Comments on: Cue the Vinny rumors!

By: Aceman

Aceman — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:28:02 +0000

The lines above will still keep the team mediocre. The following would guarantee a championship:

Thomas Beauregard (called up) - Vincent Lecavalier (trade) - Kovalev
Higgins - Plekanec - One of the Kostitsyn brothers
Latendresse - Chipchura - Steve Bernier (trade)
Begin - Lapierre - Kostopolous

Markov - Komisarek
Hamrlik - Streit
Dandeneault - Joel Bouchard/JP Cote/O'Byrne (called up)

Huet/Price

They should get rid of Doug Jarvis as defensive coach and bring someone of Jack Laperierre quality....

By: ferron

ferron — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:04:08 +0000

If they're a trade for Vinny something will have to go Tampa's way and you have to keep cap space in consideration, also Tampa would not mind losing Denis contact and montreal wouln't mind parting with Ryder and will be force to trade a goalie and it's not a secret that Tampa Bay 's probably the weakest team in NHL in goal after Toronto. So I say to get something you have to give something.

To Tampa= Huet, Koivu,Ryder,Bouillon, Top Prospect(Fisher, Emelin or Valentenko ) and all the pick(s) needed to make this happened.

To Montreal=LeCavalier, Denis, Ranger and a much needed tough guy Roy! Denis would be there just to make that somewhat appealing to Tampa Bay.

Higgins-LeCavalier-Latendresse
Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Kovalev
Chipchura-Smolinski- ? (lots of options Dandy, Grabovski, prospects......)
Roy-Begin-Kostopoulos (MTL would not get pushed around with that line)

Markov-Komisarek
Hamr-Ranger
streit-Briser, Georges, O'Byrne

Price, Halak, Denis

By: habsgod

habsgod — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:04:45 +0000

look i don't think you'd have to give up price!!!huet is our starte and he's an upgrade over what tampa bay has right now!!this iswhat i see the deal possibly being!!gainey/we would have to give some likely huet,ryder, a(conditional 1st r.d pick)if the lightning don't sign him and mcdonagh(top prospect in our organization!mcdonagh would replace boyle this would free up cap space for the lightning and would up us immediately!!!so if this were to happen yes i'd do it and go for it!!and now!!!as for halak i think then we could bring him up to be the back up!!but yes…………i agree with you 100% i can see vinny playing for us if not now then as i've said before in (09)when he becomes a u.f.a. and also remember he said when he was asked about playing for us(the canadiens) that his eyes lit up like a kid in the candy store and said it would be a dream come true!!!so it will happen!

By: billypilgrim

billypilgrim — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:39:20 +0000

Please God yes!!
After tonight's game, I would trade anyone for Lecavalier. I would think about trading Carbonneau after tonight.
Howsa bout Huet, Ryder, Grabovski, Smolinski, Brisebois, and Koivu (Yes, Koivu!!!!) for Lecavalier+. It would probably make sense salary wise (more or less, give or take a million or two, you know what I mean) and would make us a better team.
Listen, even if Price goes instead of Huet, we get our money's worth. All this building from the net out business, it's just not working. Without a reliable offense, no goaltender can do it all these days(even Brodeur). Huet wasn't strong tonight but he's generally there for you if you can score a couple goals.

Higgins - Lecavalier - Kovalev
Latendresse - Plecanec - Kostisyn
Begin - Chipchura- Kostopolous
Prospect/Plummer - Lapierre - Dandeneault/Streit or(Give prospect ice time)

Markov - Komesarek
Hamrlik - Dandeneault/Streit
Bouillion - O'Byrne(O' yeah)

Huet/Price - Holmquist?

Forget about Halak since we F'ed him over so bad we can't ask him to play for us again. Maybe we could throw him in. Obviously I'd like to keep Price but if necessary...

Tell me this team wouldn't win more games.

But for Lecavalier, TB would probably want more.