Tonight's the night!

        Once again habs fans went crazy yesterday learning of the Pens- Stars trade but wait a minute, do the habs even have a James Neal or a Niskanen to give ? Giving away a Neal is like giving away a Pacioretty and Gauthier doesn't want to mortgage their future for a playoff push  when he doesn't see the habs has a strong Cup contender. And even if the the habs wanted a Neal- Niskanen combo, they only guy the habs could give to get that kind of combination in return would be P.K Subban and that is a big no-no.
        So wwhat is left for the canadiens to pick up that wouldn't be too expensive, Maybe a Penner for Weber? Or Bran Mcabe for a draft pick or prospect? I don't know anymore. With 6 days left till deadline anything is possible. I've even heard of a John-Michael Liles, I wouldn't mind seeing him in montreal. But people don't think any of these defencemen are Kaberle material.
        Let's forget about the rumor mill for a bit and talk about the habs-canuks game tonight at 10pm est. After a hard time at practice yesterday and a face to face meeting, I think the habs will bounce back defensively tonight, the game will be a low scoring one, but that being said I don't know if that will be enough for a habs victory. Once again Coach Martin played with the lines yesterday in practice with Halpern on the wing with Pleky and Cammy, Gionta and Pacioretty back with the invisible man Scott Gomez, Desharnais with Pouliot and White and Eller centering Kostitsyn and Moen. Sometimes switching the lines can kick start the team, but doing every other game, doesn't help the team it might actually make things worse, because players become confused and as we come closer to end of the season in my humble opinion the players need some stability, and to be shown some confidence in them.
     So one way or another lets hope tonight's the night, either it's the night Gauthier moves or tonight's the night the canadiens get a win on the west coast!