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Matthieu06

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2018 at 10:17 p.m.
Thread: Let the rebuild start...
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Habs4ever</b></div><div>Here is a funny story. Troy Crosby and I had met when we were at same training camp in Verdun. Years later I bump into him in a rink in Halifax and he tells me his son is pretty good. I said Troy, all dads think there son is pretty good. Your son is only six years old. Then I saw him in Bridgewater NS, when his son was playing Bantam AAA. He had great vision and knew where the puck was going but he was so small. But he had two growth spurts that really helped him. Today his son Sydney is pretty good. LOL Another funny story was during an away game. The veterans on the team wanted a few hours of quiet away from Pépé (Claude Lemieux) so, they told him a reporter wanted to do an exclusive story on him and gave him the address. So he gets in a cab, drives across town to an empty warehouse. Of course there was no interview but when he got back to the hotel room, they had a very good laugh.</div></div>

I guess Sydney Crosby is an okay hockey player... :)
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2018 at 9:57 p.m.
Thread: Let the rebuild start...
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Habs4ever</b></div><div>It is actually been a lot of fun. I am anonymous and nobody knows me on here. I do find some of the comments fun and at times out there. But putting a team together is a lot of fun. A lot of research needs to go into the character of the player. When Jiri Fisher (former player turned scout) asked me about a player, I had to tell the truth and say he was not working out, was not taking school seriously and was goofing around a lot. That player had a letter on his jersey and was a very good player at OHL level but his work ethic sucked. He ended up passing on the player and the player never played higher than the ECHL. When the Rangers asked me about a D-man, I also had to tell the truth. All the player needed to do in the off season was train hard and stay in shape. He partied, got drunk and chased girls. I saw him 4 yrs later, super out of shape, smoking cigarettes and completely out of hockey. So character is huge. I always did my research. I spoke with police, teachers, principals, rink workers, to see how the player conducted themselves away from the rink. There is more but I start with character.</div></div>

Merci beaucoup! It's fun to come on here and have people comment on "fantasy" teams respectfuly. It's all about having fun after all. To share your personal experience like this is truly generous on your part. Thanks a lot!