Comments on: The Montreal Canadiens Must Trade Carey Price & Keep Jaroslav Halak http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/ NHL hockey blogosphere of your favorite team rumors, trades, opinion, recaps, previews and news Sun, 20 May 2012 16:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Jenner http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-7100 Chris Jenner Mon, 31 May 2010 16:46:08 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-7100 If Halak is going to ask for 5 million, the Habs should trade him. We have to be real. The Habs are still very much rebuilding, despite their huge over achievement in the playoffs. If Halak gets 5 million, it will handicap building of the rest of the team. They need more depth up front and on the blue line. Halak has peaked. He goes down early and kicks out huge rebounds. There are not too many undersized goaltenders who have long careers as elite goalies with these traits. Price will command significantly less money, which will give them more room to work with. Price is still only 22, and still has a huge upside. Losing his job seems to have done something to spark him, and all that is needed with him is a more mature mental attitude, and he can be great. I would love to see them both stay, but keeping Price allows more money to build the rest of the team, which the Habs desperately need to do. You can't build a team around a goalie facing 40 shots every game. If Halak is going to ask for 5 million, the Habs should trade him. We have to be real. The Habs are still very much rebuilding, despite their huge over achievement in the playoffs. If Halak gets 5 million, it will handicap building of the rest of the team. They need more depth up front and on the blue line. Halak has peaked. He goes down early and kicks out huge rebounds. There are not too many undersized goaltenders who have long careers as elite goalies with these traits. Price will command significantly less money, which will give them more room to work with. Price is still only 22, and still has a huge upside. Losing his job seems to have done something to spark him, and all that is needed with him is a more mature mental attitude, and he can be great. I would love to see them both stay, but keeping Price allows more money to build the rest of the team, which the Habs desperately need to do. You can’t build a team around a goalie facing 40 shots every game.

]]> By: cabbie http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-7051 cabbie Mon, 31 May 2010 00:32:50 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-7051 Keep Price trade Halak, you'll get more for Halak in a trade and I still think Price can put it all together and become an all star goalie. Keep Price trade Halak, you’ll get more for Halak in a trade and I still think Price can put it all together and become an all star goalie.

]]> By: BDGallof http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6671 BDGallof Sun, 23 May 2010 00:23:51 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6671 Gomez is untradeable.... oh unless Gainey GMs somewhere else next season. ;) Gomez is untradeable….

oh unless Gainey GMs somewhere else next season. ;)

]]> By: JINO BRUNO http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6666 JINO BRUNO Sat, 22 May 2010 22:55:30 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6666 JUST MAYBE IF OVERPAID PLAYER LIKE GOMAZ WAS SENT PACKING THAN THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP THE BOTH GOALTENDERS AND RESIGN OTHER PLAYERS JUST MAYBE IF OVERPAID PLAYER LIKE GOMAZ WAS SENT PACKING THAN THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP THE BOTH GOALTENDERS AND RESIGN OTHER PLAYERS

]]> By: RyanB http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6596 RyanB Fri, 21 May 2010 21:43:53 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6596 Maybe Sather takes Gomez back. Or Gainey gets a job with another club and decides to trade for him again. It'll be tough to keep both but the return on Price right now wouldn't be much. His play this year wasn't great and he's going to be looking for a raise ($2.2 million after bonuses), not a big selling point if you ask me. Maybe Sather takes Gomez back. Or Gainey gets a job with another club and decides to trade for him again.

It’ll be tough to keep both but the return on Price right now wouldn’t be much. His play this year wasn’t great and he’s going to be looking for a raise ($2.2 million after bonuses), not a big selling point if you ask me.

