The way it works in the real world, that is every where else other than Montreal, if you are ****, then you get sent down to the farm team as compost. In Montreal if you are **** you get an automatic 1.7 million dollar contract for two years. The rookies have learnt all you have to do is survive and then whompf one day you get the big one, and then you become Rivet, Dandy and Boully, automatic Lotto 6/49….life is good under Bob Gainey’s Lotto 6/49.

Too bad Montreal can’t send their used has been millionaires down to the dogs….oh no, we gotta be the United nations of Hockey, UNICEF for the NHL….

US-CANADA Love:

http://buffalolove.blogspot.com/2007/02/model-city-ontario-d23-b48.html

I say don’t even consider trading Souray. Trade anyone everyone, but not Souray, and of course, not Pleks, not Bonk, not Halak, trade Youpie, trade Carbo, trade Bob Gainey, trade even the poutine wagon guy if you have to, but not Souray. That is taboo, how can we as Habs fans even consider that? Unless we get something really worthwhile. Aucoin has a big paycheck and he trails a damn defibrilator, life support system and his own personal surgeon, honestly. Oh wait, I’m suprised Gainey didn’t jump on that one.

To Stoney Mt: Samsonov

To MOntreal : Carton of cigerettes

What the Phoque? Higgy the star of our great win, the heartbeat in Koivu’s non-existant line? And we keep Ninny and the other deadbeats? Granted I am a big fan of the rookies, but to send Higgy out when we have others who deserve to be benched? Honestly, isn’t that sad? Now I know the habs have gone to the dogs, is there no bottom to Bob Gainey’s depravity?

I knew he was a bit hurt, that is shocking. The only hab to actually stand in front of the teams’ goalie, now who else is gonna help score goals in the new NHL way? You know screen the other goalie. Kosty is good but if there is anyone else who plays like Higgy its Grabby….

Also, Jaques Demers said that Souray has told team management that he’s guarranteed to test Free Agency. So there’s a 99% chance Souray will be dealt, probably to San Jose.

Hey we were ready to pay through the nose for Forsberg to score the same number of goals that Souray has already done. Listen to yourselves. Gainey may think Souray is not a defenseman, but Gainey is outscoring our fowards. Honestly, he is even scoring more than our highest paid player if you look at power plays etc. If we are ready to pay 7 million for a 20 goal scorer who is untried, we already have a 20 goal scorer on the team, his name is Souray.

I could see getting rid of Ninny and Rivet if only to free up millions towards next year.

But the Vlasic, Pavelski, Carle trio, that would be a bonus, a tough deal to turn down if it went that way. In a way Gainey may have no choice, the unthinkable, getting rid of Souray to spend the same amount of money next year for someone who may not score that many goals. I wouldn’t want to be in Gainey’s boots now, but the simple and quick thing to do, is nothing. Which is probably what Gainey will do if he cannot get Aucoin for Sammy and Rivet.

Yeah, getting rid of him would be very hard to do, but i think it’s essentially a necessity, unless Gainey REALLY believes the Habs can go all the way. Trade Souray and get something for him, before he walks and you get nothing. The Black Hole (Ryder) has picked up his game, a great 3 point game vs the Caps, he keeps playing well, maybe we keep him, or trade him while his value is high. Who Knows, it’s all in Gainey’s hands!

Excuse me? Johnson underated? He is paid outrageously, what lets see if he keeps up at this rate he’ll be lucky to get 30 points for his salary, that works out to just under 70 grand per point. If you look at the number of goals against when Johnson is on the ice (almost everytime there is a goal Johnson was either on the ice or in the play leading up to the turnover) versus the number of goals he has scored…where is the investment? How is he underated? Maybe underated as a professional maybe in that Johnson is no better than a rookie, and he is a veteran for gods’ sake!

Actually, Gainey’s announcement was to say that he’s undicided on what to do right now.

I’d love to know we’re you read him say that he wants to sign Ninnamaa.

Yes I agree Johnson gets knocked down +13 times per game, Mike spends more time on his butt then defending the zone, he’s pretty good at falling down going up and down.

Yup, I agree he is a specialist. You know special cause he’s fluid, you know when he gets hit he falls down pretty good. Too bad the definition of a defenseman is stop the other team, not limp noodle them to death +13s per game…

Oh ya, I can just hear Bob Gainey, “well you know of course I religiously read the Habs blog, I listened to Joshtm and finally brought up Kosty, and then I traded Souray because Habs#1 pointed out that Souray has fallen behind Pronger, and have traded him for the last round pick, and the habs will cover Sheldon’s salary in which ever team will take him, we are after all the UNICEF of hockey”…oh ya….and finally Gainey adds “I have signed Johnson to a 26 million dollar six year contract because Habs#1 has pointed out he is +13 or 2 million ever six months that he plays, yup he is worth 26 million bucks”….

I hope Souray packed for more then just a two game road trip. He’s gone to San Jose within the next 3 days.

After the shitkicking they’re getting tonight Gainey has to know that he has to re-tool for next year.

Or we could keep Souray, lose him to free agency and finish in 7th-10 place for the next 5 years. Yay we just barely made the playoffs again.

Oh ya and Johnson is so good that we can trade Souray, you are just ridiculous for your own good.

Thanks God Koivu hasn’t lost the touch. If he and Ryder can just keep the magic going, at least they would finally work for their zillions of dollars.

Yup…Habs#1 is all for trading Souray cause we have Johnson….

This coming from the guy who kept complaining that Souray kept knocking over his own goalie?

Stop contradicting yourself, you just sound stupid.

That’s it. I’m sick of arguing with a moron. See ya. Hope you enjoy arguing with yourself!

You know in playing back the games in the slump, yes Souray did indeed on more than one occasion knock his own goalie over, good point there Habs#1. But hey in the same period of time, Souray also led the league in short handed goals. What great record does Johnson have? HUH? Why should we give up Souray? Because Johnson is plus 13? Gee for Johnson to play so well here, he musta really sucked in the other teams, but heck when you are -30, averaging +13 means you are breathing….just breathing.

You have an unhealthy obsession with Mike Johnson.

You know the way a deer looks just before you hit it with you’re car,that will be the 2nd. See the highlites of the Sabres vs Sens … wow.

Don’t worry R Habs, our superhero fan Habs#1 has the answer, play Johnson, he is a “defensive specialist” and after all Johnson has somehow miraculously managed to get a +13 rating in the habs 6 game slide….gee that’s like Koivu turning a power play into a 3 against 5, wonders, great wonders of the world.

Actually I think Gainey is in a great denial. He thinks like Habs#1 because we have Johnson and now even Ninnima is playing forward that there is nothing wrong in the world. Oh no, Gainey is gonna reward these underachieving defensemen with a raise.

Never mind a trade, oh no, Gainey is pondering giving all these guys a bonus for pulling off a mediocre season. I guess Gainey gets a bonus for finishing the season regardless if the habs finish first or last.

No incentive to win, this Gainey guy.

The Habs pull of a miracle and win this one ,bet U Kovalev’s elbow mysteriously gets better.