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TOLD YOU MOFOS!

Bobby Smith doesnt deserve a job in Montreal. He has done nothing worth the mention. And Gainey was an average GM who only benefited from Hicks' deep pockets in Dallas, which ultimately blew in his face in 2001-2002. Enough of these stupid nostalgic picks... [Edited on 31-5-03 by Habs77]

Roy isnt simple the best goalie in the history of the game, but also the best money player the league has known, with 3 Conn-Smythes to prove it. This marks the end of an era. Farewell Patrick.

I dont know why some medias bring this up and make it look like its some "revelations". Its very old news. After the Kings' practice, McSorley forgot his stick on the bench. The Habs stepped on the ice and practiced too. That's when Carbonneau noticed the stick and had the trainer mesure it. Watch the game (I have it on tape). By the end of the 3rd period, its actually Carbonneau that tells Demers to call for a mesurement.

Garon might be worth a young talented underachieving headcase. Garon is NOT worth one of the league's best powerforward in his prime, injury prone or not. Garon might be worth a late 1st-round/early 2nd round pick. Remember this guys: Garon haven't dominated the AHL until this year (his 3rd in the pros); and haven't showed any consistency at the NHL level. What has been raising Garon's value the most lately is coming out of Anaheim. Garon is a lot like Giguere: a big guy, a franchise goalie in juniors, a up-and-down AHLer and a late-bloomer at the NHL-level. Teams looking at how Giguere or even Lalime finally panned out big after two teams gave up on them might look at Garon with different eyes than they did before.

With the amount of squabbles I had with Markov79, he'd had a first row seat to learn all about "Koz-type arguements"....

How can you compare Higgins' style to Drury and Rolston, when Drury and Rolston's style dont even compare to each other???? *sighs* Enough of this. I'm already starting to hate Higgins because some guys overhype him way too much.

Wooo... Drury, Rolston? Drury is a crafty offensive go-to player with some of the best 1-on-1 moves in the league. Rolston is a versatile 2-way powerforward who can produce on any line. Higgins will be a Mike Fisher: a nice little dynamic and complete 2-way center. That's what he was drafted for, that's his NHL potential, and that's what fans should expect from him. No more, no less. Its getting old how Habs fans put prospects on pedestals so fast. Then when their impossible hopes are not met within 2 seasons, they are ready to dump the poor kid for an 8th rounder. :nono: Chill out guys, you're just setting yourselves up for MAJOR dissapointment.

Turgeon would help the PP... but with Koivu, Ribeiro, Perreault and Juneau, last thing the Habs need is a center like Turgeon. Habs needs are: [*]Physical scoring winger for the top 2 lines [*]Physical 2-way center for the 3rd line [/list=1] Turgeon doesnt fit either items. And the "Domino Tactic" of getting X to make Y available for a trade in return of Z works in Fantasy Hockey, but its a whole different story in the NHL. In other words, forget about it.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Nice Freudian slip. Habs77, what's on your mind????

Well Hainsey doing well isnt that big a deal. Its what he has to do and its the least we should expect from a 1st rounder appearing in his 3rd AHL playoffs. Same applies for Ward, to a certain extent. But he was practically a write-off for so long that his "comeback" is trully nice. The real stories are Ryder and Beauchemin. Ryder is one of the best forwards on the team, and Beauchemin leads all defensemen in points (tied with Hainsey after tonight's game). On the other hand, you have some bitter deceptions. Hossa isnt putting up the numbers he should be, and Plekanec isnt seeing enough action. HAMILTON TEAM STATISTICS Through Games of 05/21/2003 No. PLAYER POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW FG OT UG SHOTS PCT 16 Ward, Jason RW 15 7 6 13 4 18 1 0 1 3 0 0 50 14.0 26 Ryder, Michael RW 15 7 5 12 9 6 1 0 2 0 0 1 50 14.0 44 Gratton, Benoit C 15 2 10 12 6 34 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 5.3 19 Stoll, Jarret C 15 4 6 10 8 17 3 0 1 0 0 1 35 11.4 11 Lindsay, Bill LW 15 7 1 8 -3 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 41 17.1 8 Salmelainen, Tony LW 9 3 5 8 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 12.0 24 Beauchemin, Francois D 15 1 7 8 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 2.8 81 Hossa, Marcel LW 13 3 4 7 2 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 27 11.1 7 Hainsey, Ron D 15 0 7 7 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0.0 96 Torres, Raffi LW 15 5 1 6 4 21 0 0 1 3 0 0 27 18.5 22 Rita, Jani LW 15 3 3 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 27 11.1 55 Komisarek, Mike D 15 0 5 5 9 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0.0 14 Plekanec, Tomas LW 8 2 2 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 25.0 XCzerkawski, Mariusz RW 6 1 3 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7.1 9 Hinz, Chad C 14 1 3 4 -1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.9 2 Allen, Bobby D 15 0 4 4 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 13 DiCasmirro, Nate LW 14 2 1 3 -2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 18.2 4 Haakana, Kari D 8 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 21 Bergeron, Marc-Andre D 12 0 3 3 4 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0.0 18 Bishai, Mike C 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 36 Blouin, Sylvain LW 7 1 0 1 -1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 29 Conklin, Ty G 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 71 Hogan, Peter D 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 6 XCarpentier, Benjamin D 6 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 30 Fichaud, Eric G 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BENCH 15 8 TOTALS 15 51 80 131 296 8 4 10 9 2 5 535 9.5 OPPONENT TOTALS 15 37 67 104 327 12 0 5 6 0 1 442 8.4 No. GPI MIN AVG W L EN SO GA SAVES SPCT 30 Fichaud, Eric 8 472:23 2.16 5 3 2 0 17 189 0.917 29 Conklin, Ty 9 471:08 2.29 5 2 0 1 18 216 0.923 TEAM TOTALS 15 945:52 2.35 10 5 2 1 37 405 0.916 OPPONENT TOTALS 15 945:52 3.24 5 10 1 1 51 484 0.905 X - No longer on Team

