Gentlemen’s Quarterly magazine has named Canadiens fans as the worst in the National Hockey League and the 11th worst in professional sports. Here is an example of the piece: “In 2003, team veteran Patrice Brisbois was heckled almost every time he touched the puck; the jeering was so intense it likely induced a stress-related irregular [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bob Gainey’
ARE CANADIENS HOCKEY FANS THE WORST IN THE N.H.L?
March 19, 2011SHOULD THE CANADIENS KEEP HALAK OR PRICE?
March 28, 2010As this season comes to an end, the Habs, up against a salary cap, must decide what to do about their goal-tending situation. Should they keep Halak or Price? Consider the record since Bob Gainey stepped. Halak has posted a 7-2-1 record during that span. Price is 2-2-1. Price is only 22 and he could well [...]
SHOULD THE CANADIENS HIRE A UNILINGUAL ANGLO COACH?
March 14, 2009Montreal’s storied franchise, Les Canadiens, are in the market for a coach, Guy Carbonneau having been ignominiously fired. For many in this hockey-mad, linguiistically challenging province, the idea of an unilingual anglophone coaching the Canadiens is akin to having a Scotsman serving as chef in a 3-star Michelin rated Paris restaurant; even if he could [...]
