Meller93 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, Habber31 said: I love the pool they have, but it's unrealistic to think they're all going to become impact players I don’t think it’s unrealistic to think Poehling, Suzuki Caufeild and Romanov will be impact players. That doesn’t mean stars, but members of a great team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habber31 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Meller93 said: https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/what-the-puck-just-how-great-is-the-canadiens-prospects-pool Anyone else think this is a stupidly negative article? Kelly writes this stupid negative shit every week. He's unreadable. I highly doubt Kelly has even seen much of these kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Commandant said: Kelly writes this stupid negative shit every week. He's unreadable. I highly doubt Kelly has even seen much of these kids. This is exactly right. Don't waste your times reading his columns. There is so much about the NHL he doesn't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Habber31 said: It's negative, but it's not like he's making things up But 100% glass 1/2 empty fo sure...zero on possible ceiling of a Caufield or any top prospects. But more than that, I am with lazy26. "That's the worst-written Habs column on the Internet, IMO. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvvrob Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Meller93 said: Sure, he isn’t making things up, but it’s overboard how much he undervalues the fact that the habs now have a good prospect pool. In the same breath he talks about Timmins being, I think he said an “abysmal” scout. Timmins one struggle was first round draft picks, but I really have to say it feels like he’s turning a page on first rounders. I have always felt that Timmons was excellent in his ranking players for the draft, but the GMs and their egos always overruled him in the first rounds. I’d love it if Timmons could write a book when he retires and showing his personal BPA lists for each draft class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Commandant said: Kelly writes this stupid negative shit every week. He's unreadable. I highly doubt Kelly has even seen much of these kids. I get tired of reading his articles. Of course we know these are prospects and there is no guarantee they will be NHL players . But there seems to be a lot of consensus (even Craig Button) that it's a very very good prospect pool. I am guessing that if the Habs wanted to trade Poehling, Suzuki etc that there would be no shortage of takers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Commandant said: Kelly writes this stupid negative shit every week. He's unreadable. I highly doubt Kelly has even seen much of these kids. Why would he have to see them to write drivel about every team has prospects and not all prospects reach their potential? Almost any regular on this site could produce a more insightful and entertaining column in their sleep. I find it incomprehensible that the Gazette keeps paying him for that dreck. It it an insult to the memory of Red Fisher and to the intelligence of the, declining, readership of a formerly great paper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 12 hours ago, revvvrob said: I have always felt that Timmons was excellent in his ranking players for the draft, but the GMs and their egos always overruled him in the first rounds. I’d love it if Timmons could write a book when he retires and showing his personal BPA lists for each draft class. Totally agree. I'd love to see that as well. We already know about the Louis Leblanc pick. And I will never believe that Tinordi was Timmins' guy. IMO, this pick was made to compete with the Boston Bruins who, back in the days, were built with this type of dmen (Chara, McQuaid, Boychuck, etc.) I'm convinced that the GM ordered Timmins to pick the biggest dman out there that had the best chance of making the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habber31 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 12 hours ago, DON said: But 100% glass 1/2 empty fo sure...zero on possible ceiling of a Caufield or any top prospects. But more than that, I am with lazy26. "That's the worst-written Habs column on the Internet, IMO. " I'm pretty negative and even I try to avoid his columns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Other rookies with fantasy upside: Victor Olofsson, LW/RW, BUF; Ryan Poehling, C, MTL; Martin Necas, CAR; Owen Tippett, LW, FLA; Kristian Vesalainen, LW/RW, WPG; Ethan Bear and Caleb Jones, D, EDM; Carl Grundstrom, RW, LAK; Adam Boqvist, D, CHI; Noah Dobson, D, NYI; Dylan Cozens, C, BUF (INJ.); Jesper Boqvist, LW, NJD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The Athletic's ranking of our top prospects, by Mitch Brown, part 1: HM3. Vejdemo HM2. Leskinen HM1. Teasdale 20. Fairbrother 19. Stapley 18. Fonstad 17. Hillis 16. Olofsson The article has great in-depth analysis, but check out the criteria, especially the last one: To be eligible for the ranking, a player must reach these four criteria: NHL rights held by the Canadiens (excludes players on AHL deals) 23 years of age or younger 41 games of NHL experience or fewer I’ve viewed at least 20 percent of the player’s regular season games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habber31 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) A guy who's really flying under the radar is Ikonen. Be nice to see him in North America at the end of this coming season. Edited July 18, 2019 by Habber31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: The Athletic's ranking of our top prospects, by Mitch Brown, part 1: HM3. Vejdemo HM2. Leskinen HM1. Teasdale 20. Fairbrother 19. Stapley 18. Fonstad 17. Hillis 16. Olofsson The article has great in-depth analysis, but check out the criteria, especially the last one: To be eligible for the ranking, a player must reach these four criteria: NHL rights held by the Canadiens (excludes players on AHL deals) 23 years of age or younger 41 games of NHL experience or fewer I’ve viewed at least 20 percent of the player’s regular season games He lists Henrikson, Koberstein, Dichow, Ruscheinski as the ones who don't meet the viewing requirement. None of them would be in the top 20 anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 15 hours ago, Trizzak said: He lists Henrikson, Koberstein, Dichow, Ruscheinski as the ones who don't meet the viewing requirement. None of them would be in the top 20 anyway. I'm amazed by how much junior hockey he watches -- and specifically watches the performance of our prospects in those games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 “I hear from everybody not named Brendon Kelly that the Canadiens have a great group of prospects.” Connor McKenna TSN Radio 690 Paraphrase of Mitch Brown (The Athletic) interview in the same segment: i rank the Canadiens between 4-6 of the best prospect pools. They have everything: high end forwards and defense prospects and great depth. They have 20-30 guys with the potential to play in the NHL. Mitch Brown The Athletic on TSN 690 www.tsn.ca/radio/montreal-690/brown-habs-prospects-and-how-good-are-they-1.1338488 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 16 hours ago, tomh009 said: The Athletic's ranking of our top prospects, by Mitch Brown, part 1: HM3. Vejdemo HM2. Leskinen HM1. Teasdale 20. Fairbrother 19. Stapley 18. Fonstad 17. Hillis 16. Olofsson The article has great in-depth analysis, but check out the criteria, especially the last one: To be eligible for the ranking, a player must reach these four criteria: NHL rights held by the Canadiens (excludes players on AHL deals) 23 years of age or younger 41 games of NHL experience or fewer I’ve viewed at least 20 percent of the player’s regular season games Why does this putz bother watching all of these games and actually thinking about what he is writing when he could just spew unfounded opinions like the excretable M. Kelly? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 BPA seems to have gone out the window in last 3 drafts, which goes against 99.9% of 'experts' recommendations for drafting. Also, in last 2 drafts Habs have picked numerous kids from their own combines. 2017- defense (4 of 6 picks) 2018- Centre (8 of 11) 2019- LH D-men (5 of 10) Is this likely a short-sighted and wrong approach to drafting? By most assuredly skipping on players who were best on the board, but didnt play a specific position or attend your own combines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Once you are into the third round and beyond, "BPA" becomes much less well-defined, and the differences between the available players are much smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Article saying to expect Norlinder to play with Tobias Enström in MODO and that they will be one of the best defencepairings in allsvenskan this coming season. https://hockeynews.se/articles/ 9755/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DON Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 https://twitter.com/Jhope1923/status/1144002069264834562/photo/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Between this and the video with his dog... poehling is jacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Commandant said: Between this and the video with his dog... poehling is jacked. And Ylonen likes old heavy metal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 hours ago, DON said: And Ylonen likes old heavy metal! Heavy metal never gets old. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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