Build Your 2009-2010 Habs

[hockey_gal89]

We had this thread last year and I don't recall seeing one this season so here I go...I'm going by http://nhlnumbers.com/ for info...My 2009-2010 Habs would look something like this:

Draft day deal:

To T-Bay: Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins, Jaroslav Halak, David Fisher, 1st rnd 09, 1st rnd '10

To MTL: Vinny Lecavalier, Adam hall

Forwards

Vincent Lecavalier-10-mil

Saku Koivu-resign, 2 years, cap hit per year: 5-mil

Andrei Kostitsyn-3.25-mil

Guillaume Latendresse-resign, 2 years, cap hit per year: 1.7 mil

Matt D'Agostini-resign, 3 years, cap hit per year, 1.6 mil

Georges Laraque-1.5-mil

Kyle Chipchura-resign, 2 years, cap hit per year, 1.2 mil

Tom Kostopoulos-resign, 2 years, cap hit per year: 900-k

Max Pacioretty- 875-k

Ben Maxwell-850-K

Sergei Kostitsyn-817-k

Maxim Lapierre-688-k

Gregory Stewart-625-K

Adam Hall-600-k

Defense

Andrei Markov-5.75 mil

Roman Hamrlik-5.5 mil

Mike Komisarek-resign, 4 years, cap hit per year: 4-mil

Josh Gorges-1.1-mil

Mathieu Carle-850-k

Ryan O-Byrne-815-k

Alex Henry-resign, 1 year, 500-k

Goalies

Carey Price-2.2-mil

Marc Denis, resign, 1 year, 600-K

Lines

A. Kostitsyn, Lecavalier, S.Kostitsyn

pacioretty, Koivu, d'Agostini

Latendresse, Lapierre, Kostopoulos

Stewart/Hall, Chipchura/Maxwell, Laraque

Markov, Komisarek

Hamrlik, Carle

Gorges, O'Byrne/Henry

Price

Denis

The rules are simple you can trade for players nad sign UFA's, but you got to stay under the cap as it exists right now at 56-mil...I kept my team pretty basic, because I wanted to give the young guys a shot...Play around and Have fun

[SteenIsThaFuture]

FYI the cap will be around 55 mil next year as some NHL economists have projected.

[RicochetII]

Sounds like fun.

SIGNED :

LW A. Kostitsyn $3.250

RW S. Kostitsyn $0.817

C Lapierre $0.688

RW Laraque $1.500

LW Pacioretty $0.875

D Markov $5.750

D Hamrlik $5.500

D Gorges $1.100

D O' Byrne $0.942

D Weber $0.875

D Carle $0.850

G Price $2.200

G Halak $0.775

RESTRICTED :

LW Higgins $1.700

C Plekanec $1.600

C Chipchura $0.943

LW Latendresse $0.850

RW D'Agostini $0.500

LW Stewart $0.492

D Belle $0.600

TRADES :

Latendresse / Plekanec / Carle to St. Louis ||| C/RW Boyes to Montreal

Hamrlik / Halak / 2009(1st) to Dallas ||| LW Erikkson / 2009(1st) to Montreal

Higgins / Weber / D'Agostini 2009(3rd) to Pittsburgh ||| D Whitney to Montreal

Laraque to L.A. / 2009(7th) to Montreal

SIGNINGS :

C Koivu $4.000 (3 year deal)

RW Tanguay $5.000 (3 year deal)

D Komisarek $4.000 (5 year deal)

RW Kostopoulos $1.100 (2 year deal)

LW Stewart $0.600 (2 year deal)

C Chipchura $1.250 (3 year deal)

D Belle $1.000 (2 year deal)

Kovalev $4.000 (3 year deal)

Garon $1.000 (1 year deal)

Dandenault $1.500 (1 year deal)

Bouwmeester $6.500 (4 year deal)

LINEUP :

A. Kostitsyn - Boyes - Kovalev | $11.250

Erikkson - Koivu - Tanguay | $10.600

Pacioretty - Lapierre - S. Kostitsyn | $2.100

Stewart - Chipchura - Kostopoulos | $2.950

Markov - Komisarek | $9.750

Whitney - Bouwmeester | $10.500

Gorges - O' Byrne | $1.950

Price - Garon | $3.200

(X) Belle - Dandenault | $2.500

Total = $54.800

Three decent offensive lines and the best top 4 defensive combination in the league.