]]> By: Fred Poulin http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6594 Fred Poulin Fri, 21 May 2010 20:57:33 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6594 The problem with keeping both goalies is that there won't be enough money to re-sign players like Plekanec, Pyatt, Pouliot, Lapierre, Moore, etc. Gauthier would have to trade a high-salary player such as Hamrlik, Gomez or Spacek and I highly doubt he will find any takers for them. The problem with keeping both goalies is that there won’t be enough money to re-sign players like Plekanec, Pyatt, Pouliot, Lapierre, Moore, etc. Gauthier would have to trade a high-salary player such as Hamrlik, Gomez or Spacek and I highly doubt he will find any takers for them.

]]> By: RANDY WORKMAN http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6593 RANDY WORKMAN Fri, 21 May 2010 20:41:53 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6593 you hit it right on nail on the head the habs have no choice Halak is the best goalie in the playoffs right now. Randy you hit it right on nail on the head the habs have no choice Halak is the best goalie in the playoffs right now.

Randy

]]> By: Kyle http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6589 Kyle Fri, 21 May 2010 19:51:24 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6589 Call me crazy, but I think both should still be kept. Halak will get paid, but Price can probably retained for cheaper. Gauthier will need to shed some payroll to make this happen, but I think he has to. If not, then Price will likely be the one to go, lest there be a PR disaster. That doesn't mean I have to like it...I refuse to choose one over the other right now. There were once upon a time accusations about Price's attitude and work ethic, but he's done a nice job in rectifying that. He confronted Sergei Kostitsyn, and was the center of a report by CBC's Elliotte Friedman about how Price was a calming influence on Halak after he had given up a weak goal vs the Flyers earlier this week. That doesn't sound like the attitude of someone you don't want to have around. If Price is to be moved, Gauthier would be wise to ship him out West. There's no way you allow a talent like that the opportunity to haunt you in your own conference year after year. Call me crazy, but I think both should still be kept. Halak will get paid, but Price can probably retained for cheaper. Gauthier will need to shed some payroll to make this happen, but I think he has to.

If not, then Price will likely be the one to go, lest there be a PR disaster. That doesn’t mean I have to like it…I refuse to choose one over the other right now. There were once upon a time accusations about Price’s attitude and work ethic, but he’s done a nice job in rectifying that. He confronted Sergei Kostitsyn, and was the center of a report by CBC’s Elliotte Friedman about how Price was a calming influence on Halak after he had given up a weak goal vs the Flyers earlier this week.

That doesn’t sound like the attitude of someone you don’t want to have around.

If Price is to be moved, Gauthier would be wise to ship him out West. There’s no way you allow a talent like that the opportunity to haunt you in your own conference year after year.

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]]> By: RyanB http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6582 RyanB Fri, 21 May 2010 18:58:28 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6582 I think it's a strong bet right now that Halak stays and Price goes. But it might not be a bad idea for Montreal to try and get both under contract and wait a couple of months into next season before making a deal. Maybe Price plays well and boosts his value. Maybe a team losses their goalie and gets desperate. Either way I think you'd get more for the asset by waiting to move it. I think it’s a strong bet right now that Halak stays and Price goes. But it might not be a bad idea for Montreal to try and get both under contract and wait a couple of months into next season before making a deal. Maybe Price plays well and boosts his value. Maybe a team losses their goalie and gets desperate. Either way I think you’d get more for the asset by waiting to move it.

]]> By: Mike http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/16475/comment-page-1/#comment-6579 Mike Fri, 21 May 2010 18:14:55 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=16475#comment-6579 Hi, Fred, good thorough article. For me, the choice is clear and simple. Canadiens MUST keep Halak. I keep saying that he is very talented and has a very good attitude. Price is talented, but has a s****y attitude. Price good be part of a bigger deal including Plekanec, who does nothing in the playoff and qho will cost a great deal.... Hi, Fred, good thorough article. For me, the choice is clear and simple. Canadiens MUST keep Halak. I keep saying that he is very talented and has a very good attitude. Price is talented, but has a s****y attitude.
Price good be part of a bigger deal including Plekanec, who does nothing in the playoff and qho will cost a great deal….

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