They say it isn’t over until the hockey beat writer who could lose a few pounds sings.
Pat Hickey – who, in an earlier incarnation, sang the role of Brunhilde in a Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle – thinks your Montreal Canadiens have had the biscuit, playoffs-wise.
“Anyone who has watched the Canadiens play over the past week and a half,” Hickey writes, “knows there is no chance of this team advancing beyond the final game of the regular season on April 7.”
Here’s Pat’s Gazette story.
• Topic for late-Wednesday discussion: Does Tuomo Ruutu’s contract extension in Carolina boost the trade value of Andrei Kostitsyn?
• Must-read: Pierre LeBrun’s excellent feature on P.K. Subban
“I’d freakin’ take him in a heartbeat,” an NHL GM, who requested anonymity, told ESPN.com this week. “No question about it. He’s a great young talent. He can do things few young defensemen can do. I don’t care about the other stuff. He’ll mature as a person and as a player. I can live with that. The Canadiens would be crazy to ever deal him.”
• And 32 years ago today:
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“I’d freakin’ take him in a heartbeat,” an NHL GM, who requested anonymity, told ESPN.com this week. “No question about it. He’s a great young talent. He can do things few young defensemen can do. I don’t care about the other stuff. He’ll mature as a person and as a player. I can live with that. The Canadiens would be crazy to ever deal him.”
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
If this is the Nashville GM speaking, then it’s time to fleece him.
We’ll take Shea Weber(a pal of Josh Gorges from the Kelowna Rockets days, and just happens to be a big Canadiens fan), and you can have him. The problem is that it’s, without a doubt, the GM of some lame-ass team, with nothing to give in return. Wait…that probably constitutes at least 25 of the other 29 teams.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA…..great young talent…HA HA HA HA HA HA HA…in a heart beat…HA HA HA HA HA!. Trade bait…..channel Sam Pollock….fleece….while the other teams still believe this nonsense.
Pat Hickey is one ugly chick
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Your only speaking from an emotional point of view. From a logical, and sensible view, the team is NOT out!! If the LAFFS, and Jets lose tonight(both reasonable possibilities, and in the LAFFS case highly likely), and Les Canadiens win tomorrow(highly likely since Caps are in a state of disarray), then they are back within 5 points of the last playoff spot. All of you people who are using percentages to calculate the chances of Montreal making it to the playoffs are fools. Montreal was recently on a 5 game winning streak. The LAFFS(who hold that 8th spot)have lost 6 out of their last 7 games. There is no hard evidence that any of you have that puts any team in the East out of the playoffs. You are typing out your ridiculous, human emotions. Now if you would like to talk about the West where Columbus, or Edmonton, are 23 points, and 14 points out respectively, then you may have a good, logical case for them being unofficially out. On the East side, all eight bottom teams still have between 40 to 46 possible points to potentially acquire. There is no logic yet, to your statements. Come back in the middle of March when there are about 12 games left to go, and then you might be able to use solid evidence to justify, which teams are not going to make it. Until then….SHUT UP!….and let’s watch them play.
Remember that the team will be getting Andrei Markov back soon. I’m sure most of you would agree(I won’t be with you until I see him play 5 or 6 solid games) that this will be an immediate upgrade to the defensive unit. Like making a trade for a defenseman, without losing anything. He should be good for creating a goal, or two a game, providing he returns to his same old form. Right now, from a logical point of view, there is no reason to believe that he won’t. He sure had enough goddamn time off, and should be well rested(insert laugh here),
and ready to go.
Now that trade talk dominates the air waves, it is rather humbling to think about our stock of players. We don’t have much talent and all the talk about our young guys is just that…talk. They have proven themselves yet. I watched the Caps-Sens game last night. Ottawa has more skilled players than the Habs. We have Max-Pac who is a top 6 line player and perhaps Cole (I know he works hard). We have PK and Eller who seem to have potential. And Price on most nights. That’s it. The main question is Who is responsible for assembling the team?
I think you are right but i would add DD, Emelin and Gorges to the list of keepers.
Interesting PhotoShoot with Daniel Winnik of the Colorado Avalanche. As one scrolls through the pictures….
http://www.thefourthperiod.com/photos/winnik/index.html
Cool. Thanks for sharing. What a day in HIO land yesterday, huh? Am worried about HH and Shane. Hope it all works out before the summit next year. And who the heck fired up Frank? I told Chris he was missing one of the more interesting and entertaining days in HIO history. Enjoy your day my friend.
