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TheAussiePosse

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  1. Make way for the Montreal Americens ... ? And I love how we have a 6'8 goalie. Maybe Gainey will get him on a diet of Krispy Kream, Poutine and Molson X for the next five years, so he'll just have to sit down and fill up the net.
  2. I don't want to get my hopes up too high (either for Sundin or for Tanguay to go back to his old form), but adding both players would be the most amazing summer Habs fans have seen in decades. Sundin-Plekanec-Koivu up the middle are strong offensively and defensively. I don't think Koivu would be too disgruntled to move down the depth-chart to take over from Smolinski for our 3rd (two-way) line. He's losing his speed, his primary weapon, and while we still like him as captain, he hasn't got long left in the league (3 years max), but he's still solid. Kovalev and Kostitsyn are a great tandem, as are Kostitsyn and Higgins, so breaking either of them up would be silly. I think, if we get Sundin, that he and Tanguay should play together on the top line, and hopefully, if Latendresse is over his sophomore slump, Guillame can join them. Sundin likes a big player who can crash around the corners for/with him (like with Ponikarovsky/Antropov/Tucker), and as long as Tenders can accept that role, we could have a third recipe for success. Three beautiful lines ... just so beautiul ;') I am a bit worried about our back end, but assuming O'Byrne and Gorges can continue taking more steps forward than back, we should be alright. And Price will be incredible next year, just watch - this is his first break in almost 24 months, after playing Juniors, World's, AHL regular season and playoffs, NHL regular season and playoffs - next year could be the storyline of storylines. Well done, Bob. You're the lovechild of Napoleon and Eisenhower, in a sharksuit.
  3. I completely agree. That's the connection that would be magic for the Habs. Gainey wouldn't have asked for Kolzig back because he didn't bank on Price being wiped out (I had no idea he'd been playing 15 straight months), but now that Kolzig know he's near his ending of his career, his mentoring would be perfect.
  4. I want Kolzig to back up Price next year. He'd be the perfect mentor, even if Roland Melanson gets a bit jealous.
  5. He seems to play all positions, but he has decent face-off skills and can actually play C, unlike Higgins or Kovalev or Begin who are stronger on the wing. And would anyone be adverse to taking a run at Demitra? Imagine him on the point on our PP, with Kovalev on the off-wing ... *salivates* If only we still had our favourite Slovak, Ricardo Zedniko.
  6. Agreed on all fronts. O'Byrne isn't THAT good that he'd be poached. Higgins' current state is worrying, but I hope that his contract year shows him for what he truly can be - a 70 point top-6 winger. He and Latendresse deserve a solid stint on an offence-first line. I wouldn't pay Komisarek $5m a season though. $4-4.5 maybe, for 3-4 years.
  7. The BBC isn't that good. I live here, and it's not the shining beacon of all that is good in the world and in media. Not saying it's bad (obviously, compared to Fox, it's amazing), but it's far from perfect. SBS in Australia is the best for news. Even if it is a bit out of the way.
  8. I think Rolston would be the most perfect addition we could make. He's the best 2-way C on the market, with size (6'2), speed, a good shot and would get our PK out of the dumpster (playoffs aside, we were pretty awful for most of last year). He's 35, so, like Kovalev and Koivu, his best years are behind him. But Koivu has lost a lot of his speed (his key and most dangerous weapon), and could possibly not be with the team past his contract's end next season, so a 2-year deal for Rolston could be great to tide us over until Maxwell/Player X arrive. Plekanec, Rolston and Koivu would allow us to roll three solid, two-way lines, without needing to constantly shuffle. We'd have great special teams, and more experience/leadership that we need (since Carbonneau is still lacking it). Kovalev and A. Kostitsyn, S. Kostitsyn and Higgins, Latendresse and Paccioretti/D'Agostini could be great. The fourth line, with Chipchura, Stewart, Begin, Kostopolous, Lapierre and Grabovski fighting for a position, would be pretty darn tough. - I wouldn't be surprised to see Grabovski/Chipchura and one of our young wingers packaged for a big-gun forward. - Streit and Halak might be traded for picks, although obviously not very high ones. Our depth of youth Ds can replace him easily. - And Dandenault is all but bought out, following Gainey's conference yesterday (confirmation by omission). Brisebois and Smolinski shouldn't be brought back unless they're making under $1.0 million (total including bonuses) - we don't need the depth that badly. Markov, Komisarek, Hamrlik and Gorges are set on our Top 4. O'Byrne is almost guaranteed the 5th spot (no sophomore slump now, Ryan), and Bouillion, Carle, Valentenko and Subban will fight it out over 6/7. Bouillion wasn't too good this year, but next year is a contract year, so that's good for us.
  9. Go Pens Go! This may be the only year they have an offense of that calibre for a long time now - it's better than Ottawa's all-star line of Heatley-Spezza-Alfredsson. But Hossa will be asking too much, and Malkin and Crosby will be worth $9 million a season after next year, so even without Roberts and Sydor, they'll be unlikely to keep the power after this summer. That's why I'm cheering for them! Go Lemieux Go!
