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Gainey Sending Messages
by Paul on 02/18/09 at 08:12 AM ET
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from Elliotte Friedman of Blogs and Columns at CBC,
If Bob Gainey really wanted to trade Alex Kovalev right now, the Russian winger wouldn’t be “resting.” He’d be packing.
Sunday’s loss in Vancouver wasn’t necessarily No. 27’s final game in a Canadiens uniform. Unless he shows up on the upcoming off-day Friday dragging the Stanley Cup behind his car – a la George Costanza with the World Series Trophy in Seinfeld – Kovalev will play for this team again.
This is part of Gainey’s three-pronged attack to warn the roster that no one is secure, that spoiled behaviour and indifferent play will no longer be tolerated. Add Kovalev’s banishment to Sergei Kostitsyn’s demotion and the trade for Mathieu Schneider and what has Gainey done? He’s rattled everyone without permanently getting rid of anyone. And that’s critical to the point here.
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I would sign him for short money and then I wouldn’t have to worry about whether he felt like playing......never understood why Montreal gave him big money. I figured the whole league had figured this guy out by then. You can’t rely on a guy like this but he’s a great pick up at the trade deadline
Posted by kevin from boston on 02/18/09 at 11:16 AM ET
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Kovy, Kovy, Kovy.... Same story different year. Now you know what Rangers fans went through. We loved Kovalev, one of my favorite players. But we couldn’t get him to show up every night. He showed up when he felt like playing Hockey… It’s a very difficult thing with as fans because you see how talented this guy is. It’s enough to drive you insane.
I feel for the Habs fans. Come on Kovy bring your game back…
Posted by Performance Parts on 02/18/09 at 09:24 AM ET