Yah, I think the stress of the season has taken its toll on everyone. I think Frank may have misunderstood one of the posts, and reacted. Did you find a car yet Jim? Assuming you looked at something in the mid 70′s era with a Habs paint scheme, to help us back to our glory days!
For the geezers who remember Habs teams that were never out of it in February, just remember the baseball teams of the era. Find your inner Expo. Baseball remained a beautiful sport with interesting player development and storylines even when our team was playing out the season.
So we chill, see what the deadline brings, and see what the off season brings. We can get excited about off season moves in the front office or behind the bench, expect the best free agents because we are as important as Toronto (and not get them because the deities don’t like us), and then get crushed in the Fall by seeing how the new team actually plays!
There’s a lot of positive, even for a team that won’t make the play-offs in a league where almost everyone makes the playoffs. The young players are coming, Gomez is going (we hope), Kerry Fraser is no longer a ref and the team is just a notch below mediocrity.
We can watch the show, scout out our scapegoats for when Gomez goes and see what happens.
Good morning Charlie. Solid post. For me I had to come to grips with my high expectations for this team and the emotions that went along with that. Hopefully I can now enjoy watching the development of DD, Emelin, PK and Eller. At the same time I can enjoy ridiculing the play of Gomez, Campoli, and Kabrele. Best of both worlds. Enjoy your day!
What do you guys think about trading Pleks for Carter? I know the Vinny style contract sucks, but hey we’ve been paying Markov more than Carter makes to not play for 2 years. We’ve been paying Gomez 2 million more to absolutely suck for 3 years and are on the hook, for 2 more. Carter in his last 4 seasons in PHI scored 29, 46, 33 and 36 goals, even this year with awful CLB, he’s got 15 in 39 games, on a pace for 30 goals. He’s 6’3, right handed and a center. I get the hate about the length of the contract, but big #1 centers who average over 30 goals a season, don’t become available all that often. I say if we can get him for Pleks, a B level prospect and a 2nd, we have to pull the trigger.
Id do it in a heartbeat, but his attitude is starting to get a bad rep.
[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.
The same idea crossed my mind but here I think where the glitch is. All of our wingers are scorers and so is Carter. I agree that Plekanec is becoming the odd man out. Eller might not have all the offensive production but has more size and grit then Pleks and he’s just as good defensively. He will be a 3rd line center with upside. Can’t trade Desharnais without creating an other anti quebecois debate and White is our 4th line center. I’m just not sure what good move we can make.
2022. That’s when the contract ends. Just because the Habs have a bad contract in Gomez doen’t mean it’s ok to have another, if that’s what you’re saying.
Plekanec is having a tough year offensively, but he’s still the team’s best two-way forward. The Habs excellent PK owes a lot to him. None of these things could be said about Carter, who – in addition to being overrated – is a malcontent, party-boy, a-hole dressing-room cancer.
If you could trade Plekanec for Getzlaf, somehow, that I’d be all for.
Full Breezer 4 Life
We should find a way to get Radulov’s rights from Nashville, he is a bonafide superstar in the KHL and the best player not in the NHL. He’s entering the prime of his career. Get Emelin & Markov to bring him over from Russia. French won’t be an issue he played juniors in Qc. He’s a guy who can make an impact on this team next year. Mad skills like Kovalev, a great sniper & decent passer, got ok size and tons of speed.
I agree! And then get his old coach from the Q who shall remain nameless
If we judge by experience, it doesnt seem to be a good idea to have more than one russian on a team.
[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.
I don’t know what all this BS talk about tanking is. We still have a 3.9% chance of making the playoffs.
Thinking back to dumb and dumber movie….1 in a million…..so you are telling me there is a chance?
In case anybody missed it. The Red Band trailer for Goon.
Caution: Extreme hockey.
sign this guy~ PG GET IT DONE!
What if he turns into another BGL?
This movie might just make the NHL game a wee bit tougher for wee while”and play-off’s”
Unfortunately, this movie looks pretty close to what actual Jr hockey is like.
Do you watch Jr hockey?
I would like it, if the Habs would identify players they consider to be part of the future, and not wait to the last second to sign them. Max as a player is only going to get better, sign the man to some term, and maybe get a discount.
Can’t let Washington get in our way tomorrow night if we want to land the top draft pick. Double shift Gomez for the first two periods and let him play D in the third!
