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habs are done!!!
they wot make the playoff this year,nor for the next decade!!!
wtf bob??????????????

So what happens if Price tanks it? Jesus Christ...I know that Bob was part of something special in 86 when Roy took the reigns at age 21 or whatever, but to hope for a repeat of that is a little much this time around. WE NEEDED MORE SCORING and couldn't even add a fucking 15-20 goal scorer like Tanguay. Why weren't we in the mix for Richards, Prospal, etc...

Did Gainey try ANYTHING???

We kept hearing how Montreal was going to be the biggest buyer and we end up with fuck all. Do players not want to come to Montreal or what? The current team is good (far from great) and needed an injection of offense to contend this year.

We didn't get that and I see a first or second round playoff exit on the horizon. In fact, I won't be surprised if we slip down the standings and get absolutely blitzed by New Jersey right off the get go.

just ridiculous

I dont think that gainey really screwed up. To get Hossa, he would have probably given up Higgins + a draft pic, maybe someone else. Higgins is a great player with a lot of potential. And he fits nicely in the team. Montreal has some special connection going lately, and its not worth screwing it up for Hossa, who doesnt have a great history in the playoffs anyway. If you notice, Pittsburgh let go of Armstrong, and now the Crosby Armstrong connection that has been amazing no longer exists. I dont think it was the best deal for pittsburgh, especially since they have so many players doing their job properly.
As far as the Huet trade, Im not too sure about that, but at least they got a second round pick instead of nothing, which would have been the case at the end of the season. Even Huet said that he didnt play solid the last three weeks. Price can do it. I just fear the immense pressure from the fans and media. Hopefully things will go well.

Hey, at least we dont have to worry about Hossa scoring a few on us tonight :P

with the addition of Hossa, Pittsburgh's Power Play will only need a min to score....

After thinking it over a bit more, I'm really happy we didn't blow our wad the way Pittsburgh did on Hossa. The Huet move is an obvious gamble, but frees up cap-room for next year to strengthen. Here's to hoping Pricey will do the job, have faith bitches!

Pittsburgh's problem is it's back end, imo. But they have lots of forwards. Colby Armstrong is not a top six forward, imo, so he was expendable. Hossa on the other hand is a stud.. they are moving into their arena in about two years so this team is on the rise off and on the ice.

I wish you guys posted about hockey all season

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Originally posted by Spin Laden I wish you guys posted about soccer all season

fixed!

so 2nd leg of Champions League soon...

I feel for you Habs fans...personally as a Colorado Avalanche fan I'm happy. Don't think we are going to win a Cup but Giguere made some nice moves to appease Colorado fans. Glad to see Foote and Forsberg in the burgundy and blue, it has been a great 48hrs for me. As a fan of Pittsburgh I say congrats on getting Hossa, he should help them out this year but without having looked at the cap I am not sure where they are money-wise for next year. Great addition and I gotta say Dallas did great by addring Brad Richards, he'll be a great addition.

well, as Gainey said, Atlanta wanted "3 players on the ice, in addition to another element....." so I'm guessing something like one of the Kostityns, Higgins, Ryder and a draft pick (maybe Halak, Huet or Price), etc. So...I don't know...maybe Gainey made the right move. I didn't realise the Thrashers wanted that much....way too much if it's true.

I love Bob Gainey...I mean, the guy signed my stick in 89 when I was a little ****** and was so nice to my Pops and I. Always a class act, deserves to be remembered as an elite Hab, etc. But...I wish we could have pulled off a deal. Still, a convincing win tonight, even if it was the lowly Thrashers, etc.

Live or die, I love bleu, blanc, rouge. GO HABS GO

Yeah, if the koivu/ryder/higgins line can keep playing like they did last night, then we won't need Hossa. Convincing display by Price too, the guy is living up to the pressure.

Next year is the year that counts anyway. 100 year anniversary would be a good time to make a push. At least we have suffeciant cap room to sign our UFA's during the off season with extra left to make a few splashes in the free agent market. They still have a solid team to make it to the 2nd round and bring in some more profit for the team. No one from the East will win the cup this year and we are probably looking at repeat champs this year.


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Either way it was nice to see how Higgins responded to not being gone. Big test coming up on the Western road trip, we need all our big cylinders firing for those.

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Originally posted by elFreak Either way it was nice to see how Higgins responded to not being gone. Big test coming up on the Western road trip, we need all our big cylinders firing for those.

