Build your 2008-2009 Montreal Canadiens

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

To continue what people were doing last season you can now create your very own 2008-2009 stanley cup champions the montreal canadiens lol

Ensure that you use the players we have under contract for next year, then YOU decide which free agent we're signing or letting go. If you need to fill spots in the line-up with UFA's, do so and explain the reasoning for the salaries given to your UFA's.

For players' salaries: http://www.nhlnumbers.com/

For UFAs, RFAs status: http://www.geocities.com/floridapanthers2000/free2007.html

For stats : http://www.nhl.com

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This is the team I created, and if somebody can tell me what the cap will be next year would be great

Not re-signed

Smolinski(20) no reason just didn’t need him anymore

Sign / Re-sign URFA

Ryder(73) – 3 years 3.5mil

Huet(39) – 2 years 3mil

Brisebois – 2yeas 0.7mil

Striet(32) – 2 years 1mil

Dumont(17) – 3 years 2.5mil

Re-sign RFA

Kostisyn(46) - 0.8mil

Murray(57) – 0.7mil

Grabvoski(54) – 0.85mil

Lapierre(40) – 0.6mil

Trade

Koivu(11) +Plekanec(14) + Halak(41) to Tampa bay for Lecavalier (Durring the 07-08 season)

Kovalev(27) + Bouillon(51) to Buffalo for Pominville

Final Roster

O’Bryan(3) – 0.85mil

Kostopolos(6) – 0.9mil

Komisarek(8) –1.9mil

Lecavalier(14) – 7.167mil

Dumont(17) – 2.5mil

Higgins(21) –1.9mil

Begin(22) – 1.3mil

Dandenault(25) –1.75mil

Gorges(44.) – 0.5mil

Pominville(27) – 1.375mil

Chipchura(28) – 0.86mil

Price(31) – 0.85mil

Striet(32) –1mil

Huet(39) – 3mil

Lapierre(40) – 0.6mil

Hamrlik(44) – 5.5mil

Kostitsyn(46) – 0.8mil

Murray(57) – 0.7mil

Grabvoski(54) – 0.85mil

Brisebois(71) – 0.7mil

Ryder(73) – 3.5mil

Markov(79) –5.75mil

Latendresse(84) – 0.85mil

Totall = 45.102mil

Lines

Higgins(21), Lecavalier(14), Ryder(73)

Kostitsyn(46), Grabovski(54), Dumont(17)

Latendresse(84), Chipchura(28), Pominville(27)

Begin(22), Lapierre(40), Kostopolos(6)

Murray(57)

Markvo(79), Komisarek(8)

Hamrlik(44), Brisebois(71)

Gorges(26), Striet(32)

Dandenault(25), O’Bryan(3)

Huet(39)

Price(31)

Captain / Assistant

Home

C - Dumont(17)

A - Lecavalier(14)

A - Komisarek(8)

Away

C - Dumont(17)

A - Higgins(21)

A - Brisebois(71)

[fourtrax]

Following on last season's theme, this thread asks you to build a complete roster for next year's Habs within the salary cap, and listing individual salaries for each player.

[Guest jtouffe]

To continue what people were doing last season you can now create your very own 2008-2009 stanley cup champions the montreal canadiens lol

For players' salaries: http://www.nhlnumbers.com/

For UFAs, RFAs status: http://www.geocities.com/floridapanthers2000/free2007.html

For stats : http://www.nhl.com

________________________________________________________________________________

This is the team I created, and if somebody can tell me what the cap will be next year would be great

Not re-signed

Smolinski(20) no reason just didn’t need him anymore

Sign / Re-sign URFA

Ryder(73) – 3 years 3.5mil

Huet(39) – 2 years 3mil

Brisebois – 2yeas 0.7mil

Striet(32) – 2 years 1mil

Dumont(17) – 3 years 2.5mil

Re-sign RFA

Kostisyn(46) - 0.8mil

Murray(57) – 0.7mil

Grabvoski(54) – 0.85mil

Lapierre(40) – 0.6mil

Trade

Koivu(11) +Plekanec(14) + Halak(41) to Tampa bay for Lecavalier (Durring the 07-08 season)

