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08:27 AM ET 10.06 | Erik Cole doesn't fit the profile of the Canadiens' big acquisitions over the past few years -- for one thing, he's 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds. For some, living under a giant microscope that every Canadiens player faces daily is a stress many can do without. But winger Erik Cole doesn't understand the anxiety. To prove the pressure of playing in a hockey-mad city like Montreal is overblown, Cole signed a four-year, $18-million US contract with the Canadiens in the summer. "It's my favourite building to play in," Cole said on July 1, the day he signed with Montreal. "The feeling you get going into Montreal, the passion, the city, it just has an aura about it. I don't know how you can go in there and not play well."

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October 6, 2011 08:31 AM ET

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Sorry Erik, lots of guys go in there and don't play well. Explains the 18 years since their last Cup.

On the plus side, the season starts tonight!!!

Stranger

Pearl City, HI

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October 6, 2011 08:32 AM ET

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"I don't know how you can go in there and not play well."

You could ask Scott Gomez!

Canuck eh?

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October 6, 2011 08:42 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:32 AM ET 10.06 by Canuck eh?

"I don't know how you can go in there and not play well."

You could ask Scott Gomez!

Thanks for a reminder I didn't need, Canuck. I guess I can skip breakfast now that I've seen this trou-du-cul's name.

Stranger

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October 6, 2011 08:46 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:42 AM ET 10.06 by Stranger

Thanks for a reminder I didn't need, Canuck. I guess I can skip breakfast now that I've seen this trou-du-cul's name.

Sorry about that Stranger.

The Canadiens are my second favourite team today.

Canuck eh?

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October 6, 2011 08:49 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:46 AM ET 10.06 by Canuck eh?

Sorry about that Stranger. The Canadiens are my second favourite team today.

Not a problem. Can't wait...

Stranger

Pearl City, HI

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October 6, 2011 09:08 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:49 AM ET 10.06 by Stranger

Not a problem. Can't wait...

I concur. However, I've already been very pleasantly surprised by the new season. As a hockey hoor I've watched some of the prediction shows, etc. and not once have I had to endure Pierre McGuire.

Canuck eh?

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October 6, 2011 09:14 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:49 AM ET 10.06 by Stranger

Not a problem. Can't wait...

Avatar's a bit small.

Canuck eh?

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October 6, 2011 09:16 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:14 AM ET 10.06 by Canuck eh?

Avatar's a bit small.

One more time.

Canuck eh?

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October 6, 2011 09:29 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:16 AM ET 10.06 by Canuck eh?

One more time.

It's true, all a true Leafs fan needs to see to be disgusted into a stupor is a clown in a Habs sweater.

dannylimes

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October 6, 2011 09:34 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:29 AM ET 10.06 by dannylimes

It's true, all a true Leafs fan needs to see to be disgusted into a stupor is a clown in a Habs sweater.

I didn't know that was a symptom of jealousy. :-)

Canuck eh?

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October 6, 2011 09:40 AM ET

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That kid is NOT fat. He's just too short. Great picture by the way. Hey, Stranger, did you know the season starts tonight? ;-).

I'm with you though. Been looking forward to it for what seems like forever. Good luck to us all!

Slapshot

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October 6, 2011 09:42 AM ET

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He'll be back in NC by the end of the year.

The Bread Line

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October 6, 2011 09:43 AM ET

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GO LEAFS GO! GO LEAFS GO! GO LEAFS GO! GO LEAFS GO!

Argos.

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October 6, 2011 09:43 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:46 AM ET 10.06 by Canuck eh?

Sorry about that Stranger. The Canadiens are my second favourite team today.

Second to the Leafs?

Argos.

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October 6, 2011 09:44 AM ET

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Carey Price is going down tonight!

Argos.

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October 6, 2011 09:44 AM ET

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For the Canadians sake i hope he is being genuine. When he played in Edmontons avid and passionate fans atmosphere he was half the player he is when in Carolina

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October 6, 2011 09:50 AM ET

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Gratz Montreal on Blair Betts. He will play good defensively responsible hockey for you. A lot of Flyers fans think he was over valued, but i still can't understand why we waived him and kept that piece of **** Shelley.

cromster

New London, By Way Of Philly, CT

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October 6, 2011 09:50 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:42 AM ET 10.06 by Stranger

I guess I can skip breakfast now that I've seen this trou-du-cul's name.

The interns don't speak French obviously. (Or much English for that matter).

Slapshot

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October 6, 2011 10:23 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:16 AM ET 10.06 by Canuck eh?

One more time.

I didn't realize one of the Sedin's had been traded to Toronto ;)

Nobody expects…

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October 6, 2011 10:24 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET 10.06 by cromster

Gratz Montreal on Blair Betts. He will play good defensively responsible hockey for you. A lot of Flyers fans think he was over valued, but i still can't understand why we waived him and kept that piece of **** Shelley.

Betts is an excellent pick up by Montreal. Solid PK guy.