barry33 will always be on the habs wagon ..but I will not have both cheeks fully on a seat (that best be a BIG seat) unless we get a center. But the good thing is this..maybe with Ribs between Kovy and Samsonov on the number one line (I agree with Ripple..no way will that line be the second line behind Koivus..at least it better not be!) nand with Ribs on his off season training program to bulk up to 115 lbs, he may have a career year! And if so, Gainey once again looks like a genius.

although i am pleased with the latest round of moves i am still scratching my head over a couple of his moves . striet for 2 more years , boulion for 1.9ish for 3 years and ribs for 1.9 . if those dont make you do a double take then your just too generous . no thank you to striet , tell bou. to go see what he can get then get back to us , and ribs should have been happy to get the same as last year , same as ryder but he will get 2.2-2.5 because of what ribs got . dont forget ryders numbers decreased last year , his plus minus was worse and he played on 1st line for 90% of the year ,and so many people have said ryder is a 1 trick pony (scoring)now thats a good trick but you better do it more often to expect a huge raise. .but such is life in the nhl , you dont produce and you get a raise .