Sounds like a very poor move on Gainey’s part, what’s he up to? One scenario: Ribs wants to stay in Montreal and takes less than he might otherwise be worth to stay here. That makes him MUCH better trade bait!! Otherwise, I simply cannot figure it out — it’s not as if he contributed.

NO, NO, NO, NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Bad,bad mistake on Gainey’s part, in resigning Ribeiro! He’s a cancer in the locker room! His attitude will spread amongst other canadien players, and cause alot of dissention in the locker room. What is Gainey thinking? If we were going to trade him, he wouldn’t have been resigned. MISSED THE BOAT AGAIN! All the other teams are getting stronger, and we’re getting weaker!This season is a loss!

Nobody wants to play in Montreal…Gainey’s just happy to have some warm bodies to fill out the line up.

Ribero has some talent, if he would just grow up and start to use it, Gainey could look like a genius.

A trade would be interesting, get a proven scorer (Simon Gagne would look real nice in a Habs jersey…), but I don’t think any GMs out there really want the Mickey Ribs from last season.

That’s just what I think…

I can’t stomach Ribeiro either, and 1.9 mil is way too much for this flakey flake of a flakester, but.. I believe Gainey is buying a bit more time on Ribeiro. It’s not like Gainey doesn’t have the cap room to experiment with this after the dead FA period. Ribeiro has to realize this is his last shot as a second line centre, doesn’t he? The Dorkinator does show flashes of amazing potential from time to time and does display a good sense of creativity on some rushes. I just hope the guy puts it all together for one season, or at least a half season and they get something for him. You can’t afford to just develop talent and then cast it off for nothing, so I have to believe Gainey is buying a bit more time before he has to make a decision. That’s the only thing that makes sense to me..

Boy did Bobby really blow it this time. Ribeiro says he’s trying to mature but I don’t buy it. Gainey only brought him back as an insurance policy in cas Koivu dosen’t come back I think.

I have a better trade for the Canadiens. let’s trade Bob Gainey For Kevin Lowe or Brian Burke! Wow! What a great mastermind of a GM we would have!For the Canadiens-no news is bad news!

A general comment,

Most big free agent signings are busts. For every Pronger to Edmonton there are multiple Gonchars. And Edmonton still only got one year. When Gainey brought Hull to Dallas, he was roundly criticized and yet it was Hull’s ugly goal that won that team the cup. Indeed I would say it’s hard to argue that Gainey isn’t the single most important factor in the transition from perma-loser North Stars to playoff-fixture Stars.

In terms of legitimate top prospects, the franchise is twice as deep as it has been in a decade, and is now producing new talent like only a few other clubs. Especially in a salary-cap world, the best teams know how to build from within first and hire elite talent second. We have one player going to arbitration, and no kidding Ryder wants a big raise, but I don’t think arbitrarion is going to break the bank. He’s a great finisher with, so far, a one-dimensional game any team would be happy to pay for. But he’s going into his third season and he makes very little impact on the game unless he’s got the puck. My guess is 3 mil, 3.5 for a multi-year.

I honestly think that the move Gainey did with Ribeiro was smart.

1. He can now use Ribeiro for a trade

2. Ribeiro is actually a very talented player, all he needs to work on now is shooting more

3. He had 50+ points last season..with only one goal less then Koivu.

4. He also had the 3rd most power play goals on our team last season and he is still a young player with more to learn. I think if Gainey keeps him for next season he will be a strong player on our team , and will do well .

GO HABS GO

Hey guys. I’ve never seen such negativity towards any GM. First off, remember we are all Montreal fans. Second, Gainey’s on the right track. He’s not going to trade a player that has little value and get nothing in return. The upside on Riberio is that he had a bad year last year. I believe that he will score more than 20 goals this year. And don’t forget we were a high-stick away from putting out the championship team. They themselves admit that “we” were the toughest opponent they faced. I remember years ago when GM Sevard was forced to trade a couple of players to Philidelphila because the fans were screaming for it. All these know-it-alls and what happened? We got our butts kicked by these two players every game we played them. Gainey is not going to be bullied. He will take his time and build this team, which by the way is one of the youngest teams in the NHL. He will sign Ryder. He will sign Higgins. He will make the appropriate trades. Right now there’s nothing he can do with Aebischer but I believe he is a good goaltender and under the pressure of Montreal he did start slow. But he’s not a flash-in-the-pan and he is a quality back-up for now. Be patient. Watch what Gainey has to do.

LOL Alestar

One problem canadiac,
If we get rid of all these players who’s gonna play for us?
It seems like nobody wants to play in Montreal. All these rumors and nothings happening.

I think that McRibs has had enough chances. If his play doesn’t improve in big strides during the pre-season games, sent him to Hamilton not the press box. If he is left there until christmas or so , it just might be a wakeup call that he needs.

Habs#1: who are ALL these tons of offensive prospects? Get your head on straight! THERE ARE NONE! Why else do you think we are in this panicked state?Also, our defence is not that great! Check out the type of goals scored on us during the playoffs. We need players, now! Our system of players has dried up! If we had such great players in our system, we would be talking about them, and they probably would be in the NHL by now. I hope you aren’t thinking of Perohzogin, or Latendresse, or Plekanac! How many goals did the 2 of them score? Be realistic! Stop looking thru rose colored glasses! Gainey has never done anything now, or previous years to get free agents. Players don’t want to play here, and only if we are lucky enough to make some trades, will this franchise ever amount to much!This team is mediocre at best!

TSN is reporting that Higgins has singed a one year deal and will make just over 600,000.

Some people should not be allowed to be on this website, especially foul mouthed know it all idiots like habs #1! grow up and wash out your mouth!

Apology accepted. Habs#1. I do love the Montreal Canadiens, for many years, goimg back to the 70′s, and I have tried to make comparisons, which isn’t fair, because nothing will compare to those teams! They were magnificent! You will never see a hockey team, with such great talent, the Habs of that era had!That’s why it’s hard to accept mediocrity! We’re spoiled, and we’re used to the best. I’m sure fans of that era will agree with me. I just want to see a fast paced, talent filled, team that I can be proud of! I’m sure you can understand that. I wish we could find a diamond in the rough, like a Guy Lafleur! Once once, in a while do players of that calibre come along, but I think Ovechkin, is one. Too bad, he’s not on our team. He’s a franchise player! That’s the kind of impact player we need.

What a stupid, stupid move. Bob, what were you thinking?

theres nothing on the blackhawks or senators or even the NHL’s website about the havlat trade ?

In case you watched CFCF tv sports tonight, Ron Reusch said what we have all been saying, for weeks. “It seems hockey players don’t seem to want to play in Montreal. Most of the FA’s were offered more money and more years on a contract, and turned it down. The comments by the french media to Saku Koivu, during the playoffs, asking if he was going to learn french, really had a negative effect on most players”. Thank you french media for killing our chances!So, unless we make trades,we have problems, big ones!

Habs#1 had agreat point above, despite what some seem to think the salary cap will likely not go up much after next season. The increase this year was because last season’s cap was set on the expectation that revenues would drop more than they actually did as compared to the pre-lockout season. But they still didn’t quite match those “old CBA” numbers (especially if you compare apples to apples). Even if revenues grow, it won’t be by as much as they over estimated the expected decline coming our of the lockout.