franck5890 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 # 71 - Patrice Brisebois Position: Defenceman Shoots: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 196 Born: 27 Jan '71 Born in: Montréal, QC, Canada Drafted: Montréal's 2nd round choice, 30th overall, in 1989 Acquired: Free Agent - 08/03/07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 I was wondering where this was earlier this morning. So... How many games do we think Brisebois is going to get this season? I'm assuming O'Byrne and he will be alternating in and out of the lineup if there are no injuries. Brisebois will probably get some PP time, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-1 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Mmmmm i doubt that i think O'byrne will be matching up with Hamerlik all season long. The Breezer will still get some ice, how much i don't know yet maybe just as much as last year! Good signing whatsoever, the guy wants to play here and he's an excellent 7th d man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsbaby08 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 probably won't see much ice time until there is an injury god forbid. with o'byrne and gorges on the rise, we're pretty well set on our D lines. nonetheless, welcome back Breezer, glad you decided to stick with your roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Welcome Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Also, I guess CanadianMike can come out from hiding now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisebois Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Welcome back Breezer. There's hope Carbo does the same thing to you in game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals as Jacques Demers did to Donald Dufresne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Welcome back, Breezer. I don't like the rumored price tag, but I do like having you around as insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I have always thought Breezer has taken too much flack. Yes, he makes mistakes but he also has his positives & right now he is a relatively inexpensive insurance policy. THe only thing that sort of concerns me is this: We know Breezer & Carbo are friends - fine. I have no problem with this & while you could *argue* carbo has given him more ice time because of it, its certainly debatable the other way. BUT - the advantage of having a guy like breezer is that if the other guys (obyrne, jorges etc) are having trouble/slumps, you can insert Breezer. However - the fact remains that Patrice remains 53 games short of 1000 played....how much do you want to bet that by the end of the year he plays 54 games? I guess my point is that I like breezer as an insurance policy & a guy who can sit in the pressbox until needed. If we need him to play 50+ games, fine - thats why we have him - but I hope that we dont play him simply because we want him to get 1000 games (especially in our 100th season!) - and lets face it, if we were coach & he was I friend...well, we probably would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I have always thought Breezer has taken too much flack. Yes, he makes mistakes but he also has his positives & right now he is a relatively inexpensive insurance policy. THe only thing that sort of concerns me is this: We know Breezer & Carbo are friends - fine. I have no problem with this & while you could *argue* carbo has given him more ice time because of it, its certainly debatable the other way. BUT - the advantage of having a guy like breezer is that if the other guys (obyrne, jorges etc) are having trouble/slumps, you can insert Breezer. However - the fact remains that Patrice remains 53 games short of 1000 played....how much do you want to bet that by the end of the year he plays 54 games? I guess my point is that I like breezer as an insurance policy & a guy who can sit in the pressbox until needed. If we need him to play 50+ games, fine - thats why we have him - but I hope that we dont play him simply because we want him to get 1000 games (especially in our 100th season!) - and lets face it, if we were coach & he was I friend...well, we probably would. 54 games, eh? I'll make that bet! Reaching 1000 games would a great milestone for Patrice, but like you, I don't think he should get 53 regular season games this year unless someone goes down with an injury. Even then I might be more partial to Valentenko getting to play for Montreal instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I have always thought Breezer has taken too much flack. Yes, he makes mistakes but he also has his positives & right now he is a relatively inexpensive insurance policy. THe only thing that sort of concerns me is this: We know Breezer & Carbo are friends - fine. I have no problem with this & while you could *argue* carbo has given him more ice time because of it, its certainly debatable the other way. BUT - the advantage of having a guy like breezer is that if the other guys (obyrne, jorges etc) are having trouble/slumps, you can insert Breezer. However - the fact remains that Patrice remains 53 games short of 1000 played....how much do you want to bet that by the end of the year he plays 54 games? I guess my point is that I like breezer as an insurance policy & a guy who can sit in the pressbox until needed. If we need him to play 50+ games, fine - thats why we have him - but I hope that we dont play him simply because we want him to get 1000 games (especially in our 100th season!) - and lets face it, if we were coach & he was I friend...well, we probably would. I agree with this on principle. However, I see this would become a problem only if he plays in a way that hurts the team and still gets to dress for the next stretch of games. And by way that hurts the team, I'm not talking about a few mistakes here and there (everybody is entitled to them). I say let him play his 53 games, the odd man out doesn't have to be OB each time and I doubt that there wont be any injury at all. My plan would be: secure a play off spot ASAP then rotate the 7 of them in and out of the line up (yes, markov included as long as i know in advance and it's not a game i'm scheduled to watch at the bell centre ). when comes playoff time, our D has less chances of crumbling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisebois Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 