NHL off season thread (trades, signings, etc…)

[lgna69xxx]

somebody's been tipping the bottle a bit at 3am i see


Habs D is not that great, at all........... decent at best

Joke all you want fool, the Maple Laff’s one dimensional defense will be among the most penalized in the league next season – any team with a decent forecheck and power play will light it up against the Maple Turds!

Speaking of next season, Montreal’s goals for/against ratio will still be higher than the Laffs – book it!

Bob’s done pretty well, signing Buffalo’s top point producing defense man:

Player
Team
Pos
GP
G
A
P +/-
PIM
PP
SH
GW

OT
S
S%
TOI/G
Sft/G
FO%

1 Jaroslav Spacek
BUF D 80 8 37 45 2 38 4 0 0 0 130 6.2 22:16 28.0 0.0
2 Craig Rivet
BUF D 64 2 22 24 4 125 1 0 0 0 80 2.5 20:14 26.7 0.0
3 Toni Lydman
BUF D 80 3 20 23 0 70 0 0 0 0 99 3.0 21:46 28.0 0.0
4 Andrej Sekera
BUF D 69 3 16 19 -11 22 1 0 1 0 84 3.6 20:42 26.7 0.0
5 Teppo Numminen
BUF D 57 2 15 17 -4 22 1 0 1 0 34 5.9 17:30 23.3 0.0
6 Henrik Tallinder
BUF D 66 1 11 12 -2 36 0 0 1 0 35 2.9 18:25 24.8 0.0

and the Rangers top defensive blue liner:

Player
Team
Pos
GP
G
A
P +/-
PIM
PP
SH
GW

OT
S
S%
TOI/G
Sft/G
FO%

1 Michal Rozsival
NYR D 76 8 22 30 -7 52 3 0 2 1 120 6.7 22:30 27.7 0.0
2 Wade Redden
NYR D 81 3 23 26 -5 51 2 0 0 0 161 1.9 22:20 28.4 0.0
3 Dan Girardi
NYR D 82 4 18 22 -14 53 2 0 1 0 122 3.3 21:31 28.0 0.0
4 Paul Mara
NYR D 76 5 16 21 2 94 1 0 0 0 102 4.9 18:57 24.9 50.0
5 Derek Morris
NYR D 75 5 15 20 -10 40 0 1 0 0 120 4.2 20:53 30.5 0.0
6 Marc Staal
NYR D 82 3 12 15 -7 64 0 0 1 0 96 3.1 21:07 27.5 0.0

and one of Pittsburgh’s top 4 d-men:

Gill was a +11 last year (only Scuderi was better) and was clutch for the Pens in their cup run

Along with Markov, Hamrlik and Gorges (a combined 120 points and a + 14 last season) this is one of the best top 6 in the league!

Go Bob Go!
Go Habs Go!

 

[G1GBallday]

Paul Mara

Gotta love the guy's enthusiasm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX_pylSbJK4

 

[JustBob]

These aren't "Facts", these are simply the biased opinions of a Leafs fan. The problem with you Doc is that even when you do make sensible points, they are invariably buried in a sea of exaggerations and hyperbole...

Like this:

-Josh Gorges doesn't even belong in the NHL; on any other team, he'd be in the minors.

Fact: Josh Gorges played 81 games in 2008-2009 and finished the season with +12. He led the team with a +7 rating in Nov. and a +10 rating in Dec... Blocked the most shots on the team in Nov. (34) and Dec. (35)... Led the team with a +5 rating in Feb...

Which makes your statement complete nonsense...

95% of Habs fans had never heard of Paul Mara until yesterday; those that also follow the NFL thought he was one of the owners of the NY Giants.

And what the hell does this have to do with anything??? Mara was the only Rangers D-man to finish the season in the '+' column. He's a big, "stay at home" D-man who rarely makes bad decisions in his own end (unlike Komisarek ). He's also known as a great team player and a leader in the locker room. You don't believe me, just ask Rangers fans...

-The Habs will have an average, overpaid defence this coming season; similar to last season.

No. The top six is an improvement over last year's group. Not a "top of the league" group as our friend gohabsgo would put it, but still an above average solid group. And please stop with that silly "overpaid!" argument. It's getting old... not to mention meaningless.

