same welcome to coaching that we gave Stevens of the Kings…
Liz and I ended up going to Providence last night, and let me tell you, Caron is getting wasted if they’re going to keep him down there. For a young kid, he was calling all the plays and dominating the ice, and he looked like an NHLer playing amongst AHLers. He’s simply a level above that, and if they can’t keep him playing with the big team, then maybe it’s time to consider him trade bait.
In Memoriam: Dan Wheldon 1978-2011
Has it occurred to Habs fans that they’ve already run through every single Francophone with a resume worthy of being an NHL head coach, including a guy who COULDN’T EFFING READ?!?
But ze coach speaking French...eet ees...
TRADITION!
In Memoriam: Dan Wheldon 1978-2011
by Arenacale on Dec 19, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2212397
I know, I’m a prick for making fun of a guy who overcame a serious impairment to have a very good coaching career. Sue me.
Wow… I can’t even imagine being illiterate.
I get that the guy had a rough childhood which made learning difficult and have no issue with that but how do you continually put it off?! How do you not learn later in life as an adult when you realize just how important it is?!
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Dec 19, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Counterpoint: Jacques Demers being illiterate was and is hilarious
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
meh
Once they’re associated with Les Habitants, they’re fair game, IMO.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
IT was Demers… or Lemaire… one of the Jacqueses…
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Demers
though calling Jacques Martin illiterate as a result is also hilarious fair game
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Ironically, Demers is now a Conservative member of the Candian senate.
/liberal
by Anthony Emerson on Dec 19, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Wait… they have an illiterate senator?!
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Dec 19, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
Go figure he’s conservative
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2011 8:44 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I was leaning toward Demers, but I had to read the link because I can’t remember shit anymore.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s the real question: it’s not like Martin had been standing on thick ice at any point this season. Why the hell didn’t they just make the move two weeks ago and promote the much more highly regarded Kirk Muller? I have no idea if the Ontario-born Muller can speak French, but he’s spent enough time in Montreal that it’s possible, and in any case, as a former captain of the Blanc, Bleu et Rouge, it’s unlikely that the fans would be having a hissy fit about this.
Wait, why am I complaining?
Muller wasn’t in their system anymore… he was coaching the Milwaukee Admirals.
You have a point that they still could have gotten him had they acted sooner. They were bringing him along to be a head coach eventually so they had already invested in him so their losing him is all the stranger.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Dec 19, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
That’s what I don’t understand. He’s defintiely well liked by Montrealers, and I’m betting he did speak at least a little French, being a Hab (and captaining them) for years.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Scott Howson comments are a huge reason why flailing GM’s should be fired, and replaced with a new candidate. That situation screams panic trade to get me into 9th place.
What the Blue Jackets need is to trim some of the fat from that organization, finish dead last, grab Yakupov or Grigorenko, and rebuild properly.
by Michael Taylor on Dec 19, 2011 11:59 AM EST reply actions
that’s been their plan mostly for the last decade. this year they became a cap team but not with good players.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Lucic Hit
"It’s hockey, you hit and go into the boards, I don’t think it was dirty at all…Shoulder-to-shoulder and just momentum. He’s big guy, maybe double my weight. His momentum carried him into the boards awkwardly. I don’t think it was dirty at all."
-Zac Rinaldo
it's nice to see Rinaldo not being a douche, but he's clearly not great at math.
lol, DOUBLE his weight? That would put Rinaldo at like 111.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Rinaldo is a little guy though… only 169 listed. Lucic at ~230 might as well be double him… 60 pounds of muscle is huge.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Dec 19, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Sarah i can’t take all these positive post
esp if you do not post pictures of vomiting rainbows
HOCKEY TEMPER
by Losted125 on Dec 19, 2011 12:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Shameless plug
Some of my ’chopping got onto the first Puck Daddy NHL Holiday Ornament gallery.
In Memoriam: Dan Wheldon 1978-2011
by Arenacale on Dec 19, 2011 2:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
HA!!!!
I LOVE it.
Felt this was necessary:
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
Good shit!
"2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins!" - Music to my ears!
by SkateHitShoot on Dec 20, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
Looch sits for 1 game
Conspiracy to cover up the conspiracy!
by TomServo42 on Dec 19, 2011 2:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
So apparently PJ Axelsson confirmed that the 2006 Swedish Olympic team threw the game against Slovakia which led to a much easier trip through the knockout rounds.
Knows what it takes to win 
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 19, 2011 2:25 PM EST reply actions
Oh, who cares if Cunneyworth only speaks English
Most of his players are from Europe and two of his captains are American.
In fact, only three players on the Canadiens come from Quebec: Mathieu Darche, David Desharnais and Louis LeBlanc.
by Anthony Emerson on Dec 19, 2011 6:41 PM EST reply actions
I had this discussion with a Habs fan tonight, and I was told that I don’t know what I’m talking about. Then he said there are no Americans on the Habs.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Dec 19, 2011 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
They can have Pacioretty
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2011 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
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