Kovalev(27) + Bouillon(51) to Buffalo for Pominville

Final Roster

O’Bryan(3) – 0.85mil

Kostopolos(6) – 0.9mil

Komisarek(8) –1.9mil

Lecavalier(14) – 7.167mil

Dumont(17) – 2.5mil

Higgins(21) –1.9mil

Begin(22) – 1.3mil

Dandenault(25) –1.75mil

Gorges(44.) – 0.5mil

Pominville(27) – 1.375mil

Chipchura(28) – 0.86mil

Price(31) – 0.85mil

Striet(32) –1mil

Huet(39) – 3mil

Lapierre(40) – 0.6mil

Hamrlik(44) – 5.5mil

Kostitsyn(46) – 0.8mil

Murray(57) – 0.7mil

Grabvoski(54) – 0.85mil

Brisebois(71) – 0.7mil

Ryder(73) – 3.5mil

Markov(79) –5.75mil

Latendresse(84) – 0.85mil

Totall = 45.102mil

Lines

Higgins(21), Lecavalier(14), Ryder(73)

Kostitsyn(46), Grabovski(54), Dumont(17)

Latendresse(84), Chipchura(28), Pominville(27)

Begin(22), Lapierre(40), Kostopolos(6)

Murray(57)

Markvo(79), Komisarek(8)

Hamrlik(44), Brisebois(71)

Gorges(26), Striet(32)

Dandenault(25), O’Bryan(3)

Huet(39)

Price(31)

Captain / Assistant

Home

C - Dumont(17)

A - Lecavalier(14)

A - Komisarek(8)

Away

C - Dumont(17)

A - Higgins(21)

A - Brisebois(71)

Are you joking? Trade Koivu and make Dumont captain?

[Guest Habs_Benny]

Trade Koivu??? Haha, I hope not.

[Guest Greek Hab]

You're going to resign Streit for less money than he already makes now?

[Guest den0923]

Team now

Higgins koivu Ryder

kosti grabs kovy

Laten Plek Smolin

begin chip kostop

murray

Markov Komi

Hammer Bris

bouillon Streit

Dandy Gorges

Huet

Price

Smolinsky, kostopolous, brisbois only here this year to give more time for youngster to get ready to move up.

ryder ufa next year will want to much and probably move on anyway (trade).

dandenault has done his time, we dont need a D up front we need goals.

huet can be good trade bait we have 2 youngster ready for the nhl

Murray has never fit in

TRADE...to Tampa...ryder,huet,dandenault, murray and draft choice

to Mtl........St-louis and andre roy

My new team

Higgins (1.9) koivu (4.75) st-louis (5)

kosti (1) Grabs (1) kovalev (4.5)

Laten (.85) plek (1.8) Roy (1)

begin (1.3) chip (.86) S.kostitin (.85)

lapierre (.56) , beauregard?

markov (5.75) komi (1.9)

hammer (5.5) streit (1.5)

bouillon (1.875) gorges (1)

o'byrne (.5) Cote (.5)

price (2.2 with bonus)

Halak (.5)

CAP =46.595

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

Are you joking? Trade Koivu and make Dumont captain?

Trade Koivu??? Haha, I hope not.

ya trade for Lecavalier... and Dumont captain cuz who else would you put Lecavalier? TB put Lecavalier as Captain once, didn't last too long, he was young then but and maybe he's more ready now, but who else than Dumont if Koivu is gone hypatheticly, Higgins, Markov, Kostopolos.... there is nobody else on the team with the leadership qualities like this guy Dumont is a great leader, Koivu is a good captain ok yes, but i wont get over what he said last summer thats it, and again Koivu > Lecavalier, check the stats man, I would love for him to be here. Thats just the way i feel if we don't trade for Lecavalier, do you really think he'll sign with montreal in the 09-10 season i don't think so, we need to trade this year to get him, so that next year players come, he would attract a lot of good players to come to montreal and we'd make the team arround him, and Koivu is good but i think he'd put up more points with less attention on him, and as a second line center, he's doing a good job but i think he's be less stressed, plus koivu is 32 and lecavalier is 27 we can say that lecavalier is rather a little younger, i just have to say don't be so hard on me for wanting Lecavalier, he knows what winning a stanley cup is,

