Stephen - First of all Coach Hitchcock wouldn't like your statement that the BJ's were defensively suspect as they pride themself on defense and are proud of it. Why would Columbus not try to sign Hainey , whose also on their 1st PP unit , after losing Foote on trade deadline - it's either money or he's not an exact fit. IMO the Habs need to pick up a "D" man as we have a solid six but the level drops drastically after that but Hainey is not the answer as i suspect he is still uncoachable , his reputation , and the Money factor and Gainey has stressed and stated that the player must fit the group he's assembled. Columbus will present him an offer in their ballpark and let him explore the market like Gainey did with Souray and possibly may re sign him in late July if he's available but it's not a priority. Hab's need a big veteran shutdown type "D" at around 1/1.5 million for one or two years.