HuGort
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What he say about Subban?Gervais had many bad things to say about PK as well in the book. What do you think now?
Did Gorton fire him?
Habs Players had to contact the NHLPA last year about not getting allotted days off
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Fainting Couch
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His own decision to leave after being forced into it.
Yes, he got into a time machine and went back 6 months prior to being hired and did the deed.
Gorton may end up firing him from giving the VIP locker room tours Gervais was supposed to start doing soon, though.
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Do you know him personally or what?
Or you're just purely speculating?
I recall he announced that he will end his career after 35 years of service way before he actually quit.
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He was given no choice. The story is starting to trickle out there and will become clearer in the coming days.
«Si c’est arrivé de même, est-ce que Pierre Gervais en a gardé une petite crotte? Est-ce qu’on a élégamment poussé vers la sortie un gars qui a tout donné à l’équipe?»
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Elles pourraient nous aider à mieux comprendre les motifs de l'ancien gérant d'équipement.
he knows how to write? hmmm doubtful....Michou write sports column for TVA sports now?
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the hypocrite is now worried about children, after the way he treated most of the players. Sorry for being harsh, but he can go shut his mouth, and reap what he saw.
for all the talk of him making players "better person", he should have started by being one himself.
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Dictates to a ghostwriter
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HuGort
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Oddly, The main ones he ripped in his book are ones we did best with. Over last 30 years. Cammarelli was big part on our 2010 team which got Montreal to final 4. Game 7 overtime against Boston next year.
Pacioretty was big part of 2014 which upset Boston and would have got to Finals if not for Kredier. Bergevin of course constructed the team which upset heavily favoured Leafs in playoffs and got to finals in 2021. This Habs team today has his fingerprints all over it. With Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, Guhle, they all his boys.
Pacioretty was big part of 2014 which upset Boston and would have got to Finals if not for Kredier. Bergevin of course constructed the team which upset heavily favoured Leafs in playoffs and got to finals in 2021. This Habs team today has his fingerprints all over it. With Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, Guhle, they all his boys.
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You'd hope the current team would have the GM of the last ten year's fingerprint all over it. Who else's fingerprints do you think would be there??
Criticism of Cammy and Patches doesn't preclude their contribution to the Habs. It's a false dichotomy. He also said PK seemed self-centred and yet PK was still a bonafide superstar and our best skater.
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Gervais was on 690 today talking about his book. A few of his points:
- English copy be out this Friday.
- Markov was incredibly cheap. Only player who never tipped him.
- Marty gave great speech when he first joined the team. Gervais was moved by it.
- Roy and Schneider never liked each other. It boiled over in Philly. Shot down rumour of Schneider and Roy's wife.
- He has tremendous respect for Weber and Price. What they went through to play last few years. Especially Weber. Pain he tolerated
- English copy be out this Friday.
- Markov was incredibly cheap. Only player who never tipped him.
- Marty gave great speech when he first joined the team. Gervais was moved by it.
- Roy and Schneider never liked each other. It boiled over in Philly. Shot down rumour of Schneider and Roy's wife.
- He has tremendous respect for Weber and Price. What they went through to play last few years. Especially Weber. Pain he tolerated
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1. I guess shitting on people is ok as long as you do it behind closed doors.
2. An abusive coach backing another abusive coach.
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I haven't read the book. Just Gervais radio interviews. He did podcast with Knuckles other day, I need to listen to it
FYI:
The book has been translated and published in english.
The book has been translated and published in english.
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Thought this was interesting:
The season of our Cup run, there were 4 main leaders in the room. Corey Perry. Shea Weber. Carey Price. The 4th? Josh Anderson.
And yes, Gervais makes it very clear that Ducharme had the respect of nobody in the room. The players were baffled when he was promoted, and even more baffled when he got the extension. The players loved Luke. Dom, as an assistant for Julien, was viewed as a guy that was “just..there..” meaning, he really brought nothing to the table. Said he would mumble constantly and wouldn’t even look players in the eyes. Said he doesn’t know if it was arrogance, or just the way he was.
Julien could sometimes rub players the wrong way with how vocally involved he was behind the bench, aka complaining and yelling. Pierre says sometimes new players would turn to him and ask “is it always like this?” Said he was a great guy but could be over-controlling.
Shea Weber was inconsolable in the room after we were eliminated in the Cup finals. Said his body was so broken down that it was incredible he could even play. He was in major pain simply taking off his shoes.
Gervais’ favorite player to work with in his 35 year career? Carey Price.
The season of our Cup run, there were 4 main leaders in the room. Corey Perry. Shea Weber. Carey Price. The 4th? Josh Anderson.
And yes, Gervais makes it very clear that Ducharme had the respect of nobody in the room. The players were baffled when he was promoted, and even more baffled when he got the extension. The players loved Luke. Dom, as an assistant for Julien, was viewed as a guy that was “just..there..” meaning, he really brought nothing to the table. Said he would mumble constantly and wouldn’t even look players in the eyes. Said he doesn’t know if it was arrogance, or just the way he was.
Julien could sometimes rub players the wrong way with how vocally involved he was behind the bench, aka complaining and yelling. Pierre says sometimes new players would turn to him and ask “is it always like this?” Said he was a great guy but could be over-controlling.
Shea Weber was inconsolable in the room after we were eliminated in the Cup finals. Said his body was so broken down that it was incredible he could even play. He was in major pain simply taking off his shoes.
Gervais’ favorite player to work with in his 35 year career? Carey Price.
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c3z4r
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Imagine thinking you're entitled to a tip for simply doing your job, and having the gal to publicly call out people.
I was looking to buy the book, but the last thing I want to do is to support somebody with this type of character.
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Yeah and it's not an isolated case. Pacioretty wanted more sticks then the average player == he's a bad person, Weber made the players carry their own bags == he's a good person. I haven't read the book but from the tidbits that get posted so much of it seems to be whoever made him do his job was bad and whoever made his job easier was good.
Like I get it, it's the same with everybody in every workplace, your going to like your colleagues that help you out make your job easier/better and not like the ones who make your job harder. But you just kinda hope that a storied franchise that likes to think of itself as all about class would want to foster a better culture then that.
HuGort
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Losing Weber decimated the team. He was the leader on that team. plus his shot gave secondary scoring from Blueline. He could take finesse players off their game with his brutality, in his own end. Hard to replace three assets like that
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He could’ve stayed in Montreal and helped guide the Habs lockerroom but he preferred to go out west and never return. Not even in his capacity as captain for any function including 10’s funeral.
His leadership was definitely an exclusively On-Ice sorta thing, he was not one for politics or mentorship.
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