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| Originally posted by Rodrico Stay home Kovalev! Interesting move by the Habs. Too much slackin. |
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| Originally posted by elFreak welp i guess they agree with the too many russians problem. |
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| WASHINGTON � Alex Kovalev won�t be in the lineup when the Canadiens play the Washington Capitals Wednesday � and nobody should be surprised if the talented Russian has played his last game for the Canadiens. Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey dropped a bombshell before the Canadiens� practice Tuesday afternoon when he announced Kovalev would not join the team for games in Washington Wednesday and Pittsburgh on Thursday night. (Click for audio of Gainey's comments) Gainey said he �suggested� Kovalev take a rest away from the team, and while he added that the situation would be evaluated at week�s end, Gainey wouldn�t offer any guarantee Kovalev would be back in the lineup Saturday afternoon when the Ottawa Senators visit the Bell Centre. When asked whether Kovalev was on the trading block, Gainey replied: �Nobody�s called me yet.� The general manager was then asked whether he expected any calls: �Well, this is the trading season.� The announcement was a shocker, because despite a downturn in his production, Kovalev is universally regarded as the Canadiens� most talented player. But Gainey offered a damning appraisal of the superstar�s recent play when he said, in French: �The team has no need of (Kovalev�s) services the way he�s currently playing. He�s tired and he isn�t playing with any emotion.� Gainey said by Kovalev not going on the road trip, it would help him recover physically, while he would also benefit emotionally from being away from the team. Kovalev was coming off the second most productive season of his career, but his numbers have fallen off. He has 13 goals and 26 assists this season, but only one goal and four assists in the 11 games since he was named the most valuable player at the NHL All-Star Game in Montreal. �He�s the kind of player who�s judged on his production, how many goals he�s scored, how many points he�s scored,� Gainey said. �That�s the bottom line for a player like him. How he gets there is the place where the confusion is. �To score goals and help others score goals, you have to do a lot of different things to make that happen. When production is not happening, to stay on task, to do the small, mundane, mandatory things to help the team is a harder thing for some players than others. But I have to say if he wasn�t doing those and he had twice as many points as he has now, we probably wouldn�t be standing here.� Gainey said he suggested Kovalev take time off at a meeting on Tuesday morning. �Alex and I have a good communicating relationship,� said Gainey, who was credited with putting the Russian�s career back on track after a heart-to-heart talk during a stroll following the 2006-07 season. �He�s proud, he doesn�t want to leave the team when he feels they need him the most. He was not in direct agreement with me, but at the same time I think he can trust me enough that my request, my suggestion, could be something positive for him, for the team.� Gainey informed the players of his decision at a meeting before Tuesday�s practice. �Bob always makes the decisions in the best interest of the team,� defenceman Mike Komisarek said. �He felt Alex needed to clear his mind and get some rest and we have to respond as players. ... We�ll see what happens, but I think the message is loud and clear.� Added Christopher Higgins: �It�s strange because I don�t think anyone�s happy with the way we�ve played lately. He�ll be missed in the lineup. He�s one of the most skilled players I�ve ever played with. �It�s unfortunate that he�s getting all the attention. But by singling out Alex, Bob sent out a pretty strong message.� [email protected] � Copyright (c) The Montreal Gazette |
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| Originally posted by elFreak welp i guess they agree with the too many russians problem. |
i hope you are not insane enough to compare THE russian player with a russian player.
most mid level russians lack grit, and the game here is a lot rougher than back home. Take that as you will.
Mother of god....that stick
Amazing save last night indeed.
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| Originally posted by L.E.N. Mother of god....that stick |
the only rule on sticks is for goalies and the curves on them.
Mr. DuBam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111one
Oct. 2 and 3.
The Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers will play the same dates at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
Sharks vs Kings!
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| Originally posted by elFreak the only rule on sticks is for goalies and the curves on them. |
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| No stick shall exceed sixty inches (60') in length from the heel to the end of the shaft nor more than twelve and one-half inches (12 1/2") from the heel to the end of the blade. The blade of the stick shall not be more than three inches (3") in width at any point nor less than two inches (2"). All edges of the blade shall be beveled. The curvature of the blade of the stick shall be restricted in such a way that the distance of a perpendicular line measured from a straight line drawn from any point at the heel to the end of the blade to the point of maximum curvature shall not exceed one-half inch (1/2"). |
it just keeps on getting worse. 
LEN, i would expect you to know that the rule has not been enforced (other than the curve) ever since the number of players that are like 6'7 has increased. They discussed it at the winter meetings last year because of chara and agreed that it was impossible to handicap taller players. The rule has not been revised yet and in the rule book or not, when was the last time you saw a penalty assessed for stick length? I can tell you that there are at least 40 guys off the top of my head that play with longer sticks that are allowed, everyone knows it, but no one will call penalties on it.
these rules were drawn up before the era of the big men in the nhl. In the 70's it was normal to have only maybe 4 or 5 guys on the team over 6 feet, and there were no giants really back then.
what's that say elfreak? the kostitsyn brothers saying hamrlik is a member of organized crime?
they are very big friends with a big wig that got arrested in a sting that nabbed 50 of the biggest drug kingpins in town last week. Good friends in the sense that there is a possibility of criminal charges being brought...news conference at 2, i'll know more then.
awesome game, Montreal superior than pittsburgh...stuff happens.
good to see new jersey up there, but god do i hate boston as a whole.
Columbus v. Washington looks like the one to watch tonight...
Things are not looking good for the Habs.
is that really a bad thing for the hasbeens? they were demoting these clowns anyway and sending kovalev on a forced vacation. their gm is probably wishing half the scrubs would wind up in jail so that he could get rid of them for good. was a fan of hamrlik until he got raped in the ass by ovechkin.
your rangers suck bad too
I was at a game just now where a guy got a.. hear this... 5+20+5+20 penalty! So our team played pp for ten minutes straight, which was nice.
First he cross-checked a guy in the back, and 2 seconds later he speared another guy!
Funniest part is that someone of you know(?) his name, David Ling.
I haven't even seen that Kipper save, I taketh it was pretty awesome.
I am proud of Finnish goalies, so fucking proud. 
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| Originally posted by elFreak i hope you are not insane enough to compare THE russian player with a russian player. most mid level russians lack grit, and the game here is a lot rougher than back home. |
habs are kicking the sens ass right now.
kovalev gets a goal the first game back
schneider gets a 2nd goal on the pp
ruutu picks a fight with a smaller player and loses lol.
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| Originally posted by elFreak ruutu picks a fight with a smaller player and loses lol. |
he is like sean avery without the sloppy seconds.
lol.
Is there any chance I could convince you that he has actually fought tougher guy's than him? And won? Have you seen the list of whom he's fought?
like rob blake flol
i am sure he has, he just bugs me an i enjoy seeing him get punched in the face.
I in no way hate finn players, just him.
the best part about sloppy seconds is that mike komisarek fucked her first. My sister went to high school with Elisha, an she has always been a dirty little ho.like ruutu
Enjoying watching this game live from all the way over here thanks to ESPN Europe 
And yeah, the Ruutu fight was funny and the Habs have pwned the game for sure.
Too bad my g/f isn't here since I could rub it in her face (she's a Sens fan and I'm a Habs fan 
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