Posts Tagged ‘ o’byrne ’

Which was worse?

January 13, 2012
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Which was worse?

Last night a fellow Habs fan on Twitter mentioned that this is the worst season for the Habs. I disagreed, I said the Centennial season was worse. In truth, both are terrible so let's compare and contrast to come up with the truly worst season of the Habs. Though to be fair, this season isn't over yet – things might totally change between now and April, in which case I will just delete this post :) I've broken down the post into categories; expectations, offseason, regular season moves, on-ice drama, off-ice drama. For each category I chose a "winner" for the worst season. My conclusion ties it all together. Though to be fair, this season isn't over yet – things might totally change between now and April, in which case I will just delete this post :) I've broken down the post into categories; expectations, offseason, regualar season moves, on-ice drama,...

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From O’Byrne to Bournival

November 11, 2010
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From O’Byrne to Bournival

O'Byrne has been traded for Colorado prospect Michael Bournival. Who? Exactly.... Bournival currently plays in the QMJHL for the Shawinigan Cataractes. He was drafted last year by the Avalanche. I've never seen Bournival play, in fact I never heard of him until 5-minutes ago, so who am I to judge this trade. Who knows what kind of player Bournival will turn out to be. He's big, he seems to score a decent amount in the Q, and he's a local (ish) boy, so the Journal de Montreal can rest easy. For now, I'm all optimism. It's just sad to see another Habs drafted and trained player go to wayside. I liked O'Byrne, he provided the fans and the media with a steady stream of story lines:

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Morning After

October 14, 2010
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Habs opening ceremony

Well…wasn’t that a debbie downer of a game. SO much promise for about 58 minutes, and then BAM! it all comes tumbling down… Here are my ten points, on what was a really exciting but really disappointing home opener. Gionta’s player introductions really was special. I love how the Habs marketing department are all over the Captain’s french lessons. I am sure LaPierre had a good laugh over being call LaPierrere All joking aside though, that took some courage. Speaking a language you barely know in front of over 20,000 people is no easy task. Well done Captain! Ryan, Ryan, Ryan…. why oh why do you have to get a delay of game penalty EVERY SINGLE TIME! Powerplay? What powerplay? Half the opportunities were cut short because neither Cammalleri nor Subban can keep their emotions in check, and the other half of the powerplays were once again fruitless. At...

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Sabres/Habs Live Game Review

October 1, 2010
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foamfinger

Went to the game last night. Snapped a few photos to share with you all, and gave my humble five observations. I'll try and do a similiar post whenever I go to a live game. I'd like to be able to do it EVERY game, but time constraints would make that impossible. Enjoy!

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Recent Hockey F***ups

September 27, 2010
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I'm tired of reading about Carey Price, talking about Carey Price, and analyzing glorified scrimmages. So instead of summing up yet another game where only eight or so legitimate NHLers dressed, I thought I would take a look back into recent history and list my favorite hockey fuck-ups. I have no specific time period or order. These are just five great terrible moments that sprung to mind as I began writing.

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