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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 6, 2013 14:34:25 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 6, 2013 21:37:40 GMT -5
Habs prospect on TV alert.
This Friday night on the CHL on Sportsnet this week has Moncton against Halifax. A chance to see Zachary Fucale, assuming he is the starter that night (pretty good odds).
The game starts at 7:00 pm Eastern on all Sportsnet channels except for West.
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Post by blny on Nov 6, 2013 22:40:42 GMT -5
Someone to watch in that game will be Ehlers. He can flat out fly. Might be the fastest player I've ever seen on Metro Centre ice.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 7, 2013 10:34:41 GMT -5
Someone to watch in that game will be Ehlers. He can flat out fly. Might be the fastest player I've ever seen on Metro Centre ice. His stock is rising for the draft. I haven't seen him play yet, so will be watching. |
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Post by blny on Nov 7, 2013 23:00:58 GMT -5
Someone to watch in that game will be Ehlers. He can flat out fly. Might be the fastest player I've ever seen on Metro Centre ice. His stock is rising for the draft. I haven't seen him play yet, so will be watching. Currently leads the team in scoring, but Drouin has 23pts in 12 games and Ashley has 22 points in 11 games. He's tiny. 5'8 and 163. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 8, 2013 13:16:12 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 10, 2013 10:57:10 GMT -5
Martin Reway had his fingers all over Gatineau's improbable comeback win last night. Down 3-0 in the third, Reway ended up with 2+2 for 4 points in a 4-3 OT road win. ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhockey-buzzing-the-net/montreal-canadiens-prospect-martin-reway-waves-wand-turns-054925808.htmlOur three European prospects are playing in a four team U-20 tourney right now, and all are finding the scoresheet. After being held scoreless in his first game, Sebastian Collberg had 3 assists in Sweden's second game. Jacob DeLaRose has picked up an assist in each of the two games and Artturi Lehkonen has scored a goal in each of Finland's two games. |
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Post by seventeen on Nov 10, 2013 13:56:19 GMT -5
For a while, many of our top prospects seemed to have hit a wall, at least scoring wise. McCarron finally got an assist recently, but he has only 6 points in 16 games, so not really setting the world on fire. As always, with bigger, rawer guys, you have to have more patience. It takes them longer. Delarose and Collberg also had not been scoring. Hard to judge in the SEL because coaches often don't play their younger guys much, or in favourable situations. Still, it's nice to see them on the scoreboard now and then, and that wasn't happening. At least, against their peers, they're putting up points. Fucale had hit a bit of a rough patch as well.
The fortunes of war.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 10, 2013 20:02:05 GMT -5
For a while, many of our top prospects seemed to have hit a wall, at least scoring wise. McCarron finally got an assist recently, but he has only 6 points in 16 games, so not really setting the world on fire. As always, with bigger, rawer guys, you have to have more patience. It takes them longer. Delarose and Collberg also had not been scoring. Hard to judge in the SEL because coaches often don't play their younger guys much, or in favourable situations. Still, it's nice to see them on the scoreboard now and then, and that wasn't happening. At least, against their peers, they're putting up points. Fucale had hit a bit of a rough patch as well. The fortunes of war. I watched Fucale get a shutout on Friday night. He was solid. They gave him a few games off as Waite was down spending some time with him. Reway just had another four point game earlier today. One goal and three helpers. Finland and Sweden battled today in that U20 tourney and both Collberg and Lehkonen had assists. McCarron and the Knights will be on Sportsnet Friday Night Hockey next week. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 11, 2013 10:50:45 GMT -5
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 11, 2013 14:33:38 GMT -5
For a while, many of our top prospects seemed to have hit a wall, at least scoring wise. McCarron finally got an assist recently, but he has only 6 points in 16 games, so not really setting the world on fire. As always, with bigger, rawer guys, you have to have more patience. It takes them longer. Delarose and Collberg also had not been scoring. Hard to judge in the SEL because coaches often don't play their younger guys much, or in favourable situations. Still, it's nice to see them on the scoreboard now and then, and that wasn't happening. At least, against their peers, they're putting up points. Fucale had hit a bit of a rough patch as well. The fortunes of war. I watched Fucale get a shutout on Friday night. He was solid. They gave him a few games off as Waite was down spending some time with him. Reway just had another four point game earlier today. One goal and three helpers. Finland and Sweden battled today in that U20 tourney and both Collberg and Lehkonen had assists. McCarron and the Knights will be on Sportsnet Friday Night Hockey next week. Lots of talk about guys like Michael McCarron, big strong first round pick vs smurfs like Reway. McCarron is currently 219th in scoring in the OHL with 1 goal and 6 assists. No, I'm not bailing on him before he plays a single NHL game in anger, but I do think speed, talent and desire trump size. We've had lots of big guys picked high and never justified their status. There must be a reason why McCarron was still on the board when we finally got to pick. I like big guys provided they have skill. We can always pickup a big body goon in free agency without using a first round pick. Reway may or may not make it. We have a revolving door of GM's and Coaches but have kept the same head scout and blamed bad picks on GM's overrulling him. Just saying.... |
