#Bob Gainey

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Title: A Christmas Carol

Rating: PG

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Bob Hoskins, Daryl Sabara, Steve Valentine, Sage Ryan, Amber Gainey Meade, Ryan Ochoa, Bobbi Page, Ron Bottitta, Fionnula Flanagan, Samantha Hanratty, Julian Holloway

Release year: 2009

Genres: fantasy, adventure, drama

Blurb: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

[collectingall]

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A Dame Undercover - A Dixon & Dong Joint

Before Ethel could shed her disguise, someone hammered on the front door. She gestured for Kenny and Slippy to step out of sight, but they’d already cleared the hallway. She straightened her wig and got into character, assuming an attitude of cheeriness shining through weariness, then she opened the door.

A man stood there scraping his boots on the welcome mat. Ethel took him in at a glance and, being Ethel, immediately knew a few things. One, this Officer Gainey Perlman of the CHP was big, broad, pot-bellied peckerwood with a gold cop ‘stache and a sour relationship with his member. Two, on a rough day she could still think rings and rings around the officer; she was cool, chill, a regular cool cucumber, a chillionaire. Three, although the gang’s escapades earlier in the day definitely broke some laws, they’d also been careful to cover their tracks well enough that Perlman must be intruding on some other business.

“Can I help you?” she asked.

“I’m looking for Ethel Humongous,” he said, politely enough.

“I don’t think she’s in,” Ethel said, “but I just got back myself.”

She gestured with a cupped palm towards the trundle suitcase behind her. Perlman adjusted his belt and stepped up onto the threshold. He licked his teeth with a wet clicking sound.

“And where have you been, little lady?” he asked.

“I’m fresh back from Miami, officer.”

“And what were you doing out there?”

Ethel wondered for a second if Perlman was playing or legitimately dumb. Had he not clocked the frock? The cap? The gossamer scarf about her neck?

“I work the LA-Miami run for Transcoast,” she said. She bobbed at the knees, spread her arms, and winked, emphasizing her uniform and all that it barely contained. Ethel heard Perlman growl like a prurient predator, and one of the boys hiding just the other side of the thin drywall growled back, so low even she barely caught it.

“Is there anything I can do for you?” she asked.

Perlman cast a look over his shoulder and scanned the street. It was empty. He grinned and licked his teeth again. The sun shining through the back of the house gleamed as it caught on the dingy crown of his front tooth. He stepped forward from the threshold, and the hallway floorboards groaned with his weight. Ethel cooed in character. Again, Perlman made an animal noise then he adjusted his belt under his belly.

Maybe you can give me the tour,” he said.

Ethel thought she heard the soft sound of Kenny Dong pulling back the hammer on a .380 pistol and said “Well, sure, officer, as long as you don’t have anything too crazy in mind. I am just a simple civilian, after all.”

“I’ll see what I can do,” said Perlman. “Though I should warn you, I have been cited for being rough.”

Ethel had thought that her stewardess cover could weather anything Perlman might throw at her, but the bile spiking in the back of her throat made her realize her mistake. Her mask slipped, but she covered the lapse with much fluttering of her long lashes. Perlman smiled wider and fiddled with his belt again. He reached out for her, his hands like two slabs of wet, hairy pork. He closed his eyes, and his lips puckered.

Static burst from the radio clipped to his shirt. Ethel and Perlman both jumped.

“Perlman, you there?” came a tinny voice. The officer smiled like a curdled tart down at Ethel. He held her gaze–the whites of his eyes as yellow as tobacco stains–as he yapped a curt “Here!” into his radio.

“You got a priority call,” said the radio. “Looks like a code Benjamin. Usual place.”

“On it,” he said, then he cursed quietly.

“Is everything okay, officer?” Ethel asked.

“Duty calls, ma’am, but I’ll be back. If you should see Ms. Humongous, please give me a call, and if you don’t see her, feel free to call me all the same!”

He tucked his card into her cleavage with a slow wink. It stood up like a shark’s fin except for the wilting, dog-eared corners.

“Dang!” Perlman muttered. He shook his head and walked back to his patrol car.

Ethel watched him from the front door, maintaining a cute pout as he disappeared. When he’d gone, she shut the door and turned around. Kenny and Slippy were standing there, Slippy out of breath.

“That was lucky,” she said.

“Lucky nothing!” said Slippy. “There’s a payphone a block over. I just busted my hump on over there to call in a distraction.”

