Nothing like playing your game and then getting told to get in a taxi

Your half way through one of the biggest rivalries in NHL history and your coach tells you that you need to go to the locker room, remove your gear, get in a taxi and head back to the hotel the team is staying at.

That is exactly what happened to Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Cammalleri on Thursday January 12, 2012 in Boston.  Cammalleri had made comments earlier that his now former team had the mentality of losers and that is why they were doing so terrible.   Mike paid the consequences for tell his team the truth.  In a very low and classless act by GM Pierre Gauthier, Mike was pulled from the game that his team was, well, losing in and told to go back to the team hotel and await further instructions.

To be traded is one thing; to be traded half way through a game is just about as low as a GM could go.  Just because you can’t handle what the man says does not mean you have to a dick and trade him in the middle of a game. 

Ryan Whitney, an Edmonton defenseman said last night via twitter; “The funny thing is Cammalleri is checking twitter just as often as everyone else right now.  50/50 that’s how he finds out where he is going”.  By that time Cammalleri had been trending in the US, as we all waited patiently to hear of what was going on.  It is a shame is that is how he found out, I’m sure he is a bit upset, but probably happy at the same time to be back on the team that he had an outstanding career year in. 

Cammalleri was traded to the Calgary Flames along with Karri Ramo and a fifth round draft pick in the 2012 draft.  The Canadiens acquired Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a second round draft pick in the 2013 draft.

All in all probably a better trade for the Flames, considering that Rene Bourque is still serving his suspension for his “vicious elbow to the head (Bleacher Report).” of Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom.  Bourque was assessed a five game suspension, where in actuality it should have been closer to 10.  Bourque from what I’ve seen is very notorious for this kind of hit. 

To quote a friend from Montreal “There is 3 cancers in the locker room.  Subban is starting to be a dick, Weber thinks’ he better then every other defenseman, and Cammalleri said the team was a bunch of losers. “ 

He is also one of the many Montreal folks upset that the new INTERM coach Cunnyworth does not speak French.  My personal opinion, if your team is going to win and do better who cares?  So long as the players understand him and he is doing his job right.  Subban starting to be a dick, starting?  He’s got to be one of my least favorite players out there because all he does is act and pretend to be hurt and then mock his opponent.   The boy can’t even step up and fight when confronted.

While Calgary gets to get full use of their new winger, Montreal will have to wait for Bourque’s suspension to be over.   Not really sure, besides size how good Bourque is going to be for Montreal, other than bad plays.  I hope he can step up otherwise Montreal fans are going to chew him up and spit him out.  To Mike Cammalleri, good luck and I hope you start having another break out year in Calgary, and that’s a lot coming from an Edmonton fan.