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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 14, 2012 16:47:41 GMT -5
The parade to Hamilton just gets busier, as another young prospect has been signed to his entry level deal. In this case, it is 22 year old Colorado native Steve Quailer who was a forward with Northeastern University. He is a good skating 6'4" forward with good hands, who was one of his team's top offensive threats since his freshmen year. He played three seasons and actually missed one entire year due to injury. canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634723Note: Because he is 22 when he signed his entry level deal, it is a two year deal. Welcome aboard Steve! |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jun 14, 2012 21:41:27 GMT -5
He's got the frame and all but by most accounts...... doesnt use his size. Pretty good hands but plays perimeter, good speed but can be passive. Lost a year of developement time due to injury. He might be playing in Wheeling or whatever city we have the affiliate ECHL team in.
Never know!!!! he might surprise me but he's been a average prospect so far. The team saw enough to sign him though.
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Post by blny on Jun 15, 2012 7:32:51 GMT -5
Gotta have horses at all levels. We'll see if he's worth being one of the 50 NHL contracts. From this video, he doesn't appear to be blazing fast but he'll go to the net and has good hands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3crT6W-ka3k |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 15, 2012 7:59:39 GMT -5
The Montreal organization being proactive again ... great to see!
Cheers.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 15, 2012 9:42:54 GMT -5
Quailer had a good season at Northeastern this past year, in his fourth year of school and third hockey season with the team. He was named the team MVP and also had a very impressive 10 game points streak during the season. That is pretty hard to maintain at the NCAA ranks as they tend to only play on the weekends. gonu.com/news/2012/4/12/MHOCKEY_0412121557.aspxWe will see how he does in the pros next season, as he will face a lot more physically demanding brand of hockey and a much longer season. I always have a bit of a soft spot cheering for these lesser known prospects who show some promise. Hope he can recover from spending the last four school years in Boston.  |
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Post by blny on Jun 15, 2012 10:21:00 GMT -5
It's not a huge risk. Size and hands you can't teach. He's a project, but the club should have a pretty good indication of his ceiling by the end of the 2 year deal.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jun 15, 2012 15:10:52 GMT -5
I was at the parade in Los Angeles and the thing the Kings showed us is size, checking, team play and hard work trumps skill and individual achievement. Welcome aboard Steve.
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Post by seventeen on Jun 15, 2012 20:30:23 GMT -5
If they trade Quailer to the King,s would he then be a California Quailer?
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Post by Lord Bebop on Jun 17, 2012 8:18:24 GMT -5
Gotta have horses at all levels. We'll see if he's worth being one of the 50 NHL contracts. From this video, he doesn't appear to be blazing fast but he'll go to the net and has good hands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3crT6W-ka3kPretty sweet goal!!! By most reports his skating is his strong point. He also dominated everyone in the development camp in the fitness competition. I love his size and reach, plus looking at the video he has some hands, but he has some catching up to do in terms of development. |
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Post by PTH on Jun 17, 2012 8:51:12 GMT -5
Let's not forget that Quailer was our 3d round pick in 2008, this isn't a UFA signing or an undrafted kid we convinced to join us.
Fact is, I'm kind of disappointed - 4 years after being drafted, we sign a guy and we're hoping with luck he might become a 3d liner if he develops well.
Compared to a lot of his 2008-draft-classmates, he's hopelessly behind....
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Post by Patty Roy on Jun 17, 2012 9:15:38 GMT -5
Let's not forget that Quailer was our 3d round pick in 2008, this isn't a UFA signing or an undrafted kid we convinced to join us. Fact is, I'm kind of disappointed - 4 years after being drafted, we sign a guy and we're hoping with luck he might become a 3d liner if he develops well. Compared to a lot of his 2008-draft-classmates, he's hopelessly behind.... I think that's overly harsh. We're talking a late 3rd rounder here, almost 4th rounder. It's not unrealistic in most cases to hope that the best case scenario is that these guys turn into complimentary players. If you look at the guy drafted directly after Quailer in the 3rd and 4th rounds i only see 2 or 3 that are really more advanced or showing much more upside at this point in their careers. |
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Post by PTH on Jun 17, 2012 13:05:31 GMT -5
Let's not forget that Quailer was our 3d round pick in 2008, this isn't a UFA signing or an undrafted kid we convinced to join us. Fact is, I'm kind of disappointed - 4 years after being drafted, we sign a guy and we're hoping with luck he might become a 3d liner if he develops well. Compared to a lot of his 2008-draft-classmates, he's hopelessly behind.... I think that's overly harsh. We're talking a late 3rd rounder here, almost 4th rounder. It's not unrealistic in most cases to hope that the best case scenario is that these guys turn into complimentary players. If you look at the guy drafted directly after Quailer in the 3rd and 4th rounds i only see 2 or 3 that are really more advanced or showing much more upside at this point in their careers. Perhaps. I guess I just couldn't hop on the bandwagon as if this were a free agent signing... but yeah, if he works out as a 3e or 4th liner who plays 200 games, it's not a bad way to use a 3d rounder. |
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