- Nothing. You missed nothing yesterday. Very quiet day around here;
- OK ok, so the GM stepped down and Pierre Gauthier takes over. The best part of the press conference yesterday was Pierre saying he was already negotiating with Pleks and lying that he's not trading any goalie any time soon;
- Here's a little tidbit from Renaud Lavoie - Bob tried to get Kovalchuk to make one last big splash, but the Thrash wouldn't let Bob talk to Kovy's agent, so Bob wouldn't go forward;
- Meanwhile the league rolls on. There were games last night - Jiggy finally loses, Brodeur can't help the Habs as he gives up a two-goal lead and loses to the Flyers, and Saku had 1G 1A in a win over the Kings.
Media whoring update - the CBC, TV this time, will be at my place after practice, filming me for a piece that should air tonight. More details as they develop.
Media whoring update 2 - The CBC reporter (Kristin Falcao) and her cameraman just left. I'll be on in the 6-630 half hour on CBC Montreal tonight. I'll try and figure out a way to get a copy and post it here too.
53 comments:
After a night of reflection ... we're fucked.
Since Gillett basically moved away from the team a year ago Boivin has been getting involved in the hockey decisions. I suspect that is in part why Gainey quit.
Gainey didn't care too much what the media thought about who should be in the team. He had lifted the cup as captain, so he could probably withstand a little criticism.
These guys can't. When the media/fan cabal try to run a player out of town, or when they demand a French Canadian centre, or draft pick, these guys will cave much faster.
You need to be very strong to be GM in this town.
Hey, I'm in Korea! It's like the internet is talking just to me!
D'oh! Just caught the last 2 minutes. We had a mild earthquake here tonight and my sister skyped me to make sure it wasn't of Haitian proportions. I'm sure you were brilliant, 29.
Set the alarm for CBC. Listened to Clifford the Big Red Dog for 10 minutes until I realized I was tuned to CBC tv and you were not T-Bone the bull dog. Nicely done, 29.
29 has a nice radio voice. Bien fait mon ami.
The traffic guy sounds like a whiny little punk.
Also.
STILL UPSET :(
@boob - I was hoping Boivin would "step down". I think the wrong man has left the team........
@31: I was hoping Gainey was replacing Boivin. Honestly though, I don't really know the role of the president of a hockey club.
Bob says maybe he'll learn to play the piano. Can you say new organist for the Bell Centre - hey? Hey??
I'm picturing Bob belting out "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (sp?) on the Bell Centre organ, just like the organist from The Simpsons.
And I like it.
chose to go to the gym to work out the stress this is giving me.
wished I had stayed in bed to listen to 29.
I'm thinking of resiliating my RDS feed. but I figure the minute I do that, they'll go on a winning streak. I'm torn.
funny how losing a player or a coach did not bother me as much as losing Bob. I'll miss his inpertubleness
Is there any chance of getting Kovalchuk this off-season? I highly doubt the Devils can fit him under the cap....so can we swoop in??
Jiggy was a bit of a sieve last night and the Leafs lost a game despite outshooting the Sharks.
How many Boobs are here now? I'm so confused.
Two. The normal amount.
@ Golden Girl:
Too many Boobs, not enough Tits, I think.
@boob2
now that's funny. Reminds me of when I first got married. I asked the lady in the kosher meat department how many chicken breasts were in each package. She looked at me like a complete idiot and said "how many do YOU have?".
I thought the traffic guy was a gal.
Monique Lacombe, no? And yes, she sure is whiny.
In fairness, have you driven in Montreal traffic lately?
Actually, her traffic reporting is good and she does interesting investigative stuff on traffic issues, it's when they ask her opinion about anything else that I turn off my radio.
Oh and just so I don't get my ass banned...The Bruins suck donkey dicks!!
MAB gone for 6-8 weeks with a bum knee.
Red Fisher's column subtitle in the Gazoo today: "Somehere Carbo is smiling".
