dlbalr Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 It's going to be a different looking Bulldog team next year. Here's a look at who's in and who's out so far. This thread can be used to note when Hamilton's free agents sign elsewhere or if the Habs sign some guys to help out the farm. Updated October 10th after more cuts were made. New players: D Nathan Beaulieu (Saint John, QMJHL) F Michael Bournival (Shawinigan, QMJHL) F Darryl Boyce (Toronto/Columbus, NHL) F Stephane Chaput (Providence, AHL) D Antoine Corbin (Prince Albert, WHL) G Cedrick Desjardins (Lake Erie, AHL) D Morgan Ellis (Shawinigan, QMJHL) F Brendan Gallagher (Vancouver, WHL) F/D Kyle Hagel (Peoria, AHL) F Patrick Holland (Tri City, WHL) F Daultan Leveille (Michigan State, NCAA) D Greg Pateryn (Michigan, NCAA) F Steve Quailer (Northeastern, NCAA) F Zack Stortini (Milwaukee, AHL) D Jarred Tinordi (London, OHL) Confirmed/potential departures, not including free agents: F Hunter Bishop (South Carolina, ECHL) D Joe Callahan (Abbotsford, AHL) F Andrew Conboy (Trenton, ECHL) D Olivier Dame-Malka (Bakersfield, ECHL) F Philip DeSimone (Albany, AHL) F Andreas Engqvist (Atlant, KHL) D/FZack FitzGerald (Adirondack, AHL) D Alex Henry (Düsseldorfer, DEL) G Nathan Lawson (Ottawa) F Dany Masse (McGill University, CIS) D Mark Mitera F Robert Slaney (St. Francis Xavier University, CIS) D Garrett Stafford (Washington) F Brian Willsie (TPS, SM-liiga) Free Agents: AHL Free Agents: D T.J. Fast Approximate Depth Chart: Forwards: Geoffrion - Leblanc - Palushaj (I know they're working on Leblanc at RW but the depth here is weak) Nattinen - Bournival - Gallagher Blunden - Boyce - Quailer Holland - Dumont - Stortini Avtsin, Berger, Hagel Defence: St. Denis - Nash Tinordi - Ellis Beaulieu - Pateryn Corbin Note that most of these d-men are natural LH defence but some will have to shift to the other side. Goalies: Desjardins Mayer Delmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsprospects Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I guess you could add Engqvist to the departed list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 I guess you could add Engqvist to the departed list. I knew I forgot someone...Henry for that matter as well (I was working off the contracts page which already had those two deleted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 The Habs have invited Brendan Ranford to training camp. (Bill's nephew) He’s a young LW/C who was drafted in the 7th round in 2010 by the Flyers, but unsigned. At 5’10″ he has some size issues… and he’s not the best skater in the league, but he plays a gritty game and has put up a ton of points for Kamloops in the WHL. 86 points in 68 games in 2011 92 points in 69 games this year. Definite low risk/high reward type of move here. Ranford has some skils, he works hard, goes to the net, has a decent shot, and good playmaking working off the cycle game. He does have the deficiencies stated above though. We’ll see how he does in camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hamilton has signed defenceman Kyle Hagel to a 1 year AHL deal. I believe he'll cover the toughness quotient. He was under contract to St. Louis last season. http://www.habsworld.net/out.php?15284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hamilton has signed defenceman Kyle Hagel to a 1 year AHL deal. I believe he'll cover the toughness quotient. He was under contract to St. Louis last season. http://www.habsworld.net/out.php?15284 Awesome of them to bring in a local kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Nathan Lawson signs with the Sens for what appears to be a backup job in the AHL (behind Anderson, Bishop, and Lehner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Philip DeSimone is attending the Devils' prospect camp. Perhaps his return isn't a lock after all as some have thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Joe Callahan signs an AHL-only deal with Abbotsford. If all it took to get him was an AHL deal, I'm disappointed Hamilton didn't re-sign him for some veteran depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willey101 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Given our lack of centers and plethora of wngers, should we not try to develop Leblanc as a center instead of a winger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Given our lack of centers and plethora of wngers, should we not try to develop Leblanc as a center instead of a winger? Agreed, same with Geoffrion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willey101 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Eventually something has to give because how can we expect Gallagher to develop as a premier winger if he's got a 3rd line center as his pivot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Eventually something has to give because how can we expect Gallagher to develop as a premier winger if he's got a 3rd line center as his pivot I've heard some grapevine rumours that the Habs might sign Zigomanis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willey101 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Really? Where did you hear this? I would like to see some veterans down there but maybe the reason nothing has been done is because we already have our #1 center in Hamilton. he just doesn't know it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Really? Where did you hear this? I would like to see some veterans down there but maybe the reason nothing has been done is because we already have our #1 center in