fourtrax Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 #21 Brian Gionta BioStatsVideoDraft ClassQUOTE LIBRARYA plus for the former Devils is that they flourished with a defence-oriented club in New Jersey, which is how the Canadiens are expected to play under new coach Jacques Martin. "I have a lot of respect for him and the way he handles his team," said Gionta. thehockeynews.com“I’ve known Brian for a long time and he sets an example with his work ethic,” Gill said. “He’s the smallest guy out there, but he plays big and he commands respect by winning battles and scoring key goals.” Montreal Gazette, 29 September 2010“He’s fearless, he goes to the net like few other guys I’ve seen,” defenceman Josh Gorges said recently of Gionta, who led the Habs with 28 goals last year despite missing 21 games through injury. “He doesn’t care how much traffic there is or how big guys are.” The Globe and Mail, 29 September 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Love what he brings to this team. Wonder if he will be sporting the "C" when the puck drops for the start of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Love what he brings to this team. Wonder if he will be sporting the "C" when the puck drops for the start of this season. He's got my vote but of course it doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamesgal1 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 He will be the Captain this year of the Habs, MMW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 He will be the Captain this year of the Habs, MMW. Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Bah Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Brian is amazing the way he can take the puck away form huge players in the corners and always being where the puck is going to be for great scoring opportunities. This guy plays hard every night, their line with Pouliot and Gomez give the opposition fits and are a pleasure to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyHAWK Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 hes actually worth the 5 mill a year were giving him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmerpuck Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 My favorite play/move by Brian Gionta............. His hand/eye coordination amazes me. He has a great ability to bat one out of the air and into the net. Most memorable was the OT gamewinner against Buffalo and in the playoffs. Swing and a homerun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmerpuck Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Captain Gionta (In an effort to talk about other players on the Habs roster besides the one not yet signed who shared a position with Halak last year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Captain Gionta (In an effort to talk about other players on the Habs roster besides the one not yet signed who shared a position with Halak last year.) THAT is a very noble and appreciated gesture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Get him to mentor Pouliot and he'd have a better linemate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmerpuck Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 THAT is a very noble and appreciated gesture Thanks but it didn't take long for you know who to be the topic of conversation again so let's try again. And it's the fault of the poster who gets the captain of the Habs or lack thereof confused with Captain Morgan. Now back to Brian Gionta. Please wear your skateguards and duck when Cammalleri shoots. Or was it Gionta or Cammalleri who hit Gomez? Who hit Gill on the foot? What about Moen? Well if all of the boys wear the skateguards and those fancy socks the injuries may be...............nevermind, don't want to jinx a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Thanks but it didn't take long for you know who to be the topic of conversation again so let's try again. And it's the fault of the poster who gets the captain of the Habs or lack thereof confused with Captain Morgan. Now back to Brian Gionta. Please wear your skateguards and duck when Cammalleri shoots. Or was it Gionta or Cammalleri who hit Gomez? Who hit Gill on the foot? What about Moen? Well if all of the boys wear the skateguards and those fancy socks the injuries may be...............nevermind, don't want to jinx a thing. Captain Morgan is a cool dude and I believe he has a lifetime contract, just no formal thread to discuss him so ... I'm quite sure Gio! will never play another game without skateguards. What they really need to do though is find a way to make sure that the straps dont come off like they did for Gorges. And as far as "I dont want to jinx a thing" goes, methinks we already went through Armageddon last season, it cant possibly be worse now can it? Less than two months to go before we see Lil' Smudge lead the charge and battle hard *sigh* we're having a wonderful summer wheather wise but it's so damn long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmerpuck Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Gio!!!! Gio!!!! Gio!!!!! (Just practicing my cheering and getting my vocal cords into shape) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Gio!!!! Gio!!!! Gio!!!!! (Just practicing my cheering and getting my vocal cords into shape) excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thanks but it didn't take long for you know who to be the topic of conversation again so let's try again. And it's the fault of the poster who gets the captain of the Habs or lack thereof confused with Captain Morgan. Captain Morgan is a cool dude and I believe he has a lifetime contract, just no formal thread to discuss him so ... "hiccup" sorry I'll tone it down I think Gionta will be my favourite player this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 "hiccup" sorry I'll tone it down I think Gionta will be my favourite player this season. you'll have fun in the game day photos thread then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 you'll have fun in the game day photos thread then Looking forward to the photos ColRouléBleu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I love watching gionta play. He plays sooo big for a small man. I loved watching him lay into van riemsdiek (sp?) in the phili series it made me chuckle. Also love his determination. Looking forward to watching him play more than like 20 games this year. Who knows anyone think he has another 40 goal season in him one can dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 40 goals No way. ...but he is such a treat to watch and like you said he plays BIG for such a small man/player. So excited to watch him play...such a smart player too (eyes all over the ice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 ya haha wish i could have seen him the season he had 48 goals that would have been something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I love watching gionta play. He plays sooo big for a small man. I loved watching him lay into van riemsdiek (sp?) in the phili series it made me chuckle. Also love his determination. Looking forward to watching him play more than like 20 games this year. Who knows anyone think he has another 40 goal season in him one can dream Last season I believe he was scoring at a pace of 37 goals over 82 games so it's quite possible if he doesn't take another puck off his foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-Ted Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Last season I believe he was scoring at a pace of 37 goals over 82 games so it's quite possible if he doesn't take another puck off his foot. Gionta was arguably the most solid, consistent player over the course of last year. He seemed to single-handedly spark Gomez and if the two of them are healthy, I think Gio will easily score 30 and could challenge for 40 goals. I am not an overly huge fan of Gomez's back-checking but he is a very good set-up man and Gionta benefited from that last year, as he di when they were in New Jersey. For Gio to get back to 48-50 goals though he's going to need the third member of that line to contribute more consistently than Pouliot did last year and he's going to need the other scoring line of AK46-Pleks-Cammy to be healthy and productive as well so the other team can't check one line exclusively. I don't think it's impossible for Gionta to get to 40 goals by any means though if things fall into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Gionta was arguably the most solid, consistent player over the course of last year. He seemed to single-handedly spark Gomez and if the two of them are healthy, I think Gio will easily score 30 and could challenge for 40 goals. I am not an overly huge fan of Gomez's back-checking but he is a very good set-up man and Gionta benefited from that last year, as he di when they were in New Jersey. For Gio to get back to 48-50 goals though he's going to need the third member of that line to contribute more consistently than Pouliot did last year and he's going to need the other scoring line of AK46-Pleks-Cammy to be healthy and productive as well so the other team can't check one line exclusively. I don't think it's impossible for Gionta to get to 40 goals by any means though if things fall into place. Lets hope that happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck5890 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Last season I believe he was scoring at a pace of 37 goals over 82 games so it's quite possible if he doesn't take another puck off his foot. And he scored at a similar pace in the post-season (9 goals in 19 games), however even with that I think 28-33 goals is more in the range of what we'll see or could even expect from Gionta if he stays healthy. He's only ever broken 30 goals once in his career, a complete aberration of a season back in 05/06 after the lockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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