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Yeah, I'd be surprised if Plekanec isn't invited by Czech Rep Team...

Halak's not going to Hamilton so Price can get some experience. Halak's probably gonna be Budaj backup in Moscow.

Totally agreed. Don't be too hard on French reporters. Some are dumb ethnocentrists, but others are ok. French media dearly wanted Shanahan and Arnott last summer, and as far as I know these guys weren't born in QC nor do they speak french... But you guys must agree that signing Brière would be a great addition to the team, QCer or not...

It seems that only Lapierre is sent back to Hamilton... Are Kostitsyn and Halak going to Moscow to play in the World Championships? That would be a great experience for them.

Perez only played 8 minutes, so it's not an issue. I think Carbo hoped that Perez would come out in fire after missing so many games. But he didn't, so he played only 8 minutes. Carbo's not to blame on that one. He's a rookie coach. Be shure of 2 things: 1- Guy Carbonneau will be the head coach of the Canadiens next year 2- Carbo will learn from his mistakes and be a better coach next year

Yep! The Cup belongs to Canada! That will be a great serie Ottawa-Pittsburgh!

No more lazy Russians players of any origin Why does everyone say Samsonov is untradable. This summer, more teams will have cap space to take him. He had his worst career year, but he's still a good hockey player. And there's only one year left on his contract, so there's not much to lose by taking him. I really like Kovalev. He is so talented. But he had a very very very disappointing year. I wouldn't be disapointed if Bob trades him... He's not worth his 4,5 M$... Free that cap space and roster spot.

Anyone but the Devils! Brodeur is sooo good against the habs I'd really like a series against the Pens... for the show! 4-7 games against Crosby, Malkin, Staal! That'd be great. And I think we can beat them, their defense is a weakness they must adress if they want to be serious cut contenders.

Here you go : http://www.myp2p.eu/NHL.htm

W 4-1 (4th an empty netter) (Kovalev, Kostitsyn, Plekanec, Souray)

Answer: Mark Streit on a PP goal, january 6 against the Rangers. Question : What's the name of the bridge that is painted on the left side of Halak's mask?

IMO 2 men forecheck is better for us because we have speedy wingers. If we had a slower team it wouldn't be a good idea tho

That is the problem. We do not have a potential #1 center in the farm, so we need to sign one... Is Brière the best choice? I'm not sure, but the fact is that #1 UFA centers who produce over a point per game will be in demand, and we'll end up signing what we can instead of what we want. Except that I believe Gainey has learned from his mistake and will not go to "plan D" (Samsonov) in the future... I wonder if it'd be a good idea to have "3 second lines" instead of trying to sign a #1 center? Carbonneau likes to play all his lines, so why not split the talent like we've been doing for the last 2-3 games?

Saku Koivu - 50 60 points this season

As it has been said, I'm pretty sure BG will try to trade him for a bottom pick to a team who needs to bolster its offense like Chicago, Philly or Washington. I think most GM believe that sammy can still be a solid offensive contributor, but his market value is extremely low.

You mean that song ? http://www.loreille.com/special3.html

If he doesn't play against Boston this week, consider his season over. He might have crossed the line with his comments last week...

You really think that Samsonov will have a fresh start in Montreal next season?! I hate to say so, but I don't think so. At least not in Montreal. We have too many talented wingers. Whose place can he take? We already have Higgins, Ryder, Lats, AK46, Perez, AK27, Bégin, Johnson, (and Samsonov, but)... And he hasn't the profile for a defensive/gritty fourth line role...

Milroy was called ahead of him because they could not call Kostitsyn : he spent a week in Belarus because his wife/girlfriend gave birth to their first child. Since he was sent back down earlier this season, he understood that he has to work hard to stay up. He's been dominating the AHL since then.

Who will not : Higgins : He's a great two way player, and will probably know a couple of 80 points seasons. May reach 40 goals. But I don't think he's gonna reach 100. He'd need a playmaker like Forsberg to do it. Perezhogin, Plekanec, Ryder, Latendresse, D'Agostini, White, Maxwell, Grabovski : None of them has shown super-star potential. Latendresse might become a solid power forward tho, and D'Agostini, White, Maxwell, Grabovski all have petential to become regular NHLer and even solid offesive contributors. But not 100 pts scorers IMO. Who might : S. Kostitsyn is actually the one that as the most super-star potential IMO. He's second overall in points in the OHL. He putted up more than two points a game during the playoffs last spring. A Kostitsyn will develop in a solid first line wigner as far as I can see. But will he be able to reach 100 points, I doubt. Mike modano never scored more that 93. Kovalev never reached 100 either... But the two brothers together could do some serious damage. With his shot and the playmakin ability of his youger brother, he could reach the 50 goals mark, who knows, but will likely be a solid 30 goals scorer. HockeysFuture places AK 46 32th top prospect in the league (Price is 16th, Grabovski isn't in the top 50, Latendresse wasn't in the top 50 last year and has graduated this year so is not considered anymore) I'm sure of one thing tho, we have a couple of promising offensive players that will help break the trend of mediocrity : beginning next year, it will take more than 65 points to be the Canadiens points leader! As far as I can see, we have only one potential franchise player, but he won't score more that one or two goals in his entire career. Carey Price.

Pourquoi? Moi je verrais bien Grabovski avec eux. Andrei a montré qu'il peut frapper, n'a pas peur d'encaisser des mises en échece et de se positionner devant le filet. Si tu as vu jouer Sergei à London, tu sais qu'il cogne dur et souvent. Il s'est très bien adapté au style nord américain et semble aimer planter ses adversaires! De ce que j'ai vu, il a une bonne capacité pour les "open ice hits" ce qui est très difficile à faire. À mon avis ce ne sont pas deux petits ailiers frileux les Kostitsyn, donc ils n'ont pas absolument besoin d'une gros centre robuste qui compenserait un manque de robustesse.

I hate Toronto: http://sportnographe.com/spip.php?article541

I've been hating them for two decades... I hated so much the Whalers...

Carolina 7 Devils 1 halfway in the 3rd. We need at least 15 points in the next 10 games to hope to clinch a playoff spot, which means we cannot lose more that 2 games in the next 10. I've already thrown the towel, but if we lose tonight, I'll throw an other one, for good measure

agreed too. but I hope to see Zhogin on the third, which would mean we have better players on the two firts and are thus extremely competitive! B) Have a successful summer Bob! :hlogo: