This morning on Spectors…..The Avs are offering Theodore and a FIRST round pick for any warm body around the league.

he he he…..

Oilers and Rangers are getting ready to deal….

AND….theres something afoot in Beantown

Marchement is filing his retirement papers with the league….

Tampa Bay scouts attended the last three habs games and are cited as being interested in Grabovski and Souray…..hmmmm….didnt see that one coming, especially since Tbay wont move one of their big three.Not sure who we’d want after that.Will have to see if the same scouts watch the Bulldogs tonight where Grabby is due to start.

Wouldnt it be fun to be able to tap Bob Gaineys phone just to see what everyone seeks and is offering?…lol…oh well, one can dream cant they?

hey, I’m just the messenger remember…….I dont believe the mtl stuff myself….the others I do….Spectres dont usually print things that arent accompanied by either a reliable source or a media figure familiar with the process.If you look at the past few weeks Spectres has reported most of the trades that have taken place a few hours before they happen….I am not RUMOR MONGER….LOL…

but you’re right…bs does smell like bs…..we’;ll have to wait and see.

Ever since Theo, I’ve always been a little suspicious of any player that has a big year right before his contract is up. Maybe that’s unfair to Souray, as he had some injury problems before now. Also, HB you called it: he’s always been a leader — I remember him calling out Kovalev when Kovalev cost a playoff game against the Bruins a couple of years ago.

But this suspicion definitely applies to Bonk. He was a decent fourth line centre before this year. Now all of a sudden he’s showing his talent? I’m glad to have it for this season, but I think Gainey’s smart enough to see Bonk’s motives.

Not sure that the Habs would have the cap space to sign Souray next year anyway. Markov’s due a fat raise too.

Last nite watched an interview with Souray, Rivet made the the comment Souray was pushed to a great start to prove himself to the critical Hab masses ,SEE WHAT BITCHING CAN DO!Maybe we can ***** this team to the finals. Also , with four D men and assorted other players having to be resighed for next year,now would be a time for these said players, before the trade dead line, state there true wishes.After -all don’t want to presure players that haven’t brought a cup to Montreal to reach that goal.Isn’t the best way to ask for a lot more by being a proven winner?

Re: TB, I the big 3 account for 1/2 of their payroll. Maybe that explains why they have a few players that are at the top of the point standings, but a team that is out of the playoffs. Which would you rather have? A couple superstars or a balanced team that is a legitimate contender?

high 4 habs (BLOG #1)- to answer the St. Louis Blues question, they’re are one of the hottest teams hockey ever since mid December - 8-2-3 record! With only one of the loss with a point differential over 1. This is a different team under coach Andy Murray but these guys are not making much noise because of the hole they dug themselve in the beginning of the season. First impressions are decieving and teams may be taking them too lightly.

Still does not explain our troubles against them! I think they beat us at own game of trap hockey. We get too impatient waiting for them too make a mistake!

Well maybe we can steal Beckham from following through with the LA Galaxy….

I noticed Huet has as many pts as Murray in nearly as many games… it maybe time we play Huet upfront in his off nights on the fourth line & PPK. He can play center with Streit?!?! might cut down on the shots on goal, but Carbo will have to teach him to block pucks laying down. It would look kinda funny if he were to use the butterfly style out on the Blue line… although, it might start a trend!

J-Nic:
lol! You mean Forsberg?

Ryder scores in bunches. With 3 pts two nights ago, hopefully his scoring touch is back.

What’s funny is that the Flyers now have the flu-bug. Can it get any worse in Philly? Brutal hockey team. Brutal basketball team…

Not sure why but why is Aebischer in net…it should have been Huet to give him a break and reward (hopefully a win) for gettin 40+ shots in previous games. 2-2 after 1 and hoping that they are putting in full effort. Go Habs Go!

How was the game? I didn’t get the chance watch it. Seems like it was a win, but our guys didn’t put much effort.* especially the defence

At least Johnson played for his money, but hey, when its the worst team in the NHL it doesn’t take much to look like a millionaire….Montreal the only team stupid enough to pay broken down has beens like they are superstars…..

Where the hell was the defense? And we pay Streit big money for what? And Markov, what is with his shabby performance, he seems to do well with Kostysisn, maybe it’s time to hook up Markov with Kosty, even if it is in Hamilton. About the only way Montreal will see one type of playoffs, its sad when Gainey thinks the Stanley Cup also applies to the farm team, someone forgot to tell Bob that the Hamilton Bulldogs don’t get the Stanley….maybe it’ll be too late for Bobby there to realize that he has his rookies in the wrong place…..

Hey Josh;

YOu need to get out of your parents basement and get some fresh air or something. You got a big mouth.

Josh;

Streit big money?

Markov with kostisyn?

