tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post116310450951472777..comments2024-03-05T19:21:13.252-05:00Comments on Eyes On The Prize: Roy`s Jab Deflected, Latendresse Connects With RebutalRobert Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631806704699552307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-1163204594876832262006-11-10T19:23:00.000-05:002006-11-10T19:23:00.000-05:00what is it about latendresse that makes everybody ...what is it about latendresse that makes everybody so crazy? this is a 19-year-old kid in his first season, and we're currently at game 14 out of 82. yes, he has potential, no, he hasn't yet proven that he can reliably live up to it. but that's pretty much to be expected. why does everyone feel the need to label him as either the greatest thing ever or a total disaster? he's neither, yet, and there's no reason to expect him to be.<BR/><BR/>personally, i think it's just a backhanded way for people to rehash the same tired language politics battles on new terrain. just let the dude play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-1163183177945607722006-11-10T13:26:00.000-05:002006-11-10T13:26:00.000-05:00Great post.However, I strongly disagree. As a Mon...Great post.<BR/><BR/>However, I strongly disagree. As a Montreal fan, of course you know Latendresse's name has everything to do with why he's in the lineup. You even allude to it by addressing "the burden" Latendresse must bear. If his Quebec-ness had nothing to do with why he's on the team, you wouldn't have said anything (and, I also STRONGLY resist that Latendresse is carrying the biggest burden in Hab's history - a heavier burden than say, Maurice Richard did, or Guy Lafleur. Are you sure about that?)<BR/><BR/>The guy has played 14 games, has the worst +/- on the team, and has one point. And I read in the paper yesterday he's going to see action on the first line. What?!<BR/><BR/>Roy, being a Quebecer who played for the team obviously knows something about the politics involved in the Hab dressing room. When was the last time an English head coach was running the team, for instance?<BR/><BR/>The backround story with Roy wanting to acquire Latendresse provides an excellent counterpoint to Roy's assertion, though. History has proven Roy to be a petty man, and the situation you describe is in character for things he's said and done in the past.<BR/><BR/>Even so, you can't point to that and ignore the fact that so far this season Latendresse has been a decisive non-factor. <BR/><BR/>Roy is right about Latendresse's name, and you are right to suggest Roy was probably motivated out of spite to take a shot at the young man.<BR/><BR/>And I think you're also right about Guy - he's going to get every opportunity to stay with the team.Wardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789660413541650826noreply@blogger.com