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

You're going to resign Streit for less money than he already makes now?

well actually for more cuz on the nhlnumbers site it says he's making 0.6mil this year so 1mil is more or is my math that bad...??? and yes striet will have an awsome season and probably ask more than 1mil but he wont be asking 6mil lol max i say 1.4 depending on how much carbo uses him and how if he doesn't get injured(knock on wood) well see, if striet is making more than 1mil this year lemme know, if not then i guess i did my hwk, why don't you make a team it's fun i love thinking how we can make montreal a better team and how players might perform in a couple of years and stuff, for example Pascal Dupuis is making 0.88mil this year playing in atlanta, he's only 28 and a good third/fourth line goal scorer he got 13 goals last year and a guy who scores 13 goals on a third/fourth line is pretty good if you ask me, plus he can play defensive after playing under the coatch form minesota, but the thing is if i sign him, that takes away a chance for Latendresse to play on the third fourth line leftwing.. so i don't sign him, tisk tisk, but latendresse was a rightwing his whole junior carrer why change him into a lw now? kinda bizzare, one player i'd love to get next year is Marian Hossa, ya we tossed his brother to NY... WHY!!!!!! anyways try it out

[Guest HabsMan11]

Trade:

To TBL:

Dandenault

To MTL:

4th Rd.Pick

5th Rd.Pick

{NOW!}

To PHX:

Bouillon

To MTL:

3rd Rd.Pick

{October-December}

To Van:

Ryder

Gorges

2nd Rd.Pick

To MTL:

Ohlund

5th Rd.Pick

{Trade deadline}

RE-SIGN:

Kostitsyn: 1.1 million

Grabovski: 950 K {Maybe more depending on production}

Lapierre: 1.0 million

Halak: 1.2 million

Streit: 1.5 million

UFA's:

Hossa-5 yrs, 9.5 million

Lines:

Higgins(1.9)-Koivu(4.750)-Hossa(9.5)

Kostitsyn(1.1)-Grabovski(.950)-Kovalev(4.5)

Latendresse(.850)-Plekanec(1.80)-D'Agostini (.700?)

S.Kostitsyn(.800?)-Chipchura(.860)-Lapierre(1.0)

{Kostopoulos(.900), Begin(1.3)}

Markov(5.75)-Ohlund(3.5)

Hamrlik(5.5)-Komisarek(1.9)

O'Byrne(.850?)-Streit(1.5)

{Valentenko (.750)}

Price (.850)

Halak (1.2)

{Danis}

Total: 51.96 (Hopefully the cap goes up again)

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

Trade:

To TBL:

Dandenault

To MTL:

4th Rd.Pick

5th Rd.Pick

{NOW!}

To PHX:

Bouillon

To MTL:

3rd Rd.Pick

{October-December}

To Van:

Ryder

Gorges

2nd Rd.Pick

To MTL:

Ohlund

5th Rd.Pick

{Trade deadline}

RE-SIGN:

Kostitsyn: 1.1 million

Grabovski: 950 K {Maybe more depending on production}

Lapierre: 1.0 million

Halak: 1.2 million

Streit: 1.5 million

UFA's:

Hossa-5 yrs, 9.5 million

Lines:

Higgins(1.9)-Koivu(4.750)-Hossa(9.5)

Kostitsyn(1.1)-Grabovski(.950)-Kovalev(4.5)

Latendresse(.850)-Plekanec(1.80)-D'Agostini (.700?)

