Archive for February 2009

Steve Begin to Dallas

Feb 27th

Over the last several years one of the players who was a guy with incredible heart for his team was Steve Begin.

Always 100 MPH, always physical, always gave his %100.

We’ve seen Begin take numerous injuries…. .I will never forget when he went into the boards and hit the top of the boards mouth first…. only to come back missing a bunch of teeth and wearing a mask.

Steve Begin certainly became one of my favorite players on the roster, to me he was a real Hab.

It was frustrating for him not playing much and from my perspective, I could feel for him… and as he voice some frustration at not playing he never came out and tore apart his coach or really publicly complained he displayed true class.

Thank you for the years in Montreal Steve! I will miss not seeing you in the “bleu,blanc et rouge”.

Steve Bégin, Trades

Laraque thinking trade?

Feb 25th

Posted by Yves in Rumours

Comments

I was very happy when Gainey went out and signed Laraque. The way that Montreal was played by the Flyers in the playoffs and the way certain teams would take liberties… this was certainly a move that would add lot’s of toughness.

After a tough start of the year with injuries holding him back and only playing 25 games so far, seems as though he’s thinking he could be traded.

Personally, I would have played him more than Carbo has. But I’m not the coach… (I wouldn’t have changed the lines quite as much either….)

I think Laraque would just been getting into the flow with his team mates after such long stretchs of being out. But he hasn’t seen consisten regular ice time. Which is too bad.

No, I don’t think you could play him a ton every night…. but I’d still have him in the lineup more then we’ve seen.

My memory isn’t short enough to forget how the Flyers played the habs last spring and how it could very well happen again. Laraque was brought in to fill those holes…. to a level of respect in how the Habs are played.

Not sure why he isn’t played more….

Here’s a sportsnet article:
Laraque sees lack of time as a sign