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On utilizing assets: how do you utilize the small AHL or 5th liners we are stocked with. Pleks and Gally should be the only small forwards on this team. Andrighetto OR Hudon also if they have talent. I also would have kept Cammi . I hate the signings of small borderline Nhlers. They are not an asset

You don't trade the 2nd leading goal scorer on a weak offensive team who's also a better defensive player than Eller unless you can replace those goals. That said Pleks playoff especially vs TB was disgusting

What about Lernout or Thrower,any word on their chances?

The trade DD ship sailefd last week. It had to be done at the draft or UFA period.

He's untraceable at his salary,and I've said he needs to be upgrades. Not going to rehash all the better players that have been traded or acquired. FYI. Eller and DD make 7m combined. That's a damn good #1 center we won't have cap space for

I forgot our management is smarter than everyone else. I will keep harping on size as long as we get useless small players like Bourn,Mitchell, Flynn. It's been proven you can't win with Smurfs. Hawks aren't big,but they are the only exception, and we have no Kane. Look how Ottaw and Tampa's big dmen kept their net clear. Our forwards were too weak,small or scared to get rebounds and screen goalies. It's ridiculous our power forward is 5'8 complaintsng about management doesn't seem to go well here

We would have to take back salary or another bad contract. Keep Pleks at #2,Eller at #3.No team has win a cup being as weak down the middle as us in at least 10 years.If Galch can make the transition then we're cup contenders,but that's asking alot of a 21 yo LW.Habs should have played him there all last year instead of worrying about reg season division title. We still would have easily made playoffs no and no.We have a top flight #2 and #3 center. #1 center will cost $7m ish

BG also made a 5/22.5 offer to Komi,just to let you know before the revisionists come out to say how brilliant he was for not resigning him Not a Bergevin fan,but he would have stockpiled some nice assets for those Ufas we list for over the years

There is not a fan base in Pro sports that sticks up for management, coaches and ownership over players like Habs fans. It's comical and a big slice of the blame pie why 93 is the last year we won the cup. This fanbase would fawn over MB if he made the Roy trade today

Yeah,lets make it 5 forwards under 6'. Terrible player = terrible idea. Another Tom Pyatt.Unless its for AHL depth

Another 5th line smurf. Glad it was a two way

He scored 27 goals both years,3 in 11 playoff games. Against teenagers. He needs a few years

There are some players that fit garbage tag (Buff ex pats for ex) but no way Emelin. Bargain @ $4m, especially seeing what Petry got

You guys are tripping. He's our 4 th best dman,at worst,and top 3 many nights. Also our only real physical dman. (Pateryn isn't there yet)

His defensive zone floating has cost us some key goals. He's not garbage but needs to be dumped and upgraded

One thing I agree with MB: you need playoff type performers. That seems way underrated on this site,and its why PK is our greatest player and should be Captain

Many teams and champs recently have had a couple of problem child's.I'll trade a cup or two for a couple of non choir boys. 1951 pickup truck,lol

I care. He was one of my favorite Habs of the early- mid 2000s. We all remember his instant defense of Kouvu vs Pens when Armstrong ran him. While 3 or 4 Habs just skated away. Too bad about his wrist injuries. Great on the pp and great fighter. Always stuck up for teammates immediately. That's where we will miss Prust. Cheapshots will once again be dealt with by barking chihuahuas

He was better than Markov in the playoffs and better than PK or Petry on their off nights. Nice 2 nd pair with Petry.And you may hate physical hockey but it's so important to have forwards thinking they may get drilled. Well worth the 4.1 cap hit. Gilbert? How many giveaways and soft plays can he do. Stiff imo

I hope you're right,I just think it's way too much to expect top 6 production at NHL for a few years.

He's a joke in the playoffs. You can't base everything on stats. He's a one dimensional playmaker who frequently dogs it on the back check. No place for him on this up and coming team

If Habs move a dman I hope it's Gilbert. I seem to be in the minority that think Emelin is a needed piece,well worth his salary and a top 4 dman. IMO he was top 2-3 for us most of the playoff

Isn't he the savior?

By that logic DD is the 3,4 th best Hab. SK played some center and was better two way. Jmo

Pretty severe running into building. Deserves a suspension, 5-10 games and rehab program