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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    I didn't care about picking up anyone, but trading away the starting goalie for a trip for two to Seaworld makes about as much sense as trading away the starting goalie for a trip for two to Seaworld.....
  • BrotherLoveBone
    BrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    Rygar wrote:
    I didn't care about picking up anyone, but trading away the starting goalie for a trip for two to Seaworld makes about as much sense as trading away the starting goalie for a trip for two to Seaworld.....

    Yes pretty much seems that even with no trades at all would've been a better situation than what you got but IF Huet was going to be shipped it probably would've been better to get a player worth something now or at least a 1st round pick.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Rygar wrote:
    I didn't care about picking up anyone, but trading away the starting goalie for a trip for two to Seaworld makes about as much sense as trading away the starting goalie for a trip for two to Seaworld.....
    Well i am amazed that they didn't aquire at least hedberg, but trading huet for nothing was stupid.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    Well i am amazed that they didn't aquire at least hedberg, but trading huet for nothing was stupid.
    Gainey thinks Halak/Price can do as good a job as Huet/Price. Halak and Price are both good goaltenders (there was interest in both yesterday, btw) but the playoffs are going to be a different story, as everyone knows.
    I don't see how he couldn't get more than an '09 second rounder, but it is what it is now. He obviously didn't think Huet was coming back after this year.

    I'll say good job on not biting the Hossa bullet. ATL wanted Higgins, Ryder, Grabovski (all of whom were in the game last night) and a prospect or draft....that would have been worse than trading Huet for a 2nd rounder.

    I'm skeptical of our chances now, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.

    In the meantime, Carey Price called me last night and told me to shut my f%ckin' trap.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Rygar wrote:
    Gainey thinks Halak/Price can do as good a job as Huet/Price. Halak and Price are both good goaltenders (there was interest in both yesterday, btw) but the playoffs are going to be a different story, as everyone knows.
    I don't see how he couldn't get more than an '09 second rounder, but it is what it is now. He obviously didn't think Huet was coming back after this year.

    I'll say good job on not biting the Hossa bullet. ATL wanted Higgins, Ryder, Grabovski (all of whom were in the game last night) and a prospect or draft....that would have been worse than trading Huet for a 2nd rounder.

    I'm skeptical of our chances now, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.

    In the meantime, Carey Price called me last night and told me to shut my f%ckin' trap.
    Well did he shut ur trap last night, i only wish Price stayed long enough for the Leafs to draft him a few years back, but out of no where mtl knew toronto wanted him and mtl grabbed him lol, but who knows, fergie prolly would have traded him to boston for raycroft, but i was hoping mtl was going to throw the farm away for hossa, but gainey showed he had common sense not to trade for a guy who doesn't show up at playoff time.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    Well did he shut ur trap last night, i only wish Price stayed long enough for the Leafs to draft him a few years back, but out of no where mtl knew toronto wanted him and mtl grabbed him lol, but who knows, fergie prolly would have traded him to boston for raycroft, but i was hoping mtl was going to throw the farm away for hossa, but gainey showed he had common sense not to trade for a guy who doesn't show up at playoff time.
    He held common sense last year too, and the fans went bonkers. Half of the Habs fans would trade the top two lines for one superstar.
    Halak almost got us into the playoffs last year (should have been in goal the last game...tsk tsk), and he's the top goalie in the AHL (I think) this year. We'll see how that translates to the NHL...
    Price and Huet are both inconsistent to some degree, so it might not be that big a change.
    Oh well.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Rygar wrote:
    He held common sense last year too, and the fans went bonkers. Half of the Habs fans would trade the top two lines for one superstar.
    Halak almost got us into the playoffs last year (should have been in goal the last game...tsk tsk), and he's the top goalie in the AHL (I think) this year. We'll see how that translates to the NHL...
    Price and Huet are both inconsistent to some degree, so it might not be that big a change.
    Oh well.
    Halak i think Gainey said had the best save percentage in the AHL, and he had the best one last year as well.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    Halak i think Gainey said had the best save percentage in the AHL, and he had the best one last year as well.
    My fingers are crossed ;)
    I understand why Huet's gone, I'm just a bit surprised.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Sportsnet was saying Atlanta wanted Higgins, S. Kostitsyn and Plekanec plus a pick for Hossa....wtf....
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Honourable mention for the brief period of time that we're number 1!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank!

    Horrible game by Price, the defence, and to a lesser degree, the officials.
    Some real laffers let in by Price. Halak on Thursday!
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    just saw the spin-o-rama on sportscenter wow
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    just saw the spin-o-rama on sportscenter wow
    Did you see Thorton score from behind the net, or the guy score from the neutral zone? Yikes!
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Rygar wrote:
    Did you see Thorton score from behind the net, or the guy score from the neutral zone? Yikes!


    i saw the behind the net in the 1st

    but i went to bed then

    neutral zone also :eek:
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    i saw the behind the net in the 1st

    but i went to bed then

    neutral zone also :eek:
    I dunno if the puck bounced or if Price unintentionally deflected it up over himself when he tried to stop it, but the shot from the neutral zone went along the ice until right in front of him then went up over him into the net.
    Wasted opportunity with Ottawa losing to the Ducks (and with bad reffing in the Habs-Sharks game, they have got nothing on the horrific reffing in the Ducks-Sens game!)
  • Rygar
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    14-5 shots in favor of the coyotes in the first, hehehe, this oughta go well...
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,448
    going pretty well now, three straight power plays, two goals, canadiens up by one.
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  • Rygar
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    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    going pretty well now, three straight power plays, two goals, canadiens up by one.
    Turned out good for us despite the sleepy offense, great rebound for Price stopping 37 of 39 shots after his horrid outing in SJ.
    LA tomorrow.
  • NY PJ1
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    nice 3rd period last night
  • Rygar
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    NY PJ1 wrote:
    nice 3rd period last night
    Works for me. 7 pts from 1st to 8th, there's no room for losses now.

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