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Post by Gogie on Aug 4, 2006 12:13:14 GMT -5
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Aug 4, 2006 13:46:40 GMT -5
Great addition. He can teach Corey Locke how to be a career minor leaguer.
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Post by Bob on Aug 4, 2006 14:52:52 GMT -5
Look on the bright side... he is a huge upgrade over Vandermeer and Ivanans. And we want our prospects to play on the top two lines so a third line player is ideal.
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Post by Skilly on Aug 4, 2006 17:45:37 GMT -5
Great addition. He can teach Corey Locke how to be a career minor leaguer. The Habs want to shape the Bulldogs in the parent club's image .... la-la ... la-la-la-la ... la-la-la-la-la-la ... Is it much further to the Cup Papa Smurf .... YES IT IS! |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 4, 2006 20:46:47 GMT -5
I guess on the positive side:
Manlow puts up good numbers and also wore the "A" in Grand Rapids.
Jancevski wore the "C" in Iowa.
Baines wore the "C" in Norfolk.
They are targetting experience and leadership to help develop the very young prospects that the Habs have in Hamilton. Takes a lot of pressure of guys like Archer, Cote and Milroy, to name a few. I like the moves, but still feel the team needs one more bona fide defender...or a good prospect like O'Byrne if he leaves school one year early. Yeah, he is a bit small, and I really don't want to see ice time taken away from guys like Chipchura and Lapierre, but we will see how Coach Lever deals with this bevvy of centres. Some are going to be moving over to the LW, methinks.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Aug 9, 2006 3:09:42 GMT -5
Great addition. He can teach Corey Locke how to be a career minor leaguer. The Habs want to shape the Bulldogs in the parent club's image .... la-la ... la-la-la-la ... la-la-la-la-la-la ... Is it much further to the Cup Papa Smurf .... YES IT IS! In a way, you're right. I lived in Moncton and I know what it's like to be in a minor league farm team town. When I went to the Montreal Royals games at Delormier, I resented the Dodgers using us and taking away our best players, just when the team started winning. On the other side of the coin, who knows who won the AHL in 1986? We want the big cup, not the AHL trophies. We have enough players developing in the minors. We already know most of the ones who have a chance at the NHL and who don't. We don't want any early discards because there are some late developers like Ryder. Pleks and Perez are very fast skaters, but there is more potential in Kostitsyn, Locke, Chipchura and Latendresse. Jarvis and Gainey know what they are doing. We wish we had a Lafleur or Rocket or Beliveau in the pipeline but we don't. Gainey is building a team of journeymen who can win the cup with extra effort. In these days of salary arbitration and inflating salaries, he mught be taking the best route; both short term and long term. We'd love to have Crosby and Malkin like Pittsburg does, but in a couple of years those two guys will be taking 75% of their teams cap and that doesn't do much to foster team spirit or chemistry. (I'd still gladly take Crosby if offered) |
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Post by blny on Oct 6, 2006 7:33:08 GMT -5
In a way, you're right. I lived in Moncton and I know what it's like to be in a minor league farm team town. When I went to the Montreal Royals games at Delormier, I resented the Dodgers using us and taking away our best players, just when the team started winning. On the other side of the coin, who knows who won the AHL in 1986? Adirondack Red Wings. ;D |
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- a smurf (5'10", 178 lbs) career minor-leaguer to centre the third line! He's averaged almost 13 goals and just over 30 points in 6 seasons in the AHL. Hopefully he'll be able to provide some leadership to the kids.
- a smurf (5'10", 178 lbs) career minor-leaguer to centre the third line! He's averaged almost 13 goals and just over 30 points in 6 seasons in the AHL. Hopefully he'll be able to provide some leadership to the kids.
