Inside the Dressing Room

barry33 · Guru

Inside the Dressing Room

Zulrath · Senior Member

Reminds me of Kindergarden

Key Lime · Guru

Ok stop Barry...it's making me sick. I'm sure that players on Habs Stanley cup winning teams of the past had exactly the same request. Prima-Donna's or are thet just victims of how society bends over backwards for celebrities and pro athletes?

barry33 · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

Ok stop Barry...it's making me sick. I'm sure that players on Habs Stanley cup winning teams of the past had exactly the same request. Prima-Donna's or are thet just victims of how society bends over backwards for celebrities and pro athletes?

Well I do not think this attitude is Habs specific..I think most teams have players like this..sad but true. How soon these guys forget that a few short years ago they go up at 5 am to go to a rink, carryin their own gear. Making a stick last a whole year because Dad could only afford one...short memories indeed

Key Lime · Guru

barry33 wrote:
Well I do not think this attitude is Habs specific..I think most teams have players like this..sad but true. How soon these guys forget that a few short years ago they go up at 5 am to go to a rink, carryin their own gear. Making a stick last a whole year because Dad could only afford one...short memories indeed

and 'hand me down" equipment...right up to the jock-strap. Gross but not unheard of...

Nil d · Guru

I just spent an hour this afternoon skating around and shooting pucks on an outdoor "rink" (a frozen-over tennis court), which I had to clear of snow first. And I had a great time doing it! These overpriced primadonnas do make one sick, when you consider (1) the money they make and (2) the life of comfort they lead.

I'm just glad you didn't name names, Barry; I don't want to know.

barry33 · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

barry33 wrote:Well I do not think this attitude is Habs specific..I think most teams have players like this..sad but true. How soon these guys forget that a few short years ago they go up at 5 am to go to a rink, carryin their own gear. Making a stick last a whole year because Dad could only afford one...short memories indeed and 'hand me down" equipment...right up to the jock-strap. Gross but not unheard of...

Hey my Dad played hockey with a pice of frozen manure and sears catalogues for shin pads..I asked him what happened to the puck when it got above freezing

Ando · Guru

I bet And-o can bat at least .500 on this one (I think you are basically looking for a total of 8 names), although I certainly can't attribute a specific name to a specific number on the list!

In no particular order...Kovalev, Koivu, Zednik, Theodore.

Did And-o nail it???

superhab · Guru

I'm pretty sure the gloves is Markov i noticed the trainers bringing him gloves every once in awhile when i sat beside the bench in Buffalo. I could be wrong.

and ketchup on the toilet seet. Priceless. Doug Gilmour was also a huge practical joker.

When i see the Canadiens (Waiting outside the hotel) none of them have ever turned down an autograph except Kovalev, but im pretty sure Kovy went to the hospital.

-- Edited by superhab at 17:47, 2006-02-20

Key Lime · Guru

Same as And-o...not in any order...Ribeiro, Zednik, Theo, Kovy, Souray, Rivet, Koivu, and Markov

-- Edited by Key Lime at 17:49, 2006-02-20

MrsHab · Veteran Member

Nil d wrote:

I just spent an hour this afternoon skating around and shooting pucks on an outdoor "rink" (a frozen-over tennis court), which I had to clear of snow first. And I had a great time doing it! These overpriced primadonnas do make one sick, when you consider (1) the money they make and (2) the life of comfort they lead. I'm just glad you didn't name names, Barry; I don't want to know.

Ditto for me...don't want to know either.....Hey Nil (Mr. Grammarman) you missed one, LOL, (see Zulrath above).

Nil d · Guru

MrsHab wrote:

Nil d wrote: I just spent an hour this afternoon skating around and shooting pucks on an outdoor "rink" (a frozen-over tennis court), which I had to clear of snow first. And I had a great time doing it! These overpriced primadonnas do make one sick, when you consider (1) the money they make and (2) the life of comfort they lead. I'm just glad you didn't name names, Barry; I don't want to know. Ditto for me...don't want to know either.....Hey Nil (Mr. Grammarman) you missed one, LOL, (see Zulrath above).

Got it. But he's a young pup, so we make allowances.................

Habtastic · Guru

The one that is most telling for me is number 9 (isn't that a song? lol). To not be invited to the Xmas party... that is rough. Even worse is what they must be doing to be rejected like that.

Habtastic

Muller93 · Guru

Habtastic wrote:

The one that is most telling for me is number 9 (isn't that a song? lol). To not be invited to the Xmas party... that is rough. Even worse is what they must be doing to be rejected like that. Habtastic

NOT GOING TO THE SICK KIDS HOSPITAL. Of all of them...that is the most grotesque. loser.

Jay1982 · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

Same as And-o...not in any order...Ribeiro, Zednik, Theo, Kovy, Souray, Rivet, Koivu, and Markov-- Edited by Key Lime at 17:49, 2006-02-20

Actually, Souray is pretty nice most of the time....

Ando · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

NOT GOING TO THE SICK KIDS HOSPITAL. Of all of them...that is the most grotesque. loser.

No predictions as to whom might belong to this illustrious feat of cold-hearted stupidity???

Muller93 · Guru

Ando wrote:

Muller93 wrote: NOT GOING TO THE SICK KIDS HOSPITAL. Of all of them...that is the most grotesque. loser. No predictions as to whom might belong to this illustrious feat of cold-hearted stupidity???

I was going to say Kovalev until someone posted that he went( how do they know I wonder??). So my next pick is Ribs. And if not him..Dags...and if not him...Zednik.

