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Post by habmeister on Mar 11, 2007 3:47:35 GMT -5
nah, i think believing in something like that perpetuates it. i'm a positive thinker and for some reason things almost always work out for me. when the going is good in montreal it is the best place to play in, i think price will be the next great canadiens goalie for 7-10 seasons.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 11, 2007 16:38:01 GMT -5
I certainly hope so too. If Halak progresses and Price comes into his own, we should have the ability to move one of them for some badly needed help elsewhere.
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Post by habmeister on Mar 11, 2007 21:14:05 GMT -5
bob will get the ship on the right path, i think a lot of people have been too hard on him. i wouldn't have done things much different other than maybe moving souray at the deadline as well for 1st round pick and a young d-man/center.
they seem to forget he lost his daughter only a couple of months ago.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 18, 2007 19:49:10 GMT -5
Ryan White will not win the WHL scoring title this season and will finish at best fourth overall with 89 pts in 72 games as his regular season is now done. Pretty impressive when you consider he had 53 points last year and his team is all about defense and strong goaltending, so a great regular season for this young man. He and his team now get to wait to meet Kootenay in the first round of the playoffs.
Hopefully Ben Maxwell is back from his long elbow injury in time for the playoffs, as the team is now listing him day to day. His last game was on January 2nd and he was right in the hunt for top spot on the scoring list then too. It would be fun to see the two potential future teammates battling head to head.
It looks like Tri City is resting up Carey Price now that they are playoff bound as he did not start last night or this afternoon.
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Post by habmeister on Mar 19, 2007 18:53:29 GMT -5
i still think we should have taken lucic over maxwell, here's nice clip from last night. he leads the vancouver giants in scoring with 68 points, 30G and 147 PIM's, not bad for a 2nd year player who had 5 goals two years ago in Tier 2 Junior A and 9 goals in his rookie season last year. oh yeah, and he can throw them. he's the one with the black jersey. youtube.com/watch?v=aTwUOaXAdnYhere he is fighting 6'5", 245 lbs matt kassian the whl heavyweight champ youtube.com/watch?v=y3Fp45o-zRM |
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Post by Marvin on Mar 19, 2007 20:37:51 GMT -5
Ryan White was named Hitmen "Player of the Year." There was an article about him in today's paper, applauding him for his improvement offensively, yet still being able to play his "in your face" style of game.
Marv
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Post by habmeister on Mar 21, 2007 1:22:54 GMT -5
Final regular season:
Ryan White 34 G 55 A 89 PTS in 72 GP good for 4th in WHL scoring
Carey Price 2.45 GAA (7th in dub) .917 Save % (3rd in dub) amazingly only lost one game that went to overtime
onward for both prospects
Ryan White Calgary vs Ben Maxwell's (still injured) Kootenay Ice
Carey Price Tri Cities vs Seattle
Cameron Cepek misses playoffs
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Post by habmeister on Mar 24, 2007 1:22:20 GMT -5
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Post by habmeister on Mar 25, 2007 12:28:21 GMT -5
Price now leading the WHL in GAA and Save %. two games into the playoffs.
see stat links above for Ryan White, Ben Maxwell and Carey Price.
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Post by habmeister on Mar 31, 2007 22:58:15 GMT -5
Carey Price on his way to the golf course, down 5-0 against seattle he probably just ran out of gas after facing a barrage almost every night.
so does he come back to bc or to hamilton, or to montreal to take in the atmosphere?
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 3, 2007 20:28:16 GMT -5
On Monday night, the battle of the prospects ended with both White and Maxwell getting an assist, but Maxwell's Kootenay team won to force a fourth and deciding game Wednesday night in Calgary. One guy moves on, the other packs up his gear for the last time this season.
