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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Doug Gilmour Signs with Montreal Canadiens | ||||
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| Spork | posted on 10-05-2001 @ 11:42 PM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01  | Well, this shoud add some help to the Canadiens, who were generally seen as missing an offensive threat what with Saku Koivu out for his chemotherapy (unlike Dana Dillon, his doctor's didn't advise him to shave his head before the chemo, but his hair did indeed fall out). I think it's always good to have that one sage veteran in a group of young guys. I watched the Habs play Ottawa yesterday and it actually looked like they had a bigger problem with defense than offense. The Canadiens need depth anyway, I'm still worried about when THIS year's rash of injuries is going to happen. This will make the race for those final three or so spots in the Eastern conference that much closer. I know that a lot of people are writing off the Canadiens, but I dunno, if they can stay healthy and with the addition of Gilmour they should be vying for that eight spot come the end of the season... quote: (Oct 5) MONTREAL (CP) - The Montreal Canadiens, desperate for help at centre after the loss of Saku Koivu, were close to signing veteran Doug Gilmour on Friday. "It is not done. We are still in negotiations," Gilmour's agent, Larry Kelly, said from his Ottawa office Friday afternoon. The one-year deal worth $1.8 million US with a club option worth $2 million US. The Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues were the other teams reportedly interested in Gilmour. A spokesman for the Canadiens said Friday afternoon he was unaware of the signing. Earlier Friday, when asked about speculation that the Canadiens would sign Gilmour, defenceman Craig Rivet did a double-take, but then called the veteran centre "a great player." "He has a lot of leadership," Rivet said. "If we move to bring him in it would be a great addition to our club." Gilmour's arrival would likely cause a shuffle in lines coach Michel Therrien has had in place since training camp. Yanic Perreault, who centred the top line in the season opener in Ottawa on Thursday, could be bumped to the wing and right-winger Oleg Petrov moved to another line, setting off a chain reaction on other trios. Gilmour, 38, has played for St. Louis, Calgary, Toronto, New Jersey, Chicago and Buffalo. He had seven goals and 31 assists last season in 71 games with Buffalo.  Thank you to all the brave volunteers who brought us all together as a country, and thank you to those of you brave soldiers who will fight and have fought for our country. We are a free people because of your efforts. | ||||
King Shit *board owner* | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:09 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01 | I thought Gilmour was going to finally call it a career. Is it me, or does it seem like every year is supposed to be his last? I believe in the Faith... that can save me. I believe in the hope and I pray... That someday it may raise me... above these badlands | ||||
| Cluster F | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:12 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: In this day and age, you cant officially be gone from a sport until you retire 3 or 4 seperate times minimum. Gilmour is just another example of an athlete that has no clue, or no qualifications, to do anything else with himself in life. | ||||
| Psycho Bitch | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:31 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jul. 01 | quote: Just ask Mario Lemieux or Michael Jordan (each retired how many times??) quote: And wasn't Cal Ripken Jr.supposed to retire LAST year?? Mark Maguire threatened to retire at the beginning of this season due to a slump... Who else?  I want to read your mind To know just what I've got in this new thing I've found So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise | ||||
| Spork | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 11:53 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Some would say that Gretzky hung on too long, but at least when he retired he didn't make too big of a deal out of it and go on a "retirement tour." Think of all those poor bastards who paid $1000 a ticket or more to see "Jordan's last game." What makes the pro athlete tick? I guess we shouldn't forget that they do play a game for a living. Unlike the rest of us poor bastards, they've got a FUN job that they get paid gobs of money to do. Sure there is that competitive spirit that they have, and when so many people are a fan of yours ego comes into play as well I guess. But it is getting frustrating to see all of these players un-retire. It's really not a financial thing anymore. I'm sure that when Guy Lafleur un-retired he did it for the money (the guy continued to smoke two or three packs a day even after he came back - that's one costly addiction right there), but today's athletes? It can't possibly be about money. They're all just crazy! Thank you to all the brave volunteers who brought us all together as a country, and thank you to those of you brave soldiers who will fight and have fought for our country. We are a free people because of your efforts. | ||||
