Canadiens trade Locke for Belle

posted by Mike Boone at 17h39 EST on Jul 11


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While the Canadiens prospects were skating through 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 scrimmages at Development Camp (Max Pacioretty looked GREAT!), the team swung a mnor deal, sending smurf-sized forward Corey Locke to the Wild for intriguing defence prospect Shawn Belle, Carey Price's former junior teammate.

From the Habs' PR commissariat:

General Manager Bob Gainey today announced the
acquisition of defenceman Shawn Belle from the Minnesota Wild, in return for forward Corey Locke.

Shawn Belle, 23, played in the American Hockey League for the past three seasons. In 2007-08, he
registered three points (1 goal, 2 assists) and 74 penalty minutes in 63 games with the Houston Aeros. The 6-2,
232 lbs defenceman played nine games for the Wild during the 2006-07 season, scoring an assist (0-1-1).

The Edmonton, Alberta native Belle was the St. Louis Blues’ first round selection, 30th overall in the 2003
NHL Entry Draft. His rights were traded to Dallas for Jason Bacashihua on June 25, 2004. The Wild acquired
him on March 9, 2006 with Martin Skoula, in return for Willie Mitchell and a second round pick in 2007.

A teammate of Carey Price with the WHL Tri-City Americans from 2003 to 2005, Belle was named to the
Canadian national team four times during his junior career. He earned a gold medal with Team Canada at the
2005 World Junior Championships. 

Corey Locke was selected by the Canadiens in the fourth round, 113th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry
Draft. He spent the past four seasons with the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs and played his first NHL game with the
Canadiens on January 8 against Chicago.

• Belle's profile at Hockey's Future:
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/shawn_belle




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showey47's picture
Submitted by showey47 on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 19:05.
Nice move by gainey. Belle was ranked 5th in their prospect rankings and #1 amond dmen and we gave up someone who wasn't even in our top 20 ranks or realistically in the teams future plans. Corey is a player we would of lost for nothing somewhere down the road. We get another big,skilled dman. I think bob is loading up on dmen in case we have to go to plan B which has been rumoured to be marleau if we don't land sundin. Since the sharks lost campbell and traded 2 more dman prospects to get boyle.

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 13:50.
A nice depth move by the Habs as Belle (D) will supply experierce as well as the hope that he can return to the press clippings of his junior years under the watchful eyes of Lever and R.Wilson in Hamilton. Locke's depth chart spot will be covered by Trotter. Looking good.

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:48.
I guess HaBBoy24's xenophobic words against Quebecers were deleted from last night. Funny he is allowed to remain a poster. No, not funny. Ridiculous. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by Chuck on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 13:55.
Sometime's it's better to keep people like that out in the open so that it's easy to keep an eye on them. __________________________________

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Submitted by Grabbed The Cup on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 14:55.
In other words, best to leave the turd within view lest ye step in it.

Chuck's picture
Submitted by Chuck on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 15:12.
A very approriate way of putting it! __________________________________

jody1974's picture
Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:58.
everyone is missing all de trolls we are catching tonight.. we got blue ones, red ones even green ones ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:59.
We didn't find a troll that goes behind the boats though. They must be hard to catch. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 02:05.
nah... lyza always brings home de boat " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:02.
gotta love de bros ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:05.
Ya man, they going to rep pra cent! "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by William_Holden_... on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:11.
SO DID SUNDIN SIGN YET, THEN?

jody1974's picture
Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:56.
well did you go to sleep yet? I did say 5 moths ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

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Submitted by William_Holden_... on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 10:23.
I just woke up and he didn't sign. Maybe I'll go buy some groceries and when I come back he'll have signed...

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:52.
Did he? Maybe he got taken by the trolls? Do they have them in Sweden, or was it Vancouver? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:08.
nope... Trolls are found in Smurfville ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:10.
smurfs are BLUE, trolls are green or orange and live under a bridge. Someone also said they go behind boats but it is very confusing. Just ask T-Roy, he might give you two cents. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:13.
Helllllo Have you lived under a bridge lately.... I think not... All that pollution is turning them Blue now ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:15.
Oh no. Are you serious, we must all go and attack that team then, that team....maple loofs? maple losers? what is their name again. They signed.....a finger last week. They gave him a lot of money. Maybe he lets out a special kind of gas when they pull him? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:19.
well do not laugh as they almost got a burger as well ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:22.
Do you think their plan was to pull a finger, start a fire and cook a burger for the trolls? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:24.
Could be and then slap a price of $32.95 " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:29.
You think I could catch a troll and sell him for more? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:19.
no no... Laughs " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by HabsWin09 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 08:11.
"I wonder If Bob was finally listening, even though I watched Locke and thought he wasn't given a chance on this team." so you think he was a bad draft selection of gainey's?

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Submitted by The Cat on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 06:50.
I kinda agree. I often hear on here how the habs have great depth. But it looks to me like we only have wingers and goaltenders depth. We have no centreiceman depth and no defenseman depth (sure we got the bodies but its not quite ideal depth just yet). I feel we really should look for another defenseman via trade this season if possible.

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Submitted by habsguy on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:05.
Hummm, someone who calls himself BOY shouldn't call others wimps !!!

