Montreal needs to implode and maximize it's position in a seller's market. They are too small, not talented enough, to make any in-roads. Bottom tier playoff teams, although more talented and better positioned, are not that much better than the Habs. This means that those teams are going to be caught in the detrimental positon of being buyers, and more than likely to overpay for players.
If PG has any brains, he'll take advantage of this situation in order to position his club for the long run. The Habs have very little outside of Price in terms of talent and prospects. They need to start building this base now and stop dreaming of immediate success.
The win over the Leafs last game was a bit of a mirage. Leafs could not have possibly played any worse than they did, yet still dominated the shot clock. Montreal needs to realize that this won't work against better clubs night in and night out. Price can't win every game, Hell, Price can't even play every game.
- Old Pappy
Based on Saturdays lineups - the Leafs were only a combined 8 inches taller than the Habs - and the Habs outweighed the Leafs by over 40 lbs