tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post3381917647526732995..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: The Invisible ManJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-74815854873660248162008-09-26T11:51:00.000-11:002008-09-26T11:51:00.000-11:00I agree in principle, Topham. And in most cases t...I agree in principle, Topham. And in most cases that's a laudable and very sound principle for team-building. I just think Plekanec is a special case who meets some very specific criteria that make him deserving of a longer deal. I don't want Gainey to run out and throw Flyer term at every decent young player. But if there's one Hab I wouldn't mind locked up for that long, it's Pleky.J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-60677791346585438952008-09-26T10:26:00.000-11:002008-09-26T10:26:00.000-11:00One of the best things Gainey has done has been to...One of the best things Gainey has done has been to manage the team using short-term and very fair deals.<BR/><BR/>To do an about face and go for Flyers-style economics would be mad. <BR/><BR/>There is every reason to keep deals short in an envronment where cap limits are set to fluctuate season by season. If, for example, the econmoic crisis leads to difficulties in hockey and the cap goes down, a long term deal could be a real millstone around the neck of the team.<BR/><BR/>Good, fair, sensible contracts. personally I hope the way Gainey has been showing is the road on which he continues. All his actions from this summer indicate he will adhere to his philosophy, at least for the near future.Tophamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157334079663330151noreply@blogger.com