Scott Gomez could help Columbus pass us, if used properly, and get us the top draft pick we so badly need.
It’s time to give Scott Gomez the top-line minutes he deserves!
It may be tough to catch Columbus, but the Oilers and ‘canes could easily finish ahead of the Habs with the proper roster choices. Scott Gomez has in fact become our go-to guy!!!
Must keep DD, Cole, Max Pac, Leblanc, Emelin, Subban, Gorges and Price. The rest can be traded for hockey tape. I like Ryan White too. Lots of effort and balls.
It would a mistake to get rid of Eller. The kid has potential.
Agreed! Eller will be a strong 3rd line center.
Current poll question needs a none of the above choice.
I just logged in expecting Gauthier,Gainey and Gomer gone,Roy as G.M.,and a New Captain in Rick Nash….wtf?
With the NHL trade deadline coming up, and maybe some players going on waivers, is the position for making a claim still from last years standings. I know that as a team we have lost quite a few good players on waivers, it would be nice to pick up a few from this method.
They use last year’s standings for the first couple of weeks of the season then they start using this years standings as of some particular day of the week, or something like that. The Oilers had the first pick until like the first of November, but Columbus would get the first crack at any player right now.
“Andrei Kostitsyn will be traded this month”
- Sean Bonjovi
Thanks Sean for the info, it has been awhile since Montreal has had a good crack at the waiver wire. I hope we might be able to get a few good players, that a contender has no room for.
Has just hopped on the Tank Wagon™
Nice view….
The operative words are “Anyone who has watched the Canadiens play over the past week and a half,” Hickey writes, “knows there is no chance of this team advancing beyond the final game of the regular season on April 7.”
The reality is, if the Habs can play to their potential in this final stretch, they could very well wiggle into the playoff picture.
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Don’t let the wultures getcha.
the next question will be: if the Habs do get that 8th spot luckily to get to the playoffs, would they have a chance in beating the Rangers? I don’t think so!
If they can get pucks past King Hendrik, why not?
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Don’t let the wultures getcha.
Prop, here’s hoping you always hang on to your never-say-die outlook. I’m way too jaded and cynical in my old age. I wrote the boys off after the St. Louis blanking.
I am 100% willing to acknowledge that the team could be done for the season. The fact remains that they are still in it, and I am not a quitter.
If they don’t make it to the dance, oh well. Next year will roll around.
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Don’t let the wultures getcha.
Hogwash, Propwash!
14-5-2 in their last 21 games just to make it to 90 points.
Full Breezer 4 Life
I wonder how much would DD and Max P be worth when they do resign for a long-term contract next season. $3-4 Million a year?
Asumming he puts up 60-70 point seasons this year and next I assume Max Pac will get Phil Kessel/Bobby Ryan kind of money which is like $5 1/2 million/year.
“Andrei Kostitsyn will be traded this month”
- Sean Bonjovi
I think the Organization needs to avoid all UFAs in the upcoming off-season, unless it is a one-two year deal $5 mill total, maximum.
The 2013 UFA crop is amazing, having major cap space available for that off-season is imperative for any long term planning. With the potential of having a shot at Crosby, Perry, Getzlaf, and to a lesser extent, J Staal, must be considered.
Up until that summer the team cant take any salary back, as our current young talent mature, so will their salary, guys like Patch, Eller, DD, Subban, Emelin, and Price all have increasing salaries. Ad in the long term deals to Pleks, Bourque and Gorges.
The Habs have a significant amount of “bad money” on the table. $10 mill in Markov and Kaberle, another $11 mill in Gomez and Gionta.
The key is finding a way to unload Gomez, Kaberle, and Gionta without taking a dime in cap hit back by 2013 summer.
2013 will be the year for DD and Patches raise too.
All those player could be signed before they are UFA, but it would be a good thing to have 15-20 mill available for summer 2013!
I seriously doubt any of those guys will be UFAs once July 1st, 2013 rolls around.
Why dump Gionta, the team’s captain? He has performed up to expectations. It’s certainly not his fault that he was hurt for most of the year. With all the young players arriving in the next few seasons, this team needs some veteran leadership to help them out.
I like Gionta, wouldn’t mind seeing him play out his contract. But, if moving him gave the potential of landing one of those young superstars, it would be worth it.