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Post by habmeister on Apr 4, 2007 1:27:42 GMT -5
On Monday night, the battle of the prospects ended with both White and Maxwell getting an assist, but Maxwell's Kootenay team won to force a fourth and deciding game Wednesday night in Calgary. One guy moves on, the other packs up his gear for the last time this season. not trying to get picky, but i think you mean a 7th and deciding game. the only game 7 of the first round of whl playoffs. there is a lot of parity in this playoff. vancouver vs seattle could go 6 or 7 prince george vs seattle with pg being the heavy underdog, but being one of the most improved team this season could pull it off. so where is carey price? no chance to go to hamilton? |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 4, 2007 9:38:43 GMT -5
nottrying to get picky, but i think you mean a 7th and deciding game. the only game 7 of the first round of whl playoffs. there is a lot of parity in this playoff. vancouver vs seattle could go 6 or 7 prince george vs seattle with pg being the heavy underdog, but being one of the most improved team this season could pull it off. so where is carey price? no chance to go to hamilton? Correct, it is the 7th and deciding game, and it is actually in Cranbrook, not Calgary...so I really was asleep when writing that!! The rumour is that the Habs are negotiating and the final details of a signing bonus is what remains. If that is done, then he likely would end up in Hamilton as they can add juniors/college players to their roster once their seasons are done. Not sure if the Dogs would return Sauve to Providence and finish up with Danis/Price or if they would just let Price suit up and practice/tour with the team. The entire Bulldog goaltending situation is a little unclear as long as a certain Slovakian is still in Montreal, and that is just fine with me!! |
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Post by habmeister on Apr 4, 2007 12:47:39 GMT -5
nottrying to get picky, but i think you mean a 7th and deciding game. the only game 7 of the first round of whl playoffs. there is a lot of parity in this playoff. vancouver vs seattle could go 6 or 7 prince george vs seattle with pg being the heavy underdog, but being one of the most improved team this season could pull it off. so where is carey price? no chance to go to hamilton? Correct, it is the 7th and deciding game, and it is actually in Cranbrook, not Calgary...so I really was asleep when writing that!! The rumour is that the Habs are negotiating and the final details of a signing bonus is what remains. If that is done, then he likely would end up in Hamilton as they can add juniors/college players to their roster once their seasons are done. Not sure if the Dogs would return Sauve to Providence and finish up with Danis/Price or if they would just let Price suit up and practice/tour with the team. The entire Bulldog goaltending situation is a little unclear as long as a certain Slovakian is still in Montreal, and that is just fine with me!! i was wondering if price was signed, isn't the deadline for getting a deal done june 1st? i'm glad they're working on it, would love to see him stone some ahl calibre talent. then if huet re-injures himself see him backing up halak. would the whole nhl take notice of a 20 and 21 year old being the tandem in montreal or what?! i'm excited for next season, watching our kids this year has given me a lot of confidence for 07-08, with the right defencemen signings. please don't bring back souray, pp not withstanding, i think he will be very over-paid no matter who signs him. ala jovo in phoenix. |
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Post by franko on Apr 4, 2007 13:23:18 GMT -5
What is the "price" for signing Carey now. Do we lose a year of eligibility f we sign now instead of waiting until June/July? As in, will this count for a full year? Or does the 7 years only count for NHL play?