[den0923]

some players have no trade clauses

http://www.nhlscap.com/no_trade.htm#list

Roman Hamrlik, MTL - NTC [full NTC until 2/1/09; partial NTC from 2/1/09 to 2/1/11; no NTC from 2/1/11 after]

Alexei Kovalev, MTL - NTC [can't be traded to any Western Conference team prior to 1/31/09 without his consent]

Saku Koivu, MTL - NTC

Georges Laraque, MTL - NTC [limited; details pending]

Andrei Markov, MTL - NTC [limited; can only be traded to pre-specified teams]

Bryan Smolinski, MTL - NTC

Alex Tanguay, MTL - NTC

If anyone is interested

[GreekHockeyCoach]

Sounds like fun.

SIGNED :

LW A. Kostitsyn $3.250

RW S. Kostitsyn $0.817

C Lapierre $0.688

RW Laraque $1.500

LW Pacioretty $0.875

D Markov $5.750

D Hamrlik $5.500

D Gorges $1.100

D O' Byrne $0.942

D Weber $0.875

D Carle $0.850

G Price $2.200

G Halak $0.775

RESTRICTED :

LW Higgins $1.700

C Plekanec $1.600

C Chipchura $0.943

LW Latendresse $0.850

RW D'Agostini $0.500

LW Stewart $0.492

D Belle $0.600

TRADES :

Latendresse / Plekanec / Carle to St. Louis ||| C/RW Boyes to Montreal

Hamrlik / Halak / 2009(1st) to Dallas ||| LW Erikkson / 2009(1st) to Montreal

Higgins / Weber / D'Agostini 2009(3rd) to Pittsburgh ||| D Whitney to Montreal

Laraque to L.A. / 2009(7th) to Montreal

SIGNINGS :

C Koivu $4.000 (3 year deal)

RW Tanguay $5.000 (3 year deal)

D Komisarek $4.000 (5 year deal)

RW Kostopoulos $1.100 (2 year deal)

LW Stewart $0.600 (2 year deal)

C Chipchura $1.250 (3 year deal)

D Belle $1.000 (2 year deal)

Kovalev $4.000 (3 year deal)

Garon $1.000 (1 year deal)

Dandenault $1.500 (1 year deal)

Bouwmeester $6.500 (4 year deal)

LINEUP :

A. Kostitsyn - Boyes - Kovalev | $11.250

Erikkson - Koivu - Tanguay | $10.600

Pacioretty - Lapierre - S. Kostitsyn | $2.100

Stewart - Chipchura - Kostopoulos | $2.950

Markov - Komisarek | $9.750

Whitney - Bouwmeester | $10.500

Gorges - O' Byrne | $1.950

Price - Garon | $3.200

(X) Belle - Dandenault | $2.500

Total = $54.800

Three decent offensive lines and the best top 4 defensive combination in the league.

Not bad, somehow you always get Bouwmeester in the mix though

[RicochetII]

Not bad, somehow you always get Bouwmeester in the mix though

I only added him because I had too much money left over. I'm not one of the big on Bouwmeester people.

My original lineup didn't have him or Kovalev. I was sitting pretty with a team I had confidence in and $16M under the cap.

I didn't take any other factors than the cap into account. It didn't matter to me who I could trade or if the other team thought it was a good deal.

I laugh at your puny NTC's. Hahahahaha!

[RicochetII]

some players have no trade clauses

http://www.nhlscap.com/no_trade.htm#list

Roman Hamrlik, MTL - NTC [full NTC until 2/1/09; partial NTC from 2/1/09 to 2/1/11; no NTC from 2/1/11 after]

Alexei Kovalev, MTL - NTC [can't be traded to any Western Conference team prior to 1/31/09 without his consent]

Saku Koivu, MTL - NTC

Georges Laraque, MTL - NTC [limited; details pending]

Andrei Markov, MTL - NTC [limited; can only be traded to pre-specified teams]

Bryan Smolinski, MTL - NTC

Alex Tanguay, MTL - NTC

If anyone is interested

I only broke Laraque's and his is limited so just assume I convinced him to be traded. Smolinksi's NTC didn't do much to stop us from moving him. Not that we moved him, so much as we dropped him like a bad habit.

I find it interesting that everyone would trade Halak and sign a true backup next season.

[den0923]

I only broke Laraque's and his is limited so just assume I convinced him to be traded. Smolinksi's NTC didn't do much to stop us from moving him. Not that we moved him, so much as we dropped him like a bad habit.

I only added that to help..did not mean anything by it. was just trying to be helpful..

[RicochetII]

I only added that to help..did not mean anything by it. was just trying to be helpful..

