Comments on: Habs roster looking good for '07-'08

By: NEXT-HABS-SUPASTAR

NEXT-HABS-SUPASTAR — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:49:06 +0000

This is something to look forward to

By: marcan79

marcan79 — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:55:06 +0000

The Kostitsyn brothers on the first line???We're not sure that Sergei will make the team…I think we should keep Johnson and in the defense, don't forget Mark Streit, the most valuable player for the Habs last year. If there's a spot on offense we could put Streit.

By: Milohabs

Milohabs — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:01:37 +0000

I think this is a more realistic look at the potential roster (IF they sign Briere or another big name)

Ryder        Briere      Latendresse
Kostitsyn   Koivu       Kovalev
Higgins     PLekanec  Johnson (or another F/A)
Lapierre    Begin        Chipchura

       Markov        Komisarek
       Streit           Souray (IF he re-signs)
       Boullion      Dandenault    #7 = Gorges

                Huet
                Halak

With Samsonov traded or bought out, this roster would come to aprox 45-47 million, so it depends on the cap

Looks pretty solid to me. excellent depth, speed, scoring, goaltending, D, PP, PK. Should make them more competative than last year.

Also, they still have some good prospects to bring up in case of injuries.

By: habsgod

habsgod — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:37:48 +0000

your totally wrong the habs will have more money to spend this year !!the cap is going up to $50.00 million dollars this year!! they are also going to save 1.9 million that they were paying to that funnel aebischer!! plus the money from bonk,2.4 million and the 2 million from johnson!! even when and if the resign souray and markov!! the will either trade samsonov or buy him out at 2/3Rrd's of his current contract which is at 3.5 miilion dollars! so the buy will likely be at 1.9 million or just over!! and yes i think they will sign briere in the off season!!he's the best player available (talent wise)and i think gainey and company know that the pressure is on them!! they have to do something big!!!!either a major trade or a free agent signing!! also they are 1 year from the centennial season of the franchise!! so they have to make a major this coming season and next to go for broke(LORD STANLEY'S MUG!!!!

By: Sedin23

Sedin23 — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:00:52 +0000

The problem is none of the stars want to play for Montreal. Don't say Briere will because he's from Quebec. Unless he's getting offered 0.5 mil. more from Montreal then anybody else he's not going to Montreal, and do you really want to spend close to 8.0 million on Briere?

P.S. once you resign Souray, Markov, and keep Kovy and Sammy's contracts you don't have 6.0 million to spend. You might have 3.0 mil.