regis
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Post by regis on Sept 6, 2024 15:32:40 GMT
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Post by kinot3 on Sept 12, 2024 23:09:28 GMT
Canadiens hire Roger Grillo as a coaching consultant He was an assistant coach at the University of Vermont when Habs head coach Martin St. Louis was playing there.
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RCAF48
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Post by RCAF48 on Sept 13, 2024 13:35:18 GMT
I guess no Canadian francophone with a home in New England applied. Sarcasm aside, I would have preferred some one with a bit of professional hockey coaching background or at least someone who has coached with more success at amateur levels; a NCAA coaching record of 120 W 205 L and 52T doesn't impress me much...........apologies to Shania.
On the plus side he has worked extensively in player development with USA hockey.
Hopefully in a year or three we will take the step from developing players to winning.
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Post by ramcharger440 on Sept 13, 2024 14:34:53 GMT
I guess no Canadian francophone with a home in New England applied. Sarcasm aside, I would have preferred some one with a bit of professional hockey coaching background or at least someone who has coached with more success at amateur levels; a NCAA coaching record of 120 W 205 L and 52T doesn't impress me much...........apologies to Shania. On the plus side he has worked extensively in player development with USA hockey. Hopefully in a year or three we will take the step from developing players to winning. We will see how this all pans out but I see this guy as another part of the young player development side of things and we do have a bunch of those!
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Post by claremont on Sept 13, 2024 15:43:08 GMT
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Post by selteeck on Sept 13, 2024 17:31:31 GMT
I would have preferred some one with a bit of professional hockey coaching background Ducharme? Therrien? Julien? Tremblay?
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Post by regis on Sept 13, 2024 21:04:45 GMT
I would have preferred some one with a bit of professional hockey coaching background Ducharme? Therrien? Julien? Tremblay? Joel quenville 🤣
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Post by BigTed3 on Sept 16, 2024 13:37:40 GMT
Caught bits and pieces of the first two rookie games. There were a few players who stood out:
- Lane Hutson was doing Lane Hutson things. Creative with the puck, great vision. But I also really liked how he went into the corners to retrieve loose pucks. He used his positioning and quick decision-making to move pucks out of harm's way, and that's what he'll need to do to be able to play at the NHL level. So very promising IMO. His odds of starting the season with the Habs may be on the rise if he's able to take care of his own zone (and with Harris having been moved)
- Adam Engstrom was also a standout on defence, to the surprise of many but not to all. I've been touting this kid's upside for a while, and while he isn't going to be a top-pairing star, he could well be an efficient middle of the D corps player. This is a kid who has been playing pro and who showed poise in tough situations. He looks more NHL-ready than a lot of the other prospects in the games. He'll undoubtedly start in Laval barring injuries, but he looks like he has a shot at being a player.
- David Reinbacher also looked quite good. I would have liked to have seen him be a bit more physical than he was, but he was also efficient as a skater and made smart reads with the puck. I think he starts in Laval, but again, he looks like he'll be in the mix sooner rather than later, perhaps this season if/when the Habs trade Savard.
- Coversely, Logan Mailloux was a bit of a disappointment to me. Some nice offensive play at times, yes. But the knock on Mailloux has been his play in his own zone, and that was inconsistent at best. I don't think Hutson and Mailloux were a great pairing, and it probably would have made more sense to go Engstrom-Mailloux and Hutson-Reinbacher, but maybe the Habs feel Hutson and Mailloux are the two guys closer to the NHL. In any case, it's a contrast to Hutson and something Mailloux will need to fix before he can be an NHLer.
- Up front, Owen Beck was the biggest standout. Hard-working and smart. Like Engstrom, he plays a game that looks like it will translate to the pros very easily. He should be in the mix for a bottom 6 role, either to start the year or if/when the Habs move Dvorak or Evans.
- Emil Heineman is also off to another good camp. He has a good shot but what impressed me more was his willingness to go to the dirty areas and get on tough pucks. He's got the tools to challenge for a top 9 spot, though the openings on the Habs roster there are going to be tough to come by, with the Laine acquisition and with Anderson, Gallagher, Armia, and Dvorak all bogging down spots for younger players. If Heineman doesn't make the team, he should be a 1st-line player in Laval.
- At the other end of things, Mesar stood out as looking slow and tentative. He wasn't playing or processing the game at the speed needed to be in the NHL, which is troubling.
