Tony Marinaro on why Subban was really traded

[hockeyfan2k11]

Make no mistake, Habs organization is far from classy. They were classy in the past and are basically riding that wave right now. This is the classy organization that fired a coach because he didn't speak French. Owner actually came out and said they would not accept an English coach. Same classy organization that traded a player mid-game and wouldn't even let him take a jersey with him. Why? Because he said the team was playing like losers. Same classy organization that took every opportunity to throw their star player under the bus. Hired a coach who worked on a TV show and had criticized PK many, many times. Their 25 year old Dman at the time won a Norris without much acknowledgement from the organization.

Habs are not classy at all. Not anymore. They are run by politics and the media.

Whenever a big player is traded, the smear campaign starts running. PK is no different. This is the org that trades star players away in favor of poor coaches. LMAO.

 

[Beaker]

Make no mistake, Habs organization is far from classy. They were classy in the past and are basically riding that wave right now. This is the classy organization that fired a coach because he didn't speak French. Owner actually came out and said they would not accept an English coach. Same classy organization that traded a player mid-game and wouldn't even let him take a jersey with him. Why? Because he said the team was playing like losers. Same classy organization that took every opportunity to throw their star player under the bus. Hired a coach who worked on a TV show and had criticized PK many, many times. Their 25 year old Dman at the time won a Norris without much acknowledgement from the organization.

Habs are not classy at all. Not anymore. They are run by politics and the media.

Whenever a big player is traded, the smear campaign starts running. PK is no different. This is the org that trades star players away in favor of poor coaches. LMAO.

So much this... They're not done dragging Subban through the mud, they're not done the damage control. Embarrassment of an organization. Run by politics and the media is the real truth.

 

[Microsens]

Why don't fire MT and trade that overrated POS named Pacioretty instead?
Even better, try to have a better return for Subban, maybe?

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Why don't fire MT and trade that overrated POS named Pacioretty instead?
Even better, try to have a better return for Subban, maybe?

Ironically, I would have actually been more afraid of the Habs next season if they had done this instead of what they did.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Still kinda wish he was traded to Edmonton. Weber needed to stay in Nashville.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Sounds like a load of BS from a hack who wants to keep his face with mgmt.

Literally half those issues are solved through communication within the team and they just straight up didn't want to do the work.

 

[sexydonut]

Sports reporters often do public reLatinos work for the sports teams' owners. It is akin to business reporters and their relationship to corporations.

If Suban was really such a nuisance, why was this not publicized earlier? Why wasn't he traded earlier (when the Habs actually had leverage?)

It smells like bad damage control.

 

[DaHabMan]

To me this sounds like the standard character assassination agenda that follows after a star gets traded. Boston does it too. I'll bet two cents that PK will be loved by the fans, the community and the teammates in Nashville, just like Seguin in Dallas.

bingo

 

[DaHabMan]

Make no mistake, Habs organization is far from classy. They were classy in the past and are basically riding that wave right now. This is the classy organization that fired a coach because he didn't speak French. Owner actually came out and said they would not accept an English coach. Same classy organization that traded a player mid-game and wouldn't even let him take a jersey with him. Why? Because he said the team was playing like losers. Same classy organization that took every opportunity to throw their star player under the bus. Hired a coach who worked on a TV show and had criticized PK many, many times. Their 25 year old Dman at the time won a Norris without much acknowledgement from the organization.

Habs are not classy at all. Not anymore. They are run by politics and the media.

Whenever a big player is traded, the smear campaign starts running. PK is no different. This is the org that trades star players away in favor of poor coaches. LMAO.

couldnt have said it better

the more things change, the more they remain the same, it all starts from ownership, the molsons destroyed the habs in te 90s and are at it again with their rds/tva aka qc fox news on their knees helping them. nothing is going to change in the future cause its all the same **** but under a different name.

 

[LastChancePrice]

Donates millions to a children's hospital and he's the selfish one? That whole first post is one reporter getting used by Montreal to trash PK on the way out. You can make ANYTHING sound bad depending how much you exaggerate. If he was getting his info from people with an agenda (Montreal loyalists and a teammate or two who dislike him), then how could you possibly take their info as objective?

There is nothing wrong about giving money to help children. Its an amazing move to do. The question is, do you do it to get more camera around you? Did Koivu donate the pt/cat scanner to get more camera around him?

