DON Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Will Xhekaj go to Laval and get into any games? https://habsprospects.com/statsohl.html Playoffs Player Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Mešár, Filip Kitchener 5 1 7 8 -4 2 Beck, Owen Saginaw 4 2 5 7 +3 2 Xhekaj, Florian Brantford 6 3 2 5 +0 9 Guindon, Cédrick Owen Sound 4 1 3 4 -4 0 Sobolev, Daniil Brantford 6 0 1 1 -7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, DON said: Will Xhekaj go to Laval and get into any games? https://habsprospects.com/statsohl.html Playoffs Player Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Mešár, Filip Kitchener 5 1 7 8 -4 2 Beck, Owen Saginaw 4 2 5 7 +3 2 Xhekaj, Florian Brantford 6 3 2 5 +0 9 Guindon, Cédrick Owen Sound 4 1 3 4 -4 0 Sobolev, Daniil Brantford 6 0 1 1 -7 0 Habs would either have to sign him ... OR ... he would have to accept an Amateur Try-Out contract from The Rocket. Assuming Hutson will sign as soon as BU completes their season, not certain HuGo will want to use up one of their other 4 open contract slots before July 1st on Florian ... those slots give them flexibility in trades around the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3 hours ago, GHT120 said: Habs would either have to sign him ... OR ... he would have to accept an Amateur Try-Out contract from The Rocket. Assuming Hutson will sign as soon as BU completes their season, not certain HuGo will want to use up one of their other 4 open contract slots before July 1st on Florian ... those slots give them flexibility in trades around the draft. They wouldn't need to burn a year on Xhekaj by signing him for this season. They'd just sign him to a future contract that begins in 24-25, then give him an ATO for Laval for the stretch run. I see no reason why he wouldn't be in Laval over the next few days unless he's been playing through an injury that needs to be addressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Oilver Kapanen is tied for the playoff lead in scoring, has 7 goals in 9 games. Has anyone here followed him closely? I really haven't seem him play at all, but that's pretty impressive. TOP-10 Players - Liiga.fi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Oilver Kapanen is tied for the playoff lead in scoring, has 7 goals in 9 games. Has anyone here followed him closely? I really haven't seem him play at all, but that's pretty impressive. Two-way bottom-six type of player, looked decent offensively at the Spengler when I saw him a couple of times. He isn't too far away from being NHL-ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, dlbalr said: Two-way bottom-six type of player, looked decent offensively at the Spengler when I saw him a couple of times. He isn't too far away from being NHL-ready. Bottom-six players that can score are not a bad thing. 🙂 The only thing is that our bottom six will be a bit congested (at least next year) with players that have top-six contracts but don't play up to those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 10 hours ago, tomh009 said: Bottom-six players that can score are not a bad thing. 🙂 The only thing is that our bottom six will be a bit congested (at least next year) with players that have top-six contracts but don't play up to those. Anderson 😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Anderson 😭 Anderson, Gallagher, Dvorak. We have a complete overpaid 4th line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said: Anderson, Gallagher, Dvorak. We have a complete overpaid 4th line. At least Dvorak is tradeable, although it may take a sweetener to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 minutes ago, tomh009 said: At least Dvorak is tradeable, although it may take a sweetener to do it. At least Dvorak only has 1 year left, the others have three. For Anderson I do have some hope that he can regain his form, for Gallagher not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 6 hours ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: At least Dvorak only has 1 year left, the others have three. For Anderson I do have some hope that he can regain his form, for Gallagher not so much. At the moment Anderson has a higher ceiling but his floor is also much lower than Gallagher's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Gallagher is overpaid, no doubt. But he's at least been an effective NHL player at a 3rd line level this season. Anderson hasn't even been that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 The Montréal Canadiens signed forward Florian Xhekaj to a three-year, entry-level contract (2024-25 to 2026-27). He also signed a pro tryout with the Laval Rocket for the remainder of the season. (April 9) Mesar 10pts in 6 games Beck 7pts in 4 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, DON said: Mesar 10pts in 6 games Beck 7pts in 4 games Mesar is pretty effective on the PP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I believe the Habs could also negotiate a "loan agreement" so Kapanen could play in Laval next season ... Kimmo doing a favour for his dad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 16 minutes ago, GHT120 said: I believe the Habs could also negotiate a "loan agreement" so Kapanen could play in Laval next season ... Kimmo doing a favour for his dad? A small technicality but the Habs wouldn't really need a loan agreement to get him to Laval. Their contract supercedes the Sweden one with the transfer agreement between the NHL and the Swedish Federation. That said, if this is getting done (and it's reasonable to think it is), the Habs are involved with this and have signed off. NHL Plan A, SHL Plan B, goes to Laval when Timra's playoffs end. I don't hate that approach but I'm not thrilled that it burns a contract slot for next season. That said, I also think he'd have a semi-decent chance of making Montreal's roster so that last point could be moot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Emmett Croteau (a goalie prospect for the Habs) has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Hopefully he signs and plays the last two games against Detroit next week ... don't want him in against Tkachuk and the Sens Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 It’s time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Kapanen 0g+1a in 2-1 win, 19:38 TOI (second only to one of the D-men at 19:42). They now trail 1-2 in the semifinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Fowler and BC shutout out Michigan 4-0 to advance to final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 9 hours ago, tomh009 said: Kapanen 0g+1a in 2-1 win, 19:38 TOI (second only to one of the D-men at 19:42). They now trail 1-2 in the semifinals. 4-0 loss today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Mesar 1a 3/6; but down 2-1 end of 1st period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 The end of the season for Kapanen: 19:31 TOI but 0g+0a in a 3-1 loss to Tappara (at 34-13-13 the top team in the regular season). That's a 4-1 series win for Tappara and Kapanen is probably moving somewhere else (Laval or more likely Sweden) for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, tomh009 said: The end of the season for Kapanen: 19:31 TOI but 0g+0a in a 3-1 loss to Tappara (at 34-13-13 the top team in the regular season). That's a 4-1 series win for Tappara and Kapanen is probably moving somewhere else (Laval or more likely Sweden) for next season. The one downside to the SHL report for Kapanen is that it might take finishing up this season with Laval off the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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