Jaroslav Halak Traded

When the trade was announced, I guess that everyone was sorta shocked and surprised by the new. The hero of the last playoffs, the one who played like a god and beat the defending champs and the president cup winners by himself is suddenly traded.

I don't think anyone would be naive enough to think that both Halak and Price would still be around at the start of the training camp next season. But no one expected Halak to be traded so early in the summer.

What else do you want him to do so that the Canadiens organization would believe in him? Now that I think back, I am not even sure if Halak actually help the Habs win the Stanley Cup would be enough.

I am disappointed that Halak is traded because he really gave us excellent playoffs with his amazing saves against Crosby and Malkin. He deserves to be treated better in an organization that would really give him his chance, hopefully the Blues would do so.

Jaroslav deserve our respect, and good luck in the future with your new team. I will still be a fan.

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Habs Trade Kyle Chipchura

This morning, the Montreal Canadiens have traded their 2004 first round pick Kyle Chipchura to the Anaheim Ducks against a 4th round pick. Chipchura has been a disappointing pick for the Habs and has never been able to established himself as a NHLer.

I am glad that the organization has finally decided to trade him. With all the opportunities that we have given him to prove himself in the NHL, we still haven't seen anything. He has been labeled as an excellent defensive player with great leadership and good vision in the AHL. But he has failed to bring these skills in the NHL. It is time to free a roster spot in the team and give the opportunity to other young players in the organization to prove themselves.

And the fact that we were able to obtain a 4th round pick in return is a good deal. Good job by Bob Gainey there.

Jaroslav Halak in Net Tonight

Jaro is in net tonight against the Flames, I just hope it doesn't spur more controversy as it is. With everything that happened on Saturday night with his agent's comment on twitter. Just in case any of you guys have missed it, Jaroslav Halak's agent, Allan Walsh, wrote on twitter that he just found out about an interesting statistics that Carey Price has only won 10 of his last 42 games and added "umm" in the end of his comments.

I personally, don't find it offensive in any way for Price, he was just stating a fact in a humored manner. And it is up to Carey Price to do much better...But as you all know how it is with the media in Montreal, they always seems to exaggerate things and try to make a huge controversy out of it. I do believe though that Walsh should've restrained himself from posting such comments on the web for his own sake and that of his client.

And poor Jaro who is now caught up in the middle of all of this, lets hope he can put up a good performance tonight and put all these distractions behind. Good game everyone.

Chris Chelios Back With Habs?

Wow...a wild rumors going around right now that Chris Chelios could be back with the Montreal Canadiens. According to CKAC, there have been talks between Chelios and Gainey a month ago, and that Chelios is interested in coming back to the team that gave him his first chance to play in the NHL. Link here

Well, I hope this doesn't happen. Chris Chelios is 47 years old...Instead of signing him, I hope we can give a chance to our young defensemen like P.K Subban to play in the NHL.

Habs Call up Pyatt and White

According to RDS, the Montreal Canadiens have just called up Tom Pyatt and Ryan White from the Hamilton Bulldogs. In 11 games with the Bulldogs, Pyatt has collected 6 goals and 3 assists; Ryan White obtained 3 goals and 4 assists.

Sergei Kostitsyn wasn't called up...I wonder what would happen this time...will he desert the team once more? For his own sake and his future in the NHL...he better not do anything crazy...

Tomas Plekanec Avoids Salary Arbitration

Tomas Plekanec has finally accepted a 1-year deal of $2.75 million from the Montreal Canadiens and has therefore avoided salary arbitration that would be held on july 30th. Source

Curtis Sanford Signs With Montreal

Today, the Montreal Canadiens have announced the signing of unrestricted free agent goaltender Curtis Sanford for a period of 1 season. This is a 2-way contract. He will most likely start the year in the AHL. Last season with the Vancouver Canucks, Sanford has a save percentage of .903 and a goal-against average of 2.69. He has also a record of 11-11-1 in 35 games. Source

Guillaume Latendresse Signs With Habs

According to RDS, Guilllaume Latendresse has signed a 1-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens worth of $ 803,000. Latendresse has initially refused a 2-years offer from the Canadiens. He will be eligible for salary arbitration next season. Source

Habs Sign Andreas Engqvist

The Montreal Canadiens have signed another Swedish player Andreas Engqvist to a 3-year deal. Engqvist is a 6'3 centerman who has obtained 9 goals and 7 assists in 31 games in the Swedish Elite Ligue last season. Source

Here are some highlights video of Engqvist