Alex Tanguay a Montreal Canadien
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According to several sources the Canadiens have acquired Alex Tanguay in exchange for their 25th pick and a second round pick in 2009.
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June 20, 2008 pm30 7:57 pm
GOOO GAINEY GOOOOOOO
June 20, 2008 pm30 8:24 pm
I am all for this move for sure, the 25th pick would have done nothing at all for the Habs in the short term. We get a seasoned player, a former Cup winner and a guy who can help NOW, GO HABS GO!!!
June 20, 2008 pm30 8:25 pm
Bravo Bob !!! Keep it up buddy !!
June 20, 2008 pm30 9:01 pm
NICE!!!!
June 20, 2008 pm30 9:04 pm
Calgary held Tanguay back…he needs to be on a more offensive minded team…. he tore it up in Colorado
June 20, 2008 pm30 10:01 pm
The most sound names in Calgary are Tanguay and Iginla (my understanding).
He is to Montreal, way to go!
June 20, 2008 pm30 10:09 pm
WOW, what a score. I said last summer that the Canadiens would be a much better team then… now, they just A LOT better… I hope that Koivu will stay now. No one should knock the guy. Look what he brought at the end of the series agains Boston.
Alex may even play with Alex? LOL. I’m sure a line will get juggled like that at some point during the next season.
Gainey is getting hungry now! What a move!
June 20, 2008 pm30 10:25 pm
I think Tanguay should play with Koivu and Higgins. Andrei,Kovalev and Plekanec have too much chemisrty. So guys with the cap going up to 57 Mill we still have about 6 Mill to spend! I say try to sign Brad stuart or Vandermmer and also go after Laraque. I made 5 bucks also, I told my dad once Calgary got Cammeleri that calgary was looking for a trade with the habs now and my dad said no lol.
June 20, 2008 pm30 10:25 pm
Boo! We need size, he **** the bed in Calgary and couldn’t handle the pressure here, now imagine in MTL! Our team is built for the regular season, we need toughness or a big powerforward. Nonetheless he’ll do well and MTL just got another frenchmen, enjoy.
June 20, 2008 pm30 10:34 pm
I liked Calgary before this trade and now they are my best friend! They got Cammeleri, so It’s a win win situation on both sides, Bob Gainey should be pround because he just made a quater of hockey fans happy. The habs 2nd line is better than the leafs 1st!
June 20, 2008 pm30 10:37 pm
Or maybe let Streit walk and sign Campbell?
June 20, 2008 pm30 11:24 pm
With what we have left if will be for Sundin.Tanguay wants to play here this is a bonus,he is also well suited for our style of play,he should be a good fit.
June 20, 2008 pm30 11:27 pm
How effed it would it be if Mats signed here? Our team would be stacked and it would be the biggest slap in the face to the Laffs. Come on Mats!
June 21, 2008 pm30 12:37 am
Actually Tanguay did NOT want to play here. Remember last year at the trade deadline? He told Sutter at that time that he didn’t want to come to Montreal. Maybe he changed his mind when he realized he wasn’t wanted in Calgary.
June 21, 2008 pm30 1:13 am
Good move. Now if the Habs can get Sundin to sign, they have an opportunity to seriously compete for the Stanley Cup, something they obviously were not capable of this past year, even though they had a decent record. Sundin is the key.
June 21, 2008 pm30 6:57 am
Does Montreal have the cap space for Sundin or do they have a deal in place with Toronto where a big name is going their way if they sign Sundin.
June 21, 2008 pm30 8:03 am
we would have enough for sundin but say goodbye to Streit and Ryder. I think that The habs have what it takes already. The only probablem lat year was expierience and now no one can stop us! our 3rd line is probably better than the leafs 1st. We can count on everyone! The habs are more of a team than anyone. Obviously Malkin just wants money so he doesn’t have much heart.
June 21, 2008 pm30 10:52 am
habs line for next year( if sundin signs)
A. Kostitsyn - Sundin - Kovalev (new money line….woahhoo)
S. Kostitsyn - Koivu - Tanguay (better than most 1st line out there)
Higgins - Plekanec - Latendresse(decent 3rd line)
Begin - Lapierre - Chipchura(…)
Price in the net from the get go….sweet team
June 21, 2008 pm30 12:54 pm
UNTIL NOW MATTS NAME WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SPOKEN IN MY HOUSE.
EVEN THE LEAF FANS THAT VISITED REFIRED TO HIM AS
“HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED”
WHAT DO WE DO LAUGH ,CRY, LOVE HIM,HATE HIM ..$%&#$^&
HE CAN ONLY HELP OUR CAUSE TO BRING THE CUP HOME ..WELCOME MR. SUNDIN HOPE YOU JUMP SHIP AND JOIN US.
ALL MAPLE LEAF FANS GET READY TO SEE YOUR EX CAPITAN RAISE THE STANLEYCUP IN A RED WHITE AND BLUE SWEATER ….
June 21, 2008 pm30 2:34 pm
big dogg- about three of our roster players will probably go if we get sundin. If the leafs want that, I would just say get lost! But the 3rd line u have there is pretty sick. That line is also a 1st line on some teams. Montreal already has the best offence. no team has a better 2nd line than ours. no one has a better 3rd line than ours. And in the east we probably have the best defence! We can handle Detroit because he have huge d Men. We have Komi,Markov,Hamrlik, etc. No eastern team can handle us now, not even Pittsburgh! We have better defence and goaltending than pitts(Priceis better believe me!) So we have a team to make it to the finals, but I think Sundin would take us farther!
June 21, 2008 pm30 2:41 pm
and Tanguay did want to come here. It was his choice with all of Calgary looking at him and he chose Montreal. He waived his no trade clause just to come here. Sutter said that he didn’t want to lose him. and so he game him an extension and now here he is, Alex Tanguay the French canadain we’ve been asking for! 90% Sure the cup is coming now and with sundin 99.999999999% sure!
June 21, 2008 pm30 3:33 pm
just reported, Pens have broken off talks with Hossa, and he’s UFA July 1st.
Any chance habs could land him if we don’t land Sundin? Gainey shoild get negotiating rights to him also.
June 21, 2008 pm30 3:45 pm
Stuo11, Sutter did want Tanguay gone as with the whole city of Calgary. He never fit in here and his talent went to waste, hence the trade.
June 21, 2008 pm30 3:59 pm
oh well, back to the sundin thingy. I wouldn’t give up any of the roster players we have except for guys that are leaving or players like Dandenault. just give them the 1st round pick for next year,Mikhail Grabovski and David fisher. don’t go after hossa because with all the teams after him we would have to pay him 10 Mill. I don’t want to be the team to do that!
June 21, 2008 pm30 3:59 pm
+ we wouldn’t have enough for him. Sundin will be about 6 Mill
June 21, 2008 pm30 4:56 pm
If Pitts can’t sign Hossa that was a very expensive rental, they gave up 4 good players.
June 21, 2008 pm30 6:12 pm
18 Big Dogg
habs line for next year( if sundin signs)
A. Kostitsyn - Sundin - Kovalev (new money line….woahhoo)
S. Kostitsyn - Koivu - Tanguay (better than most 1st line out there)
Higgins - Plekanec - Latendresse(decent 3rd line)
Begin - Lapierre - Chipchura(…)
AK46 - Plekanec - Kovalev (this is unchangeble at least for the time-being)
Higgins - Koivu - Tanguay (Higgins and Koivu are un-breakable)
Then Habs would have TWO top 10 NHL lineups.
