What happened?

Well I actually thought Gauthier had begun to do well with his trades. Here we were giving up on old long in the tooth Hal Gill for a second round pick and someone with a decent pedigree like Blake Geoffrion. Gill had shown not much of anything this year and frankly other then finding himself on a Stanley Cup team with the Penguins had really been a big bust in the NHL his whole career. Well one out of two trades ain't bad if your a gambling man. AK46 has played most of the year in a fog. He has shown only glimpses of his innate hockey skills and offensive capablilities. He has averaged over 20 goals a year in his career. He uses the body more frequently then most Hab forwards. He seemed to show some pride as well when he demanded more ice time to show what he can do. He still has a poor command of english and this may create some communication problems with teammates and coaches  However, with his impending UFA status it was clear that unless he signed soon, the Habs should put

Thank God the habs traded Gill. I don't understand this whining about giving up on the season. We can still give it the 100% try without Gill, and for that matter Ak46 and Moen and Weber and Campoli and even others if we get the right offer. Has anyone actually seen Gill play this year. He has slowed down to a snail's pace. Added to his lack of pace is the fact he is the softest 6'7" player in the history of the NHL. He cannot deliver a bodycheck, and he has virtually no upperbody strength to move opposing power forwards. He is a total waste in the offensive zone with his shot being as fast as his skating. Granted his one strength was his penalty killing where he could take up space in front of the net and make it hard for point shooters to zone in or forwards on the wing to get the puck across for a pass. All to say a second round pick would have been great to get for this unrestricted free agent with diminishing returns. However, we also got 2 prospects. Is this trad