Biron

[Habs_fan_in_LA]

Now that Locke, Ribs and Ryder are gone, I neede a new improbable longshot.
Biron in Hamilton could be that guy.
We got him in a great trade that eliminated Traverse twice and for all.
He is big, BIG. Visions of Komisarek, Biron and O'Byrne remind me of Robinson, Langway and Savard on "D" but BIGGER!
He has offensive talent.
He could spell the end of minime Bouillion and Breezeby.
He has more experience than Archer, Valentenko or any other Russian rumored to exist somewhere in Siberia.
I'm told he's slow, but he can't be slower than Brisebois.
We need to replace some of Streits production.
I would like to see Biron and Belle and Subban get a chance in camp.

[blny]

Biron is 28 now, and had his shot with weaker teams. He put up 12 points last year for Hamilton in 35 games. TSN doesn't have a scouting report for him. I think he's nothing more than depth. At this point I don't even really see him as a call up player. I think our younger prospects higher on the chart.

[Gogie]

Big is only useful if you use it. Biron may be 6'5" or whatever, but he plays like he's 5'5". Trust me, the Cube would make minced meat out of him if the two of them ever scrapped (Biron's knees would take quite a pounding, anyway). Biron is useful as an offensive d-man in the AHL, but he'll never quarterback the Hab's PP. At this stage in his career he's very useful as a mentor for the Bulldogs' defensemen, but that's about it.

[BadCompany]

Biron isn't your type of improbable longshot, HFLA. You want David Desharnais.

Listed at 5'7, 177lbs, that's probably 3 inches and 30lbs more than what he really is. Classic "you're way too small to ever amount to anything" player. Nonetheless, all he has ever done is produce.

Seasons of 51, 97, 118 and 108 points in the QMHJL, but still wasn't drafted. Signed as a free agent tryout.

First season in the ECHL, put up a stunning 106 points in the regular season (winning ECHL rookie of the year), followed by another 33 points (in 22 games) in the playoffs, setting a Cinncinati Cyclone playoff record and winning the ECHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player in the process. He led the Cyclone to the ECHL championship.

Hopefully he will (should) get a shot in Hamilton this year. After that... well, all he ever does is produce...

[Roggy]

Too late, Mathieu Biron has signed with the Frankfurt Lions of the DEL.

frankfurt-lions.de/index2.htm

[Habs_fan_in_LA]

Jul 25, 2008 9:45:34 GMT -5 Roggy said:

Too late, Mathieu Biron has signed with the Frankfurt Lions of the DEL.

frankfurt-lions.de/index2.htm

Thanks for the update Roggy. Not what I wanted to hear.
I liked big guys and wanted the Hab's to draft Kopitar, Serge Bernier and Nikita Alexeev. Some of my all time favorites were John Ferguson, the "Rocket", Yvon Lambert, Ken Hodge.
I admit to admiring Beliveau as a class guy, but he lacked the emotion and intensity to bring us out of our seats.

[NWTHabsFan]

I think Bob has upgraded at D for Hamilton this season with the signing of Alex Henry and letting Biron go. He gets a guy with NHL experience and also the willingness to use his big body and play tough, something that Biron never did. Biron's offense even started to dry up due to injuries and the like, so I had him scratched off my list this past April as I figured Bob would be upgrading that spot due to another UFA signin. Also, Dallas is sending two players and it is rumoured that two time Dog Dan Jancevski is one of them. The Dog D would be much tougher to play against if Dan Jan, Henry and Valentenko patrolled the blue line.

Hamilton now has a tougher Dman with some ability to fill in as NHL depth if the young guns like Carle, Valentenko, etc. do not continue to progress and earn their call up sooner rather than later.