I think we will need more than 24 hours. We're spending to the cap and have like a gizzillion dollars in space. This must be what Yan feels like when he walks through his poppy fields.
- Ultimate Cyberhabs

Heheheee... I'm wearing my bling for good luck for tomorrow now.

Well when you call Chris Pronger washed up... I have to question such stupidity.
- Richards18

No the question is why a GM brings in more money against the cap when the team is already right up against it.

...about that trade, Bob...

Hello Habs fans!

It's a brand new day!

Scott Gomez for captain!

just heard gomez on rds ... doesnt seem pleased at all
- Traceur

dont make stuff up
i listened to his conference call. he was excited and eager to makeup for a bad year due to health problems. he seems like a guy with tons of pride and that has been lacking in montreal in recent years

Hello Habs fans!

It's a brand new day!

Scott Gomez for captain!
- selvig

"!"

Seriously, you missed the reaction on these boards, minutes after the trade.
Oh, my.

Heheheee... I'm wearing my bling for good luck for tomorrow now.
- Yan

It almost looks like were getting new apples cause some of the old ones were rotten.

Anyone who seriously think that Gainey is doing a good job as GM or that he is even lucid for that matter, knows little or nothing about hockey...
This is a TERRIBLE trade...7.4M$ cap hit for a career 14-15 goal scorer... 56 points last year, playing on the powerplay?? are u guys serious? Gainey just panicked and set us back another 5 years...
Let us list Gaineys idiocies during his 6 year tenure as General Clown of the Montreal Canadiens: (in no order)
Losing Streit for nothing, Losing Souray for nothing, now losing Komisarek who was at one point the heart and soul of this team for NOTHING, disrespecting Saku yet being more than willing to resign a guy who completely abandoned his teammates 3 years ago in Toronto (last game of year) and several times since, Signing Hamrlik for almost 6 Million wieners, Betraying his apparent top two friends in Jarvis and Carbs, then Lever, all with NO explanation, Losing all the other UFAs for nothing, being a SELLER two years ago with the Canadiens first in the East (wow what a vote of encouragement for the guys who had battled so hard that year), signing Samsonov, not realizing Langdon had signed elsewhere a few years ago ("I found out after came back from my fishing trip" said Gainey that summer...)....and now GOmez

But SERIOUSLY, IS GAINEY SOBER?? IS HE LUCID?? THIS GUY IS ALSO THE MOST ARROGANT , AND LEAST FAN FRIENDLY GM IN CANADIENS HISTORY, NO TRANSPARENCY, RARELY TALKS TO MEDIA, POINTED FINGER AT FANS SEVERAL TIMES IN CRITICISM, AND IS A HORRIBLE, I MEAN HORRIBLE SALESMAN WHEN COMES TIME TO ATTRACTING FREE AGENT AND TALKING WITH OTHER GMs ...

HAD ENOUGH THIS IS INSANELY RIDICULOUS!!
- pghoche

Way to focus on the positives there, Captain Optimism!

The only thing that blows about this deal is the cap hit. Gomez is an upgrade to last year's centres.

Is it great? No.
Is Bob done? No.
How do I know? His Hummer isn't burning.
- Ultimate Cyberhabs

It is safe for now Now Im hoping that BG does this next makes a play for Hossa, Laperriere, (Neil he can beat the goof in Boston.) Get 2 of this 3 Beauchemin,Seidenberg, De Vries and his Hummer stays safe

"!"

Seriously, you missed the reaction on these boards, minutes after the trade.
Oh, my.
- Yan

I've been up to my knees in mud for 4 days, I miss my desk.

When I came into regain my sanity I saw the trade on TSN and wished I'd been here.

Only after laughing at my wife the Habs fan.

Way to focus on the positives there, Captain Optimism!
- 3M

OMG OMG WORST TRADE EVER OMG LOLZ FIRE GAINEY OMG WORST GM EVER OMG GOMEZ SUCKS OMG WOOOO-

* passes out *

I've been up to my knees in mud for 4 days, I miss my desk.

When I came into regain my sanity I saw the trade on TSN and wished I'd been here.

Only after laughing at my wife the Habs fan.
- selvig

Personally, I don't like the trade, but I'm getting used to it already.
All depends of what will happen next. We need grit.

We.
need.
grit.

Personally, I don't like the trade, but I'm getting used to it already.
All depends of what will happen next. We need grit.

We.
need.
grit.
- Yan

I assume asp was planning the parade route as soon as he heard the news?

I assume asp was planning the parade route as soon as he heard the news?
- selvig

No over-reaction from asp.
Just said GO HAWKS GO.

Now that Gainey has overpaid for a second line center, I wonder if he will go get a #1 center, since it is what we needed in the first place?
- Habs_Dude

I hear Sundin is UFA

No over-reaction from asp.
Just said GO HAWKS GO.
- Yan

Three words that meant so much, at least at the time.

No over-reaction from asp.
Just said GO HAWKS GO.
- Yan

Oh I wish I weren't back to the mines tomorrow.

Let's save some rage for Tuesday when I'm back at work.

Honestly, it wasn't that bad of a trade.

It is safe for now Now Im hoping that BG does this next makes a play for Hossa, Laperriere, (Neil he can beat the goof in Boston.) Get 2 of this 3 Beauchemin,Seidenberg, De Vries and his Hummer stays safe
- Molson Gang

Exactly. DeVries and Beauchemin would shore up the D, especially with the departure of Komisarek and bring in toughness and character.

Another guy I would love to see in a Habs uniform who is UFA is Chad Larose.

Laperriere would be nice and even Chris Neil... nice 4th 'crash line adding Stewart into the mix...

Finally... some heart and grit and toughness throughout the lineup! Keep going Bob

DD also went MIA shortly after "the announcement".

Honestly, it wasn't that bad of a trade.
- twiztedmike

Exactly. The 8 million contract + losing McDonagh was tough to swallow.
But I like Gomez and his two-way play, personally.
As long as he's well surrounded.

Honestly, it wasn't that bad of a trade.
- twiztedmike

Cap hit blows but Gomez is an upgrade. I think I read that he averages out at 7.3

Exactly. The 8 million contract + losing McDonagh was tough to swallow.
But I like Gomez and his two-way play, personally.
As long as he's well surrounded.
- Yan

So...it was a bad trade then.

So...it was a bad trade then.
- selvig

All depends of what Gainey will do next.
For now, I'm not excited... not even optimistic. Just curious.

All depends of what Gainey will do next.
For now, I'm not excited... not even optimistic. Just curious.
- Yan

Me too. I don't want to be #5 in the NE anymore.

If Gomez is the start of something big, then it'll be an alright season in Montreal next year.

If Gomez is all that happens, we'll be seeing someone else watching the team from the GM's box come november.