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

Chipchura Signs With The Canadiens

Kyle Chipchura signs a 1-year contract with the Habs. The terms of the contract are not released.

Travis Moen Signs With the Canadiens

Travis Moen has signed a 3-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens for $4.5 Million. Source

Habs Sign Paul Mara

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Paul Mara to a 1-year contract. The term of the contract have not been revealed. Mara is a defenseman of 6'4 and 212 lb. He has collected 5 goals and 16 assists last season with the New York Rangers. Source

Rumor : Tomas Plekanec Going KHL?

According to ruefrontenac.com Marc De Foy, Tomas Plekanec's name is on a list of players that the KHL are planning to offer a contract in the upcoming days. The president of the KHL, Alexander Medvedev, was frustrated after the Altanta Thrashers has signed Joel Kwiatkowski who was already under a KHL contract. As a result, Medvedev now encourages KHL teams to offer contracts to various NHL players.

Ruefrontenac.com has also learned that Tomas Plekanec have thought about going to the KHL back when he was still with the Hamilton Bulldogs. There is a possibility that Plekanec would go to the KHL if the offer is good enough, since he has asked for salary arbitration a week ago.

The team that is interested in the services of Plekanec is the Omsk Avangard, so he could play next to Jaromir Jagr. They are also interested in Robert Lang and Mikael Nylander. Source

Rumor : Brandon Shanahan With Habs

Lastest rumors from Eklund, Brandon Shanahan could become a Habs. Source

Saku Koivu Signs With Anaheim Ducks

According to RDS, Saku Koivu will be joining Teemu Selanne in Anaheim. Koivu has signed a 1-year contract with the Ducks worth of $3.25 Million. Source

Good Luck Saku!

Francois Beauchemin to Toronto

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Francois Beauchemin for 3 years, a contract worth of $10M. Source

Alex Kovalev Signs With The Senators

According to RDS, Alex Kovalev will be playing with the Ottawa Senators next season. Source

Saku Koivu Back With The Habs?

Will it be possible that the 10-year captain might be back with the Montreal Canadiens this year? Even though Bob Gainey told everyone that he won't be back?

According to rumors from Eklund, this possibility is getting more and more possible. Eklund's source is a close friend of Saku in Finland, he says that Saku is extremely loyal guy and deep down inside of him, he wants to finish his career as a Montreal Canadiens. He is also very happy with the signings by Bob Gainey in the last few days. Source

Saku Koivu would love to finish his career by playing with his younger brother Mikko, but the negociation with the Wild organization has slowed down and getting less and less likely since Koivu is looking for a 4-year deal and the Wild are not ready to keep him for that long.

The other alternative would be to play with his compatriot and good friend Teemu Selanne in Anaheim. But, as Selanne has just declared to the media that this will be his last season in the NHL. TSN I am not so sure that Saku would want to sign a long term deal with a team where his best friend is retiring the year after.

There is also the possibility that he could go to Buffalo Sabres and join his best friend Craig Rivet. But, the question is, are the Sabres interested in his services? Also, would Saku Koivu want to join a team that is in decline in the last few years?

Or, he can just stay in Montreal and accept a lower salary to finish his career. I believe that Bob Gainey would not say no to him at a discount price of his calibre. Saku is still better than Tomas Plekanec and could possibly be the best 2nd line center in the league that one could find.

Where Will Saku Koivu, Alex Kovalev and Alex Tanguay Sign?

Its been a few days now that the July 1st has past, and only 1 of our 10 unrestricted free agents have signed with a team (Komisarek). What about the other 9 UFAs? Mainly where would our top three UFA Saku Koivu, Alex Kovalev and Alex Tanguay sign? We all know that their chances of coming back to the Habs would be very slim, but it will still be interesting to know who will likely to go where. So here are the numerous rumors about them.

Saku Koivu
RDS have learned that Saku Koivu has received offers from the Minnesota Wild, the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils. Source

From Spector's Hockey, Micheal Russo learned that the Anaheim Ducks, the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils are interested in Koivu. Source

According to The Fourth Period, Minnesota and Anaheim have both submitted an offer to sign Koivu. New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils have offered multi-year contract. And Columbus has manifested interest in Koivu. Source

A rumor from Eklund that Koivu would sign with Anaheim or Minnesota, but also says it is possible for Koivu's return with the Habs for 1 year. Source

Alex Kovalev
According to RDS, the Los Angeles Kings and the Washington Capitals are exploring the possibility of signing Alex Kovalev. In addition, a team from the KHL, the Avangard, has submitted an offer to Kovalev. Source

From The Fourth Period, Alex Kovalev won't be back with the Habs anymore. After the signings of Gionta and Cammelleri, the Canadiens have pulled the offer from the table. Source

From Eklund, Kovalev might go to Colorado. Source

Alex Tanguay
As for Alex Tanguay, there is only rumors from Eklund of him going back to the Colorado Avalanche. Source