Karine Hains: Changing the Narrative The semi-final between the Canadiens and the Golden Knights hasn’t even started yet, and I’m already sick of hearing the narrative some medias have chosen to push.

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for the rest, you know where I stand.
any predictions on the TB-NYI series?

I'm a proud Canadian, though not of French descent, and I love our country for our bilingualism and the fact that we have a place like Quebec. That being said, the franchise is handicapped by the obsession of some fans and pundits in regards to how "French" they are. The team needs to compete, the league is no longer predominately of one cultural background and a team can't be built with consideration constantly being given to political leanings. J'adore les Canadiens, mais.... Some time it's too much.

2 morceaux de robot pour avoir cité Pierre Falardeau

for the rest, you know where I stand.
any predictions on the TB-NYI series?
- fidopro

-2 pour le faire en Anglish

we all need to complain about the 9 pm starts

so we can make sure we won't enjoy the fact Habs are in the final 4

As a French speaking Habs fan. The whole French narrative is really embarrassing. There are much more English speaking Habs fans world wide than French.

The league today is a lot bigger then the 50s, 60s, 70s, more to chose from.

Robinson
Gainey
Dryden
Ferguson
F. Mohovlich
P. Mohovlich

These players were true and true Montreal Canadians, key work Canadians not just French Canadians.

Ressemblons - nous et poussons le Tricolore

2 morceaux de robot pour avoir cité Pierre Falardeau

for the rest, you know where I stand.
any predictions on the TB-NYI series?
- fidopro

Lol yeah I know, i did think you’d like the Falardeau quote though

As a French speaking Habs fan. The whole French narrative is really embarrassing. There are much more English speaking Habs fans world wide than French.
- brandxbeer

ouf pas certain, le hockey est un sport local et national

I'm a proud Canadian, though not of French descent, and I love our country for our bilingualism and the fact that we have a place like Quebec. That being said, the franchise is handicapped by the obsession of some fans and pundits in regards to how "French" they are. The team needs to compete, the league is no longer predominately of one cultural background and a team can't be built with consideration constantly being given to political leanings. J'adore les Canadiens, mais.... Some time it's too much.
- hockeyaddict89

Completely agree, i feel it takes the focus away from where it should be.

-2 pour le faire en Anglish
- WaterBoy

Que ferais-je sans tes oh si pertinentes contributions lol

The league today is a lot bigger then the 50s, 60s, 70s, more to chose from.

Robinson
Gainey
Dryden
Ferguson
F. Mohovlich
P. Mohovlich

These players were true and true Montreal Canadians, key work Canadians not just French Canadians.

Ressemblons - nous et poussons le Tricolore
- Tee56

I know, and I agree but for the nationalists it’s all about the French-Canadians and too often they forget the focus should be on winning

2 morceaux de robot pour avoir cité Pierre Falardeau

for the rest, you know where I stand.
any predictions on the TB-NYI series?
- fidopro

Oooops missed the question sorry. I like what Trotz has done with the Isles but I dont think they have it in themselves to overcome Tampa unfortunately...i’d say TB in 6. Missing Anders Lee really hurts their attack. You?

ouf pas certain, le hockey est un sport local et national
- deadpoulet

Worldwide I would say he’s right just in Canada the Habs have fans coast to coast

They're picking the wrong arena for battle; they have to fight at the draft.

Draft eligibility should expand for teams drafting in their own region. So the NHL would give each team a region, and in the first round of the draft, they could draft players who are D - 1 year instead of D year. That way if a superstar is rising the ranks, your team has dibs on him (you'd still have to use high priced draft picks; that's the trade off).

We're all going to talk about Connor Bedard two years from now - by all rights, Vancouver should be able to draft him next year if the player agrees to it. It's both a money move and a common sense move.

It was, to me, a crime when Montreal has to wait until Pittsburgh rolls into town before they can watch Mario Lemieux play. Enough is enough... there's now hockey development everywhere, it's time for local superstars to play for their cities again.

I'm a proud Canadian, though not of French descent, and I love our country for our bilingualism and the fact that we have a place like Quebec. That being said, the franchise is handicapped by the obsession of some fans and pundits in regards to how "French" they are. The team needs to compete, the league is no longer predominately of one cultural background and a team can't be built with consideration constantly being given to political leanings. J'adore les Canadiens, mais.... Some time it's too much.
- hockeyaddict89

I've never understood why they can't just plug their ears to the nonsense and put together the best team available, but it is what it is I guess.

Also Petry still not practicing supposedly is concerning imo, I hope his season isn't done.

I've never understood why they can't just plug their ears to the nonsense and put together the best team available, but it is what it is I guess.

Also Petry still not practicing supposedly is concerning imo, I hope his season isn't done.
- apex123

Ducharme said he would skate today and maybe join the team at practice in the next few days, no panic

Oooops missed the question sorry. I like what Trotz has done with the Isles but I dont think they have it in themselves to overcome Tampa unfortunately...i’d say TB in 6. Missing Anders Lee really hurts their attack. You?
- Karine Hains

same, I have TB to repeat since the start

Worldwide I would say he’s right just in Canada the Habs have fans coast to coast
- Karine Hains

oui mais combien?

perso ça me dérange pas le facteur franco, sauf justement si on devient plus sévères avec les dits joueurs francos. Mais bon les gens sont durs envers les joueurs en général (Price au début de l'année est un bon exemple).

Mais y'a des trucs qui m'achalent un peu. On est une large part à parler français ici, tu es franco et moi aussi, mais tu t'adresses à moi en anglais.

C'est sûr qu'en agissant ainsi on dirait qu'on a une large base internationale.

Anyway, les Canadiens ont atteint le carré d'as, c'est tout ce qui compte pour l'instant.

Mais c'est vrai que 9 pm c'est tard.

Pis on va s'ennuyer de Petry rapidement s'il est pas dispo asap.

Ducharme said he would skate today and maybe join the team at practice in the next few days, no panic
- Karine Hains

Oh that's good to hear.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/...-montreal-canadiens-guess

Anyone see this amusing piece?

- stinger67

instead, the flyers drafted

instead, the flyers drafted


- THE BLACK HAND

They drafted that moron Mike Commodore?

https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/31600301/ten-reasons-root-montreal-canadiens-guess

Anyone see this amusing piece?
- Habsolute009

A lot of words that say nothing