NHL Offseason; GOLF TIME

[MetallicPony]

who is gaborick?

[kranum10]

[Zinc]

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Top 10 plays of the week for this week.

[MetallicPony]

Gaborik to play on Wednesday against calgary?? Sounds like that might be the case. Any bets on pulling the groiner again in the game?

It'll be interesting if he plays, don't know how the crowd reaction will be. Last time I saw Gaborik play was against Calgary in the game to clinch the NW division where he score 2 goals (should have been 3, but ref make a b.s. no goal call) and really played to the top of his level. Hoping he can do that for 20 or so games for the Wild, then trade him before deadline.

Gaborik + prospect + low round pick to Montreal for S. Koivu and Higgins???

I read off of ESPN NHL site (garbage) that Mats Sundin in considering either Rangers or Vancouver. For the Wild's sake, I hope he picks the Rangers.

[Zinc]

Zero, repeat, ZERO chance the Habs are trading Koivu.

[Zinc]

I still think, like I posted last week, that IF Sundin goes to the nucks, we will trade Gabby to the Rangers for Zherdev, someone, and a pick.

[Zinc]

http://www.rds.ca/hockey/chroniques/265238.html

Interesting. Basically says that unless something crazy unexpected happens, he is signing w/ Vancouver today/tomorrow. I'll believe it once its on NHl/TSN.com, but if this is the case, I'd be willing to bet Gabby -> NYC.

[MetallicPony]

Zero, repeat, ZERO chance the Habs are trading Koivu.

I don't know about that...there was some news out of Canadia-land that Mtl wasn't even going to start talking to Saku about a contract renewal (I think he's FA after this year..have to double check). There was a lot more speculation during the Wild/Mtl game though. But imagine the heart attack Lemaire would have if he had 2 Koivu's on the team.

Maybe it's because I dont know a lot about him, but I'm not sure how good of a fit Zherdev would be. To me, that deal sounds like we're taking a step down.

[Zinc]

I don't know about that...there was some news out of Canadia-land that Mtl wasn't even going to start talking to Saku about a contract renewal (I think he's FA after this year..have to double check). There was a lot more speculation during the Wild/Mtl game though. But imagine the heart attack Lemaire would have if he had 2 Koivu's on the team.

Maybe it's because I dont know a lot about him, but I'm not sure how good of a fit Zherdev would be. To me, that deal sounds like we're taking a step down.

Koivu is Mr. Montreal, by far their best player, and even besides that, the money involved is way off.

If anyone from the Habs goes, it will be Kovalev, Lang, or Komisarek.

[Zinc]

**Don't get me wrong, I loooooove to have the other Koivu on the team, I just really don't see that happening, especially since Gainey said he is 100% going to re-sign Koivu this off-season for a 3 year 4.5/yr deal.**

But time will tell.

[Zinc]

Another reason, while on the Koivu subject, why he wont get traded. The Habs are in the midst of a really high expectation season/playoff run. There is just no way a team in that situation would trade their captain / best player for a huge injury risk / non-leader type of guy.

[kranum10]

Another reason, while on the Koivu subject, why he wont get traded. The Habs are in the midst of a really high expectation season/playoff run. There is just no way a team in that situation would trade their captain / best player for a huge injury risk / non-leader type of guy.

They might. I just got off the phone with them and i think they want to ink me for the rest of the year to make Saku expendable.

[StangerJon]

on a completely different note, even though he did score, did everyone notice the amount of terrible shots coming from bergeron against anaheim?

[LX Sport]

They might. I just got off the phone with them and i think they want to ink me for the rest of the year to make Saku expendable.

[MetallicPony]

that Ryder goal was sick.

Wheeler got stuffed