Commandant Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Yes.. we should be in the mode of evaluating players for next season. What other mode would the staff be in with the place in the standings. Arizona, Seattle, Philly, Jersey, Ottawa, are all in the same evaluation for next year mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 In 40 years watching the Habs, I do not remember being in an April training camp i am surprised, but need to get used to this since we will repeat it next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 11 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: at this rate, he may get the goalie coach fired I think that's a given at this point. Raymond was hired due to a prior relationship with Ducharme in junior, not his ability to successfully coach goalies in the pros. I expect they'll bring in an actual qualified goalie coach for next season as part of a bigger shakeup among the assistants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, dlbalr said: That was a stupid and undisciplined hit, totally unnecessary. I like Pezetta's passion but he takes way too many bad penalties. He will have to play a lot smarter or he won't be around much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: That was a stupid and undisciplined hit, totally unnecessary. I like Pezetta's passion but he takes way too many bad penalties. He will have to play a lot smarter or he won't be around much longer. I’ve been reading the same comment about him ever since he first came up. I doubt he will change, and doubt he will be in the league very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 42 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I’ve been reading the same comment about him ever since he first came up. I doubt he will change, and doubt he will be in the league very long. ***IF*** he could learn to see "the line" he could be a useful 13th forward ... but I agree he seems unlikely ever to do so ... it likely renders him of little interest to other NHL teams ... he can be a popular Rocket and a tool (both in terms of hockey-sense and utility) for the Habs to OCCASIONALLY deploy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 3 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: In 40 years watching the Habs, I do not remember being in an April training camp i am surprised, but need to get used to this since we will repeat it next year It happened in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2018 This is not unusual at all. Teams that are well out of a playoff race use the final games of the season to evaluate youth. There is nothing strange here, no matter how you want to use it to criticize the new coach and management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 When Julien stayed as coach, he was still asking the players to play the system and was not playing the call ups over veterans when the English speaking coach (I forget the name) coached, he was trying to win games and putting on a brave face as he explained what he tried I have not gone through the list you provided, but from memory I do not remember the organization admitting that it was training camp in April. The price of the tickets never came down to reflect that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 17 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: I have not gone through the list you provided, but from memory I do not remember the organization admitting that it was training camp in April. The price of the tickets never came down to reflect that I know it's not really the point you're trying to make but the price of the tickets never go down - they usually charge regular season prices in the preseason. Pretty much all rebuilding teams look at the final few games as tinkering/evaluation time whether or not they come out and admit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said: When Julien stayed as coach, he was still asking the players to play the system and was not playing the call ups over veterans when the English speaking coach (I forget the name) coached, he was trying to win games and putting on a brave face as he explained what he tried I have not gone through the list you provided, but from memory I do not remember the organization admitting that it was training camp in April. The price of the tickets never came down to reflect that 1) Pre season tickets are the same price as regular season tickets. 2) teams don't have to admit publically that they are evaluating young/fringe players but they do it. Every team in the league who isnt competing for a playoff spot is doing exactly this. It would be malpractice not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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