Comments on: Habs may be sellers at trade deadline

By: TheLeafNation91

TheLeafNation91 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:02:52 +0000

From the USA

By: HABSSTAR

HABSSTAR — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:01:51 +0000

You can see the chick with the giant hammers long before that…

By: HABSSTAR

HABSSTAR — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:57:26 +0000

It's become a bit of a running gag on here calling Subban a "genrational talent" since Lafleur did it (the poster on HTR, not the former player). I like Subban and all but he has some lessons to learn quickly before he becomes an all out douchebag. I think Chelios would be an excellent teacher.

By: HABSSTAR

HABSSTAR — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:53:30 +0000

A big first line centre has been the Holy Grail in Montreal for the last 20 years. But we draft high school D-men…

By: TheOnlyIslesFan

TheOnlyIslesFan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:52:10 +0000

Not to sound like a prick but isn't Subban and Jake Gardiner quite a bit a like?

I've heard a lot of Leafs fan spewing on and on about Jake Gardiner all season long I can see a lot of similarities between the two, and not sure i've ever heard anyone call Subban a "generational talent?"

By: mapleleafsfan

mapleleafsfan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:33:49 +0000

Skip to 2:50

Might explain the drop in play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rkmLcLWNViY

By: TheLeafNation91

TheLeafNation91 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:47:15 +0000

For sure, but the issues they have is finding first-line talent and just like the Leafs...FInding a number one center.

It's really hard to find true number-one centers..I've seen a lot of 5-10 picks become second-line centers, busts or transformed into wingers.

It's still pretty hard...Just like the Leafs they have tons of complimentary talent. But do they have bona-fide elite forwards? That is harder to find then complimentary talent (as proven by TO) IMO.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:36:25 +0000

Yeah there were some bad trades in there.

Komisarek, Higgins, Kostitsyn, Chipchura and Price. 5 out 8 are NHLers. Only one is an all-star. Chippy and Higgins are role players. I do think Kostitsyn doesn't get enough credit. He's a big body that has consistently scored 20-25 goals. He's a top 6 forward on most teams IMO.

But yeah I get your overall point.

I'm not sure if its a perfect pre-Burke fit. Bad manager yes, but they have a lot more pieces to work with in my opinion. If they can get a manager to get rid of the old/overpaid guys they would be in a really, really good spot.

They have more hope than we did 3 years ago I think.

By: TheLeafNation91

TheLeafNation91 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:48:14 +0000

Some of their worst trades that no one talks about:

- Grabovski for Robert Lang
- Kostitsyn for Ellis and Boyd
- Riberio for Ninnima

They also:

- Let Komisarek (at the time was decent) go for free
- Let Souray (at the time) go for free
- Let Streit (at the time, still pretty good) go for free

Not the greatest team with first rounders:

- 2000: Marcel Hossa
- 2001: Komisarek, Perezhogin
- 2002: Higgins
- 2003: Kostitsyn
- 2004: Chipchura
- 2005: Price
- 2006: Fischer

Besides Price, a lot of those guys are barely in the league.

In all honesty, this mess reminds me of the Leafs pre-Burke...They need a better manager running the team.

As well, its going to be hard to drop in the standings for one reason...PRICE. Most of these teams cannot stop a beach ball (TAMPA), but Price will be able to win the team some games and would not be suprised if they climb a little bit.

Not to mention if Markov comes back...Then this team will for sure not be in the top-5.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:09:49 +0000

Haha rumors start of giving Price a 7million dollar contract and Palindrom posts on HFBoards that the Habs should trade him.