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tomh009

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  1. Indeed. And slight difference in the level of hockey. My point was that the size of the city is not the only thing. The product and the price matter, too.
  2. 13,000 average attendance is not just a question of the size of the city. London gets more than 9,000 to their OHL games!
  3. I think they expect Gignac to clear thanks to the two-year contract (with $150K minimum) that he signed. Barry, err, Colin White is a centre as well so I assume they need Gignac in Laval and thus White will fill in.
  4. I think the Devils are still entertaining hopes about a playoff run so likely looking for immediate help rather than a draft pick.
  5. Sens now three points behind but three games in hand. Maybe they could win one or two? Clearly these two teams are our nemeses for the draft positions.
  6. Couldn't watch tonight, but an entertaining close game seems all right, especially with Roy and Xhekaj playing well. Sabres now two points clear of the Habs which is not a bad thing. Wins will come more often next year.
  7. Canadiens: Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsku Armia - Evans - Gallagher Roy - Newhook - Anderson Pearson - Gignac - Ylonen Matheson - Guhgle Struble - Savard Xhekaj - Harris Montembeault Primeau Sabres: Skinner - Thompson - Tuch Benson - Krebs - Peterka Greenway - Mittelstadt - Cozens Robinson - Girgensons - Okposo Dahlin - Jokiharju Bryson - Clifton Clague - Johnson Luukkonen Comrie
  8. Which veterans (besides Anderson) do you think have suffered from St-Louis coaching? I think Monahan, Matheson, Armia, Kovacevic have all benefited, I think. Savard seems no worse. Gallagher and Pearson?
  9. Maybe there is a GM out there that thinks he can make Anderson productive. And if there is, maybe we could take back a smaller bad contract ... OK, it's really stretch, I know. In the meantime, fourth-line minutes would be appropriate. Give the ice time to younger players who need it. (The sad thing is that Anderson is only 29, a year younger than Armia and only two years older than Evans.)
  10. I think it would be easier to move him if the Habs retain 50% and collect some modest draft pick in trade.
  11. 1. Hutson 2. Reinbacher 3. Roy 4. Beck 5. Mailloux 6.Engstrom 7. Mesar 8. Heineman 9. Farrell 10. Kapanen I don't rank goalie prospects, they, you know ... 😂
  12. Nothing is for certain--not even Suzuki and Caufield, one never knows--but I think Dach has shown enough that I'm comfortable that he has the potential to be a key contributor. Now, we still need to realize the potential, but it's certainly far closer than that of a potential top-ten draft pick in this year's draft.
  13. Good genes are real, but those, like the development/training, are already baked into what that prospect is today, it's unlikely that anyone's genes ("pedigree") will result in a huge improvement (relative to other prospects) after the draft.
  14. Wouldn't Dach meet that description, too?
  15. Newhook looked good tonight. Add Dach, and we almost have a second line.
  16. Observation: Ovechin is slow. Oshie and Strome look like they are coasting to let grandpa keep up with them.
  17. I do agree. Although getting bought out might give him a jolt. Maybe.
  18. The list is just speculation, though. I really think guys like MacFarland and Gorton are long shots. Very qualified, but unlikely to be interested.
  19. Apparently Columbus wants the Habs' permission to talk to Gorton ...
  20. As I recall, he was on the PK while Armia was in Laval, and was not terrible (in spite of this being a new role for him) but I don't think he's seen any PK time since Armia returned.
  21. Some players are able to make good players better--they are essentially complementary to good players--but cannot drive or enable a weaker line to become a strong one on their own. I would say Hoffman might have been in the complementary category, he could help the scoring on a top line but couldn't do much at all on the bottom six. On the other hand, Monahan could make almost any line better. Somebody else probably has better examples. 😊
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