And all the other stuff you wrote is of the "glass half empty" variety... You should look up the word "objectivity" in the dictionary.

 

[G1GBallday]

I haven't laughed so hard in days!!!! Actually, since July 1st!!!

Oh you mean when you saw Smilin' Brian's face when the Kings selected Brayden Schenn.

Me too I had a good laugh at that

 

[JustBob]

Josh Gorges was a decent defenceman for the Habs, as you pointed out (you seem to forget there's more to hockey than stats). But that was for THE HABS. On any other team in the NHL, he'd be a 5th or 6th defenceman AT BEST, if not in the minors.

Errr... HE IS a fifth or sixth D-man. And a good one at that. I never argued he was Markov or Lidstrom...

The fact he's playing on a bad team makes him look better than he actually is.

That's one of the stupidest things I ever heard. How does that work exactly? He managed to have good stats on a bad team therefore he's overrated? lollll

Paul Mara. Already with his fifth team in an otherwise marginal, very ordinary career. Some leader. A typical 'nobody' in the NHL. Enough said.

Everybody, including analysts, Rangers fans and even some Leafs fans believe that he's a good solid pick for the Habs.

This tiring "everything about the Habs is bad" routine of yours is getting old...

 

[gohabsgo]

This tiring "everything about the Habs is bad" routine of yours is getting old...

I think you need to just ignore this poster. At one time or another this poster has been a fan of every team in the division or conference – depending on what the standings look like.

The "everything about the Habs is bad" routine is just a product of jealousy, bitterness and frustration because that poster knows that Toronto will again miss the post season for the fifth straight year and that once again Montreal will be a playoff team

 

[lgna69xxx]

GOHABSGO, put your money where your mouth is, i will bet you a good seat to a LEAFS/habs game in the 2nd half of the season that the LEAFS will have more points by the allstar break than the Canadiens......and if you dont pay up when i win the bet, i will come and deflate all four tires of that "wagon" you live on......

I think you need to just ignore this poster. At one time or another this poster has been a fan of every team in the division or conference – depending on what the standings look like.

The "everything about the Habs is bad" routine is just a product of jealousy, bitterness and frustration because that poster knows that Toronto will again miss the post season for the fifth straight year and that once again Montreal will be a playoff team

 

[gohabsgo]

Habs sign Moen!!!

Mara et Moen s'amènent à Montréal

http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/278126.html

Moen is a good solid pick up and will fit in nicely on the Habs 3rd line and p.k. – welcome to Montréal!

Moen is yet another player Burke wanted but didn’t get. While Burke was signing non-nhl players from the Swedish league, Bob was busy adding toughness, hard work and size. Bob has done a great job - this group of players is grittier and more workman like than before. With Martin's coaching they will have some structure in their game and Price will have a monster year because of it. Gionta, Gomez and Cammellari will be part of some of the fastest and most exciting lines in the league while the “K” brothers will flourish with less pressure and a winning team behind them.

Funny how last year Laff fans were calling the Habs the Montreal Europeans – now the shoes on the other foot!

Possible lines – I like this team!

A. Kostitsyn-Gomez-Gionta
S. Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Cammaleri
Latendresse-Lapierre-Moen
Stewart-Chipchura-Metropolit/D'Agostini

Markov-Mara
Hamrlik-Spacek
Gill-Gorges
O'Byrne

Price
Halak

Go Bob Go!
Go Habs Go!

 

[gohabsgo]

By the way, Chipchura are still unsigned. .

why don't you check the news and get your facts straight first before spouting off? It certainly hasnt stopped you in the past

Habs ink deal with Chipchura

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/.../2009/07/11/habs-ink-deal-with-chipchura.aspx

re read my post - those are POSSIBLE lines

enjoy missing the playoffs again for a fifth straight season!

 

[smuler]

Gotta love the guy's enthusiasm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX_pylSbJK4

We certainly will miss him...

I'm sure you will see that he is a solid Dman in Montreal


Best Regards

Smuler

 

[lgna69xxx]

maybe Gainey signed Mara to teach him (Gainey) some personality

Gotta love the guy's enthusiasm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX_pylSbJK4

 

[lgna69xxx]

you no something here, i rag on the Habs alot because i am first and foremost a Leafs diehard fan, but like i have said before, i "like" the Canadiens , long story, but i like Montreal to be relavant because of the city i Love, but with that said, i really dont think they have done anything to improve over last years club, in fact i think they stayed the same, or maybe took a step backwards.......

