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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 19, 2009 9:24:40 GMT -5
Well perhaps alittle early for the new Bulldogs thread but it seems Gainey and/or BriseBois done most of the work at assembling the roster all ready.
This is my try at the lines:
Darche Desharnais Glumac
Trotter Maxwell White
Russell Johansson Pyatt
Conboy, Fortier, Masse, Neilson as extras
Benoit Weber
Belle Carle
Henry Subban
Anderson, St Denis, Busto are extras
Desjardins
Mayer
I think the team will be alot stronger this season then last and last season the team was quiet strong. Goalie situation is the major concern. Desjardins did OK in his rookie season last year but didn't show any kind of consistancy you would expect for a starter. Mayer's consistancy while playing in the Q was even worst. Perhaps there is one more minor signing to bring in a veteran AHL goalie.
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Post by CrocRob on Jul 19, 2009 10:30:59 GMT -5
It seems like something will give at D, and it may be that one or two players don't clear waivers to start the season.
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Post by HFTO on Jul 19, 2009 14:51:05 GMT -5
Carle has already been moaning and was looking to be dealt so it'll be interesting first if he can stay healthy and what kind of camp he has.
HFTO
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Post by CrocRob on Jul 19, 2009 15:33:43 GMT -5
I actually think Carle has a better shot of sticking in Montreal than Weber, but now with the veteran additions it seems unlikely either will. I like Carle's game away from the PP much better than Weber's but it remains to be seen if he can stay healthy.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 19, 2009 20:48:29 GMT -5
It's a pretty solid team all around. It likely is one veteran goalie away from being a contender. That defense will move the puck very well, and the veteran presence of guys like Henry and Benoit will help PK learn his trade. I like Carle's chances for a call up this year, even ahead of Weber and Subban, but we will wait and see and untimely injuries hurt his call up chances in the past.
As for offense, the group of rookies who did so well last year should continue to develop and get better. Darche adds a really nice veteran presence and it is great to see Glumac coming back as he can pot a bunch this season. Conboy and Neilson should be the team muscle.
Edit: I think Pyatt will shine under Coach Boucher. He will likely get on the NHL radar screen this season if all goes well.
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 20, 2009 15:16:36 GMT -5
Goaltender Curtis Sanford has agreed to a two-way with the Montreal Canadians. He gets a 1 yr deal worth $600,000 or $105,000 in AHL. Its said he has a real good attitude. Has great career AHL numbers: 2.38GAA and a .915SP (1.73 and 0.936 in 16 games last year in the AHL).I think he will fit in well on the 'Dogs. And with a 2.76GAA and a .901SP in the NHL he can fill in a jam on the big team. Really strong 3rd goalie, in my opinion... www.canoe.com/archives/sports/nouvelles/hockey/canadiens/2009/07/20090720-150140.html |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 20, 2009 15:54:45 GMT -5
I figured they would eventually sign someone like this, so this is good news. It also lets Mayer get his feet wet in the ECHL first instead of being #4 on the pro depth chart with the Habs (that is a scary thought).
Sanford and Desjardins can push each other in Hamilton and we have a bona fide call up if needed.
To me, this makes the 2009-10 Bulldogs look pretty darn good on paper.
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 20, 2009 16:10:28 GMT -5
I figured they would eventually sign someone like this, so this is good news. It also lets Mayer get his feet wet in the ECHL first instead of being #4 on the pro depth chart with the Habs (that is a scary thought). Sanford and Desjardins can push each other in Hamilton and we have a bona fide call up if needed. To me, this makes the 2009-10 Bulldogs look pretty darn good on paper. YeahI agree................matter of fact on paper we look to be a Calder Cup favorite IMO. Sanford is a great AHL goalie. Desjardins could use another season as a backup but he may surprise and stael the #1 job from Sanford.Glad Mayer is going to ECHL next season. He has work to do on his game. He's got very good talent but he just don't show up all the time. |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 22, 2009 15:47:51 GMT -5
According to eliteprospect.com two former Dogs have signed in Europe : Andrew Archer in Italy and T.J Kemp in Germany. Not sure if this affects the conditional seventh-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft that we gave up to Pittsburg for the rights to T.J Kemp. eliteprospects.com/Edit: Also Yanick Lehoux signed a couple of weeks ago with Södertälje SK of Swedish Elite Leauge. |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 25, 2009 22:03:15 GMT -5
Carle has already been moaning and was looking to be dealt so it'll be interesting first if he can stay healthy and what kind of camp he has. HFTO It's seems Mathieu Carle realizes the addition of Jaroslav Spacek, Paul Mara and Hal Gill probably earns him a place in Hamilton once again. He seems to not what out of the organization like some have been saying but he seems to be saying all the right things now like "I always wanted to play for the Canadiens". www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit/sports/lnh/200907/23/01-886836-carle-garde-espoir-de-percer-lalignement-du-ch.php |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 26, 2009 14:30:58 GMT -5
It is rumored that Burke is willing to trade Pogge for a draft pick so the goalie can go elsewhere to work on his career.
So would you prefer him over Desjardins and make a trade for him?
