I am FED UP with Montreal...

Prior to the announcement for Brandon Prust’s suspension, Montreal coach Michel Therrien spoke at length about Brandon Prust and the situation he was in when he hit Derek Stepan.

Prust was suspended two games.

Therrien said, “You know what? His intention was not to hurt anyone. Like Kreider, his intention, even if he was going hard to the net and then laying on Carey Price, I’m sure his intention was not to hurt Carey Price. Brandon Prust, he tried to finish his check. His intention, honestly was not to hurt Stepan.”

He added, “You see, like I said, Brandon Prust’s intention was not to hurt Stepan. It was to try to finish his check, and sometimes it’s less than a second that a player’s got to react. It’s tough. You never want to see, like I said, you never want to see a player get hurt. You never want to see a player get hurt. But it was a good hit. It was a hockey hit, you know. Obviously, Stepan got hurt on it, but did it change the momentum of the game? I don’t know. I can’t say. I thought we started to play better in the second half of the game, not right after that hit. Even the first period we were a little bit on our heels. I know probably I won’t say it’s because of that hit that we started to play better.”

 

Look, I get it. People will say he has to say that. He has to stand up for his players. Blah blah blah...but that is BS.

Comparing a HOCKEY PLAY like Kreider's, one that was clean and not even reviewed by the NHL, to Prust's FLAT OUT LATE AND DIRTY HIT is a disgrace.

Kreider's play was no penalty and never should have been. Kreider's play was clean and the NHL never even thought for a second to review it.

MEANWHILE Prust's play should have been a major, was a hit from the blindside nearly 1 second after the puck was passed away by Stepan, TO THE HEAD, and the NHL was going to look at it ASAP after the game, and suspended Prust for 2 playoff games.

It is a FLAT OUT disgrace that Therrien would try and compare the two. Doing so to me further's the notion that the Habs were bitter and angry about Price, and were going to do what they could do to hurt a Ranger.

We need to beat these POS Habs in max 6. They are a joke.

 

Easy chuck we were saying the same things, sorry 31 but in going to bring it up, about hags suspension 2 years ago. He is sticking up for his player.

With that said it was a dirty hit, one because it was extremely late and 2 it was up high, not shoulder to shoulder it was in a upwards motion and hit the chin. Dangerous because it was a blind hit as well.

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I agree Mess, we NEED to beat them now.

But it is just disgraceful to me that this is what Therrien says. As a coach you have a responsibility to not downplay dangerous plays like Prust's. And to compare a clean hit like Kreider's hit (and I am not just saying clean because it was I am saying clean because the league never even thought for a second to look at it) to Prust's late, cheap, dirty, jaw shot on Stepan is a flat out disgrace from a man in his position.

The league spoke. And what they said was Kreider's play was clean and legal. And Prust's play was late and cheap.

To say what he said is a disgrace by Therrien...flat out.

 

Actually, no I wasn't Al. I thought Hags should have been suspended. Intentional or not it happened. And again my issue is with a coach saying what he said. It is irresponsible for Therrien to say that.

I know the comeback will be he is defending his team...BS. Say nothing about it. To defend Prust does NOT have to include him comparing it to Kreider's CLEAN hit. Comparing the two tells me it was almost like they said oh yeah you knocked Price out, now watch this.

JOKE!!!!!

 

There is no reason they canot win the next 2 games. They have had the lead for 100 + minutes while montreal has only had it for 2 mins 50 second.

 

Amen struds. I fully expect a win in this series. I am just furious that a man who needs to be responsible and act as if hits like Prust's hit hurt the game, would say such things. THIS is why the league gets a bad rep.

Therrien can 10000000000000000% defend Prust, but he does NOT need to do so by comparing that hit to a CLEAN hit like Kreider's. That is the issue.

 

And again for clarification, I am not saying the Kreider hit was clean and the Prust hit was late and dirty...the NHL said that. Never even thought to look at the Kreider hit. Right away said we are looking at the hit and having a hearing with Prust. He was getting 1 game BEFORE the Stepan injury was announced.

That tells you all you need to know IMO.

 

Two sides to the story...I went on tan.ca and a good 75% of the comments was that Prust's hit was legal....I understand its homerism on both sides....I still think the hir deserved more.

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But again here is the point Al. The NHL, not fans, not Hab fans, not Ranger fans, the NHL said Kreider clean not even worth looking at. Prust dirty and late, worth looking at and having a hearing. That is the NHL saying this, not some homer fans.

And BTW...if Therrien came out and said Prust's hit was clean. I think the suspension was a joke. We don't agree. Guess what Al...YES I would say Therrien is flat out wrong, BUT I would say he is defending his team which is his job.

So that is not my issue. My issue is Therrien comparing the Prust play to the Kreider play. That is irresponsible. He doesn't need to do that to defend Prust. He went too far IMO.

 

Best way to say F you is WIN. And I expect us to come out and do just that. ON FIRE tomorrow night.

 

Look at these quotes from the habs...LOL

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 3m
Briere on Stepan injury: "It seems a little fishy to me. It seems like a game."
Quote:
Pat Leonard ‏@PLeonardNYDN 14m
Habs' Gallagher says he 100% expects Stepan to play. Says he's seen some broken jaws and Stepan was yapping after the hit

 

Again, I love this. Shows the Habs have zero class, I didn't see us playing games with the Price injury. To me this even motivates us more. Keep it coming Canadiens. I love this...all of this.

I guess the surgery was fake also Montreal?

 

I guess Briere thnks the surgery is a lie also? He must otherwise the "game" is over.

So he thinks we are lying about the Stepan injury (I guess to get Prust suspended...which he was going to get 1 game anyway) and we are lying about the surgery.

My lord I NEVER would have thought the Habs were this low class. It is actually comical. I might skate out onto that ice tomorrow night and play for us I am so angry.

 

“Therrien says #Habs know exactly where Brassard is injured because hockey is a small world. Second time in playoffs he’s said that. Strange.” (Arpon Basu)


Maybe they will send a goon after him also. This stuff is getting crazy now. We BETTER win this series. Hate those French Canadian fu*ks.

 

Brandon Prust said that he was suspended because of the lateness of the hit and that the contact was clean. (Habs)

Prust called Stepan a friend. (Pierre LeBrun)


A clean hit that happened to hit his jaw and break it. Yeah it was clean into his jaw (and late). LOVE IT. Keep talking Canadiens.

 

I would think after the hearing prust wouldnt lie about his hearing, and it is true, then the nhl has major problems

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I am convinced that Montreal will "do anything to win."

I have been FED UP a long long time ago.

 

Let them chirp. Who cares. Go out there and win the next 2 games.