[skippy the wonder dog]

Gainey is pretty conservative with trades hard to see him pulling off the big one at the deadline, but if the team continues to push hard for 4th he just might make a move but dont be surprised if all we end up with is Fedorov from Columbus.(which I hope we dont.)

That's the problem, they can't sign any big name FA's because nobody wants to play in Montreal, they need to make a trade for a big name. Give up Higgins, or Ryder, or Streit, maybe Sergei Kostytsen.. just make a deal. The team they have now, although they're up there in the east, doesn't have the depth to go far in the playoffs.

So wait for next year.

They can give up Ryder, or Higgins, or Streit without suffering any pain, but who would they get for those guys?

Why trade away Sergei Kostitsyn, who looks to work out better than his brother? You can't trade away all your draft picks and young prospects for a short term run at the playoffs and expect to be successful. The trade deadline pressures teams into making bad moves, and generally speaking those moves don't pan out too well.

If they can get a good deal for someone like Hossa, and it makes sense, then good. Otherwise, wait for next year. This team still has a lot of young players and frankly doesn't play well under pressure as a result. They choke -- that's why their road record is so much better than their home record, why the utterly hapless Leafs continue to beat them, and why they couldn't seal the deal last week against Ottawa. They're playing well, but they ain't gonna win any cups this year no matter who they trade for -- they need to solve team problems with choking, not get themselves a big name.