Cole, Gorges, Moen, Pleks can be leaders too…
Interesting. If Gio will still be the Habs captain next season, would the Habs make a headway if ever they decide to give Gorges a chance to put a C on his upper left chest next season?
Many will argue that he does deserve to be captain as well. In fact, they could at least give him that respect even though this season is in total shambles.
Crosby and the Pens is an interesting situation, might be some hard feelings by Crosby about how they handled his injury. Crosby is looking for a nice long contract, and if I was him I would not play until I got I got one. It has been hard not having Markov so far this season, but the Habs have worked in his best interests, I hope some players notice this fact. Crosby as a Canadien, a dream come true for me.
Sorry to barge in on the talk behind the misfortunes of the Habs (or the planned ‘reconstruction’ that may take place this coming summer). I want to know what’s on everyone’s take on this report by Yahoo Sports regarding to the highest paid athletes of all time:
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ys-247wallstreet-highest_paid_players_all_time_022112
I don’t know if everyone here agrees to the #1 highest paid player of all time according to them:
http://247wallst.com/2012/02/15/247-wall-st-s-highest-paid-players-of-all-time/3/?utm_source=yahoo-sports&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=247-wall-st-s-highest-paid-players-of-all-time&utm_campaign=YHOOSP
He was worth it though.
Yes he was but I don’t believe that Sakic is by far the most expensive/highest paid athlete of all time.
If we could take into consideration other sports leagues aside from the NHL nor the from the big 4 here in North America, chances are, he ain’t even be up to par with it (consider $25-$30+ million per fight plus PPV earnings, that’s a Whopper!).
Formula One drivers could earn twice as much just as NBA or NHL players do. Boxers to me are THE highest paid of all time.
Now, if we switch topic and look at this: with inflation and the impending talks again by the board of Governors and the NHLPA, this issue of “salary cap” will be a borderline topic that could potentially stall another season (hopefully not like the last time).
I think it was based on his salary in comparison to the league average. He got paid a lot more than every one else, but the league average was only 1.17m
1) G -love …4 million per goal.
Yeah, but those were special goals.
The info on Joe Sakic is really not accurate. New York signed him to an offer sheet for 21M over three years and then front loaded the first year to 17M in an attempt to scare off Colorado. Colorado had one week to match and did so by giving Sakic a three year deal of 17-2-2M.
Okay, so we’re obviously going to have to trade one of our 2nd round picks for someone to get us into the playoffs, because our team, injury-depleted and flu-weakened as it is just might not have enough to make it without some help.
I recommend picking up Dustin Penner for a second round pick (and maybe a 5th, or a young player). His big physical presence should be enough to push us over the top.
Once we’re in, it’s anyone’s game. Let’s make it happen.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Nope.
Penner is another inconsistent overpaid lazy bastachio
Agreed.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Also, trade a 1st rounder and Jarred Tinordi for Ales Hemsky.
trade nothing for Hemsky and take a serious run at him during the offsseason…I know he is fragile,soft,etc…but he is exactly the type of bigtime playmaker the Habs need…he is not quite Kovalev but he has some magic hands and would be great with Pleks IMO. It is unfortunate since it appears the writing is on the wall for AK but I htink you puyt hose three together and you have Pleks back at 70-75 points, Hemsky a point per game (however many he plays) and Ak at 25.
I was kidding. hahah
Mr M – You want to trade a lottery pick and Tinordi for an injury prone UFA who could walk come April 7th?
I was kidding.. obviously I wouldn’t touch him, this season is toast.. SELL! well, just AK and Campoli if there’s interest.
I get it now. You had me wondering!
I am so glad those days are over, past, done with, and gone.
Glad to see Hickey mention Claude Loiselle as a GM candidate: he’s been my fave choice for awhile.
Full Breezer 4 Life
My favorite is still Breezer. I think Breezer will make an awesome GM. All Habs players will have silky smooth hair.
and when things go wrong they can follow their leader and run off to Europe!
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“Le problem est Markov n’a pas jouer un seul game cette annee”
“Louis Leblanc est un kid locale”
With Breezer at the helm things can’t go wrong.
The # of people on this site that overrate AK is unbelievable, give your heads a shake, we aint getting an impact player for this bum.. Were gunna get a half ass prospect and a half ass pick, or two picks, if that. Deal with it, the guy has done **** all since hes been here, his value is lower then its ever been right now, i aint no GM or Darren Dreger, but like cmon wake up folks.