Hamilton. he just doesn't know it yet. Someone I know who has told me in the past that he knew Zigo. Like most friend of a friend rumours it's basically grain of salt but I guess as a UFA he wants to stay in Ontario if he's going to play in the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Given our lack of centers and plethora of wngers, should we not try to develop Leblanc as a center instead of a winger? With Desharnais emergence, Lars Eller's growth, Galchenyuk being drafted, Michael Bournival being acquired, the depth at Centre is not the issue it once was. Leblanc is also better suited to the wing, because even in the QMJHL his faceoffs were not good enough, and he's much more of a goal scorer and a shooter than a passer. I'm not sure he has the vision to play wing. Where our current prospect group is weak is LW, not centre. We have good depth at both Centre and RW though. That is why you develop Leblanc in the position he's best suited for, which is RW IMO. Eventually something has to give because how can we expect Gallagher to develop as a premier winger if he's got a 3rd line center as his pivot Well I still think one of Leblanc, Palushaj, Gallagher will be with the big club, and if not, one of them will be shifted to LW. I've heard some grapevine rumours that the Habs might sign Zigomanis. I'd do it for the coach's corner lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Someone I know who has told me in the past that he knew Zigo. Like most friend of a friend rumours it's basically grain of salt but I guess as a UFA he wants to stay in Ontario if he's going to play in the AHL. We've had good luck with those types of rumours in the past. We were able to break the Alex Henry re-signing a couple years back based on a report like that while I broke Andre Benoit's initial deal with Montreal based on a connection like that (Benoit played Junior C in my hometown as a centre oddly enough), heard of his news from a co-worker at the time. Zigomanis is at the top of my list for veteran AHL'ers to sign and I think they need at least two solid vets for this team to have the success most expect them to have. With the current roster as listed in the first post, I'm not sure they're a playoff team (too many rookies in key spots usually leads to early struggles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Frölunda in the SEL is rumoured to have signed Fabian Brunnström so I guess thats more competition för the icetime for Collberg. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/frolunda/article15168046.ab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 We've had good luck with those types of rumours in the past. We were able to break the Alex Henry re-signing a couple years back based on a report like that while I broke Andre Benoit's initial deal with Montreal based on a connection like that (Benoit played Junior C in my hometown as a centre oddly enough), heard of his news from a co-worker at the time. Zigomanis is at the top of my list for veteran AHL'ers to sign and I think they need at least two solid vets for this team to have the success most expect them to have. With the current roster as listed in the first post, I'm not sure they're a playoff team (too many rookies in key spots usually leads to early struggles). We have always added vets to the mix, but again this is new management. I think there are still lots of options with vets that need a home or need a contract offer from an European team. I believe Ziggy is a face off specialist so yeah we could use that ingredient. I would expect we would get a veteran D-man and a forward with a little more scoring acumen than Ziggy, even if they are stricly AHL contracts. We can also expect a try-out signing or two for depth, if history touchs the new management crew. It is not clear to me however , who will be making these decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Philip DeSimone has signed with Albany and will not be back next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Philip DeSimone has signed with Albany and will not be back next year. Canoe is reporting that it is entry level contract. Good for him. Did we miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Canoe is reporting that it is entry level contract. Good for him. Did we miss something? I don't think this is any great loss. He is still a major longshot to make the NHL, and with the 50 contract limit, we couldn't offer him an NHL deal. The Bulldogs need a Zigomanis type, a Yannick Lehoux, a Nigel Dawes, one of those types right now (and preferably a Centre, though I'd take a Dawes type dominant LW). A journeyman AHL vet who can centre the first line. Its the biggest need for Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willey101 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Isn't Dawes still in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Isn't Dawes still in Europe? I wasn't sure if he signed a 1 or 2 year deal or if he renewed it, or what was up with the guy. More an example of a type of player, than him specifically... the dominate jourmeyman AHL LW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Someone I know who has told me in the past that he knew Zigo. Like most friend of a friend rumours it's basically grain of salt but I guess as a UFA he wants to stay in Ontario if he's going to play in the AHL. He's staying in Ontario...sadly it's with the Marlies though. He was re-signed today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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