Alex Kovalev not on waivers.
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Bob Gainey has something cooking, apparently Alex Kovalev and $4.5M of his salary was just put on waivers.
Or maybe not.
This turns out not to be true, a mistake printed by the Associated Press blown out of proportion. Got to love the Internet and rumors at trade deadline time….it won’t be the last one.
Clearing $4.5 Million of salary sure got some people excited.
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February 26th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Waivers?!?! Wow.
February 26th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
I think it’s a misprint…Kovy is back and Downey is on waivers…..
February 26th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Kovalev, more like on Drugs……….The NHL should be for only North American players. Mostly Newfie Born and French Canadians…LOL………
February 26th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Kovalev on waivers is not comfirmed in fact it may be a mistake by USA today. He was removed from the IR today and Downey was waived to make room, but we’ll see
February 26th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Thats what i’ve heard.
February 26th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
UPDATE!: The Fourth Period reports Kovalev’s agent denies that his client has been placed on waivers. Canadiens rep Donald Beauchamp laughingly denied it, and confirmed that it was Aaron Downey, not Kovalev, who’d been placed on waivers.
February 26th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Kostitsyn back to the Dogs???
February 26th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
too bad. I was hoping it was true, because putting Kovalev on waivers is like chemotherapy for the CANCER! would have cured all our ailments!
February 26th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
There is no way Koivu and Sammy are out tonight while we are sending players down to the dogs???
February 26th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
It’s true. It was on THE SCORE. KOIVU and SAMSONOV are out for the game tonight,with the flu. Begin and Kovalev(cancer) in their places.
such a soft team. these lazy, soft millionaires can’t pick up a stick and skate for a fuc#$%ken 20 minutes! So much for eurolazies!
February 26th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I will only believe if they are not on the Ice tonight. Does the Score have sources on the Club? We’d be playing at least 1 player down with no body in the press box, and thats playing Nimmi as a forward again??? Milroy, Kostitsyn, Rivet, ANd Koivu and Sammy would all be out line up?
February 26th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
OK word is that Saku is playing BUT Samsonov is not. Samsonov for Aucoin, its coming. I reckon you”ll hear it before the puck drops tonight.
February 26th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Chicago has just traded Smolinski to the Canucks.
Caps traded Zednik, again to the NYI; Now that trade is a joke. Do you know what you’re getting NY?
Roberts(pendind him waiving his no trade clause), is going to Pittsburgh.
If we don’t trade Souray ,it would be horrible for the habs future. We could rebuild a team around what we would get in return, nsmely 1st round draft picks, probably a player off a roster, and other picks.
February 26th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
I can almost see a Samsanov and Perezhogin for Aucoin and Seabrook or something resembling that, i heard chicage was trying to sign Samsanov last summer.
This being said i believe Sammy has no movement clause and i’m not sure which 10 teams he is willing to go to. I’d rather not have Aucoin and his Salary, but i can’t see us moving sammy without taking some money back in return. I don’t really want to lose Perez but if we could get Saebrook in return i’d do it.
February 26th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Don’t have a good feeling about tonites game. Someone try to tell me otherwise but I think this team just doesn’t have what it takes to push themselves into the playoffs. Besides; I think many of the Leafs remeber last years sweep which ultimately lead to their demise so I beleive they’re more motivated than we are.
I do hope I am wrong though
Go Habs Go
February 26th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Samsonov must know that if he stays in Montreal he is dealing with a coach,team, and for all I know some team mates who are beginning to find him a pain. If he takes the deal with Chicago (I believe its there,and he will) he gets a fresh start on a team he can be a leading light on, and he helps out the Montreal organization (such things are remembered). There are only so many people, and so many times you can annoy. This guy needs to start making some friends. Your kind of town (Sammy) Chicago is!
February 26th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
As odd as this sounds coming from a habs fan they may end up doing us a favour in the long run by beating us tonight… I also find it odd that Abby is in goal tonight, he’s been outplayed by Halak so far..
February 26th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
What a big phoquen mistake sendy Kosty back down. Trade deadline and Gainey’s big move equals acquiring Butterfly Biron, another big goon who couldn’t check worth **** to save its own life. HEY BOB! YA YOU! YOU HAD THE WHOLE PHOQUE LEAGUE AND YOU GET ANOTHER UNDERACHIEVER?
