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Hutson- Savard-like upgrade Guhle- Carrier Xhekaj- Mailloux Struble

Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs in Game 7 with dominant second period: Takeaways - The Athletic "Still, Maurice deserves immense credit for pushing all of the right buttons. With his team trailing 2-0 in this series, he replaced his entire fourth line for Game 3 and saw them score a big goal. He also flipped wingers on his top two forward lines and changed up the defensive matchups to slow down Toronto’s second line after a red-hot start from Nylander."

Maple Leafs Notes: Marner, Tavares, Berube, Game 7 Offense Letting Marner walk will, of course, free up all of his $10.9MM cap hit to spend elsewhere on the roster. Retaining him on a long-term deal would have likely cost them an additional $2MM per season, if not more – TSN’s Darren Dreger said last night that an eight-year, $13.5MM AAV offer was on the table at some point (via Nick Barden of The Hockey News). Former captain John Tavares, also a pending unrestricted free agent, had a much different tone last night. He made it clear in no uncertain terms that he wants to come to terms on an extension to continue his career in Toronto Toronto has now been limited to just one goal in a remarkable five straight Game 7s.

So is Marner or Tavares gonna play for the Habs next season?

Bury em!

Domi with goal 3-1, aint quite over yet. 4-1 thats better

Rocket prospect report: Mailloux, Reinbacher among best in Game 2 "Reinbacher showed that he could play a shutdown role in Game 2. His skating and IQ make him a formidable force defensively, and it seems that whenever he focuses on defence, offence follows..." "I do need to add a negative to this report because, as awesome as his game was, it wasn’t flawless. Mailloux was not excellent on the penalty kill at any time on Friday. He consistently over-committed to his man, leaving passing lanes open and creating odd-man attacks within the defensive zone. In my opinion, he was Laval’s fourth-best penalty-killing defenceman in Game 2." ".. I thought adding Beck to it may give it a nice spark. It looks like the theory was correct. Beck was the most noticeable player on that line on Friday. He drove play for the trio, and the three players looked effective." "Engström had another solid performance on Friday. I thought he was noticeable in the offensive zone, particularly in his skating and decision-making..."

Rohrer named player of the game for Austria | Montréal Canadiens Following his two-point performance, the Canadiens’ 2022 draft pick was named Austria’s player of the game. He ranked second in time on ice among Austrian forwards at 19:17 and registered four shots on goal and a plus-2 differential.

Game Thoughts: Late Penalty Proves Costly as Rochester Ties Series – HabsWorld.net Pascal Vincent made a pair of lineup changes for this one, one by choice and one by necessity. The choice was to go back to Jacob Fowler in goal after going with Cayden Primeau in the opener. Meanwhile, with Xavier Simoneau leaving Wednesday’s game early due to injury, Luke Tuch took his place in the lineup, being deployed in the fourth-line spot he spent a lot of the season in. Laval @ Rochester recap & highlights: Rocket fall short in game two You simply cannot charge an ounce of that loss to Jacob Fowler. The third Americans’ goal was perhaps one he’d like back, but outside of that he was excellent. Given Pascal Vincent’s willingness to run both of his goaltenders, it will be reasonable to see Cayden Primeau again in game three, but he should feel no less comfortable with Fowler moving forwards. Habs fans should as well feel no less comfortable with the possibility of this kid being the future of the franchise. He looks like the real deal.

Laval Rocket @ Rochester Americans Friday, May 16, 2025 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League Fowler 3g 22 shots after 2nd period Mailloux 2 shots Reinbacher/Kapanen 1 shot

Yes, never heard any reports of good or improved defensive play by Mailloux during the year. He might just not have the hockey IQ to defend at NHL speed, is a tough position to master and he missed a bunch of development time. But, lots of great offensive NHL d-men struggle in own end defending; but at least he can skate well, big shot, is good size & kinda physical. Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: RDS2 (French) Streaming: FloHockey, RDS

Why is that important enough to cough up several picks?

7:05 puck drop today. I think noted Fowler 'supposed' to start?

https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/laval-rocket-prospect-report-logan-mailloux-oliver-kapanen-show-out-in-game-1-victory-david-reinbacher-owen-beck-florian-xhekaj/ Owen Beck Beck finished with two points on the night, both assists, but his impact was also felt off the scoresheet. He has really started to carve out a role for himself on a line with Florian Xhekaj. Beck’s mix of speed, tenacity, and weight makes for a fearsome forechecking presence. What he lacked in finishing touch he made up for in hustle.

All bolded ones can be flops easy enough. 3/4 of them seems crazy high and unrealistic expectation.

What would that do for Islanders? Why would they want either? So a mediocre prospect for a top six vet centre? Are you serious?

Basu tosses out ; Pavel Zacha, Horvat, Dobson, Crosby as potential trade candidates. And not get too stuck on good looking prospects vs adding actual NHLer, as most Mailloux, Beck, Kapanen's etc just dont make it. Canadiens offseason primer: Trade candidates and free agents who fit Montreal’s rebuild - The Athletic "But first, a bit of perspective. In 2020, Wheeler wrote that the Canadiens had the second-best prospect pool in the NHL. He provided analysis on 15 prospects and another six whose seasons were cut short due to injury. Five years later, how many of those 21 players play for the Canadiens? Two: Caufield and Jayden Struble. Only four others – Jordan Harris, Alexander Romanov, Ryan Poehling and Noah Juulsen – were NHL players this season."

Vegas have any free agents that might be a fit on Habs, or have house cleaning to happen?

Great to see dlbalr's 3 stars are all likley future Habs. Reinbacher Kapanen Beck Primeau let in one soft'ish' one eh. Oliver Kapanen gets Laval Rocket out to 1-0 lead over Rochester "It was Cayden Primeau who led the Rocket onto the ice in Rochester, squaring off with fellow Northeastern alumnus Levi. This was not Primeau’s first tangle with the Amerks either, having guided the Rocket to a sweep in this same series just three years ago. Laval’s lineup remained the same as their last game against Cleveland, only Adam Engström and David Reinbacher were shifted up to the top pair. It was going to be a big ask of the two rookies, with the Americans sporting the ever-dangerous duo of Isak Rosen and Jiri Kulich."

Go Oilers!

Laval Rocket @ Rochester Americans Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League Primeau gets the win? 2 for 3 on the PP Kapanen 1st star 1g1a

Seems bit of an enigma from just this one article on him. Not the quickest of skaters nor defensively responsible 'they' say. https://thehockeywriters.com/ivan-ryabkin-2025-nhl-draft-prospect-profile/ “Simply put, Ryabkin is one of the most polarizing prospects in this class. He has the skill and creativity to justify a high pick, but some flaws may cause Ryabkin to slip into the draft’s second day.

Just another ranking. Sportsnet's 2025 NHL Draft Rankings: May Edition - Sportsnet.ca

Am sure most trade proposals would be underwhelming to other GMs looking to move said optimal piece for a significant return. Who would Hughes be willing to dangle or let go as part of package? Mailloux, Engstrom, Matheson, Beck, Kapanen, Xhekaj ... Caufield, Guhle?

FWIW: 2022 draft mid 1st rd.