DON Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Wheelers top 50 prospects; https://theathletic.com/3415068/2022/07/25/nhl-prospects-rankings/ 46. Lane Hutson, LHD, 18 (Montreal Canadiens — No. 62, 2022) ...He sees the ice as well as anyone on this list, regularly identifying plays a step ahead of the opposition. He reads opposing forwards better than any defenceman on this list, anticipating their movements and then exposing them. .. ...He’s got shakes and shimmies to spare, routinely making opposing defenders miss one-on-one in all three zones. He’s one of the most clever players in the draft sport.... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Biondi, Tuch, and Hutson have all been cut from Team USA's roster for the World Juniors. Ty Smilanic, who was on the original team, wasn't at camp and won't play in the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 12 hours ago, dlbalr said: Biondi, Tuch, and Hutson have all been cut from Team USA's roster for the World Juniors. Ty Smilanic, who was on the original team, wasn't at camp and won't play in the tournament. The remaining defencemen on Team USA are all 2020 (5) or 2021 (4) draftees. I think the five 2020 draftees are ineligible for the 2023 WJHC, so Hutson has a decent chance of playing in Halifax/Moncton come Dec/Jan ... USA clearly not using August as 2023 prep. There are (IMO) two interesting names amongst the remaining 15 forwards: Hunter McKown, an undrafted RHF (right-hand forward) who is entering his junior year at Colorado College and Charlie Stramel, a 6' 3", 216 lb centre who seems to be an early Top 10 ranked prospect for next summer's draft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Riley Kidney and Joshua Roy are officially on Team Canada for the WJCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Riley Kidney and Joshua Roy are officially on Team Canada for the WJCs. I am keen to see how Roy (2021-22 QMJHL leading scorer, 4th in both goals and assists) and Kidney (1st in assists, 7th in scoring) do in the 2022 &2023 WJHCs and this coming QMJHL season, assuming neither make the Habs out of training camp (not impossible - nothing is - but hugely unlikely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/nicholas-this-guy-is-going-to-be-very-very-special/c-335144346 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, DON said: https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/nicholas-this-guy-is-going-to-be-very-very-special/c-335144346 The above (and below) is an encouraging article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/top-25-under-25/2022/8/3/23283365/montreal-canadiens-2022-top-25-under-25-player-rankings-prospects-community-vote-ballot-submission An exercise in ranking the youngsters... if bored. Defencemen (16) Player DOB Age Pos Arvid Henrikson 1998-02-23 24.4 RD Mattias Norlinder 2000-04-12 22.3 LD Jordan Harris 2000-07-07 22.1 LD Gianni Fairbrother 2000-09-30 21.8 LD Arber Xhekaj 2001-01-30 21.5 LD Jayden Struble 2001-09-08 20.9 LD Justin Barron 2001-11-15 20.7 RD Petteri Nurmi 2002-01-12 20.6 LD Kaiden Guhle 2002-01-18 20.5 LD Miguël Tourigny 2002-02-09 20.5 RD Dmitri Kostenko 2002-09-25 19.9 RD William Trudeau 2002-10-11 19.8 LD Daniil Sobolev 2003-03-03 19.4 RD Logan Mailloux 2003-04-15 19.3 RD Adam Engström 2003-11-17 18.7 LD Lane Hutson 2004-02-14 18.5 LD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, DON said: https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/top-25-under-25/2022/8/3/23283365/montreal-canadiens-2022-top-25-under-25-player-rankings-prospects-community-vote-ballot-submission An exercise in ranking the youngsters... if bored. Defencemen (16) Player DOB Age Pos Arvid Henrikson 1998-02-23 24.4 RD Mattias Norlinder 2000-04-12 22.3 LD Jordan Harris 2000-07-07 22.1 LD Gianni Fairbrother 2000-09-30 21.8 LD Arber Xhekaj 2001-01-30 21.5 LD Jayden Struble 2001-09-08 20.9 LD Justin Barron 2001-11-15 20.7 RD Petteri Nurmi 2002-01-12 20.6 LD Kaiden Guhle 2002-01-18 20.5 LD Miguël Tourigny 2002-02-09 20.5 RD Dmitri Kostenko 2002-09-25 19.9 RD William Trudeau 2002-10-11 19.8 LD Daniil Sobolev 2003-03-03 19.4 RD Logan Mailloux 2003-04-15 19.3 RD Adam Engström 2003-11-17 18.7 LD Lane Hutson 2004-02-14 18.5 LD I am bored, I'll bite: Player DOB Age Pos 1 Kaiden Guhle 2002-01-18 20.5 LD 2 Justin Barron 2001-11-15 20.7 RD 3 Logan Mailloux 2003-04-15 19.3 RD 4 Jordan Harris 2000-07-07 22.1 LD 5 Mattias Norlinder 2000-04-12 22.3 LD 6 Lane Hutson 2004-02-14 18.5 LD 7 Jayden Struble 2001-09-08 20.9 LD 8 Gianni Fairbrother 2000-09-30 21.8 LD 9 Arber Xhekaj 2001-01-30 21.5 LD 10 Adam Engström 2003-11-17 18.7 LD 11 Dmitri Kostenko 2002-09-25 19.9 RD 12 Petteri Nurmi 2002-01-12 20.6 LD 13 Miguël Tourigny 2002-02-09 20.5 RD 14 William Trudeau 2002-10-11 19.8 LD 15 Daniil Sobolev 2003-03-03 19.4 RD 16 Arvid Henrikson 1998-02-23 24.4 RD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Alfredo, looking at your ranking, would you say the top four (Guhle through Harris) are likely to become NHL regulars, and the others less than likely? Or how would you rate their chances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Alfredo, looking at your ranking, would you say the top four (Guhle through Harris) are likely to become NHL regulars, and the others less than likely? Or how would you rate their chances? I would say; #1 is a given. #4 also should be solid all round d-man, would say 2nd pairing maybe. Other 2 not so sure. Same chance being anything more than 3rd pairing (#5,6,7) guys, 50-50. just my uneducated wildass guesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 59 minutes ago, DON said: I would say; #1 is a given. #4 also should be solid all round d-man, would say 2nd pairing maybe. Other 2 not so sure. Same chance being anything more than 3rd pairing (#5,6,7) guys, 50-50. just my uneducated wildass guesses. In the short time that we watched Harris, I agree that he looks like a solid second pairing guy. I wouldn’t be surprised if he turns out good enough for top pairing either. Small sample size but he looked really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 hours ago, tomh009 said: Alfredo, looking at your ranking, would you say the top four (Guhle through Harris) are likely to become NHL regulars, and the others less than likely? Or how would you rate their chances? I do not know if they will become NHLers for sure. I am no expert, but based on what I have read and the little that I've seen them play: yes. I ranked them based on where they were picked and any reports on their progress. If I remember correctly: Trudeau is slow, Henrikson is a bust, Sobolev is not impressing, Tourigny is a long shot, Nurmi is a late, late pick, Kostenko is a late pick by the old regime that was a gamble at the time, Norlinder vs Hutson? Strubble is an intriguing prospect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Some see more in Struble than i do. https://montrealhockeynow.com/2022/08/03/montreal-canadiens-nhl-scout-dont-sleep-on-jayden-struble/ Am excited to see how Guhle looks next month. https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/qa-highlights-kaiden-guhle/c-335169662 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, DON said: Some see more in Struble than i do. https://montrealhockeynow.com/2022/08/03/montreal-canadiens-nhl-scout-dont-sleep-on-jayden-struble/ How much have you seen Struble play? Admittedly I have only only seen a few highlights so I don't have a strong opinion one way or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Struble is RAW. He's got all the skills but the kid needs development time. He's super athletic, but the toolbox doesn't fit the tools right now. He's still young though and I hope the Habs can refine that once he gets to the AHL, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 World Juniors Schedule start next tuesday. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm20/schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Everyones favourite lil d-man. https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/analysis/2022/8/5/23293145/lane-hutson-video-scouting-report-game-under-the-microscope-strengths-weaknesses-highlights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Habs prospects at world juniors https://www.habsworld.net/2022/08/looking-at-montreals-prospects-at-the-world-juniors/ Prospect Rohrer and stuff https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2022/8/6/23294307/headlines-vinzenz-rohrer-canadiens-world-juniors-huberdeau-calgary-yamamoto-oilers-hockey-canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 https://habsprospects.com/ August 6 games Czechia U20 6 Austria U20 3 (Final) - WJC Pre-tournament Jan Mysak - one goal August 5 games United States U20 2 Finland U20 5 (Final) - WJC Pre-tournament Oliver Kapanen - no pointsPetteri Nurmi - no points August 4 games Finland U20 2 Sweden U20 1 (Final OT) - WJC Pre-tournament Oliver Kapanen - no pointsPetteri Nurmi - no points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Joshua Roy was on the top line at practice for Canada today. That surprises me. Kidney is on the fifth line. That one doesn't surprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 52 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Joshua Roy was on the top line at practice for Canada today. That surprises me. Kidney is on the fifth line. That one doesn't surprise me. It will be interesting to see how the lines settle out over the next couple of days ... I hope Roy, and Kidney, end up getting decent ice time ... but with a short camp there is a mix&match phase looking to see who has chemistry ... just trying not to get too excited. 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 August 8 games Sweden U20 at Canada U20 7:00 pm - WJC Pre-tournament Riley Kidney -Joshua Roy - https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/world-juniors/2022/8/8/23296286/2022-world-junior-hockey-championship-group-a-preview-rosters-changes-canada-czechia-finland https://thehockeynews.com/news/prospect-pool-overview-montreal-canadiens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Roy 1g in 4-3 win. Kidney didnt dress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Heineman is Habs or SHL, no Laval. https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2022/8/8/23297195/report-leksand-preparing-for-life-with-emil-heineman-montreal-canadiens-habs-laval-rocket-cba All games are at Eastern time August 9 games Czechia U20 vs Slovakia U20 2:00 pm - WJC Preliminary Round - Watch on TSN1/4, RDS or NHLN-US Jan Mysak - Latvia U20 vs Finland U20 6:00 pm - WJC Preliminary Round - Watch on TSN1, RDS or NHLN-US Oliver Kapanen -Petteri Nurmi - https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/world-juniors/2022/8/9/23298029/2022-world-junior-hockey-championship-group-b-preview-rosters-sweden-united-states-germany-wjc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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