  10. Streit will be heavily pursued this summer as a UFA if we don't sign him, which is probable, as Gainey is a smart GM. I can almost guarantee that he'll be overpaid and not perform as well as he did this year. As much as I appreciated his role in keeping our PP deadly this season, I have hope that we'll be able to see perhaps PK Subban or Sergei Kostitsyn or someone as yet unnamed take over the role on the PP unit, so when Kovalev gets injured or leaves (as he inevitably will), the gap won't be too big to fill. But I disagree that Ryder will resign with us. He didn't play a single game in the second round, and I think both the club and Michael have washed their hands of each other. Thanks for the memories, time to make some new ones. He, like Streit, will get a good offer, probably from Vancouver or Toronto, and I see him hitting the 30 goal mark again next season (can anyone imagine him with the Sedins? Ouch). Chipchura, Grabovski, Stewart, D'agostini, possibly Paccioretty - all will be fighting the 2 open spots on the 3rd/4th lines. Which means we'll be replacing goal scoring ability (that obviously wasn't there last season) and veteran experience with young, gritty, fast and defensively-responsible players eager to prove their worth. I don't think it could be a bad thing at all. I just wish we didn't still have Dandenault and his $1.75 million p.a. sticking around. Maybe Detroit will want him back for posterity? Or with Salmaleinen gone, we can buy him out?
  11. Wow. Of the $4 million we currently save under the cap, and the $5.7 million that we could potentially save beginning next year by letting Ryder, Smolinski, and Brisebois go ... barely any of it will go to a UFA. Huge raises for Streit and Kostitsyn (comparative to current earnings), as well as resigning Gorges, O'Byrne and Lapierre to longer contracts, and then inking Komisarek (also due for a big raise) before he becomes a UFA next season ... I guess we're lucky the UFA market isn't that huge this summer, or that none of the potential free agents are Quebecois. Stat of the day: The highest paid Canadian player on the Habs next season (barring additional signings) is ... Mathieu Dandenault at $1.75 million overrated dollars!
  12. That's what I thought, but apparently he'll be a 3rd/4th D at best. MacDonald is the real stud on D, but will take a few years to get there. I wonder if we'll bring in someone to replace Ryder, or if Patches will make it. Aaaargh, less than 24 hours after the game and already guessing for the future - this will be the longest summer ever.
  13. I'm a sour patch kid for a few days following a loss, but I'm actually glad we lost last night. I wouldn't have been able to handle it if we pulled a Washington and fought back to game seven, only to lose in OT. It was clear that luck and the Hockey Gods were against us, so we should be thankful we were spared any more pain. This was for us what Pittsburgh's series vs. Ottawa was last year. You saw how they came back this year, and I hope we can do the same for next year. Pittsburgh will annihilate the Flyers in 3 games (there'll be white flags in game four, just you watch), and I think forcing Price to experience 1000 shots a game vs three of the best forwards in the league could do horrible things to his development and confidence, which was already shaken as it is. This is a blessing in disguise. We were good, better than expected, but not too good as to be burdened and plagued by unreasonable expectations any more than we already are. The Habs are now seen as a top team in the league, a young team, with a bright future, and with the strength of the Canadian dollar, there may be a surprise UFA or trade this summer. Or not. Gainey is very quiet...
  14. yeah, who does he think he is, sitting this series out. WHAT A WANKER!
  15. We we'ren't even supposed to go that far this playoffs, that much was obvious when we traded Huet and failed to add some offensive help. I just hope Fabiann Brunnstromm can be our rookie of the year next year, and do everything Ryder could only dream of. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR 2008 EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ... LES HABITANTS!
  16. For him .. not for us ... But no, we need to stick with Price and his 3 goals in 3 minutes. We live or die by Price. And I live or die by Habs. So if we lose this period... GOOD BYE, CRUEL WORLD.
  17. No we don't! We need ... Jim Carrey! Carrey and Carey for MVP!!! Bring back the one-hit wonder!
  18. HAHA LAPIERRER YOU DASHING SWASHBUCKLING TRASH-TALKER YOU! GO HABS GO!"
  19. I MAY NOT VE ENTIRELY SOBRE BUT I AGREE WITH YOU 100 AND 10^$%^%^5 (ONE OF THOES IS A PERCETN SIGN Y EAH?
  20. WE GOT LUCK ON KOVALEV'S GOAL! C'MON HABS, GET A TWO-GOAL LEAD - IT'LL STUN YOU AS MUCH AS IT'LL STUN ME! GO HABS GO! MORE FOSTERS MORE! CARBO GO CARBO!
  21. aaaaaaaaaaaah! I LOVE YOU LAPIERRE! YOU ARE THE MINI-CARBONNEAU! NO REVIEW, C'MON! THAT'S A GOAL! AND KOVALV CAN HAVE MY FIRSTBORN, I SWEAR!
  22. HAHAHAH AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! HABS HABS HABS!!!
  23. HAHAHAHAH HARTNELL, TAKE THAT LIKE THE B!TCH THAT YOU ARE! FALL DOWN! ON YOUR KNEES, B!TCH! HAH! LAPIERRE SHOWED UPSHALL WHERE IT HURTS! ANDAN PLEKANEC, I NEVER WNT TO TRAD EYOU AGAIN! I'M SO SORRY" I LOVE YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! PP BABY WOOOOOO!
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