Prospect Info: 2024 Montreal Canadiens Development Camp

[Goldthorpe]

Ramage sounds such a nice guy. Always pleasant to listen to.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808994040769110176

 

[xX SEYF Xx]

That quote of Beck on Paul Byron is music to my ears

 

[McGees]

ya it is refreshing development...I remember under Bergy hearing 'its up to them' so often lol

 

[Tyson]

Any of these invitees get a entry level contract? Maybe Zetterberg?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Pic gallery: Canadiens Development Camp | Montréal Canadiens

Man, Pic #22, Vecvanags looks like a 135 lb, 16-year-old. Lol

Pic #32, Protz's thighs are already f***ing massive. He can crack skulls with those things.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808999879018229799

 

[morhilane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808999879018229799

They only have 30 kids and half of them are invites (14). I expect it to be like 3v3 or some weird stuff like last year. But I'm going to watch! if I don't forget about it

 

[Habssince89]

ya it is refreshing development...I remember under Bergy hearing 'its up to them' so often lol

Byron also is a guy who did the work and watched the video to turn his career around. He will know how to sell it to a guy who is at the very start, with more potential and opportunity than Byron ever got. Beck looks like a pro already

 

[Le Tricolore]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808994040769110176

this is sick

 

[Rapala]

We really need to hire Therrien for player development so they can not only become good players but also become good people.

No need Hughes makes sure they are good people before he drafts them.
Good people who can handle and thrive in a high pressure high reward market.
Gee that might just be a great idea.

 

[dcyhabs]

No need Hughes makes sure they are good people before he drafts them.
Good people who can handle and thrive in a high pressure high reward market.
Gee that might just be a great idea.

They had Therrien and Bergeron doing draft analysis. I hate watching one of them, two is just depressing. They are both bitter and done, and they dump on the habs.

 

[viceroy]

Cut the goalie who let Gallagher score on him.

You know I could see Gally get between 17-20 goals this season. Of course that ain't worth 6.5 but still can't knock the guy for his determination and leadership.

Going back to Gainey we were a minus of one 1st and minus 3 2nds during his tenure. MB was about even I think with the top rounds. Because of the rebuild we definitely have more draft picks and most importantly 1sts and 2nds.

Now, with the drafting and actual development of players ( Gainey drafted some decent guys but Jacques Martin especially stunted several of them and MB of course chose coaches who didn't believe development was in their job description at all ) there are players actually improving and we have prospects who can become 1st line players.

Let's also not forget Gauthier's influence. Once Gainey's family tragedy happened he was GM in name only. That's when our friendly neighborhood Vegan ran the show.

 

[Goldthorpe]

Most prospects wouldn't dare directly "copy" one of the high time great, even as an homage. But Fowler fully embrace his destiny.

 

[Adam Michaels]

ya it is refreshing development...I remember under Bergy hearing 'its up to them' so often lol

It still is up to them. But right now, they offer them a lot more tools to succeed. And that's where we are light years ahead of where we were.

 

[Riggins]

Fowler definitely shed some fat over the last year. He was a dough boy in the draft video from last year.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Hughes and Gorton are clearly shrewd managers doing a great job, but comparing eras is tough. Did Gainey and/or Bergevin got the green light to rebuild from Gillett & Molson? Probably not.

Timmins struggled drafting forwards but let's not pretend like he had obvious opportunities like Slafkovsky and Demidov. Galchenyuk was probably the right pick, and Kotkaniemi was a mistake but this spot was a bit of a crapshoot. The 2024 equivalent was if Svechnikov had fallen to 3rd overall. There were people who wanted Tkachuk but there were people who wanted Zadina.

His best opportunity was probably the 2003 draft but it was early in his career and I always liked Andrei Kostitsyn. The fact that several franchise players ended up drafted after him in an outlier draft looks bad but it is what it is.

Gainey got us Alex Kovalev, gets a free pass on that alone. And Gainey took over the team after the darkest period of its history. His real job was to bring some pride and enthusiasm back to the franchise and I think he succeeded, along with Pierre Boivin's masterful job in marketing.

I don’t buy the low ceiling stuff in MB’s era of drafting. Galchenyuk, Scherbak, Sergachev, Caufield, Mailloux. KK’s development went sideways. Tkachuk was seen as a low ceiling pick by many.

He got Vanek and Radulov. Took flyers on talented past their primes guys all the time. Being allergic to skill wasn’t one of MB’s problems.

 

[Fatbiggie]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808994040769110176

Such an iconic mask. Fowler seems so dialed in to play with the Habs, gotta love this.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Fowler definitely shed some fat over the last year. He was a dough boy in the draft video from last year.

He still has a bulky frame, but he does look in much better shape . He was in the 225 range when he got drafted, which is way too heavy for a goalie .

 

[Habssince89]

I'd be surprised if Fowler isn't a starter in the NHL. He's always had such a great mix of talent, confidence, and humility. I know goalies are the hardest to project but he just keeps showing his pedigree. Very excited by our G depth

 

[Skip Bayless]

Demidov has been invisible so far. Not sure what's going on.

 

[NewDef]

Byron is a habs hero

Sometimes the right pickup on waivers ends up returning a 3rd round pick, sometimes we get a small hero that keeps on giving. I loved Byron.

That hit on Weegar was a sad mistake. It caused the response a while later giving Byron his concussion which really hurt his career.

I'm happy he's been hired in player development, he really can help the guys, he was a great player that compensated his small size with a big heart and high IQ.

 

[dinodebino]

Sometimes the right pickup on waivers ends up returning a 3rd round pick, sometimes we get a small hero that keeps on giving. I loved Byron.

That hit on Weegar was a sad mistake. It caused the response a while later giving Byron his concussion which really hurt his career.

I'm happy he's been hired in player development, he really can help the guys, he was a great player that compensated his small size with a big heart and high IQ.

He scored a memorable goal in 2021. I will always be grateful for that.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Godin put out on article on Filip Eriksson.

Ramage said he didn't recognize him this year because he looks much more mature but still has a lot more room to grow and get stronger.

He's my dark horse prospect in the whole system. I think there's a world where he's a really really big player for us. His smarts and anticipation are quite good and he has a lot of skill. Gotta get stronger and tougher.

 

[badfish]

Godin put out on article on Filip Eriksson.

Ramage said he didn't recognize him this year because he looks much more mature but still has a lot more room to grow and get stronger.

He's my dark horse prospect in the whole system. I think there's a world where he's a really really big player for us. His smarts and anticipation are quite good and he has a lot of skill. Gotta get stronger and tougher.

Imagine if him and/or Engstrom play games... The habs swedish drought would be over