The 2009-2010 Montreal Canadiens Drinking Game!
How you play is simple. Have a glass with a mixed drink or a beer ready [with spares on the way when you run out] as well as a shot glass with hard liquor for the "Take a shot" category"
Prior to the game you need to choose whether you're Optimistic or Pessimistic. This will matter later, in the "Take a Shot" section
Feel free to come up with your own! I'll add them if you comment.
Sip:
- Neutral zone turnover
- Commentators mention the size of Gionta, Cammelleri, Gomez or Gill, or the speed (or lack thereof) of those players.
- Bad pun involving Carey Price's last name
- Commentators make some form of sentiment towards Markov's absence
- Fans boo a player on the habs
- OLEEE! (with Montreal leading)
- Failed Montreal powerplay attempt
- Spacek shoots wide
- Laraque fight
- Bob Cole makes an obvious error
- Mispronounced names by commentators. Bonus sip if it's an obviously english-rooted name (or Gomez).
-Offensive zone faceoff win for either team.
- Former habs legend involved in puck-drop
- Gorges Laraque on the ice with five minutes left in the game with Montreal trailing by one. Sip for every separate shift he takes.
Two sips
- Carey Price beaten glove-side. Take a bonus sip if it's off of a complete failure of defensive coverage
- Ceremonial faceoff taken by someone on Montreal who's last name doesn't begin with a G and isn't Michael Cammalleri.
- Commentators mention the size of Ryan Obyrne
- Kovalev or Koivu mentioned
- OLEEE! (with Montreal trailing)
- Any fight not featuring Laraque
- A potential goal for either side is sent upstairs to be reviewed (This is added to any additional drinking the goal or non-goal induces, see below)
Pour and down a shot
- Montreal scores on the powerplay
-If you chose Optimism at the beginning of the game, an even strength or shorthanded Montreal goal. If pessimistic, any goal scored by the opponent. Apply the Carey Price gloveside two or three sips if necessary.
- Any predominantly third or fourth line player scores (Metropolit, Moen, D'ags, Chipchura, Moen,Laraque [see also 'chug beverage'], Paciorretti, Stewart, Latendresse, Lapierre)
- Hal Gill scores
- Montreal Loss
Chug your beverage
- Latendresse directly in front of the net
- Gorges Laraque getting a point
- Montreal Win
- Montreal Loss if you're not drinking a Molson beverage.
- A goal for either side is disallowed
BONUS DIVISIONAL RIVAL DRINKS
These are to be used when we face our divisional rivals
Leafs
Sip
- Komisarek penalty
- Commentators mention "1967", Grabovski or Komisarek's leaving the habs,
- You can read something on Ron Wilson's cheat sheet
- Orr or Rosehill fight
Two Sips
- Any mention of the Courtnall / Kordic trade
- Jim Hughston acts condescending towards a fight
Boston
Sip:
- Any time you wish you could see Komisarek get punched by Lucic one more time
Two Sips:
- Marc Savard chooses to shoot instead of pass
Ottawa:
Sip:
- Any Montreal fan reaction to Kovalev
Buffalo
- Sip for every Leafs jersey you see in the stands.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A few random thoughts and the, er, Gainey Group?
Quick edit just after posting; it seems Shawn Belle will be debuting with the Habs this Thursday. Should be interesting.
It's been a long week and a half since I last wrote.
Montreal has gone 0-3 since then, and while it's still great to be ahead of Toronto in the division, I feel much dirtier having conceeded a point to them rather than having gained two at their expense. Having the same record as Boston is some solace, but there's still a long season ahead of us.
On that note, I think it's important we all remember that. As rough as we look now, we showed good drive against Calgary, and we showed we can create a strong offense against Edmonton rebounding after a disgusting embarassment that I can no longer remember due to the quantity of gin it made me reach for. We have seventy-seven games left. If we can get 89 points out of them we'll be on the cusp of the playoffs and that'll have already exceeded the expectations of some. Especially as we showed, while we're not brilliant, we can survive without Andrei Markov.
Laraque asked politely to have Number 27, as he's worn it everywhere he's played that didn't have a Russian star wearing it already. Does BGL really want to be that much more disliked by segments of the fanbase? Somehow I don't think it's occured to him that he's kind of slow, and not very good at hockey compared to last season's leading scorer and primary puck-dangler.
Speaking of ol' Alexei, Ottawa rolls into town this Thursday for our home opener. I wonder who will draw more boos - him or Laraque? (Spoiler: Laraque)
If you've found this blog you probably were linked to it directly by me or via a #habs post on twitter. This is a problem not for my hit counts as I don't care, but because it's really hard for Habs writers to be noticed. If you follow the Leafs blogging network they have what they call the "Barilkosphere" where notable bloggers are linked to each other via sidebar and everyone tends to follow each other's content. This already happens to a certain extent in the Habs world with Habs Inside/Out tending to link to interesting articles they stumble upon; though HI/O is sponsered by The Gazette and I doubt could spearhead any kind of formal initiative for Habs fans if only due to the fact that there may be a commercial liability issue. Eric Engels also gives great shout-outs to other bloggers from time to time. The point is, it would be great if an initiative to 'tighten' the Habs online writing community together started out. I'm not a particularly talented writer and have next to no readerbase so I don't really have a part in pushing myself to be listed, but I'd do anything I can to make something like this happen. If you're a contributor from one of the big Habs blogs out there [Eric Engels, Lions in Winter, Daily Hab-It, the aformentioned HabsInside/Out or any other Habs writer interested in this] just leave a comment and we can talk via email or anything towards a sort of 'network' for us. As my sidebar says, I'm a coder with a lot of time on my hands so I'd be more than willing to do the gruntwork to make something happen, just as long as we have people interested and behind it.
