Recall 2 years ago that Koivu-Kovalev-Zednik line was pretty dominate. Even in the Tampa series I thought every time they were on the ice they carried the play( someone on here a while back stated that Montreal got killed by Tampa---I thought all the games were close...if Ribeiro was not such a gimp, we may have done better)

Anyway, now the big line is Koivu-Higgins-Ryder...What is the constant here....hmmmm? That's right...koivu. Higgins is a great player but much of his success comes from playing with such a great player. He will even admit to that.

For this team to be successful...we need a second/first line center. Will Ribby provide in the playoffs....???