It's cool, I was joking around with you. Notice the excessive use of smilies. Smilies being the opposite of Angries.

[ruuvimeisseli]

This is really interesting topic.

[habs-24]

Kostitsyn Richards Heatley

Pacioretty Koivu Kovalev

Sergei Lapierre Dagostini

Latendresse Chipchura Kostopolous

Komisarek Markov

Hamrlik Gorges

Emelin O Byrne

Price

Joseph

Laraque

Dandenault

no cap considered here

[A-K-46]

(5 mill) afinigenov-/camalerri(4 mill) tanguay(4 mill)

ak(3.25 mill) koivu(3.75 mill) sk(2 mill)

latendresse(1.5 mill) lapierre(1 mill) kostopoulous(1.5 mill)

patch maxwell d'ags(whole line 3 mill)

markov komi/boumeester(9mill)

hammer georges(8 mill)

brisbois subban(1.5 mil)

price halak(3.5 mill)

51 mill

[habs-24]

(5 mill) afinigenov-/camalerri(4 mill) tanguay(4 mill)

ak(3.25 mill) koivu(3.75 mill) sk(2 mill)

latendresse(1.5 mill) lapierre(1 mill) kostopoulous(1.5 mill)

patch maxwell d'ags(whole line 3 mill)

markov komi/boumeester(9mill)

hammer georges(8 mill)

brisbois subban(1.5 mil)

price halak(3.5 mill)

51 mill

brisebois in 2010? no freakin way

[Paulin98C]

Signed Players UFA/RFA

LINE UP: Andrei Kostitsyn (L) - Tomas Plekanec (L) - Alex Kovalev (L)

Alex Tanguay (L) - Saku Koivu (L) - Christopher Higgins (L)

Guillaume Latendresse (L) - Robert Lang ® - Sergei Kostitsyn (L)

Steve Begin (L) - Maxime Lapierre ® - Tom Kostopoulos ®

Georges Laraque ® Matt D’Agostini ® Max Pacioretty (L)

Andrei Markov (L) – Mike Komisarek ®

Roman Hamrlik (L) – Ryan O’Byrne ®

Josh Gorges (L) – Mathieu Dandenault ®

Francis Bouillon (L) Patrice Brisebois ®

Carey Price

Yaroslav Halak

TRADE in 08-09

To MTL:

Jason Spezza ®

To OTT:

Christopher Higgins (L) Tomas Plekanec (L)

Josh Gorges (L)

1st Rnd 2010

2nd Rnd 2009

To MTL:

Jordan Leopold (L)

To COL:

Guillaume Latendresse (L) Francis Bouillon (L)

LINE UP for 2009-2010 CUP RUN:

Andrei Kostitsyn (L) - Jason Spezza ® - Alex Kovalev (L)

Alex Tanguay (L) -Saku Koivu (L) - Matt D’Agostini ®

Max Pacioretty (L) – Maxime Lapierre ® – Sergei Kostitsyn (L)

Steve Begin (L) – Kyle Chipchura (L) – Tom Kostopoulos ®

Georges Laraque ® Robert Lang ®***IR***

Andrei Markov (L) - Mike Komisarek ®

Roman Hamrlik (L) - Patrice Brisebois ®

Jordan Leopold (L) – Mathieu Dandenault ®

O’Byrne ®

2009-2010 Salaries

Forwards: 32.926M

- Spezza ® = 8M

- Tanguay (L) = 5.25M

- Koivu (L) = 4.75M

- Kovalev (L) = 4.5M

- A.Kostitsyn (L) = 3.25M

- Laraque ® = 1.5M

- Begin (L) = 1.057M

- Pacioretty (L) = .875M

- Kostopoulos ® = .871M

- Chipchura (L) = .860M

- S.Kostitsyn (L) = .817M

- Lapierre ® = .688M

- D’Agostini ® = .508M

Defense: 18.49M

- Markov (L) = 5.75M

- Hamrlik (L) = 5.5M

- Dandenault ® = 1.725M

- Komisarek ® = 1.7M

- Leopold (L) = 1.5M

- Brisebois (R) = 1.5M

- O’Byrne ® = .815M

Goalie: 2.975M

- Price = 2.2M

- Halak = .775M

TOTAL: 54.391M

UFA/RFA to SIGN before July 1st

FORWARDS:

- Koivu (L) , 2 yrs @ 4millions

- Kostopoulos ® , 2 yrs @ 1M

- Chipchura (L) , 2 yr @ 1M

- D’Agostini ® , 3 yrs @ .9M

- Gregory Stewart (L) , 2 yrs @ .7M

DEFENSE:

- Komisarek ® , 5 yrs @ 4M

- Leopold (L) , 3 yrs @ 3.25M

- Dandenault ® , 2 yrs @ 1.25M

Sign D- Yannick Weber ® , 3yrs @.9M

LINE UP at JULY 1st

Andrei Kostitsyn (L) – Jason Spezza ® - ????????

