if montreal kept all there good players like they used to, would they still be the dominant team they were from the 1920's to the 1970's?( like martin st. louis, vincent Lecavalier, jason pominville, daniel briere, simon gagne, luc bourdon, david perron, alex tanguay, martin brodeur, roberto luongo, jp dumont, marc andre fleury, pierre-marc bouchard, mathieu lombardi, phillip boucher, antoine vermette, francois beauchemin and many more) and no, im not from quebec.
2007-10-11 20:03:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
well im pretty sure thats what they used to do back then but im just asking and i know they wouldnt in a million years but i just want people's opinion if they did, then do you think they would still be as dominant as they were?
2007-10-11 20:38:46 · update #1
as mentioned above...it was a different time back then, less teams, different rules regarding drafting, and more of a chance to snag the best players from Quebec....with that said, i don't think ANY team will ever be as dominant as the Canadiens were in those times. I would be surprised to see any team win 2 cups in a row with the way the league is setup now, let alone 5 in a row....
2007-10-12 08:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by KR 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, prior to Maurice Richard's arrival in Montreal, they were a middle of the pack team. So, scratch the 1920s and 1930s from 'dominance'
Secondly, Montreal was only allowed to protect TWO french players per year. However, when there were 6 teams, you only needed 150 players, and the turnover was only 4-5 players a year. So, 30 new players from across Canada was relatively easy to get....Montreal could have Quebec!
Using the same rules today, players like Martin Brodeur, Luc Bourdon would still be on other teams as they were not among the top 2 QMJHL players drafted.
Keep in mind that this means Montreal would have had such duds as Alexandre Daigle as well.
Would they be dominant? I don't know. How many teams have won the cup lately based on players who played in the 'Q'? Only Tampa Bay comes to mind right now.
2007-10-12 04:12:08 · answer #2 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they did that , I wonder what the rosters in Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina, Washington, Florida, St. Louis, Nashville, Columbus, San Jose, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Dallas, Anaheim, and Colorado would look like. I mean ofcourse they would dominate , 3/4 of the league would have to fold immediately leaving 10-12 teams to compete with and since there are no European teams , all the european players would not be in the NHL. Killing just about everyone else.
2007-10-12 04:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That same question could be asked in reference to many teams. They all question about the player that got away. Sometimes a player doesn't show up well until the move on. So move on player!
2007-10-12 06:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by Goalie 79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's true, and possibly Sydney Crosby cause he played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League for Rimouski... But that was another time!!!
2007-10-12 02:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by Salain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those teams from the 20s to the 70s played in the non salary cap era and in the 20s the habs didnt have much competition.
2007-10-11 23:30:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you saying that only the Habs should draft players from Quebec only?
2007-10-11 20:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