Ethel threw her arms around his neck and gave a tight squeeze.

“Things keep getting squirrelier and squirrelier around here,” said Kenny Dong. “Let’s flip this omelet already!”

And they headed out.

[marcmarcmomarc]

Kingdom Hearts IV predictions

Kingdom of Corona (Tangled)

Takes place after the movie.

Is visited by Donald and Goofy.

The inhabitants are, of course, thrilled to see Donald and Goofy again, but are sad to hear about Sora’s sacrifice.

Starring the voices of

Bob Bergen as Pascal

Clancy Brown as King Frederic

M.C. Gainey as Captain of the Guard

Brad Garrett as Hook Hand

Nathan Greno as Maximus

Charles Halford as Vladimir

Brian Hull as Patchy Stabbington

Kelsey Lansdowne as Rapunzel Fitzherbert

Zachary Levi as Eugene Fitzherbert

Chris Marlow as Big Nose

Ron Perlman as Sideburns Stabbington

Stephen Stanton as Attila Buckethead

Paul F. Tompkins as Shorty

Kari Wahlgren as Queen Ariana

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[goalhofer]

Top 10 NHL point leaders by draft: 1973

10: Blaine Stoughton; 7th overall, Pittsburgh (455) 9: Ian Turnbull; 15th overall, Toronto (485) 8: Eric Vail; 21st overall, Atlanta (487) 7: Joseph Savard; 6th overall, Boston (513) 6: Darcy Rota; 13th overall, Chicago (516) 5: Bob Gainey; 8th overall, Montreal (574) 4: Tom Lysiak; 2nd overall, Atlanta (906) 3: Rick Middleton; 14th overall, New York Rangers (1,088) 2: Lanny McDonald; 4th overall, Toronto (1,090) 1: Denis Potvin; 1st overall, New York Islanders (1,216)

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Determining the "best" Montreal Canadiens team is subjective and can vary depending on personal preferences and criteria. However, there are a few notable Canadiens teams that stand out in the franchise's storied history:

1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens: This team is often regarded as one of the greatest in NHL history. Coached by Scotty Bowman, the Canadiens finished the regular season with a record of 60 wins, setting a new NHL record at the time. Led by goaltender Ken Dryden and a star-studded lineup that included Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Bob Gainey, and Jacques Lemaire, the Canadiens dominated the playoffs, losing only two games en route to winning the Stanley Cup.

1955-1956 Montreal Canadiens: This team is known for its incredible depth and talent. Coached by Toe Blake, the Canadiens finished the regular season with a record of 45-15-10. Led by Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Beliveau, Doug Harvey, Jacques Plante, and Bernie Geoffrion, the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, losing only one game in the playoffs.

[himbeaux-on-ice]

listen, every story I’ve ever heard about Max Pacioretty’s mother Ana is absolute gold, and I will have to collect them all in a post sometime, but my new favourite one is that when Montreal picked Max in the first round in 2007, his mom (who grew up in Mexico and had basically no knowledge of hockey until her son started playing it) met then-Habs GM Bob Gainey in the draft meet-and-greet afterwards and earnestly asked him if he had ever played hockey before:

oh, you know. I guess you could say he played a little:

the money I would pay to have seen the look on Gainey’s face 😆

[vegasknightsoftheroundtable-blog]

Las Vegas–Today the Vegas Golden Knights conclude their 6 game road trip with a stop at Centre Bell (Bell Centre) to take on the Montréal Canadiéns for the first time in franchise history.

The Canadiéns, are arguably the best original six franchise in the National Hockey League since it’s founding 100 years ago. This NHL flagship franchise over the years has won a league-high 24 Stanley Cup Championships with their most recent win in the 1992-1993 season against Wayne Gretzky‘s Los Angeles Kings.

Over the years the Canadiéns have retired hockey’s elite players in their history with 17 players who have donned the Habs sweater during the course of their NHL careers.

( Photo By Howard Berger)

( Photo By Howard Berger)

Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey, Butch Bouchard, Jean Beliveau, Bernie Geoffrion, Guy Lapointe, Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, Dicki Moore, Henri Richard, Elmar Lach, Serge Savard, Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey, Ken Dryden, and Patrick Roy.

Montréal finished the recent campaign with 103 points with a 47-26-9  (31-19-8 under Michel Therrien and 16-7-1 under Claude Julien)

This season, the Canadiéns are 6-8-1 with 13 points are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference in standings in 13th place and holds the 6th spot in the Atlantic Division.

