I spent the last 4 years in Montreal, so I follow their news very close. They are now negotiating with Bouillon. They will start negotiating with Elias. I think Bouillon should stay. He is a true fighter, and he gives 100% every night. Elias, he is really good, but he will ask a lot...so if you were the coach of the habs, what would be your 18 starters for next year?

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Montreal Roster 2006-2007

Michael Ryder - Saku Koivu - Alexei Kovalev
Christopher Higgins - Jason Arnott (UFA)- Alexander Perezhogin
Tomas Plekanec - Radek Bonk - Andrei Kostitsyn
Mike Grier (UFA) - Steve Begin - Garth Murray
Maxime Lapierre

Andrei Markov - Craig Rivet
Mike Komisarek - Roman Hamrlik (CGY)
Mathieu Dandenault - Sheldon Souray
Mark Streit

Christobal Huet
Yann Danis


Jan Bulis walk away
Todd Simpson walk away
Niklas Sundstrom walk away

Jean-Philippe Cote to Hamilton
Aaron Downey to Hamilton
Jonathan Ferland to Hamilton
Guillaume Latendresse return to his junior team

David Aebischer (RFA) is qualified and exchange for picks (could keep him at the start of the year)
Mike Ribeiro exchange to Calgary
Richard Zednik exchange to Calgary


(PIPE DREAM: Brendan Shanahan - Saku Koivu - Alex Kovalev)

1st line:Christopher Higgins - Saku Koivu - Patrick ELias (UFA)
2nd line:Michael Ryder - Jason Arnott (UFA)- ALexei Kovalev
3rd line:Tomas Plekanec - Jamie Langenbrunner (UFA)- Andrei Kostitsyn
4th line:Steve Begin- Radek Bonk - Garth Murray/Aaron DOwney

Def. 1:Andrei Markov - Craig Rivet
Def. 2:Mike Komisarek - Sheldon Souray
Def. 3:Mathieu Dandenault - Francis BOuillon
I would very like that habs sign a good (UFA) "D" such as CHara, Jovanovski...

Goaler 1:Christobal Huet
Goaler 2:Carey Price(if he's ready)/Yann Danis

1st: Ryder - Koivu - Kovalev
Higgins - Arnott - Perezhogin
Plekanec - Bulis - Kostitsyn
Downey - Bonk - Begin

MArkov - Rivet
Komisarek - Souray
Dandenault - Bouillion

Huet
Abesheier
Danis/ Price

I'd keep Abeshier and see if he plays well, if he does and will be happy keep him as a back-up that sit will play like 30-35 games.
Then keep him as bargining tool with Kostitsyn/Pleckac/Begin
to make a good trade at Trade Dead line that will help them in the post season (they shoudl be around that point)

MABYE - 2nd - Perezhogin - Arnott - Elias

Not_Doody, I'm not sure that Bulis will come back with the Habs. He wanted to try the UFA, and I think that there's like 7 team interest in him. I think he will finish in Edmonton!

UPDATED Montreal Roster 2006-2007

Christopher Higgins - Saku Koivu - Michael Ryder
Sergei Samsonov (UFA) - Mike Ribeiro - Alexei Kovalev
Alexander Perezhogin - Tomas Plekanec - Mike Johnson (PHO)
Steve Begin - Radek Bonk - Garth Murray
Aaron Downey

Andrei Markov - Craig Rivet
Mike Komisarek - Sheldon Souray
Mathieu Dandenault - Francis Bouillon
Mark Streit

Christobal Huet
Yann Danis


Jan Bulis walk away
Todd Simpson walk away
Niklas Sundstrom walk away

Jean-Philippe Cote to Hamilton
Jonathan Ferland to Hamilton
Guillaume Latendresse return to his junior team

David Aebischer (RFA) is exchange for picks.