Now I know there is something wrong with the Habs.
February 26th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Gainey knows he’s gonna lose Souray and Markov for sure, why is he not trying to get something decent, in return? What let their contracts expire? Is that wise GM material?
February 26th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
In a way I feel sorry for Bob Gainey, no body loves him enough to give him a decent trade, yet he is under pressure to let Souray go. Thing is, you don’t know what he is being offered in return. For all we know Pittsburgh could be dangling Ovechkin or someone like that and knowing Gainey, he’s gonna say no.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Guys lets not bash the GM until we have proof for it. Theres still time and usually the last moments are where Bob acts.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Joshtm u must admit, u couldnt have imagined gainey getting what he did for rivet
gotta at least give him props for that.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Good point LJ55. I am thankful that Gainey has at least some common sense. Rivet was one of those millionaires who just were not producing. Although Rivet would be great when he retires as a Habs exec of some type, perhaps Rivet is not ready to retire yet.
Maybe Rivet thinks the Sharks have a chance and maybe Rivet will propel the Sharks to the cup! And to think we treat his Rivetness like he was nobody…
Honestly Gainey is probably more afraid of doing a horrible trade, what having acquired so much ****, its no wonder that he is not even gonna gamble on getting the leagues best if it was offered to him. Gainey has painted himself into the corner, he is playing Russian Roulette now with four bullets. The only person who can blame Gainey is Gainey.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Freeking Kovalev just stated he decides when to play and he’s playing today cause his elbow feels 100% ,so he won’t play if it feels 95% even if it’s a playoff race in other words. He pisses me off and he owes us a hat-trick for that one,tonite. Game on…
February 26th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
GUT CHECK TIME.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
HALAK WE NEED YOU!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Geeze Loooease, I am suprised Gainey and Carbo can’t see it. Ryder and all those others just being muscled. That’s what happens when you don’t have rookies to gnaw them down.
Abby just doesn’t have it, neither does Huet. Gainey needs to trade for a decent goalie, trade both of them.
Friggen Kovalev gave it away. So much for the Koivu line, the rookies are not there to back it up.
I wonder if Begin is next on the Gainey cross hairs. But Rivet was unhappy early in the season. So was Samsonov, makes you wonder if Gainey is gonna trade Sammy for Aucoin now, if only to shut me up.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
OMG KOVY IS BACK!!!
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for this game atleast!
February 26th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
GO ALEX
February 26th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Ryder!!! oh man the whole team showed up today!
Except Garth maybe lolz…
February 26th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Eat that Frank !LOL
February 26th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
WHO ARE WE?
February 26th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I can’t wait to hear them sing SHANANAAANAAH… it’s about time.
Even Johnson is there again. Begin is really putting it to her.
February 26th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
BEAUTIFUL HIT!!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Ok, ya hear that , leave Souray alone with that trade bullshit, it’s driving him crazy,plus you can’t replace him ,he’s top 5 D man in the world, THE WORLD,so shut up about it,Bob Gainey going to keep him ,THANK YOU GAINEY. GO HABS GO!!!!!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
NANANANANAANA HEY HEY GOOD BYE
February 26th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
First 3 lines score. Kovalev doesn’t seem to have an injury problem anymore. Begin has a foot problem? Yeah right
Fourth line is checking hard and getting chances.
Now the only problem will be KEEPIN THIS UP FOR ANOTHER 40 MINS!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Holy ****, Stajan should be ejected and fined, that was a cheap shot, intent to injure! Now we lost Begin again.
We really need Laraques now, if Gainey doesn’t see that one, I don’t know! But hey at least it’s nice to see the whole team playing as a team for once, except for being outmuscled and knocked down. Montreals needs an enforcer of some type, not a real dirty one, but hey when you have the likes of the Sen’s and their hitmen, the Leafs and their hitmen, the league has all but declared war on each other. If Montreal is not there, they are gonna see not just Begin out before the end of the season….
February 26th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
L A R A Q U E S
February 26th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Didja get that? TSN crapped all over Yellow teeth Sundin, cause Kovalev hogged the puck! Oh ya, cause Kovalev played like he is paid to, that gives TSN an excuse for the Laffs to trade….
