Hey, We’re Not A Complete Jinx!

by Brad Lee on Apr 22, 2008 12:03 AM CDT

Carey Price is a popular man in Montreal.

By Brad Lee

Actual phone call at about 5 p.m. Monday:

Me: So when Boston wins tonight, I'm going to write a really long post detailing how St. Louis Game Time is a big jinx. The Four Habs Fans never knew what they were getting with us.

Gallagher: Hey, the Cardinals won the first year we did the baseball paper. And at the time it was called Game Time even though the second year it was called First Pitch. And we're not doing it anymore... Ok, I can see where you can say we're a jinx.

But the Canadiens threw off the chains of the GT hex and pulled out a decisive 5-0 victory at home in game seven of their first-round series against Boston. Did we mention we hate Boston? Yeah, that was nice. However, the goal with under 10 seconds to play was kind of a dick move. The hockey Gods might remember that in a future game.

So let's all shake hands, fake Canadiens fans, and get set for the second round. We might even dust off the old live blogging machine and do one for one of the second-round games.

I'd take my mask off, but I've got this big zit on my chin. Sorry.

EDIT: In case you haven't heard, there was rioting in Montreal Monday night where things got out of hand when fans started taking off their shirts after the game. Thankfully our own shirtless mad man was rooting for the Bruins and was nowhere near Montreal at the time. Allegedly.

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Come on now…say it with me. All Canadian Stanley Cup Final. Of course, Calgary has to win Tuesday night. I’m sure Kennan is working the phone right now, trying to get Darryl Sutter to coax Brian Noonan and Stéphane Matteau to lace’em up for Game 7…

by JGB on Apr 22, 2008 12:28 AM CDT reply actions

what Finnish hell-hole is Esa Tikkanen hiding in?

by Tim on Apr 22, 2008 7:02 AM CDT reply actions

Price could have taken his mask off, he wasn’t in danger. The game was played in Montreal, not Boston. No chance of batteries being thrown at him.

by Gift on Apr 22, 2008 8:58 AM CDT reply actions

why does carey have american’s painted on his mask, thought there was some law up there about featuring pathetic second tier canadian singing acts.

although lighthouse would be cool….

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 22, 2008 9:30 AM CDT reply actions

who all is on his mask anyway?

by Dooks on Apr 22, 2008 10:21 AM CDT reply actions

brooks and strait.

albert and magellan i think but it may be garth and george..

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 22, 2008 11:08 AM CDT reply actions

He should put the Doobs and Skynyrd on it instead. George Straight and Garth Brooks have huge cases of “the gay”.

I would also suggest putting Big Foot (the truck) on it for more street cred.

by Answer Man on Apr 22, 2008 1:47 PM CDT reply actions

Gang – where is ya? I just want to speak of the hypocrisy of Cujo getting sent in by Keenan and pulling Kippy in a 4-2 battle – and poor Cujo gets nailed in less than a minute………….how twisted is the Keenan???? – wouldn’t you love to hear the conversation between those two – …..
we need a one act theatre on that dichotomy!

So Curtis, no hard feelings, heh?
Sure coach Dickface, no hard feelings…
so what did you sell your house for???
Not enough for leaving a town that loved me – what about you Dickface?
Actually, gave it away, apparently they didn’t like me trading a player a week to find some jello between the boys I had…..and REALLY didn’t like me trading away fan favs like you for Step On My Toes, etc…..

by Diana on Apr 22, 2008 10:43 PM CDT reply actions

sigh

So much for the All-Canadian Stanley Cup Final.

Coach Dickface. That’s a good one. I was thinking along the lines of Coach Shit-For-Brains.

Cujo and Mike Grier for draft picks. Ouch.

by JGB on Apr 23, 2008 12:00 AM CDT reply actions

Correction—

Shayne Corson was somehow involved in that deal, but the details are somewhat confusing, given what the passed for a CBA in the NHL back then. I think that Cujo was compensation for the ’Note signing Corson, which is in other words a trade.

Anyway…

“not enough for leaving a town that loved me…” so true…

by JGB on Apr 23, 2008 12:05 AM CDT reply actions

could’ve sworn we swapped Cujo for Fuhr…but my memory’s fuzzy

by Dooks on Apr 23, 2008 12:30 AM CDT reply actions

Well, I know I’m a girl but……………..I used my media guides and internets for this one.

Cujo & Mike Grier went to Edmonton for a first rounder that became Marty (I still look 15) Reasoner and a first in 1997 which I’m sure we gave to someone else.
Fuhr signed as a Free agent in 1997.
Apparently we signed Shayne “I gave the C to that piece of lying crap Mrs. Gretzky”….and we had to give up Cujo as compensation – but wonder what other players that could have been gone? Well known that Dickface did not like Cujo and wanted him gone.

by Diana on Apr 23, 2008 9:10 AM CDT reply actions