The problem with the move Subban did, is that he always did prior to that things to make sure he get the spotlight. It just sound a tiny bit the same. How can you slam someone who do a marvelous donation after? Does that make him untouchable because of that? Did he tough he was untouchable, on and off ice because of that? Pablo Escobar was a hero once too ( bad example, but its someone who donate money, schools, parks,food, but had a bad side ). Donating money just doesnt make you bulletproof. Please dont slam me on the example i wrote,im not speculation that Subban is a thug, more just pointing that donation money doesnt make you the best human being ever, and should not make you think your the best one because of what you did.

Millions are thankful for the move he did, and i am too. I just hope its for the love he did it, and not the love and spotlight. If all the habs players were not present diring the celebration, well, it mean over 20 players with him might have tough the same thing. No, i dont beleive its the reason he got trade, in fact you cannot blame this for the reasons to trade him.

A heart, im sure he was having one. And its not the reason he was trade. More things happen, things we dont really know.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

Sounds like PK had a bunch of very childish and jealous teammates.

 

[Knave]

Reading so many of these denials I'm half expecting "... AND THE MOON LANDING WAS FAKE TOO! IT WAS SO PEOPLE COULD KEEP THEIR JOBS!"

 

[ponder]

The only things that seem bad at all are the Norris comment and missing a few curfews, and both are pretty minor. He has a big personality, some guys won't love that, but it's not that big of a deal. As many have noted, Seguin has been amazing for Dallas, and the slights against him were way worse (i.e. going out drinking/partying the night before playoff games in the Toronto series).

 

[BigTruzz]

They just signed Radulov.....

 

[kovalev47]

They said on TSN PK was having too much fun. His " stressed teammates" didn't like it. That is ridiculous, if true. That is not PK's problem if his teammates don't want to have fun and are stressed. That's their problem not his. It's always a good thing to have fun no matter if you are winning or losing!

 

[Mr Branko]

Um. did this guy just compare pk subban to pablo escobar????

 

[Zen Arcade]

Um. did this guy just compare pk subban to pablo escobar????

They've both had hits put out on them.

 

[Sonofamitch]

Montreal media gonna try and ruin PK reputation. He's a great kid and great teammate don't believe any off the BS coming from the media

 

[massivegoonery]

GM: What's the problem with the team?
Coach: Well, a lot of our crappy players don't get along with our star player.
GM: I got you fam.

*PK Subban traded*

 

[missthenet]

So much this... They're not done dragging Subban through the mud, they're not done the damage control. Embarrassment of an organization. Run by politics and the media is the real truth.

ask them why they did not post the trade on FB, i know why, they were afraid of the backlash and all the negative commnts that would be directed at management

 

[Frank Drebin]

Sports reporters often do public reLatinos work for the sports teams' owners. It is akin to business reporters and their relationship to corporations.

If Suban was really such a nuisance, why was this not publicized earlier? Why wasn't he traded earlier (when the Habs actually had leverage?)

It smells like bad damage control.

It's been publicized since late in the season at least. This is not new news to Habs fans. Whether they choose to believe it is another story.

Why start a smear campaign before you trade a guy? Makes no sense.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Sounds like PK had a bunch of very childish and jealous teammates.

He was surrounded by them . It was everyone else, not him.

Believe what you want.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Um. did this guy just compare pk subban to pablo escobar????

He sure didn't. He said donating money doesn't automatically make you a saint or exempt from criticism, using Escobar as an extreme example.

 

[SatanwasaSlovak]

Here it is: Montreal just came off on a horrible end of a season when their first goalie went down.

Of course there's some dissension in the locker-room, there always is and should be when the team are losing (apathy is way worse). So to change things up, you take one hostage and trade him out of the team. Basically to say to the rest of the team, that everybody, even the flashy star-player isn't untouchable. You own up to how the team plays.

In return they probably got the best defensive defenseman since Pronger.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

Here it is: Montreal just came off on a horrible end of a season when their first goalie went down.

Of course there's some dissension in the locker-room, there always is and should be when the team are losing (apathy is way worse). So to change things up, you take one hostage and trade him out of the team. Basically to say to the rest of the team, that everybody, even the flashy star-player isn't untouchable. You own up to how the team plays.

In return they probably got the best defensive defenseman since Pronger.

Except that's not true at all . There are players who underachieved last year who have no accountability whatsoever simply because they're favourites of Therrien (who has no accountability himself). If anything, this move will have the opposite result - it will emphasize to the usual suspects that they are untouchable.

Bergevin should have fired Therrien and told the whiners that if they felt they couldn't get along with everyone on the team he was happy to find a new home for them.