To me, he projects as a first-rate 3rd liner/second-rate 2nd liner.

Curious to know where he and Eller end up fitting in long-term. Eventually, I imagine one will be permanently moved to the wing.

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G= Lundqvist, Pavelec.

1. Games played, no way to know. I'd bet on a 45-50 point pace, with possibility for more. I think we can assume Gomez will be gone for good and that helps everyone, including Gionta who hopefully gets to play with Plekanec all season.

2. Personally, I'd like to see him condemned to the chair. But I don't see anyone challenging him for that last spot on the top 6. It's his to lose, IMO. That being said, the crap he pulled last year won't go over well with a guy like Michel Therrien, so he could end up in the doghouse pretty quickly if he doesn't tow the line.

3. Not now for sure. Longer term I'm skeptical, but to be honest, I haven't seen him enough to really judge.

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D= Karlsson, Yandle, Goligoski, Fowler, Elliott, Whitney, Kulikov.
G= Lundqvist, Pavelec.

Based on the discussion we've been having in the thread for the last little while, I can't see him being on the team to start the season. He would be the first or second call-up though. Longer-term, he's a good 2nd or 3rd line player.

1) GP is tough to project in his case. His GP pattern over the last few years (31, 82, 61, 81, 82, 62, 82) suggests that he misses games in large chunks (serious injury). When it rains, it pours in Gionta's case. So to me it's either 60 or 82. He has not been getting hurt in consecutive years though, so if I had to gamble it would be 82. Points-wise, I'd put him at a 50-point pace.

2) Bourque's pattern has been 73-80 GP over the last three years so I'll put him at 75 to be safe. Basically, expect him to miss a few games. He can't possibly be as horrible as he was last season, but I also don't think the situation will allow him to match his Calgary numbers. I think 45 points is reasonable.

3) I think Gallagher is several years away. In a prior reply I pointed out that the team has nine forwards that I consider core players (Pacioretty, Desharnais, Cole, Gionta, Plekanec, Eller) that will probably stick around for the foreseeable future or depth guys that are signed to four-year deals (Bourque, Prust, Moen). I know trades can happen, but I don't like to predict that kind of stuff and play the "what if" game. As it stands right now, it will be difficult for new players to earn roster spots for a while. He will probably play at least two years in the AHL before getting a look, which is probably best for him long-term. Just don't expect results anytime soon.

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Thanks for that

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D - Hedman, Ellis, Gardiner, Faulk, Irwin, Orlov (De Haan, Sproul, Finn)

G - Varlamov (JS Giguere, Allen)

Regarding Gallagher, he's got the same size (more or less) and the same intensity as Gionta. With the new philosophy brought by Bergevin who added more size and muscles, I don't see Gallagher fitting in the team for now. He will surely spend next season in the AHL, after that he might crack the line-up. Of course, if there's a lot of injuries this could change, but that's how I see it. Eric has a good point with the amount of contracts there is, won't be easy for guys like Leblanc and Gallagher to play in Montreal next year.

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Things are really at a standstill in Habs land these days... If there's anything I've missed please share. Heated discussions are welcome.

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Since you've asked it, where Gomez is going to play next season???

Ok, ok, I'll wait until there's really something happening with our Habs to start a heated debate! You said it, it's really slow these days.

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C-Malkin $157,Schwartz $5,Granlund $5,Shaw $5,Rinaldo $5,Cervenka $5,Schroeder $5,Galchenyuk $5
LW-Hartnell $136,Nash $115,Leino $29,Kulemin $49,Gagne $32,Paajarvi $5,MFoligno $5,Joensuu $5
RW-Brown $115,Jagr $14,Grabner $40,Gallagher $5,Knight $5,Radulov $5
D-Karlsson $105,Edler $83,McDonagh $18,Bogosian $27,Mitchell $22,REllis $5,Salvador $5,Hamilton $5
G-Halak $127,Montoya $24,Bishop $5,Fasth $5,Allen $5

The combination of bringing in Prust and Armstrong, signing White to a 1-way, and needing to give Eller and potentially Leblanc more playing time, to me makes it obvious that Gomez needs to be buried in the minors. But despite all those "pros" in favor of such a move, I don't think it will happen, unless Gomez shows up in camp out of shape or similar events occur. Otherwise, I think they'll just play him and give him 3rd/4th line minutes and some PP time.

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D: Markov/Karlsson(IR)/Letang/Byfuglien/McDonagh/Tyutin/Spurgeon
G: Lundqvist/Hiller/Brodeur

Gomez is not only overpaid, he's also one of the worst players in the league. I can't see a scenario where he actually helps the team unless he keeps the seat warm in the press box or is buried in the AHL somewhere.

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Haha! That debate over Gomez wasn't for real, so you guys are really in need of heated debate! LOL!

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LW-Hartnell $136,Nash $115,Leino $29,Kulemin $49,Gagne $32,Paajarvi $5,MFoligno $5,Joensuu $5
RW-Brown $115,Jagr $14,Grabner $40,Gallagher $5,Knight $5,Radulov $5
D-Karlsson $105,Edler $83,McDonagh $18,Bogosian $27,Mitchell $22,REllis $5,Salvador $5,Hamilton $5
G-Halak $127,Montoya $24,Bishop $5,Fasth $5,Allen $5