They are currently on a 2-game winning streak with a 5-4 overtime win over the Jets, and a 2-0 victory this past weekend against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Brendan Gallagher leads the Canadiéns in goals this season with 6. Max Pacioretty is right behind Gallagher in the goal-scoring department with 5.

Veteran defenseman Shea Weber along with newcomer forward Jonathan Drouin are tied with 8 assists.

In overall points, they have three-way Gallagher, Weber, and Drouin with 11 on the season.

Pacioretty has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past five games.

For the Canadiéns, backup goaltender Charlie Lindgren is scheduled to make his second start between the pipes for Montréal. Lindgren recorded his 1st ever NHL shutout win over the Blackhawks on Sunday in a 38 save percentage performance.

Last night the Vegas Golden Knights participated in their first ever shootout in franchise history where the Toronto Maple Leafs bested them in the skills competition with a lone goal that came from Mitch Marner that resulted in a 4-3 loss.

What was a positive in the 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs, was that the Golden Knights kept them off the scoresheet in the 3rd period. On this Eastern Conference road swing, they have been outscored in that period 10-3.

(Photo by TSN’s SportsCentre)

Heading into their matchup against the Habs, the Golden Knights recorded on this road trip, are 1-3-1 and have an overall season record of 9-4-1.

They currently hold the 3rd place spot in the Western Conference with the Winnipeg Jets who they will play later this week and are still in 2nd place in the Pacific Division behind the Los Angeles Kings.

The Golden Knights team leader in goals is forward James Neal who currently has 7 on the season. He also holds the lead in points with 12 on the year.

Forwards Reilly Smith and David Perron are sharing the 2nd place spot with the Golden Knights in points with 10.

Defensemen’s Brad Hunt, Nate Schmidt, and Colin Miller, along with forward Perron are the co-leaders with the Golden Knights in assists with 7 so far in this campaign.

In his last ten games, forward William Karlsson has 10 points (4 goals and 6 assists).

Goaltender Maxime Lagace since taking over for Dansk on the road trip has only one win to his credit and that was against the Ottawa Senators. Lagace is the projected starter between the pipes for the Golden Knights.

The Injury Report

VGK: Marc-Andre Fleury (upper body), Malcolm Subban (lower body), Oscar Dansk (lower body), Clayton Stoner (lower body).

MON: Carey Price (lower body), Charles Hudon (upper body), Nikita Scherbak (knee), David Schlemko (hand), Ales Hemsky (concussion-like symptoms)

Will the Golden Knights cap off their road trip with a win against the Montréal Canadiéns, tune in tonight and find out?

Official Broadcast Schedule

Tonight’s puck drop is at 4:30 pm PT. Las Vegas / 7:30 pm ET. Montréal

Television: The matchup will on AT&T SportsNet. This is DIRECTV channel 684, U-verse channels 757 (SD) and 1757 (HD), Cox Cable channels 313 (SD) and 1313 (HD), and CenturyLink channels 760 (SD) and 1760 (HD).

Radio: The radio broadcast is on FOX Sports Radio 98.9 FM/1340 AM.

Game Day: Vegas Golden Knights Cap Off 6-Game Road Trip With A Stop Over At Centre Bell To Take On The Montréal Canadiéns Las Vegas--Today the Vegas Golden Knights conclude their 6 game road trip with a stop at Centre Bell (Bell Centre) to take on the Montréal Canadiéns for the first time in franchise history.

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a small and incomplete excerpt from the long post (more research is needed to fully complete it, and i’m a bit behind. but if you want to know why he should be the captain, this is why he should be the captain).

In many ways, Nick has been working towards a captaincy for his entire career.  Amanda Suzuki particularly noted that while Ryan had a spotlight on him throughout his entire minor hockey career, Nick had quietly climbed his way up the ladder on every single team he’d played on. Even if he wasn’t immediately appreciated or noticed by the coaching staff, he would rapidly make himself both known and indispensable.

In July 2017, prior to the Attack’s season beginning and Nick’s sophomore year in the OHL starting, Nick was given the A for “a formidable team looking to go deep in the playoffs.” Nick was appreciative of this responsibility, noting, “Obviously it is a pretty big honour to be given an ‘A’ on such a good team. I try to always be a good leader and I was just lucky enough to be chosen to wear a letter on my jersey.”