But, really it makes you wonder if Gainey is gonna trade, who is next? Maybe he’s told em, if you play really well, I’ll trade ya to a cup contender..ahahahaaa….that might explain Kovalev and Johnson maybe….what a laff!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
What the phoque? Begin gets penalty instead? Stajan practically deserved it! Time to send in Halak cause Montreal has gone into its typical, oh ya we won mode already and its only the start of the third period!
At least Higgins is back pestering the laffs goalie, the only hab to actually play like a real NHL player on the offense…
February 26th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Must be in a time warp cause it is the start of the 2nd here
February 26th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
YA LOVE THAT FRANK!!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
EVEN WITH THE FLU KOIVU SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO HABS GO!!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Yup the Habs gotta keep on scoring cuz we got a blow up doll in nets.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
wow…
Well well boys… looks like Souray is staying in the real “hockey town”
February 26th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
WHICH ONE OF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF SOURAY ???????????????????????????????????????????
February 26th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
SHOW SOURAY THE MONEYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD BYE RAYCROFT!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Get ready for a key board punch out, lil blog just attacked by badlooser leaf fans,lol.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
So the Sharks want Souray?
I bettter here the name Patrick Marleau cause Souray’s not going anywhere.
Did someone trick Kovalev into the wrong date? I think he thinks it’s playoff time.
Man when he wants to play there’s nobody better.
I don’t care about the other 60 games as long as he’s here when we need him.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
I wish they could play like the everygame, we are out hitting toronto badly, if they played like this night in night out they could be dangerous… unfortunately
this isn’t usually the case…Nice giving TO a whipping though. games not over yet let’s hope the keep there foot on the gas.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
YOU SAID IT ALL
February 26th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Nobody’s getting traded… okay, maybe David Aebischer, I hope. Best game they’ve played since October when they dominated the Hurricanes in Carolina 4-0.
Where are all the Kovalev haters?
February 26th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
PULL ABBY!!!!!!!!!
PUT HALAK!!!!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Time to put in HALAK !!! C A R B O!!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
See? Aebischer sucks. Hopefully brings in a goalie tomorrow to help Halak til Huet comes back.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Sorry, hopefully GAINEY brings in a goalie tomorrow…
February 26th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Hey, home from work… man games come on early here. At least this habs game is actually on TV. What the hell is Aebischer doing in net?
still… Montreal scores 5 goals? holy ****!
February 26th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
We have no goaltending!!! Bring up DANIS!!!
GET BOUCHER. HE WAS PUT ON WAIVERS!!!
Aebischer makes me so nervous! He can’t stop the puck!
February 26th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Makes me laugh all the 27 haters Alex is a great player so what he is not haveing a great year it happens , he still is a monster in the playoffs and you want him with you not against you .
February 26th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Aebischer= Swiss Cheese !!!
February 26th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Sorry but Perezhogin’s useless.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Aebischer’s hurt!!!! YEAH!!!!!!! Oh, wait, damn, he’s okay…
February 26th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Anyone watching TSN? The announcers are being pretty harsh to poor Aebischer.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Hope Bonks not hurt to bad,this is when Kovalev has to realy step up!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
THAT WAS CLOSE.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Like that Frank ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha…………..
February 26th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
That was close. dodged a bullet with that Garth Murray non-call. Sundin looked PISSED.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
The Maple Sucks are lucky Aebischer let them back in the game, the rest of the Habs were great (except for that floater Perezhogin)…
Aebischer and Perezhogin to Chicago for Nikolai HABibulin and Martin Havlat… yeah, I wish.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Crazy how the habs suck a keeping a lead tho… So glad Murray didn’t get that penalty or this could of went bad!
I hate to think we have to waist some of our trading possibilities to get a goalie…
February 26th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
After the habs barely beat the leafs, I have come to 1 conclusion.
There is no way we’re making the playoffs with this team! NO FUC@#$KEN WAY!
WE HAVE NO GOALTENDING! A junior B goalie is better than Aebischer!
2 of the leaf goals should NEVER EVER have gone in. What the hell is Carbo doing? He van never put Aebischer back in. Put him on waivers.
The habs as usual stopped playing in the 3rd period. We have 2 more games with the leafs and I guarantee they will beat us in both those games!
Gainey needs to be a seller. Trade Souray, for the future of this team!