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Post by maasart on Sept 16, 2024 17:05:43 GMT
Caught bits and pieces of the first two rookie games. There were a few players who stood out: - Lane Hutson was doing Lane Hutson things. Creative with the puck, great vision. But I also really liked how he went into the corners to retrieve loose pucks. He used his positioning and quick decision-making to move pucks out of harm's way, and that's what he'll need to do to be able to play at the NHL level. So very promising IMO. His odds of starting the season with the Habs may be on the rise if he's able to take care of his own zone (and with Harris having been moved) - Adam Engstrom was also a standout on defence, to the surprise of many but not to all. I've been touting this kid's upside for a while, and while he isn't going to be a top-pairing star, he could well be an efficient middle of the D corps player. This is a kid who has been playing pro and who showed poise in tough situations. He looks more NHL-ready than a lot of the other prospects in the games. He'll undoubtedly start in Laval barring injuries, but he looks like he has a shot at being a player. - David Reinbacher also looked quite good. I would have liked to have seen him be a bit more physical than he was, but he was also efficient as a skater and made smart reads with the puck. I think he starts in Laval, but again, he looks like he'll be in the mix sooner rather than later, perhaps this season if/when the Habs trade Savard. - Coversely, Logan Mailloux was a bit of a disappointment to me. Some nice offensive play at times, yes. But the knock on Mailloux has been his play in his own zone, and that was inconsistent at best. I don't think Hutson and Mailloux were a great pairing, and it probably would have made more sense to go Engstrom-Mailloux and Hutson-Reinbacher, but maybe the Habs feel Hutson and Mailloux are the two guys closer to the NHL. In any case, it's a contrast to Hutson and something Mailloux will need to fix before he can be an NHLer. - Up front, Owen Beck was the biggest standout. Hard-working and smart. Like Engstrom, he plays a game that looks like it will translate to the pros very easily. He should be in the mix for a bottom 6 role, either to start the year or if/when the Habs move Dvorak or Evans. - Emil Heineman is also off to another good camp. He has a good shot but what impressed me more was his willingness to go to the dirty areas and get on tough pucks. He's got the tools to challenge for a top 9 spot, though the openings on the Habs roster there are going to be tough to come by, with the Laine acquisition and with Anderson, Gallagher, Armia, and Dvorak all bogging down spots for younger players. If Heineman doesn't make the team, he should be a 1st-line player in Laval. - At the other end of things, Mesar stood out as looking slow and tentative. He wasn't playing or processing the game at the speed needed to be in the NHL, which is troubling. Agree with all of this. Our forwards (aside from Beck and maybe Heineman) are longshots to make any sort of impact on the roster but we have young forwards with CC, Slaf, Dach, Roy, Newhook and even Suzuki and Laine + 2 great propsects not at camp (Demidov and Hage) so i think we're still ok up front. Mesar is a real question mark though. Its too early at his age to call him a bust but definitely not looking promising. I still wonder if the pick was made to help turn Slaf into what we all hope he will become. I have no idea if having Mesar in North America was that useful to Slaf but possibly the team felt so. There were definitely guys like Bystedt, Lamoureux or Lambert who may have been better picks in hindsight (although at the time i was fine with Mesar) but considering we got Slaf, Beck, Hutson & Engstrom in this draft, I can live with a misstep if Mesar doesnt pan out. Heck, even Rohrer has a shot still.
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Post by claremont on Sept 16, 2024 17:52:20 GMT
Interesting comment from MSL at the Habs golf tournament event. MSL is going to take much more charge of PP leadership, and will be utilizing and leveraging the other coaches including the most recent USA hire, to look after other aspects within the team. With Burrows stepping down, MSL is as good as it gets for a replacement
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Post by maasart on Sept 16, 2024 18:00:39 GMT
Interesting comment from MSL at the Habs golf tournament event. MSL is going to take much more charge of PP leadership, and will be utilizing and leveraging the other coaches including the most recent USA hire, to look after other aspects within the team. With Burrows stepping down, MSL is as good as it gets for a replacement if Dach hadnt been injured last season (and Allen hadnt been so inconsistent) I think MSL was hoping to challenge for a wildcard spot. This year - especially now with the addition of Laine, MSL thinks this team can be a bubble team. he may be wrong but i dont think he'll be content with a losing record anymore.
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Post by regis on Sept 17, 2024 12:05:29 GMT
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Post by regis on Sept 19, 2024 13:39:47 GMT
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Post by maasart on Sept 19, 2024 16:51:10 GMT
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Post by RCAF48 on Sept 19, 2024 17:13:53 GMT
Guhle out of camp for appendix surgery.
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Post by maasart on Sept 19, 2024 19:44:25 GMT
Guhle out of camp for appendix surgery. Ooph. speedy recovery lad!
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Post by maasart on Sept 20, 2024 21:28:32 GMT
There's a lot going on behind the scenes that I dont think we even know.
In the "dropping the gloves podcast" interview Kirby Dach gave yesterday he said that after he was hurt, the team wanted him to stay involved so they asked him to basically "hang" with the coaches; he was expected to show up at 7am and be there all day with Marty and the rest of them. He didnt travel with the team so this was only when they were home but he said he learned a lot about the game and started to see it from a different perspective.
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