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Habs Fan in Edmonton

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  1. Agreed, his offence was never my concern either but it's never guaranteed that success in junior will translate to the next level so it's great to see him have such a good year in the AHL. His passing and shooting skills are elite, I think better than any young defenseman they have. He does need work on his defensive game like almost any 20 year old defenseman. I still see Guhle and Kovacevic get beaten badly 1 on 1 sometimes so he is not the only one. All in all it's been an excellent year of progression for him. Hopefully more to come.
  2. Just to continue with Mailloux, he has 33 points in his rookie season. That's only 1 point behind the highest scoring defenseman in the AHL. That's a pretty good rookie season and it was exactly the kind of year he needed, lots of ice time. I definitely see him as a future point man on the power play.
  3. He certainly is, McCagg thinks he is better than Michkov and has a better attitude.
  4. It's a fair question and I guess it depends on how much offensive upside you think he has. I think of a Guhle as a top 4, mobile, shut down type defenseman who will likely not get much PP time and will score maybe 30 points in a decent season. I don't think I have been over rating him. He is just 22 and playing on a team that's not an offensive powerhouse yet. I think more offense will come in time but I don't think he will ever be a 15 goal, 50 point guy. He did score almost a point a game his last year in junior but the bulk of that was on a stacked Edmonton Oil King team. I think Mailloux and Hutson have more offensive potential but not the shutdown ability Guhle has. Just my opinion.
  5. I don't disagree, the KK ship has sailed, time to move on. Mistake #1 was keeping an immature 18 year old with the big team. That's Montreal's fault. I thought they might make the same mistake with Slaf but there are different maturity levels involved. When Slaf was 15 he was living away from home and cooking for himself, hardly entitled or spoiled. On the other hand KK was playing for his dad when he was drafted. Slaf is just more mature and stronger mentally.
  6. You understand the buyout process better than I do. So he has 6 years left at 4.8M/year. Does that mean Carolina would have to payout 1.6M/year over 12 years? If correct that seems like a long long time to be stuck with it. Probably better they rehabilitate him.
  7. Just checking KK's stats. I think he had 12 points after the first 12 games, now he has 18 points in 52 games. Doing some simple math that's 6 points in his last 40 games. It almost brings a tear to my eye. Now if only we had kept the picks instead of trading for Dvorak.
  8. You might be right on that, I guess it depends on the market for that particular position at the time.
  9. No question about that. I have really been impressed with his passing ability, seems to be able to find the open man easily and without hesitation. He can also shoot the puck pretty well. He just needed to gain some confidence which is obviously happening. If other teams were game planning for the Canadiens they would have been focusing on the Suzuki line before anyway, don't think adding Slaf to the line will change anything for other teams. All 3 guys on this line have excellent passing and shooting ability which will make them a force and fun to watch. I think Caulfield's passing ability has always been under rated.
  10. Interesting, Hughes is the guy I really don't want to lose. Hard to say how happy Gorton has been in Montreal or how involved he has been with the decision making. Columbus must think he may be interested if this is true.
  11. I know not everyone is a fan of McCagg, shares his top 10 list. He says it's the deepest defense crop he has ever seen. He doesn't have Eiserman, Helenius or Catton in the top 10, he says it's more like a top 13 or 14 this year.
  12. Allen to Colorado makes sense, it's just making the other pieces and salary fit as you said. Somehow I think Johansen would be involved. There has been a lot of chatter on the Calgary chat boards about Markstrom going to Jersey but talk is cheap.
  13. Arizona seems to be tanking which is not good and just when I think Ottawa has turned it around they get smacked at home by Anaheim. Those teams have to get going. Would much rather have the Habs draft 5 or 6 than 8 or 9.
  14. Fair point, I agree that Allen without retention has little value. Either we retain 50% to get something or take on another contract. The haul will be larger for Savard, especially if we retain 50%.
  15. True but I still wouldn't do it without a sweetener. Allen will be easier to get rid of next year than Johansen but I am pretty sure Hughes wants the goalie situation cleared up before the season starts next year. Three goalies is not a great situation
  16. Just reading the Colorado chat boards, they were discussing trading Ryan Johansen for Allen since their contracts are almost identical. They can't wait to dump Johansen who has been a bust (19 pts in 54 games) and 1 more year at 4Million. No point in Habs making that move without a nice sweetener, would rather keep Allen.
  17. Usually Darren Dreger knows what he is talking about. We are inching closer to the deadline though.
  18. I was thinking the same thing. Actually not, your medical knowledge is obviously far superior to mine. I will take your word for it. Just hope he recovers fully.
  19. Good points, Lemieux's reach, puck skills and smarts made him almost unstoppable. Gretzky's genius lay in his great puck skills and hockey IQ, he didn't have the hardest shot and there were faster skaters but he was a hockey genius. I remember Dave Semenko talked about playing with him and what he learned was "never assume he doesn't know where you are on the ice." He had eyes in the back of his head. I agree about Orr, almost hated him because he played for the Bruins but he could do it all and he was tough. McDavid needs to win a cup. Perhaps unfair but I agree.
  20. Plus they also need the 2 way play of a Joel Armia and the steadying presence in net of a Jake Allen.
  21. That makes sense. When he says younger players I wonder where he draws the line 25? 22? I am thinking it's closer to 22. Great to see Slaf playing with such confidence. I am trying not to get too excited but it's fun watching his development. He is having fun. Confidence is so so important for a young player.
  22. What McDavid can do at high speed is unlike any other player I have seen.
  23. I used to hear from Leaf fans all the time about how Palmateer was the best goalie in the NHL. Heaven forbid the Leafs win the cup again in my lifetime.
  24. And there are Leaf fans who still think Mathews is the best player in the world. Not even close.
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