We really do have the WORST GOALTENDING IN THE LEAGUE!
there is no way with these goalies we will win. And BTW, look at the habs schedule: We play only 1 team below 500. The rest are playoff contenders.
Guys, we didn’t dominate them. We should have won this game big time, but we didn’t. We held our breath until the last second, against the leafs?
What does that tell you? It tells me, that against much better teams, we will fall flat on our buts! I’m ready to wave the white flag, and so should GAINEY!
Trade, while we can get good value for Souray. Remember, it’s for the future of this club, because this team is going NOWHERE!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Souray is mother fu***. This mother fu*** made the entire team lose their confidence which seemed indestructible. Man, this guy has all the skills to make the team lose its confidence. what was he thinking when he jumped ike jaki chan????? Was he shooting a movie or was he paid to do so?? Bob Gainey should inspect his case ’cause I strongly believe was paid a dinner to play like ****. Watch out, he might be on the headlines tomorrow.
Beside his case, Habs played an awsomes game. They might have played some disgusting hockey, but thqat ws mainly becaus eof their por goaltending.
Remember when souray was questionned at the begginning of the year why the team was doing so good, he said it was because of their strong goaltending (by Huet). How in the name of GOD do you guys want the team to play well when the goaltender is shooting a movie scene???????????
We had such a good game. Damn. Does he hate us that much????? Please bring in Halak and never ever play Aebisher. Just leave him as a backup in order to make Halak play better.
I’m only 17 but he is the WORST goalie I’ve seen in the Habs’ uniform.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Now the Leaf Nation pussycats are going to cry like they do about ‘93 and Kerry Fraser… Geez, they bug me. They think their team is so good (for the 40th year in a row) and that they deserve the Cup without even earning it because they KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HOCKEY. With their little aluminum foil homemade Stanley Cups running up and down Yonge Street throwing up their Pizza Pizza slices cuz they can’t handle their beer.
It’s beyond me how a team that has done nothing but FAIL for 40 straight years (not even a losing appearance in the Final since then either) can garner and maintain such a fervent following… oh, yeah, I remember, it’s cuz their fans are STUPID!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Souray is mother fu***. This mother fu*** made the entire team lose their confidence which seemed indestructible. Man, this guy has all the skills to make the team lose its confidence. what was he thinking when he jumped ike jaki chan????? Was he shooting a movie or was he paid to do so?? Bob Gainey should inspect his case ’cause I strongly believe was paid a dinner to play like ****. Watch out, he might be on the headlines tomorrow.
Beside his case, Habs played an awsomes game. They might have played some disgusting hockey, but that was mainly because of their poor goaltending.
Remember when souray was questionned at the begginning of the year why the team was doing so good, he said it was because of their strong goaltending (by Huet). How in the name of GOD do you guys want the team to play well when the goaltender is shooting a movie scene???????????
We had such a good game. Damn. Does he hate us that much????? Please bring in Halak and never ever play Aebisher. Just leave him as a backup in order to make Halak play better.
I’m only 17 but he is the WORST goalie I’ve seen in the Habs’ uniform.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
I don’t want to see David Aebischer in a Habs uniform this season.
I don’t care if a rookie has to play the entire season. He looked like a 3rd string.
Go out a get Belfour or Cujo tomorrow they’ll come cheap.
AEBI-******* MUST GO!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
I meant Aebisher NOT SOURAY
February 26th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
What is Jack Tornton talking about? Souray made us lose confidence??? Filming a movie??? Huh???
February 26th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
They played some disgusting hockey in the 3rd period that’s it and it was mainly because of aebi-*******
February 26th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Souray going no ware , get used to it ,we won the game and were tired in the third trying to play BIG ! Consider some players played hurt and sick ,we beat the Laff’s lol. Feel proud of your team ,we got 2 points….go habs…and get L A R A Q U E S !!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
THE GAME SHOULD HAVE FINIST 5-2 FOR THE HABS
EVERY ONE SHOWED UP EVEN IF THRY WERE SICK.