It's been a long week and a half since I last wrote.
Montreal has gone 0-3 since then, and while it's still great to be ahead of Toronto in the division, I feel much dirtier having conceeded a point to them rather than having gained two at their expense. Having the same record as Boston is some solace, but there's still a long season ahead of us.
On that note, I think it's important we all remember that. As rough as we look now, we showed good drive against Calgary, and we showed we can create a strong offense against Edmonton rebounding after a disgusting embarassment that I can no longer remember due to the quantity of gin it made me reach for. We have seventy-seven games left. If we can get 89 points out of them we'll be on the cusp of the playoffs and that'll have already exceeded the expectations of some. Especially as we showed, while we're not brilliant, we can survive without Andrei Markov.
Laraque asked politely to have Number 27, as he's worn it everywhere he's played that didn't have a Russian star wearing it already. Does BGL really want to be that much more disliked by segments of the fanbase? Somehow I don't think it's occured to him that he's kind of slow, and not very good at hockey compared to last season's leading scorer and primary puck-dangler.
Speaking of ol' Alexei, Ottawa rolls into town this Thursday for our home opener. I wonder who will draw more boos - him or Laraque? (Spoiler: Laraque)
If you've found this blog you probably were linked to it directly by me or via a #habs post on twitter. This is a problem not for my hit counts as I don't care, but because it's really hard for Habs writers to be noticed. If you follow the Leafs blogging network they have what they call the "Barilkosphere" where notable bloggers are linked to each other via sidebar and everyone tends to follow each other's content. This already happens to a certain extent in the Habs world with Habs Inside/Out tending to link to interesting articles they stumble upon; though HI/O is sponsered by The Gazette and I doubt could spearhead any kind of formal initiative for Habs fans if only due to the fact that there may be a commercial liability issue. Eric Engels also gives great shout-outs to other bloggers from time to time. The point is, it would be great if an initiative to 'tighten' the Habs online writing community together started out. I'm not a particularly talented writer and have next to no readerbase so I don't really have a part in pushing myself to be listed, but I'd do anything I can to make something like this happen. If you're a contributor from one of the big Habs blogs out there [Eric Engels, Lions in Winter, Daily Hab-It, the aformentioned HabsInside/Out or any other Habs writer interested in this] just leave a comment and we can talk via email or anything towards a sort of 'network' for us. As my sidebar says, I'm a coder with a lot of time on my hands so I'd be more than willing to do the gruntwork to make something happen, just as long as we have people interested and behind it.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Ten reasons to stay optimistic
Andrei Markov looks to be out somewhere between two and four months with a tendon problem having introduced his leg to Carey Price's skate.
This is, naturally, one of the worst things that can happen to us, but it's important to stay optimistic so here's ten reasons to stay optimistic following last night's game and Markov's injury:
10: Basically impossible for Markov to hurt himself in our next match against the Leafs on Oct 31.
9: Markov will be able to gain stellar insight hanging out with Rick Dipietro, Pascal Leclaire, Tim Connolly and Marian Gaborik. He may also play mentor to Mike Van Ryn.
8: Yannick Weber is actually pretty okay at moving the puck around
7: So offensively deep our fourth line centre can get a powerplay goal
6: We aren't the Atlanta Thrashers
5: Our winger demanding a trade is not actually playing for us anyway
4: Huge advantage over last season, not getting tired out having to stand for so many Centennial celebrations
3: Those new guys are actually pretty good
2: That Price guy seems pretty good
1: At least we can beat the Leafs
This is, naturally, one of the worst things that can happen to us, but it's important to stay optimistic so here's ten reasons to stay optimistic following last night's game and Markov's injury:
10: Basically impossible for Markov to hurt himself in our next match against the Leafs on Oct 31.
9: Markov will be able to gain stellar insight hanging out with Rick Dipietro, Pascal Leclaire, Tim Connolly and Marian Gaborik. He may also play mentor to Mike Van Ryn.
8: Yannick Weber is actually pretty okay at moving the puck around
7: So offensively deep our fourth line centre can get a powerplay goal
6: We aren't the Atlanta Thrashers
5: Our winger demanding a trade is not actually playing for us anyway
4: Huge advantage over last season, not getting tired out having to stand for so many Centennial celebrations
3: Those new guys are actually pretty good
2: That Price guy seems pretty good
1: At least we can beat the Leafs
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