habsguy26

I do what I can

No thank you. Its excruciating watching Shelley drag his knuckles on the ice 2 minutes a game.

Thanks for the welcome! And yes, I completely agree.. But, have we found this in Max Pacioretty? He has 19 points so far this year opposed to Cammalleri's 11. Erik Cole also has 14 points.

@flyerrod Thanks! That actually means alot! I was thinking of Downine... but hey. The guy is 5'11 or something. Sure he is edgy, but not big enough. Parros is 6 foot something (too lazy right now to go find out) and is the perfect guy for the job! Wouldn't he look good in blue, white and red?? (then again, who doesn't?)

@DaGreatGazoo Agreed. If they didn't make the change now, Eric Staal would've definitely pulled a Dany Heatley. Carolina will rebound, they're too talented not to.

Thanks! While I don't think its too important, it does make handling the INSANE Montreal media a lot easier. I was really hoping Muller would take over for Guy when he was fired but he isn't a french guy so I guess not... Carolina netted themselves one hell of a coach today.

Thanks! And if Ek's "sources" are correct, then thats great!! Parros can be part of the package!

I actually thought this was hilarious! Hahahahahaha, its a joke... made me laugh anyways! What characters.You know these guys have chemistry when they do this kind of stuff. Good job guys.

Thanks!!!

Just a short little blog to get things started here. My name is habsguy26. Obviously, this is my first blog here on hockeyblogs.net, but I've been blogging on hockeybuzz.com for the past 2 years under the alias 'habsteen26' and I think I've gotten pretty good. My blogging style incorporates my opinions and facts. I usually spend hours on end researching for most of my blogs and that's something I take pride in. Some of my blogs will simply be a question, that I will answer in the blog, and ask for your comments and opinions on said subject. So, when I seen that nobody has yet to create a Habs themed topic on this website, it is with great pleasure that I am the first!!!! So.... What do the Montreal Canadiens need in order to take the next step? Let's go through this with trial and error. 1) A new coach? A) Natta. Martin is a very proven and well respected coach in the National Hockey League. The players seem to enjoy playing for him and he seems to enjoy coaching the players. And its not like he hasn't won anything in Montreal: He lead the Habs through a story book play off run a few years back and were finally ousted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the Easter Conference Final. Next. 2) An enforcer? A) Maybe. How many times have we lost games to Boston because we got pushed around? We had Laraque, but he was more useless than the white crayon. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The Habs need to acquire George Parros from The Anaheim Ducks. It's not like he would be difficult to obtain (likely a low draft pick, 4th round at the highest, or a minor leaguer.) Also, the dude can play hockey. Sure, he only has 16 goals and 30 points in 378 games, but in those 378 games, his +/- is +11. That's pretty good for an enforcer last time I checked. He's one of the best fighters in the NHL, very respected league wide, good locker room guy, he has a degree from Princeton, AND, he has a sweet stache. What's not to love? Make it happen PG!!! 3) A top 3 scoring machine? A) Since this is being proposed right now, I'm gonna say yes. But, if this was being asked two years down the road from now, I'd disagree completely. Right now, Cammalleri isn't quite cutting it. In his 151 games as a Hab, (including this season) he has only scored 50 goals and 108 points. Really, thats not all that bad, but its not what we expected when we handed him 30 million smackaroos a few years back. He needs to be better. So does Gionta. So does Gomez. Why would I disagree 2 years from now? One name: Brenden Gallagher. He will be the biggest scorer Montreal has seen since Mark Recchi. Max Pacioretty won't be bad either. So, that does it for the premier blog of habsguy26. If you would like to share your opinion, don't be shy!!! Happy Hockey, Habsguy26 Twitter: allanrayer Email: gohabsgo26@hotmail.com