Maybe not. Maybe he's not a passive aggressive jerk.
Love the awesome work you've done with the new header. Up all night working on that one I see :)
PG, don't make me hate you. I COULDN'T hate Bob, but I CAN hate you.
Do something for this team that gives me a man-crush unseen since the days of McSplooge/Phaneuf or McSplooge/Komisuckass or McSplooge/any other young nubile stud of a hockey player.
MAKE ME LOVE YOU DAMNIT!
How do you guys know what I was dreaming about?
Due to a fact that language always seems to be an issue I have decided to offer an interpretation of certain things said during yesterdays press conference.
BOB:Je quitte l'équipe que j'aime, que je donne à celui en qui j'ai le plus confiance.
TRANSLATION: I'm so fucking fed up with all the second guessing, arm chair coaching, General Manager wanna Be's. I'm leaving in charge the guy the least competent to do the job (and the only one stupid enough to take it). Simply because i much prefer watching you eat one of your own from time to time. Oh and also Rejean Tremblay and that fucktard Betrand suck monkey nuts.
BOB:Durant les fete J'ai parler avec Pierre Boivin.
TRANSLATION: After 26 eggnog's I called up the President (what the fuck does he do anyways?) and told him that if he wants to be the king Kahuna. Its all yours BABY! You marketing fucktard!
BOB:Entre partir un peu plus tôt ou rester un peu plus longtemps, je préfère plus tôt que plus tard.
TRANSLATION: The last three years has felt like my fucking head was in a vice and was going to explode. I decided not to give all you media talking head, know everything, hockey fucks the pleasure of seeing it explode.
BOB: J'ai fait de mon mieux, je passe le flambeau.
TRANSLATION: I kept order in this fucked up town for way to long and got shit on by everyone except the funeral guys. I'm getting out of Dodge before the whole town goes to hell. (which by the way should be around March 1st).
BOB: I Might take up the Piano
TRANSLATION: Your all fucked
Stay tuned for translations of Pierre (the invisible man) Boivin and Pierre (i have done just about everything in the NHL and not been good at) Gauthier.
@LD
You just said it all. Could never hate Bob but George Hamilton is already on my nerves and he hasn't even done anything yet.
@LD after you're comment, i checked the header - horrified and now even more freaked out. is this what is awaiting us?
can't wait to see 29 on TV. how much make-up will he have to wear?
GAH!
Just noticed the new header. Scary.
The new header makes me sad.
Two boobs are better than none.
can we have as a tribute to "In Bob We Trust" the old header placed in the glossary for posterity ?
@ Anon
I second that idea.
I almost decked one of my colleagues who said that it was about time!!!!
but then he is much younger (and obviously quite ignorant)
WV you can accuse me of agismsf but the Me generation cannot appreciate Bob
Pierre Boivin in TRANSLATION
BOIVIN:On y a pensé, mais pas longtemps. La liste de gens qui peuvent être DG dans la LNH n'est pas longue. Il y a peu de gens dans le monde qui peuvent le faire. La plupart sont sous contrat. Quand on regarde les critères pour réussir dans ce marché, ce sont l'expérience, le bilinguisme et les bons résultats.
TRANSLATION: I was dreaming no one, but no one wants this fucking job. I woke up believing i was in Ottawa. I thought about it but not very long ( i have the attention span of the whale)I came to the conclusion very quickly that Gauthier and everyone else once associated with the Senators failed there (count chocula ''Martin''. ''Trevor I'm not from Timmins my name is Timmins''. ''Perry i used to be an accountant Pearns'' and ''Pierre can i fuck up your save percentage Groulx''). Hell why not reunite them all in Montreal. When you consider the criteria for being succesful in the NHL, Gauthier certainly does NOT fit any of the profiles but fuck it he speaks French, has Zero personality, so he can deal with you media fucktards. Now i can go back to trying to meet Clay Aiken through the Gillette Entertainment Group.
