Lovett's Magnatones

No, I meant GDP. I hear the Price deal is going to be in the trillions, and funded through a Fed debt/asset bubble.

If that's the attitude over at ESPN, they might as well join the Trump pile-on happening in the rest of the media. Parseing a quote from two years ago to staple onto a preconceived narrative is Modern American Media 101.

I think it was on Wednesday or Thursday.

I suppose. But then again, I listened to his interview on TSN690, and he was talking about PK not being a "complete player" and carping about the spin-o-ramas. I think this organization has enough fuddy-duddies. If I could pick any D coach to work on the Habs, I would pick Phil Housley.

"Of all the guys with no goals..." I agree. I thought he would have stuck around for another year. He's only 34.

But can they build a team around Carey Price that can win after his new deal? The Habs can't count on their prospects to come in and fill roles for cheap money. They're already one number one, or two number two centers short. Markov is ageless, but suited for third pairing minutes. If Radulov doesn't sign, they need a first line center. Galchenyuk needs a new deal, or they're taking on a contract. Big money in players that aren't even good between Petry and Plekanec.

8/US GDP Book it!

Maybe I'm listening to too much Tony Marinaro, but I'm kind of sick of the Carey Price Complex. Is the team worse without him? Hell yeah. Have they done much with him? No. He's played one game in the conference finals and that's as far as this team has gone with him. That has much more to do with the team and it's dizzying array of feckless general managers, but he's not a panacea for all hockey ailments. The run I envisioned him having, where he leads the Habs to the Cup like a Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, or Tim Thomas hasn't materialized and when you add in the injury history? Giving him a 8/USA GDP deal is going to be a massive mistake. Which is why I expect an announcement of a monster deal before July 4th. I'm starting to think goaltending is more of an asset in the regular season. There are always a couple of goalies that play lights-out for a few series, and the .925 Price puts up like clockwork doesn't play out over a limited sample size. Teams can get by with very good goaltending in the playoffs instead of Vezina caliber play. Also, you can get a great goalie that turns into a tomato can for 3-5 games like Bobrovsky or Holtby.

I was a big Therrien supporter up until the middle of last year, but at some point you have to think critically. Some people give up their faculties to authority. These guys deserved the benefit of the doubt for the first three years, and they had some middling success, but this ship is headed in the wrong direction. They might be, as Marc Dumont suggested, headed for the plight of the early-2000s Leafs. Old team, not good enough, with few young players and prospects on the horizon. Then there's the report of Sylvain Lefebvre getting an extension...for what!

Hey, who's laughing now? Powerplay Plekanic (sic) is a roach.

The same people that are in favor of the trade always support management no matter what.

This is what Guy Boucher does, he comes in, gets a ton out of his roster and inplements a hermetic system. And it works for about 1.5-2.5 seasons. His problem is that he never stops coaching. If you look at him on the bench, he's moving around non-stop, always making a face, and players eventually tune him out.

It was a "win now" trade...for Nashville. I really hate this team. Hopefully the loser Panthers can get it together. Viola and Co are one of two or three franchises that make the Habs look good.

And he thought he would spend the summer monitoring Weber's beer belly. Loser!

But those guys just aren't available. LOCKHIMUP! #bergevinforprison2020

Only if they throw in Marcus Krueger. Pricey fourth line guy, right up Bergevin's alley.

That sounds good. Marc Bergevin knew him pretty well when he was an AGM of Chicago. I wonder if he's still trying to model the team after the Hawks even though they got swept.

We just need more Chicago guys.

Nashville is one win away from competing for the Cup. I'm amazed they've done it without the leadership of Shea Weber. Next trade: Beaulieu and Sergachev for Marian Hossa and Artem Anisimov.

I want to see PK win the Cup, and for Gary Bettman to announce Bergevin is fired before he passes the Cup to Mike Fisher. This is what I dream about.

9:24 into overtime, James Neal gets a great feed to end the game. Who passed the puck? PK Subban. He's still playing. The only thing Shea Weber is up to is growing his double chin. Pathetic!!!

That's a hell of a song that gets no recognition within his larger body of work!

Yeah. That excuse is wearing thin. The center depth when he got here was DD, Plekanec, and Eller with Galchenyuk on the way. Now it's two third line centers and a bunch of fourths with Galchenyuk on the wing. And let's not forget that until he got Radulov, he had three years and a half years without a 1st line RW after he traded Erik Cole. It's a complete, resolute failure in building a forward corps. What Bergevin needs to do is go back to being an AGM for a team like 2011-2015 Pittsburgh. He can shift around depth players until he gets a potent gris-gris of grinding character.

They need to get somebody if they want to play the Galchenyuk is Not a Center game. They could have 60 points between their top 2 centers.

Hey, how about this scenario? Very likely in my mind. What if they don't upgrade the center and Danault pulls a 2013-2014 Lars Eller? There's no guarantee Danault can get 40 points again. Then what's the center depth look like? Yikes.