If Sundin came, there would be another magic line
SK74 - Sundin - Tom Kostopoulos
Begin - Lapierre - whoever will work
June 21, 2008 pm30 10:01 pm
I don’t think Sundin would play the 3rd line anywhere.
June 21, 2008 pm30 10:38 pm
lets just anjoy this good old day and say haha look the leafs without sundin.look ate them they have no good captain if sundin leaves its gona become nhls worst team i tell you.soo ppl your telling ohh they put n. antropov to be captain he dozz not even have 60 points soo your left with a guy with only 57 points even the worst nhl teams has a scorer of 90 points at leest.leafs suck and thats that.mat you shal be welcome.
June 22, 2008 pm30 12:01 am
Anyway, stats will say who 1st line is!
2007-2008 season. In the beginning, Koivu line was called 1st line. Gradually, Ak-TK-AK line became the No. 1. Stats rule!
June 22, 2008 pm30 1:01 pm
Bob Gainey is going to talk person to person with Mats Sundin. He’s heading over to Sweden over the next three days. I think It’s a 50-50% chance!
June 22, 2008 pm30 1:08 pm
what about Plekanec, he used to play left wing in the AHL. imagine plekanec sundin and kovalev!:)
June 22, 2008 pm30 1:42 pm
TP-MS-AK, you’re right, that would be a potent line. Then you have AK46-Koivu- AT on the second line. Let’s just hope Sundin signs.
June 22, 2008 pm30 1:59 pm
but ummm we have 11 Mill left. Mikhail Grabovski, Josh Georges,Ryan O’Byrne,Patrice Bisebois,Andrei Kostitsyn,Mark Streit,Bryan Smolinski,Michael Ryder and Jaroslav Halak as unrestricted and restricted Free Agents!!!!! I predict Sundin to only get about 60 pts with us anyways! Streit is better than that and Kostitsyn will probably get close to 70 this upcoming year! If u can sign Sundin to like 5 or 6 Mill that’s fine.
June 22, 2008 pm30 2:16 pm
you’re joking, right? 5 mil for Sundin? we won’t sign for anything under 7 mil/season. And you would rather have Streit? Did you watch the playoffs, where Streit continously gave away the puck? C’mon now.We don’t need a defensive liability!
June 22, 2008 pm30 2:27 pm
“…Bob Gainey has a nine-day window to try and persuade Sundin to sign on with the Habs, and the Toronto Star reports that the Canadiens general manager will travel to Sweden this week for a one-on-one discussion…”
Sundin agreed BG’s travel to Sweden. This is highly possible…
June 22, 2008 pm30 2:47 pm
STU11. Mats Sundin had 78 points last year on a real bad leafs team and he also missed a few games due to injury. You think he will only get 60 points on a high powered offence team like montreal??????? You are kidding right? Sundin will get 80 to 90 points in montreal. No joke.
June 22, 2008 pm30 3:16 pm
Are we losing Higgins in this whole Sundin Deal?
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Hockey/article/447363
June 22, 2008 pm30 5:56 pm
TSN is saying it will most likely only cost us a second round pick just to trade for his rights. It will be interesting though if both toronto and montreal both throw some other players into the mix though.
June 22, 2008 pm30 6:00 pm
I think getting Tanguay was a good decision. I’m interested to see if Montreal will take another shot at Hossa. I seem to remember reading something in which he said that he would take less money to go to a good team… I don’t what the heck that is supposed to mean but maybe money isn’t the issue? I don’t know…
coutNY - that’s the first I heard about the possibility of trading Higgins for Sundin. I had heard that getting Sundin migh involve a trade but I hadn’t heard anything about who might be traded. That would kind of be too bad if it was Higgins….
June 22, 2008 pm30 8:29 pm
I can see a multi player swap on the Sundin deal as well.Wouldn’t mind a big Russian forward from T.O.From the Habs you can offer Grabs,Streit,Ryder,Dandy and or Draft picks.
June 22, 2008 pm30 8:39 pm
I sincerely hope the Habs don’t need to give up a top-2 liner for the rights to have spoken and sign Sundin. That said, stop dreaming in technicolour!! If there is a back room deal, it will certainly not involve the rights to 2 guys (Ryder and Streit) who are UFAs next week anyway!!! Furthermore, I doubt the Laffs want Dandy with his hefty salary.
I have full trust in Bob, but am quite worried that Sundin would arrive with great hope and get injured within a month… at least don’t give up to much for a week’s worth of gabbing and a nice trip to Sweden!!
June 22, 2008 pm30 8:50 pm
Just checked the ‘rumours’ on tsn.ca (a fairly reliable source, compared to others): “While not confirmed, it’s suspected that the Maple Leafs will get a second-round pick in return for Sundin if a contract with the Canadiens can be reached.”
That’s better!
Higgins… sheeesh!!
June 22, 2008 pm30 11:00 pm
“but am quite worried that Sundin would arrive with great hope and get injured within a month…”
What is it with people like you ?
Some people just can’t be happy can they? I mean the guy is not even here yet and your all ready talking about him injured unreal.
June 23, 2008 pm30 12:20 am
If we don’t get Sundin I would love it if that maniac Sean Avery became a Hab.
June 23, 2008 pm30 3:07 am
“I have full trust in Bob, but am quite worried that Sundin would arrive with great hope and get injured within a month” — JackHab
What an utterly stupid thing to say! JackHab is a complete idiot.
June 23, 2008 pm30 3:15 am
How about Sundin centering the Kostitsyn boys? The Kostitsyns didn’t play together much last year, and I bet they would make a big impact playing with a Hall of Famer like Sundin. Happy Days are coming in Montreal.
June 23, 2008 pm30 8:12 am
if he did center them koivu kovalev tanguay=1st line
June 23, 2008 pm30 8:13 am
koivu is better with kovalev then pleks. hey we can have two 2nd lines taht way
June 23, 2008 pm30 8:14 am
that**
June 23, 2008 pm30 9:29 am
I’m not saying I rather have streit, but I want to have kostitsyn or streit back. If we lose both that would suck. If we lose streit and get sundin I’ll be happy. Sundin will suck here in the begining in the first place. I would put him on the 3rd line until the midway part of the season. I think captain Koivu should be on the 1st line. Plekanec is going to be better this year, but put him on the 2nd line to give us a more balanced attack! Koivu is going to be awaesome this season, because he knows he didn’t have the greatest season last year.
June 23, 2008 pm30 9:35 am
and don’t think I’m excited about this sundin thing, It’sjust that I don’t want to lose these young guys and if the trade involves Higgins I would just wait until free Agency and give up on Streit. Sundin will just take a while to settle in but half way through the season he’s going to be on fire!I’m excited to see what happens. Bob Gainey is on a mission!!!!1
June 23, 2008 pm30 3:17 pm
We are not going to lost Kostitsyn. However, we will have to ante up to get him. He will end up getting between $4.0-$4.5M — anything less than that would be a steal. As for losing young guys to get Sundin, let’s wait and see what the price is, shall we? Sending a guy like Grabovski to TO is not a bad deal for the Canadiens. There is no way Gainey is sending Higgins to TO for 10 days of Negotiating Rights with a player who is going to be a free agent on July 1st. Gainey is an intelligent and methodical GM, he has not made one stupid move yet. About the only thing he didn’t do that I disagree with, is not trading Streit at the trade deadline, when he could have probably gotten a 1st Round draft choice for him. Now, Streit is going to walk, and the Habs will get nothing.
June 23, 2008 pm30 3:55 pm
I think Kostitsyn will take a better cut than that 4.5 Mill would be too much 2.5 or something would be fine. and I wouldn’t be surprised if Streit signs with us again, because I don’t think Sundin is coming here. I would like it, but I just can’t see it. Bob Gainey is smart and I think he’s going to re sign the good players. and look out for next year’s off season. Kovalev,Tanguay,koivu are all untrestricted free agents!!!
June 23, 2008 pm30 4:09 pm
If you think Kostitsyn is going to sign for $2.5M you are dreaming. It’s wishful thinking, and just not going to happen. For sure Sundin is coming here, Gainey is not going to Sweden for nothing. I didn’t know both Kovalev and Koivu were coming up next season too. It will be hard to keep all of those players, but not impossible. A Stanley Cup parade down St. Catherine’s street would surely help.
June 23, 2008 pm30 4:19 pm
lol yeah lets hope they win it all next year!
June 23, 2008 pm30 4:27 pm
imagine seeing koivu,kovalev and sundin picking up the cup!
June 23, 2008 pm30 5:56 pm
Kostitsyn will sign for around 3 million. 3.5 max.
June 23, 2008 pm30 6:28 pm
thank u! lol
June 23, 2008 pm30 8:48 pm
Well I see everybody is excited including myself. This is a greaat time of year especially when we are involved in the process. Let’s take a look at what we have.
Tanguay should improve our first line, it lacked the offensive punch that our second line had.
Sundin, I am incline to agree that we have a better than 50-50 chance of getting him. As far as the trade thing there was no trade, it was acquiring the rights to talk to him. If we do not sign him the leafs get vertually nothing, if we sign him I expect that we give up a non-roster player in Hamilton maybe.
I can not understand why everyone is so down on Streit, firstly what does he bring to the table. He has a good shot for the PP point shot. He can play both defence or forward which makes him valuable. Everyone complains about how he played in the playoffs, but lets remember, he had the same injury that Komy had and was only out a week, whereas Komy was out almost a month and never did recover to is old self when it did come back. I cannot help but think that if Komy were fully healthy the series with Philly would have been a little closer. Streit was rated very highly by the coaching staff as well as Gainey so he does bring something to the table that few can. I for one would sign him at a reasonable $ value.
One thing we have not improved on yet is our defence and sorry I disagree that we have a strong enough defence to beat a team like Detroit. We still need a good top four defenseman. To complete with Detroit. At times Detroit made Pittsburg out like a Junior B team. We have a ways to go to be as good as them. I am not saying we cannot get there but we still need a power foward and one strong defenseman.
June 23, 2008 pm30 9:07 pm
Sundin brings some size to us up front but Sundin is not a hitter or someone who likes to stand in front of the net. He is a perimeter player. Like Kovalev, and Koivu. All three are perimeter players, so we still have not addressed out need for a go to the net player, that is what we needed to beat Philly last year and it is not going to be any different this year.
June 23, 2008 pm30 9:08 pm
Gainey should sign Streit and then trade him. Same thing for Ryder. It’s not a good idea letting these guys go for nothing. Somebody will take them, even if it’s only for a 2nd or 3rd rounder. Florida needs defencemen, and so do the Coyotes now. Maybe also trade Dandenault for either a 2nd Round draft choice or a switch in 1st Rounders, and give the minutes to O’Byrne, who is bigger and tougher, and ready to play in the NHL.
June 23, 2008 pm30 9:09 pm
On Tanguay:
Reached at his home in Lac Beauport shortly after the trade was announced, Tanguay couldn’t contain his excitement about donning the Canadiens’ sweater.
“I couldn’t be happier about coming to Montreal,” admitted Tanguay, who helped lead the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup in 2001. “With my no-trade clause I could have said no, but I really want to play for the Canadiens. I know how strong a team we have and that I won’t have to be Mario Lemieux or even Guy Lafleur. I hope to contribute to getting this team to the next level.”
June 23, 2008 pm30 10:08 pm
Sundin doesn’t owe Leafs anything
Bruce Arthur, National Post
Published: Monday, June 23, 2008
TORONTO — Let him go. Let Mats Sundin walk towards the sunrise, whether to Montreal or New York or Sweden.
Let him wear the bleu, blanc et rouge, or the blue, white and red, or whatever he happens to have in the closet that day. Maybe it will be purple pants and a lime-green turtleneck, and maybe he’ll look like an idiot. But it won’t matter, Toronto Maple Leafs fans, because he won’t be yours anymore….
http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=608605
June 23, 2008 pm30 10:23 pm
The guys who stand in front of the net looking for deflections don’t last very long. They take a beating, are often injured, and most of them are journeymen hockey players. You don’t want a thoroughbred like Sundin taking abuse in front of the net. Mats is extremely strong, and very difficult to knock off the puck. With his strength, talent, and reach, he can score goals and make plays from up close.
June 23, 2008 pm30 11:32 pm
I say we go after Brad Suart if we let Streit walk
June 24, 2008 pm30 8:40 am
Would be surprised if they sign Sundin, and don’t go a little further before the beginning of the season. They are getting top-heavy on left wing. Think Higgins, Ryder, and possibly one other player will be gone prior to the season with some effort made to solidify the D even more. A little more physical support on the back end will be really important. Maybe an experienced back up?
June 24, 2008 pm30 12:07 pm
We have to get Kostitsyn back though! I rather give up Sundin than him any day!!! If we want size go after Sundin but if he wants too much just go after some 3rd line centre. Federov would love to play for Montreal! I would love Sundin, but I’m not prepared to lose all those young guys in the off season!
June 24, 2008 pm30 4:53 pm
now the rangers are involved with Sundin…I say whatever if he comes great and if he doesn`t we can find someone else.
Federov.. really I heard Kovalev and Federov don`t get along??did anyone else heard that.
June 24, 2008 pm30 4:54 pm
Stuo11, stop worrrying about Kostitsyn. Montreal is going to sign him, the only question will be for how much. I hope I’m wrong, but I still think around 4.0 M to get him back. He was quoted as saying he paid his dues in Hamilton and now the Canadiens have to be patient with him, because he’s going to take his time. That doesn’t sound like a guy that’s going to sign for less than market value. As for Sundin, I read on TSN where Bob McKenzie thinks Sundin is going to test the UFA waters after July 1 — if that’s the case, Sundin coming to Montreal is 50-50 at best.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241537&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main
If we don’t get Sundin, let’s re-sign Streit and bring in Fedorov who, as you said, would look good on the 3rd line, with maybe some power play duty. How about Jagr in Montreal?
Spike, I agree with you about another D-man. I would trade Higgins and Ryder any day to get a physical 4th defenceman. I also think O’Byrne could fill that role.
