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Post by claremont on Jun 15, 2024 19:03:29 GMT
Montreal Canadiens have signed Oliver Kapanen to a three year entry level deal. Kapanen was the 64th selection in the 2021 NHL draft and has played in the Finnish top league the last three seasons with KalPa from Kuopio. If he fails to make the team he will go back to Finland. Supposedly he's had an excellent second half of his season and has shown huge improvement. Someone to watch out for at camp. He's an interesting prospect. He's had a slow but steady progression and mostly forgotten by most of us but was actually taking 1st line centre duties for his team by the playoffs. Doubt will see him this year but another year or two & I could see him in our bottom 6. I am hopeful on Kapanen. He was drafted at the same range (one after) and has similar stature to Centre - Riley Kidney. Nobody seems to talk about Kidney yet Kapanen supposedly shows some promise? Kapanen needs to play in Laval first before we start thinking he has some hope.
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Post by HTL on Jun 15, 2024 21:10:13 GMT
He's an interesting prospect. He's had a slow but steady progression and mostly forgotten by most of us but was actually taking 1st line centre duties for his team by the playoffs. Doubt will see him this year but another year or two & I could see him in our bottom 6. I am hopeful on Kapanen. He was drafted at the same range (one after) and has similar stature to Centre - Riley Kidney. Nobody seems to talk about Kidney yet Kapanen supposedly shows some promise? Kapanen needs to play in Laval first before we start thinking he has some hope. From what i read it doesn't seem like Laval is an option. If he doesn't make the team he plans to develop his game further back home.
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Post by regis on Jun 19, 2024 22:52:40 GMT
Lias Andersson North American career is done He signed a 2 year contract with EHC Biel bienne ( have no idea what that is but heβs gone)
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Post by claremont on Jun 19, 2024 23:12:20 GMT
Lias Andersson North American career is done He signed a 2 year contract with EHC Biel bienne ( have no idea what that is but heβs gone) Thatβs a Swiss league - He had his chances last year with Laval but proved to just be too soft and a perimeter player to have any chance with the big club. I thought at the beginning of last year that he had some promise. Someone said this earlier but once most players start to turn 26 like he does in October, and they havenβt demonstrated any proficiency in nhl games, your chances of making it become very low.
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Post by selteeck on Jun 21, 2024 17:23:20 GMT
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Post by ramcharger440 on Jun 21, 2024 17:36:08 GMT
Interesting!
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Post by regis on Jun 21, 2024 19:35:15 GMT
He just signed an extension a little while ago now he# going to coach a University team π€·ββοΈ
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Post by claremont on Jun 21, 2024 21:16:41 GMT
He just signed an extension a little while ago now he# going to coach a University team π€·ββοΈ probably because heβs going to get paid in US$ and a more favorable after tax position. Not to mention less personnel conflicts (play me says the entitled disgruntled pro not yet in the show), and less pressure. I can understand why he might want the other job
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Post by HTL on Jul 1, 2024 22:54:16 GMT
Seven players signed with the team: forwards Jakov Novak, Vincent Arseneau and Laurent Dauphin and defenders Joshua Jacobs, Vincent SΓ©vigny, and Tyler Wotherspoon signed one-year, one-way AHL contracts. Goaltender Hunter Jones signed a two-way contract.
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Post by regis on Jul 3, 2024 22:22:34 GMT
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Post by maasart on Jul 3, 2024 22:36:00 GMT
I guess the thing is: if he think he'll never get a shot in the NHL, he'll likely be getting somewhere between $80-150k to play in the minors. Which is fine at the time but once the career is over he's gonna need to work. The average KHL salary is like $425k so i could see the appeal. Not saying id do it but i can see why a guy might.
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Post by claremont on Jul 4, 2024 1:15:40 GMT
I guess the thing is: if he think he'll never get a shot in the NHL, he'll likely be getting somewhere between $80-150k to play in the minors. Which is fine at the time but once the career is over he's gonna need to work.Β The average KHL salary is like $425k so i could see the appeal.Β Not saying id do it but i can see why a guy might.Β Β for cdn imports the tax advantages are quite substantial - I wonβt name him but a close friends colleague made considerably more than that including bonus $. The conditions of the airplanes and their standards made him considerably nervous and he played there 2 seasons ago.
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Post by regis on Jul 4, 2024 14:12:16 GMT
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Post by regis on Jul 4, 2024 14:14:59 GMT
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Post by ChiLla on Jul 4, 2024 15:43:34 GMT
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Post by maasart on Jul 4, 2024 17:19:06 GMT
I remember Billy Ryan being so passionate about this pick. I think that there's a shift in philosophy in this group & we're seeing them look for specific off-ice characteristics that seem odd (to value so high) at first but do seem to be translating into success. Its telling that they seemed to have no interest in Michkov last year but jumped at taking Demidov.
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Post by regis on Jul 8, 2024 18:04:16 GMT
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Post by maasart on Jul 8, 2024 18:17:20 GMT
To me, the Kovacevic trade means its almost a certainty they expect one of Mailloux or Reinbacher to start with the club. Considering we were already slim at RHD to move one of them leave us with Savard, Barron & someone playing their offside (not ideal). I think they expect to start the year with Mailloux in the fray & probably Hutson-Reinbacher as the top pair in Laval but they are hoping one or more of those gusy makes the cuts very very difficult.
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Post by claremont on Jul 8, 2024 19:19:07 GMT
To me, the Kovacevic trade means its almost a certainty they expect one of Mailloux or Reinbacher to start with the club. Considering we were already slim at RHD to move one of them leave us with Savard, Barron & someone playing their offside (not ideal). I think they expect to start the year with Mailloux in the fray & probably Hutson-Reinbacher as the top pair in Laval but they are hoping one or more of those gusy makes the cuts very very difficult. Agree with Mailloux making the opening roster to start the season unless he has a poor camp / exhibition games, or injury. He had a solid AHL debut season and unless he reveals some significant defensive lapses. His plus / minus of -8 was not horrific considering he was probably top pair facing the AHL best. If the Habs want to improve their 2nd unit power play, then Logan could be part of the solution. Barring an off season trade, I could see us carrying 7 d-men - Matheson, Guhle, Harris Savard, Xhekaj, Barron, Struble vs. Hutson will be a competition to watch as either one could be sent down to play with Reinbacher.
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Post by regis on Jul 9, 2024 17:25:52 GMT
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