Koivu is fluent in Finnish, Swedish, and English, yet Guy Bertrand thinks Koivu MUST speak French in order to play hockey in Montreal.
Where should we tell Bertrand to go?
2007-10-31 12:43:07 · 11 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Montreal has players from a number of countries playing for them and the common language thread is English, not French. Gone are the days when the Habs were strictly a French team so the only reason I can see this being brought up is that Koivu can't give interviews in French and the media thinks that as captain of the Habs that is a necessity.
Bertrand can stick it where the sun don't shine. Koivu should make the deal he'll learn French when Bertrand learns Finnish.
2007-10-31 12:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
One word... Latendresse... who cares what language the player speaks? it's about playing a game. Looking at Latendresse, it's obvious that we don't need to speak french to play well..ahem. I'll take Koivu any day over him.
It's an embarassement! I agree with people here at least TRYING to speak the official language, but give me a break...obviously Bertrand isn't a very busy guy..he needs to get a life and leave Koivu Alone.
though I think Koivu did a good job with his reply to that comment...he uses it at appropriate times with his wife in the bedroom LMAO he also did say that He does speak french when he goes to hospitals to visit the sick children (oh but he doesn't speak french fluently, so his visits there just aren't as important as a french speaking player)
he's too cute :)
My bf is an aussie, like Koivu, it's not that he can't speak french, but it can be embarasing to speak it when you aren't fluent, so he rarely speaks french. Doesnt' mean he doesn't understand or speak it. But it's HIS CHOICE what language he wants to speak!
2007-10-31 22:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by ss98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
honestly, he can go eat the **** out of a beaver's ***.
seriously, Saku Koivu speaks a little french, but apparently "not fluent enough"
jesus christ, give him a break. He's a good guy and I think he's a good captain.
B., calisse de tabarnak lui pi son francais... il peut aller se jeter du pont dans 3- 2- 1
yess
2007-10-31 20:23:41 · answer #3 · answered by itssoeasy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would tell him to go say "Tu Tienes Melones Grandes" to a hot Spanish woman and see how that goes over.
Either then that.. i would tell him to go to Britain and try his french there. I wonder how well that would go over..
2007-10-31 22:28:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would tell Bertrand to go "seperate" himself from hockey and join the Bloc Quebecois. Both of their philosophies seem to be ideal for each other.
2007-10-31 20:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
on the ice,see if he can play better because he speaks french, i think the rest of canada should make sure all the M.C. players are fluent in english or they can't play outside queerbec
2007-10-31 19:49:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
ummm i don't think he should tell him he MUST learn french fluently. but being in montreal he should learn some basics. but if i were Koivu i would tell him to shove it up his ***!
2007-10-31 19:49:03 · answer #7 · answered by hooah89d 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well living in Quebec for long as he did. Maybe he learned it. You would after a while.
2007-10-31 21:06:06 · answer #8 · answered by Tim Fitz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sam Pollock wanted all his players to speak French, if you didn;t learn, he traded you away.
2007-10-31 19:53:03 · answer #9 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To Finland and try his French there.
2007-10-31 20:46:33 · answer #10 · answered by Siggy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