June 24, 2008 pm30 6:05 pm
Senet 1….posts 60 and 61 made more sense than all the other posts combined…. Streit is the real deal and is still underrated, Gainey should NOT trade him. We still need to beef up our defense, another Komisarek/O’Byrne kind of guy would round it out very nicely with talent (Markov, Streit) and size (Komi, O’Byrne, +1)….and yes we still need a power forward who can play in front of the net. Radical Dude’s comment about those type of players not lasting long is completely unrelated. Who cares how long the guy lasts? We’re looking for a Cup not to further a guy’s career, and if he chooses to be that type of player, and has an opportunity to win the Cup so what? You’re telling me you would turn down a Tomas Holmstrom because you don’t think he will last long in the league? That’s ridiculous. He was key in the Redwing’s Cup run and to say otherwise is absolutely ludicrous.
June 24, 2008 pm30 7:07 pm
I think it would be really easy for the habs to get someone like campbell. Campbell likes the east and he probably see’s what the habs are doing right now. Wade Redden would be nice also. But I don’t think Sundin is coming. If we sign Streit back, forget about all the D **** lol. O’Byrne is gonig to be really good next season, something like what Komi was this past year. I think that if we bring those valuable players back and just bring in a huge forward like Laraque or something we’ll do fine. with Tanguay I already think no one can take us in the east, but I’m worried about the west.
June 24, 2008 pm30 8:47 pm
campbell is overated to me
June 24, 2008 pm30 9:25 pm
Radical Dude: Sorry I disagree, you cannot be a one dimension team because you can pass all day but if you do not get the shots through or screen the goalie then you are not going to win. Philly shut down our offense because we were not willing to go to the net, we made their goalie look good. Sure he stopped a lot of shots but most NHL goalie will stop 99% of the shots if they can see them. There is more than just standing in front of the net or deflecting the puck. It is a combination of screening, deflecting, fighting for position, creating space for the smaller players. This allows you to have a multi-dimensional offensive which is hard to defend against.
June 24, 2008 pm30 9:27 pm
Streit is UFA. He can’t be traded! What real deal is he? at turning over the puck? and not being able to defend? Please watch reruns from the playoffs. he was awful! good riddans to him!
June 24, 2008 pm30 9:37 pm
hab faithful: Well first of all I thing you are over stating his his erros and secondly, he played really well until he got injuried. Then we expect him to play as well as he did before his injury. Gainey himself said that he brought a lot to the table and when you have a player that can play both up front and back on the D give your coach a lot more options when setting the lineup. I for one thinks he is worth keeping.
June 24, 2008 pm30 9:48 pm
Senet, I think what you want for Les Habitants is toughness. Sundin is plenty tough, and if you can’t see that, you’re blinder than my grandmother. He’s not a “hitter” but toughness cannot be measured just in the number of hits you dish out. Sundin cannot be knocked off the puck easily — to me, that is TOUGH, the kind of TOUGH that can win you a Stanley Cup. I agree that the Habs need more guys that will take the body, but expecting that from Sundin is barking up the wrong tree. Give O’Byrne more minutes on the ice, and watch him throw some big hits. Same thing for Latendresse, he can hurt people if given the green light by the Coach. Both of these guys need more ice time, in order to deliver the punishing hits that we both agree the Canadiens need to dish out.
June 24, 2008 pm30 9:57 pm
Radical Dude: First of all there is no need to get personal. Secondly, I never said that Sundin was not tough I said he is a perimeter player and although I would like to see him on our team what I said was that we still have not addressed the issue of a power forward that will go to the net. We put 40+ shots on net almost every game against Philly. You cannot have a team that can only play the perimeter, that is what I said, that is what cost us a chance to play Pittsburg and that is what is going to stop us from winning the cup. We need to address that need because we cannot go into the playoff again next year without someone who is willing to screen the goalie and do all the little things that make an offense work. Yes we have a lot of goal scores and if Sundin signs with us we will have two more than we had last year. But philly showed us how to shut down the best offense in the league by playing the defense can we were willing to stay out on the perimeter and not cash the net. It is basic hockey and it is not rocket science.
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:03 pm
Alias, you need to get your head out of your drawers, open your eyes, and stop putting words in my mouth. Did I say I didn’t like Tomas Holmstrom? Did I say I wouldn’t take a Holmstrom if he was available? Those kinds of players don’t grow on trees. Maybe Pacioretty can develop into a good power forward in a couple of years. But right now, there is nobody like that on the Habs, except maybe Latendresse, who has the size and the potential, but not the full confidence of the coach. When we had John LeClair, one of the great power forwards to play the game, we traded him for a song and a dance one year after winning the Stanley Cup where he was one of the leading scorers in the playoffs. Bad trades like that can destroy a team, and that’s exactly what happened.
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:06 pm
I am sure Gainey and Carbo will not want there new acquistion IF HE SIGNS to stand in front of the net and screen goalies. Sundin was successful not only because of his talent but also for the last two years he had Tucker and then Antropov going to the net. Sundin was great on the rebounds and picking holes on screened goalies.
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:12 pm
Senet, I’m not getting personal. We are in agreement that the Habs need some more physical forwards. What I disagree with you about is calling Sundin a “permimeter” player. He’s not a perimeter player, he is a lot tougher than you give him credit for, and a lot stronger on the puck. He will go to the net to score a goal, but he’s not going to live there — nor should he. He’s got more game than that. Anyway, I don’t want to belabour the point, ok? Let’s get him signed first, and then we can argue about how good or bad he is.
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:14 pm
Radical Dude: Exactly right, your should never put words in someone elses mouth. But is seems that you did exactly that to me in regard to saying I said Sundin was not tough. You see this is why you should not get personal. We are all hockey fans who happen to cheer for the same team and we all are entitled to our own opinions. Seems to me that needs to be the first lesson about this blog.
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:18 pm
Radical Dude: I agree with you that Sundin is as tough as they come and yes he will go to the net for the rebounds. But his skill level is the same as Kovelev, they live on the outside and take their best shot. Sundin ran the leafs offense and PP from the outside never from the slot or in front of the net. With a power foward on his line he would be terrific.
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:19 pm
hey guys a dirty guy like that is Sean Avery lol but him a hab? He screened the hell out of Brodeur!
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:26 pm
Latendresse: He has great potential, but he never should have made the team two years ago, he should have been sent back to Juniors, then this year he should have played in Hamilton. Then he would be ready for the big show this year. Unfortunately, If I were coaching I would send him down to Hamilton for a couple of months, give him instructions that if he wants to make the big team we want to see more phyiscal play out of him and good defensive play. If he gets the message then when he is brought back to Montreal he may be the power forward that we need?
June 24, 2008 pm30 10:28 pm
Somehow I just cannot see Avery as a hab. Maybe he would be great with our team but somehow to me he lacks integrity.
June 24, 2008 pm30 11:03 pm
On another note, do any of you guys think Wade Redden is worth pursuing? If Sundin doesn’t sign, we should have the money.
June 24, 2008 pm30 11:13 pm
Lets all just sit and wait to see what happens. The gods must be lining things up for the centennial. Last year was a practice run! I am all a twitter!!
I can’t recall who wrote the question but the answer is Yes it would be great to Mats raise the cup in the bleu blanc et rouge!!! I have so mant leaf fan friends it would be way too sweet!
