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I am so happy about this....he wants to be here, he could have gotten more on the open market, glad the habs are retaining their home grown talent. See nothing wrong with this deal. Just dreaming about the D pairings... Markov/PK Wiz/Emelin Gill/Gorges Spacek or Markov/PK Wiz/Hammer Gill/Gorges Spacek I am very ok with this D corps.

I dunno if this is habs related enough but tsn has a report that Muller is in Dallas to interview for the coaching job there. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=367672

I am completely happy with this signing. I don't think that Hammer will be back now nor Wiz. Markov/(Gorges or Subban) Gill/(Gorges or Subban) Spacek/Emelin Weber Maybe something like that?

BrenDittero, there's a big difference in violence vs. severe intent to injure. I love the physical violence in hockey, the checking, the fights, I'm not afraid to admit it. There are a set of standards in hockey, when a player is down, you don't punch him, when a player is in a vulnerable position you don't take advantage of them, and the Bruins continue to ignore there rules. Case in point, last nights TB/Boston game, TB was up 4-2 with a minute left in the game, there was a scrum and Horton and Lucic BOTH gloved punched the TB players, and the announcers were all like "the Bruins are trying to send a message", this is the type of team they are, the type of team who fight other players while holding onto their elbow pads ala Campbell, who attack noted heavyweights Hamrlik and Spacek, who cheap head shot plays ala Ferrance. I'm all for squaring up when it's clear both players want to fight, thats honourable, what the Bruins do is NOT honourable, they intend to hurt other players.

Is Hammer truely gone, he's expressed interest in staying, I just don't like the idea of a slower D to go with another slower D in Gill, and two returning from injury D, in Markov and Gorges.

I am not against keeping Weber, I just don't know where he fits in with Subban, Markov, Gill, Spacek and Gorges. If they do not sign Wiz, maybe he pairs with Spacek?

*shrug* This is all hypothetical anyway, I was just trying to find a situation where the money would match up, I wonder if the habs could work a deal like sending Gomez plus a couple first rounders for a blue chipper prospect on another team. If we feel Gomez is a bum, I suspect other teams feel the same way.

I dunno, Gonchar is better offensively than Hammer, but meh, I don't think there will be any takers, I was trying to find some sort of dealers for Gomez. There will not be a situation where getting rid of Gomez will be a 'win' for the Habs...

What about trying something like: To Ottawa - Weber - Gomez To Montreal - Gonchar Trade one under achiever for another, with Weber in to sweeten the deal, since I really believe that Wiz will be getting a decent contract from someone, in the range that Montreal wouldn't want to match.

Next season, I've love for a slight change in the habs gameplan. They have speed and I'd love it if they forechecked more, we all saw how successful it was when they made the Bruins D nervous, they coughed up the puck, heck we see what happens when the habs D gets forechecked. Now, I'm not saying this year the team could have done this, maybe JM looked at his aging D riddled by injuries and thought, he couldn't do that to them. I'm hoping this is the case anyway. With a more mobile D we could actually pressure the opponents and not have to hang onto dear life everything the other team comes down on the teams goal. I am no expert, so what I propose might not even be successful, I just know that I feel like the habs play better when they are aggressive than when they are passive, they will give up more goals, BUT if you score more then are ahead of the game (and third period 1 goal leads will not cause me to have mild strokes haha).

I've loved the way Tootoo has played in Nashville, a player like that would be great.

Would love for Weber and Gorges being the third pair.

My heart cannot handle another year of this brand of hockey though....haha.

PK is getting close to sainthood.

I honestly wont even want the habs to shake after this game, the bruins are a dirty org.

Wtf high stick!

Moore or Laps too!

Oh no...if the habs lose tonight it's all on you Soop!!!!

I wont be able to do gdt today

K guys I'm up next for the GDT, and my mojo hasn't been working, not even cool flashy flash flip jersey for the lineups! Not even 3 musical selections? I need some advice to mojo up the game 6 GDT.

Haha not to get all math on ya, but isn't it 25% chance?

The notion of dropping Gomez for Pouliot is absurd. I do think the team or JM or both need to make a change, and that change is around line changes. How many times have the habs had a chance turn bad because the players peeled off instead of going for the chance. Gomez, actually bitched his linemates out for it, and as well he should. They don't even try to make changes in the opponents zone, that leads to more possession for the Bruins, more offensive time for the Bruins, more shots for the Bruins. Cammy/Plek/AK Gionta/Gomez/Des Halpern/Eller/Darche White/Pyatt/Moen I really like those lines, I am no hockey guru so I'm not sure if the wingers are correct. As for the D...they need to stop these back passes, all it's doing is giving the Bruins more time to forecheck. Pk/Gill Hammer/Wiz Weber/Sopel

Call winners. Darch Bergeron

A lucky bounce goal and the fans ready to jump off the bridge...relax.

Listening to the idiots over at Habs I/O I'm glad I have this refuge of discussion. Everyone is panicing I don't get it. It's now a best of 3 series, the habs have not been out played in this game, they just to need to decide are they a wide open team or a checking team, this switching back and forth will not do them good.