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:11.
He also say irish pple are (bad word) on the article before this one. He might be a troll, watch out, I will try and catch him with my net. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:14.
Just get that tall dude on the smurfs to catch that troll for you, he does have smart cat ;) meow " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:16.
You are confusing me. I am new here so I don't know who that tall dude is with a cat. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:21.
turn on TQS now... he should be on there and find out what is name was again ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:24.
What is a tee kew ess? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:25.
trust me even in Peterborough you get TQS.... Just watch out for dem damn trolls " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:27.
I think I see one. I will try and catch him. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:28.
with what??? Did you find de cat...meow " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:09.
Man thats a great place to eat at Whimpy's ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:42.
Who is a wimp on the Habs? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:26.
Aww, you have to have your mommy dress you still? Is that why you keep asking how did you ever dress? It is easy but it takes practice. Maybe you are grumpy because you keep pooping in you pants like a little boy? I heard depends can help you out. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:31.
and in laughs land they have kicked it up a notch where you get to keep de depends on for 40 years..... " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:59.
41 to be exact. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:23.
Hey.. Hey My momma always said cleanliness is always the way to go ;). Did she not say the same to you?? " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:29.
man oh man.... de troll has come out and he's not even blue... He's red hmmm " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:53.
thought in QUE people speak french and in france is parissian french... maybe u r getting your fries mixed up? u need to get de ones with de chesse on them.. " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:54.
And some sauce! Poutine, ahhh they taste good! "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:36.
Exsqueeze me? Baking powder? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 02:00.
the perks of cheap beer in bc , lol " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:40.
Ahh, you should go curling now. I heard that frozen vomit has quite a bit of protein. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 02:02.
what trolls do not curl?? " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:45.
We always invite trolls to fall down and crack their heads open. It's part of our politeness. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:30.
Maybe they tried to cook him and he got away? Is he worth $32.95 "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:28.
Watch out, I will throw my net around you. Just one question first. Are you blue? Green? or Orange? Do you go behind boats? or just live under bridges? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 02:03.
yuck..... " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:38.
Protein is very important, make sure you go eat a burger at the blue troll factory. I only want to catch green and orange trolls here. Please stay away, you have bad breath. pee u. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:58.
Breezer ;p " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:59.
True, but he isn't a member of the Habs right now. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:03.
So what... You said who and i told you a who.. So if you have to disagree with my selectiosn just say so ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:06.
I say so as he is not on da team, are you going to turn into a troll too? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:11.
u sure about dat? Who is den our stick boy? " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:14.
Smurfette! "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:15.
U saying he shoots both ways now :0

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:17.
Who? I don't know how far or which way trolls can shoot. I can ask one if I catch them in my net. Do you want to help? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:18.
de stick boy " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:20.
Why do you want to help the stick boy? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:27.
times are tough to get a woodie.. gotta do what de has to do.. " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:29.
Not that there is anything wrong with that you hear. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:33.
ya could get de splinter ; 0 " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:11.
Nope i am too tall to do so, but i can find you some trolls in smurfville if you are interested ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:12.
I told you up there, smurfs are blue! They are not trolls, they are smurfs. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:17.
Sorry to disagree with you when i want to be agreeable, but trolls are blue as well. Maybe your TV screen has gone all wackie on you my son... Time to go HD LCD 62 Inch my lad " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 01:19.
There are 62 inch trolls? "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by yukonhab on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 23:43.
Carey Price's former junior teammate. enough said! Love the Habs...this years is the year....100 yrs old baaaby...who else can say that GO HABS GO!

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Submitted by Grabbed The Cup on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 23:24.
A guy wins the lottery, elated, he turns to wife and says "Pack your bags honey!" "Where are we going?" "I'm not goimg anywhere" That's it for me folks, goodnight.

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Submitted by jody1974 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:59.
too bad she gets half as well and then goes on a trip ;) " Drive is on for Cup # 25 "

Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 23:25.
Have a good one!

Submitted by benefits12345 on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 23:12.
montreal now has enough depth on defence too ice a top 6 for 2 and a half nhl teams

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Submitted by Habsville on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:04.
Another upgrade by Bob. We get a physical D and 30th pick for a small centre that was a 4th round pick. He might see some time up top if the injury bug gets us. I hope we sign O'Byrne!

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Submitted by The Teacher on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 21:57.
The comment you posted has been flagged as potential spam. It will not be visible until the site administrator has a chance to review it. Bullcrap, you'll never review it and it will never be posted. Blast it all LMAO

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Submitted by JIMVINNY on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:02.
Spammer!!! Spammer!!! Or, as Koivu12 would say, "Are you a Troll?"

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Submitted by JIMVINNY on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:05.
No offence, Koivu12. I get a kick out of it everytime I see that.

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Submitted by Grabbed The Cup on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:10.
I particularly enjoy the "Excuse me" part that preceeds it.

JIMVINNY's picture
Submitted by JIMVINNY on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:43.
Yeah, I guess I'm just not as polite! :D

Submitted by Koivu12 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:47.
You should work on that, it's nice to be polite after all. "Give Koivu a Lifetime Contract"

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Submitted by The Teacher on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:05.
Ahahahahahaha! Laraque will make them Pay the Price!

NightRyder's picture
Submitted by NightRyder on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 21:54.
I'm bored. Who'd use up some cap space on a Luongo-Price deal?

Chuck's picture
Submitted by Chuck on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:08.
Have you been drinking again? __________________________________

Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:38.
If you're consistent in your drinking habits, as I generally am, you never, ever have to answer a question like that!

Grabbed The Cup's picture
Submitted by Grabbed The Cup on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:45.
Or you can reply 'Again? I never stopped'.

Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 22:54.
Just remember Herb, friends never let friends curl drunk!

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Submitted by Grabbed The Cup on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 23:02.
Yeah, frozen puke doesn't come off too well with those puny brooms.

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Submitted by The Teacher on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 23:02.
LMAO, that was a corker! Laraque will make them Pay the Price!

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