??????????????? – Saku Koivu (L) – Matt D’Agostini ®

Max Pacioretty (L) – Maxim Lapierre ® – Sergei Kostitsyn (L)

Georges Laraque ® – Kyle Chipchura (L) – Tom Kostopoulos ®

Gregory Stewart (L)

Andrei Markov (L) – Mike Komisarek ®

Roman Hamrlik (L) – Ryan O’Byrne ®

Jordan Leopold (L) – Yannick Weber ®

Mathieu Dandenault ®

JULY 1ST SALARIES

Forwards: 22.842M

- Spezza ® = 8M

- Koivu (L) = 4.M

- A.Kostitsyn (L) = 3.25M

- Laraque ® = 1.5M

- Kostopoulos ® = 1M

- Chipchura (L) = 1M

- D’Agostini ® = .9M

- Pacioretty (L) = .875M

- S.Kostitsyn (L) = .817M

- Lapierre ® = .8M

- Stewart (L) = .7M

Defense: 20.215M

- Markov (L) = 5.75M

- Hamrlik (L) = 5.5M

- Komisarek ® = 4M

- Leopold (L) = 3.25M

- Dandenault ® = 1.25M

- Yannick Weber ® = .9M

- O’Byrne ® = .815M

Goalie: 2.975M

- Price = 2.2M

- Halak = .775M

TOTAL: 46.032M

CAP SPACE = ~ 9M

UFA TO SIGN JULY 1st

- Mike Knuble ®, 1 yr @ 4M

- Kyle Calder (L), 2 yrs @ 3.5M

LINE UP AFTER START OF 2009-2010 SEASON

Andrei Kostitsyn (L) – Jason Spezza ® – Mike Knuble ®

Kyle Calder (L) – Saku Koivu (L) – Matt D’Agostini ®

Max Pacioretty (L) – Maxim Lapierre ® – Sergei Kostitsyn (L)

Georges Laraque ® – Kyle Chipchura (L) – Tom Kostopoulos ®

Gregory Stewart (L)

Andrei Markov (L) – Mike Komisarek ®

Roman Hamrlik (L) – Ryan O’Byrne ®

Jordan Leopold (L) – Yannick Weber ®

Mathieu Dandenault ®

Carey Price

Yaroslav Halak

2009-2010 SALARIES

Forwards: 30.342M

- Spezza ® = 8M

- Koivu (L) = 4.M

- Knuble ® = 4M

- Kyle Calder (L) = 3.5M

- A.Kostitsyn (L) = 3.25M

- Laraque ® = 1.5M

- Kostopoulos ® = 1M

- Chipchura (L) = 1M

- D’Agostini ® = .9M

- Pacioretty (L) = .875M

- S.Kostitsyn (L) = .817M

- Lapierre ® = .8M

- Stewart (L) = .7M

Defense: 21.465M

- Markov (L) = 5.75M

- Hamrlik (L) = 5.5M

- Komisarek ® = 4M

- Leopold (L) = 3.25M

- Dandenault ® = 1.25M

- Yannick Weber ® = .9M

- O’Byrne ® = .815M

Goalie: 2.975M

- Price = 2.2M

- Halak = .775M

TOTAL: 54.782M

Anyone like it? Toughts are welcome.

[leafs_rock_go_mccabe]

SWEET! I love this thread.

To MTL:

Jason Spezza ($7.000) - UFA in 2015-2016.

4th round draft choice.

To OTT:

Tomas Plekanec ($1.600) - RFA in 2009-2010.

Chris Higgins ($1.700) - RFA in 2009-2010.

Yannick Weber ($0.875) - RFA in 2011-2012.

1st round draft choice.

SIGNINGS:

Marian Hossa ($7.000) - 2 year deal.

Saku Koivu ($3.250) - 3 year deal.

Mike Komisarek ($3.250) - 4 year deal.

Guillaume Latendresse ($1.500) - 2 year deal.

Mathieu Dandenault ($1.250) - 1 year deal.

Tom Kostopoulos ($1.000) - 1 year deal.

Kyle Chipchura ($0.900) - 2 year deal.