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Post by GNick99 on Nov 11, 2013 16:33:29 GMT -5
I watched Fucale get a shutout on Friday night. He was solid. They gave him a few games off as Waite was down spending some time with him. Reway just had another four point game earlier today. One goal and three helpers. Finland and Sweden battled today in that U20 tourney and both Collberg and Lehkonen had assists. McCarron and the Knights will be on Sportsnet Friday Night Hockey next week. Lots of talk about guys like Michael McCarron, big strong first round pick vs smurfs like Reway. McCarron is currently 219th in scoring in the OHL with 1 goal and 6 assists. No, I'm not bailing on him before he plays a single NHL game in anger, but I do think speed, talent and desire trump size. We've had lots of big guys picked high and never justified their status. There must be a reason why McCarron was still on the board when we finally got to pick. I like big guys provided they have skill. We can always pickup a big body goon in free agency without using a first round pick. Reway may or may not make it. We have a revolving door of GM's and Coaches but have kept the same head scout and blamed bad picks on GM's overrulling him. Just saying.... Quite obvious in Ottawa series we were too small. Teams need a balance. There's room in the game for small players but you can't fill your roster on them. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 11, 2013 18:26:53 GMT -5
McCarron was on a point a game pace before his shoulder injury, and has totally fallen off since his return. It will be interesting to see if he can get some more offense going soon. He does have decent skill and hockey sense for a big kid. We shall see, but a bad stretch during a kid's 18 year old season does not a bust make.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 11, 2013 18:42:06 GMT -5
McCarron was on a point a game pace before his shoulder injury, and has totally fallen off since his return. It will be interesting to see if he can get some more offense going soon. He does have decent skill and hockey sense for a big kid. We shall see, but a bad stretch during a kid's 18 year old season does not a bust make. I am certainly not bailing on McCarron. That would be grossly unfair. I am stating that it is unusual to find a player who enters the hall of fame without having great success in junior, minors and eventually NHL. I like McCarron, big, strong, skates and hits. We can get that cheaply in a Parros in free agency. Some of my favorites have been Gallagher and Hudler, smurfs that filled the net as juniors. I also liked Locke and Desharnais who peaked and then struggled. THere are no guarantees, but success breeds success. I looked back at the Hab's high draft picks of BIG men and here is what I came up with. David Fischer Guilaume Latendresse Kyle Chipchura Mike Komisarek Eric Chouinard Terry Ryan David Wilkie Brent Bilodeau Turner Stevenson Lindsay Vallis Doug Wickenheiser. We have used high #1 or #2 picks on big men and it has not turned out well. Speed, skill, courage and desire have been more effective for us. |
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Post by madhabber on Nov 12, 2013 17:25:41 GMT -5
McCarron was on a point a game pace before his shoulder injury, and has totally fallen off since his return. It will be interesting to see if he can get some more offense going soon. He does have decent skill and hockey sense for a big kid. We shall see, but a bad stretch during a kid's 18 year old season does not a bust make. I am certainly not bailing on McCarron. That would be grossly unfair. I am stating that it is unusual to find a player who enters the hall of fame without having great success in junior, minors and eventually NHL. I like McCarron, big, strong, skates and hits. We can get that cheaply in a Parros in free agency. Some of my favorites have been Gallagher and Hudler, smurfs that filled the net as juniors. I also liked Locke and Desharnais who peaked and then struggled. THere are no guarantees, but success breeds success. I looked back at the Hab's high draft picks of BIG men and here is what I came up with. David Fischer Guilaume Latendresse Kyle Chipchura Mike Komisarek Eric Chouinard Terry Ryan David Wilkie Brent Bilodeau Turner Stevenson Lindsay Vallis Doug Wickenheiser. We have used high #1 or #2 picks on big men and it has not turned out well. Speed, skill, courage and desire have been more effective for us. All the names below Komisarek don't really belong here. They were all chosen by a different team of scouts and management. Is there anyone left in those departments from that far back. Komisarek gave us exactly what we drafted him for. A defensive D for the first pairing. The fact that he left as a UFA and busted in Toronto is irrelevant (and looks good on TO). Fischer, Lats and Chip, well first off, Lats is a second rounder and you are getting far from the cream of the crop in his draft year there. The further you get from the #1 selection, the bigger the long shot. So I don't complain too much for second rounders. I hope most of them round out our roster and fill up the farm, and from time to time we get something good, but you can't expect a Subban very often out of 2nd. But one thing you are omitting here is the successful picks. Patches is a big guy. Price, McDonagh, Galchenyuk. These guys all have size and were taken in the first round. We still have high hopes for Beaulieu and Tinordi. We are far from the team that drafted the Bilodeaus, Vallis, Stevenson, Wilkie, Brown, Ryan and Ward. From time to time though, we'll get a Fischer rather and a Pacioretty but so does every team. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 12, 2013 17:49:56 GMT -5
