Gionta Signs with Habs

Another small player

Maybe Gomez, Gionta and Cammalleri play on the same line?

Henri Richard and Yvon Cournoyer weren't 'big'...except in the way they played.

Anyway, Hal Gill and Le Grand Georges will be on call if things get rough.

And as I remember, Cammi has a fair bit of nasty in him.

davetherave wrote:

And as I remember, Cammi has a fair bit of nasty in him.

That nasty is in the form of Heatley-style hacks and stick work

davetherave wrote:Maybe Gomez, Gionta and Cammalleri play on the same line?

Henri Richard and Yvon Cournoyer weren't 'big'...except in the way they played.

Anyway, Hal Gill and Le Grand Georges will be on call if things get rough.

And as I remember, Cammi has a fair bit of nasty in him.

Weren't the Sens criticized for the last few years for being a 1 line team ?

cas wrote:

davetherave wrote:

And as I remember, Cammi has a fair bit of nasty in him.

That nasty is in the form of Heatley-style hacks and stick work

he's like Heatley too in the sense he disappears when the going gets tough (playoffs)

davetherave wrote:Maybe Gomez, Gionta and Cammalleri play on the same line?

Henri Richard and Yvon Cournoyer weren't 'big'...except in the way they played.

Anyway, Hal Gill and Le Grand Georges will be on call if things get rough.

And as I remember, Cammi has a fair bit of nasty in him.

Dave, seriously, it's a different game now. Karlsson would probably tower over Kharlamov.

Hal Gill won't there to help them out in the opposite end corners. And even in his won end he's not quick enough or fast enough to keep up. These guys are quick and are not going to get hit a lot, but when they do they won't be getting up very quickly. Plus a lot of the plays where their size will go against them will not be rough plays at all, but just trying to push their way forward against the boards. Actually, the more I think of it the less likely I see the three of them playing on the same line.

5 x 5

What a god-awful deal. Gionta was overpaid last year. That guy deserves Mike Comrie money at best. He'll never top 60 points again.

Montreal took plenty of swings this week and definitely hit a few balls -- problem is, they were all foul balls.

Yikes. Gainey won't last the year. Or at least he shouldn't.

rooneypoo wrote:5 x 5

What a god-awful deal. Gionta was overpaid last year. That guy deserves Mike Comrie money at best. He'll never top 60 points again.

Montreal took plenty of swings this week and definitely hit a few balls -- problem is, they were all foul balls.

Yikes. Gainey won't last the year. Or at least he shouldn't.

I guess he wanted to make a splash for the 2nd part of their 100th celebration, wrong splash to make, they are smaller and will get beat around senseless.

Gionta and GOmez will get many points on the PP, as long as Markov is still there.

I like the new habs, one element missing ... I'm trying to figure out how much cash they have left, it's hard to determine.

Either Kovalev or Tanguay would be nice to return. I know Tanguay is younger, but my heart's with kovy. ....

I like that Gainey re-united Gomez and Gionta. They need more offensive depth, but I didn't mind this move. They overpaid, but that's how it works sometimes.

I'm still a little bitter than Gainey helped out Sather though. He was diddled.

SpezDispenser wrote:I like that Gainey re-united Gomez and Gionta. They need more offensive depth, but I didn't mind this move. They overpaid, but that's how it works sometimes.

I'm still a little bitter than Gainey helped out Sather though. He was diddled.

SpezD> NHL GMs actually do help each other out when it serves their purposes.

Yeah, Gainey might have 'overpaid' to get Gomez...but it allowed him to put together the components of what could be a very productive line for the Habs. Gionta-Gomez-Cammalleri is a trio that can skate circles around the opposition, score big goals, forecheck and backcheck. Hey, how about that...

And all three are nasty. Call it hacking and stick work, whatever you want, these guys aren't floaters. Gionta, in particular, crashes the net like he's six inches taller.

Gomez and Gionta are also Cup winners.

No predictions on how the Habs fare next year, of course...but IMHO the Canadiens now have the potential to play as a team again...with the distractions subtracted.

I'm actually more leary of the Leafs this season than I am against the Canadiens.

Losing Komisarek made Montreal's defense softer than velour.

HowieMorenz wrote:I like the new habs, one element missing ... I'm trying to figure out how much cash they have left, it's hard to determine.

Either Kovalev or Tanguay would be nice to return. I know Tanguay is younger, but my heart's with kovy. ....

As much as I hate plugging the other site, their cap central is really good. I actually used to go to it before they teamed with HB. If you'd rather somewhat bypass HB, you can go directly to www.nhlscap.com ... it still works. According to that site, the Habs currently sit at a cap hit of 47,961,390, and thus have a 8,838,610 remaining. And those are the updated numbers, including the Gomez trade, and the Gionta, Cammy, Spacek, and Gill signings.

PKC wrote:I'm actually more leary of the Leafs this season than I am against the Canadiens.

Losing Komisarek made Montreal's defense softer than velour.

That's why they picked up Hal Gill... hahahahah! That guy is the softest big guy in the league. Remember when he was in Boston and he had those bouts with Neil. Neil would own him, despite being over half a foot shorter. Lee could probably take Gill.