54 games, eh? I'll make that bet! Reaching 1000 games would a great milestone for Patrice, but like you, I don't think he should get 53 regular season games this year unless someone goes down with an injury. Even then I might be more partial to Valentenko getting to play for Montreal instead. I totally agree with you. If someone is injured for 2 or 3 games or just a little bit longer let Breezer play. If someone on the D is injured for a longer period call up Valentenko or Carle and let Breezer stay in the role of the no. 7 d-man who gets some games but not the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Also, I guess CanadianMike can come out from hiding now? I wish him well (even if I don't think he should be on this team). I don't have anything against him. I want to see Pavel V. with the Habs...now!!! hmmm maybe he can take O'By's place instead LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stbvoyageur Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I really hope that Patrice plays 60 games this year (best of health to him), however I hope that Carbonneau uses him in the right situations. With the departure of Streit there is a hole in our PP. I have always been of the mindset that there should be at least one right handed shot on the PP, I thought that Philly exploited us that way, and that Kovalev was most dangerous, and had the most room on the PP in the playoffs when Brisebois was on the point with him on the ice, because of the passing and shooting angles. I have serious reservations about using Kovy on the point, especially with Markov, because I think that good penalty killing teams, and players like Richards, the Staals, Drury, etc. will exploit us this way. I also believe that it would limit Markov's effectiveness. That said on the 5 on 3's I would go with Kovy on the point (better shooting angle) and Lang doing some spade work and getting in the goalie's kitchen. My concern was that Brisebois was used extensively with Hamrlik. He is no longer a #4 d-man. I prefer Markov-Gorges, and Hamrlik-Komisarek (20-25 minutes of pain and suffering for the adversary) as a top 4. Brisebois-Bouillon is a good 3rd pair, although a little weak in front of the net. If Carbo gives Brisebois 5-10 minutes of regular ice time (depending on performance), and 5 minutes of PP time I think it would be effective use of him. Having Laracque on the team who is guy that doesn't play in every situation means that Carbo could also dress Brisebois from time to time as #7, and use him only on the PP. I'm really happy to have Brisebois back again. I have the #43 on my jersey (circa 2002), and I think he is an integral part of a Cup-winning franchise. I also think that in the absence of an ex d-man on our coaching staff, he can be of help this way, and I look for him to be a mentor to Matthieu Carle, should the kid get some time with the Habs this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujofan311 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 he was pretty effective and led the habs defence in points in the playoffs for us, so i'm hoping he can add a bit of that again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sach Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 i want breeze to play as little as possible this year, last night scared me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 i want breeze to play as little as possible this year, last night scared me I'm glad someone else brought this up. If I did you would all say because I am not a fan of his. He looks even slower than last season. I will give him a chance since he was injured, but I am still not happy with this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sach Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ya mike we all love the breezer he is true red, but its crazy how slow he is not just skating in everything he does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Geez, guys, give him a chance. He missed a chunk of preseason with the groin injury. Give him some time to get his legs under him. He's still got the most accurate point shot of any defenseman on our current roster. It's a very crafty shot, not hard, but he knows where to put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortwinkler Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Geez, guys, give him a chance. He missed a chunk of preseason with the groin injury. Give him some time to get his legs under him. He's still got the most accurate point shot of any defenseman on our current roster. It's a very crafty shot, not hard, but he knows where to put it. After all, he is old and it takes him longer to heal than the young guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 After all, he is old and it takes him longer to heal than the young guys. Hey, he's playing, isn't he? Hamrlik and Laraque are still on the shelf with groin injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortwinkler Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hey, he's playing, isn't he? Hamrlik and Laraque are still on the shelf with groin injuries. Lol, I know - it was a joke (kinda, maybe) lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbarker78 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 3pts tonight maybe we have a replacement for Streit?lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kovy-27 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Let's Go Old Breezer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_mtl Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm glad someone else brought this up. If I did you would all say because I am not a fan of his. He looks even slower than last season. I will give him a chance since he was injured, but I am still not happy with this signing. he is a exelent d man, always liked him. experience is what we need, he has it,and he showed it by comming back last year,done great ,this year is just starting, he will be a big factor on our teem this year. HABS fan since 1962, you younger guys got to relax, a stanley cup does not come over night. people on this site are to cridacal about players. For once i would like to see EVERYONE suport the team,and players, Sorry CanadienMike but his signing was a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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