Oh yeah. Almost forgot. The Habs need to sign a real back-up goaltender. One that can play 15-20 games minimum and have a winning record. Hopefully they start drafting goalies in late rounds again.
would you select Subban is he is available in the 2nd round, maybe with the Nashville pick…
In a heartbeat.
Yes, but I have a feeling that he will go in the first round.
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Just a thought:
Pleks is kind of a shifty player by nature, not the hard-hitting one most fans want him to be. Why not pair him with AK, a mix of mostly shifty with a bit more bite and scoring touch? Add Bourque to play a more “crash the net” game and mix it up a bit. Maybe Pleks and AK could find each other well enough to cash some in
I’ve seen countless posts referring to this since his acquisition, but I’m honestly curious as to why so many people think Kaberle will be moved at the deadline.
What team is going to want to take on a past-his-prime, decreasing in mobility and positioning, two years left on his contract at $4.25mil/yr D-man?
Our only hope is a Vermette deal-type of return. But I would say Vermette is more useful to teams than Kaberle.
So- who thinks Gauthier would actually be able to find a taker for Kaberle? I certainly don’t.
somebody asked earlier what moved I would make in the offseason to improve the team… Here’s my suggestions:
1) The obvious Gomes issue: if he is not tradable and can’t be bought with no penalty within the CBA period we send him to the minors
2) Sign Parise for what ever it takes.
3) Bring over Evgeni Artyukhin from the KHL. It is beyond me why this guy is playing in russia. He is a physical beast and can actually play damn good
4)Sign 2 solid stay at home physical defencemen ( O’Brien and Colaiacovo would be picks)
5) this is the hardest move but it has to be made: Trade DD (OR Pleks), Tinordi, Weber and 1st rounder to Anaheim for Getzlaf.
6) Resign Moen
7) sign a 4th line Center who is a face off and PK specialist… David Steckel(Not sure if available) comes to mind but there are other ones
this will be the line up:
Parise – Getzlaf – Gionta
Cole – Plekanec/DD – Pacioretty
Moen – Eller – Bourque
Artyukhin – Steckel – White
(Darche 13th forward)
Markov – Emelin
Georges – PK
O’brien – Colaiacovo
(Diaz 7th D)
I think we have a good team and there is no need to blow it up. just needs some tweaking
“5) this is the hardest move but it has to be made: Trade DD, Tinordi, Weber and 1st rounder to Anaheim for Getzlaf.”
Why even propose such a foolish trade? Obviously they can get much better for Getzlaf.
Full Breezer 4 Life
you are joking right?
DD (OR Pleks), Tinordi, Weber and 1st rounder to Anaheim for Getzlaf
I think that is even somewhat over paying for him but I put it just for good measure
Weber is crap. DD is mediocre/one-dimensional. Tinordi is a long-term prospect who may not make it. The 1st rounder is nice.
Now, you change DD for Pleks, and that is a much more attractive deal for Anaheim.
But yeah, the first trade proposal is a laugher.
Full Breezer 4 Life
What Bill said.
There is a tendency of fans to overvalue their own players. No way that Anaheim thinks DD, Weber and Tinordi plus a pick are worth Getzlaf.
On the other hand Plekanec has huge value. The only circumstance I would trade him is for a huge big time player, but Pleks is the sort of player sought by most teams that could make that happen.
I still wouldn’t make that trade. Plekanec is too valuable
“Et le but!”
I like most of what you said… but way too much for Getzlaf..he aint worth DD and a first rounder let alone Tinordi.
Wow.
Full Breezer 4 Life
I think you’re UNDER selling the value of DD… He has consistently been our BEST centerman all year long, and is an amazing playmaker.
We couldn’t afford that, Getzlaf won’t be traded, AK46 ain’t coming back, Kaberle ain’t going no where.
actually I noticed later that I forgot about Bourque but ya AK46 traded for a some draft picks b4 the deadline would do it for me…
Re Getzlad, I think every player in the league has his price and I don’t mind over paying for this one guy.
Also, I think Kaberle is more tradable than most people think. He still puts up point as a D and can definitely help a contender who is deep on stay at home defencemen but thin on backend offence. After all he was traded for a 1st and a 2nd just last year and went on to win the cup…
I think Kaberle is easily tradeable, I just don’t think he will be.
Disagree with signing 2 defensemen. We already have a lot and I’d rather we give the opportunity to someone young instead of having veterans blocking their development.