He would wear the A throughout his time in Owen Sound, as well as in some of the CBIC Canada-Russia series games. He acted as a leader both on the ice and in the dressing room, the go-to guy that coaches relied upon in all situations—playing on the top line 5v5, with the man advantage, short-handed, in the shootout. In his final season with the Attack, on October 3, 2018, Nick was given the C ahead of the season, the 23rd captain in franchise history. The way he accepted it was notable. While he repeated the same platitudes as he had before—“It’s truly an honour to be named captain in Owen Sound, and in the same category as the great Attack captains before me”—Nick specifically said, “It’s always been a dream of mine, and for it to happen is very special.”

He added that both he and his alternate captains “all bring different leadership qualities to the team.  Even players that don’t have letters on their jerseys will be looked upon to lead.”

In November 2018, he wore the C for his last game in the Canada-Russia series. Nick said,  “It’s obviously a huge honor for me to be named one of the captains of Team OHL. A lot of other guys who captain their respective OHL teams will be on the squad, so it's a really cool honor for me to have been selected among them.” Nick’s team would be one of only two Canadian teams (out of six games) to win a game, 3-1.

That same month, his coach talked about Nick’s importance to the team as their best player, most effective defensive forward, and top forward every game. “The number one job in the NHL is consistency,” Todd Gill would say, and went on to note that, “That will get you to the next level. Nick wants to be a leader, the go-to guy.  Off the ice, he's an incredibly grounded person. He’s almost a Bob Gainey-type captain where he leads by example on the ice and when he does talk in the dressing room, the players understand they should listen.”

Nick would not have the chance to complete the season with the Attack, because in January 2019, he was traded to the Guelph Storm to help them with their playoff run. Although he lost his letter going to a new team, he continued on as an important locker room leader. The Storm’s head coach, George Burnett, noted in May 2019—the heart of their OHL championship run—that although Nick was an unassuming soft-talker, he was absolutely a quiet leader. “He brings a calmness; he’s very poised. He doesn’t say much, but when he speaks everyone is listening. He picks his spots.”

In another interview, Burnett again noted that Nick’s teammates listened when he spoke.  “He’s unassuming, just kind of fits in. He’s not the guy who’s doing all the talking—he’s not loud at all. Just very soft-spoken. The guys seem to enjoy and have fun being around him. He’s an outstanding teammate. He cares as much about the young kids on the team as he does the older guys. He’s been a terrific teammate and I think that rubs off when you have his talents and you’re just one of the guys. He doesn’t seem to have a selfish bone or a big ego on the surface. All top players have to have an ego, but it doesn’t come across in a fashion that turns anybody in a negative way at all. He’s been fun to coach and when he has something to say I enjoy his feedback.”

Nick would lead the team to a reverse sweep of a “better” team and several come-from behind series wins to the OHL championship and the Memorial Cup, earning the playoff MVP award in the process, before eventually battling his way onto the Habs’ roster out of camp.

Even though he was starting off on the low end of the totem pole, a fourth line winger, Nick’s interest in leadership was evident. In December 2019, the Habs had a Captains’ Reunion game where many of the past captains were in attendance, and honored by the current team. Nick noted, “As a young player, you want to be in those guys’ shoes at the end, having a great career and being a captain of a team one day. I look up to those guys a lot. [This sort of game is] definitely a once-in-a-career kind of thing.”

At the time, the Habs were on a winless streak, and Nick showed the spark that would carry him through the next few seasons as well. “At every point in someone’s career, they’re going to go through ups and downs. As a young player, you kind of want to get it out of the way so you know what to expect the next time if it happens. You’re well-prepared for staying positive and just trying to keep everyone in check.”

By March 2020, Nick had won his first Molson Cup and was already learning a lot from other players in the room. Even here, we see that he is focused on leadership and learning how to lead. He said, “I know there’s a lot of pressure, it’s a true honor to have that. I’ve just been trying to keep my head low and keep working hard. I don’t say too much in the room but I just try to learn off everyone; we have a bunch of great leaders here. I look up to Phil, I watch him every day, so I get to learn little things off of him.” 

He stepped up in the bubble playoffs, once again showing that he wasn’t shy to step into the spotlight in big moments on the ice; he helped lead the team in scoring and almost propelled them to the second round. His next season was no different.

