What the Halak is all this Talk About? Where would Halak go?

There has been a lot of talk lately about Halak and the need to trade him. Well to give an idea of what Montreal would lose and the other team would gain, I have made a small comparison and some likely trades Gainey and the crew would conjure up for out beloved No. 2 goalie.

Quick look back on goalies being traded from Montreal and you can see the harsh reality—We get buck all...

Huet: Traded to Washington for a second round draft pick (We could of done better and gotten at least a thirrd or fourth line with the pick)

Plante: Traded to NYR with Phil Goyette and Don Marhall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, Leon Rochefort, and Len Ronson. Phil and Don proved very important to NYR over the next couple seasons and Plante was great in his season with NYR. Though Gump was above average, he did not compare to Plante's play and only Dave Balon proved vital for the Montreal Canadiens.

Roy: He was traded for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky, and Andrei Kovalenko to the newly NHL joined Colorado Avalanche. This trade was one of the biggest mistakes as Roy won two more Stanley Cups with Colorado, and the players Montreal acquired made barely an impact for the Habs in the years to come.

Theodore: Traded to Colorado for David Aebischer. He was our No.1 Goalie at the time and David proved he could not make a save on even a beach ball. For shame for shame.

Now back to the matter at hand—Halak. Now, how much is his real-estate worth in the NHL? With a quick look at his stats 3-4-1, .918 SV% and a 2.38 GAA. Not bad stats for a backup goalie considering he does not have that many wins.

So who will the infamous Halak go to? Well, first we have to decide which NHL teams need a No. 1 goalie or a decent No. 2 goalie to provide coverage. At a quick glance, I see St. Louis Blues, Phoenix, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Edmonton, Toronto and Florida. Those are the teams I believe could use Halak to their advantage. And here is why...

St.Louis: This team needs some dire rebuilding. They have Chris Mason and Manny Legace. Both terrific goalies in their own right, but are not consistent. Legace is looking to the end of his career in another two or three if things do not shape up for him so hes out of the picture for the Blues. Mason proves to be a much needed fresh voice for the Blues and can take up the No. 1 position if he did not have a 3-9-1 campaign. But in all due fairness his D-men and forwards are not helping. That is why my prediction would be...

Halak and Guillaume Latendresse for Roman Polak or B.J Crombeen. Polak is a great defence defenceman who stays in his own end and pawns on coming forwards, while B.J. provides good offence for the talent around him. Latendresse provides a go-to-guy for the Blues while not losing much depth for the Canadiens.

Phoenix: Ilya Bryzgalov is doing horrible. I put little blame on his forwards (Shane Doan and Jokinen) and a lot on his D-Men, with only Ed Jovanovski and Derek Morris who are above average. With a 10-11-2 .905 SV% and 2.94 GAA, Ilya Bryzgalov would not be on the roster for long. With backup Mikael Tellqvist, you can imagine the scare most Coyotes fans get at the mention of their names. If a trade were to happen between them, I predict...

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