Yesterday Mike Boone invoked Sylvester the Cat and Harry Truman to explain his "positive" spin on the Canadiens season thus far.
In reply, I would like to refer to a line appropriated by and sometimes attributed to another US president, Abraham Lincoln.
“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.
The Canadiens have proven this line is a fit for them. Pleasing all the people? Well that happened as recently as an Erik Cole against Roberto Luongo. We all know they please some people all the time too.
In the wake of the Kaberle trade, my estimation is that Canadiens have not pleased all the people this time. But they weren't probably aiming for that impossible goal.
Please the media? Good luck, they're too grumpy these days as they realize they might have to find new ways to come up with stories as the press conference gravy train delivers drivel readers don't want to read...
Please those who have their minds made up? Impossible. Might caue an internal rupture causing them to have to do the thing they despise most -- admit they were wrong.
A team can only do what it thinks is best and hope the results they anticipate go about pleasing the people.
My favourite part of all this is how I'm suddenly hearing almost gushing love and admiration for the player that was traded away.
Give me a break.
I have defended Spacek on a few occasions, but I scarcely remember many people joining in. I certainly never remember outward display of this highest regard from those who are otherwise just dying for interesting things to write about.
On the whole, I'd say that Spacek had a lot more trouble pleasing all the people all of the time than did the organization during his tenure. Much maligned, this may be the biggest outpouring for him yet (and he hasn't played in weeks).
It's not outpouring for losing spacek - that is good riddance. It's outpouring of acquiring a proven loser with a worst contract.
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