June 24, 2008 pm30 11:15 pm
NEVER Avery! The guy has no class and that’s that! He even played a greaseball in “The Rocket” movie. Hate him with a passion. Almost as much as Hasek
June 24, 2008 pm30 11:18 pm
I like Stuo11’s idea. If all we want is someone to stand in front of the net to create, bring in the biggest baddest of then all, George Laraque.
June 24, 2008 pm30 11:19 pm
to create “havoc” …
June 25, 2008 pm30 4:18 am
Ok so lets say we get Sundin…wat u guys think of these lines?
A.Kostitsyn-Sundin-Kovalev
S.Kostitysn- Koivu- Tanguay
Higgins-Plekanec- ?? ( Lats maybe)
Kostopolis-Chipchura-Begin
Lats has the potential to be good but we all know how he is…. Higgy and Pleks are proven now….they sould be able to carry him
June 25, 2008 pm30 6:52 am
I say we just get Georges Laraque and re-Sign the guys we have already. When the trade deadline rolls around trade some of our players like Streit etc. and get some one huge. Our team right now will already be first place in the east. I hope Pittsburgh keeps loosing people. and what about brining in Darcy Tucker? He’s a huge grinder but he can also put the puck in the net. and he used to be a hab.
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:06 am
but remember what Bob Gainey said, he wants to get someone who will get our players ready for the playoffs. Mats Sundin is perfect. But if we just keep everything the way it is right now we should be fine. Our guys didn’t get in front of the net because they were too young to know what it was all about. The habs know now. I think Wade Redden would be awesome Brian campbell is offensive and we don’t need that! Redden fights and scores! I really hate redden though, but if he comes here I think I can change how I feel.lol
June 25, 2008 pm30 1:53 pm
YES!!!!!!!1 Andrei Kostitsyn and all the other RFA’S are locked up!!! now all we have to do is resign Streit or sign Sundin/rolston/federov/gratton/larague/avery/hossa/campbell/redden/Brunette/ rusinski etc.
June 25, 2008 pm30 2:30 pm
I would sign Tucker for a year at 1 mil. And then get either Demitra, Rolston,Nasland,etc. Forget Hossa(going to Boston).
June 25, 2008 pm30 3:39 pm
You can forget any of those guys. None of them have the size and the physical play that we need. As we’ve been saying here the past few days, the Canadiens need more physical forwards. I think Gainey should go after George Laraque, who is probably the toughest guy in the NHL. Then, if we are also able to sign Sundin, next year we will have added 3 huge guys in Sundin, Laraque, and O’Byrne. If we can get both Sundin and Laraque, with the addition of Tanguay, I would put money on the Habs winning the Cup next year.
June 25, 2008 pm30 4:05 pm
hossa. Boston? yeah right where did u hear that?
June 25, 2008 pm30 4:07 pm
rolston,sundin laraque and redden are the only guys that fit in our cup winning team!!!!!!!!
June 25, 2008 pm30 4:26 pm
Radical Dude:
“The guys who stand in front of the net looking for deflections don’t last very long. They take a beating, are often injured, and most of them are journeymen hockey players.”
That statement implies you do not want a “stand in front the net” guy because they don’t last very long. Where exactly did I put words in your mouth? I never said you don’t like Holmstrom, I used him as an example of a guy who stands in front of the net, takes the abuse, and produces, who is not a “journeyman hockey player” That is the kind of guy I think the Habs need and your post led me to believe that you thought otherwise. Laraque also would be a great addition.
Hab Faithful:
Senet 1 responded nicely to the Streit comment….he was hurt in the playoffs and a guy who can play both sides of the puck, and on the PP, is extremely valuable. Look at Byfuglien in Chicago, he did well in that exact same role this year. 62 points with 34 PP points is as close to “the real deal” for that type of player as you’re going to get. League’s leading scorer among defensemen, Lidstrom had only 8 points more on the top team in the league. How much better do you want Streit to be?
P.S. On a side note, I had a chance to see O’Byrne put a Marlie through the glass when he was in Hamilton from 9 rows up….absolutely bone crushing hit. Komi and O’Byrne will definitely make a nice 1-2 “punch” (pun intended) on the blue line
June 25, 2008 pm30 5:00 pm
umm guys, sorry but they’re just qualifying offers. So they can still be claimed, but It makes it alot more easier.
June 25, 2008 pm30 6:52 pm
Lats is the biggest waste of space on the Habs roster. Sure he can put the odd puck in the net, but look at his goals. His linemates do all the work and he’s fortunate enough to bury an easy one. He skates like he’s on concrete and uses his body way less than the much smaller s.kost. He’s only there because of his potential and the french media. Guimauvre Latalentless is a plug.
As for Sundin, I don’t see it happening, I wish he would be he’s gonna end up testing the market. Laracque would be a definite step towards upgrading our team for the playoffs and adding that toughness so that the opposition doesn’t always go after Komi, who we need to play healthy.
If Sundin and Hossa don’t pan out, Selanne would be a nice compliment to our team as well. Koivu, get ready to sway you buddy…
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:24 pm
Alias, in my statement that you quoted, I was NOT saying the Habs do not need tough physical players, but was responding to Senet suggesting Sundin should be that kind of player. I was merely pointing out that using Sundin to stand in front of the net and take abuse would be doing a huge disservice to Mats and his immense talents. For that role, all you have to do is sign a policeman/fighter type of journeyman player. The “Flying Frenchmen”, or more accurately “The Flying Europeans”, got pushed around way too much last year. The Canadiens need a tough physical forward up front, even if he just sits on the bench most of the time. And as I said, Laraque is the toughest guy that is currently available. Bob Gainey, are you listening????
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:36 pm
guys we’ll work it out. gainey definetly has something up his sleeve
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:39 pm
And while I am on a roll with the GMs, let me say this: Thanks a lot, Serge Savard, for decimating our beloved Habs, a year after they won the Cup. You traded away Momesso, LeClair, Chelios, Claude Lemieux, and on and on and on. Savard was THE WORST General Manager in the storied history of the Montreal Canadiens. We made a step in the right direction by bringing back Bob Gainey, but another of my pet peeves is how we never retained the great Larry Robinson, in my mind the best defenceman to ever suit up for the Habs, and in his prime one of the top 5 to ever play the game. He was the heart and the backbone of those 4 Stanley Cup winning teams in Montreal. It took us 20 years to even retire his jersey — what a sham!
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:40 pm
hey, by the way, anyone seen HB lately?
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:41 pm
no gainey fits more then robinson for sure
June 25, 2008 pm30 7:41 pm
you still on RD?
June 25, 2008 pm30 10:00 pm
Lets make one thing perfectly clear, I never said Sundin should stand in front of the net, I never said he was not tough. I said he is best suited as a perimeter player which is what he is and has always been. Yes he will go to the net for a rebound and that is where is toughness come in but he does address one thing a need for a front line centreman who has size. He does not address the short comings of our offense nor does he change the deminsion of our offense that we already have, he just makes it better because of his talent. However, if we are going to win he have to have a power forward who will address that other deminsion of offense that we did not have this year in the playoffs. I do not know how I can make my point any clearer.
June 25, 2008 pm30 10:08 pm
Well I for one would not sign Laracque, I do not see him providing that much help for us. Who is he going to replace on the top three lines? Therefore, he is on the fourth line getting maybe 10 minutes a game. What we need is someone who can fit into our powerplay, has enough skill to put the puck in the net and crash the net when needed. Some who has the skill to play the powerplay on the first or second line. In otherword a someone that you do not mind paying $3M+. Laracque provides muscle but also will hurt us by taking undisciplined penalties. Something we do not need and can ill afford in the new NHL.
