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Date Posted: 21:58:15 12/19/03 Fri
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's message, "Marauders Shake Things Up" on 21:57:14 12/19/03 Fri
>Montreal, Quebec - Bolstered by a decent, if streaky,
>start to the season, Montreal GM Sean Gallagher decided the time had
>come to switch gears.
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>"I've been preaching patience since I came here a year
>ago," said Gallagher, "the team was young and needed
>time to develop. But the chance is there to compete.
>We've beaten some talented clubs like Halifax, for
>instance.
>
>"I felt like there were some opportunities out there,
>and testing the waters, I found some interesting
>options."
>
>The Marauders have traded Jeff Friesen, Stephen Weiss
>and Jocelyn Thibeault to Charletown for Brendan
>Shanahan, Matthias Norstrom and Felix Potvin.
>
>"I hated to lose those three players, especially a guy
>as young and talented as Weiss, but we needed grit up
>front, better defense and a goaltender who can steal
>some games. We got what I wanted," said Gallagher.
>
>But more deals are in the offing, according to the
>brass. For one, Martin Biron came up from the minors
>to back up Potvin. Clearly, Manny Fernandez is
>packing his bags.
>
>"Manny is a solid netminder and will have some good
>days in this league. However, Biron has earned a
>chance to play in the GWHL. We traded Mr Fernandez to
>Winnipeg for John Grahame just yesterday. Grahame
>will report to our farm team for this year, but we
>expect to see him in the GWHL at some point in the
>near future."
>
>Gallagher insists he is not done yet.
>
>"We've had some discussions with other teams and some
>deals are out there. We'll see what happens."
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>"We've completed a deal with
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