bah, I've listened a bit to their podcast, and it isn't horrible.

but of course you barely have any nuance, so it's either the greatest thing that ever existed, or the most shameful thing ever that should be buried in the depths of hell.

anyway the game report they did for last night's game is fine, but I do find it doesn't have any personality, so I guess that's why it's called a "report", and not a blog lol.
- Pat1993

It's also why I'm not interested in doing them. You can find that information in every sports news media on the planet. I don't feel you need to make a blog about it unless you add an opinion or a twist to it.

But that's just my opinion and I'm sure Ek is glad someone will post one after every game because that's what they were asking for at the beginning (3 blogs a week).

It's also why I'm not interested in doing them. You can find that information in every sports news media on the planet. I don't feel you need to make a blog about it unless you add an opinion or a twist to it.

But that's just my opinion and I'm sure Ek is glad someone will post one after every game because that's what they were asking for at the beginning (3 blogs a week).
- Scabeh

yeah, a report is just cold and doesn't have any takes whatsoever, so I'm hoping that this isn't the only thing they're gonna provide. I'm willing to give them a chance but in terms of actual blogging you're definitely light years ahead of them.

It's also why I'm not interested in doing them. You can find that information in every sports news media on the planet. I don't feel you need to make a blog about it unless you add an opinion or a twist to it.

But that's just my opinion and I'm sure Ek is glad someone will post one after every game because that's what they were asking for at the beginning (3 blogs a week).
- Scabeh

Yeah, I'd be... this is a summary of what happened last week: Good, mediocre, bad, and ugly, and a short look ahead of what we can expect for the coming week.

That's be the extend I would do, like 1 time a week unless something major happened in between.

But I am glad I decided not to get involved.

LOL.

Rocket sports blows bigely…

Looked at their stuff on the interwebz….tabarnak.,
- WaterBoy

havent look, but didnt like the vive of

A) going back to the Leblanc fiasco, its been done a million of time
B) he knew at the very second it was gonna be terrible, sure very easy to say 10 years later - lame

Well they already moved the roof.... might as well move the team to Montreal?
- Scabeh

cause we are doing great on roof ourselves, lol

havent look, but didnt like the vive of

A) going back to the Leblanc fiasco, its been done a million of time
B) he knew at the very second it was gonna be terrible, sure very easy to say 10 years later - lame
- Xizord

I agree with you bringing back the Leblanc thing wasn't the most creative move, but concerning your 2nd point it was a very debatable pick from the get-go, a lot of people had an issue with it so it isn't just a "hindsight is 20/20" kind of thing.

I agree with you bringing back the Leblanc thing wasn't the most creative move, but concerning your 2nd point it was a very debatable pick from the get-go, a lot of people had an issue with it so it isn't just a "hindsight is 20/20" kind of thing.
- Pat1993

I don't really recall that.

From what I remember, Leblanc was selected around his projected rank, people were happy we got a guy from Quebec and if the Habs had dared pick someone else, the booing would have been astronomical.

Was it the right choice? In hindsight absolutely not but it didn't look "that" terrible at the time.

I agree with you bringing back the Leblanc thing wasn't the most creative move, but concerning your 2nd point it was a very debatable pick from the get-go, a lot of people had an issue with it so it isn't just a "hindsight is 20/20" kind of thing.
- Pat1993

yep, if I remember well he was ranked exactly where he got picked. I'll be the first to poop on Timmins but that was certainly not his worst pick.

I don't really recall that.

From what I remember, Leblanc was selected around his projected rank, people were happy we got a guy from Quebec and if the Habs had dared pick someone else, the booing would have been astronomical.

Was it the right choice? In hindsight absolutely not but it didn't look "that" terrible at the time.
- Scabeh

oh, I always assumed the habs had made a "bold move" by picking him much earlier than he was supposed to go....

I don't really recall that.

From what I remember, Leblanc was selected around his projected rank, people were happy we got a guy from Quebec and if the Habs had dared pick someone else, the booing would have been astronomical.

