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2024-25 Montreal Canadiens discussion thread
dlbalr replied to tomh009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
To be honest, I thought we'd see Dobes on that list as well with maybe Hughes getting recalled (you still have to have two goalies up). Dobes and Primeau would then split the next couple of weeks in Laval. -
Not surprisingly, the Habs and Evans don't appear to be close on an extension. I wonder if they take one more crack at it during the break and if that doesn't get it done, then they shift firmly into moving him. New Jersey's GM was among the scouts at the game today and they're a team known to have interest.
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2024-25 Montreal Canadiens discussion thread
dlbalr replied to tomh009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Wonder if those sources are the actual credible people that have already been reporting this for what, two or three months now? Talk about rehashing something that everyone already knew and trying to turn it into a scoop. -
GDT Game #55 Jersey at Montreal Sat. Feb. 8 at 1:00pm
dlbalr replied to Prime Minister Koivu's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
https://www.hockeystatcards.com/skater?id=8483457 (Click skater logs for the game score summary, skater charts for the graphs) -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Today's lineup for the rematch: Tuch was injured last night and while Arseneau came back, clearly he's not 100% as well. -
2024-25 Montreal Canadiens discussion thread
dlbalr replied to tomh009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Laval's best performers, I don't restrict them to only prospects as otherwise, it'd be hard to pick some months. The second half of it is the true prospect part. -
Let's not forget that the Islanders never leak anything and have a GM known to kill prospective deals if something leaks out. This report didn't come from them, it came from a Russian website staffed by a bunch of writers who are known for less than stellar records when it comes to accuracy regarding trade rumours. Out of all the nonsense they've posted from a rumour perspective this season, that site has a whopping one correct (and it wasn't on a trade rumour even but rather something CBA-related).
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GDT Game #55 Jersey at Montreal Sat. Feb. 8 at 1:00pm
dlbalr replied to Prime Minister Koivu's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Well, that proved to be a wise choice of images given how the game went. -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Joshua Roy is back tonight versus Toronto. That seems a bit earlier than expected. -
2024-25 Montreal Canadiens discussion thread
dlbalr replied to tomh009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Right now, Laval is down to a skeleton crew due to injuries so that might be playing a role here as well. -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
There's no cap-related benefit to running with a minimum-sized roster while the team is in LTIR and going with the skeleton roster doesn't get them out of there. It's either that they're prioritizing Laval or they're trying to save a few bucks, probably the former. -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Apparently that's exactly what they're doing. With the AHL ASG out that way this year, I guess the plan is that they could pull Beck or Mailloux up from there if needed. -
GDT Game #50, Winnipeg @ Montreal, 7pm EST, January 28, 2025
dlbalr replied to TurdBurglar's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
The lines for tonight based on line rushes: Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky Laine-Dach-Newhook Anderson-Evans-Armia Pezzetta-Dvorak-Gallagher Matheson-Carrier Guhle-Hutson Xhekaj-Savard -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Depends on what the return is. I'd think they'd have to get a goalie back. Otherwise, their depth would be incredibly thin which would be cause for concern. -
2024-25 Montreal Canadiens discussion thread
dlbalr replied to tomh009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
One thing to keep in mind with Reinbacher is the nine-game rule as it still applies to him this season. They're not going to want to burn a year of his ELC this season so he'll be limited to nine games. That makes a post-Savard trade recall unlikely as there will be 20 games left after the trade deadline. -
GDT Game #49 Sat Jan 25 7pm Devils at Montreal
dlbalr replied to Prime Minister Koivu's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
They do for those articles. Even when they get blown out, we pick the Habs 3 Stars of the game. -
He thinks that highly of him yet played him so little until recently. He also had a line a while back of how the Habs don't have anyone like the third-line centre Demidov was playing with at the time, strongly implying that centre was better than what Montreal has.
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GDT Game #49 Sat Jan 25 7pm Devils at Montreal
dlbalr replied to Prime Minister Koivu's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
They actually did break up the Dvorak line last night. Anderson went with Evans/Armia as the third line while Pezzetta was with Dvorak/Gallagher on the fourth. -
GDT Game #49 Sat Jan 25 7pm Devils at Montreal
dlbalr replied to Prime Minister Koivu's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Sounds like Anderson and Gallagher are game-time decision so this could simply be hedging against one of them being out as well. -
I think they determined that Hall's trade value was close to non-existent without retention. So instead of retaining on him, they retained half of Rantanen which actually saves them a few bucks and get the third-round pick for that. Hall's inclusion was basically a giveaway, allowing them to keep their last retention slot for something else. (Presumably, that something else will yield a better return than what Hall with 50% retention would have. Otherwise, this logic doesn't work.) I had to rewrite so much of that article last night as new news was coming in that it's not funny.
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2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Owen Beck will take Joshua Roy's place at the AHL All-Star Game (assuming he's not back up with Montreal by then). -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Struble has been sent to Laval on a conditioning stint so he'll presumably play in at least the next two on the road. That will help cover for Trudeau's short-term absence at least. The assignment can last for up to two weeks. -
2024-25 Montreal Canadiens discussion thread
dlbalr replied to tomh009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
He was also adjusting to playing a position he hasn't played all year with two linemates he hasn't played with before. His job was to be a field-filler that didn't do anything to hurt the team and he did that. -
2024-2025 Laval Rocket discussion thread
dlbalr replied to alfredoh2009's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Now 2-2 in OT, Farrell and Dauphin with the goals.