[skippy the wonder dog]

... the Canucks seriously need a forward on their roster who is capable of putting the puck in the net like a true top 6 NHL forward SHOULD.

The Habs are kind of interesting here ... there's still plenty of time left for the wheels to fall off, but at the break they're trailing only the Red Wings, Sens, Stars and Ducks on points, despite the fact that they haven't had a credible offensive star since Guy Lafleur.

To me the interesting thing is that they haven't done that using the usual defensive formula (Devils). Only four teams have outscored them, despite the fact that their top scorer, Kovalev, is nowhere near the scoring leaders.

So I asks ya, is having a star forward overrated?

I don't think it's overrated. The last time the Canadiens won the Cup, they had Damphousse....

Damphousse was never in the Lafleur class. But rather than argue over that, look back to '86. There was no offensive star on that team. Mats Naslund was the best they had.

Alternatively, look at Tampa Bay. Lecavalier is the genuine article, but that ain't doing much for the team.

Now, I won't lie to ya. I'd rather have depth and a marquee player, anyday....