hab29RETIRED

I think that guarantees he plays the next game

I should have capitalized the "and". Having said that, I think playing Emelin against Malkin would be good motivation.

Starting Bouillon and Murrey seems to me a message that the coach had thrown in the towel, or going to have Subban, Markov, gorges and Beaulieu combine for 50 minutes

Unless Emelin and Diaz are hurt, it's decisions like this why I think therrian has to go

The only clear wins I can name off hand were the trades to get damphousse, Kovolev and gorges+draft pick (which I believe turned out to be maxpac). The trade of Rivet to me is why I think we should move Gorges, as I believe Gorges is headed for the same rapid decline. I don't really consider Ryder to be a clear win. If we still had Cole, we probably wouldn't have Briere and I'll take Cole over Briere in a heartbeat.

I wouldn't include MaxPac, because he was picked from an acquired draft pick that we actually hit a home run on. If you are going to include him, you need to include a LOT more players for the penguins as well.

Agreed. I have no issues of him booed in other arenas. I DO have issues how he gets ragged by the media, the hockey establishment and other players.

I live price, but wanted Kopitor than and despite Price being a dominant and elite goalie, still wish we had taken Kopitar. The scary thing is that had he been available, Gainey probably would have taken Pouliot. The other pick that WILL always haunt is not taking Getzlaf. He was projected to be a top 10 pick. We had the tenth pick and passed. I wanted Geztzlaf and my brother wanted Parise. The habs went if the board and blew it in the best draft in history.

Agreed we haven't had the 3 or 4 years of having a top 5 pick like the Hawks have. But why is it the way keep targeting small skilled players for the top 6 if they aren't elite high end players? Why can't we seem to draft skill with SOME size and character? We do a great job of finding skilled smurfs but only drafted 2 players with elite skill and size in the last 10 years (Galchenyuk and maxpac) that are legitimate top 6 forwards and are still with us. Why is that?? Why do we have such a hard time finding skilled, players with size AND character AND help them develop?? I love Gallegher. He is probably among my top 5 favorite habs and someone I'd want going forward as part of our core. But unless we have Gallegahar, Patrick Kane and St. Louis, I don't want 3 guys that small on our top 6, or even top 9. DD and Gionta need to go.

We seriously need some changes on this team and one of them should be MT. I don't understand his lines don't get who he has on the ice at key situations and the guy pretty much gets out coached by whoever we are playing. I'm sick of losing regularly to the leafs when we are on HNIC.

Gally is being screwed by playing with two guys that pass to each other 80% of the time. I'd rather put him with Eller and put Bournavil with DD and Maxpac.

You don't think the leaf's love will continue with Rogers??? Sportsnet west has leaf's lunch and the talking heads talk nothing but the leafs.

so is Beaulieu going to get benched for taking a chance on a play that ended up with Kessel getting a breakaway?

so how predictable was that?? Take shots at Subban and then show the military

so what's the over under on Cherry going on about Subban's celebration?

I'd be having a field day chattering about TO's crack smoking Mayor

So is Beaulieu going to be benched the rest of the night??

MT should play Gallegher with Pleks and Eller, Galleghar does a lot of dirty work on the DD line, but rarely gets a pass.

WTF is Boulian doing on the ice?

Murrey and Diaz out over Bouillon????

If we are taking a cap hit back, i want an expiring contract and not just exchange trash that we'll have to recycle next year.

Agreed. I actually thought they should have signed him earlier then they did and for a longer term. Gionta made a nice pass tonight for the tying breakaway goal, but I really wish he'd get better linemates.

Why? Because he said we suck?

That's it in a nutshell. None if our midgets has Patrick Kane's talent.

I was swearing watching most if the third period in the dentists office, but couldn't cheer when they tied it and won it, since I was while watching while sitting in the dentists chair getting a couple if fillings replaced. As nice as it was to get the points and beat the hens, thus team needs a shake up and lose some dead weight!!