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Albert the monkey - (Albert the Monkey)

Member since June 15, 2010

Vancouver

Habs fan since: 1970
Favorite current player: Halak
All-time favorite player: Guy Lafleur

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    Where's Gomer?

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    Where's Gomer?

  • Comment on WSGD

    I don't dispute that there are a lot of players getting stupid money. Absolutely. The question really comes down to can Montreal afford him? In a perfect world, we would be able to ask Hammer, Gomer and Brother Andrei to take a pay cut, because they don't really deserve it. Give it Plek, because he had a great year and off we go to salary cap bliss. The problem Montreal has is we have too many big price-tag players. So, what would you do? www.capgeek.com is a great resource. How would you solve the problem?

     

  • Comment on WSGD

    LOL! Never a truer word spoken.

  • Comment on WSGD

    Yup... A lot of money. One good year. Yup. So, what do you do if you are Pierre? Tell his agent that we had a guy like Jose and we don't want to be burned again? It is tough. His agent won't care about previous flops, he has a winner... Right or wrong the stats don't lie.

    As for pads, I think it is going to affect every goalie to one extent or another. The one think Jaro has going for him is lateral movement, tracking and foot speed. None of those attributes should be affected to badly by the new regulations. J.S. Giguere on the other hand... 

     

  • Comment on WSGD

    You are right. 5 million is a lot to pay a young guy who had a good year. Unfortunately, will he sign a long-term for less? Do we role the dice on him and sign a 1 year qualifying offer? 2 years at 3 million? I am sure his agent has dreams of big money and this year, there are a lot of teams looking for a guy like Halak.

    I really hope he signs for less, but with the cap going up and a lot of teams needing a goalie who can steal a game or two. It might be a hard sell.

    Then there is the good ol' tried and not very popular offer sheet. It could happen.

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    The question is, in my opinion, who got us to the 3rd round? We barely squeeked into the playoffs, thanks in part to Martin going with Halak down the stretch. It is not to say that Plek is not a keeper, he is. Does he want to play here for what he is worth? You say he is worth 5, I honestly don't agree. Ultimately it is up to Pierre to decide, but something is going to have to give. If Hammer or Brother Andrei are valued by another team, then go crazy with Plek. The grim reality is Montreal just hasn't got enough room for another 5 million dollar man.