GO HABS GO
February 26th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
So, is Danis injured? I think so, otherwise he would be here. You know, I think Theo is better than Aebischer. Maybe we did lose that trade with the Av’s. And he didn’t even try to stp those shots. he stood still like a moron!
they were soft shots from the blueline! He has ZERO cofidence. Oh my god! WHY DIDN’T CARBO CHANGE GOALIES AFTER LEAFS MADE IT 5-3 ? Maybe Carbo has a death wish, or just wants us to lose. I know 1 thing. If he puts him back in the nets, it’s an automatic win for the opposition, and might as well forfeit the game.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Here’s the latest I HOPE THIS IS NOT TRUE:
Souray to Anaheim “Growing Possibility Tonight”
That according to a few sources. One Duck’s source said the rumored deal is Souray for Ryan Shannon, Kent Huskins, Fourth Round pick. Also heard was that Bryzgalov could be involved in the deal. The first round pick that came from Tampa tonight is “a necessity.”
February 26th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
that’s an old rumour, i’d think they can get alot more for souray..
Why do we always let our openants of the hook, we need that killer instinct when we have team down. Abby was awful, every shot taken on him scared me, i bet it scared his teamates also. I like the hitting by us tonight, i can’t count how many big hits our guys through.
Can u guys play a full 60 minute game already.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Souray’s NOT getting traded, forget all the ’sources’ and the ‘rumours’ and EKLUND!
David Aebischer IS terrible. Always sliding around on his knees. High shots and he’s on his knees… with his eyes closed, I bet. The soft goals he lets in are killers, man, he looks like Theodore did last season (remember Jose getting pulled in what, 5 -6 games in a row?)…
Please, Bob, get Cujo or Belfour or Lalime or someone tomorrow, they can be got for picks and Perezhogin, of course.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
NO WAY!!!
We ain’t losing our picks or youngsters for a damn goalie. What’s wrong with you guys?!? Am I the only one that remembers that we have Halak, Danis, Price and Huet that will be ready for playoffs?!?
If Gainey and Carbo really think Abby is not worth second goalie, they are gonna bring up one of our other goalies. Use your heads guys. Your thinking like the laffs do: which is you ain’t thinking.
We got all of the prospects, souray (although i say we keep him) and draft picks to get a 2nd center. Not to lose all that work to start back at zero with another goalie…!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Do we really think Lalime is better than Aebishit?
But Chicago did put Boucher on waivers today. Go get him, we’re desperate for a goalie! Yeah, the game shouldn’t have been any closer than 5-3.
Will the habs ever play 60 minutes? I doubt it. That, and their very difficult schedule the rest of the way, will in fact prevent us from making the playoffs. Unlike some of you, I would prefer to see Souray getting dealt. People who don’t agree, must be satisfied with this team finishing in 8th place, and never getting any better. Not to be redundent, but Souray will NOT resign with the habs, and we WILL lose him for nothing!
February 26th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
BTW, Danis is injured, Price won’t be ready for 2 years, Huet is out for the rest of the season, and Halak is a rookie without alot of experience.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:00 am
R Habs 4 Real:
Do you really think that Gainey hasn’t spoken with Souray to see what he wants? If BG trades him tomorrow, its because he knows Souray ain’t signing back with the habs no matter what. If he stays, then either he is really confident about the team making a good playoff run (and you never know what happens in the playoffs, think of the oilers for proof)or that Souray has hinted that with the amount of money he deserves, he will stay in Montreal.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:03 am
R habs 4 real ,what are you ? The Amazing Kreskin, give it up with the Souray **** ,its getting boring Dude !!!
February 27th, 2007 at 12:03 am
Price could be just fine as a second goalie until Huet is back. And Abby hadn’t played for a while so maybe, just maybe, he can still be a good second goalie.
Halak will be fine for the rest of the season as second goalie.
Trading to get a goalie right now would turn into having a useless guy as soon as
Huet is alright.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Carbo is a complete MORON. He should be traded. With coaching like that the Habs will not make the playoffs. Why in the blue hell would he not put in Halak. Instead he puts in a bigger MORON than himself. The Habs should have won 5 - 0 tonite. That shithead Abby would not stop a beach ball. They guys finnaly score a bunch of goals and that idiot Abby can stop a bag of grass. If that Jackass - Carbo continues to go with **** for brains - Abby they will not go anywhere. That game pissed me off so much.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:12 am
I personally think you’re all brain dead! Even on “after the horn”, (leafs channel), they were laughing at Aebishit. I agree with their statement” there is NO WAY