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jaffy27 said:
You’re going all the way back to 1994 to make a point??
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I'm old.

Zach Kassian then, but he never really played here.

An article in the Gazette suggested Smith-Pelly was traded because MB thought he was a bad influence on Galchenyuk when it was probably the other way around.
 
Vachon23 said:
I think O'Byrne could have been a solid 3rd pair D for the Habs if the bag thing in Florida and the own goal didn't happen.
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And if Therrien didn't work so hard to destroy his confidence. I really got the impression that Therrien would bully guys and if it affected their game he'd lose faith in them. I suppose it's one way of measuring mental toughness but it's not the main test I'd use for prospects.

Edit: my memory is really bad. Looks like he played under Carbonneau/Gainey/Martin. Useless post, thanks for the corrections. I remember him being on a short leash but I really don't remember that much about Carbonneau's player usage. Maybe Martin?
 
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Markov was the ideal Hab from a management perspective. He never spoke, therefore he never talked himself into trouble. He made Vlad Guerrero look like a Chatty Cathy doll by comparison. He had a very "interesting" private life which the local media was too lazy to explore, especially because it took place overseas and not in Montreal. Plekanec also made headlines in Europe but was considered a boring non-newsworthy player in Montreal.
 
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Habs said:
I think the purse snatching thing was a bit blow out of proportion lol
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Yup...trying to get a phone to wipe off pics of O'Byrne's teammate taken by the purse owner. The complete opposite scenario of the Mailloux incident.
 
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I think the purse snatching thing was a bit blow out of proportion lol
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Think it was Huet who was maybe fooling around with another chick and while being married and that lady in Tampa had taken a pic of the moment....to me it was O'Byrne looking out for his mate, nothing wrong with that.

Now what Cristobal was doing is another topic for another day lol
 
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Schooner Guy said:
I'll always love how Gorges nixed a trade to the Leafs because he hated that team so badly and couldn't wear their jersey. The world needs more athletes who feel this way about their rivals.
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Yeah that's prove that he have really liked to play with Habs. He's been always my captain in my mind.
 
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KevSkillz4 said:
Yeah that's prove that he have really liked to play with Habs. He's been always my captain in my mind.
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Always felt like he was better that people gave credit for too, wonder what the metrics say about his time here.
 
Odelein was a penalty machine with too few tools in his belt. Of course i like his mean attitude but i wouldn't want a youngster to be that...ummm....not so usefull overall.

Always prefer a skilled player with a mean streak then a mean streak that can skate.
 
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HabsAddict said:
Odelein was a penalty machine with too few tools in his belt. Of course i like his mean attitude but i wouldn't want a youngster to be that...ummm....not so usefull overall.

Always prefer a skilled player with a mean streak then a mean streak that can skate.
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Lyle could play and he carved himself a 1000 game career. Would love an Odelein clone amongst our young prospects.
 
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HabsAddict said:
Odelein was a penalty machine with too few tools in his belt. Of course i like his mean attitude but i wouldn't want a youngster to be that...ummm....not so usefull overall.

Always prefer a skilled player with a mean streak then a mean streak that can skate.
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...Lyle Odelein played Top-4 minutes for most of his prime, including a few years where he did so on a very strong team with a heavy defensive focus that also had two HHOF D-Men.

And Lyle Odelein ended up being a very sound player because he was a smarter player than everyone ever gave him credit for, and went from being a 6-7th Bruiser to a Top-4 guy.

Like, if Mailloux ends up as useful as Odelein, it would be a small developpement win. Like, you hope for better, but 31st overall aren't even statistically likely to do so.
 
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Sterling Archer said:
He gave me his Stanley cup pin when I met him as a kid. Super nice guy and funny. Was cracking jokes the whole time. Such a great guy and hockey player.
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Wow that's amazing! I remember he was doing a meet and greet at some paint store on Gallery Des Sources in the west island while I was in high school. Skipped school to go see him.
 
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