June 25, 2008 pm30 10:37 pm
Here is some interesting new Streit was our third leading point getting for the season. Now that tells me that he was hurting in the playoffs. As I said earlier, same injury as Komy yet he only sat out one week. Komy on month and still was not right when he returned? Think about it?
June 25, 2008 pm30 10:46 pm
Worst GM? MY idea of the worst GM goes back to the 80’s when we still had a great team just not quite good enough to win the cup. Grundman 1978 to 1983 traded away Langway and a host of other good players and our draft picks were the worst at a time when we should have been drafting very well. Serge did make some bad moves later in his GM days but he did build the team back up from disaster between 1983 to 1993 with some good draft picks and we did win a cup under his leadership. Unfortunately the pressure got to him the following year when we missed the playoffs and he paniced and made some bad trades in an attempt to improve us but none of the trades really worked all that well.
My vote goes to Grundman.
June 25, 2008 pm30 11:43 pm
Senet, how do you know Streit had exactly the same injury as Komasarev, are you the trainer for the team? Even if the injury was similar, how do you know the extent of the injury in either case? Different players react differently to injury, including many factors such as body type, family history, pain tolerance, precise location of injury, its acutenss, whether it happened before, etc. If you like Streit, just leave it at that, don’t try to rationalize his poor play in the playoffs by pretending to be a medical doctor.
Secondly, in my post I was answering Alias, not you. I have already told you I am not interested in discussing the point with you any further, so why do you persist? If anyone had the slightest interest in what either one of us thinks about Sundin’s game, they can go back for themselves and read what we wrote. So let it go, you sound like a broken record.
June 26, 2008 pm30 9:45 am
guys Streit did suck in the playoffs,, but are u saying trade Markov also? Sreit might not be that fancy but he is an awesome hockey player. I doubt he was that injured, but I don’t think he needs an excuse. All habs except for Brisbebois and KOivu didn’t play as well as planned. If we traded away all of our player that sucked in the playoffs, the team would be one. It was pretty much Streit’s 1st playoffs because he didn’t make the playoff roster in 06. If Streit re-Signs we’ll be great. I mean this guy had like 62 pts or something as a 4th liner or a 6th defencemen. imagine if he played with Kovalev all season 90 pts?
June 26, 2008 pm30 11:30 am
NHL TEAM PREDICTIONS lol
1.Montreal 1.Detroit
2.Pittsburgh 2.Anaheim
3.Washington 3.Calgary
4.Philedlphia 4.Dallas
5.NewYork R 5.Sanjose
6.Ottawa 6.Nashville
7.NewJersey 7.Edmonton
8.Buffalo 8.Minnesota
9.Carolina 9.Phoenix
10.Boston 10.Colorado
11.New York I 11.Columbus
12.Tampa Bay 12.Chicago
13.Florida 13.Vancouver
14.Toronto 14.Los Angelas
15.Atlanta 15.St.Louis
June 27, 2008 pm30 7:47 am
Montreal has 15 Mill to spend now because of the cap limit gonig up. spend 7 Mill on re signing the young guns and then fo after a 3rd Centremen!
June 27, 2008 pm30 9:33 am
STUO 11:
“Our guys didn’t get in front of the net because they were too young to know what it was all about”.
I do not agree with this.
It is the Coaches job to tell these Guys to go to the net and park there Asses there!
June 27, 2008 pm30 11:24 am
lol yeah, but those players went in front of the net in the season without the coach telling them. It was the coaches problem also though but come on, this year every one will be ready! u might think I’m stupid for saying this but I would offer Ryder 1 Mill to come back for 1 more season, just to see how he does, but he wouldn’t accept.
June 27, 2008 pm30 2:10 pm
I don’t think Ryder would come back for 5 mil a year. Ryder has a sour taste in his mouth now. He would take a lot less money to sign else where.
The way that The Habs handled Ryder was terrible.
June 27, 2008 pm30 2:34 pm
actually, it’s Ryder’s attitude that was terrible! Imagine making paper airplanes and goofing around during a habs playoff game. shameful!
June 27, 2008 pm30 2:39 pm
guys too harsh on ryder
June 27, 2008 pm30 2:41 pm
he is the reason we beat the rangers in that 5-0 game u know.(3 goals! or 2 goals and 1 assist)
June 27, 2008 pm30 3:52 pm
Who’s harsh on Ryder?
Not I.
Carbonneau sat Ryder out. Was he supposed to sit there, cry & whimper. NO !!
Ryder showed alot of class through it all.
Not one complaint Buddy. Not One…….
June 27, 2008 pm30 4:22 pm
I see the Ducks placed Todd Bertuzzi on waivers. I think we should go after him, he would do very well in Montreal playing with all our skill guys. A few years ago he was the best power forward in the game, and he’s still only 33. He would be a step up from Laraque — almost as tough, and a much better hockey player.
June 27, 2008 pm30 4:45 pm
Here’s the latest on Sundin:
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16838-Leafs-captain-Mats-Sundin-continues-to-deliberate-as-clock-ticks.html
June 27, 2008 pm30 5:31 pm
San Jose wants to clean their room out. Maybe we should get Craig Rivet back? he’s 3.5 Mill and San Jose wants to free up some cap space.
June 27, 2008 pm30 10:24 pm
I’d give Ryan Malone, 4-5 mill to play here. He’d be a great addition to our team and it looks as though he may not be back in Pitts. His points weren;t that great but he notched more goals than Ryder and he’s physical. Basically a Tom Kost with more skill. What do ya think?
June 28, 2008 pm30 6:27 am
I think Malone would suck *** because I haven’t seen anything from him. He basically gets the points from malkin. The guy is good at shoveling garbage in front of the net though. But he won’t do too good here I’m expecting 30-40 pts. so 5 Mill(more than Kovalev) for the 30 pts like player Malone. If u think he’s better than Kovalev go ahead, but I rather pay 6 Mill for Rolston.
June 28, 2008 pm30 8:52 pm
Radical Dude: You are right, I do not know how serious Striet’s injury was, all we know is what we were told and that is it was the same as Komy’s. I just would not give up on him so quickly, he was our third leading point getting. Anyway, it seems you and I don’t agree on much, I respect your opinion I just wish you would respect mine as well as other without making personal comments.
Here’s something I do agree with you about and that would be that Bertuzzi would be an improvement of Laracque. However, I am not so sure we need his legal problems.
June 28, 2008 pm30 8:53 pm
Malone is trade to Tampa according to the new tonight?
June 28, 2008 pm30 9:09 pm
Sorry Malone and Roberts not traded just yet it was their rights to sign to Tampa
June 28, 2008 pm30 9:26 pm
Meanwhile, RDS also reports defenseman Mark Streit hasn’t received an offer yet from the Canadiens.
It’s believed the Habs are waiting until the Sundin situation resolves itself, one way or another, before making an offer to Streit.
