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DON

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  1. Always liked Boullion, but doubt will be resigned, replaced by Tinordi or Pateryn. Would love to see Emelin resigned before he hits market (I didn't realize he will be UFA), Subban needs signing and Markov will be interesting to see if resigned, will depend how he looks in 2nd half? But Diaz future may depend on progress of Beaulieu and Nygren in Hamilton, to see if he even makes past trade deadline with Habs? A cheap rental offensive d-man who can play PP, may be in demand come end of Feb... or sooner?
  2. I just assumed Leblanc wouldn't play today, 3 in 4 days and likely would get limited minutes tomorrow anyways. But I hadn't thought would demote and recall that soon?
  3. Dalton Thrower seems back to his 2011-2012 form and why many think he was a very solid 2nd round pick. Another 2 assists and took on a 6'6" 220lber, so he is not shy to take on those in a different weight class like Prust does; not that it is the smartest thing to do, but "grit" is a good character trait.
  4. Almost seems Leblanc is like Pacioretty several years ago and having a hot stretch in Hamilton, after a bit of media story around being demoted & being written off as a 1st round bust by some? Or maybe Leblanc has just had a good 3 game stretch? And with Holland & Beaulieu being demoted I am guessing Leblanc may get call-up? He does have over 1/2 season NHL experience so may be best option at the moment?
  5. Is Leblanc gonna get the call up for Monday game and I assume Pateryn draws in? Beaulieu had several shakey plays vs San Jose and Holland simply needs more icetime and they should help Bulldogs be competitive for sure.
  6. Reway now has 7 points in last 3 games.
  7. But he was on 50 point pace also last year, which is only 10 or so off his "outlier" season. He had great offense at all lower leagues and is a 0.6 ppg in his first 2.5 seasons in NHL, which is better than a whole pile of NHLers had to start of career. Maybe you are correct and he is washed up at 27 and maybe millions of $ swelled his head just a touch and he dosent have same drive he needed to succeed in the past?
  8. Agree, but doubt Subban will ever have a low penalty total with the way he plays the game and even though he takes more than most, he is the NHLs top scoring d-man, so I am fine with 8 minor penalties in first 10 games.
  9. I didn't have a clue neither what FTFY stood for.
  10. Can Leblanc make it 3 GWGs in a row? Should be a winnable game with Canucks having couple call ups playing (not a lot of good prospects left I don't think, Corrado), so expected that Utica record not so good.
  11. Monahan was highly thought of for past 2 years in junior and with his size and game, some did predict he was "NHL-ready" or darn near it. No, Holland will unlikely ever win a Hart nor scoring race, but he can skate, good vision/puck skills and is defensively responsible (just physically not quite ready yet?), so like a Moan/Prust he is unlikely to hurt you with dumb turnovers and I think could easily fill role on 3rd line, but just the experience with team is likely a bonus for him till #67 is back. But agree with take on Moan.
  12. Too bad Pateryn hadn't stayed in Hamilton for the 3 games this weekend, do they need to have an extra d-man in pressbox? Not an issue if a vet or a Drewiski-type but to sit a prospect there seems a waste? Beaulieu seems to be doing well in his 11minutes/game and hope he dresses several more consecutive games. Markov @ almost 25minutes/game and leading team with a +9. He and Subban are a pretty solid pairing to say the least. Habs are now 12th in faceoffs, much better. San Jose is filling the net with 4 goals and 39 shots/game, so Price will have his hands full today. I think will be a very entertaining game.
  13. Maybe if flip in Beaulieu instead of Tinordi, would make more sense for Habs. Habs are flush with offensively gifted d-men on roster and in the system, but to remove a rare (for Habs) physical d-man, whom I expect to be impact player next season, dosent seem to make sense. Morin is likely several years away from full time NHL readiness and does he have the leadership character of a Tinordi? And Philly's current scoring leader is unlikely to go anywhere? But Beaulieu might be very appealing and get them to do it? (But I still see zero need to make any trades at present and once Pacioretty, Murray, Yemelin, Prust are back, Habs should be quite competitive vs anyone.)
  14. Not good to see Nygren was the only -2 player for the game. Defensive lapses again, or was it just dumbluck he was on for goals against?
  15. Yes, his reckless attacks on the boards makes it hard to believe he played every game for 2 straight seasons with Rangers.
  16. and overpaid, but still good sized youngish LWer and if Prust/Pacioretty keep going out injured why not have another of same and hope 2 of 3 are healthy at a time.
  17. Braindead choice for that game....DD easily was much better player. DD was 13-2 vs 9-16 for the little Finn on faceoffs. And DD played a solid game all round.
  18. Holland, in his 5 minutes, looked fine and I thought DD's line was good also with Moan. Moan got 19+ minutes today and I think deserved it, the way he has played so far this year.
  19. 27+ minutes for Markov, he is playing well but... Price continues to play very solid. and best all round forward got 3 points, good stuff. Gotta give DD credit, I thought he played well and was 13-2 on faceoffs.
  20. My guess is he will do much better, but he should as a 19/20 year old anyways, he supposedly looked good in Hamilton last spring, so I just don't know what should be expected from him when he turns pro?
  21. Agree and backhands are just mind numbing for goalies I think, looked like Bourque tried to shot high and didn't pull it off and Hiller was screwed.
  22. Interesting option though, he is toast in Vancouver I think.
  23. Reway 3 assists and Vail 2 point night, both doing well at 1ppg or so.
  24. OK? Maybe in a Darchey way, but I would stick with Bournival, kid can skate and backchecks. But Moan does seem quicker and more willing to mix things up this year and he is an effective checker, but on rushs and around the net I would prefer to see the kid.
  25. You, nor I, don't care about language he speaks but Habs management, Quebec politicians, local media & fans surely do. That is just a fact of life and something 29 other teams don't have to factor in and seems the flip-side of a Don Cherry whining about Toronto kids being drafted by Leafs. But, I don't think Gagne is needed at all, and am hoping Pacioretty, Murray will be back in couple weeks, with Yemelin following that. Then we see if the team can compete with Wings/Leafs and have a better idea of real state of Habs roster.
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