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Post by CrocRob on Jul 26, 2009 18:35:30 GMT -5
Pogge couldn't win an AHL starting competition. Why would we throw assets away for our third string at best goaltender?
As much as Pogge isn't a lost cause, he's not looking as good as Halak or Price, won't beat out Sanford (who's going to need lots of starting time to stay fresh) and we already have goaltending works in progress in Desjardins and Mayer.
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Post by The Habitual Fan on Jul 30, 2009 6:22:00 GMT -5
Pogge was not able to beat out Curtis Joseph for the back up in Toronto last season and was not consistant in NHL or AHL starts. He has never lived up to his billing as a starting goalie and I would think is on the road to bust. Toronto kept the wrong goalie when they traded Rask and I would have no interest in him as a Hab anywhere in the orgainization.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 30, 2009 10:02:33 GMT -5
I actually really like our Sanford-Desjardins duo down in the farm this season. I think Sanford will be better than Marc Denis was last season (and he was not bad, but did start to fade a bit when it counted) and Desjardins will be another year older...and hopefully better. Sanford also offers up a better option as a #3 than Denis did last year and than Pogge does as this point, as his times with the TML have hardly been earth shattering.
Before the Sanford signing I thought we were very weak in terms of depth in net. We still are to some extent, as I still would like to see a bit of a promising prospect in the ranks somewhere. I am not sold on either Mayer or Missiaen at this point, but they are both still young. We will see how Simila works out now that he will be playing OHL just down the road in Niagara so our scouts and goalie guy can make a little Hamilton side trip to catch a lot of his games.
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jul 30, 2009 16:05:45 GMT -5
You guys are probably right, just trying to think outside the box. I got to be honest and say I am not sold on Desjardin's NHL future and thought perhaps we could consider taking a flyer on a kid who at one time was very highly touted. Got to admit his WHL stats are impressive, no?  Year Team Lea W L T OTL SO GAA SV% 2005-06 Calgary WHL 54 38 10 - 4 11 1.72 .926 2004-05 Calgary WHL 29 14 12 3 - 2 2.29 .917 Prince George WHL 24 10 9 2 - 4 2.80 .891 |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 30, 2009 16:52:21 GMT -5
You guys are probably right, just trying to think outside the box. I am not sold on Desjardins NHL future and thought perhaps we take a flyer on a kid who at one time was very highly touted. Got to admit his WHL stats are impressive, no? Year Team Lea W L T OTL SO GAA SV% 2005-06 Calgary WHL 54 38 10 - 4 11 1.72 .926 2004-05 Calgary WHL 29 14 12 3 - 2 2.29 .917 Prince George WHL 24 10 9 2 - 4 2.80 .891 I am a big fan of thinking outside of the box. Pogge was excellent for both the Hitmen that year (they cracked 100 points that season, but could not get past the second round after a tough 7 game series). He also looked really good in a bit of a surprise role at the WJC. Again, behind a very good team. He has not to date been able to translate that into the pro game, and in front of very ordinary teams at the AHL or NHL levels. That doesn't mean he isn't worth a shot, I am just not sure it is worth losing any assets over right at this point. Your assessment of Desjardins in bang on. I am not convinced we have a potential NHL goalie in our depth chart other than the two who will be playing in the NHL come October (and of course Sanford falls into that category, but likely maxing out as a #2 guy at best). I do not see the huge upside yet to Desjardins, Mayer or Missiaen, and I know nothing about Simila except for what I read. He sounds promising, but he was a bit of an off the chart pick so you can never tell how they will turn out until they get some more exposure and they can be benchmarked against other similar prospects (pun unavoidable!!). |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 13, 2009 16:55:49 GMT -5
The Bulldogs' 2009-10 Regular Season schedule is out. Of note are their two western Canada road swings with stops in both Manitoba (Vancouver affiliate) and Abbotsford (Calgary affiliate). Tues Nov 17th in Abbotsford Wed Nov 18th in Abbotsford Fri Nov 20th in Winnipeg Sat Nov 21st in Winnipeg Tues Mar 23rd in Winnipeg Wed Mar 24th in Winnipeg Fri Mar 26th in Abbotsford Sat Mar 27th in Abbotsford I think I am going to try and get to Abbotsford in March for that weekend series. stats.theahl.com/stats/schedule.php?view=season&team_id=326&season_id=30&home_away= |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 14, 2009 15:29:45 GMT -5
Mike Boone from Habs I/O caught up with new Bulldog Head Coach Guy Boucher. He is damn impressive!! I strongly recommend you give this guy a listen. There are two audio files on the attached link that you can download. The heir apparent. www.habsinsideout.com/main/20992 |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Aug 15, 2009 10:07:15 GMT -5
Mike Boone from Habs I/O caught up with new Bulldog Head Coach Guy Boucher. He is damn impressive!! I strongly recommend you give this guy a listen. There are two audio files on the attached link that you can download. The heir apparent. www.habsinsideout.com/main/20992Good interview!!!! Seems like he going to be a pretty good influence on the kids on the farm. Seems like a good motivator. He studied sports psychology which could be a good tool. He used it well in the QMJHL On a side note, I think I'm pretty informed when it comes to hamilton and the going's on but I still have no ideal what really happened in Don Lever's non-contract renewal. I thought he did a very good job getting the kids ready and most seemed to a have a pretty good immediate impact on the team when they came to the NHL. What happened? ? The only guess I have is that he is not french speaking and when Pierre Boivin said the coach in Montreal has to be french then whats the point of apprenticing a english(only)speaking coach in the AHL. Not sure if that makes sense.  |