Was it the right choice? In hindsight absolutely not but it didn't look "that" terrible at the time.
- Scabeh

exact

just make me think of way back then watching the six senses at the cinema ( spoiler alert) and when you realise he been dead all that time, my friend going : "I knew it"

(frank) off ( I only believe him if he said so beforehand)

oh, I always assumed the habs had made a "bold move" by picking him much earlier than he was supposed to go....
- Pat1993

The only thing that was said by some, and they were right, is that the Habs pretty much caved to public pressure and picked him.

Maybe they still would have picked him if the draft wasn't in Montreal, but Timmins said in an interview (if you want to believe him since it's years after the fact) said his guy was Kreider that year.

je peux pas sympathiser avec une cruche qui était sur la route pendant l'ouragan

https://www.lapresse.ca/i...e-que-j-allais-mourir.php

tsé ca fait juste 5 jours qu'ils leurs demandaient de partir

The only thing that was said by some, and they were right, is that the Habs pretty much caved to public pressure and picked him.

Maybe they still would have picked him if the draft wasn't in Montreal, but Timmins said in an interview (if you want to believe him since it's years after the fact) said his guy was Kreider that year.
- Scabeh

hmm, interesting... so if the habs picked him at a logical spot, and there weren't any other available players that were obviously better than him at the time they took the decision, it kind of makes the whole "caving in under the pressure" thing seem way overblown.

hmm, interesting... so if the habs picked him at a logical spot, and there weren't any other available players that were obviously better than him at the time they took the decision, it kind of makes the whole "caving in under the pressure" thing seem way overblown.
- Pat1993

Well public pressure to pick him was definetely there.

If you think people were mad when the Habs picked Slaf, they would have rioted if they picked another NCAA guy instead of a local guy. It really was the feeling back then.

hmm, interesting... so if the habs picked him at a logical spot, and there weren't any other available players that were obviously better than him at the time they took the decision, it kind of makes the whole "caving in under the pressure" thing seem way overblown.
- Pat1993

well the pick right after is Kreider and Timmins said it was his choice, thats why it was so talked about

edit : fun fact, Eric Gelinas was in that 2nd round

je peux pas sympathiser avec une cruche qui était sur la route pendant l'ouragan

https://www.lapresse.ca/i...e-que-j-allais-mourir.php

tsé ca fait juste 5 jours qu'ils leurs demandaient de partir
- Xizord

I wonder if "captain Dan" survived lol. the guy lives on a boat, and refused to evacuate despite numerous people asking him to leave. he said he'd be fine in his boat on the water, tied to the dock

well the pick right after is Kreider and Timmins said it was his choice, thats why it was so talked about
- Xizord

yeah, if that's the case it kind of sucks lol... if he was lying about it I'm guessing someone from the organization back then would've stepped up and said something by now.

je peux pas sympathiser avec une cruche qui était sur la route pendant l'ouragan

https://www.lapresse.ca/i...e-que-j-allais-mourir.php

tsé ca fait juste 5 jours qu'ils leurs demandaient de partir
- Xizord

i like how the article starts out as don henley's boy's of summer.

I wonder if "captain Dan" survived lol. the guy lives on a boat, and refused to evacuate despite numerous people asking him to leave. he said he'd be fine in his boat on the water, tied to the dock
- Pat1993

yeah, if that's the case it kind of sucks lol... if he was lying about it I'm guessing someone from the organization back then would've stepped up and said something by now.
- Pat1993

Timmins has been very good at wanting the very good player when his GM imposed his will and then picking the wrong guy when it was his call.

Or he's lying.

We'll never know.

- Xizord

yeah, like that, but with legs, and crack.

Timmins has been very good at wanting the very good player when his GM imposed his will and then picking the wrong guy when it was his call.

Or he's lying.

We'll never know.
- Scabeh

he just passed on Demidov. the gift that keeps on giving

Timmins has been very good at wanting the very good player when his GM imposed his will and then picking the wrong guy when it was his call.

Or he's lying.

We'll never know.
- Scabeh

he just passed on Demidov. the gift that keeps on giving
- fidopro

Or he might say in a few years that Waddel really wanted the big centre and that his pick was Demidov.

there was no one on the road,
it was raining so hard,
the traffic lights were flashing,
i was alone,
empty lake, empty streets
the sun goes down alone
i'm driving by your house
though i know you're not home