Scherbak and McCarron were recalled
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My point was simply that a person can have an opinion that is different than yours without necessarily being an "idiot."
Unlike "color of skin" proficiency in a given language can be a valid job requirement. It is also a skill that can be acquired. I would submit that I'm proof of that. Bob Gainey is also proof of that.
It's fine to disagree that it should be a requirement. I'm not even 100% sure it should be. But it's not idiotic, nor is it discriminatory. No more than it is for every sports organization in English-speaking markets to require that their GMs speak English.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Anything that takes Hemsky away from the team helps the team.
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Hemsky has a concussion so we'll see where that goes
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Practice lines:
Byron - Drouin - Lehkonen
Shaw - Danault - Pacioretty
De La Rose/Hudon - Plekanec - Gallagher
Scherbak - McCarron - Galchenyuk
Mitchell
Mete - Weber
Alzner - Benn
Davidson - Petry
Morrow
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10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Oh Lord not this again.
Language has absolutely nothing to do with why the Habs suck. They suck because they have a slow, overhauled blueline, players out of sync, forwards who are snake-bitten and a frustrated goalie who is pretty well the best in the World at his position, but is not "with it" right now. The prospect pipeline has failed to develop enough elite talents for the team to stay competitive. We have traded younger assets or draft picks to bolster the bottom 6 in some kind of "win now" mode over the last several seasons. It is only a matter of time for teams with these problems to lose lots of hockey games. Bergevin hasn't made bad decisions because he made them in French. He has just made bad decisions.
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Correct. Language has nothing to do with why Bergevin is bad. Bergevin is bad because he is bad. When he was hired, was he the best candidate for the job, or the best francophone candidate for the job? Right this moment, is he the best available person for the job, or is he the most viable francophone option for the job?
It would be completely asinine to suggest he is bad because he is francophone, or french, whichever I don't really care. However you said language is not the reason the Habs suck, and that would be where I disagree. The Habs suck because they have a GM who has made a lot of bad decisions. It is very unlikely, both now and at the time of his hire, that he was truly the best candidate for the job. Since his hire, 13 GMs have been hired. I would speculate that Botterill, Treliving, Kekalainen, Nill, Hextall are all better GMs than Bergevin. Additionally, I would think that there are arguments that Francis, Chiarelli, and MacLellan might be. None of them would be given considering their lack of francophone status.
Frankly, the Montreal Canadiens have to accept that their GM is likely to make more mistakes then lots of other GMs, and more bad decisions than other GMs, because their hiring restrictions prevent them from hiring the best possible candidate. It impacts their current roster, their prospect pipeline, their trades, everything.
No, Bergevin does not suck because of his language status, but it would also be incorrect to say the current quality of the Habs has nothing to do with language.