fixed
- Rockhead_37

Fixing the problems I highlighted would take care of said vertical challenge. (Gionta, Gorges, Desharnais would be gone)

Seeing this team play in the regular season makes one wonder how they can continuously choke in the playoffs. Man are they ever impressive.
- kev1586

They lost to the Kings in 7 last year, wouldn't call it a choke.

Habs strength
1. Offensive players
2. Price (so far this season anyways)

Habs weakness
1. Their D (Having 7 poopty players to play with Subban does not equal depth)
2. Too many vets that just can't anymore.
3. Therrien.
- kev1586

Too many passengers (Bourque, Gionta, Desharnais, Brière,...).

These four take up more than 15 million of our cap space.

Too many passengers (Bourque, Gionta, Desharnais, Brière,...).

These four take up more than 15 million of our cap space.
- TimBits

Bourque at 3.33 is fine on the 3rd line if he hits people. Can't wait for the day DD Gionta, Briere are all gone from this team.

Pacioretty - Eller - Gallagher
- Galchenyuk -
Bourque - Plek - Bournival
Prust - White - Moen

PK - Tinordi
Markov - Emelin
Beaulieu - Gorges

Did Moen lose an eye?

Bourque at 3.33 is fine on the 3rd line if he hits people. Can't wait for the day DD Gionta, Briere are all gone from this team.

Pacioretty - Eller - Gallagher
- Galchenyuk -
Bourque - Plek - Bournival
Prust - White - Moen

PK - Tinordi
Markov - Emelin
Beaulieu - Gorges
- muffin_man

That's a lot of money for a third line winger.

Fact is, he's inconsistant and he's a floater. I want him gone as well.

Did Moen lose an eye?
- Pecafan Fan

I hope not.

He was already useless with two.

Did Moen lose an eye?
- Pecafan Fan

Don,t think so.

Think the puck hit him in the mouth.

That's a lot of money for a third line winger.

Fact is, he's inconsistant and he's a floater. I want him gone as well.
- TimBits

And now, the 22M dollar question...

Who do you replace them with?

(Brière - Desharnais - Gionta - Bourque- Gorges)

GO!

Too many passengers (Bourque, Gionta, Desharnais, Brière,...).

These four take up more than 15 million of our cap space.
- TimBits

I'm probably the last person to defend Desharnais, but I thought he was one of the better ones tonight, at least hustle wise. Subban was a mess, his worst game this season and Boullion was atrocious. Pleks was the only one that really struck me as consistent.

I'm probably the last person to defend Desharnais, but I thought he was one of the better ones tonight, at least hustle wise. Subban was a mess, his worst game this season and Boullion was atrocious. Pleks was the only one that really struck me as consistent.
- Pie

Subban was trying to do too much.

I don't want to blame the refs. I think the better team won tonight, and it's yet another example that the Montreal Canadiens are not ready to compete with the top tier teams in the league.

That being said, the box score of this game bothers me. 3 of the Montreal penalties were essentially for interference (even though only one was called that way) while San Jose ran interference all night. Now I can understand that some of those were reputation calls and that just comes with the territory but some were a little obvious (against Gallagher in the third comes to mind right away). On that note, I'd like to see Therrien blow a fuse in a game like this and maybe turn the tide, even if only slightly.

As for the Montreal Canadiens, I continue to believe that too many players are wrongfully slotted to make this team a competitive one. They are wrongfully slotted out of necessity, but the last 3 GM's haven't been able to fix this problem. Will Bergevin?
- kev1586

meh, its hardly interference if your not moving. Habs got served.

Subban was trying to do too much.
- DrRecchi

I found the opposite. He just didn't have any fight tonight.

I found the opposite. He just didn't have any fight tonight.
- Pie

Too many spins behind the net trying to skate the puck out instead of using his teammates.

And now, the 22M dollar question...

Who do you replace them with?

(Brière - Desharnais - Gionta - Bourque- Gorges)

GO!
- DrRecchi

I like Gorges. He's just forced to play too many minutes.

Brière/Desharnais can be replaced by anyone who isn't handicap.

Gionta/Bourque can be replaced by much cheaper players.

I'm probably the last person to defend Desharnais, but I thought he was one of the better ones tonight, at least hustle wise. Subban was a mess, his worst game this season and Boullion was atrocious. Pleks was the only one that really struck me as consistent.
- Pie

He had a few good chances and failed to put them in. I agree though he was decent.

Too many spins behind the net trying to skate the puck out instead of using his teammates.
- DrRecchi

ahh

Damn refs

Damn refs
- BingoLady

Ha! Well said man!!!

I like Gorges. He's just forced to play too many minutes.

Brière/Desharnais can be replaced by anyone who isn't handicap.

Gionta/Bourque can be replaced by much cheaper players.
- TimBits

Names please.

Names please.
- DrRecchi

Mario Lemieux an Evgeni Malkin.

Names please.
- DrRecchi

Names please.
- DrRecchi

anyone they get from your planned gallagher trade

Names please.
- DrRecchi

Come on. Players like Morrow, Raymond, Boyes were signed during training camp. There is always plenty of guys on the market to bring in for cheap. Gionta is costing us 5 million a year. How many goals will he score? 15? If that, before he gets injured.

There are cheaper options out there.

anyone they get from your planned gallagher trade
- mr.peanut