25 before 14
Stack the trade high for getzlaf… only if they take gomez
“4)Sign 2 solid stay at home physical defencemen ( O’Brien and Colaiacovo would be picks) ”
O’Brien fits that bill, but Coli? You have to be kidding…
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Yes, I’m a Hab fan..Wanna fight about it?
1) sure
2) sure
3) sure…if you are confident he can be controlled.
4) idk whatever
5) The Ducks would only take Pleks. it is very possible Saku goes to Europe, or another NHL team. Saku-DD combo is not what they want. Only having DD in place for next year isn’t what they want either.
Also, I watch the Ducks regularly, and tbh, Getzlaf is simply not that good. The entire second line regularly and for long stretches outplays the first. Getzlaf is almost as afraid to shoot as Gomez (which is weird given Getzlaf is actually good at it.), and you’re putting him somewhere without anyone even close to Ryan, Perry, or Selanne. He’s big and tough, and maybe that’s what we need, but that it is what Anaheim probably wants too. This would be a near impossible trade to get, let alone win in my mind.
Also, they have absolutely no need for Weber or Tinordi, although I’m sure they wouldn’t mind the later.
6) Trade him for picks. resign him in the off season or get one of the many others who do the exact same thing for the same price.
7) very much needed. We’ve had some good ones in this role, I’d like another.
this will be the line up:
1) Agreed
2) Maybe – need to put a $$$ limit to this idea.
3) Absolutely, although he is like AK, in that he disappears for stretches.
4) No. We have plenty of prospects coming thru the pipeline, why create a logjam?
5) No. I am a firm believer that you keep your 1st round pick (maybe swap for another 1st rounder, but keep the 1st rounder). I also think that Tinordi will be part of the answer for #4, so keep him. Yes, I would like to have Getzlaf, but not at that price.
6) Yes.
7) Don’t know who is available.
As it stands, we will draft three times in the top 60and 5 times in the top 100.
In the past 2 drafts we haven’t had a 2nd or 3rd round pick. In 2009 we also had no 2nd rounder, and 2008 we had no 1st rounder. It’s a miracle we’ve been able to draft fairly well.
Considering Timmins’ late round success, this could be a huge draft for les boys! In 2013, we also have a 1st, two 2nds, and a third.
The question is whether to trade some of these picks for success next year, or keep them for the longhaul, making our current vets (with limited windows for victory) expendable.
j.p. murray
I am firm believer in not trading picks unless;
a) it’s for a rental that will be resigned.
b) it’s at a point where the acquired player will immediately make an impact for a Stanley Cup contender.
My hope is the Habs just build slowly and from within. I also hope they stop the spending to the cap to merely put on the ice an 8th place team all over again.
I so hope the Vincent Damphousse becomes GM. He’d turn the franchise around and proper.
It is time to end the cronyism and nepotism that is fervent within the Habs organization. One need only look back to the 90′s to see what that brought Habs fans.
So we end the cronyism and nepotism by hiring a former Habs standout player and current Habs broadcaster as the GM, a man with no management experience?
I’m failing to see how that is a marked difference from our recent past.
Damphousse doesn’t work for Molson’s breweries or go to all the big Quebec sports galas.
I have listened to him speak, mind you on the antichambre, numerous times and he comes across as intelligent, level headed, with a vision and capable of making the right decisions.
He has my total vote of confidence.
Chris: would you like (in fantasy) to have Gillette back as owner? Haven’t things gone south more or less coincidental with his departure?
I agree that Damphousse would be pure cronyism. Let’s get a GM with business nous and solid GM or Assistant GM experience.
I have a real bad feeling about this deadline upcoming..
PREDICTIONS
1) AK leaves to a western team for a 2nd rounder and a nobody..
2) Campoli goes to an eastern team for a 2nd or 3rd rounder and a nobody
3) Moen, Gomez, Kaberle all remain Habs…
4) Habs get in return..nobody big at all…and our new GM makes big moves in the offseason.
Just predictions, don’t bite my head off!
If your predications happen (excluding Gomea and Kaberle returning) I’ll be very pleased! Kostitsyn is an overpaid UFA, we need to get what we can for him!! Campoli is not worth a 2nd or 3rd rounder, he’s been a healthy scratch on several occasions and isn’t worth resigning (6th rounder would be sufficient).