Matt D'Agostini ($0.900) - 1 year deal.

Shawn Belle ($0.850) - 2 year deal.

Gregory Stewart ($0.750) - 2 year deal.

2009-2010 ROSTER:

Max Pacioretty ($0.875) - Jason Spezza ($7.000) - Andrei Kostitsyn ($3.250)

Sergei Kostitsyn ($0.825) - Saku Koivu ($3.250) - Marian Hossa ($7.000)

Guillaume Latendresse ($1.500) - Maxim Lapierre ($0.700) - Tom Kostopoulos ($1.000)

Gregory Stewart ($0.750) - Kyle Chipchura ($0.900) - Georges Laraque ($1.500)

Matt D'Agostini ($0.900)

Andrei Markov ($5.750) - Mike Komisarek ($3.250)

Roman Hamrlik ($5.500) - Ryan O'Byrne ($0.950)

Josh Gorges ($1.100) - Mathieu Dandenault ($1.250)

Mathieu Carle ($0.850)

Carey Price ($2.200)

Jaroslav Halak ($0.775)

(And we need to add one more roster player)

CAP HIT:

Approximately $51 million. Plenty of room to readjust the above offers or to add another D-man.

[obieshabs]

D'agostini & Halak to St.Louis for David Backes @ the dealine

Signed:

Andrei Markov (5.75m cap hit)

Roman Hamrlik (5.5m cap hit)

Josh Gorges (1.1m cap hit)

Andrei Kostitsyn (3.25m cap hit)

George Laraque (1.5m cap hit)

Sergei Kostitsyn (0.82m cap hit)

Maxim Lapierre (0.7m cap hit)

Max Pacioretty (0.5m cap hit)

Carey Price (2.2m cap hit)

David Backes (2.5m cap hit)

TOTAL: 23.82 M

Resign:

Saku Koivu 8m/2 years (4m cap hit)

Alex Tanguay 12m/3 years (4m cap hit)

Chris Higgins 12m/4 years (3m cap hit)

Mike Komisarek 25.5m/6 years (4.25m cap hit)

Tom Kostopolous 2.2m/2 years (1.1m cap hit)

Kyle Chipchura 1.6m/2 years (0.8m cap hit)

TOTAL: 17.15 M

TOTAL: 40.97 M

Draft day trade in Montreal...

To Anaheim Guillaume Latendresse, PK Subban & 1st round pick for Chris Pronger

Chris Pronger (6.25m cap hit)

TOTAL: 47.22 M

July 1st

Sign Johan Franzen 12m/3years (4m cap hit)

TOTAL: 52.22 M

Koivu centering Tanguay & Backes

Franzen centering the Kostitsyns

Lapierre centering Higgins & Pacioretty

Chipchura centering Kostopolous & Laraque

Pronger, Markov, Komisarek, Hamrlik, Gorges on the blueline (kinda hoping Mcdonagh makes the team but really doubt it)

So now it's training camp, I need a backup goaltender, a couple of extra fowards (Gregory Stewart)

maybe a couple of low end D (see if Bouillon as signed anywhere yet), and I'm really unsure on what to do with Tomas Plekanec (but that question will be answered in the coming months)

[King-Carey-31]

Deadline deal: Halak and Higgins to detroit for conklin and Filppula

Signed:

Andrei Markov (5.75m cap hit)

Roman Hamrlik (5.5m cap hit)

Josh Gorges (1.1m cap hit)

Andrei Kostitsyn (3.25m cap hit)

George Laraque (1.5m cap hit)

Sergei Kostitsyn (0.82m cap hit)

Maxim Lapierre (0.7m cap hit)

Max Pacioretty (0.5m cap hit)

Carey Price (2.2m cap hit)

Valtteri Filppula (2.5m cap hit)

TOTAL: 23.82 M

Resign:

Saku Koivu 8m/2 years (4m cap hit)

Alex Tanguay 12m/3 years (4m cap hit)

Mike Komisarek 25.5m/6 years (4.25m cap hit)

Tom Kostopolous 2.2m/2 years (1.1m cap hit)

Kyle Chipchura 1.6m/2 years (0.8m cap hit)

Ty Conklin 1.5m/1 year (1.5m cap hit)

TOTAL: 15.55 M

TOTAL: 38.47 M

Draft day trade in Montreal...

