THIS WEEK’S HI/O SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
Former Former Canadien Canadien Chris Chris Nilan Nilan and and Gazette Gazette columnist columnist Dave Dave Stubbs Stubbs were were the the guests guests on on this this week’s week’s HI/O HI/O Show Show on on The The Gazette’s Gazette’s hockeyinsideout.com hockeyinsideout.com website, website, discussing discussing the the Sochi Sochi Olympics Olympics and and the the latest latest Canadiens Canadiens news. news. Nilan Nilan and and Stubbs Stubbs had had different different ideas ideas about about who who should should replace replace Steve Steve Yzerman Yzerman as as the the next next executive executive director director of of Team Team Canada Canada if if the the NHL NHL decides decides to to send send its its players players to to Pyeongchang, Pyeongchang, South South Korea, Korea, in in 2018. 2018.
Here Here are are some some of of the the other other highlights highlights from from the the show: show:
Nilan Nilan on on Team Team Canada Canada winning winning gold: gold: “This “This team team played played the the best best overall overall the the entire entire tournament tournament and and they they deserved deserved to to win win the the gold gold medal.” medal.”
Stubbs Stubbs on on Team Team Canada’s Canada’s coach: coach: “You “You could could put put Mike Mike Bab- Babcock’s cock’s job job description description into into one one word: word: win. win. That’s That’s his his entire entire mandate.” mandate.”
Nilan Nilan on on Team Team USA USA losing losing to to Canada Canada in in the the semifinals: semifinals: “What “What happened happened to to the the Americans? Americans? I I truly truly believe believe that that some some of of their their big-name big-name players players tiptoed tiptoed through through the the tulips.” tulips.”
Stubbs Stubbs on on Team Team USA: USA: “The “The thing thing that that I I find find amazing amazing is is that that the the Americans Americans were were one one goal goal from from taking taking Team Team Canada Canada to to overtime overtime and and possibly possibly going going to to the the gold-medal gold-medal game game and and they they come come home home with with nothing.” nothing.” Nilan Nilan on on why why the the NHL NHL might might not not send send players players back back to to the the Olympics: Olympics: “Money. “Money. What What do do they they get get out out of of it, it, really? really? … … Money’s Money’s a a big big thing thing with with Mr. Mr. Bettman.” Bettman.”
Stubbs Stubbs on on NHLers NHLers at at the the Olympics: Olympics: “The “The Olympics Olympics need need the the National National Hockey Hockey League League more more than than the the National National Hockey Hockey League League needs needs the the Olympic Olympic Games. Games. I I think think that’s that’s finally finally where where it it comes comes down down to.” to.”
Stubbs Stubbs on on Team Team Canada Canada goalie goalie Carey Carey Price: Price: “Price was absolutely off the charts. … A lot of people thought that this was going to be a crossroads tournament for Carey Price. I don’t think that (Habs goalie coach Stéphane) Waite or Carey Price believed that. I think that both of those guys understood that Price is a winner, but he was able to do it on the grandest stage that there is in competitive hockey.”
Nilan Nilan on on P.K. P.K. Subban’s Subban’s role role with with Team Team Canada: Canada: “He is a great teammate. He’s fun, he’s got great character. Listen, he gets the knock of being selfish … carry the puck all the time. Listen, the best thing for him as far as not playing was that he had to keep his attitude in check, he had to be a good teammate, he was a good teammate, and that was so important.” Stubbs Stubbs on on whether whether Andrei Andrei Markov Markov will will still still be be a a Hab Hab after after the the NHL NHL trade trade deadline: deadline: “I “I believe believe he he will. will. I I think think that that Markov Markov is is probably probably going going to to sign sign here here for for maybe maybe a a couple couple of of seasons. seasons. … … I I still still think think that that Markov Markov has has a a great great deal deal to to bring bring to to the the Montreal Montreal Canadiens.” Canadiens.” Nilan Nilan on on playing playing on on the the West West Coast, Coast, where where the the Habs Habs will will be be next next week: week: “It “It didn’t didn’t bother bother me me so so much. much. … … You You just just go go play play … … it’s it’s another another game. game. You You know know what, what, for for me me getting getting in in a a fight fight in in L.A. L.A. was was the the same same as as getting getting in in a a fight fight in in Boston.” Boston.”
Stubbs Stubbs on on the the Habs’ Habs’ playoff playoff hopes: hopes: “No “No guarantees guarantees yet yet about about the the playoffs. playoffs. The The Habs Habs look look good good for for the the playoffs, playoffs, but but nothing nothing is is guaranteed. guaranteed. Anything Anything can can happen happen in in the the next next few few weeks.” weeks.” Michael Michael Farber Farber of of Sports Sports Illustrated Illustrated and and TSN TSN and and Dave Dave Stubbs Stubbs are are the the scheduled scheduled guest guest for for next next week’s week’s HI/O HI/O Show, Show,
which which will will be be available available on on hockeyinsideout.com hockeyinsideout.com on on Thursday Thursday afternoon, afternoon, focusing focusing on on what what happens happens at at Wednesday’s Wednesday’s NHL NHL trade trade deadline. deadline.