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Lovett, you keep forgetting - conveniently - the Vanek trade. Nor do you seem to have an adequate response to Machine's analysis of this deal. As I recall, Bergevin's 'Price' comment applied to the Big #1C, incidentally, not any top-6 FW.

Nobody said that, sure. Not word for word. But you did just in your last two posts complain about the fact Montreal didn't acquire him. Which means every time Montreal doesn't acquire a player, even if there was no chance to get that player, even if there was a chance and Bergevin was too busy playing EA Sports games, it's a failure in your eyes. "He's too afraid to make a mistake" Throughout NHL history we have countless examples of teams taking a deal for one team when another team offered better. Heck, that just happened at the draft with Dougie Hamilton (Edmonton offered Darnel Nurse). Until there's any proof that Bergevin didn't make a package deal or only offered a weaker deal, your complaints are pretty empty. Bergevin needs to find a #2 right winger and needs to decide whether putting Galchenyuk at center for the season is the right thing to do or upgrading on our current #2 center position. These are needs. He hasn't found a permanent top six right wing since coming to Montreal and that's a problem. However he has found temporary solutions in Vanek and Ryder which you decided to act like didn't exist to make your Dale Weise point. So I guess, cheers to that? First round exit, third round exit, second round exit. Not going to complain about every time he sneezes unless this year the team takes a big step backwards.This year hasn't started yet.

I love him

Interesting indeed! Bud has been considered the best american player outside the NHL for many years. Followed him close during his years in Skellefteå AIK. 15 goals and 20 assist could be expected I think. Would fit both on a second line or third line.

Absolutely great signing. I like this kid and I think he could be very important to us going ahead.

Oh so you traded a 5th round pick to Montreal?

We have many 3rd lines so we need lots We lost Prust !

Nothing wrong with being a Panthers fan. What's so tiresome is this 'the Habs had better do EXACTLY what I want, or else I'm gonna go cheer for Florida! Nyah!!' stuff. So take your ball and go home, then. Don't let the door bruise your arse on the way out.

Fair enough. Personally, I prefer the question of whether the Habs are getting better to whether MB is making a "high risk move" that "puts his stamp on the team." The former formulation allows for the possibility that incremental improvement could get us over the hump.

Never. When I'm losing my hope in Habs I always watch last minutes of Game 5 in 1993, then the biggest comeback in Habs history, next that crazy 3 minutes-comeback against Ottawa, Subban's breakaway goal in playoffs last year, Tim Thompson's great videos, tribute to our great Jean Beliveau and I'm in tears like "yeah, that's my team, my Canadiens forever". Never been in Montreal, heck I've never been in Canada, don't even speak French, but man, Habs mean a lot to me (fck a lot - everything!)+82 games of dump and chase? But it's bleu-blanc-rouge dump and chase. Happy Canada Day!

Everyone here seems convinced that we need a fist line RW. But we have Gallagher! Give him the right center and his stats will improve. We have loads of second line candidates, but what really differs the Habs from the other contenders, is that we lack the first line center. In the eastern conference all other teams entering the playoffs had a center with more point than Plekanec. I love Plex, but he is not a first line center. A great second liner, but a mediocre first liner for a team that's one of the best in the east. In my opinion, it's a first line center that's the key to us making it to the finals! All other ingredient are there!

The one thing I learned from ek is when he post news about the habs and players linked to the habs, those players never end up coming to the habs.

I'm not convinced Sharp is a good idea. You're looking at spending 6 million for a 43 point -8 guy on the best team in hockey. DD gives you 48 points @+22 on a less impressive roster for 3.5 million. I certainly don't understand the people who are screaming to get rid of DD while clamoring for an overpaid also-ran like Patrick Sharp.

Solutions work, though. Vanek had 10 good games and Ryder...well, at least he wasn't making paper airplanes in the press box this time.We'll see what happens tomorrow. One thing I can guarantee-no forward upgrade, no Centre Ice for Lovett's Magnatones. A buddy of mine came into some moolah, and we'll have prime seats to the Florida Panthers. Now there's a team with some whizzbang! They've got Therrien's alterego behind the bench, Ekblad, Jagr and HOPE. Without any upgrades on forward, or without a back to back MVP year from Price, this team is taking a step back. They were very healthy last year and the bounces were on their side. I don't know if this year will be as kind.

He's afraid of making a mistake. Oh well, Dale Weise on the first line isn't half as bad as it sounds. That ensures the Nikita Sherbaks, Nobody Juulsens and cap space keeps coming!

Nobody said that. Bergevin is being rightfully mocked for his fear tactic of suggesting a serious center upgrade would cost Carey Price. It's really amazing how good the man is at PR. People expect next to nothing from him. He's like a French Shanahan, or the English vice versa. That really goes to show you how much of life is a popularity contest.