In fact, here it is. Let it soothe you and bring peace upon you. Afterwards, I'll tell you some more about how there's no question that Toronto sports radio folk have no clue about evaluating on-ice talent. Meanwhile, here. Relax. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
Now, let's re-up on the anger intake for a sec. OK, Toronto sports radio personalities, you know who you are... I get it. You rant for ratings. You compare and contrast and speculate on who will get what job, which athletes deserve their salaries, which teams are great, mediocre, shit (ummm... Blue and White jerseys, anyone?) But boys, when you state that the Habs are a worse mess than the Maple Leafs going forward after this season, stop smoking the wacky weed and talking crap.
Yes, the Canadiens had a marginally shittier year than the Buds. Yeah, more was expected from them and they had a GM that made Brian Burke look like Scotty Bowman (at times), but let's evaluate TALENT for a moment.
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| Habs vs Maple Leafs, Who sucks more? |
Habs: 1. Carey Price 2. Max Pacioretty 3. P.K. Subban 4. David Desharnais
Leafs: 1. Phil Kessel 2. Joffrey Lupul 3. ??? 4. ???
And Leafs fans, if you scream at me that Dion Phaneuf compares to P.K. Subban in any form or fashion, or that James Reimer or Jonas Gustavsson comes even close to Carey Price in net, you're so delusional you need professional help.
This, combined with the fact that the Canadiens also have a bona fide warrior/power forward in Eric Cole and a solid emerging corps of D-men in Emelin, Weber, et al, clearly makes Montreal about 85 million steps closer to "good" than whatever Toronto has at the moment.
That said, today on TSN's 1050, the good lads on air had the audacity to say the Habs' were worse off than the Leafs. This crap drives me nuts. Guys, get a grip. Your team absolutely sucks. There's little hope. Randy Carlyle will have a big job ahead of him. Meanwhile, in Montreal, you're looking at a team that was in disarray all year because of managerial decisions and a lame duck coach. But never forget, the Canadiens went deep in the playoffs two years ago and last year took the eventual Stanley Cup champs, the Boston Bruins, to a seventh game that could have gone either way. With pretty much this same lineup.
Also, it's quite possible that your sister station in Montreal, TSN 990, has more hockey knowledge in it's office toilet bowl than your 1050 staff.
What have the Leafs accomplished so far this millenium? Haven't seen the playoffs since 2004. That's eight years folks. Could be eight more the way they look now.
Rant over.
Right on brother. Although, I don't know if Weber will wear the red, white and blue for long.
ReplyDeleteInteresting argument. We suck, they suck. We are just trying to decide who sucks more.
Both Toronto and Montreal had a new G.M. brought in with great fanfare. And in both cases they were busts.
Well, yes, both suck. But as I stated above, in my opinion, the Habs only sucked hard this year in spite of their superior on-ice talent when compared to the Maple Leafs. It's a weird argument, I know. Still, looking forward objectively, I'd bet on the Habs making the playoffs again before the Leafs.
ReplyDeleteAlso, let's remember the state of hockey culture in each town. Montreal could only stand one year of missing the playoffs under the Gauthier regime. In Toronto, it's been four years of Burke and still nada and no sign he'll be held to account for the travesty that has befallen MLSE's professional hockey team. Both teams keep making money hand-over-fist, but only one of the two organizations seem to really care about the actual hockey product and the legacy of the team.
I *heart* all things Led Zeppelin.
ReplyDeleteMeleah, you clearly have impeccable musical taste.
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