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I don't know where people are getting the $10 - $13M figures from in terms of leftover cap space.

I've done the math from memory and from one of the salary cap pages and I can only find $4 maybe $5M available.

If I'm wrong can someone explain why? It's driving me crazy because people keep saying we should get Havlat, Tanguay, etc. and I just don't see how!

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I don't know where people are getting the $10 - $13M figures from in terms of leftover cap space.

I've done the math from memory and from one of the salary cap pages and I can only find $4 maybe $5M available.

If I'm wrong can someone explain why? It's driving me crazy because people keep saying we should get Havlat, Tanguay, etc. and I just don't see how!

We have around $8 million, however, that is not for a full roster. When you look at what our RFAs are likely to cost and bringing up some kids to fill the roster, we are basically out of cap space.

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I don't know where people are getting the $10 - $13M figures from in terms of leftover cap space.

I've done the math from memory and from one of the salary cap pages and I can only find $4 maybe $5M available.

If I'm wrong can someone explain why? It's driving me crazy because people keep saying we should get Havlat, Tanguay, etc. and I just don't see how!

Yeah I was wondering the same thing, it is like we have the never ending wallet in Montreal. Some fans here calculate Cap space with the same math as my wife I am afraid.

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can anyone give me a break down of what the lines look like as of right now 12:33am july 2nd??

Players under contract:

Gomez

Cammalleri

Gionta

A Kostitsyn

S Kostitsyn

Laraque

Metropolit

Lapierre

Markov

Hamrlik

Spacek

Gill

Gorges

O'Byrne

Price

Halak

A. Kostitsyn - Gomez - Gionta

S Kostitsyn - Cammalleri - Unfilled

Unfilled - Lapierre - Unfilled

Unfilled - Metropolit - Laraque

Markov - Spacek

Hamrlik - Gorges

Gill - Byrne

Price

Halak

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Players under contract:

Gomez

Cammalleri

Gionta

A Kostitsyn

S Kostitsyn

Laraque

Metropolit

Lapierre

Markov

Hamrlik

Spacek

Gill

Gorges

O'Byrne

Price

Halak

A. Kostitsyn - Gomez - Gionta

S Kostitsyn - Cammalleri - Unfilled

Unfilled - Lapierre - Unfilled

Unfilled - Metropolit - Laraque

Markov - Spacek

Hamrlik - Gorges

Gill - Byrne

Price

Halak

Not bad imo. We still have about 10M in cap space (NHL numbers), I think we can get Kovy or Tanguay back for about 4M to fill the second line spot, sign Lats and Kostopolous to a small contract and then trade Metro for a draft pick, put Chipchura on the forth line and then sign a speedy forth line player. I know it's not well thought out but that's what I would do... on NHL09

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What really happened today:

Gainey: Okay, so I managed to sign Spacek, Gill, Cammalleri, and Gionta. Heck, I even got Gomez and I gave up what, Higgins and a few minor league guys? This might be the best free agency period ever!

Molson: Uh... that's nice, Bob, but what about our current bunch of unresistricted free agents we need to sign?

Gainey: What? Who cares about them? Wave of the future, Molson! Get with the times!

Molson: Are you feeling okay?

Gainey rips off his mask. It was Réjan Houle all along!

Houle: I'm feeling just SUPER!

Houle runs off. The real Bob Gainey walks in...

Gainey: Okay, so I've almost negociated a contract with Kova... um, what's with that shocked look?

Molson: *stunned silence*

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Players under contract:

Gomez

Cammalleri

Gionta

A Kostitsyn

S Kostitsyn

Laraque

Metropolit

Lapierre

Markov

Hamrlik

Spacek

Gill

Gorges

O'Byrne

Price

Halak

A. Kostitsyn - Gomez - Gionta

S Kostitsyn - Cammalleri - Unfilled

Unfilled - Lapierre - Unfilled

Unfilled - Metropolit - Laraque

Markov - Spacek

Hamrlik - Gorges

Gill - Byrne

Price

Halak

Uh, you've omitted a bunch of RFAs who received qualifying offers: D'Agostini, Plekanec, Latendresse, and Stewart.

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What really happened today:

Gainey: Okay, so I managed to sign Spacek, Gill, Cammalleri, and Gionta. Heck, I even got Gomez and I gave up what, Higgins and a few minor league guys? This might be the best free agency period ever!

Molson: Uh... that's nice, Bob, but what about our current bunch of unresistricted free agents we need to sign?

