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Taken from TSN.ca...

"The free agent courtship of Shane Doan continues, as TVA Sports in Quebec reports that the free agent forward will visit the Montreal Canadiens next week.

"Doan has been in discussions with Canadiens this week and he has told his agent that he wanted to make a visit," a source close to the situation told TVA Sports on Tuesday.

Doan, an unrestricted free agent, has already visited with the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers over the last week while taking part in collective bargaining talks with the NHL and NHL Players' Association.

The 35-year-old forward has maintained that his first priority is to stay with the Phoenix Coyotes and is keeping a close eye on whether prospective buyer Greg Jamison will be able to close his deal to keep the team in Arizona. According to The Phoenix Business Journal, Doan has reportedly given Jamison's group a deadline of Friday to show there's progress being made towards a sale.

Doan, the cousin of Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, is coming off a five-year, $22.75 million contract with an average annual value of $4.55 million."

Habs with Doan would be competitive. Would also make Gionta expendable. Would be a great move by Bergiven, IMO.

HF!!!! I've missed tearing my brain out over your trade offers!

Price as MVP wasn't a given?

And yes, I plan on posting Habs talk daily, or whenever something interesting happens...

Of course not Rod, I'll leave that to you

Missed you too, Jammer! Thanks!

I apologize.

If you're new around here, you may or may not know what happened.

Let's just said, I said something stupid, and got banned. I upset a lot of people, and got handed my punishment.

If you do know what happened, I'm talking to you specifically. I have matured ALOT since March 20th. Married, steady job, etc. Internship at TSN went great, and I got hired as a researcher.

But its not about me, its about you. I missed all of you. Irishjim, Digity, HF101, Rod, Rick, and probably more that I'm forgetting.

I just want a second chance. Thank you for allowing me back to talk hockey.

Sincerely, Allan.

@ Miller Time

I did that just to push your buttons. No worries.

Did that to piss Rick off lol

Second

C Perrault

RW Bossy

LW LeFluer

D Potvin

D McGuiness

G tie Broduer and Hasek

Al MacInnis?

I was gonna say, Parent is the 2nd best goalie of all time?! Lol here's my stab at it...

LW -Brett Hull

C -Wayne Gretzky

RW- Maurice Richard

D -Orr

D - Bourque

G - Roy

LW - Guy Lafleur

C - Mario Lemieux

RW - Ron Francis

D - Paul Coffey

D - Nick Lidstrom

G - Jacques Plante/Martin Broduer

I was talking about the mid 2000's, not sure who exactly Mike York is lol

Hey guys, just started this because of a recent topic in the shout box... what is your 1st and 2nd all time teams? Include 3 forwards, 2 defencemen, and 1 goalie. Leave your teams in the comments. Hope to see you all give it a shot.

@Podein25

Yup, certainly the case for your Flyers.

@Podein25,

Certainly is. I just hope Columbus doesn't get smart and draft him 1st. Edmonton will certainly pick Murray which leaves us with Grigorenko. Which I am fine with because I am in love with this kid already, he is just what Montreal needs. I'm glad we bombed this season, in a way.

According to Quebec Remparts owner, coach, GM and Habs Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, Habs owner Geoff Molson has had several interviews with his Russian star junior player Mikhail Grigorenko. According to Roy, Molson and Grigorenko discussed many things, like the possibility of being drafted by Montreal and the infamous Russian Factor. Roy also said that if Montreal is in the position (which they likely will be), they will indeed draft the budding Russian superstar. With this 2012 draft drawing comparisons to the 2004 draft (Yakupov - Ovechkin, Grigorenko - Malkin, Murray - Green), this is certainly exciting news for Habs fans.

Here is Grigorenko's scouting report:

Welcome to the board. Even though I am not a philly.com alumni, I really like this site and you will have a lot of fun here.

I think its fair! Lol

Taken from TSN.ca for us to discuss on here.

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Sean Avery's hockey career appears to be at an end. Or is it?

A week after being told he was no longer in the New York Rangers' plans, Avery told Bravo TV that he is calling it quits while appearing as a guest on "Watch What Happens Live" with socialite Nicole Richie.

"I am officially retired," he said. "I threw my skates in the Hudson [River]."

While it wasn't immediately clear whether he was kidding, Larry Brooks of the New York Post later tweeted that Avery was in fact serious.

"No, that wasn't a joke," Avery told Brooks. "Yes I'm retiring at end of season and it's okay."

However, Avery's agent Pat Morris has denied the reports, saying Avery was joking and has no desire to retire. Morris also said Avery's future plans will be determined by interest this summer or early next season.

Earlier in the month, Avery was left off the "Clear Day" roster by the Rangers' AHL affiliate Connecticut Whale, making him ineligible for the rest of the regular season and the Calder Cup Playoffs.

The Whale also told Avery he was no longer required to show up for practices or games.

The four-year, $15.5 million contract Avery signed with the Dallas Stars expires at the end of this season and Avery is set to become an unrestricted free agent.

In 580 games during parts of 10 seasons with New York, Dallas, Los Angeles and Detroit, Avery has 90 goals and 247 points along with 1,533 penalty minutes.

Andrei Markov was placed on the active roster list this morning. He will be available for tonight's game.

LOL well I get it now, so I was kinda right before, I think.

............. I still don't get it!

Is it because Montreal beat them in the playoffs?

I don't get it!

I know you could care less about the language. That was NOT the question. The question is IS IT MADATORY IN MONTREAL THAT THEIR COACH SPEAKS FRENCH>?

Dude thats pretty much the same thing.... But yeah, everyone in Montreal was complaining that he doesn't speak french and here is why:

1) It makes it easier for the french media and the french fans to communicate

2) The team is in QUEBEC

3) Who ever the Coach of the Habs is, is very big in Montreal. Montreal is a french speaking town.

I like to compare it to politics.... it would be just like having a Prime Minister who doesn't speak french, that's how big it is. Or in your case, a President that doesn't speak spanish.

I may be leaning towards the fact that I'm angry that Cunneyworth is pure english, but I'm really not. I don't think its a big deal at all.

But to answer your ''real question'', it is obviously NOT mandatory to have a french coach, because right now they have an english one. But you can expect to see Cunnyworth fired or re assigned to Hamilton or even back to being an assistant coach (great PK coach) and the Habs mining some coaching talent from the QMJHL or within the organization. Hell, maybe even Patrick Roy.

I like Cunneyworth as an assistant coach but not a head coach.

The following was taken from TSN:

Injured defencemen Andrei Markov participated in practice in a contact capacity and took regular rushes alongside fellow defenceman Alexei Emelin. It was Markov's first contact at practice since November, when Markov's knee swelled significantly and he was soon shut down. He had an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee in December.

"It's a big difference if you practice with the team or by yourself," Markov said after his first practice with contact. "You have to adjust to the speed of the guys. I need a little bit of time to adjust to that and I think everything is going to be OK."

Head coach Randy Cunneyworth would not commit to a date or game for Markov's return to the lineup, but described the defenceman's performance in practice Monday as, "business as usual."

"He's approved for contact and we'll evaluate that as it goes along," Cunneyworth added.

The 33-year-old has not played for the Canadiens since suffering a knee injury over a year ago in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canadiens re-signed Markov to a three-year contract worth $5.75 million per season last June.

So guys...... when will he play? Leave a response in the voting section!