If this team wants to improve, Gomez has to go, either a buyout as part of the next CBA or he goes to Hamilton. Habs need the full 7.5M of cap space to imrpove this team.
- Symba007

... except there isn't much out there to spend money on. I say the same thing to Leafs fans who want us to bury all our bad salary... Is it better to spend big dollars on a mediocre overpaid FA?

Note to Burke, et al, There are NO quick fixes.

Rick's definition.
- AdamFrench

You will never get another .0212 cents ever again from my views.

I guess it will depend on who they bring in to turn it around GM wise. They need some leadership from the mgmt. Other than Subban getting reamed by LaDouceur, tonights ripping by Cunney on Campoli is the the first real emotion I've seen from the bench in MTL in a long time.
- Pie

They should be fine,get a good draft pick thin out the deadbeats and reload

Yes because they (with Price) allowed 1 goal through regulation.

But yes, they do need d, maybe not exemplified by this game.
- blarneylad

Three posts and all those give aways, also Price, they were very (frank)ing lucky tonight, very (frank)ing lucky...

You will never get another .0212 cents ever again from my views.
- weirdoh

but but but we are best buds

They should be fine,get a good draft pick thin out the deadbeats and reload
- top shelf 15

They need some secondary scoring badly. It pretty much trails off after Pleks. Markov is a shame because he could help settle that D down substantially and we'd see one less of Weber or Campoli and thats not a bad thing.

... except there isn't much out there to spend money on. I say the same thing to Leafs fans who want us to bury all our bad salary... Is it better to spend big dollars on a mediocre overpaid FA?

Note to Burke, et al, There are NO quick fixes.
- GoneFullRetard

They'll probably need some of that cash for Price and Pacioretty and could do with a 1 or 2dman

but but but we are best buds
- AdamFrench

Time changes a lot of things.

They need some secondary scoring badly. It pretty much trails off after Pleks. Markov is a shame because he could help settle that D down substantially and we'd see one less of Weber or Campoli and thats not a bad thing.
- Pie

They won't resign Campoli Pie, he was a patch for the roof, not good enough to cover the hole either.

Time changes a lot of things.
- weirdoh

They need some secondary scoring badly. It pretty much trails off after Pleks. Markov is a shame because he could help settle that D down substantially and we'd see one less of Weber or Campoli and thats not a bad thing.
- Pie

We had the same problem last season ,injuries to major components such as markov .Can kill a team we had spezza ,michalek,alfie ,kuba and gonchar all miss big chuncks of the season last year.Nobody could replace that hense we finished in the lottery range .Montreal is simmeular situation they will be better next season

They won't resign Campoli Pie, he was a patch for the roof, not good enough to cover the hole either.
- pete26

I get that, take him out and stick Kaberle in there instead. The point is more that this D gets hemmed in way to often and need a guy like Markov to help settle it down move the puck out and get the Offense going.

Why? I'm only doing what you do.
- weirdoh

I'll be crying myself to sleep tonight because of you and your mean words...

I'll be crying myself to sleep tonight because of you and your mean words...
- Dgrdnr

We had the same problem last season ,injuries to major components such as markov .Can kill a team we had spezza ,michalek,alfie ,kuba and gonchar all miss big chuncks of the season last year.Nobody could replace that hense we finished in the lottery range .Montreal is simmeular situation they will be better next season
- top shelf 15

Ya major injuries play a part Markov's is (frank)ed but when they are the size they are, Gionta, etc, it should be expected. Its one of the reasons I don't see Desharnais standing up to the wear and tear of 2-3 or 4 years at that pace.

I get that, take him out and stick Kaberle in there instead. The point is more that this D gets hemmed in way to often and need a guy like Markov to help settle it down move the puck out and get the Offense going.
- Pie

Yep he is one of the best all round defensemen in the league,its a big loss not to have him

... except there isn't much out there to spend money on. I say the same thing to Leafs fans who want us to bury all our bad salary... Is it better to spend big dollars on a mediocre overpaid FA?

Note to Burke, et al, There are NO quick fixes.
- GoneFullRetard

Maybe sign Semin to 5? and then draft a winger..
Patch-DD-Cole
Forsberg?-PLeks-Semin
Moen-Eller-Gionta

meh...

- AdamFrench

Still need to work on my underwater crying skills.

Maybe sign Semin to 5? and then draft a winger..
Patch-DD-Cole
Forsberg?-PLeks-Semin
Moen-Eller-Gionta

meh...
- braidan

This.

Semin is just some more roof patching.

edit : what happened to Bourque?

Maybe sign Semin to 5? and then draft a winger..
Patch-DD-Cole
Forsberg?-PLeks-Semin
Moen-Eller-Gionta

meh...
- braidan

Christ, can you imagine Semin trying to Bongo Lucic 6 times a year. Your not far off though they do need someone to play with Pleks.

This
- Dgrdnr

yup

This.

Semin is just some more roof patching.

edit : what happened to Bourque?
- Dgrdnr

Put out to pasture.

I get that, take him out and stick Kaberle in there instead. The point is more that this D gets hemmed in way to often and need a guy like Markov to help settle it down move the puck out and get the Offense going.
- Pie

Broken record, I know, they need a 30 minute d, and a big 1st center.

Broken record, I know, they need a 30 minute d, and a big 1st center.
- pete26

The two hardest things to aquire that and a top flight goalie is the third .at least you have one of the three

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