 

[gohabsgo]

Are the Habs a smaller team this season? Are they smaller than the Maple Losers? NO!

Here's last seasons roster of players with 30 or more games played - height in inches and weight in pounds

Roman Hamrlik 74 209
Josh Gorges 73 202
Tomas Plekanec 71 197
Maxim Lapierre 74 207
Alexei Kovalev 73 215
Andrei Markov 72 209
Tom Kostopoulos 72 201
Glen Metropolit 70 195
Andrei Kostitsyn 72 208
Mathieu Schneider 71 195
Mike Komisarek 76 243
Saku Koivu 70 182
Patrice Brisebois 74 197
Christopher Higgins 72 203
Guillaume Latendresse74 230
Sergei Kostitsyn 71 204
Francis Bouillon 68 198
Matt D'Agostini 72 201
Alex Tanguay 73 189
Robert Lang 75 217
Mathieu Dandenault72 208
Ryan O'Byrne 78 228
Max Pacioretty 74 203
Georges Laraque 75 253

average height 72.8 inches (~6'1")

average weight 208.1 lbs.


and here's this season's roster (so far) from the Habs website

Mike Cammalleri 69 185
Matt D'Agostini 72 201
Brian Gionta 67 175
Scott Gomez 71 200
Andrei Kostitsyn 72 208
Sergei Kostitsyn 71 204
Maxim Lapierre 74 207
Georges Laraque 75 253
Guillaume Latendresse 74 230
Glen Metropolit 70 195
Travis Moen 74 215
Max Pacioretty 74 203
Tomas Plekanec 71 197
Gregory Stewart 74 200
Hal Gill 79 250
Josh Gorges 73 202
Roman Hamrlik 74 209
Paul Mara 76 212
Andrei Markov 72 209
Ryan O'Byrne 78 228
Jaroslav Spacek 71 204
Yannick Weber 71 194

average height 72.8 inches (~6'1")

average weight 208.2 lbs.

Toronto light weights

Jason Blake 70 180
Mikhail Grabovski 71 179
Niklas Hagman 72 205
Christian Hanson 75 202
Nikolai Kulemin 73 183
Brad May 73 213
Jamal Mayers 73 214
John Mitchell 73 182
Colton Orr 75 222
Alexei Ponikarovsky 76 220
Matt Stajan 73 200
Lee Stempniak 72 195
Colin Stuart 74 205
Francois Beauchemin 72 207
Garnet Exelby 73 215
Jeff Finger 73 205
Tomas Kaberle "A" 73 198
Michael Komisarek 76 243
Phil Oreskovic 76 217
Luke Schenn 74 216
Mike Van Ryn 73 198
Ian White 70 185

average height 73.2 inches (~6'1")

average weight 203.8 lbs.

 

[gohabsgo]

Bottom line: Montreal is a playoff team, Toronto will miss the post season for the fifth straight year - end of story.

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

Jacques Lemaire to coach New Jersey Devils again.

http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2009/07/new_jersey_devils_hire_jacques.html
funny frenchQ-man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkuS94tD6EE

 

[lgna69xxx]

If your so confident in this then accept my bet........ or ya SCARED!

Bottom line: Montreal is a playoff team, Toronto will miss the post season for the fifth straight year - end of story.

 

[G1GBallday]

until they've won 5 straight.

Reminds me of an old joke.

Why is it the Leafs can't surf the internet?

Because they're incapable of putting three Ws together.

 

[lgna69xxx]

Oct 1 2009 Habs @ Leafs........ now this is the way to start the season!

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

bruins flyers new years day outdoors at fenway park

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=442699

 

[gohabsgo]

Tom Kostopoulos says no to Mtl

Yet another factually incorrect statement - he wasn’t offered a contract. His spot will be taken by Moen (who did by the way, say no to Toronto).

It’s too funny listening to Laff fans critique Montreal – maybe if you were a Detroit or Pittsburgh fan (teams that have actually won something – unlike the Maple Losers who haven't made it out of their conference in 43 years!) you might have some credibility. Oh wait, at one time or another you probably were/are a Wings and/or Pens fan too.