What are you talking about? Are you even talking about the Habs or some fantasy in head? What is wrong with you? WHy do you even bother writing comments? Have you been without heat in your mama’s basement?

Watching the game on Demand last night, one of the Philly commentators made a hilarious comment about how it was good to see Forsberg was back and looking good… thats not the funny part cause he did look alright against the Habs, but the funny thing is that he went on to say because “it would boost his stock being so close to the trade deadline and showing his stuff against the Habs, who would absolutely drool over the opportunity to have him on the team for their second line!”

I say BullsH(@#@t! Only if Philly kept paying his salary. There is no doubt his play is above average, but to say his play in one game does not justify the **** he has been experiencing and putting Phili through. It wouldn’t last 5 minutes in Hab-land. $5.75 million part time player would only be worth the even swap of Sammy and Nimmy in my view which make about this much together.

Habs#1 would pay someone like Forsberg big money and then wonder where all the money went come time when the rookies are ready….hmm….and then we wonder why the habs can’t trade for good players cause hey we are paying big bucks for players who are not producing. You bunch need a serious course on what it takes to run a winning team…oh wait, I guess you enjoyed the demise of the habs under that loser who lost us Theo…

joshtm not understanding your last comment? Are you being cinical of the Trade of THEO? Do you actually think the team has deminished seen the Trade? Or do you think we this trade happened people cried out that it was a bad trade at the time? Please explain further???? Unclear…

Because the Theo trade is the most brilliant trade we’ve made in my opinion… which is why we should trust the Organizations front office.

stevejur - who would you give up? And is it worth the risk of having his problems affect the teams chemistry as in Phili?

Don’t get me wrong, I question Gainey not on his good trades, he has rebuilt the team since the bad days after we lost Theo and the slump in the years after….honestly.

It is the moves like acquiring Ninny and Sammy, they looked good on paper but honestly if you saw Sammy play for the Oilers everyone knew we did the Oilers a favour. Now if someone else could do us a favour that would be great.

40% in the first
60% in the second
100% in the third.
i’m talking the effort i saw in last nights game. not the effort that will win us games against the senators and the red wings. if the D men can make a good crisp pass out of our end and we play the whole game like it was the third period, we stand a real good chance against those teams. good luck boys, go habs go

So, who is the idiot who wants Forsburg? This guy can’t stay healthy for more than 1 game, and you want to go and get him, psying him about 5 mil/season, to play a handful of games. stupidity! He doesn’t even want to play in Philly. he keeps complaining about a skate to fit his foot. If we was a true professional, he would shut up, and go and give 100% effort, despite being on a horrible team. How many games did he play last year? he’s not the player he used to be, and he has now become injury prone. I wouldn’t touch him with a 10 foot pole!

This team is 24-13-5. Has the third most points in the East and is on a bit of a roll right now. They do not need wholesale changes. Do they have a few leaks, sure but every team does, some people here are acting as if a torpedo blew out an entire side of the ship and that they’re sinking to the bottom.

And Theo? Give me a break. He’s the back-up in Colorado to Peter Budaj who isn’t that great himself.

Oh, and now that you mention it. Forsberg would be a great pickup for a cup run cause the Habs would only have to pay 1/2 to 1/4 of his salary and he’s a UFA at the end of the year so they wouldn’t be stuck with him after the playoffs.

And it’s ForsbErg not ForsbUrg…

Thank you for scholarly insights of hooked on phonics… smiler2729! I think I had spelled Forsberg right in a few of the blogs, messed up Fedorov. I am guilty! Do I have to stay after school and right Fedorov 100X’s on the blackboard???

I glad you notice the important things smiler2729, us illiterate fans would be lost without your keen deciphering capabilities?!!?

I also like the fact that Smiler2729 is giving Ryder his due by entitling him, Lord Michael Ryder. Now, that’s better, boys… That’s the positivity that I am talking about!

The Habs need to play better defense and not allow as many shots on net. I aree with some people on this site that if they allow a lot of shots against the Senators and Red Wings, then they will lose both. I think Montreal can compete with Ottawa and I feel they can beat them. They have played them well this season and should do so again tomorrow. I am not sure how they will do against the Red Wings but they should at least be able to compete with them. Montreal plays well against the good teams so we will see how they do. I hope they do well in the next couple of games so that we can put some breathing room between us and the Senators who are suddenly breathing down our necks. We were 12 points ahead of them a couple of weeks ago but now we are just 3 points ahead. Let’s start a winning streak again!

Ziyad

coutNY_HabsFan to answer your question.
The deal would have to include 23 year old Pitkanen and Forsberg.
Philly is shopping Pitkanen as we speak. They want a young D prospect in return.