At Shea Weber’s 1000th game, on February 2, 2021, Nick wasn’t shy about letting some of his ambitions leak into the open. He said, of Weber, “He was one of the first guys I got to talk to when I got traded. I was kind of the new guy around the room. When I first came in, I was doing fitness testing with all the NHL players and we ended up talking a little bit. Ever since then, he’s been just a guy I always look up to, always can go to to ask questions. You can just see the respect that he gets around our room, around the league, and that’s kind of what I want to be if I can hit 1,000 games. Just be the way that he’s respected. I really look up to him in a lot of ways.” Notable here is how important the respect is to him, the longevity, and the looking into the future for himself.

During the 2020-21 season, Nick showed his leadership in varying ways. In addition to consistently being one of the best players on the ice, he helped keep the team even-keeled during losses, noted that he and the rest of the centermen would need to step up if (for example) Phil Danault couldn’t play, and helping his young teammates with their own struggles. For example, after two hard losses, Nick was asked whether he had spoken to Jesperi Kotkaniemi about his struggles. He said, “Yeah, I’ve been talking to him a little bit; I know he’s maybe not producing but I still think he’s making good plays, he’s working hard and it’s bound to happen for him—he just needs one good bounce, puck to go in the net and he’ll be back.”

During the playoffs, even the coaching staff recognized his leadership abilities.  On June 1, Luke Richardson said, “I think he’s a quiet guy, but he’s going to be a quiet leader. I’m sure he was in junior; you saw him tear it up there during the playoffs, and you’ve seen it over the last two years just grow every every game. I think it’s the confidence level that’s showing and it’s even in his smile. He’s got that sly smile on the ice. I’m sure it bothers the other team, but it brings confidence to himself and I think his teammates just showing that he’s gaining more confidence in his play and his demeanor. I don’t think he’s going to be a real loud, vocal, rah-rah guy, but not everybody has to be. I think some leaders are just pure by their play, and I think that’s what Nick’s going to be.  He’s definitely more comfortable talking and speaking on the bench, asking the coaches questions, and discussing plays with his teammates before a draw. I’m sure Tyler Toffoli has really helped him out in that area this year.”

Prior to the 2021-22 season, with Shea Weber on LTIR for the foreseeable future and many of the leadership group injured, Nick received an A. It would prove to be permanent at home, and rotating on the road, although as the year went on, he was wearing it more often than not.

Nick’s mother Amanda later said, “Well, I think we were surprised [he received the A] to be honest, but he’s always been a quiet leader. And he was always a part of the leadership in the OHL. He became an alternate captain fairly early on in his OHL career. And even in his junior career you know he was a captain or an alternate. He’s got that quiet leadership presence and he’s calm and I think it was Brendan Gallagher that said he’s got the ear of the young guys. The young guys, they all get together, and he’s a support and somebody to talk to at their age level. There’s the veterans and the rookies or the young guys, and Nick is closer to the rookies and the younger guys’ experiences, and knows what it’s like coming into a team being traded or being brought up or whatnot, and I think he just—he brings a different element to the conversation. Not that he has years or years of knowledge like a Brendan or a Toffoli or a Weber or a Petry and they bring something also to that conversation but there is the youth of the group too that needs somebody to go to well and I hope that is Nick to them.”

In a very rough start to the 2021-22 season, Brendan Gallagher also commented on Nick’s leadership skills and ability to lead by example for the younger players. “It takes a group, and maybe the older guys aren’t going to look at Suzy, but there’s younger guys that are going to feel a lot more comfortable going to him than maybe going to an older guy like myself. It’s just natural for them, and Suzy can take on that responsibility of being able to help out a few guys along the way. I think the older guys have a tremendous amount of respect for Suzy, but when you look at the type of example that it’s going to set, there’s just going to be different guys that are going to be able to look at him and say ‘OK, I can do that, look how far he’s come in his few years, the work that he put in, the attitude that he’s had.’”

One of Nick’s very notable leadership qualities was his ability to critique his own game, know when he needed to be better, and to attempt to do that the next game. For example, after a tough loss on November 1, 2021, Nick said it was one of his worst games he’d ever played. “I don’t try to say I’m coming into this year and putting up 100 points, or whatever. I just try to be realistic, giving myself realistic goals, just doing anything I can to help the team win. I didn’t do that tonight. I need to be better.” He was better the next game, even if the team continued to struggle. A running theme throughout the lost season was that, after a bad loss, Nick was often the one facing the media, defending his teammates or taking responsibility for his own failings.

