Karine Hains: Je me souviens Last season, for the first time ever, the Montreal Canadiens played a game without a single French-Canadian player in the line-up. It shouldn’t happen again anytime soon.

Karine
Hains: Je me souviens
Last season, for the first time ever, the Montreal Canadiens played a game without a single French-Canadian player in the line-up. It shouldn’t happen again anytime soon.
- Karine Hains

A marvelously crafted work of writing Karine!

A marvelously crafted work of writing Karine!
- mr.peanut

aw

Good blog but, to play Devil's advocate:

"The most cynical might even say it was a public relations move prompted by both what happened last season and the backlash from that pick in the first round"

Really? You'd have to be cynical, let alone the most cynical to come to that conclusion?

"the Canadiens took the steps necessary to ensure that what happened last season won’t happen again and for that at least, they deserve some praise"

Praise, really? For giving in to the angry language politics/group I can think of accurate terms that are much worse to call them, they deserve praise? All this did was show complete and utter weakness...it was a pretty limp wristed response to political BS...just weak

The one thing Habs don't have is a star quebec born player. There's enough guy in the prospect pool that could turn into bottom 6 solutions moving forward (Harvey-Pinard and Teasdale for example).

They did try to get one in the Drouin trade, it just didn't turn out the way we all hoped.

Now let's throw all the money at Huberdeau in 2023 ok?

Good blog but, to play Devil's advocate:

"The most cynical might even say it was a public relations move prompted by both what happened last season and the backlash from that pick in the first round"

Really? You'd have to be cynical, let alone the most cynical to come to that conclusion?

"the Canadiens took the steps necessary to ensure that what happened last season won’t happen again and for that at least, they deserve some praise"

Praise, really? For giving in to the angry language politics/group I can think of accurate terms that are much worse to call them they deserve praise? All this did was show complete and utter weakness...it was a pretty limp wristed response to political BS...just weak
- Takemedrunkimhome

I'm pretty sure they drafted the guys they did because they had potential.

It had absolutely nothing to do with Mailloux.

The fact there were many from the Q might only be a consequence of them playing the whole year vs other leagues not playing at all.

I'm not giving them praise for it unless this drafts brings us good NHL players.

I do wish they would have made as much effort as the Preds did to draft L'Heureux though....

A marvelously crafted work of writing Karine!
- mr.peanut

But what about legal steroids turning men into beasts even without the gym?

So the soccer games might end up in penalty shots?

I'm pretty sure they drafted the guys they did because they had potential.

It had absolutely nothing to do with Mailloux.

The fact there were many from the Q might only be a consequence of them playing the whole year vs other leagues not playing at all.

I'm not giving them praise for it unless this drafts brings us good NHL players.

I do wish they would have made as much effort as the Preds did to draft L'Heureux though....
- Scabeh

I don't mind it either. I'm actually surprised they didn't trade away the picks instead, like they usually do.

I'm pretty sure they drafted the guys they did because they had potential.

It had absolutely nothing to do with Mailloux.

The fact there were many from the Q might only be a consequence of them playing the whole year vs other leagues not playing at all.

I'm not giving them praise for it unless this drafts brings us good NHL players.

I do wish they would have made as much effort as the Preds did to draft L'Heureux though....
- Scabeh

I think it was a number of factors coming together but between the female doging about french players last season, the players brought in through FA and the draft it does become hard to argue, based on their history, that they didn't make a concerted effort to bring in more Quebec guys. I'm not saying it's Drouin for Sergachev level stupidity but I don't ever agree with doing things because of the opinion of others because it shows a lack of conviction and frankly creates a tail wagging the dog situation

The one thing Habs don't have is a star quebec born player. There's enough guy in the prospect pool that could turn into bottom 6 solutions moving forward (Harvey-Pinard and Teasdale for example).

They did try to get one in the Drouin trade, it just didn't turn out the way we all hoped.

Now let's throw all the money at Huberdeau in 2023 ok?
- Scabeh

The one thing the Tampa Bay Lightning don't have is a star Florida born player. There's nobody in the prospect pool that could turn into even a bottom 6 solution moving forward.

They never tried to get one and it had turned out the way they all hoped.

Now let's throw all the money onto LTIR in 2023 ok?

I don't mind it either. I'm actually surprised they didn't trade away the picks instead, like they usually do.
- stinger67

1-1 OT canada sweden

The one thing the Tampa Bay Lightning don't have is a star Florida born player. There's nobody in the prospect pool that could turn into even a bottom 6 solution moving forward.

They never tried to get one and it had turned out the way they all hoped.

Now let's throw all the money onto LTIR in 2023 ok?
- AdamFrench

1-1 OT canada sweden
- Fredobbface

The one thing the Tampa Bay Lightning don't have is a star Florida born player. There's nobody in the prospect pool that could turn into even a bottom 6 solution moving forward.

They never tried to get one and it had turned out the way they all hoped.

Now let's throw all the money onto LTIR in 2023 ok?
- AdamFrench

^flagged for having way too much common sense disguised as sarcasm

^flagged for having way too much common sense disguised as sarcasm
- Takemedrunkimhome

To pretend Florida and Quebec have the same issues with the origins of their players isn't common sense.

It's just a joke.

^flagged for having way too much common sense disguised as sarcasm
- Takemedrunkimhome

I don't get why you guys still female dog about this and aren't leaf fans

I don't get why you guys still female dog about this and aren't leaf fans
- Fredobbface

To pretend Florida and Quebec have the same issues with the origins of their players isn't common sense.

It's just a joke.
- Scabeh

If I did the Leafs it wouldn't be funny, just sad, because they have two local stars

- Scabeh

I'm going to be a fan of a team with a rich history of success and french canadian origin but keep female doging they aren't run for and by Ontarians

I'm going to be a fan of a team with a rich history of success and french canadian origin but keep female doging they aren't run for and by Ontarians
- Fredobbface

That's almost as crazy as ordering St-Hubert when you could order chicken from Les Rotisseries Benny

That's almost as crazy as ordering St-Hubert when you could order chicken from Les Rotisseries Benny
- Scabeh

You know the best chicken is from Swiss Chalet and this province SUCKS and will never get anything done if they only keep eating their french chicken

That's almost as crazy as ordering St-Hubert when you could order chicken from Les Rotisseries Benny
- Scabeh

The FIQ just agreed to the new convention? Seems like a really poopty deal for them

To pretend Florida and Quebec have the same issues with the origins of their players isn't common sense.

It's just a joke.
- Scabeh

I know it was a joke and like most jokes the humour is in the kernal of truth