I’m not sure what they would want, but I’m sure we can give something up.
You gotta give something to get something and a player like Samsonov could be easily replaced.
All those young players we have in the farm 10% will make it to the NHL, the others down the toilet.

Now’s the time to take a shot.
Let’s start weeding out the players we think will make it or break it.

I’m glad I can help

I forgot to include Pitkanen’s $2,000,000 salary and of course hstory of groin, abdominal etc…. three inches taller than the skinny Forsberg….

We’d have to throw in Murray I guess to even it all off, and of course for good measure we’d throw in future picks, and heck why not throw in Kirk Muller too….and maybe a poutine wagon

“I need a spell checker! Rob, From now on I will send my blogs to you and Smiler can explain them to everyone…
I am going re-read everything 10X’s and by the time it gets to the board it will be referencing 10 blogs earlier… thanks for the complex guys!”

ok, the recipe for victory against the senators. 1- 1 pound of fresh crisp passes. 2- 1 litre of blocked shots. 3- 350ml of consitency through 3 periods.
4- 40g of shots on net( 1g per shot). 5- 3 tablespoons of koivu’s magic ( 1 per period). 6- a dash of ryders shots on net. and finaly 7- a pinch of huet standing on his head. if we mix all this together we will produce the winning formula. so let’s get cooking boys. it’s in ya!!!! go habs go

Poll Question:

Which center would everyone prefer to acquire before the deadline:

a) Conroy
b) Forsberg +
c) Fedorov
d) Morrison
e) Langkow

I didnt add Marleau because he would be the overwhleming winner.

ANyone else starting to think that JOsh is in fact a Leafs fan in disguise. HE is soo envoius of the Habs and their record that he needs to come on our site and bash our team.

Peter Forsberg, he can stay healthy for 2 months right?

Right on Smiler2729.It will be interesting who calls the game today and how many penalties the Habs will get. I doubt that HNIC will waste much time on Montreal and Quebec since they believe that Taranna is the center of the universe. BUT WE KNOW BETTER DON’T WE!!! GO HABS GO!!!

^$%#^&$&$

NHL Center isn’t carrying the Mtl/Ott game - they have everything else on hockey day in Canada on today, but not the Habs game. What the F? My day and weekend has been ruined. There must be a lot of pissed off Habs fans across the U.S. today.

Are there any remote (expat) Habs fans out there that can suggest any alternate ways via the internet to watch the Habs?

Help me, please.

You call yourselves Habs fans? You can’t see the horrihle mess that is the defense? If you buy a Ford Focus at Ferrari prices don’t complain eh? Who else but the habs would continue to pay millions for injured has-beens?

Oh wait, the rest of the NHL has superior defense, even the Flyers eh? What a miracle, the Habs defense stuck with a league that has superior defense…as if.

The truth is the Habs don’t have a defense. Even the worst NHL team can walk into the Habs end and shoot a million shots. And you make excuses for Ninimaa and Streit? And all Souray does these days is stand around and help the other team, the only time he is good is when the Habs offense actually decides to wake up, that is if it is not getting stupid penalties. Then and only then does Souray show he is a hockey player. What the F- is this, the Habs can only produce when they only have four skaters? You call that a team?

Where the hell is the combined 16 million that is spent on defense? Over twenty million if you add in the friggen goalies and don’t forget the invisible assistant coaching staff….

Why do we keep paying big money for players who are easy pickings for the other teams pathetic offensive fourth lines? Even the other teams fourth lines are scoring on the Habs!! What does that tell you?

Excuse me, I am a Habs fan, I want them to win. I want defense. I want offense. At least we have good goal tending. If it wasn’t for Huet or Abby Montreal would not be where it is, cause Koivu and Kovalev spend most of their time in the penalty box. What kind of leadership is that?

The only time Koivu and Kovalev produce is when we ship up rookies, cause the overpaid offense like Johnson and Downie are has beens, overpaid and underworked. If we got rid of Johnson and Downie’s combined salaries we could get a decent d-man or a decent center to buff up the fourth line.

What a ******* disgrace!! On National Television no less. Rivet has got to go. I’ve paused my tv with the Habs down 3-0. Will it be 4-0 by the time I’m done typing this. No heart no pride.

yes it’s 4-0. They should just go right to the bus and head down the highway to Detroit.
Play Abby in the 2nd.

Doesn’t matter who they play in goal. Joke that Souray is in allstar game. he’s a good defenseman? give me a break! The entire country now gets to see just how horrible our D is,and that we look like boys playing men. Ottawa is just toying with us. I predict 8-0 for the game! I’m completely disgusted with performance! Rivet must go! As well as our defensive coach!

Gainey needs to do something. And quick. Rivet is a dinosaur in this league. Need to move a couple of Russians and get a player who wants to compete.