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23 minutes ago, tomh009 said:
No, I think Primeau played a good game and had a few pucks bounce his way. But not likely an intentional statement.
Very much so. Jenner had him fooled twice (including right after the Gallagher goal) and got the post on one and whiffed on the other. Columbus had some other posts as well, I believe. Primeau certainly played well but had some good luck along the way too.
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So the Habs made a trade today, sending Nathan Legare to New Jersey for Arnaud Durandeau. Looks like a typical change of scenery trade with the target once again being more offence.
https://www.habsworld.net/2024/03/habs-trade-nathan-legare-to-new-jersey/
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5 hours ago, DON said:
He is 22 and it his 4th year in the NCAA, he should stand out.
Hope your right, i still doubt it.
(thought same about Struble, so what do i know)
Tuch is the type of player who should have some success playing a heavier game. He profiles as someone who might be a better fit in the pros than in college (just like Struble in that sense). I don't think his ceiling is too high but there's a bottom-six winger profile in there.
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2 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
AHL try-out for now?
Not much reason for him to take an AHL ATO and risk injury when he can hit free agency in August and have several teams offer him an entry-level contract. It'll take an NHL deal, perhaps one starting this year, to get him to sign. And I'd give it to him.
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4 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
When is the earliest Hutson and Reinbacher can come over? Can either also be loaned to Laval?
They can both come when their seasons end. Reinbacher's fate is tied to whether his team needs to play in a relegation series. If not, I think it could be late this week. If they do, closer to the end of the month. Hutson's will be dependent on when his team finishes in the Frozen Four tournament. It starts March 28th and ends April 13th.
Reinbacher can (and almost certainly will) be loaned to Laval. If Hutson signs a contract that begins next season, he can also go to Laval. If he signs and burns the first year now, he won't be able to go to the Rocket, similar to Farrell last season.
Two others to watch for prospect-wise to come over somewhat soon are Adam Engstrom and Oliver Kapanen, players who I expect will sign ELC's for next season. Their regular seasons end soon (SHL on Monday, Liiga on Tuesday) so it'll be dependent on their playoffs as well.
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14 hours ago, DON said:
Hutson 2a, 43pts in 32games.
(he had 48 in 39games last year)
He is the fourth NCAA defenceman since 2005-06 to have multiple 40-point seasons. Of the four, he's the only one to do it in his first two seasons.
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3 hours ago, DON said:
37pts 57gms, how soon will he get called up for his 1st solo pre-game lap as a Hab?
Not saying it should be today, just wondering.
If it's late in the season and Laval has a few days off or is well out of the playoff mix, they might give him a game or two just to get his feet wet.
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14 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
He is like Price a positioning type of goalie = relying on having his angles covered; he is not like Montembeault (or Dobes) who will box-out or react to shots instead of just staying still.
I see it the exact opposite way. Technique is one of his problem spots and I find him more of a react type of goalie than one who's always in the right spot position-wise. That's part of the reason that consistency has largely eluded him as he doesn't have the base fundamentals and thus his success is dependent on making more of the scramble type of saves. He's not as aggressive as Dobes, mind you (few are though).
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5 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
That 6 on 4 was pretty sucky.
That's putting it lightly. Way too much passing, looking for the can't-miss play. At some point, when you have multiple players in front, shoot for the rebound, getting the defence moving. They played right into Toronto's hands in that final stretch.
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St. Louis may need to juggle the defensive rotation to keep Xhekaj/Savard away from that 3rd line and try them against the 2nd line instead.
By the way, Toronto has a power play from that late scrum.
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They were good in the first half of the period but really started to slow down after that, letting the Leafs find their skating legs a bit.
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3-2 Laval after 2. Kaskisuo in net while Farrell, Gignac, and Simoneau have the goals.
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Just now, Commandant said:
Roy deserves to play in the NHL and his development will be accelerated by playing NHL competition.
You prioritize his development over a win or two for Laval every day of the week.
Hughes just confirmed he's staying up for the time being. Maybe closer to the end of the season, they'll send him down like they did with Harvey-Pinard last year.
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8 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
Didn't use a retention slot for Petry? on that 3-way deal?
this is a very god return for Hughes. I am happy
They did but that was before the season. The summary was covering the trade deadline period.
An additional condition on the draft pick upgrade - it's 40 regular season games next year and Allen's team at the end of next season (NJ or otherwise) has to make the playoffs.
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The problem is if they stay in Laval, the Habs are 12 healthy forwards and 6 healthy D. I can't see them doing that.
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Struble and Roy were both papered down to keep them Laval-eligible. Assuming they'll both be recalled swiftly, that's 2 of 4 post-deadline regular recalls gone right there.
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Sounds like the Allen deal is it for the Habs for the day.
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1 minute ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
I agree, Vegas seems to have a bigger salary cap than other teams?? I know Stone is on LTIR
Hertl is out long-term as well, probably not back until the playoffs. That's probably how they're making it work this year.
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Hertl to Vegas. Didn't see that one coming.
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Strauss Mann has been sent down. That means either Kaskisuo is back or there's a goalie coming Montreal's way (perhaps as a throw-in in the Allen trade since NJ has a lot of goalies)?
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1 minute ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Allen only has to play 40 games to turn that third into a second. I feel that is an achievable marker.
Worth noting, it's 40 games next year, not this season and next. (Prior reporting said otherwise but it was recently revised.)
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Our quick write-up on the swap: https://www.habsworld.net/2024/03/habs-trade-jake-allen-to-new-jersey/
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Allen to NJ could be happening:
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A neat calculator if you're curious of the value of salary retention at this time of year: https://puckpedia.com/CapRelief
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2024 NHL Entry Draft
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Montreal is on that list as Hughes admitted during an interview on the broadcast yesterday that they'd like to go BPA but if there isn't one that distinguishes himself above the rest, then they'd go by need.