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I'm choosing to treat this like bull@#%$. Higgins and maybe McDonagh and a couple of draft picks for Hossa. I'm hoping we can swing something but this would be INSANE!!!
GO HABS.
Gord Miller: "No word on whether the Avs have talked to Patrick Roy about coming back as well."
Boyle gets $40 million for 6 years. Now, does anybody wonder why Tampa is a team in trouble? Sure, now they have to move one of the big 3 they signed to ridiculous money, but what will they get? Talk about painting yourself into a corner.
Gilbert
so has anyone read this? is this just stupid speculation meant to make my heart race? or is this a real deal? i hate yahoo
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/nhl_experts/post/Stars-reaching-for-Ric...
Mr. Gainey - Don't forget we need a big veteran stay at home "D" man ( Ken Daneyko type) for the playoff run and it won't break your budget and a big gritty shutdown center while your at it and good luck with Hossa. Priorities Bob.
Since it would cost us a fortune to land hossa, i wonder if they would throw in holik. That would at least take care of 2 of our problems being secondary scoring and a third line center who can win draws plus play physical. Holik is not the guy he used to be but the options available for a player of his type are very limited.
You have to think like Waddell , and if he can trade Holik separately he'll get more and NJ is looking to obtain him.
yeah i know, i would do the same thing if i was waddell. We do need someone though. Peca? Federov?
tuomo ruutu is available...i'm interested
the guy isn't bad at faceoffs 53%...and he's gritty as hell...he still has some offensive upside and could be a steal for a draft pick.
Pass. Plus, he's a wee bit injury prone -- only played one full season in his career since 03/04. Then again, I'm biased. I had him in 05-06 on my pool team, the year he missed 67 games, and he earned me 5 pts in his 15 games.
he's a jackass. you can keep him. I'd rather lose with class.
well i guess it runs in the family...jarkko is a huge douche...but can't play hockey...tuomo can.
Rumoured to bring his faceoff skills to Pittsburg to join his brother.
Hey guys, check this site out. me and my friends made a blog website about the habs.
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If you watched Ottawa vs the Penguins on the wkend and Ottawa vs the Leafs tonight you might come to believe that the Sens need players other than top six forwards to fix their problems. Terrible goaltending and lousy defence may have them wondering if Hossa really addresses their needs. I think the Penguins and Canadiens are closer to the cup than the Sens. When the Leafs play like they did tonight, I really wish they could blow up the team and trade Kubina and Sundin because they probably are better than the points total indicates (to be fair they did have injury problems which is about as legitimate an excuse as us talking about a flu last year).
I think that Neil going down will really hurt Ottawa. If I was Murray, I would address that. Although I can't stand him, he brings some toughness that is sorely needed to that team. Without him, they're just the.... Habs.
Agree
definatly a tough guy to replace, you hate to play against him but love to have him on your team. I find it hard to believe the sens are looking at hossa when it needs goaltending and defensive help, and now some toughness more than it needs offense.
I'm feeling this Sundin staying there will give them a the push they need to make the playoffs. Ottawa looks to be drowning, slowly but surely losing it. I feel before the end of the season Emery will act out again. I hope Ottawa falls because we need to make a huge push for it from here on out, we can realistically only lose about 5-7 of the 19 next games at most. God I can't take this anymore, I need to stop drinking coffee.
I don't understand the value being assigned to Houssa (Mcguire's comment) and the rather modest price for Prospal. Philly gave a potential top six D man plus an 09 second rounder. It is my view Philly paid a fair price. Why is Houssa so overpriced. If I am Gainey I would point this out to Waddell.
I am tired of all this trade talk. I hope Gainey just sits tight. If he pulls off the Houssa trade at a price level put forth by McGuire then we have the Leclair , Desjardins trade all over again. Who wants that????
mjames
I think Mcguire is absolutely crazy with the price he stated. Higgins-caliber, top flight d prospect and 1 OR 2 draft picks. thats nuts, I don't see anyone doing that, because I don't think anyone wants to risk what Waddell paid for Tkatchuk, or Wilson paid for Guerin or even what Poile gave up for Forsberg. I'm just thinking something like a propect and a pick or two or three big propects, someone like Yemelin, maybe McDonagh (not both) and maybe even Halak. Gainey won't give a big piece of his current roster, and despite his skid, Higgs is still a warrior.
Gainey will make a move, Im getting a feeling. GOD I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
in his interview at the Dawgs game Waddell said that a roster player and two prospects would do it and he wasn't crazy about picks and doesn't need goalies. Waddell priorities 1) a puck moving "D" man 2) 1st line center and he said he'll take care of that in the summer and doesn't expect that in the trade. Unless the Sundin issue has changed his mind. McGuire is often wrong and i'll take Waddell's word on this.
That would suggest Mr. Mark Streit, a Mr. Michael Ryder?, and a Valentenko o Yemilin plus possibly a pick?
TOO QUIET
For what it's worth, here's my take on things, what I took out of BG's audio the other day. He clearly said he was looking for an impact player and he clearly said he wanted to win the championship.
Think about it for a minute, I'm all for building the future, but there are no guarantees that next season Kovy will be having a great season, we could have injuries, there are so many variables...right now we have our ducks in a row, for the most part. This is the year for a run at the cup, BG & Carbo sense it, I'll be okay with whatever happens, but I think the future is now.
Totally agree, in a lot of way a huge push in the post-season would really just put the entire franchise over the top. I trust Gainey, im just overcome with nerves, no sleep for me. I know were gonna get something, because the more I think about it the more Boone is right. Things are really coming into play for the Habs. Awful Ottawa, Philly injuries, the only competition in the East is a very scary Pittsburgh and Martin Brodeur. I think our window is at its widest.
If it takes Hossa, bring him on. Nobody has better hockey sense that BG & Carbo. As I fondly remember these words, "they weren't the favorites to be in the finals, but Bob Gainey hired Guy Carbonneau and Kirk Muller and together they brought a young team to the top, and now a 25th banner will hang from the soon to be famous....(oops I was having a flashback) :)
I think Hossa is going to Ottawa too. I think the players can smell a big change coming and it's thrown them off their game. How else could one explain a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the Leafs?
And while we're on the topic- amazing what a vote of confidence from a captain can do for a team, eh. Sundin puts his money where his heart is, and I'm sure his teammates had an extra spring in their step as a result.
I'm not sad if Hossa signs elsewhere. I liked Jokinen better anyway.
I guess the Habs are not the only team that are not immune to the pre-trade deadline funk.
I dunno, I think that Ottawa has less to give, unless they add Vermette but they most likely won't be willing to trade him. I hope we get Jokinen though, and Hossa only if we get him to resign at 7 max, for at least 3 years.