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Forsberg (loosely translated from Swedish): Include me out
posted by Mike Boone at 16h44 EST on Feb 18
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According to the Globe and Mail the Tampa Bay Lightning have become sellers and will make Brad Richards available. I would love to have this guy on our team. Put him with Koivu and Higgins and watch them light it up. I know it's a big cap hit, but with Ryder and Smolinski off the books next year, it shoud be do-able with the cap going up about 3 mil next year.
When are papers going to stop reporting this?
with the emergence of evgeni malkin...Crosby will be traded.
Mike! Another blog please! I need something to read!
Ex nihilo nihil fit
Mr. H - It's the calm before the storm. A week from today everyone in hockey land will be sitting on pins and needles. As for now, it's basically all been said and done.
The Original 24 Cups
But the unrest... the stifled excitement... It's eating at me.
Ex nihilo nihil fit
Lidstrom is injured now for Detroit along with Kronwall. They're now missing 2 of their top 3 defensemen. It's decision-time for me guys...
Do I sign Streit long-term or do I take advantage and deal him as part of a package to Detroit for Kris Draper or Johan Franzen?
I don't know if i would trade streit, we have the number one powerplay in the league and streit is a big part of it. If, and i'm saying if, we trade streit it should be a package that lands us dan boyle and chris gratton. We would still have one of the best powerplay guys in the league and the third line center we need. I doubt the wings would part with draper anyway, maybe franzen but i don't think that would help us right now.
Yes! to Gratton
Dan Boyle is already worth more than Streit on the market. Not sure how you expect me to land him AND Gratton.
Remember that Streit is UFA at the end of the season and even if traded, we have a decent chance of drawing him back to Montreal in the off-season, that is of course if we have the money to sign him long-term.
I did say streit as PART of a trade not one for one.
streit is an UFA, tampa is not gonna trade dan boyle for an UFA.
I would say that judging by the number of teams still in it, most teams will be hanging on to their regulars. The names Waddell is apparently mentioning include Chris Higgins and Mike Fisher in any trade for Hossa. I can't see either Montreal or Ottawa doing that. Just can't see Gainey giving up Higgins. Now, in Edmonton they're talking Stoll for Ryder and crazy Bruce Garrioch in Ottawa says Montreal is also interested in Havlat. It's just your typical February madness in the NHL, remember last year, the all-day trade day on TSN and Sportsnet was pretty embarassing. I would expect more of the same...
to guys who were talking about trading for federov, his gm was on off the record saying "i dont like making those moves of experienced players, because at the end of the season you are looking to replace the skills you lost in that player"
Gratton from TB
the only trade I am a fan of at the moment.
i wish this would happen..... koivu,halak,ryder,mtl's 2008 1st round pick(its not so bad because if we keep that pik it ll probaly be like 25 or 28th pick over all so thats not bad) and put another draft pik in there for ....MY MAN VINNE LECAVALIER!)
i wouldn't think that would be enough.
And why would Koivu want to go for it? He's got a NTC, he can veto any trade involving him. And he's here, apparently happy here, a huge part of the community here and on a contender. Why would he trade that to go to Tampa Bay?
OG - I wish the Habs would trade me to Tampa Bay. I just took my dog for a walk and it's a cold, windy, mean spirited day out there. I wish I could be on a beach right now.
The Original 24 Cups
Heh heh.
Could you imagine being a Toronto fan having to watch Sundin as a Hab...providing just enough finishing power to the team to take it to the Stanley Cup?
That would make life worth living for an extra 20 years on that alone.
What did we give up to get latendresse? (older 1)
also, any news on lineup for tmrw?
Corey Urquhart
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Price in goal.
?
In Bob we trust.
I also hope Bob keeps the nucleaus of the team intact. These guys got to where they are now and deserve a shot to get to the next level.
I may be in the minority for suggesting this but after watching the last game in Philly I was thinking we may need a "Role Player" (ie. goon). I saw alot of black jerseys take healthy runs at some of our skilled guys. Kovy can take of business himself but guys like Streit and Plekanec seemed a little less like themselves. Maybe I'm wrong but it just seemed they were less confident as the game went on.
Chemistry is an elusive thing in team sports but it seems like the team has it now. Guys know their roles and are executing.
Why not Andre Roy from TB for a 7th round pick?
Another smallish center.
The Habs have obtained Olivier Latendresse C/L , no details.
He's Gui's baby brother, from the Phoenix organization. He was here in San Antonio for a while, but I think he was sent down to a lower league a couple of months ago. I may have seen him play, but nothing stands out . . .
He is actually older than Gui. You know what else is funny...Wikipedia is updated already saying Olivier was traded there
Thx! just assumed younger!