Comments on: Replace Gainey next year for Patrcik Roy!

By: 143rs

143rs — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:22:27 +0000

People here said very bad comments so i will try to act a bit posistive with this idea.

Patrick Roy is a very good coach for the Quebec Ramparts but i dont think that it would be a good idea to have him as gm, He could be an assistant coach and went till carbo gets fired but thats all, he will not be gm. He cant control is temper and look at gretzky hes head coach and hes is a bad idea as coach.

By: 1551

1551 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:50:54 +0000

no offence but gainey is better than roy at g.m

By: TimmyHoHo

TimmyHoHo — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:30:03 +0000

Take Roy off those teams. That's the point. You think they could win a game against any of the teams in the playoffs that year without Roy? Also, yeah the Canadiens beat LA in 1993. And, yes, LA beat the Leafs...by the refs cheating Toronto in the most obvious manner ever. Gretzky gave the most obvious cheap shot cross check to Gilmour's face right in front of the ref and then doesn't get a penalty. Then he sets up the winner...brutal...and it still hurts.

All of my Habs friends admit that Toronto likely would have won that series against the Canadiens that year, or at the least they would have made it a game 7 decider. I am just glad that LA didn't win. A Canadian team is always better than an American one (especially a place with no snow) even if it is the damn Habs.

Anyways...whatever...go Gainey. The guy is the best thing to happen to Montreal since the downfall that was started when Roy left for for Colorado.

My two cents: Komisarek will turn out to be a stud in the next couple years, don't lose him.

By: damien_ralentass

damien_ralentass — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:28:58 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. Even if you are a Leaf’s fan! Especially the part concerning Theodore! Good point! I have a brother with whom I often talk about hockey and more particularly about the Montréal Canadiens. You want to know what I think: since Quebec lost there hockey team, many of the so-called hockey specialists came to Montreal....

I’ve always said to my brother: it’s a pity that Quebec lost there team, because we could have divided the stupidity into two, one for each side…

By: Rickoo7

Rickoo7 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:55:06 +0000

maybe a saw im assistant-coach…He will bring heart to the team

By: habsoverserver

habsoverserver — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:17:54 +0000

No.

By: LaFlanelle

LaFlanelle — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:44:48 +0000

Patrick Roy will need to learn to think before he speaks before he can work in the NHL let alone be a GM. A GM needs to understand the business of hockey (something most of us fans cannot even fathom to grasp) and Gainey has proven not only that he is one of the top 5 GMs in the league in that regards, he is also highly respected by his staff and players at the same time. Leave Patrick Roy where he belongs... with the Juniors... to get a little less green.

By: MTL_HABS_24

MTL_HABS_24 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:45:47 +0000

This is as a ridiculus comment as one can imagine and not even worth commenting on. Pure rubbish.

By: habsrock99

habsrock99 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:21:10 +0000

ok, i totally agree with u up til u say that the Habs didn't have enough talent to play in the AHL in both cup years. Ok 1, 1986, they finished 3rd in the regular season standings in the old Wales Conference. 2,In 1993, they finished 4th in the Wales Conference. Both years, Roy was a bit shaky in the opening 2 rounds and didn't pick it up until the 3rd round on. Now, if i'm not mistaken, the Leafs were put out by Calgary in 1986 and LA in 1993 and if memory serves correct again, Montreal put out both of those teams in the Finals in 6 games or less.

By: habsrock99

habsrock99 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:02:39 +0000

Gainey has no credibility as a GM? Are you stupid or just plain ignorant? What did Gainey do in Dallas? He single handedly made that team a Stanley Cup champion. GAINEY brought in Belfour, Hull, Carbonneau, Dave Reid, etc. GAINEY also locked up such rising stars as Mike Modano, Derian Hatcher, etc. Patrick Roy as GM wouldn't be too bad but let's face it, ROY has no credibility. Yeah, he's the NHL's winningest goalie but does anyone really like him among the players? The owners? The GM's? Not very many. Plus, does Montreal really need an out-spoken person running the show? Replacing Gainey, a guy who has been involved in hockey for almost 40 years, most as a coach and/or GM, for Roy, a 20 year veteran and a GM of a MINOR hockey team. Now, not only is it a huge step to go from the OHL, WHL or the QMJHL as a player, but its almost as big as step if you're a coach. Case and point, Brian Kilrea of the Ottawa 67's. Couldn't cut it as the Leafs potential coach back in the 80's. Now, if the Habs were even thinking of firing Gainey, which they're NOT, the primary candidate would be Columbus' former GM, Doug MacLean, only because he proved himself as a winner in Florida when they went to the finals in 1996 and because he's a GM that isn't afraid to make a trade. But, Gainey isn't going anywhere and all of you who say he isn't an aggressive GM, you're all wrong. He tried incredibly hard to get Briere but when it came down to it, Briere took the 8 year contract Philly was offering over the 5 year contract Gainey was offering at the same price. Gainey has tried to re-sign Souray, giving him 4 really good offers of 18, 20, 22 and 24 million dollars over 4 years. Gainey also tried to get Rafalski yes, but he wasn't willing to give him the Niklas Lidstrom money which Rafalski seeked. Gainey also tried to get other free agents as well like Slava Kozlov, Brad Stuart, Michal Handzus and others, but the thing is, its not the fact that Gainey lacks credibility, its the fact that the Montreal MEDIA hounds all those who play for Montreal. The MEDIA is the reason why Pierre Turgeon left, why Vincent Damphousse left, why Mark Recchi wanted out, why Sergei Samsonov didn't score more then he did. The constant distraction of the MEDIA plays a huge role in how players perform in Montreal. It's also why Gainey can't lure free agents to Montreal. If the MEDIA continues to hound players like they do now, I see Carey Price wanting out when he reaches his full potential. Now, just a quick thing on Patrick Roy, the only reason why he wanted out, was because of Mario Tremblay. Ask any sane and smart coach, they will all tell you that they wouldn't leave the BEST goalie in the NHL in net for 9 goals. If Ronald Corey would have fired Tremblay after that Detroit game, Roy would have stayed.