June 29, 2008 pm30 1:55 pm
Marc Denis said that he would love to sign with his home club(mtl). lol but he sucks. Maybe he would be better with the habs, but I would only sign him for 0.900 Mill max! Instead of getting Sundin I say we go after Rolston. Sundin will be probably 7 Mill and Rolston, because of his bad season last year he will only be about 5 to 6 Mill
June 29, 2008 pm30 8:06 pm
How bout if all fails with Sundin we reunite the line of Naslund and Bertuzzi with one of our yongins like Stewart or minikosti or Lapierre? Or a Vet like Saku…?
June 29, 2008 pm30 9:47 pm
lol Tampa Bay is signing Malone for a 7 year deadl worth 8 Mill the first 2 seasons and 4.5 Mill the other two seasons lol I would pay this guy more than 3 Mill!!!!
June 29, 2008 pm30 9:47 pm
(wouldn’t) lol
June 29, 2008 pm30 10:07 pm
I can’t wait to see his (Malone’s) numbers next year. 7 mill!!! He better score 90+ pts for that kind of money.
June 29, 2008 pm30 11:07 pm
LOL Bolts completely overpaid for Malone, he’s worth 2.5/3 mill MAX. I’m not sure
how much money the habs have to spend but i’d rather sign Kostistyn for 3-4 million for 3 years or something than pay 7 mill fo Sundin for one year and lose Kostitsyn. Also i think its smarter to sign Rolston to a multiyear contract then have Sundin for 1 year.
June 30, 2008 pm30 8:37 am
yeah but guys, now they have Rolston!He could sign some where else, but knowing Tampa they’ll sign him for about 9 Mill lol. and Now Roberts. I think Tampa Bay is going 1st in the southeast 3rd in the conference, but don’t worry, the bolts are no threat to the habs.
June 30, 2008 pm30 8:38 am
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June 30, 2008 pm30 8:59 am
Well I think Gainey should start looking at other ufa’s because it’s not looking to good for Sundin coming. He was supposed to make up his mind yesterday and didn’t. Now Rolston is pretty much a goner. All the better players are being snatched up while we wait on Sundin. But I’m sure Gainey has a plan. Well I hope so anyways.
June 30, 2008 pm30 10:16 am
Rolston, Sundin or Hossa, NOT comming to Montreal. NOT going to happen!
Bertuzzi! That piece of **** should never be playing in the NHL after what he done. Yet alone, to play for Montreal.
Montreal got Tanguay. They are lucky to get him.
No top Player will come to Montreal this year.
You Guys can What If, hope and pray all you want………… NOT GOING TO HAPPEN !!!!!!!!!!!!1
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:46 am
I disagree. I think that Sundin is going to retire or play for Montreal. Sundin told Fletcher it’s the only team he pcture himself with either than the leafs. Since Sundin was a hab fan growing up as a kid.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:55 am
Don’t believe everything you read. If he really wanted to play here, he would already be signed.
June 30, 2008 pm30 12:26 pm
He probably hates Montreal. But It’s taking him a while because he knows It’s his best chance to win the cup. Detroit is great but they just won it last year and they won’t have the passion the habs will this year. Carey Price 4 VEZINA!!!!
June 30, 2008 pm30 5:13 pm
considering the fact that this is THE HABS YEAR(centennial), Gainey has done little to emphasize that point. Gainey should take a lesson, from TB, on how to be aggressive. Imagine if Gainey could show that same pursuit for players? we would actually have a stanley cup contender! KUDOS TO TB! I wish the habs were more like them! I’m frustrated on how little effort Gainey made.Why didn’t he secure signing right to a FEW players like TB did? Forget Sundin, lost cause. We weren’t able to sign him. I bet TB will sign him!
June 30, 2008 pm30 5:47 pm
lol
June 30, 2008 pm30 5:47 pm
i agree with post #143
June 30, 2008 pm30 8:09 pm
So you wish Montreal was more like Tampa? Hmm, well they did get the #1 pick this year because thye sucked ***, they over spent on Malone (7 million, r u kidding?), they signed Gary Roberts who is 43 frickin’ years old, and they have no goaltending. Okay they’ve been aggressive so far this off season, but don’t slam Gainey for not acting like them, no one is acting as desperate as they are, jumping on anything that skates. Bob has built this team from the ground up, we are contenders not pretenders!
June 30, 2008 pm30 9:18 pm
Well we’re on the eve of free agency, it will be interesting to see what happens. Hopefully BG has something big up his sleeve.
June 30, 2008 pm30 9:37 pm
we will just have to see if Gainey makes us contenders or AGAIN, pretenders.
A repeat of off season non activity by Gainey will be doom and gllom for the habs.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:10 pm
I think that Sundin will be a hab if Montreal still has cap space when he finally makes up his mind what he wants to do. Montreal is his best destination. I think it’s a great fit for him on this team.
Unfortunately, Gainey can’t wait on him.
If, however, Gainey can’t sign a big name such as Hossa he may stay with what he has or add a few character and less expensive players. With this method he’ll replace players that won’t be back like Brisebois, Smolinski, etc. and still have room for Sundin when he (Sundin) finally wakes up and makes a decision.
If there’s no Hossa or Sundin tomorrow, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a player like a Cory Stillman, or even Shanahan. Recchi wouldn’t even surprise me.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:24 pm
Recchi is done like toast, and Shanahan couldn’t keep up with his linemates, and too old. Tucker would be cheap, or Bertuzzi? Anyways it would have to be a 2nd or 3rd tier player, you know, someone crappy.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:25 pm
I also have to wonder if Montreal will be going into next season with Halak as the backup. Might be better if they could deal him and bring in a fairly cheap backup like Denis, Conklin, or Kolzig.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:28 pm
I agree that Recchi and Shanahan are older and slower. But players who are strong in the dressing room are needed on this young team. These guys can still put up some points. Either one could do more than Smolinski.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:37 pm
Montreal shuld just get Tucker. He’s been here before and Hossa wouldn’t help us at all. Bertuzzi hasn’t done much and he’s like 4 Mill. I would actually like to see Denis in Montreal. If Price goes down I rather have a guy with lots of heart(Denis being a hab fan) to back up Price just in case something happened. I love Halak but he needs more ice time.(AHL) Sundin probably won’t make up his mind until August! Get some french or Canadian guys, If ur going to get more russians get Zhitnik or Federov lol. but guys I would just eep it simple. Hossa probably wants a whopping 8 Mill for 7 years! Sundin would be fine though because he’s only a 1 year kind of guy. but hey guys, Shneider will be traded, maybe to Montreal where he won the cup? Trade Francis Boullion and a prospect/pick for him.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:49 pm
Gainey will wait for Sundin — as well he should. Sundin is the best available this off-season. I don’t think Hossa is the player for Montreal, especially if he wants a long-term contract. My top 3 choices for power forward, in order, are Fedorov, Bertuzzi, and Shanahan. If we can’t get any of those 3, I would get Laracque, and put him on a line with Grabovski, who would then have more room to operate. I would like to see Grabovski get a legitimate chance to play in Montreal.
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:56 pm
roberts here for 1 year and 1mill seemed good to me but now he in TB too:D
June 30, 2008 pm30 11:59 pm
I rather see Chipchura play instead of Grabovski because Chipchura is more rough and has alot more heart. Lapierre actually has some offensive touch. and guys, don’t forget about Gregory Stewart!!! lol I agree with Laraque.If things aren’t going great just trade for some one big at the T, don’t get a crapp Hossa like player now! Sundin would get us all set and ready to go though lol Shanahan would come here for 1.5 Mill but I like my idea of having 1 guy form the 93 team Matheu Snhieder
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:22 am
Denis and Shanahan would be great! And I agree, Chipchura should play the whole year. He’s going to be a great player.