S.Kostitsyn(.800?)-Chipchura(.860)-Lapierre(1.0)

{Kostopoulos(.900), Begin(1.3)}

Markov(5.75)-Ohlund(3.5)

Hamrlik(5.5)-Komisarek(1.9)

O'Byrne(.850?)-Streit(1.5)

{Valentenko (.750)}

Price (.850)

Halak (1.2)

{Danis}

Total: 51.96 (Hopefully the cap goes up again)

nice lol i like how you made a young team and i really hope hossa comes to montreal, i know you want him too vey interesting moves though i don't think it'll go up to 51.96 lol, but i really think that by having some like LECAVALIER..... i'm not ganna say it like 20 billion times lol:P if we has lecavalier or gagne last summer briere would be here, so to get hossa we need lecavalier, we might even get shanahan.. lol:P

[Guest HabsMan11]

HABSMAN11 LINEUP 2.0

TRADES:

To Minnesota:

Huet

Kovalev

Ryder

Locke

1st Rd.Pick

2nd Rd.Pick

To MTL:

Gaborik

To ATL/PHX/?:

Dandenault

Bouillon

To MTL:

2nd Rd.Pick

3rd Rd.Pick

RE-SIGN:

Kostitsyn 1.0$

Grabovski .950$

Lapierre 1.0$

Gorges .850$

Streit 1.2$

Halak 1.0$

LINES:

Higgins(1.9)-Koivu(4.75)-Gaborik(7.5)

A.Kostitsyn(1.0)-Grabovksi(.950)-S.Kostitsyn(.900?)

Latendresse(.850)-Plekanec(1.8)-D'Agostini(.750?)

Begin(1.3)-Chipchura(.860)-Lapierre(1.0)

{Kostopoulos(.900),Milroy(.650?)}

Markov(5.75)-Komisarek(1.9)

Hamrlik(5.5)-O'Byrne(.650?)

Gorges(.850)-Streit (1.2)

{Valentenko(.700?)}

Price(.850)

Halak (1.1)

{Danis}

Total: 43.61

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

HABSMAN11 LINEUP 2.0

TRADES:

To Minnesota:

Huet

Kovalev

Ryder

Locke

1st Rd.Pick

2nd Rd.Pick

To MTL:

Gaborik

To ATL/PHX/?:

Dandenault

Bouillon

To MTL:

2nd Rd.Pick

3rd Rd.Pick

RE-SIGN:

Kostitsyn 1.0$

Grabovski .950$

Lapierre 1.0$

Gorges .850$

Streit 1.2$

Halak 1.0$

LINES:

Higgins(1.9)-Koivu(4.75)-Gaborik(7.5)

A.Kostitsyn(1.0)-Grabovksi(.950)-S.Kostitsyn(.900?)

Latendresse(.850)-Plekanec(1.8)-D'Agostini(.750?)

Begin(1.3)-Chipchura(.860)-Lapierre(1.0)

{Kostopoulos(.900),Milroy(.650?)}

Markov(5.75)-Komisarek(1.9)

Hamrlik(5.5)-O'Byrne(.650?)

Gorges(.850)-Streit (1.2)

{Valentenko(.700?)}

Price(.850)

Halak (1.1)

{Danis}

Total: 43.61

i like the team but why resign lapierre and halak for more than players that made the team, halak wont make more than 0.7 and lapierre a 4th line center 1mil? nah man lol:P do you know what the cap is this year 48?

[Guest habFAN]

well if we are gonna win the Cup in the centennial year we need a 40+goal scorer at least.

We have the D and Price can get us there, (hopefullly ) We need a player like Lecavalier, Gaborik, or St. Louis.

id like to see the lines look like this by then

Higgins Koivu St.Louis

Latendresse Plekanec Nash

A Kostitsyn Graboski S Kostitsyn

Begin Chipchura Lappiere

Markov Komisarek

Hamrlik O'Byrne

Gorges Streit

Price

Halak

St. Louis and Rick Nash will replace Kovalev and Ryder. Price obviously replaces Huet

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

well if we are gonna win the Cup in the centennial year we need a 40+goal scorer at least.