I am certainly not bailing on McCarron. That would be grossly unfair. I am stating that it is unusual to find a player who enters the hall of fame without having great success in junior, minors and eventually NHL. I like McCarron, big, strong, skates and hits. We can get that cheaply in a Parros in free agency. Some of my favorites have been Gallagher and Hudler, smurfs that filled the net as juniors. I also liked Locke and Desharnais who peaked and then struggled. THere are no guarantees, but success breeds success. I looked back at the Hab's high draft picks of BIG men and here is what I came up with. David Fischer Guilaume Latendresse Kyle Chipchura Mike Komisarek Eric Chouinard Terry Ryan David Wilkie Brent Bilodeau Turner Stevenson Lindsay Vallis Doug Wickenheiser. We have used high #1 or #2 picks on big men and it has not turned out well. Speed, skill, courage and desire have been more effective for us. All the names below Komisarek don't really belong here. They were all chosen by a different team of scouts and management. Is there anyone left in those departments from that far back. Komisarek gave us exactly what we drafted him for. A defensive D for the first pairing. The fact that he left as a UFA and busted in Toronto is irrelevant (and looks good on TO). I agree that some of our big picks worked out and some of our small guys didn't. I like Sven Andringhetto, Martin Reway, Brian Gallagher and yes, David Desharnais. They have the potential and SKILL to be very good. Fischer, Lats and Chip, well first off, Lats is a second rounder and you are getting far from the cream of the crop in his draft year there. The further you get from the #1 selection, the bigger the long shot. So I don't complain too much for second rounders. I hope most of them round out our roster and fill up the farm, and from time to time we get something good, but you can't expect a Subban very often out of 2nd. But one thing you are omitting here is the successful picks. Patches is a big guy. Price, McDonagh, Galchenyuk. These guys all have size and were taken in the first round. We still have high hopes for Beaulieu and Tinordi. We are far from the team that drafted the Bilodeaus, Vallis, Stevenson, Wilkie, Brown, Ryan and Ward. From time to time though, we'll get a Fischer rather and a Pacioretty but so does every team. I agree that some of our big picks worked out and some of our small guys didn't. I like Sven Andringhetto, Martin Reway, Brian Gallagher and yes, David Desharnais. They have the potential and SKILL to be very good. They don't have the potential to be big. I admit to having liked Corey Locke who never lived up to his talent. Big and good is better than small and good. We picked up most of these smaqller guys in late rounds. The reason they were available is because they are small. I would have loved to give up our two top picks last year to move up to Detroits spot and take a big and good scoring machine. It didn't happen. McCarron and DeLaRose don't add up to Anthony Mantha. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 12, 2013 23:23:39 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 16, 2013 23:00:50 GMT -5
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Post by BadCompany on Nov 19, 2013 8:30:15 GMT -5
Charles Hudon with a hand in all three goals last night, in that super-series against Russia (or whatever it is called now). Two goals and an assist. If only they would give him some talented guys to play with! Last night he was saddled with a couple of scrubs names Drouin and Mantha...
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 19, 2013 9:00:53 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 19, 2013 11:13:09 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 19, 2013 14:40:35 GMT -5
I love the line Pretty simple thing to do... why can't the players on the big club think the same way. |
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Post by frozone on Nov 19, 2013 15:22:38 GMT -5
I love the line Pretty simple thing to do... why can't the players on the big club think the same way. Probably because half of the players on the big club couldn't knock over a fainting goat. |
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Post by BadCompany on Nov 20, 2013 8:44:42 GMT -5
And it hurts.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 20, 2013 13:44:03 GMT -5
I love the line Pretty simple thing to do... why can't the players on the big club think the same way. Probably because half of the players on the big club couldn't knock over a fainting goat. Gallagher reminds me of the song, "I get knocked down, and I get up again, you ain't never gonna keep me down, I get knocked down and I get up again!" |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 20, 2013 19:03:49 GMT -5
Game two of the Subway Super Series between the Russians and the Q is about to start. Check out the Sportsnet schedule.
Fucale, Hudon and Gregoire could all possibly play tonight.
Edit: Fucale gets the night off. Not surprising, they are giving each Q goalie a game.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 21, 2013 9:20:46 GMT -5
Sportsnet Friday night CHL hockey will feature a Hab prospect again this week. We are three for three!
Brady Vail and the Windsor Spitfires take on Guelph.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 25, 2013 19:09:06 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 27, 2013 23:13:54 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 7, 2013 7:47:15 GMT -5
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