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I agree. Happy Endings was a great sit-com with no weak links in any of the main 6 characters or writing. I watched all 3 seasons when it was first run and will re-watch them if I'm channel surfing and I find it on.

That non-move really surprised me, since Kruger is a former Blackhawk and someone Bergevin must know. Even if he sucks this season, he's a center with a 55% faceoff winning percentage which would lead the Habs. Unfortunately he's signed for the following season at $3M+ which is likely why they didn't claim him. Bergevin has to save cap room for trying to sign Tavares after all, although JT would probably rather play in the KHL than Montreal at this point in his career.

There was talk that Lindgren's agent wanted a 2 year deal which would bring him right up to UFA status. The Habs pushed for a 3 year deal, which is very wise since it gives McNiven more time to develop in case Lindgren decides he wants to leave Montreal after the 3rd year to try and get a #1 role somewhere. Or maybe Price will want out in around 3 years, and with a significant chunk of his signing bonuses paid and an upcoming expansion draft for Seattle on the horizon, both he and the Habs may decide it's best to go west. He's from B.C. so a move to Seattle may be something he would consider since he'll be a lot closer to home.

Well here are some facts to chew on [and spit out]: - Habs lost to the worse team in the NHL based on points -Habs are the only team to lose twice to Arizona -Price had never lost to Arizona/Phoenix until last night This sums up the season pretty well. Take your pick on which version you prefer https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=this+is+the+end+the+doors

I like his game tonight. Almost scored on that last chance.

Plekanec shoots....right in the bread basket. Does the guy know how to shoot at a different spot on the net?

Nice back check by Scherbak. I think the kids has learned to play defence in the AHL.

First commercial is the Scotiabank one with Subban.

I wonder how much money PK put in the board on the Predators dressing room tonight.

That's a fair point. He was a high quality prospect that should not have been lumped with Pateryn and Barberio. When I first read this article I missed seeing Sergachev in that list, so I was probably more focused on the other two players when I thought of the thread title.

https://www.tsn.ca/statistically-speaking-pateryn-thriving-in-shutdown-role-1.958990 Interesting how Greg Pateryn, Mikhail Sergachev and Mark Barberio are shown to be statistically performing well, in two different statistical categories. Also interesting that not a single Habs current defenceman made this list.

It's starting to remind me of the beginning of the dark ages of the Habs, when Rejean Houle and Mario Tremblay took over, with Houle making an enormous bad trade (P.Roy) followed by several makeup trades, none of which really helped. I fear for the worst, especially with Bergevin and his brain trust in charge.

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Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if Julien did that. I like Galchenyuk, but if I were him and I was still a Hab before turning UFA, I would leave the Habs for another team.

That's a good point. If ever there was a time to start the backup goalie, it was against a "weaker" visitor. Unfortunately Price looked bad on every one of those 4 goals and directly caused one of them by mishandling the puck at a point in the game when there was still a chance for his team to get back in to the game. What's next, a goal by Brandon Davidson ?? I am not looking forward to the upcoming 7 game road trip, not to mention the next game versus NJ.

Just a quick note that the newest Habsworld podcast (#58) is up on the website. Here's the URL to it in case you didn't see it on the front page. HW Podcast 58

He's looked bad all game.

I like this lineup, especially the top 2 lines. If any juggling has to be done with those lines during the next 2 road games, I would only swap Hudon for Lehkonen and leave the other two pairs alone for the full game. The bottom 2 lines can be mixed up as much as the coach likes. But to get the team scoring unstuck out of first gear, those 4 forwards need to play together period and left alone, win or lose.

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As much as I would love to see both Markov and Radulov back, I predict that only one of them will return, or neither will. Radulov appears to be looking for a home run contract and I suspect another team will give him the term he's looking for. Markov's move to represent himself, along with his previous action to become a Canadian citizen a few years ago, indicates he wants to stay. Bergevin would probably prefer to only give him 1 season but I think in the end they will settle on 2 seasons. As much as the Habs desperately need a top 6 center, it's unlikely they will attract any of the big names such as Thornton, Marleau or even Bonino. They may have a chance at Sam Gagner, who seems to have the least amount of rumours about where he may end up. I also predict they will sign a lesser known higher rick player like Stephane Da Costa or Andrei Loktionov,. Both of which are bottom six players but could give the Habs the flexibility to temporarily bump them into the top 2 lines when the Habs offence is not working for a game or two. Another UFA the Habs may consider signing is Francois Beauchemin, who played relatively well on a terrible Avalanche team last season.

Yes! A good right shooting defenceman, with good mobility and passing. Sure he needs to work on his defensive game but as a longer term project that's ok. He also played on a terrible team which may have down played his defensive side. I thought Fleury would have been taken higher than the 3rd round so I'm pleased to see the Habs take him there.

Of course! Centers and defencemen are all they need to focus on this year. Probably next year too. I like this stat about Walford. At the end of the season when another experienced defenceman on his team was injured, Walford got more ice time and scored 14 points in the last 13 games!

I like Ikonen at this spot, as he has game breaking speed and shooting skills. He seems close to Saku Koivu's size when he was drafted. I'm not sure if he'll be better at center or on the wing in the pros, so time will tell there.

Woohoo ! We got another mock pick correct. Brian our first round wasn't as good as usual; 3 correct picks I think. Brook is a solid prospect, good overall, so there's a lot to like in his game, and very few weaknesses.

Damn, Comtois was just taken by Anaheim at #50. :-(