We have the D and Price can get us there, (hopefullly ) We need a player like Lecavalier, Gaborik, or St. Louis.

id like to see the lines look like this by then

Higgins Koivu St.Louis

Latendresse Plekanec Nash

A Kostitsyn Graboski S Kostitsyn

Begin Chipchura Lappiere

Markov Komisarek

Hamrlik O'Byrne

Gorges Streit

Price

Halak

St. Louis and Rick Nash will replace Kovalev and Ryder. Price obviously replaces Huet

loving the team and YES finaly somebody who agrees with me, we need Lecavalier or St.Louis, or Nash, we need a superstar, we got stars but we need a super, Nash is highly unlikely and i'd rather lecavalier than st.louis, but what ever what about hossa and kovalchuk, we need it if we want a super scorer, like your team

[hockey_gal89]

08-09 Habs

Andrei Markov-5.750

Roman Hamrlik-5.500

Saku Koivu-4.750

Alexei Kovalev-4.500

Chris Higgins-1.900

Mike Komisarek-1.900

Mark Streit-1.875

Francis Bouillion-1.875

Thomas Plekanec-1.800

Mathieu Dandenault-1.750

Andrei Kostitsyn-1.500

Mikhail Grabovsky-1.400

Steve Begin-1.300

Tom Kostopoulos-0.900

Kyle Chipchura-0.860

Guillaume Latendresse-0.850

Carey Price-0.850

Jaroslav Halak-0.800

Ryan O'Byrne-0.750

Mathieu Carle-0.635

Maxim Lapierre-0.600

Sergei Kostitsyn-0.550

Ryan Russell-0.495

TOTAL: 43.090

Line up

Higgins-Koivu-Kovalev

S. Kostitsyn-Grabovsky-A. Kostitsyn

Latendresse-Plekanec-Kostopoulos

Begin-Chipchura-Lapierre

Markov-Komisarek

Streit-Hamrlik

Bouillion-Carle

Price

Halak

TAXI SQUAD: Russell, O'Byrne, Dandenault

[Guest f30marco]

to vancouver: ryder

to montreal: ohlund

to san jose: halak

to montreal: bernier

to dallas: grabovski,bouillon,begin, 2nd round pick

to montreal: lehtinen, 4th round pick

to st louis: dandeneault

to montreal: 5th round pick

free agancy: lecavalier@8mil for 5 years

walz@.8mil for 1 year

kovalev-lecavalier-bernier

higgins-koivu-latendresse

lehtinen-plekanec-kostitsyn

kostopoulos/chipchura/walz/lapierre/d'agostini -whatever works the best.

markov-komisarek

hamrlik-ohlund

streit-gorges/o'byrne

price

huet

[hockey_gal89]

08-09 Habs

Andrei Markov-5.750

Roman Hamrlik-5.500

Saku Koivu-4.750

Alexei Kovalev-4.500

Mark Streit-2.35

Chris Higgins-1.900

Mike Komisarek-1.900

Francis Bouillion-1.875

Thomas Plekanec-1.800

Mathieu Dandenault-1.750

Andrei Kostitsyn-1.500

Mikhail Grabovsky-1.400

Steve Begin-1.300

Tom Kostopoulos-0.900

Kyle Chipchura-0.860

Guillaume Latendresse-0.850

Carey Price-0.850

Jaroslav Halak-0.800

Ryan O'Byrne-0.750

Mathieu Carle-0.635

Maxim Lapierre-0.600

Sergei Kostitsyn-0.550

Ryan Russell-0.495

TOTAL: 43.550

Line up

Higgins-Koivu-Kovalev

S. Kostitsyn-Grabovsky-A. Kostitsyn

Latendresse-Plekanec-Kostopoulos

Begin-Chipchura-Lapierre

Markov-Komisarek

Streit-Hamrlik

Bouillion-Carle

Price

Halak

TAXI SQUAD: Russell, O'Byrne, Dandenault

I put my 1 change in bold...that's right, I gave Streit more money because I believe he'll deserve it.

