As the season progressed, Gorges gained confidence and respect in the room. He turned out to be an nice surprise in becoming a constant, regular and reliable defense man. Montreal should definateliy consider signing him, but not at any price.Grab Him!!!Speedy, explosive, agile.. These are the qualities of young Mikhail Grabovski This kid is not done. In the next 2-3 years, Grabovski will become a fantastic, spectacular hockey player… Gainey should definatly find a way to sign him.How much will it Kost?After a rumor that a Russian team offered Andrei Kostitsyn a 4M$ a year contract, Andrei denied the rumor.. But I am not so sure. This guy is a must-sign player and Gainey should wast no time to hand him his best pen.
He probably will become one of our best players in the next 2-3 years.Stuck between two rocks!Maxime Lapierre is a great asset on an energy line. Playing alongside Smolinski and Tom “mug shot” Kostopoulos was a definite success. Unfortunately for him , he is sitting on the fence right now. If he stays, good! if not, OK! He's that kind of player.I will not get “Byrne” again!After the “purse-gate” in Florida, Ryan O'Byrne has learned one thing: Stay out of trouble when off the ice! Now he needs to learn what to do on the ice. At 23 years old, towering 6'6″ and carrying 230 lbs, this choo-choo train must learn to use those assets in game situations.
He has to be signed.Waiting in the “Hal”l!Jaroslav Halak didn't get the chance to see much action this year. He started six games and registered a 2.11 goal against average (GAA) and a .934 save percentage.. Not bad for a backup goalie The problem is, Halak is NOT a backup goalie. I don't think he will accept to stay in Montreal if he doesn't get his share of play time Jaroslav will become a great No 1 goalie one day. For his career, he should be let go or sign him and trade him later in the season.DP. Kennametal Taking Further Actions in Response to Declining Global Markets;Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results- 3Q EPS of $0.01, excluding charges related to impairment and restructuring- Continuing to execute restructuring and other cost reduction actions- Cash flow from operations of $164 million for nine months ended March 31,2009LATROBE, Pa., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Kennametal Inc. The 36 percent decrease in sales was duetoa 32 percent organic decline and a 5 percent decrease from unfavorableforeign currency effects, partially offset by the net favorable impactof acquisitions and divestitures of 1 percent.–During the March quarter, the company performed an impairment test ofgoodwill and long-lived assets for its engineered products business aswell as for its surface finishing machines and services business.