Pre-Game Talk: 2023-2024 Habs Rookie Camp & Training Camp

[ChesterNimitz]

Ideas for OT lines:
1: Caufild-Suzuki-Matheson
2: Dach-Moneyhands-Guhle
3:Newhook-Anderson-Xhekaj

Ideas for PP lines:
1: Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Monahan-Matheson
2: RHP-Newhook-Anderson
Guhle-Xhekaj

EDIT: Insert Slaf in the mix when he's shown he deserves it

It gives us more options. But imagine what Mailloux and Hutson will give us starting 25/26. They are built for 3 on 3 hockey.

 

[Habricot]

Loved Mailloux in the backend, I feel he is more solid then Barron. Matheson looks like a superstar and Arbor showing he his there to stay.

 

[26Mats]

RNH is a bottom 6 player as for the thirdline and 4th , just put the names in a bucket and draw a name each game. Until we have for once a prospect that can force the top 6

I'm hoping RHP has some offense, and Roy too eventually.

We'll see about Pearson as a 3rd liner. He, Gallagher, Ylonen and the young guys should be fighting for the last top 9 wing spot. If 3 of Newhook, Dach, Monahan, and Suzuki play well at center, maybe Dvo is that 6th and final top 9 winger. We can rank RHP 5th best winger. But I think he may prove better than that.

 

[Habricot]

Ideas for OT lines:
1: Caufild-Suzuki-Matheson
2: Dach-Moneyhands-Guhle
3:Newhook-Anderson-Xhekaj

Ideas for PP lines:
1: Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Monahan-Matheson
2: RHP-Newhook-Anderson
Guhle-Xhekaj

EDIT: Insert Slaf in the mix when he's shown he deserves it

Xhekaj is not fast enough for OT, Harris would look better, Barron, Mailloux

 

[Nedved]

He looks like an NHLer to me too

be deserves a serious look this year. How would be look 18 minutes a night for 30 games? Better than Harris? Maybe.

 

[le_sean]

Ideas for OT lines:
1: Caufild-Suzuki-Matheson
2: Dach-Moneyhands-Guhle
3:Newhook-Anderson-Xhekaj

Ideas for PP lines:
1: Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Monahan-Matheson
2: RHP-Newhook-Anderson
Guhle-Xhekaj

EDIT: Insert Slaf in the mix when he's shown he deserves it

OT is 5 mins. It should just be Matheson and Guhle that see the ice. No need for Xhekaj.

 

[The Real Timo]

It gives us more options. But imagine what Mailloux and Hutson will give us starting 25/26. They are built for 3 on 3 hockey.

So the strategy will be to tie all the reg season games...

 

[red devil]

 

[The Real Timo]

be deserves a serious look this year. How would be look 18 minutes a night for 30 games? Better than Harris? Maybe.

It's not hard to look better than Harris... Admittedly I haven't see Trudeau play so can't judge, but if he is solid and doesn't look out of place in pre-season games why not? Harris could watch some videos or play in AHL. I'd have zero issues with that.

 

[MeanMugging91]

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[Justin11]

How did Petry do in the scrimmages?

Haven’t seen any updates from Norman Flynn…

 

[26Mats]

Ideas for OT lines:
1: Caufild-Suzuki-Matheson
2: Dach-Moneyhands-Guhle
3:Newhook-Anderson-Xhekaj

Ideas for PP lines:
1: Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Monahan-Matheson
2: RHP-Newhook-Anderson
Guhle-Xhekaj

EDIT: Insert Slaf in the mix when he's shown he deserves it

We may also want to work RHP and Barron in there.

ylonen looked really good. He also hit the 200lb mark! Good to see him bulk up. We need to see if he stays engaged when it gets physical.

You'll really get a feel for Ylonen in the NHL in his 2nd year - hope he makes it that far.

 

[durojean]

If Heineman and Davidson can get a shot with Suzuki and Caufield, will Slafkovsky and Roy each get their chance?


Gallagher and Armia are the bad contracts.

But Bergevin also left us with:

Caufield, Suzuki, Anderson, RHP, Roy, Evans, Ylonen, (plus Toffoli and Lehkonen as trade chips),

Guhle, Xhekaj, Harris, Savard, Mailloux, Trudeau, Struble, (plus Chiarot, Kulak, and Petry as trade chips)

Montembault, Allen, Primeau.

You have to remember that he left us that with a 5 years gap were the team was not making the playoffs.

We should be much further along.
Bergevin was an awful GM with no vision.

 

[Guess]

Are the scrimmage videos archived somewhere? I see a few snippets on RDS but that's it.

 

[Habs4Life]

Crap?

Pearson is a 2-time 20+goals scorer who might do as well or even better with top linemates.

Other than Monahan and Dach, who do we have that is a proven player? And even Dach never scored 20.

Obviously if we find another real first liner, we can put him there, but for now, I'd rather have Monahan drive a different line.

Another option is Roy. He did very well complementing Bedard. But can he handle the minutes of a first liner as a rookie?

Slaf is a future possibility, but not now. Davidson is not an option yet. RHP is small ahnd perhaps pairs better with Gallagher.

Newhook maybe?

Many observers have wsaid that Dvorak can play with good players. Ask Mitch Marner. He is just not a play driver, but Dvo definitely can complement, improve the results in their own zone, and help with left-side faceoffs.

Very wishful thinking

 

[Tyson]

Loved Mailloux in the backend, I feel he is more solid then Barron. Matheson looks like a superstar and Arbor showing he his there to stay.

Mailloux may very well become a better player than Barron. Currently this is not the case until he plays NHL games like Barron has.

We may also want to work RHP and Barron in there.


You'll really get a feel for Ylonen in the NHL in his 2nd year - hope he makes it that far.

It's now or never for Ylonen in Montreal. He will never clear waivers.

 

[BaseballCoach]

UFA age is not related to when the player is drafted, it's when he's signed.

I know that. I'm suggesting a change in rules to discourage teams from drafting underagers who are not ready for the pros yet.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Xhekaj is not fast enough for OT, Harris would look better, Barron, Mailloux

Xhekaj looked plenty fast today

 

[ChesterNimitz]

So the strategy will be to tie all the reg season games...

Depending on the relative strength of your team, there are worse strategies. With almost 20% of games played in the NHL going into overtime, coupled with the growing effects of parity, those extra points that a team can secure in overtime wins can make the difference in making or missing the playoffs.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Xhekaj looked plenty fast today

He showed surprising quickness today. This kid is going to be load to play against.

 

[26Mats]

You have to remember that he left us that with a 5 years gap were the team was not making the playoffs.

We should be much further along.
Bergevin was an awful GM with no vision.

No disagreement on that.

 

[Nedved]

Loved Mailloux in the backend, I feel he is more solid then Barron. Matheson looks like a superstar and Arbor showing he his there to stay.

I'm concerned Matheson looks like a superstar. Are we going to be bad? like really bad again?

 

[SlafySZN]

I'm concerned Matheson looks like a superstar. Are we going to be bad? like really bad again?

Having Matheson didn’t stop them losing games last season, though.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I'm concerned Matheson looks like a superstar. Are we going to be bad? like really bad again?

He’s just insanely skilled. Plenty of guys showed great skill.

We’re going to be real good and it’s gonna happen sooner than we think

 

[Nedved]

He’s just insanely skilled. Plenty of guys showed great skill.

We’re going to be real good and it’s gonna happen sooner than we think

I think our division is too tough, but I hope you're right. I hope we're competitive this year.