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Fredobbface
Calgary Flames
Location: 3 years 5-4-3-3 For a total of 14.5M and a cap hit of 2M, QC
Joined: 07.31.2008

May 28 @ 10:27 AM ET
You and I know very well that Bergevin's hairdresser and stylist are assistant GMs.
- jugkope

The one that picks the clown suits?
jugkope
Location: Possibly at the Zoo
Joined: 07.19.2009

May 28 @ 10:28 AM ET
The one that picks the clown suits?
- Fredobbface


No, the shoes guy. Clown suits guy is VP Public Image.
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 10:35 AM ET
prout
Fredobbface
Calgary Flames
Location: 3 years 5-4-3-3 For a total of 14.5M and a cap hit of 2M, QC
Joined: 07.31.2008

May 28 @ 10:43 AM ET
prout
- Symba007

T'as l'anus slack
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 10:47 AM ET
T'as l'anus slack
- Fredobbface

https://zonevideo.teleque...-prout/les-petites-tounes
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 11:03 AM ET
Canadiens Montréal‏Verified account @CanadiensMTL · 18s18 seconds ago


Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik.
DETAILS ➡️ https://goha.bs/2IRww2y
dt99999
Montreal Canadiens
Location: wow, hope that's sarcasim
Joined: 11.18.2008

May 28 @ 11:07 AM ET
Canadiens Montréal‏Verified account @CanadiensMTL · 18s18 seconds ago


Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik.

- Symba007


Thanks Foxymba News
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 11:09 AM ET
Thanks Foxymba News
- dt99999

but I am not a liar
Fredobbface
Calgary Flames
Location: 3 years 5-4-3-3 For a total of 14.5M and a cap hit of 2M, QC
Joined: 07.31.2008

May 28 @ 11:11 AM ET
Canadiens Montréal‏Verified account @CanadiensMTL · 18s18 seconds ago


Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik.
DETAILS ➡️ https://goha.bs/2IRww2y

- Symba007

Bouchard will have more tools
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 11:12 AM ET
Bouchard will have more tools
- Fredobbface

Habs are drafting Bouchard?
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

May 28 @ 11:31 AM ET
Canadiens Montréal‏Verified account @CanadiensMTL · 18s18 seconds ago


Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik.
DETAILS ➡️ https://goha.bs/2IRww2y

- Symba007

A solid ten minutes before Octagon's hockey camp session is set to get underway, David Sklenicka gets the sheet to himself. He saunters down to secure the nets, not wanting to wait for targets. His blades cut the sounds of NHL strides. His shot blisters off the crossbar at NHL speed, transferred from wrist to stick-tape with the ease you expect from an NHL sniper. He dangles, smoothly and precisely. He smiles when Montreal Canadien forward Jonathan Drouin steps on the ice, as the two exchange saucers and bullet-paced one-timers before the heavy lifting of intense drills play out over the next hour and a half.

Sklenicka takes on the drills with determination, aiming to perfect them. It's play, but for Sklenicka, it definitely looks like work. The others--mediocre NHLers like Milan Michalek and Martin Havlat, Michael Frolik and P.A. Parenteau take the opportunity to catch their breath in between the high intensity drill circuits while Sklenicka hunches over his stick for a second before grabbing six or seven more pucks to shoot. There's a hunger there, and it speaks even louder than the impressive skillset he displays.

By the time these guys are done with this boot camp, the ice needs emergency surgery. Sklenicka is among the last to step off, no worse for wear.

"There weren't a lot of teams that wanted him, but he really wanted to be in Montreal. He loves how Bergevin hands out money to trash," says Sklenicka's agent Allan Walsh, smiling as he watches his clients take their final reps on the ripped up ice at Lower Canada College.

The kids from the football team scamper by before the practice, stopping Sklenicka on his way to the locker room because they all recognize him--he who's yet to don a Montreal Canadiens' sweater. He laughs with them and hands out high fives to meet all requests. He gets a glimpse of how bright the spotlight is here, and his smile shows that he appreciates it.

Canadiens fans are wondering what the immediate future holds for this 21-year old Czech player. He's signed to a two-way deal with Montreal, and the belief is that he's in a very serious competition with David Schlemko and Noah Juulsen to steal a roster spot out of training camp.

Earlier this week, Sklenicka told Conor Mckenna of TSN 690 that starting the year in Laval wouldn't deter him at all from his goal; that he wouldn't give up; that he's not just going to pack his bags and go home at least for another year and three teams later. In the same breath, when asked to describe his style of play, Sklenicka talked about his speed and board play, but emphasized his hunger for the puck and his willingness to battle for it.

There will be plenty of questions about how Sklenicka will hold up physically to the rigors of NHL competition and an unforgiving schedule. Those questions will remain until he has a real opportunity to answer them--beyond training camp and exhibition games. Whether he starts the year in Montreal or not, he showed everything to allow for a confident prediction that he'll be ending his year there, and likely in a pivotal scoring role. In fact, he allows for a confident prediction that he'll be winning his roster spot out of camp. We'll see if the jury agrees...
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 11:32 AM ET
classic EE
dt99999
Montreal Canadiens
Location: wow, hope that's sarcasim
Joined: 11.18.2008

May 28 @ 11:47 AM ET
classic EE
- Symba007

So sexy
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 11:47 AM ET
So sexy
- dt99999

was that before or after baglegate?
dt99999
Montreal Canadiens
Location: wow, hope that's sarcasim
Joined: 11.18.2008

May 28 @ 11:50 AM ET
was that before or after baglegate?
- Symba007

Probably after as he would never have written something so gay without the security of Howard.
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 11:57 AM ET
Probably after as he would never have written something so gay without the security of Howard.
- dt99999

good point, let's celebrate Howard's contribution to HB on this memorial day
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

May 28 @ 12:01 PM ET
good point, let's celebrate Howard's contribution to HB on this memorial day
- Symba007

dt99999
Montreal Canadiens
Location: wow, hope that's sarcasim
Joined: 11.18.2008

May 28 @ 12:01 PM ET
good point, let's celebrate Howard's contribution to HB on this memorial day
- Symba007

Where do we start?
dt99999
Montreal Canadiens
Location: wow, hope that's sarcasim
Joined: 11.18.2008

May 28 @ 12:02 PM ET
*logs off*
Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 12:02 PM ET
Where do we start?
- dt99999

with stormey?

Symba007
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I'm bi. Why limit yourself with half of the possible delicious pleasures of life - Fredo, ON
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 28 @ 12:05 PM ET
finally
Mashadar
Location: Let the creamy goaltending season begin! - EK
Joined: 08.31.2014

May 28 @ 12:21 PM ET
Habs could really use a 6th Assistant GM, Bergevin can't do everything himself
- Symba007


Assistant GM in Charge of Attitude and CHaracter.
pete26
Montreal Canadiens
Location: (HE, HIM, HIS), ON
Joined: 11.20.2008

May 28 @ 12:26 PM ET

- AdamFrench



Who's the hottie on the left???






-dt99999
BashCH
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The legendary Don Cherry agrees with me..., QC
Joined: 04.27.2010

May 28 @ 12:54 PM ET
Who's the hottie on the left???






-dt99999

- pete26

Who's the hottie on the right?









- BingoLady
WaterBoy
Location: Gardez-le votre ANGLAIS, YT
Joined: 06.27.2006

May 28 @ 1:03 PM ET
Who's the hottie in the middle!
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