The draft picks would help us longterm and the cash we free up would help us in the free agent market.
j.p. murray
Caps lost 5-2 against Ottawa..that team is going downhill too
Ovechkin, Semin, Backstrom (inj), Green(injured most of the season)
A great core of second and third liners, and because most of them are individuals (not including Backstrom), they can’t win.
They Call Me Shane
There losing streak will end FRIDAY.
WRONG!!….That is when Les Canadiens jump back to within 5 points of the LAFFS.
except that they actually have good players. More than one line even.
Wow, how about that Ruutu contract? 17 goals, 13 assists … almost five million a year for four years.
What does AK46 get in the off-season??
Full Breezer 4 Life
I agree, but, Ruutu does bring a physical and agitating style AK doesn’t. Not just number of hits but effectiveness of them. But still whacked out contract.
What do you guys think of Hudler?
I figure we traded Cammy to get Bourque (Kostitsyns replacement).
Then we trade Kostitsyn for picks.
We use money we save for signing a new top 6 scorer.
I still think the Habs can make the play-offs. If they do they’ll be the hottest team in the league. Nobody would want to face them in the 1st round.
Sense the sarcasm?
It’s funny though. We are back to the square one, the debate of last summer. What was it again? I can’t go back and read my arguments because the mods have deleted them all.
Shane!! You have an archive of all my comments. Maybe you can help me out.
If I am not mistaken it went something like this:
The Habs need more size and grit, especially up front.
They need a more physically punishing defence corps.
They need a defence man with a booming shot.
They need a 4th line of significance; one that can crash and bang, drop’em if necessary, and be defensively responsible.
I think I also mentioned that the Habs needed to Tank™ a bit.
So here we are. Sellers. Out of it. And the bottom line is all those things I was clamouring for last summer are still true today.
Like we used to say back in the 80′s. There’s always next season!!!
The Habs do not need more size and grit, especially up front. They need people who can score. With Bourque, Kostitsyn, Cole, Pacioretty and Eller, the Habs have plenty of size and speed up front. What they’re missing is a true sniper, a 40 goal man who draws attention on the power play.
The Habs don’t especially need a more physically punishing defence corps (Subban and Emelin are more than enough in that regard), they need players who don’t panic when the puck is in their zone.
The Habs do need a defenceman with a booming shot, preferably a LH shot to partner Markov if he returns. Subban should be partnered with Kaberle, if he stays, on the power play.
The Habs have a 4th line of signifigance, they just couldn’t roll it this season due to injuries. A 4th line of White-Moen-Blunden/Darche would have been perfectly adequate. Unfortunately, White’s sports hernia killed his season, while injuries to Cammalleri, Gionta and Kostitsyn required that Moen and Darche be elevated to other lines as fill-ins.
The Habs need a healthy Andrei Markov and a return to form of Tomas Plekanec.
Will they win with all that? Probably not…the odds are pretty long. But they won’t be as bad as they were in this train wreck of a season.
Could Pacioretty be the 40 goal man we’re looking for?
Then we could go get a secondary scorer to replace Kostitsyn. Hemsky, Hudler, Jones or Doan. Or maybe make a trade with Kostitsyn for Chris Stewart like someone on the last page suggested. He’s not having the best year and may be available. He’s an RFA too.
So you agree that they should Tank™ then.
You win. Most annoying post of the year.
You’re too kind but you annoy with far fewer words. I concede this round but I will be back with more things to irk. You in particular.
when they have three games left and they need 7 points for the 8th position that’s when I’ll believe they’re done….
CAREY CAREY CAREY
They Call Me Shane
Is scary scary scary.
Richard R
Especially for laff fans like you. Keep your chin up, one day they may have a goaltender as talented as Price.
AH yes. The you’re a Leafs fan argument. It never gets old. But then again neither does inert matter.
Price should be traded immediately for Nash and Mason……hurry before the other GM wakes up and realizes he has been fleeced.
Agreed. This statement has logic and sense. Right now, there are still 42 possible points to acquire, and only 7 points are needed to catch the LAFFS. LES CANADIENS ARE STILL IN!!!!….no matter what the over dramatic, emotionalists say.
Ottawa is going to have to pay Karlsson a huge raise this summer, Doughty money?
And he was a 15th overall pick. Very odd how they got a good player with a middle of the pack pick.
They Call Me Shane
Karlsson is kind of small for a defence man that’s probably why he dropped in the draft as there is no questioning his skating & offensive abilities etc….
Pot stirrer, but your right.
They Call Me Shane