Gainey: What? Who cares about them? Wave of the future, Molson! Get with the times!

Molson: Are you feeling okay?

Gainey rips off his mask. It was Réjan Houle all along!

Houle: I'm feeling just SUPER!

Houle runs off. The real Bob Gainey walks in...

Gainey: Okay, so I've almost negociated a contract with Kova... um, what's with that shocked look?

Molson: *stunned silence*

Lmao :lol:

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Well,ya have to admit,it looked gloom there for a bit.

But,I say overall,at this time...we look pretty darn good on paper there.

There's always gonna be room for improvements,but happy that at least BG was active in acquiring these skilled players.

GO HABS GO...

What really happened today:

Gainey: Okay, so I managed to sign Spacek, Gill, Cammalleri, and Gionta. Heck, I even got Gomez and I gave up what, Higgins and a few minor league guys? This might be the best free agency period ever!

Molson: Uh... that's nice, Bob, but what about our current bunch of unresistricted free agents we need to sign?

Gainey: What? Who cares about them? Wave of the future, Molson! Get with the times!

Molson: Are you feeling okay?

Gainey rips off his mask. It was Réjan Houle all along!

Houle: I'm feeling just SUPER!

Houle runs off. The real Bob Gainey walks in...

Gainey: Okay, so I've almost negociated a contract with Kova... um, what's with that shocked look?

Molson: *stunned silence*

:lol: That's good.

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Bob needs to grab a second line center in plecs(which i do not approve of) or go after someone with a bigger frame probably antropov as much as no one likes him haha. I do not know who's left at the center position thats over 6'0 in the UFA market but as of right now we have about 10m in cap space to sign the RFA's we need and a center and i strongly stress that we need to keep 2-3m cap space for the cap drop for after next season.

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I think the State of the Habs is fine. I actually appreciated Gainey's no nonsense approach to the UFAs this time. He straight up said, "Listen, I will not handicap my ability to neogtiate with other UFAs and turn this team around by signing you all to contracts before July 1st." Would everyone have rather he'd signed the same guys again and missed out on an opportunity to get a 27 year old Cammalleri coming off of an 80+ point season with Calgary? Not me... I'm not going to miss Tanguay, Kovalev, Lang, Bouillon, Dandenault, Brisebois, or Komisarek. I will miss Koivu, and that is all... However, perhaps it was time for a changing of the guard.

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Bob needs to grab a second line center in plecs(which i do not approve of) or go after someone with a bigger frame probably antropov as much as no one likes him haha. I do not know who's left at the center position thats over 6'0 in the UFA market but as of right now we have about 10m in cap space to sign the RFA's we need and a center and i strongly stress that we need to keep 2-3m cap space for the cap drop for after next season.

I think the idea of Antropov is not half-bad....

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I'm not going to miss Tanguay, Kovalev, Lang, Bouillon, Dandenault, Brisebois, or Komisarek. I will miss Koivu, and that is all... However, perhaps it was time for a changing of the guard.

I'm missing about half those guys especially Koivu. I figured that either Koivu or Kovy wouldn't be back but i never figured no one would be coming back. The guys who i probably wouldn't have missed are the ones coming back.

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I think the State of the Habs is fine. I actually appreciated Gainey's no nonsense approach to the UFAs this time. He straight up said, "Listen, I will not handicap my ability to neogtiate with other UFAs and turn this team around by signing you all to contracts before July 1st." Would everyone have rather he'd signed the same guys again and missed out on an opportunity to get a 27 year old Cammalleri coming off of an 80+ point season with Calgary? Not me... I'm not going to miss Tanguay, Kovalev, Lang, Bouillon, Dandenault, Brisebois, or Komisarek. I will miss Koivu, and that is all... However, perhaps it was time for a changing of the guard.

If he wasn't going to resign them he should have gotten us some high draft picks.

Jokinen warranted a 1st rounder for example (and more), I'm sure Komisarek and Kovalev would have.

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If he wasn't going to resign them he should have gotten us some high draft picks.

Jokinen warranted a 1st rounder for example (and more), I'm sure Komisarek and Kovalev would have.

There's no way he could have traded any pieces away at the trade deadline. People would have been down his throat for throwing away the 100th season, just for some draft picks!

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There's no way he could have traded any pieces away at the trade deadline. People would have been down his throat for throwing away the 100th season, just for some draft picks!

not the way our players were playing they were all playing like poop and their trade value was very low....

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