BOIVIN:Since no one really even knew i existed before this press conference i have nothing else of value to add.
TRANSLATION: None needed!
See Pierre Gauthier in translation next.
You guys have clearly outclassed the header as it existed in its previous form. I think it's time for Youppi and Peter the Goat to be axed from this site.
You are deserving of much more class. Perhaps the 4 jerseys your handles represent strung together or a represtentation of their banners like they hang from the Bell Centre. Or gorgeous women wearing nothing but the jerseys. Something classy along those lines.
Surely the amount of French a GM or coach needs to communicate with the media is small enough that any suitably motivated candidate could learn it in a weekend.
You only need about a dozen or so clichés, of the "puck moving defenceman" kind. No more than 200 words.
I like the new header. Makes it look like Youppi! is controlling Gauthier like a puppet. Somebody check Geoff Molson's closet for a Youppi! costume.
Not to move us away from the depressing hockey talk but why the fuck to kids these day (especially a woman) have idiotic names like Brooklyn? Brooklyn Decker? Sounds like some weird sex act that will get you arrested.
Also, Chicken out until March. FUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKK!
Hey kids! Ive got the CBC in my house RIGHT NOW. They are filming me writing this comment! How meta!
ps the reporter is really cute. damn her she mentioned her husband.
the cameraman wants me to keep typing, so now im just typing bullshit. im worried my hair doesnt look good. what do you guys think?
HF29 - will there be a way for us yanks to see you appearance on CBC ?
*your
They always mention their husbands. It's like the neutral zone trap.
Pierre Gauthier in translation.
GAUTHIER:Travailler dans la LNH est un honneur, travailler comme directeur général est un honneur, travailler pour le Canadien est le plus grand honneur », a commenté Gauthier.
TRANSLATION: I've pretty much failed every other job i've had so fuck why not this one too.
GAUTHIER:La position de gardien est une de nos grandes forces. Nous avons deux gardiens qui nous donnent une chance de gagner tous les soirs. C'est une force qu'on aimerait conserver d'ici la fin de la saison. Nous croyons que nous pouvons aller de l'avant avec ces deux jeunes. On ne peut jamais dire jamais, mais c'est une position forte où nous aimerions rester forts.
TRANSLATION: Later this week ''Pierre can i fuck up your save percentage Groulx'' and i are going to play rock, paper, scissors to see who we trade. If the media and the fans hate the trade i'll claim Groulx cheated.Now thats being a GM in the NHL.
GAUTHIER: Nous voulons garder Tomas à Montréal. Le processus évolue
TRANSLATION: I have no idea what fucking language that guy speaks so i have no idea if we can get a deal done or not.
GAUTHIER: I have no personality and even less of a success record.
TRANSLATION: Were fucked!
@ 29 You look sexy you sexy bastard!
Why are we collecting the Sens` sloppy seconds? Who`s next?
MAB out - Doesn`t Youppi! have a boulet de canon?
Also, WTF is with all these injuries?
Is Big Tits still alive? It seems like he fell off the face of the earth. Did we leave him in Florida?
It`s like the sucky-ness just keeps multiplying.
@29: IT'S A TEST MAN! She's not REALLY married, she just wants to see if you have the balls to just 'take her'. That's what women want, right? Ignore the 6'4", 230 lb. cameraman and go for it!
...because THAT will make for some good TV.
How do they even talk about FHF on TV without generating a large number of complaints of indecency?
say gillis says hi
i guess they are going to have to blur the screen, so they don't have the thought police coming down on them.
@Robbie: +3, your translations are much better than Babelfish's.
@LD - yes, I agree, go for it, 29. They have wifi in the slammer, don't they?
They say the camera puts on 10 lbs.
Theres your 5 seconds of fame 29!
PS. you didn't say "gillis says hi"
Boo-yah:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/Montreal/ID=1409353430
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