Pretty decent analysis here. A few good quotes….

“Few teams have a better defense,”
“Watch for a change to tighter defense this season.”
“Three reasons for optimism

* The Canadiens have plenty of depth up front and the ability to strike early and often as Tanguay joins the likes of Kovalev, Koivu, Plekanec, Higgins and the Kostitsyn brothers.

* A shot-blocking defense led by Komisarek and Hamrlik should ably assist take plenty of heat off the Habs goalies.

* Despite the dip in the postseason, Price is one of the most impressive young goalies to come along in some time. He has enjoyed success at the junior and AHL levels, so there is no reason to doubt he will find his mark in the NHL.”

However I also found a few things that make ya go Huh?

“Tanguay is likely to play on a line centered by Tomas Plekanec with Alex Kovalev on the right wing. ” – Pretty sure he will play with Koivu/Higgins
“Higgins plays a smart, solid two-way game and is well-suited to third-line duty, although he can play on the top two lines.” – 3rd line duty? A lock for 25 goals with 40 goal potential and they say 3rd line duty?

Price might have saw alot of traffic but the defence did really good on shots, LIke some playof games the shots were like 50-12 for Montreal(philly sucks)

and our defencemen were tough enough to handle the flyer’s tough guys It’s our forwards that couldn’t do anything.

I think Price would disagree there. He saw a lot of traffic in front of him in that series. You want 93 cup winners? Look no further than the coaching staff. They would have more of an impact than Schneider. I just think bringing in Schneider would be more of a nostalgic move than a tactical move, and logic should always win out over emotion in these situations. I agree I would like to see some of the young guns come up too, but all in due time. I’m most excited to see Subban on the blueline.

As for Tampa their defense is pretty good offensively. Meszaros, Carle, Ranger and O’Brien are a pretty good top 4 set offensively anyways. (BTW they lost that deal to Ottawa big time IMO) What they need are guys that are more defensively responsible. Dandeneault will not help there at all. Not sure if there is any interest in him at all anymore. Bouillon maybe, but I think they will give prospect Matt Smaby a shot who has good size and is more of a stay at home defenseman and may be ready for a full NHL season.