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Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:21 pm EST

Roy's return to Montreal trumps Grey Cup championship

By Joe Zedalis

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Patrick Roy robbed thousands of NHL superstars through his glorious 17-year career tending the net for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche.

Without even trying, the masked man has committed grand theft yet again this week in Montreal, stealing headlines in the sports pages during Grey Cup Week.

Yes, it's true. Le Journal De Montreal dedicated the first three pages of Thursday's sports section to the return of the prodigal son. Roy's No. 33 jersey is to float to the rafters Saturday at the Bell Centre.

The next six pages centre around the modern-day Canadiens and the NHL. Coverage of Sunday's Grey Cup — a game featuring the hometown Alouettes and the Calgary Stampeders — kicked off on the 10th page.

"The Canadiens have an 84-game season with 42 games a home, Als guard Paul Lambert lamented Thursday at the Als' media breakfast. "They could have picked a different weekend to do it."

Source: Calgary HeraldNew Window

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  1. kenm111
    1. Posted by kenm111 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:49 pm EDT

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    um paul lambert theres only 82 games haha , is the CFL no over YET! who watches this crap?
  2. Mark H
    2. Posted by Mark H Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    Patrick Roy = Best goalie ever period.
  3. Dollen
    3. Posted by Dollen Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:17 pm EDT

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    Its about time!
  4. Graham R
    4. Posted by Graham R Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:12 pm EDT

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    only 82 games in a season and 41 at home
  5. NOVAarchon
    5. Posted by NOVAarchon Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm EDT

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    PATRICK ROY truly the best to ever play and still reinging winningest goal tender to play the game
    I still think he should be playing he left way to early
    and besides who do the avs have in net it feels like there is an empty net when they play
    GOD WE NEED A GOAL TENDER PATRICK ROY COME BACK
  6. Cheryl
    6. Posted by Cheryl Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Son has a major attitude and he quit on his team and the franchise BUT, he won Stanley Cups so everything is OK? What would we think if any other top line goalie came ofr the rink and said, "thats the last game I'm ever going to play for this team"? The response would be that goalie is a quitter. But not when Roy doesn't it? I guess Ryam Miller should have done that the other night when he was left in the games for 7 goals.
    Roy quit on his team when things became tough.
  7. Smooth Criminal
    7. Posted by Smooth Criminal Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Can't wait for the Bruins to ruin Roy's celebration tonight... Tim Thomas is going to prove Carey Price should go play juniors.
    Roy is at the top of the goalie list, but he will be passed by Brodeur before he retires. But until that time, even as a Bruins fan, I can admit Roy is the best of all time.
  8. farter
    8. Posted by farter Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    No comment
  9. Peeler
    9. Posted by Peeler Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    Roy had incredible talent and however good he was is shattered because he was self centered and carried an attitude of he was god-like.....he's a damn quitter....quitters should never be celebrated
  10. bobbybob
    10. Posted by bobbybob Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:57 pm EDT

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    Carey Price will be extremely good very soon...the guy's got skills. Just too inconsistent. But who will ever be up there with Roy? Brodeur? I think his kind of numbers are now set in stone with the way the nhl is played now, much more offensively
  11. 1@1.com
    11. Posted by 1@1.com Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Roys a has been
    this is Broudurs game now
  12. WingeyDo
    12. Posted by WingeyDo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    How did they date the bottom of the Roy banner?
    Start with Habs to end of NHL career... or start with Habs to date he walked out on them?
    Either way, if I were a Habs fan, looking at that banner would be a negative.
    Seems to me, Montreal is attempting to grasp at anything to illustrate to the world how "great they were/are".
    I feel that recognition of career greatness is a hall of fame thing, and any team raising a banner to a player who walked out on them is a false pride thing.
    That banner is a tribute to a great player... who insulted them!
  13. Ryan
    13. Posted by Ryan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    If the son has major attitude, he gets it from his dad. I'd vote for Brodeur over Roy anytime.
  14. Redroyal1
    14. Posted by Redroyal1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    96-97 season. March 26, the 'great' Patrick Roy gets clobbered by little Playoff MVP Mike Vernon,
    dont get me wrong hes a good goalie, but if he woulda concentrated on stopping the puck instead of trying to clobber everyone around him and showing off, then he woulda been better
    my opinion, not yours
  15. G-Man
    15. Posted by G-Man Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    They should hoist a banner for "Alexis Kovalev-Cheap-Shot artist of the decade". What a pu$$y he is. He'll cheap shot everyone, but drop the gloves with no one. Keep your head up nancy boy, yours is coming........
    Let's Go FLYERS ! ! ! !
  16. bigorra
    16. Posted by bigorra Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    Roy's an egomaniac and a jerk, and it runs in his family. He was a great player, but he's not the the greatest goalie ever. Wait till Martin Brodeur is done and he'll have accomplished more than WAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
  17. Martin K
    17. Posted by Martin K Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:47 pm EDT

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    To sum it all up .......... Patrick Waaaaaahhhhh !!!! some things never change ..... GO WINGS
  18. Skua
    18. Posted by Skua Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:59 pm EDT

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    Maybe Patrick's son has an attitude problem because his father is a known wife beater!! I'd take Brodeur over Roy anytime. GO WINGS
  19. Rick C
    19. Posted by Rick C Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:09 pm EDT

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    Roy was a good goalie but I'd take Hassak, Brodeur and Longo over him. No offense
  20. gowongo
    20. Posted by gowongo Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    loved to see Osgood beat him up in those two fights.

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