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• Comment on Gionta's season is over; Prust, White out for Game 5; Price listed as day-to-day
  Don't know if he is one of their "Black Aces", but I'd like to see Kristo out there replacing Gionta. Retain some speed and give the Sens a different look from the RW.
• Comment on Gionta's season is over; Prust, White out for Game 5; Price listed as day-to-day
  First half-year after two years recovering from multiple major knee surgeries. Will never be as good as he was mobility wise, but is still a valuable contributor to the Habs. He was good (not great) this year, and will be better next. I don't expect them to resign him, but I'd be surprised if he didn't run out his contract.
• Comment on About last night ...
  Suddenly the Habs are back to having 2/3 of their d-corps made up of Boullion, Weber, Diaz and Gorges. These are all complementary guys - good when you have Subban, Markov and Emelin taking up the bulk of the minutes, but not so good when they have to play those minutes themselves. If you are gonna have suspect defensive play, might as well let it be because of young up-and-comers like Beaulieu and/or Tinordi. Either of those guys would bring more than Weber. Also - WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH GORGES?! I love the guy, but his game is just not very good right now. Sluggish skating, ineffective physically, making bad decisions with and without the puck. Either he is hurting, or he is out of gas. Eller and his posse need a bit more ice. Either PP, 5-5, or both. They seem to create chances almost every time they are out there, and they go to the net with size and speed. I will always appreciate Plekanec's two way play, but he tends to stay on the perimeter and is not very creative with the puck. Plus, he is not a very good faceoff man. I think he needs a winger that can handle the puck and create space for his darting speed. Bottom line for me is that this team will not be able to get back what it lost in Emelin, and as a result will need a lot more intensity and jam in the defensive zone from its forwards in order to compensate. Size matters to a point, but a lot of it is just wanting the puck more, or tying up a forward just enough to prevent them from getting a good scoring opportunity. With a better defensive effort, Price will be able to get his mojo back start stealing some games.
• Comment on Desharnais, Bourque pot 2 each in Habs 6-1 win
  What a well rounded game. Lots of fore-check and aggressive play. Lots of puck movement by the D. I thought Subban had a great first game back. So easy to forget how good he is. Galchenyuk is getting better by the shift, Desharnais looked much sharper, Bourque has really re-dedicated himself, Eller played like he wants to stay in the lineup, and Price did what he does. You base things on tonight's game and the Habs look great, especially when you consider how young they are. They just need to stay consistent, and with the leadership back (Markov and Gionta) and the role players standing up, they might be able to do it....
• Comment on Leblanc, Tinordi among Habs cuts; Galchenyuk stays
  Concur. Talent is key, but a team is a team. Without leadership, players like Galchenyuk flounder. That's why he is in a position to succeed. That plus he is really good and really smart....
• Comment on Leblanc, Tinordi among Habs cuts; Galchenyuk stays
  lol. Douche? Or horseshoes?
• Comment on Leblanc, Tinordi among Habs cuts; Galchenyuk stays
  Douche