HF Habs: Out Of Town Thread: 2024 Off-Season edition

[bcv]

They will never go to Quebec City unless the Bloc disappears because until then there will be no corporate money.

What the f*** are you talking about

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836055577614528513

Briere predicting there will be fireworks between Torts and Michkov.
Crazy thing to say to the media.

 

[Habs7631]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836055577614528513

Briere predicting there will be fireworks between Torts and Michkov.
Crazy thing to say to the media.

Hasn’t Briere been overly honest since he came in as GM? Could be wrong, I can’t remember on top of my head but I feel like I already heard him say a bunch of wild stuff?

Either he needs more media training or he doesn’t give a damn and just says what he thinks.

 

[Scintillating10]

It seems Quebec will need a failure elsewhere to ever get a team in the future.
To make matters worse it probably has to be a Canadian team.

Never happen has long as Bettman is there. He is a money guy first. If Canadian team fails it's going to states.

 

[salbutera]

Never happen has long as Bettman is there. He is a money guy first. If Canadian team fails it's going to states.

Bettman is there to do the dirty work & face wrath of public on behalf of ownership - for the last 30-years he’s done exactly what ownership has wanted which is why he’s been kept around

 

[OldCraig71]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836055577614528513

Briere predicting there will be fireworks between Torts and Michkov.
Crazy thing to say to the media.

One of two things will happen there, Torts gets fired or the kid goes back to Russia. I'm thinking that the first option is more likely. For whatever reason, Torts wont ever relinquish the title of being the leagues biggest Ahole and he continues to get fired because of it. He won a cup, great but that was 20 years ago.

 

[Rapala]

One of two things will happen there, Torts gets fired or the kid goes back to Russia. I'm thinking that the first option is more likely. For whatever reason, Torts wont ever relinquish the title of being the leagues biggest Ahole and he continues to get fired because of it. He won a cup, great but that was 20 years ago.

A match made in heaven. It's a good thing Sean Couturier is there to help keep a lid on things.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

One of two things will happen there, Torts gets fired or the kid goes back to Russia. I'm thinking that the first option is more likely. For whatever reason, Torts wont ever relinquish the title of being the leagues biggest Ahole and he continues to get fired because of it. He won a cup, great but that was 20 years ago.

I'd say Torts despite his antics is still a good coach. He's the best dinosaur left.

 

[OldCraig71]

I'd say Torts despite his antics is still a good coach. He's the best dinosaur left.

I'm afraid I have to disagree. He seems hell-bent on winning games 2-1 and having the perfect defensive/grinding game en route to victory. He despises creativity and offense/irresponsible play. He seems to be the type of coach who tries to fit every player into the same mold and demands it or else.

 

[Team_Spirit]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836098690232258990

 

[habdynasty]

Let the preseason begin. 5 games on sportsnet + today.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836055577614528513

I'm so happy Dany Brière is not in our organization in any capacity. Iest tellement cave

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836055577614528513

Briere predicting there will be fireworks between Torts and Michkov.
Crazy thing to say to the media.

beat me to it!

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837878320098066448

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Tonight Ottawa - Toronto on pretty much every sportsnet channel.

 

[Nashy]

I'm afraid I have to disagree. He seems hell-bent on winning games 2-1 and having the perfect defensive/grinding game en route to victory. He despises creativity and offense/irresponsible play. He seems to be the type of coach who tries to fit every player into the same mold and demands it or else.

Boy, does that descripton ever remind me of a "Moar grinding" coach that the Habs used to have...

 

[JianYang]

Quebec City deserves a team. Bettman eyeing big tv money. I think NHL team could make go of it in York also. But Atlanta has big tv potential. Why Bettman hung onto Phoenix so long. If that was Quebec City or Ottawa, team been gone 10 years ago.

QC is a small Canadian city with limited growth over the years. Whenever the economy tanks and the building isnt full, QC and Winnipeg will always be vulnerable, and we are already seeing cracks in winnipeg even though they have only been back for about a decade.

In places like phoenix-scottsdale, you have the potential to build something more permanent and add value to your broadcasting property. By the way, one of the issues was that this team wasn't even playing in the Phoenix area. They played in glendale which was a much more remote area.

The ownership took a risk to invest in a new entertainment area in glendale and then the 08 recession hit, and much of that project got abandoned, leaving a hockey rink in the middle of nowhere.

Phoenix-scottsdale will be back one day. QC is the league's insurance policy incase some team needs to move quickly and other larger markets do not have their ducks in order to pull the trigger at the right time. That's basically how winnipeg came back.

 

[sampollock]

Owen Beck could be the next Tomas Plekanec. He’s the type of player that can play all over your lineup because he’s a very smart center. If he’s put in a situation where you need offense, he can do it. If he’s put in a situation where you need defense, he can do it.

As an organization, getting a player that’s going to be able to fill a specific role long-term is exciting. I see him play and I’m excited about his potential.” - Sean Campbell

 

[Canadienna]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837722114331496900

Pulju got a hatty last night for the Pens.

I wonder if he's going to finally put it together this year.