| Psycho Bitch | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 12:37 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jul. 01 | Tell me about it...I traveled up to Boston for Mario's "last game" after the second time he retired. They had this big ceremony for him. He cried, we cried, Bourque cried...it seems really silly now. When he retires again we'll all just be like pffft yeah ok, whatever. In his defense though he came back to help his team (which he now part owns) because of failing ticket sales. The Pens had been losing a lot of money. He gets paid the league minimum and that all goes back to the team anyway. As for Jordan, I'm not sure of his reasons for coming back but I do know he is also making the minimum salary allowed and is donating all of it to charities. I want to read your mind To know just what I've got in this new thing I've found So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 12:40 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | Without Gilmour, the Canadiens weren't going to do anything this year........ But with Gilmour..... They still aren't going to do anything. | ||||
| Spork | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:09 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Canadiens have 2 points so far. Rangers have 0 points so far. The Rangers can keep trying to buy the cup all they want, but it's not going to happen. I was surprised at how well the Canadiens looked. I was surprised at how poor the Rangers looked. The Canadiens are banding together, rallying around their captain who is stricken with cancer. One can never underestimate the heart of these guys. They've battled through a lot. Hey, you're probably right, I mean the Canadiens have half the payroll that the Rangers do, but I think by the end of the season those two teams will likely be fighting for that same 8th place spot. Thank you to all the brave volunteers who brought us all together as a country, and thank you to those of you brave soldiers who will fight and have fought for our country. We are a free people because of your efforts. | ||||
| rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend. | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:42 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: Mario retired 2 times because of injury, he had freakin cancer, and he came back to help his team, he is a loyal pittsburgh penguin, and i respect that, the same cant b said for that assmunch michael jordan | ||||
| darthziggy Isles fan for life | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:59 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | rage, lemieux may be a dedicated penguin, but he's a tool on defense and he's a bit of a selfish son of a bitch for naming himself captain last week. that's just my opinion tho. and gilmour may help the habs have a decent year for a change. spork, you're right tho, they need more help on defense first.  darthziggy@opieanthony.com I'm off to Franklin Pierce College in September. Go Ravens! LET'S GO ISLANDERS My Website | ||||
| Spork | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 3:12 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Montreal has incredible depth on defense... too bad all their defensemen suck! That's their biggest problem, anyone good that they developed or was half way decent is long gone (Eric Desjardins, Chris Chelios, Lyle Odelein, Eric Weinrich, Vladimir Malakhov {an enigma, but still talented}) is LONG gone. Their most promising defenseman is probably Stephane Robidas and no one outside of Montreal has heard of him. Maybe Sheldon Souray will pan out too, but they don't have a great powerplay QB or any sort of grand offensive threat from the blueline. Signing Stephane Quintal only added to the mediocrity that they currently have, but at least he is fairly steady defensively. They now have a team of 5th and 6th defensemen, but they've got millions of them. The Habs need a lot of everything. It IS nice given their injury history that they actually have some depth of mediocrity at least, but hopefully they will add some more talent to that in the future. As a Canadiens fan, I am at least happy that their current GM has his head on more straight than our last one did. Anyone who trades Patrick Roy and Mike Keane to Colorado for Martin Rucinsky, Andrei Kovalenko and Jocelyn Thibault, regardless of the circumstances, can't be good for anyone's team! Thank you to all the brave volunteers who brought us all together as a country, and thank you to those of you brave soldiers who will fight and have fought for our country. We are a free people because of your efforts. | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 6:27 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | quote: You got me there. Thats an excellent comparison there. 1 game into an 82 game season is definetly a good time to start comparing teams Point Totals. That Devils-Capitals Game tonight is critical in the East. The Loser will have 0 Points, while the winner will have 2 points! I dont know if there will be enough time for the loser to rebound! | ||||
| JJ G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Soldier of Fortune Spec Ops Division | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 10:34 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01 | :::sarcasm::: Banger, u of all people should know that the first game is the most important.::: sarcasm,::: Gilmour should retire, he has plenty of money to live off of. 
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