Booche Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Ryder signs another one year deal while avoiding arbitration.I was sure he was going to get over three million per. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 $2.95M is not really that bad. The bad thing is that the contract was only for one year. Ryder now becomes trade bait at the trade deadline because he's UFA at the end of the season. I have no doubt that he will go to the highest bidder when his contract runs out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Its a great deal but its obvious neither the organization nor Ryder plans on pursuing this relationship for too much longer.....unless they sign him to a longer deal during the season but I cant see that happening. Tradefuckingbait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Loyalty be damned.In Bob I Trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Is anybody else surprised that Mike Johnson has not been picked up by anyone yet?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 RDS will be the home of the habs till 2013.Totally awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Just how close is Brisebois to rejoining the Habs? Apparently his agent sent a counter-offer to the Habs. Rumour placed Gainey's initial offer around $700K for the year. Brisebois would be going into his 17th season in the NHL.If he's signed, then the Habs actually have a SURPLUS of defencemen (Markov, Harmlik, Komisarek, Streit, Dandenault, Bouillion, Gorges, Brisebois, and "NHL-ready" prospects Cote and O'Byrne), leading journalists to believe that some sort of trade is in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 "NHL-ready" prospects Cote and O'ByrneCome on. No one is NHL-ready until they can prove they can play in the NHL. Les Habs would not have offered Patrice a contract if both those players were ready. Just think about it for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I think that Gainey wants someone in the Niinimaa role of experienced defenceman that will spend most of his time in the press box, hence why he approached Brisebois. Rumours going around is that they also wanted to mend fences with him so that he would accept an office/coaching job with the Habs once he retires.Cote is 3rd line D material which we don't really need currently, and he will really need to prove himself in camp if he wants to stay. He will be challenging Josh Gorges (and Brisebois?) for the 7th D-Man role unless some sort of trade pans out.O'Byrne has the Chara-factor going for him, but I figure he'll get another year in Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 La Presse is reporting that a deal with Brisebois is imminent. Time to dust off that #43 jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Damn. There is nothing going on right now, is there? The Brisebois signing was kinda big, and possibly a precursor to a trade, but otherwise all is quiet on the Gainey front.The only scrap of news I found was that Team U.S. has opened their junior team training camp, and the invitees include three Habs first round picks: David Fischer (D, 1st round 2006, 20th overall), Ryan McDonagh (D, 1st round 2007, 12th overall), and Max Pacioretty (LW, 1st round 2007, 22nd overall). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 The Brisebois signing was kinda bigThere is noooooooooooo waaaaaaaaaaaay I just read that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 "kinda"Just because it causes a surplus of D-men and leads to wild speculation of a further move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 You Habs fans do remember booing him out of town 2 years ago, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 All the way to fucking Paris buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 You Habs fans do remember booing him out of town 2 years ago, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 New jersey numbers just announced:6 Tom Kostopoulos14 Tomas Plekanec (from 35)20 Bryan Smolinski44 Roman Hamrlik71 Patrice BriseboisAn interesting side note: Kovalev is listed as an assistant on the Habs website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXQ42 Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 you confused me there for a second with the new jersey thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Speaking of new jerseys... A prototype or a horrible hoax? The Habs will unveil their new "My NHL" Reebok jerseys just before their first pre-season game in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Practice jerseys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Sam Pollock died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Heady GM. One Saturday on Coaches Corner, Don Cherry said that the Habs obtained The Flower via that old rule whereby MTL got first swab at Quebec born players but I believe he was wrong in this case. Again. He was just held a grudge for too many years over losing his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Great pic Booche. Good ol' Numero Dix ... my hero. Guy rocks. Don't listen to Cherry, he's just bitter that the B's always got beat in the playoffs by the good ol' Habs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 From Habsworld.com, here's how the Habs managed to draft Guy Lafleur 1st overall:May 22nd, 1970 Montreal Canadiens trade Ernie Hicke and Montreal’s 1970 first round draft pick to the California Golden Seals for Francois Lacombe, cash, and California’s first round draft pick. The trade that Sam Pollack will always be most remembered for actually is a two part deal. This trade was made a year in advance of the 1971 draft. The Canadiens had already identified Guy Lafleur as their pick the next year. With the rules having changed and the Canadiens no longer holding the rights to all French players, Pollack bargained that the Seals would finish in last place and that the first pick would be Montreal’s. However as the 1970-71 season played out the Seals actually were ahead of the Los Angeles Kings in the standings, bringing about the second part of the trade. January 26th, 1971 Montreal Canadiens trade Ralph Backstrom to the Los Angeles Kings for Gord Labossiere and Ray Fortin For the past year Backstrom had been voicing his desire to play in a warmer climate. Pollock granted his wish and got one of his own. A rejuvenated Backstrom helped lead the Kings out of the basement. The Seals finished in last place and the Canadiens armed with the first overall pick selected Guy Lafleur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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