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Post by CrocRob on Aug 15, 2009 10:25:41 GMT -5
Mike Boone from Habs I/O caught up with new Bulldog Head Coach Guy Boucher. He is damn impressive!! I strongly recommend you give this guy a listen. There are two audio files on the attached link that you can download. The heir apparent. www.habsinsideout.com/main/20992Good interview!!!! Seems like he going to be a pretty good influence on the kids on the farm. Seems like a good motivator. He studied sports psychology which could be a good tool. He used it well in the QMJHL On a side note, I think I'm pretty informed when it comes to hamilton and the going's on but I still have no ideal what really happened in Don Lever's non-contract renewal. I thought he did a very good job getting the kids ready and most seemed to a have a pretty good immediate impact on the team when they came to the NHL. What happened? ? The only guess I have is that he is not french speaking and when Pierre Boivin said the coach in Montreal has to be french then whats the point of apprenticing a english(only)speaking coach in the AHL. Not sure if that makes sense. I generally believe that Lever's non-contract renewal was a function of the disappointment most of our graduates had last year. Lever's done a good job of getting guys to the NHL level but they didn't progress well. Blame can be pointed at the NHL level, but if you think it might be coming from the AHL level too you need to take care of it. The compete level in our graduating players just isn't high enough, and I think Lever got the axe for it (as well as every coach not named Muller in the organization). |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Aug 15, 2009 14:29:29 GMT -5
I see your point Red........ Lever he hasn't been offered a AHL job so maybe I overrated him. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by Lord Bebop on Sept 25, 2009 15:19:43 GMT -5
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Post by Lord Bebop on Sept 25, 2009 15:24:31 GMT -5
In Edinburgh, Scotland the Bulldogs opened the pre-season with a 1-0 win over the Toronto Marlies. J.T. Wyman's scored the only goal while Desjardins and Mayer each made nine saves to split the shutout.
The Dogs and Marlies, as well as the Belfast Giants and Edinburgh Capitals of the U.K. Elite League, will play in the Gardiner Cup tournament beginning tomorrow.
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Post by Lord Bebop on Sept 26, 2009 13:29:50 GMT -5
Today the 'Dogs play the Belfast Giants of the UK Elite League. So far 6-0 for Hamilton with about 10 minutes left in the third period. Goalscorers are White(with 2), Russel, Johansson, Trottier and Anderson.
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Post by Lord Bebop on Sept 26, 2009 13:50:15 GMT -5
7-0 final score with Trottier scoring the final goal. Bulldogs advance to the 4 team tournament final tomorrow playing the Toronto Marlies. Desjardins and Mayer for the second game in a row share a shutout.
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Post by Lord Bebop on Sept 27, 2009 12:06:41 GMT -5
The Bulldogs vs The Maries this afternoon. Trottier scores the only goal so far but we are still in the first period. This is the final of the Gardiner Cup tournament.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Sept 27, 2009 14:32:52 GMT -5
Dogs win 3-1 to go perfect in their little Scottish tourney. Good start with still a few key Dogs with the big club in Montreal. I expect they will get their reinforcements asap as the Habs should be making those last cuts soon.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Sept 28, 2009 16:28:18 GMT -5
Coach Boucher had a few little quotes in the Hamilton Spectator today:
"As a coach you're never satisfied, but the group showed a willingness to learn and improve," said Bulldogs' new bench boss Guy Boucher, who liked the fact that his charges seem to have bought into his system of hard, driving hockey and being the first on the puck all the time.
With Martin preaching puck possession and staying tight with the puck carrier to keep a transition game going with speed, and now Boucher being all about hard shifts and serious puck pursuit, I think we will start to see an evolution of different hockey in Montreal over the next little while.
The Dogs were missing top veteran forwards Mathieu Darche and Mike Glumac with minor bumps and bruises who will hopefully be ready to get back this week. Big Dman Alex Henry is out for 6-8 weeks with a broken bone in his hand from the Habs camp. He is the only big physical dman on a team of skilled, puck moving dmen, so that will be a bit of a void while he is out.
Now that Sergei is down, they will be getting Montreal's final five cuts on Wednesday when the Habs have to get to their 23 man roster. I would expect Maxwell, Carle, Weber, Pyatt and Sanford would be the remaining five guys as long as there are no lingering injuries with the Habs. Sounds like the guys are good to go as both BGL and Chipchura skated on lines in practice today out at the Teen Ranch in Caledon.
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Post by franko on Sept 28, 2009 16:32:18 GMT -5
Perhaps a return to the Flying Frenchmen from the Floudering Whatevers?
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