Who Stays, Who Goes....

Next summer is going to be an interesting time for Bob Gainey, 3 of the the Habs best defenceman are up for free agency. Markov, Rivet, and Souray, probably the 3 best dmen on the Habs right now, will all be looking for new deals. Of the 3, my favorite is Markov, I think he is a future all star, and should be priority number one. Which brings us to Rivet, and Souray. Rivet, is a career Hab, and has acted not only as an assistant captain, but also as the Habs player rep, for a few years now, I think that he has strong ties to the organization, and might be willing to take a modest pay raise in order to remain a Hab. Souray, I will tell you right now, I am not a huge Souray fan, I think he is way to prone to defensive brainfarts in his own end...that said, he is playing for a contract this year, I think Bob, holds on to him, until the trade deadline, then packaged with maybe a goalie, or picks, tries to land, the big talented center, the Habs have needed for years.