Comments on: Habs GM deserves boot, not well-respected coach

By: Tachmo

Tachmo — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:59:29 +0000

Not to make any excuses for Gauthier but I'm not sure he was left a lot to work with after Bob Gainey exited the GM job. Gainey hogtied this team bigtime by trading for Scott Gomez. You can't have a dud making 7.3 million in cap space and be a contender in today's NHL scheme. Gainey overpaid for Cammalleri and Gionta. Gionta not so much, but Gainey was the one that acquired all three of these small forwards. I'm not sure that is the footprint to success in the post season these days.

By: MystifoLeafs

MystifoLeafs — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:55:13 +0000

Yeah concussions we have heard of are up. As for if concussions are up I am not 100% on that I mean something has to be done but I am not sold on this whole "It's only now concussions are happening so often. I mean it is possible players played through these conditions in the past. Sure Armstrong played through and not one person knew. It was only known when he said something.

By: blaze

blaze — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:20:44 +0000

Well ok yes concussions are up post-lockout, and for a variety of reasons but why the increase specifically this year over last year then?

By: senators_choke

senators_choke — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:43:30 +0000

Totally agreed. The rule changes they brought in have been a disaster from a safety standpoint.

Glad to see Cherry speak up, and we know he's the last guy to be calling for the game to be soft. Marcel Dionne said the same thing. The people who know the game for years know exactly what's going on.

By: senators_choke

senators_choke — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:39:49 +0000

Since the lockout, concussions are way up, as everyone knows. Cherry gives some of the reasons and he's right.

By: Steven_Leafs

Steven_Leafs — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:24:48 +0000

that Quebec/Forsberg thing is easy to get wrong. Quebec finished last in the league and drafted Lindros, he didn't want to sign in Quebec so he was traded to Philadelphia for their 1st round pick in the same draft (Forsberg) among others.

Macguire is an idiot though. lol.

By: LeafsNation4Ever

LeafsNation4Ever — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:13:41 +0000

Macguire thought Forsberg was drafted by Quebec.

Macguire thought Price would be a bust..

Macguire... well, need I go on?

By: lafleur10

lafleur10 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:17:57 +0000

macguire will/ would be a very good g.m. he's the most connected guy in the league with contacts in very organization! he couldn't do worse than gauthier .infact i think he'd do great he learned from bowman 1 of the smartest minds in the game,plus macguire knows every prospect on the planet and the strenghts and weakness of every player in the league,as for roy he's firey and with all the b.s. that the refs do to the habs (with martin)and him standing there like a statue allowing them to do it would stop roy would blow a gasket and i think would intimidate the refs

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:25:22 +0000

Make McGuire the GM and Roy the coach. Cement the Habs in the bottom of the league for a decade. If this happens and I'm Price, I'm looking to bounce ASAP.

By: blaze

blaze — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:24:32 +0000

I think the bear hug rule would be a good start, suprised not to hear much support for it. It doesn't effect the speed of the game any and would drastically reduce the Phaneuf/Kassian type of hits.