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Post by Gogie on Apr 4, 2007 15:31:19 GMT -5
What is the "price" for signing Carey now. Do we lose a year of eligibility f we sign now instead of waiting until June/July? As in, will this count for a full year? Or does the 7 years only count for NHL play? According to the NHL CBA, free agency is based on age plus "accrued seasons" or "years of professional experience". "Accrued seasons" is used in the determination of unrestricted free agency (Section 10.1) and "years of professional experience" is used in the determination of restricted free agency (Section 10.2). Not sure why they use different definitions, but it probably has something to do with lawyers and billable hours ;D. Basically, for unrestricted free agency for current and future rookies, a player requires 7 "accrued seasons" or must be 27 years or older as of June 30 of the League Year in which they would achieve free agency {10.1 (a) (i)}. "Accrued Season" is defined as "any League Year during which a player was on a Club's Active Roster for 40 (30 if the player is a goalie) or more Regular Season Games...." Based on this, Carey Price would not earn an "accrued season" if he plays any NHL games this year or is even on Montreal's roster. Time spent in the AHL does not count towards "accrued season". For restricted free agency for current and future rookies, if the player's age when he first signs an SPC is between 18 and 21, he's eligible for Group 2 restricted free agency after 3 years of "professional experience". If he signs between the ages of 22 and 23 the relevant experience is 2 years. 24 or older requires 1 year. "For the purposes of this Section 10.2(a), a Player aged 18 or 19 earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more NHL Games in a given NHL Season, and a Player aged 20 or older.....earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more Professional Games under an SPC in a given League Year. Note that if the player is 20 or older, playing in any professional league may result in "professional experience" whereas if the player is under 20 only NHL games count. In Carey Price's case, he turns 20 on August 16 this year. Therefore, he would require 3 years of "professional experience" before qualifying for restricted free agency. Since Price turns 20 this year, however, games played at any professional level would be considered in determining years of "professional experience". Therefore, if he plays 10 or may games in total in Montreal and/or Hamilton (including playoff games, unlike unrestricted free agency, which only considers regular season games), he would accumulate one year of professional experience, meaning he would qualify for restricted free agency after the 2008-09 season. In summary, if the Habs sign Price now, we don't lose anything on the unrestricted free agency front but if Price played 10 or more games at any professional level (regular season or playoffs) this season we would lose one year on the restricted free agency front. |
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Post by habmeister on Apr 4, 2007 18:46:36 GMT -5
so sign him, let him go to hamilton, and let him know that he won't play more than 9 games unless he's taken the #1 job with the big club and they're on a playoff run. not very likely, although it would be very difficult to undress him in the ahl playoffs if he was standing on his head wouldn't it.
on second thought maybe sign him and if needed bring him to montreal to backup halak if huet re-injures. you guys probably saw it a lot in the world juniors, but you won't believe how good he is with passing the puck. better than any of our current goaltenders and any goalie probably in the history of the habs.
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Post by habmeister on Apr 5, 2007 1:18:46 GMT -5
Ryan White's Calgary Hitmen advance by beating Ben Maxwell's Kootenay Ice 3-2 in game 7 in ben's house.
White got an assist and was a +1
Maxwell with no points and -2 (still think we should have taken lucic)
so white moves on and maxwell either goes home or to hamilton.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 11, 2007 19:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 11, 2007 19:41:02 GMT -5
3 games in 4 nights finishing up against tough Kootenay and then the start of this series, so they definitely needed the rest and came back strong in that last game. |
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Post by vin on Jul 5, 2007 16:10:37 GMT -5
Anybody know if White and Maxwell are going to be in Hamilton next year or do they still have another year of junior eligibility left?
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Post by montreal on Jul 5, 2007 16:20:04 GMT -5
Anybody know if White and Maxwell are going to be in Hamilton next year or do they still have another year of junior eligibility left? They will be in the WHL next year, they can join Hamilton when their season is finished next year. |
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Post by vin on Jul 5, 2007 16:29:07 GMT -5
Thank's.
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Post by chief6 on Sept 20, 2007 23:33:30 GMT -5
Hitmen get started again Friday night. I plan to attend most games, and will keep an eye on anyone you guys would like. Just let me know the day before the game is all I ask. Naturally, I'll be reporting on every one of Ryan White's waking moments as well.
edit: that is, of course, when he returns from Habs camp
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Post by habmeister on Sept 22, 2007 12:40:39 GMT -5
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Post by seventeen on Sept 28, 2007 23:58:57 GMT -5
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Post by habmeister on Oct 2, 2007 17:13:06 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 18, 2008 23:54:53 GMT -5
Cepek named as the Oil Kings top defenseman for the season. Nice credit for his good overall work all season, including getting one of the "A's" later in the season when they traded their original captain at the trade deadline. www.oilkings.ca/hm/inside.php?id=254 |
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