As I mentioned in my other post, he has almost no NHL experience and even if he does pan out it'll well outside this teams "cup window".
- apex123

Murray didn't have any NHL experience and he won the cup last year.
Yes they have Crosby and Malkin, but still, he played, he stopped the pucks, and he won the cup.

also true, nothing easier than to find a goalie.
Habs got Dubnik for peanuts a few years back and let him go.

My point is that with a better team up front, they won't rely as much on the goalie, and they will be much more entertaining to watch.
as for their winning percentage in the playoffs, tell me what the current strategie (of having the best goalie in the world) provided as results? could they do worst?
- fidopro

I get what you're saying, you just have less teams to trade with when dealing goalies. I don't think you'd get full value for him. You would with patches on a cheap contract

you have to keep asking though. you don't want to miss the one night a year the answer could be yes.
- Gramps28

Yuup!

I get what you're saying, you just have less teams to trade with when dealing goalies. I don't think you'd get full value for him. You would with patches on a cheap contract
- cburgess

sure thing, not all teams are looking for a goalie.
I think MB will look at all the possible options to add a center, keeping Price with the Habs.
if he can't do it, then he should think trading his star goalie.

sure thing, not all teams are looking for a goalie.
I think MB will look at all the possible options to add a center, keeping Price with the Habs.
if he can't do it, then he should think trading his star goalie.
- fidopro

He has a brutal decision to make. Resigning him long term for close to 10 mil would almost guarentee no stanley cup for a while. But you can't afford to let him walk out the door for nothing.

He has a brutal decision to make. Resigning him long term for close to 10 mil would almost guarentee no stanley cup for a while. But you can't afford to let him walk out the door for nothing.
- cburgess

I don't think neither will happen. I don't see him signing for that kind of money, 8x8 seems more likely.
and I certainly don't expect him to walk for nothing. no top ufa never does. last one was Richards 10 years ago.

sure thing, not all teams are looking for a goalie.
I think MB will look at all the possible options to add a center, keeping Price with the Habs.
if he can't do it, then he should think trading his star goalie.
- fidopro

Calgary would be a likely destination, they need a starter and have lower taxation thus lower salary needed to ink Price. Not sure what we'd get.

Calgary would be a likely destination, they need a starter they have lower taxes thus lower salary needed to ink Price. Not sure what we'd get.
- J-P

I know. I told one of their fans to stick around in this thread because we may have a goalie for them

I don't think neither will happen. I don't see him signing for that kind of money, 8x8 seems more likely.
and I certainly don't expect him to walk for nothing. no top ufa never does. last one was Richards 10 years ago.
- fidopro

Stamkos was close to walking for nothing. I'd imagine he will sign a deal in that ball park this summer tho

Calgary would be a likely destination, they need a starter and have lower taxation thus lower salary needed to ink Price. Not sure what we'd get.
- J-P

ok, but they can sign a ben bishop or ryan miller and not have to give up any assets

I know. I told one of their fans to stick around in this thread because we may have a goalie for them
- fidopro

Do you guys think Bergevin will get the boot in the weeks ahead ? I wonder if the new GM will fire Timmins and Co and how that will affect our draft this year.

ok, but they can sign a ben bishop or ryan miller and not have to give up any assets
- cburgess

are you really comparing Bishop and Miller to Price?!?

Do you guys think Bergevin will get the boot in the weeks ahead ? I wonder if the new GM will fire Timmins and Co and how that will affect our draft this year.
- J-P

I doubt bergevin gets fired this year.

ok, but they can sign a ben bishop or ryan miller and not have to give up any assets
- cburgess

Hoping they will jump on the gold medalist

are you really compraring Bishop and Miller to Price?!?
- fidopro

no, but if they can get a goalie without giving up sean monahan or johnny hockey, they would look at it.

Get to bed.

Jesus Christ.

Get to bed.

Jesus Christ.
- pete26

watching DD tear the Sharks' defense apart Pete!

Get to bed.

Jesus Christ.
- pete26

oilers game is on

no, but if they can get a goalie without giving up sean monahan or johnny hockey, they would look at it.
- cburgess

if Burke can get Price, you can be sure he'll do everything he can to do so. that's exactly the kind of trade he likes.

Murray didn't have any NHL experience and he won the cup last year.
Yes they have Crosby and Malkin, but still, he played, he stopped the pucks, and he won the cup.
- fidopro

Honestly I think they got lucky last year with match ups, but that's just me. Anyway, the odds that Lindgren would be able to replicate that even if they did Price for Tavares are very very small. So small I'd rather try this team again next year as (frank)ed as that sounds.

if Burke can get Price, you can be sure he'll do everything he can to do so. that's exactly the kind of trade he likes.
- fidopro

All depends on what he has to give up. If he has to give up 2 good players, I can't see them doing it.

Honestly I think they got lucky last year with match ups, but that's just me. Anyway, the odds that Lindgren would be able to replicate that even if they did Price for Tavares are very very small.
- apex123

of course, but at least they would be more exciting to watch. as for their chance of winning, I don't see how they could be worst. they're out in 6!

Honestly I think they got lucky last year with match ups, but that's just me. Anyway, the odds that Lindgren would be able to replicate that even if they did Price for Tavares are very very small. So small I'd rather try this team again next year as (frank)ed as that sounds.
- apex123

Thats the most likely scenario. "We feel with a full training camp with the new coaching staff, we have the team to compete for the stanley cup"

oh oh

oh oh
- fidopro

its going to be a long 5 minutes for the oilers