July 1, 2008 pm30 2:16 am
Well, if you guys think Chipchura can be that good, we don’t need another forward. Just sign Mats, and we’re ready to party. That would give us 4 very solid forward lines as follows:
1st Line: Sundin between the 2 Kostitysn boys;
2nd Line: Koivu between Tanguay and Kovalev;
3rd Line: Plekanec between Higgins and Latendresse;
4th Line: Lapierre between Chipchura and Kotsopolous/Begin/or Stewart
This would even allow us to trade one of our forwards, and re-sign both Gorges and Streit. Streit coming back will help with the development of Yannik Weber, who is also from Switzerland and a huge fan of Streit’s.
July 1, 2008 pm30 8:49 am
Hossa is not coming. He’s going to Boston for $100 mil for 10 years. Unbelievable! but they way he produces every year, could give the bruins many years of great scoring. Gainey would never have the balls to give out that kind of money. That’s why habs will never win a cup with Gainey as GM.
July 1, 2008 pm30 9:40 am
guys come on Bob Gainey is a great GM. We came 1st place last year guys, but we were just too inexpierienced but now nothing can take the habns down. If we took away Tanguay I stil though we could win the cup. But we should get 1 guy from the 93 cup winning team. Snheider would be easy to get trade Francis Boullion and something else lol. I don’t think gainey is getting Sundin, Gainey is too smart and won’t take a risk. He’s going to have an offer for anyone, and if no one takes it, Mats is coming to town.lol but I’m really excited for this and theres so many guys could help s out. even Hossa, Hossa might be a *****, but just like the pens, It would just be way too much and no one would be able to handle us. lol
July 1, 2008 pm30 9:54 am
I doubt very much that Montreal is interested in Streit. Just like Souray he is overrated based on a few stats. The facts are that he got so may points for a defenceman simply because he was playing forward.
His points are impressive whatever he played, but he proved soft at times at forward and is ineffective at the front of the net when playing defence.
Everyone thought Montreal would be terrible without Souray and look what happened. Streit to me is not as important as many people think and would be better replaced with a Jason Smith or Mike Commodore. That type of a defenceman would be a better help to Price as well.
July 1, 2008 pm30 9:54 am
Habs need to forget about Sundin and pursue some other fine talent (ie. Brian Rolston now that he’s told TB to shove it). Sundin will just keep them on a string until all the other talent is already signed elsewhere. Forget him and move on while you still can get someone else.
July 1, 2008 pm30 10:19 am
Is it possible that a team that has Marcel Hossa would have a better chance of landing Marian?
July 1, 2008 pm30 10:31 am
I agree 86&93. Rolston would be much cheaper than Hossa, provides more two way play and grit and would leave salary for Sundin down the road if needed.
I also think Montreal will be needing cap room for a backup goalie. I still think Denis or Kolzig.
July 1, 2008 pm30 10:36 am
lol yeah guys, I just noticed that Rolston is going on to the UFA lol (kinda late) ummm I think Rolston would get us the cup. put him on the 1st line 3rd line would be the belarus line!:)
July 1, 2008 pm30 10:49 am
Habs need Sundin or Rolston, but NOT Hossa, who has NO leadership impact.
Rolston was rated the most under estimated UFA by Bob M from TSN.
July 1, 2008 pm30 11:46 am
Awefully quiet day altogether…anyone hearing anything? Anything at all?
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:15 pm
well Montreal hasn’t done anything but Edmonton got Gilbert Brule and Erik Cole
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:22 pm
Nothing ? OMG NOTHING !!!
We dont need to panic we have a good team and we are all ready better with Alex in and Michael out, lets see where we are at the end of the day.
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:23 pm
Gainey needs to push and be super aggressive to try and land Rolston. A power center like that, cheaper than Sundin is exactly what the habs need. Promise him a 3 year deal, but GET IT DONE BOB!!!!
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:27 pm
I say we can look at alot of players and end up a better team for it,but we are not alone in the league and all the other teams are making offers as well,its not as easy as sitting here saying we should do this and that.I trust Bob will do what he can to better this team.
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:40 pm
I think we’ll end up with nobody, same as last year, and the year before, and the year before…. and so on and so forth. Some things never change.
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:53 pm
Montreal will get some one. The last couple of year Montreal sucked *** and no one wanted to go on a canadiens losing team. But now Montreal wants the cup more than any team and I bet if we gave Rolston 5.5 or 6 Mill he would come.
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:55 pm
Anyone know if Gainey has any interest in Laracque. He would give them some needed toughness, and with a guy like Rolston, a down low presence they lacked against Philly.
July 1, 2008 pm30 12:57 pm
TB just signed Vrbata. TB will win the cup this year because they’re aggressive, unlike Gainey!
July 1, 2008 pm30 1:37 pm
hab faithful, why so negative? And why so anti-Gainey?? If you think paying Hossa $100 million — that’s ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS!!! — is the way to a Stanley Cup, you are sadly mistaken.
July 1, 2008 pm30 1:40 pm
oh Hab Faithful you are so silly, with no goaltending or defense I`m pretty sure they will win the cup.
is it really important that we pick someone up to you(I don`t think so) we did pretty well last year with no impact player wouldn`t you agree, first in our divison 2nd round in the playoffs for a team that was suppose to finish 14th…..it`s Canada Day go outside and enjoy the day
July 1, 2008 pm30 1:49 pm
Hab Faithful doesn’t sound very “faithful” to me!!!
July 1, 2008 pm30 1:59 pm
I love the habs but don’t like our GM. He’s all talk and never signs any UFA’s. He’s way too passive. I’m not saying we’ll have a bad team. They’be be good, but not great, and not cup contenders. I just don’t see him getting the job done. Just my opinion. If you think he’s signed alot of significant UFA’s, more power to you.
July 1, 2008 pm30 2:07 pm
And if you think Tampa’s winning the cup this year you’re just crazy!
July 1, 2008 pm30 2:22 pm
change your name to hab unfaithful, I think Tampa Bay has a blog why don`t you get on that one, and I see you didn`t take my advice by enjoying Canada day…
I think our GM is very good, for what he did in the past 5 years by rebuiding this team and the loss of his daughter what more do you want from him…all the UFA this year are worth nothing to me.
So hab faithful don`t be to upset today when no one is signed on and we get 1st overall in our divison and we take a shot at the cup…
July 1, 2008 pm30 3:19 pm
Habs sign Andrei Kostitsyn for 3 yrs at an estimated $3.25M per !!
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242182&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_main
July 1, 2008 pm30 3:24 pm
Canucks offering Sundin $10M a year!!
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242175&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main
July 1, 2008 pm30 9:11 pm
Remember Gary Bettman saying on Draft night that if teams talk to any impending free agents, they will be charged with “tampering?” Well, it seems to me that ALL the teams were tampering — how else do you explain the fact that there were so many free agent signings on the VERY FIRST DAY??? It takes DAYS to iron out a contract, not minutes. This is proof positive that these teams were talking to the UFA’s even prior to July 1.