NO WAY ON ROY BEFORE HAINSWORTH, OR MANY MANY OTHERS FOR THAT MATTER !!!

Recently, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they would retire Patrick Roy's #33 Jersey, during an extended ceremony this November in Montreal.

I was immediately disgusted. To the point of complete frustration and anger and disbelief.
{Although absolutley Nothing Suprises me with this Incredibly Inept and Mismanaged pro hockey team}

As a 46 year old long time fan of the team and one time semi-pro player myself, It was instantly impossible to except this, knowing what I do about this Hockey organization.

But before I go there, let me qualify this all.

It isn't just Roy vis a vis One guy, George Hainsworth, but Roy vis a vis, at least 50 guys, From George Hainsworth to Guy Lapointe, to Matts Naslund and Peter or Frnak Mahovolich.

It's the factv that the MGMT for tis hockey team actualy thinks ROY MERRITS THIS !!!

THE FACT IS ... HE 100% DOES NOT !!!

HE WAS AN EGOTISTICAL ALBEIT PRETTY TALENTED YET EXTREMELY OVERRATED GOALIE.

THE ONLY REASON HE HOLDS THE RECORDS HE DOES IS TWO FOLD.

HIS LENGTH OF SERVICE IN THE LEAGUE, AND THE FACT THAT 3 OF THE 4 TEAMS HE PLAYED FOR WHICH WON CUPS WERE DEEPLY PADDED FROM THE GOALTENDER POSITION OUTWARD AND THIS SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HOW PREMATURE TIS DECISION WAS, AND HOW COMPLETELY UNFAIR AND TRULY DISRESOPCTFUL IT IS TO REAL HABS WHO REALY MATTERED.

WORST OF ALL HOWEVER IS THE DISGUSTING AND COMPLETELY EGOTISTICALLY BASED AND WILDLY INNAPOPRIATE WAY HE PUBLICALLY QUIT THIS FRANCHISE.

FOR THAT ALONE HE SHOULD BE TOLD..."TAKE A FUCKING NUMBER, GET IN THE BACK OF THE FUCKING LINE, AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ONE FINE DAY WHEN YOU'R AT LEAST 65"

AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE INFINITELY MORE APPROPRIATE HAD THE POWERS THAT BE DECIDED TO RETIRE HIS JERSEY IN COLORADO AND NOT IN MONTREAL.

BUT LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER DECISION CONCERNING THIS TEAM AND IT'S HISTORY, THE "POWERS THAT BE" GOT IT INCREDIBLY WRONG....AGAIN !!!

ROY JUST PLAIN NOT DESERVE TO BE HONORED BY THIS TEAM IN ANY WAY AT THIS POINT...I8N FACT...HE IS A SHINNING EXAMPLE OF BAD BEHAVIOUR AND EVEN BEGHAVIOUR DETREMENTAL TO THIS SPORT.

HE RESPECTS NOTHING AND NOONE.

HE IS TWO FACED AND I HAVE PERSONAL PROOF OF THIS.

DURING THE 86 CUP RUN HE W AS BEATING HIS WIFE.

SO MUCH SO THAT SHE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MATTHEW SCHNEIDER AND TALKING ABOUT LEAVING THE MARRIAGE.

I GOT A CALL TO DELIVER A SINGING TELEGRAM TO HONOR SCHNEIDERS BIRTHDAY FROM DIANE ROY, PATIRCK'S WIFE...SHE ORDERED THE THING !!!

A FEW WEEKS LATER HE WAS GONE. BUT WHAT HURT THE MOST WAS HOW HE PLAYED VERSUS DETROIT THAT NIGHT. HE WAS POURUS. NOT JUST BAD, BUT ASLEEP. THEDECISION TO LEAVE HIM IN THE NET AFTER HE HAD BEEN SCORED ON FOR THE 6TH TIME AND 5TH IN A ROW.

THE GOALS WERE MOST DEFINTLY HELPED BY OUR PRETTY SLOW FOOTED DEFENSE BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE WHAT SO EVER...ROY BLEW IT COMPLETELY ON 4 OF THEM AT LEAST...AND HE DESERVED TO BE LEFT THERE.

SO WHAT DOES HE DO WHEN HE FINALLYGETS THE HOOK.

HE GVES THE COACH THE "MURDER ONE" EYES...AND THEN IN A GESTURE NEVER BFOREEQUALED IN SPORTS HISTORY AND IN FULL VIEW OF A NATIONAL TELEVISION AUDIENCE AND RIGHTOUT OF THE FILM..."SLAPHOT" HE LEANS OVER THE OWNERS PRIVATE BOX AND INFORMS THE OWNERSHIP...'THATS DE LAS FUCKING GAME I PLAY FOR DIS TEAM, TRADE ME RIGHT FUCKING NOW"

LIKE THE STUPID FRENCH UNAPPRECIATIVE WIFE BEATING OVERRATED ASSWHIPE THAT HE IS !!!

THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT THING THIS GUY DOES IS DISGRACE THE QMJHL BY INSTRUCTING HIS SON TO COMMIT ASSAULT ON THE ICE BUT ON THE GOALIE AT THE OTHER END OF THE RINK.

WHEN YOU RETIRE A NUMBER IT IS NEVER BASED SOLEY ON THE PLAY OF THE PLAYER IN QUESTION.

IT IS SUPPOSE TO TAKE INTOACCOUNT THAT PLAYERS OFF ICE DEMEANOR.

I DO NOT THINK THE LEAGUE HAS EVER SEEN A PLAYER WITH A WORSE ONE.

IN FACT IKNOW IT HASN'T.

FINALY THERE'S THIS...

FOR ALL ROY'S RECORDS AND ON ICE ACCOMPISHMENTS HE DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSETO BEING HALF OF THE GLOALIE GEORGE HAINSWORTH WAS

OR JACQUES PLANTE FOR THAT MATTER.

MORE IMPORTANLTY

HAINSWORTH HAS THE GREATEST GOLATENDING RECORDS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT.

HE PLAYED ON A VASTLY OVERWHLMED HABS TEAM IN OVER IT'S HEAD DURING THE 1937 SEASON IN WHICH HE WAS OUTSHOT IN EACH AND EVERY GAME.

BUT...

HE DID NOT ALLOW EVEN I GOAL AGAINST!!!

HE ISN THE ONLY GOALIE TO EVER DO THIS

THIS RECORDWILL NEVER BE BROKEN

THIS RECORD IS 100 MILLION TIMES MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN ANYTHING ROY EVER DID!!!

THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THIS

HE DOESN;T DESERVE THIS BEFORE MANY MANY OTHER FORMER HABS, AND IT AINLT EVEN CLOSE

THE HABS MGMT HAS COMPLETELY DOISGRACED THIS COTY AGAIN

AND IF I AM MARIO TREMBLAY, I'M LOOKING FOR A REALY GOOD SNIPER RIFLE RIGHT ABOUT NOW !!!