– Montreal is in hot water…
– According to José Theodore..
– Most NHL players don’t want to come here and play.
– Worse..
– Agents around the NHL are advising their clients not to come to Montreal.
People need to realize that Montreal is a market that scares many players and agents. The fans are passionate, but that also has its downsides.
It’s different when things are going badly in Montreal, you hear about it all the time, even on days off, and you have to be mentally strong to resist. Nobody likes to be highlighted and it can get tough. So when a free agent asks his agent why he should accept an offer from the Canadiens, the agent must be honest.
– DEATH threats to David Reinbacher added fuel to the FIRE…
Reinbacher will quickly feel the pressure from Montreal if he stumbles early in the season. It’s a bit like what happened to Slafkovsky, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and others.
– Carey Price can talk about it.
– Jonathan Drouin can talk about it…
– Scott Gomez can talk about it…
It’s difficult for a good youngster to develop in Montreal, and it’s even worse when a more outside drafted player overtakes him. And there’s the good side. We quickly turn the player who comes out of nowhere and is successful into a hero. On the other hand, it becomes dangerous when expectations are set a little too high.
– But in the end..
– It’s just proof that the NHL isn’t a true major league.
– NFL, NBA, MLB…
– It doesn’t matter where you play.
– The supporters will put pressure on you.
– And some fools will threaten you.
– Since the NHL is a minor league…
– Montreal is portrayed as a city of nasty partisans.
It’s a point against Montreal. The day the CH becomes a real force it will be different, but that is not the case yet. When we blame a young person just for being drafted, that’s crazy. It’s not Reinbacher’s fault the Canadiens liked him better than Michkov, and according to Martin Lapointe it was a unanimous decision. Give the runner a chance.