[Guest d80jcrant]

OK, This is the year the Habs is suppose to win the Cup. Or at least be contenders. I still do not see Bob Gainey doing a complete over-haul. LOL. I will use BLUE for players already signed and in a Habs jersey. I will use RED for the moves I have done. Most of our kids will be ready I think and along with our Vets we should be set.

NASLUND - KOIVU - KOVALEV

HIGGINS - PLEKANEC - S. KOSTITSYN

A KOSTITSYN - CHIPCHURA - LATENDRESSE

BEGIN - LAPIERRE - KOSTOPOULOS

MARKOV - KOMISAREK

HAMRLIK - VALENTENKO

DANDENAULT - CARLE

PRICE

DANIS

GORGES, GRABOVSKI, D'AGOSTINI

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(Center) Koivu, Saku (4.750 Mil)

(Center) Plekanec, Tomas (1.600 Mil)

(Center) Chipchura, Kyle (0.943)

(Right Wing) Kovalev, Alexei (4.500 Mil)

(Right Wing) Kostitsyn, Sergei (0.817 Mil)

(Right Wing) Latendresse, Guillaume (0.850 Mil)

(Right Wing) Kostopoulos, Tom (0.900 Mil)

(Left Wing) Higgins, Christopher (1.700 Mil)

(Left Wing) Begin, Steve (1.057 Mil)

(Defence) Markov, Andrei (5.750 Mil)

(Defence) Komisarek, Mike (1.700 Mil)

(Defence) Hamrlik, Roman (5.500 Mil)

(Defence) Valentenko, Pavel (0.850 Mil)

(Defence) Dandenault, Mathieu (1.725 Mil)

(Defence) Carle, Mathieu (0.850 Mil)

(Scratch) D'Agostini, Matt (0.500 Mil)

(Goalie) Price, Carey (2.200 Mil)

--------------------------------------------------------------

(Center) Lapierre, Maxim (0.750 Mil)

(Left Wing) Kostitsyn, Andrei (0.850 Mil)

(Goalie) Danis, Yann (0.700 Mil)

(Scratch) Gorges, Josh (0.600 Mil)

(Scratch) Grabovski, Mikhail (0.900 Mil)

(Left Wing) Markus Naslund (5.043 Mil)

--------------------------------------------------------------

(BUY OUTS, ETC) (0.765 Mil)

Players I lost or think that the Habs will lose are Ryder, Bouillon, Smolinski, Brisbois, Streit, Murray, Halak, and Huet. These players might be used to help us get Naslund now for part of this year. If not then I do not see these players getting us much in return except for draft picks and prospects....and sign Naslund in the off season as a UFA. Sign him for either 2 years or 3 years max. I think the above team would be a contender.....Lines may not be exact but those younger guys will be way more proven with more experience added with the vetrans we will have a huge winning combo. The above team has a Cap hit of 45.8 Million with 4.5 Million to spare and add more if needed during that season. But the above lineup would be a very good start.

[Guest patrickroycareyprice]

Captain / Assistant

Home

C - Dumont(17)

A - Lecavalier(14)

A - Komisarek(8)

Away

C - Dumont(17)

A - Higgins(21)

A - Brisebois(71)

It would be more like this:

Captain: Lecavalier(14)

assitant: Higgins

assistant: Markov

[Guest Mustangpoirier4]

It would be more like this:

Captain: Lecavalier(14)

assitant: Higgins

assistant: Markov

lecavalier was captain for lightning once and was terrible they took it away from him, and he still doesn't have it back, actually there is not captain in tampa, maybe he was 18 and screwed up but still,

[Guest HabsMan11]

Trades:

To EDM:

Bouillon

3rd Rd.Pick 2008

To MTL:

Stortini

----------------------------------------------

To ATL:

Huet

Ryder

Dandenault

Fisher

Grabovski

1st Rd.Pick 2008

2nd Rd.Pick 2008 {conditional if Huet resigns}

2nd Rd.Pick 2009 {conditional if Ryder resigns}

To MTL:

Hossa

-----------------------------------------------

Re-Sign:

Hossa-43 Million/5 yrs {9 million/year}

Kostitsyn-2.85 Million/3 yrs {.950/year}

Gorges-1.6 Million/2 yrs {.800/year}

Streit-3.6 Million/3 yrs {1.2/year}

Lapierre-3.8 Million/4 yrs {.950/year}

Halak-4 Million/4 yrs {1.0/year}

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Lines

Hossa-Koivu-Kovalev

Higgins-Plekanec-Kostitsyn

Latendresse-Chipchura-S.Kostitsyn

Begin-Lapierre-Stortini

{Kostopoulos, D'Agostini}

Markov-Komisarek

Hamrlik-O'Byrne

Streit-Valentenko

{Gorges}

Price

Halak

{Danis}

[Guest J.Outlaw]

WOW this thread is out of control, why destroy the core of the team LMAO

none of these lineups are at all realistic!

when have we been able to attract any "superstar" calibre UFAs???

[Guest rob2h]

Just to add to the unrealistic.

1.Habs trade Koivu and Ryder to Thrashers for Hossa and Little.

2.Habs sign Hossa to 36 million over 6 years.

3.Habs offer Alexander Ovechkin a 5 yaer 40 miliion dllar contract and he accepts and Washington lets him walk.

4.Does this put us over the cap?lol.

5.The lines.

Ovechkin-Plekanec-Hossa(just insane!!!!)

A.Kostitsyn-S.Kostitsyn-Kovalev

Higgins-Little-Latendresse(2nd and 3rd line can be switched or given the same ice time)

Milroy/Ferlund-Chipchura-Lapierre(I wanted to keep Lapierre somehow)

Markov-Komisarek

Hamrlik-Obyrne

Streit-Valentenko/Gorges/Carle

Price

Halak

Also gone=Bouillon,Dandenault,Huet for a prospect and a 1st rd draft pick.

How is that for a real first line?

[hockey_gal89]

-Michael Ryder signs with the Edmonton Oilers for $2-mil

-Bryan Smolinski signs with the Columbus Bluejackets for 1.5-mil so he may retire playing for his home state

-Patrice brisbois retires a Hab.

Opening Day Line up:

Line 1:Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec, Alexei Kovalev

Line 2:Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu, Sergei Kostitsyn

Line 3:Guilliaume Latendresse, Maxim Lapierre, Matt D'Agostini

Line 4:Steve Begin, Kyle Chipchura, Tom Kostopoulos

DP 1: Andrei Markov, Mike Komisarek

DP 2: Mark Streit, Roman Hamrlik

DP 3: Josh Georges, Ryan O'Byrne

G1: Carey Price

G2: Jaroslav Halak

SPARES: Mathieu Dandenault, Francis Bouillion, Mikhail Grabovsky

[Guest Innis_Mor]

-Michael Ryder signs with the Edmonton Oilers for $2-mil

-Bryan Smolinski signs with the Columbus Bluejackets for 1.5-mil so he may retire playing for his home state

-Patrice brisbois retires a Hab.

Opening Day Line up:

Line 1:Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec, Alexei Kovalev

Line 2:Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu, Sergei Kostitsyn

Line 3:Guilliaume Latendresse, Maxim Lapierre, Matt D'Agostini

Line 4:Steve Begin, Kyle Chipchura, Tom Kostopoulos

DP 1: Andrei Markov, Mike Komisarek

DP 2: Mark Streit, Roman Hamrlik

DP 3: Josh Georges, Ryan O'Byrne

G1: Carey Price

G2: Jaroslav Halak

SPARES: Mathieu Dandenault, Francis Bouillion, Mikhail Grabovsky

Looks pretty good, but you are missing Grabovski, and I am pretty sure he is up to stay.