After Kent Hughes’ hiring, he was asked about the future leadership of the team, and he had the following to say about Nick: “I think a building block is both what they have in terms of attributes as a hockey player and what they have as attributes as a person of character. From everybody that I’ve spoken to — including a couple of players here (in Colorado) today — everybody seems to hold him in really high regard as a person and a future leader of this organization, which is certainly comforting to hear. I see a player who likes to own the puck. He’s got real high-end hockey sense and offensive capabilities, but also committed to playing 200 feet of the ice. But he’s also very young. I can think about some of the players that I’ve represented over the years that went on to be very, very good hockey players and there’s a learning experience that’s part of that. And there are people, including players, that have had an important part in assisting those players to arrive at the peak of their game. I know Mark Recchi had a big influence on a Patrice Bergeron. I think Tim Taylor and Dave Andreychuk had a big influence on Vinnie Lecavalier at that point where they’re a really talented, good young hockey player. So I’m excited to get to know Nick more as a player and as a person and to look at how we as an organization can help him to continue to progress and develop.”

Nick himself was asked about the team leadership, and said, “Every single year we’ve had great leaders and just people that I’m trying to take pieces away from. From Shea my first two years and Toff, Gally, Paulie, Benny, I’ve learned a lot from a lot of these guys. Just little things that I can translate moving forward. We’re going to still have other good leaders around, so it’s not just going to be one person. It will be a group … My view of a good leader is someone that puts it all out on the ice, leading by example and speaking when they think the time is right. We have had more quiet leaders, just guys that do it on the ice and show by example. I think that’s the best way. I mean, if you’re not willing to do it yourself on the ice then it’s hard to lead by just speaking. Those are the big things for me.” This is the way Nick had lead, and the way he would always lead.

Martin St-Louis, coming in to the team in the middle of the year, noted, “I think there’s different forms of leadership, there’s vocal leaders, there’s leaders by example. Usually young guys are mostly leaders by example, and I think Suzy’s probably in that department. I think he tries to do everything right on the ice, I think he tries to absorb the information from the coaching staff and tries to go apply it. I think as he gets older, I’m sure there’ll be more responsibility of probably being more of a vocal leader, having more of a pulse of everybody in the room, not just him. I think as a young player, that’s really hard to ask. I think you grow into that. From my own experience, as players, I think you grow into that role. When you’re young, you’re probably leading by example.

“I know, where we are right now, maybe he’s going to have to speed that part up a little bit, be a little bit more vocal. But it’s not something you can force on anybody. Leadership is something acquired. I believe people are born with leadership qualities and they have examples of leaders in their life, whether it’s a coach or a parent, an uncle. I think when they get into a stage in their life where they’re put in a leadership position, they’ve learned how to lead by example.

“But not everybody has those leadership qualities, so you have to be careful. I’m not saying Nick doesn’t have that — I don’t know him enough — but you can’t force people to just lead. Until you identify that, have conversations with them, they’re probably going to lead by example and that’s something I think Nick has to do every day.”

But Nick would and was learning by necessity. In a year where the Habs set the record for the most man games lost to injury and sickness, he was a bright spot consistently, and he was always a constant, one of the few players to manage to get on the ice for every game, despite his own injuries.

The other players recognized it. After his trade, Ben Chiarot told Eric Engels that, “[The future is] completely up to him. He’s as talented as anyone in the NHL and mature beyond his 22 years. I see him being a leader here for a long time; being a top player and obviously the face of the franchise here. I see a passing of the torch from Shea and Carey to Nick. That’s how I see it going, and I can’t think of someone better suited for it considering how mature he is and how he handles himself. On the ice and off the ice, I think he’ll be great with the media and the people around the city. Montreal’s got a good one with him.” Eric asked whether Ben was saying he was the next captain, and Ben answered firmly, “In my mind, he’ll be the captain.”

Towards the end of the season, Nick spoke again about his own leadership, “It’s kind of changed throughout the whole year. At one one point, we didn’t have many of our older guys and guys that have played a lot of games. So at that point, I had to speak up a lot more. We had a really young team and just wanted to try to help the younger guys and the guys that haven’t played that much in any way I could. But now we have kind of a full roster and just kind of do my own thing, lead by example, speak up when I feel like I need to … it’s always been natural for me. More lead by example kind of guy. Not yelling at everyone when we’re on the bench that much. But I feel like I can pick my points where I can speak up and get my point across.” We can see here the qualities that he had even in juniors: specifically, though he might not always be the most vocal of leaders, he could do it when needed, and his teammates would listen to him.