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: STOP PUTTING BULIS ON THE 3RD LINE!!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: MOTHER######ERS [Edited on 22/5/2003 by KoZed]

That's a :guru: idea Habby. First off, the 10th pick could end up being as good if not better than the 3rd pick. There's not that much difference between the top 3 and the rest. 2nd of all, Habs just spent 4 years developing Ribs, and now that he's finally ready to take over a full-time regular 2nd-line center job, you want to dump him for another prospect and start developing from scratch? :?- Makes no sense :nono: Keep the 10th and dump Perreault or Brisebois instead. Trim the top of the age/payroll list, not the bottom!

Yeah... Bubba... NOT the Bubba from Forrest Gump, but 350 lbs -never-showers-tattooed-all-over-hairy-back-lowbrow-Mike-Tyson-temper-in-need-of-some-manly-love Bubba.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/...-arrested_x.htm I hope he get convicted and thrown in jail and be the prison bìtch of some 350 lbs gansta named Bubba. Wonder if the puck bunny from the Bruins board who seriously called Thornton a "God" will still want to have his children after Bubba is done with Joe.

Dont give too much credits to the CSB rankings. They are way off on many players years after years. They seem to always be favoring the "complete" players with a sound overall game over other players with more upside.

Sens wins game 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 3+1=4 NJ leads series 3 games to 2

Quebec goalies rule da NHL! :que: :que: :que::que::que::que::que::que::que::que:: Puck Edit : Removing excessive smilies. [Edited on 2003/5/22 by puck7x]

Hasek is a skinny little edgy bastard.

If Sens wins Game 5, how can NJ lead the series 2-1??? Hey Puck, didja learn to count at the Don Cherry Academy of Mathematics? (you know... the infamous too-many-men penalty... aaaaah, nevermind) Its late, I'm drunk. :guru: :guru: :guru: :guru: :guru: Heeeyyyy... wait a second. That smiley :guru: is named Guru!!! Is this one named KoZed? :king: Noooo! You bastard guys! :mad::mad::mad::mad: Name this one :contract: "Brisebois' agent".

However, I dont think Staal, Horton & Zherdev are worth what it would cost in trade assets to move up and draft them. They are a cut above the rest of the other skaters, but not enough. There's only one "special" kid in this draft that's worth the gamble and its Fleury. And the Habs dont need him. Having, say, a 7th and 10th overall pick would be the ideal. Adding another late 1st rounder wouldnt hurt. Habs have loads of extra bodies they can spare. After spending so much time acquiring them for next to nothing, its time for AS to cash in.

Screw Horton and Staal. Get Bernier. He's all the Habs need.

Marcel Hossa is also starting to look more and more like a floater. Too often he looks like he doesnt want the puck and satisfies himself with just following the play. Me no like that.

Dealing Brisebois and stabilizing the top 6 D-men unit is the real priority #1.

Koivu's line stunk defensively because of all our "offensive" forwards only Bulis knows what to do in the D zone. As for the Ribs/Perreault issue, I think Perreault has more value because he's a proven player that can produce right now. That's the kind of player top teams or teams looking to make the playoffs next year want to add. Its the NHL's new paradox. Teams want to make the playoffs for the extra revenues; but to get there they go after more expensive veterans. Not many teams want to go through a long playoffs-less rebuilding phase anymore. My personnal opinion: keep Ribs. Because of his pure offensive instinct, his ceiling is higher than any of our other forwards. Now would be the worst time to trade him. And I dont understand why dlbalr hates Ribs. By the end of this season, Ribeiro was often our only forward to make things happen on a regular basis. And like Puck said, Ribs has some grit and will throw his body around. As for the floating part, I think dlbalr is getting mixed up with expressions here. A real floater is a passive player, one that stays behind the play waiting. Its not how Ribs plays.