The problem with winning!

AB Habman · Guru

The problem with winning!

Habtastic · Guru

Gainey won't trade a D-man, except maybe Streit.

Habtastic

Key Lime · Guru

Habtastic wrote:

Gainey won't trade a D-man, except maybe Streit. Habtastic

Streit? Man, I never even thought of that...I'm sure some teams have some interest in him after seeing him in the Olympics...and some teams are in dyer need of defensemen like Vancouver. Then again, why don't the Habs show interest in him? He hasn't played since he got back...hmm is BG saving hin for a trade. Damn Habtastic, now you got me thinking...

plouf · Guru

Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm hoping for no trade except for peripheral guys like Streit or Sundstrom (or Theo, ha ha). Zednik, Souray and Ribeiro would've been our best bait, but they're playing better right now than they have the whole season. I feel like the chemistry is good. Why mess with it? This is probably not THE year anyway. Let's keep an eye on about two years from now, which IS the year, I think.

Key Lime · Guru

plouf wrote:

Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm hoping for no trade except for peripheral guys like Streit or Sundstrom (or Theo, ha ha). Zednik, Souray and Ribeiro would've been our best bait, but they're playing better right now than they have the whole season. I feel like the chemistry is good. Why mess with it? This is probably not THE year anyway. Let's keep an eye on about two years from now, which IS the year, I think.

Somehow it's hard for me to visualize Gainey getting and e-mail or a fax requesting Sundstrom in a trade. He so under the radar...we don't see him play and we never hear him complain. Hello, earth calling Suny. He reminds me of those extras in movies. He's really id ther behind the scenes but you don't notice him. It's too bad because he not a bad player.

Habtastic · Guru

Hey Plouf... are you connected with the 'Metro Plouf' in Magog, Quebec?

Habtastic

JohnM · Guru

Now's the time to make a deal. Time to move Zed, Ribs, Bonk, Streit and Theo if possible.

plouf · Guru

JohnM wrote:

Now's the time to make a deal. Time to move Zed, Ribs, Bonk, Streit and Theo if possible.

Maybe you're right, and it'd be good to get what you can for some of those guys. I like the chemistry at the moment though.

wright · Veteran Member

plouf wrote:

JohnM wrote: Now's the time to make a deal. Time to move Zed, Ribs, Bonk, Streit and Theo if possible. Maybe you're right, and it'd be good to get what you can for some of those guys. I like the chemistry at the moment though.

Perceptions of teams are always skewed when the club is either on a long winning or losing streak. Teams usually are not as bad as they appear when they are struggling or as good as they seem when they are on a hot streak. It's great to see the Habs playing some of their best hockey of the year heading into the stretch run, but this is a team that has holes to fill. If someone wants to overpay for any of the players not part of the core group of this team, then Gainey should make the deal. That would include even trading off a player to make salary cap room for the offseason with plenty of high quality free agents available.

Right now Riberio's value is probably as high as it has been all year, is he now a legitimate second line center? Personally I don't think so, but perhaps some gm looking to upgrade may think so. If that is the case Gainey should take advantage of it. Acouple of weeks of improved performance from some of the deadwood on this team does not necessairly mean a long term turnaround is in place.

plouf · Guru

wright wrote:

plouf wrote:
JohnM wrote: Now's the time to make a deal. Time to move Zed, Ribs, Bonk, Streit and Theo if possible. Maybe you're right, and it'd be good to get what you can for some of those guys. I like the chemistry at the moment though.

Perceptions of teams are always skewed when the club is either on a long winning or losing streak. Teams usually are not as bad as they appear when they are struggling or as good as they seem when they are on a hot streak. It's great to see the Habs playing some of their best hockey of the year heading into the stretch run, but this is a team that has holes to fill. If someone wants to overpay for any of the players not part of the core group of this team, then Gainey should make the deal. That would include even trading off a player to make salary cap room for the offseason with plenty of high quality free agents available.
Right now Riberio's value is probably as high as it has been all year, is he now a legitimate second line center? Personally I don't think so, but perhaps some gm looking to upgrade may think so. If that is the case Gainey should take advantage of it. Acouple of weeks of improved performance from some of the deadwood on this team does not necessairly mean a long term turnaround is in place.

I like your posts wright. Some of the best around.
I agree mostly. One of the problems with this team has been chemistry, and I'm sensing that the team is just starting to play for each other again, even if they aren't actually playing THAT well. That doesn't mean they have the right personnel. But the question is whether or not they should even be making big moves when this is not the year. So I'm all for trades that get rid of costly dead wood, but I'm not into big changes. That said, Mark Bell would be a GREAT pickup, because he's young and physical.