After what can best be described as an eleven week courtship in which the Montreal Canadiens feelings towards Mats Sundin were not reciprocated, Gainey chose to move on and instead turned to his long rumoured plan B and acquired Robert Lang from the Ch
The Canadiens made a pair of moves with training camp on the horizon on Friday, acquiring Robert Lang from Chicago in exchange for Toronto’s 2nd round draft choice in 2010.
With the announcement Thursday of Patrick Roy’s jersey retirement the Montreal Canadiens will raise their 15th jersey to the rafters at the Bell Centre.
Even with all of the recent acquisitions, there is no player more critical to the Canadiens success this upcoming year than Carey Price; such is the importance of goaltending in today’s game.
While the Habs anxiously await the decision of free agent C Mats Sundin, GM Bob Gainey continues to tie up the loose ends.
On Thursday, the Habs announced the trading of C Mikhail Grabovski to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Toronto’s 2010 2nd round pick and prospect defenceman Greg Pateryn.
The beginning of the free agent period on Tuesday saw the Habs making a move, but not one outside the organization.
In the next ten days, Bob Gainey will spare no expense to lure Mats Sundin into the uniform of the bleu-blanc-et rouge, by offering him the one opportunity that has eluded him throughout his illustrious career.
Friday was a busy day for the Habs, but not for the reason that many would have guessed earlier in the week.
And maybe that’s why there has been so little interest in this draft from Montreal fan quarters. But for Bob Gainey and staff, this draft represents a new challenge. Having built a solid nucleus in the past few drafts it is now time to learn how to dra