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Kotkaniemi and Armia played in a charity game in Pori this past week -- Kotkaniemi skated on the same line with his father and grandfather. And assisted on a goal by his grandfather on Jussi Rynnas. (His father got the second assist.)

So you'd be against trading Alzner for another player on a similar contract? Were you against trading Moen for Gonchar (two overpaid players and we got out of Gonchar's contract one year earlier than Dallas got out from Moen)? Were you against Prust for Kassian and a 5th (we added a pick, and got the cheaper player). Were you against Rene Bourque for Bryan Allen (two overpaid players and we got out of Allen's contract one year earlier than Anaheim got out from Bourque) Were you against Cole for Ryder and 3rd (we added a third, Cole did nothing after we traded him, Ryder was good for us that year and we got out from his contract two years earlier than Cole) Were you against Weise and Folin for Schlemko and Froese (cap hits were the virtually the same on Weise and Schlemko and also the same length. Froese is nothing. And Folin is the only NHL player in the bunch.) Every single time Bergevin has made one of these bad contract for bad contract trades... we've won the deal. So why would it be bad for him to do another? He's not making bad deals when he moves out a contract he doesn't want anymore.

I was one of those Habs fans that mindlessly got excited last season and I make no apologies for it. I am a Habs fan so I am excited to see them improving. I am excited about the kids coming up. I don't get excited when we overpay for free agents. Does anyone really know how much it would have cost to keep Radulov?

It is possible to be a fan of those deals AND be thankful Bergevin didn't do one of them for Lucic.

Asinine decisions, but the Habs fanbase showed its true colours the following season, mindlessly getting excited about a team that missed the playoffs. There is no need for accountability and therefore no reason to excel.

I'd have expected him to be on the side of moving Alzner for Neal (if he made the deal). Probably would have gotten Calgary to throw in a pick too. Thats the kind of deal Bergevin makes with these contracts. If he can't get it, he just holds his guy. He's never made a bad deal just to get rid of a contract, so I don't think there was ever any real fear he would trade for Lucic.

Wow trade today between Edmonton and Calgary To Flames? Lucic To Edmonton Neal Thank god Bergevin wasn't in on this, it sounds like one of his type of trade's.

The trading of a over priced guy hoping he just needs change to get going. By that I mean Lucic. Neal seems like a good gamble putting next to Mcdavid.