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What does dlbalr know...kidding. My guess is that he wont be playing again this year, sorry LM but maybe you get to see the new goalie addition? The extra players are just there for final team road-trip/outing of season.

Ya, sure miss that awesome offense from Kassian, he has what?... 3 whole goals with Oilers (same pace as Brown with Habs ) and is really helping that team do well.

This year dosent seem like best year to suck, but a top ten pick should work well. Or could always use it to help get Hopkins or Eberle from Oilers, or maybe as part of a deal with Aves for Duchene or...??

Just to be a dork...you mean Yakapov elite-like consensus #1 pick? We should be happy with 9th, which seems like where headed and Timmins will do fine with that. You know #7 Finn d-man in your ranking Ben, may go 5, 8 or 10th, depending on whether or not d-men drop or arnt in high demand; or perhaps Dubois & Gauthier drop out of top ten, Chychrun stunk at top prospects game and maybe will do same in playoffs and fall...who the heck knows how will play out.

I like all Canadian teams...but one.

If Habs don't get Matthews (5% today), hope is Canucks to get him.

8th, 9th or 10th are flip a coin prospects and flip-flop from one ranking to another, will be a quality skilled kid...just not a kid who suits up this October in a Hab jersey.

Realistically eliminated happened so long ago, so they didn't know (or say they didn't know) were officially done, is so irrelevant it is not even worth mentioning.

Stats; 22yr old 6'2" 190lb 30-9-1 2.13gaa .925% 5 shutouts (wonder if working with Waite and playing next to Price was big deciding factor in choosing Habs?)

Price likely only going for golf outing at fancy resort and likely finally called it a year for him, so rehab can wait a few days.

Yup, Lindgren already has joined Habs as back-up for tomorrow...bye bye Ben.

got em

Vancouver-Edmonton-Toronto tied for last place in NHL. Quite a battle!

Rink had tons of fans, or seemed to. Entertaining game at least, 27 & 67 running out of time to get 30g, but one of few things to actually pull for. And Pateryn cant say he isn't getting a good string of games with lots of minutes to show he is-isn't ready to be in lineup in October. Thought Andrighetto had a good game also, but coulda shoulda buried one or two more. Did Therrien tell Brown to go rough up Wing d-man and don't worry about penalties, in attempt to tank? Or did he simply go nuts all by himself? Too bad Hanley-Dietz didn't see more ice. Poor lil Desharnais only 14:30.

in 98 Jiri Fischer with 1st pick, then Red Wings took 6 bums before decided to grab Datsyuk. Took 3 bums in 99 then grabbed Zetterberg with 210th pick. in 2000 + 2001 they got Kromwall with 29th pick and all the other 17 picks busted.

Dosent involve the Habs and don't really care about other teams trades.

...and what is your point?

One stat was that 62% of 1st rounders play 200+ gms, so 2005 isn't that different from average. If they made draft 1 year older (18-19 yr olds), like they should, that % would be higher for sure.

Emelin wont have a 'no trade' clause come free agency day. So could easily end up in Edmonton.

Why complain about exhibition game ice times. Keep losing!

Ahh keep forgetting about that

Now sitting with 8th pick, Sabres 2points behind with game in hand, 7th is possible. But still seems like same options for prospects, other than maybe the Finn d-man.

"Never gonna be a 1st line player"

Seemingly destined for 9th pick, unless arizona and or Sabres go on a tear to finish the season.

Scoring goals at least.