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NOW WILL COACH MARTIN ADMIT JARO'S #1? Not on your life. But Halak stays in goal against the Bruins despite Carey's 3-0 record and 0.97 GAA vs. Boston this season, but Martin says Jaro salvaged the starting assignment with clutch saves in his less than stellar outing against Edmonton. Halak rushed off the ice first in frustration, despite having gone 5-for-5 in the shootout and stoning Horcoff on a shorthanded breakaway in overtime.
Why will Habs fans cheer for Patrice Bergeron tonite? Only because PRE-game, the Olympic medalists in the house will be honoured. After opening faceoff Patrice, you can expect to be jeered Chara-style every time you touch the puck!
Blackface at the Bell Centre? RDS caught it on camera Thursday---2 fans shaming themselves iwth afro-wigs to complete their look, though I didn't see it myself. My good friend Pierre Houde and I hope that the idiots in "PK Subban" costume think again before such an insulting tribute. As M. Houde points out, Lewis Hamilton and Tiger Woods had to stomach the same misguided adulation.
Who's the next Anthony Calvillo in the CFL? My advice to Buck Peirce is this: don't be shy about taking a year behind the Als' o-line and learning the offense behind AC and McPherson and even Chris Leak. There's no shame in retreat when it saves your life and let's your brain unscramble. Problem is Buck has an agent who puts the big bucks in front of the longterm vision. But if no one's willing to shell out for the shell-shocked former BC Lion, Jim Popp would be wise to snag him for his next great QB-recycling project.
How smart is Maxim Lapierre? Smart enough not to put his skate in his mouth when asked how he felt about serving 4 games while Matt Cooke got off scott-free for decking Marc Savard.
Tiger back for the Masters? Yes but maybe he was thinking it was the Masters&Johnson Open?
RICK MOFFAT'S STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY
Are you relieved Sidney Crosby's Golden stick and glove have been recovered? A nation can breathe a collective sigh of relief knowing they were never stolen, just "mis-directed in the shipping process." The stick almost ends up at a museum in Russia? I was ready to send Matt Cooke to hunt down the Russian mobster who would have walked off with it.
RICK MOFFAT'S STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY
Coach Marc Trestman celebrated his CFL Coach of the Year Award by heading from the league luncheon in Alberta to a Banff getaway with his wife, while Jacques Martin has one of his Habs in the NHL doghouse, and another in the coach's doghouse.
Is the 4-game suspension to Lapierre just more evidence he still hasn't learned how to straddle the not so fine line between "pest", "nuisance" and "dirty"? "Real dangerous" and "really dirty" were the kinds of phrases Sharks players and coaches were tossing around. "Just trying to box out" was the phrase Lapierre and Martin preferred. Either way, Lapierre missing what promise to be physical games against the Kings and Ducks, let alone the return to the Bell Centre next week against the Lightning.
RICK MOFFAT'S STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY
So we get Max Pacioretty's college roommate? Let me ask you...would your workplace be better off with YOUR college roommate? Don't think Purple Jesus parties and blaring the Stones, Zep and The Jam would boost productivity. Still, getting a 2nd round pick for a former 6th rounder that you've clearly given enough chances to looks alright.
RICK MOFFAT'S STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY
If Halak proves to be #1 in the World, is he #1 in Montreal? What if he's only increased his stock in the eyes of other NHL GM's?
Do the GirlPower Games prove women really are superior given equal opportunity? I don't think so, but they do suggest to me through Joannie and Clara Hughes that more of our great Canadian female athletes draw from inner strength, while so many of our male athletes on this continent are pampered and spoiled.
What's the worst plumbers' bill you've ever had? $20-Mill? That's the combined salary of Nash-Toews-Richards for 2010. Yzerman and Babcock will consider that well-spent when they touch off our TRUE Hockey Day in Canada Celebration!
RICK MOFFAT'S STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY
Own the Podium? Joannie owns all our hearts.
Have you ever been tempted to make a decision, but the one you DON'T make helps you as much as the one you DO? Coach Babcock leaves the Shark Line together and Thornton scores. I really didn't see why Nash should have been moved off the Crosby Line, but he scored, and Stall made a perfect pass for Sid to score as well.
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