Habtastic- I agree. Hainsey had ample opportunity and did not produce. How long are we supposed to hang onto him? It is easy to sit here and say that Gainey should have gotten something for him. Like what? Another underachieving dman to send to Hamilton? You don't think that Gainey tried to get as much as he could for Marcel Hossa too? I am sure he was on the phone steady for a week and that the Garth Murray deal was the best he could do. It is easy for us to say that we could have gotten more for Hossa. But there are many things to consider. Number one, Hossa is STILL an unknown. We all say he has potential and may come back to haunt us. Maybe he will. But I doubt very much that teams were going to pound down BG's door offering us high draft picks for him. Number 2, there is no doubt that the Habs still owed the Rangers the "future considerations" part of the Kovalev deal. And last, but not least, the Rangers are no threat to make the playoffs this year or anytime sooner. So he may score a goal or 2 against us in regular season. But a place like NY is safe to ship him.