At the end of the season interviews, Chris Wideman recognized it. “There’s nothing I’ve seen from him that doesn’t say ‘captain’. He’s a guy that carries himself with a lot of class. He leads by example. He’s been our best player every night, basically. He’s a guy that you can count on. I’ve really enjoyed getting to play with him and getting to know him, and I’m excited to see where he takes his career.” 

A guy you can count on. 

Finally, Nick himself noted that next season, he wanted to take on a leadership role: once again, he was not shy about his ambitions to be captain. “I want to take a leadership role. I think I’ve tried to do a good job since I came to this organization. We have a lot of good candidates to be the next captain. Older guys that have been through a lot. But for me, I don’t really control any of that. Just the way I play, the way I handle myself with the team. It will be up to management probably to make that decision for next year.”

In Cole’s mind, Nick was the clear choice. “The way he handles himself in and out of the rink every day… He’s a true pro at such a young age and for sure he’s someone that I look up to. From day to day, he’s quiet around the room but he does the right things on the ice and I think that’s a good role in leadership is to have guys kind of see what he does and it kind of pushes it for the rest of the group. I think a lot of guys look up to him. They don’t look at his age at all. They just know the type of guy he is and he pushes the rest of the team.”

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Top 10 All-Time Underrated Habs

This article was originally published in September, 2013. Some players get all the acclaim. Others go about their business in the shadows, preferring to let the P.K. Subbans of the world grab the spotlight. You know -- the kind of guys who we rarely see fans wearing their name/numbers on a...

Via: https://thehockeywriters.com/top-10-time-underrated-habs/

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Montreal Canadiens: La légende des Canadiens Bob Gainey prête sa voix à la lecture du célèbre p...

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Top 10 NHL assist leaders by draft: 1973

10: Bob Dailey; 9th overall, Vancouver (265) 9: Eric Vail; 21st overall, Atlanta (266) 8: Blake Dunlop; 18th overall, Minnesota (284) 7: Joseph Savard; 6th overall, Boston (289) 6: Bob Gainey; 8th overall, Montreal (310) 5: Ian Turnbull; 15th overall, Toronto (349) 4: Rick Middleton; 14th overall, New York Rangers (495) 3: Lanny McDonald; 4th overall, Toronto (546) 2: Tom Lysiak; 2nd overall, Atlanta (589) 1: Denis Potvin; 1st overall, New York Islanders (850)

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Henri Richard: If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.

Mario Tremblay: What if I bite it and it dies?

Guy Lafleur: That means you’re poisonous.

Larry Robinson: What if it bites itself and I die?

Serge Savard: That’s voodoo.

Bob Gainey: What if it bites me and someone else dies?

Ken Dryden: That’s correlation, not causation.

Yvan Cournoyer: What if we bite each other and neither of us die?

Guy Lapointe: That’s kinky.

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How Will The Vegas Golden Knights Fare Against The Atlantic Division

How Will The Vegas Golden Knights Fare Against The Atlantic Division

Las Vegas–Today we move into a new direction in our analysis as Vegas Knights of The Roundtable takes its 8 part series to the Eastern Conference where we find out how the Vegas Golden Knights will match up against the other teams in North America this upcoming season.

Over the last 4 days, we’ve taken the time and analyzed the 2 Western Conference Divisions (Pacific and Central). Now we have the…

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[Head coach Todd] Gill continues to stress to Suzuki the importance of being Owen Sound's best player, most effective defensive forward and top forward every game. For the most part, the 23rd captain in Attack history has responded.

"The No. 1 job in the NHL is consistency," says the coach. "That will get you to the next level. Nick wants to be a leader, the go-to guy.

"Off the ice, he's an incredibly grounded person. He's almost a Bob Gainey-type captain where he leads by example on the ice and when he does talk in the dressing room, the players understand they should listen."

11/08/18. habs prospect nick suzuki, centrepiece in max pacioretty trade, 'has it all'

Suzuki, 19, is unassuming and a soft-talker. According to Guelph coach George Burnett, he’s a quiet leader. “He brings a calmness, he’s very poised,” said Burnett. “He doesn’t say much, but when he speaks everyone is listening. He picks his spots.”

