Ann 2All Quiet In Habs Land
August 9th 2010 03:18
It's been a pretty summer in Montreal this year. Much of it has to do with a tight salary cap which doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room for general managers around the league. The Canadiens had to ship playoff hero Jaroslav Halak to St. Louis to make sure that they would ave enough money to resign centerman Tomas Plekanec. Veterans Metropolit, Moore and Mara have been let go in favor of younger, cheaper options while RFA Carey Price has yet to sign a new deal.
And that is the crux of the matter right there. Until Price signs, there will be nothing of note in Habs land. Sure, 2010 draftee Louis Leblanc has been burning up development camp but there's no sense hyping another francophone player only to be left severely disappointed when he doesn't meet expectations (see Guillaume Latendresse).
In other news, Benoit Brunet has been dismissed from his position as color man to the joy of francophone RDS viewers everywhere. Hopefully, his replacement won't be worse – though I honestly don't see how you can get any worse than Brunet.
That's it for this month. See you in a couple of months or so.
And that is the crux of the matter right there. Until Price signs, there will be nothing of note in Habs land. Sure, 2010 draftee Louis Leblanc has been burning up development camp but there's no sense hyping another francophone player only to be left severely disappointed when he doesn't meet expectations (see Guillaume Latendresse).
In other news, Benoit Brunet has been dismissed from his position as color man to the joy of francophone RDS viewers everywhere. Hopefully, his replacement won't be worse – though I honestly don't see how you can get any worse than Brunet.
That's it for this month. See you in a couple of months or so.
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