Latendresse, Kyle Chipchura and a pick in 2010 to minnesota for Marc-Andre Bergeron

Bergeron signed for 7m/2 years

Marc Andre Bergeron 7m/2 years (3m cap hit) (3-4)

TOTAL: 41.57 M

July 1st

Sign Johan Franzen 12m/3years (4m cap hit)

Erik Cole 14m/3 years (4m cap hit) (going with 4-4-5)

Tim Connolly 7.4m/2 years (3.7m cap hit.)

TOTAL: 11.7 M

TOTAL: 53.37 M

09-10 ROSTER

Koivu centering Tanguay and Cole

Franzen centering the kostitsyns

Lapierre centering connolly and pacioretty

Filppula centering laraque and kostopoulos

Markov - Komisarek

Bergeron - Hamrlik

Gorges - Carle/Weber

Price

Conklin

have Ben Maxwell as a backup forward and have some callups in case of injury, on defense we will be able to call upon a few other young guns, and possible have a bit of room to sign another vet, unless the cap comes down. I like the roster.

[Phatz]

Not bad, somehow you always get Bouwmeester in the mix though

I still playing around it almost impossible to get Vinney and Boumesster into the line up I trying though. But I love Bou too

[ruuvimeisseli]

2009-2010 ROSTER:

Alex Tanguay ($5.000) -Saku Koivu ($3.250) - Andrei Kostitsyn ($3.250) 11.5

Sergei Kostitsyn ($0.825) -Patrik Berglund ($1.247) - Max Pacioretty ($0.875) 2.9

Guillaume Latendresse ($1.500) - Maxim Lapierre ($0.700) - Matt D'Agostini ($0.900) 3.1

Gregory Stewart ($0.750) - Kyle Chipchura ($0.900) - Georges Laraque ($1.500) 3.15

Ryan White Ryan Russellany ahl callup

Andrei Markov ($5.750) - Mike Komisarek ($3.250)

Roman Hamrlik ($5.500) - Jay Bouwmeester ($5.500)

Josh Gorges ($1.100) - Mathieu Carle ($.500) 21.6

Yannick Weber ahl/injury call up

Carey Price ($2.200)

Jaroslav Halak ($0.775) 2.975

Cap used: 45.15

To stl:

Ryan O'Byrne

3rd round pick 2010

Ben maxwell

To mtl:

Patirk berglund

[King-Carey-31]

2009-2010 ROSTER:

Alex Tanguay ($5.000) -Saku Koivu ($3.250) - Andrei Kostitsyn ($3.250) 11.5

Sergei Kostitsyn ($0.825) -Patrik Berglund ($1.247) - Max Pacioretty ($0.875) 2.9

Guillaume Latendresse ($1.500) - Maxim Lapierre ($0.700) - Matt D'Agostini ($0.900) 3.1

Gregory Stewart ($0.750) - Kyle Chipchura ($0.900) - Georges Laraque ($1.500) 3.15

Ryan White Ryan Russellany ahl callup

Andrei Markov ($5.750) - Mike Komisarek ($3.250)

Roman Hamrlik ($5.500) - Jay Bouwmeester ($5.500)

Josh Gorges ($1.100) - Mathieu Carle ($.500) 21.6

Yannick Weber ahl/injury call up

Carey Price ($2.200)

Jaroslav Halak ($0.775) 2.975

Cap used: 45.15

To stl:

Ryan O'Byrne

3rd round pick 2010

Ben maxwell

To mtl:

Patirk berglund

that team is loaded on the backend, but sorely lacking in offense, pick up a few grinders and a leader like Erik Cole and you've got a solid team haha

[obieshabs]

So, trade Latendresse, Chipchura and a pick @ the draft for a guy who will be a FA a week later, not to mention I'd bring Kevin Haller outta retirement before I'd pay Bergeron 3.5 Million a year.

And the day Maxwell, O'byrne and a pick get us Patrick Berglund from St.Louis is the day the Blues hire Rejean Houle as GM.

[habs-24]

man if we could ever get Cole to sign on the dotted line ...

[SteenIsThaFuture]

man if we could ever get Cole to sign on the dotted line ...

Why? Hes been declining steadily for years now since the 05-06 year.

[ChiLla]

Why? Hes been declining steadily for years now since the 05-06 year.

Agreed, he's been a force out there and scored on us in bunches when we used to play Carolina.

However, he doesn't seem to be the same player after the serious neck injury.

Carolina traded him for a reason and he's not doing extremely well in Edmonton either.

At a reasonable price I'd give it a thought but he shouldn't be a top-priority.

[habs-24]

Why? Hes been declining steadily for years now since the 05-06 year.

dont have to sign him to a crazy deal, worth a look