Yep, that trip will really be a test of our Stanley Cup credentials.

I hope Carbo gives Halak a start during one of those games. We can't let an asset like that only play 2 games until the end of the year. When i saw his numbers from Hamilton this year i regret a bit that i went off on the Huet trade. Its Carey's teamnow, and neither one have proven anything in the NHL, but i can still see many teams that would love to have those guys on their roster.

Paddock fired. This is now our official NHL thread

Saw that one coming, the Sens were fucking imploding.

Apparently Atlanta wanted Higgins, S. Kostitsyn, Chipchura, and a 1st rounder for Hossa. Fuck that.

still think Pittsburgh made good to get Hossa and apparently Gary Roberts (along with Crosby) IS skating and should be ready for playoffs. Scary.

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Originally posted by Spin Laden still think Pittsburgh made good to get Hossa and apparently Gary Roberts (along with Crosby) IS skating and should be ready for playoffs. Scary.

Pittsburgh's power play is going to be sick....and in the new age NHL special teams make the difference.

you have two snipers in hossa and malkin.....crosby is the all around great player and roberts can pick up garbage goals like no one else can....the only real weak part of the team is D.....they are definately a team built to make a playoff run.

yeah, they have Sykora, Staal, and agitators like Ruutu and Roberts. Conklin is playing well and I think they can come out of the east now that Malkin has asserted himself.

Assuming no injuries, and that's a big assumption.

I'm pissed I missed this thread the last couple days

my gut reaction to the huet trade:
- "whatever"
- then "FUCK"
- now i'm more at peace. Let's give Price a chance. It's a risk, but if it pays off, who knows???

Can you change the thread title to "Official Habs Thread 2007-08"? It's better late than never? I remember last year's thread was started when Ribeiro got traded for Niniimaa. At the time, everyone was so happy. Looking back...I'm shaking my head.

Let's see Gainey's TRADES so far, with a rating whether we won or lost the trade:
Ribeiro -> Ninimaa (Loss)
Theodore -> Aebischer (Loss)
Huet - > 2nd round pick (we'll see)
Josef Balej -> Kovalev (Win)
Rivet -> Josh Gorges + 1st round pick (Even)

So far he hasn't done THAT bad...

The thing with Pittsburgh is that although Ty Conklin has been tearing it up, in his career 3 teams have basically given him away for nothing because he always choked when the chips were down. For fun, name me the last time someone won the stanley cup without a goalie satnding on his head? That and against a team like Anaheim, i don't know if they can protect their superstars against el gros goon beef.

ps the Theodore trade was win, because with the salary cap he would have been a huge waste of cash for what he was asking.

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Originally posted by Sean Walsh Saw that one coming, the Sens were fucking imploding. Apparently Atlanta wanted Higgins, S. Kostitsyn, Chipchura, and a 1st rounder for Hossa. Fuck that.

I'm not even sure if I would have given up Higgins and a 1st round pick for Hossa. He's good, but not great. I MIGHT consider that kind of deal for someone like Lecavalier, but apparently he's going to sign for life in HOCKEY SIBERIA (Tampa) when he could have been a fucking GOD in Montreal.

When I first started firing off on Gainey, I didn't realise Atlanta were asking for so much. Any hockey person knows that what they wanted was quite unrealistic so...as you say, FUCK THAT. And I'm sure Gainey told them something similar.

I still think Gainey could have pushed for much more than a 2nd round pick for Huet. He at least could have got that pick plus a body.

The way I choose to look at it is that we'd be offloading him in the off-season for nothing anyways, so at least we got a second-rounder out of it. Also keep in mind that he's a rental at this point; there's no guarantee he'll sign long-term at Washington.

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Originally posted by Dj Smitty20 I'm not even sure if I would have given up Higgins and a 1st round pick for Hossa. He's good, but not great. I MIGHT consider that kind of deal for someone like Lecavalier, but apparently he's going to sign for life in HOCKEY SIBERIA (Tampa) when he could have been a fucking GOD in Montreal. When I first started firing off on Gainey, I didn't realise Atlanta were asking for so much. Any hockey person knows that what they wanted was quite unrealistic so...as you say, FUCK THAT. And I'm sure Gainey told them something similar. I still think Gainey could have pushed for much more than a 2nd round pick for Huet. He at least could have got that pick plus a body.

so much parity in the NHL these days that even the last place teams are not so far down in the standings. They were selling at high prices and having the salary cap made it tricky.

Hossa is out with a knee injury

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