Jay1982 · Guru

here are my guesses:

1. Souray or Ribiero
2. Theodore
3. Markov
4. Koivu
5. Kovalev
7. Radek Bonk
8. I know this, but i forget, someone told me about this...damnit...Ribs maybe...
9. The french clique
10. Ribero, Theodore, Bonk, etc..

Jay1982 · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

Ando wrote: Muller93 wrote: NOT GOING TO THE SICK KIDS HOSPITAL. Of all of them...that is the most grotesque. loser. No predictions as to whom might belong to this illustrious feat of cold-hearted stupidity??? I was going to say Kovalev until someone posted that he went( how do they know I wonder??). So my next pick is Ribs. And if not him..Dags...and if not him...Zednik.

there was a picture of him in the gazette wearing a clown nose at the hospital

Muller93 · Guru

Jay1982 wrote:

here are my guesses: 1. Souray or Ribiero2. Theodore3. Markov4. Koivu5. Kovalev7. Radek Bonk8. I know this, but i forget, someone told me about this...damnit...Ribs maybe...9. The french clique10. Ribero, Theodore, Bonk, etc..

Perfect. All My guesses as well except Bonk# 7. Bonk does not need to limit the number of autographs now does he?

Jay1982 · Guru

lol, I know, but he wasn't there for the Children's hospital, so I figured it would be him, and you'd be surprized at how everyone has alot of autograph requests. I remember when Donald Brashear was on the Habs team. And he was swamped with people asking him for autographs

Muller93 · Guru

Jay1982 wrote:

lol, I know, but he wasn't there for the Children's hospital, so I figured it would be him, and you'd be surprized at how everyone has alot of autograph requests. I remember when Donald Brashear was on the Habs team. And he was swamped with people asking him for autographs

Bonk was not there eh? I hope he had good reasons.

plouf · Guru

I mean I knew these guys were spoiled primadonnas, but !!!!!

Random guesses:
Zednik is the guy who insists on bunking alone.
(my second guess would be either Ribeiro or Theo)

Guys who abuse the trainers: What a bunch of @#$!s. Maybe I'm naive, but do HOCKEY players do that?

Pepsi-Coke? Too many hard checks to the head. Dandenault?

Dry gloves: Weird, superstitious-sounding thing.
Same goes for the jerseys. It's ridiculous, but sounds like that kind of thing.
The skates one too, but it's a little too much though.
Could that be Theo? He definitely seemed like he needed some help with those skates the way he slipped onto his knees slid across the crease. Or could it be Souray? Maybe his skates were so sharp that's why he couldn't move left-right when guys were barreling down on him.

-- Edited by plouf at 19:58, 2006-02-20

Nil d · Guru

plouf wrote:

Guys who abuse the trainers: What a bunch of @#$!s. Maybe I'm naive, but do HOCKEY players do that?

Hard to believe, eh what?

Dry gloves: Weird, superstitious-sounding thing. Same goes for the jerseys.

As for jerseys, that could be any one of them - wihtout have to put a fresh one on. There have been plenty of nights when they didn't break a sweat.

Habtastic · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

Habtastic wrote: The one that is most telling for me is number 9 (isn't that a song? lol). To not be invited to the Xmas party... that is rough. Even worse is what they must be doing to be rejected like that. Habtastic NOT GOING TO THE SICK KIDS HOSPITAL. Of all of them...that is the most grotesque. loser.

Ummm... I hope that 'loser' comment was for the player. I agree, the most 'Grotesque' is not going to the Hospital. Just to clarify, my comment was to say that the most telling thing that there is a problem in the dressing room is that some players were not invited to the Xmas party, as that must have been a group decision to ostracize another group. I wonder if management has any say in these things and if any punishments were handed down for a few of the things on that list.

Habtastic

heet_150 · Guru

Edit: Served no purpose. Appologies.

-- Edited by heet_150 at 08:11, 2006-02-21

Nil d · Guru

heet_150 wrote:

Nil d wrote: plouf wrote: Guys who abuse the trainers: What a bunch of @#$!s. Maybe I'm naive, but do HOCKEY players do that? Hard to believe, eh what? Dry gloves: Weird, superstitious-sounding thing. Same goes for the jerseys. As for jerseys, that could be any one of them - wihtout have to put a fresh one on. There have been plenty of nights when they didn't break a sweat. Doctor (Grammarman) heal thyself.

Touche.

jeanthehabtiste · Senior Member

The one about Ryder putting scOtch tape on Markovs skate blades is pretty funny, you gotta admit.

heet_150 · Guru

jeanthehabtiste wrote:

The one about Ryder putting scOtch tape on Markovs skate blades is pretty funny, you gotta admit.

I had it happen to me once. I was one of the better skilled kids on my house league team (the man who wears glasses in the land of the blind) and it was going to my head. In fact, in hindsight, I was one of the kids that you would pull your kid out, just so they wouldn't be forced to play on my team (live and learn). The coaches decided to "check" my skates before a game. It took about ten minutes of my teammates and coaches having a good laugh at me trying to stand on the ice before they came over and "rechecked" my skates. It was explained to me that I was getting pretty full of myself, so the coaches decided to bring me down a notch. I don't remember if I learned my lesson then or not, but I was able to keep my big mouth shut for the rest of the year.

jeanthehabtiste · Senior Member

I remember when I was on a rep team when I was a kid, we were in Ottawa for a tournament and one of the coaches assistants smeared Vicks Vapor Rup on the inside two of the guys cups before practice. WUAHHHHH!!