05/02/19. canadiens prospect suzuki drives storm into ohl final

While Suzuki is a quiet kid, Burnett said his teammates listen when he speaks. “He’s unassuming, just kind of fits in,” Burnett said about Suzuki, who will turn 20 on Aug. 10. “He’s not the guy who’s doing all the talking — he’s not loud at all. Just very soft-spoken. The guys seem to enjoy and have fun being around him. He’s an outstanding teammate. He cares as much about the young kids on the team as he does the older guys. He’s been a terrific teammate and I think that rubs off when you have his talents and you’re just one of the guys. He doesn’t seem to have a selfish bone or a big ego on the surface. All top players have to have an ego, but it doesn’t come across in a fashion that turns anybody in a negative way at all. He’s been fun to coach and when he has something to say I enjoy his feedback.”

05/14/19. suzuki is sizzling

Young gun Nick Suzuki soaked up every single second of his on-ice experience during the Captains' Reunion. The festivities clearly gave him something to aspire to down the road.

“As a young player, you want to be in those guys' shoes at the end, having a great career and being a captain of a team one day. I look up to those guys a lot,” said Suzuki. "It's definitely a once-in-a-career kind of thing.”

12/4/19. nyi @ mtl: about tuesday night...

“I know there's a lot of pressure, it's a true honor to have that. I've just been trying to keep my head low and keep working hard. I don't say too much in the room but I just try to learn off everyone; we have a bunch of great leaders here. I look up to Phil, I watch him every day, so I get to learn little things off him.”

03/02/20. suzuki: molson cup and a rookie season to remember

“He was one of the first guys I got to talk to when I got traded,” Suzuki said. “I was kind of the new guy around the room. When I first came in, I was doing fitness testing with all the NHL players and we ended up talking a little bit. Ever since then, he’s been just a guy I always look up to, always can go to to ask questions. You can just see the respect that he gets around our room, around the league, and that’s kind of what I want to be if I can hit 1,000 games. Just be the way that he’s respected. I really look up to him in a lot of ways.”

02/02/21. shea weber at 1000 games

And here’s the funny thing about what happened next. When I was with the Canucks, I had been watching a lot of games during my time in the bubble in Edmonton — because there wasn’t a whole to do — and one of the guys who kept catching my eye? Nick Suzuki. I’m serious. I didn’t get to see a whole lot of him while I was playing on the West Coast. But watching him against the Pens … I was just like, Man, I want to play on this guy’s line one day.

05/13/21. i was meant to be a hab by tyler toffoli

“You look at our regular season at the end of the year, we were going through a tough time. You needed someone to step up and take charge, and it was him,” says Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher. “Last year in the playoffs, same thing. He’s a guy who steps up, scores big goals. It’s something he’s done as long as he’s been playing hockey, something not everyone has.” . . .

Still, as long as Montreal’s future is tied to Suzuki, Ratcliffe is optimistic about where things are going. “He’s going to be a Stanley Cup champion by the end of his career,” Ratcliffe says. “[Maybe] more times than one.”

06/17/21. at last

“Smaller right shot, but uber-competitive and intelligent with the puck, and that’s kind of what Nick is,” Staal said. “He’s really, really competitive, very intelligent with the puck, puts himself in good positions to be able to do the right things defensively but also create offence. So, he’s a huge part of our team and obviously developing into a leader for this group and an important part of what we’ve got going here.” . . .

here's cole caufield on what he's learned about nick suzuki: ”watching him earlier this year you could see the skill, the work ethic, and the really good player that he is. but getting to play with him and be with him every day, you see how calm he is, how mature he is as a player and as a person and how he carries himself every day. he's a big part of this team and why we've had success up to this point.” . . .

“I think he’s a quiet guy, but he’s going to be a quiet leader,” said [defense coach Luke] Richardson. “You saw in junior, you saw him tear it up there during the playoffs and you’ve seen it over the last two years just grow every game. I think it’s the confidence level that’s showing and it’s even in his smile. He’s got that sly smile on the ice. I’m sure it bothers the other team, but it brings confidence to himself and I think his teammates just showing that he’s gaining more confidence in his play and his demeanor. I don’t think he’s going to be a real loud, vocal, rah-rah guy, but not everybody has to be. I think some leaders are just pure by their play, and I think that’s what Nick’s going to be.”

7/01/21. canadiens' suzuki emerging as quiet leader during montreal's playoff journey

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