How would I have said that when Huet played his first two seasons with the Kings?   Find a quote on any site where I said Huet would ever lead the Habs to a Cup?  He was never good enough on his own for that.

I never said Price would lead them to the Cup this year... I said they'd have a shot.  They could win a playoff round or two with him the way they're going, but I can't see anyone getting past Pittsburgh in the East if their goaltending keeps up in the playoffs.  If the Habs get lucky and face a few teams with injuries or that just aren't clicking, they could squeak through.  Still, I'm 95% sure the Cup will stay in the west.  Anaheim, San Jose, Dallas, and Detroit (if they ever get back on track) are too good.

In any event, up until last year's Calder Cup, I said Carey Price was way overrated during his Junior career.  He was labeled as outstanding during the World Jrs a couple years ago and I just didn't see it.  What I saw was one of the best defensive Junior teams in recent memory who happened to score goals when necessary.  He stole the show in the AHL playoffs though.

With Streit, Komisarek, Markov, and Hamrlik as pretty consistent defensemen, you could put Andre Racicot in net and win a playoff round.  Especially if Kovalev, Plekanec, Kostitsyn, and Higgins score 4 or 5 goals a night.

Not gonna happen...

If the Habs win tonight, they'll be first in the Northeast.  Now that the Caps have beaten the Devils, it sets up a good game tomorrow night for first overall in the East.  GO HABS GO!

TSN said last night that Murray tried a deal with Chicago exchanging Emery and Gerber for Khabibulin and Lalime.  2 goalies for 2 goalies would be a ridiculous move and I'm not sure bringing Lalime back to Ottawa would solve anything.  He was ran out of town the last time.  Either way, Murray just needs control of this team.  You said he didn't make moves at the deadline, but I think that was smart... he picked up Stillman and Commodore a couple of weeks ago and that's really the kind of move that should've sparked the team.  They really needed a goalie though.  I figure that they were hoping Emery will start playing at the level he's being paid at.

Hossa sprained his MCL last night in his Pittsburgh debut.  It looked rather nasty, but they're saying he could return in a week.

I think the Paddock thing had to happen, especially if he watched Sportsnet or TSN during the trade deadline.  Maybe Murray can keep Emery under control and motivate the team to where they were last year.  On paper, this team should be better than it was last year, but they're just not into it.  Smart move for Murray if he wants to hold both positions to do it after the trade deadline, because he doesn't have much GMing to do between now and the end of the season.