Confirmed with Link: Alexandre Carrier Acquired from the Predators in Exchange for Justin Barron

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Carrière works for that role for now. There aren’t a lot of RD studs out there. RD will be the guy down the road.

A lot will depend on Mailloux. If they don’t believe in him, he might get packaged away for help. Or, he winds up with us next year and they evaluate him.
Agreed. Not sure I believe in Mailloux, I'm sure he can put up points but not that he can be a net positive for the team.
 
Agreed. Not sure I believe in Mailloux, I'm sure he can put up points but not that he can be a net positive for the team.
He’s got the tools. Great shot.

Defenseman take time. But the team could always package him, lots of teams would be interested. Ditto with Joshua Roy if we wanted to do that. Personally I hope they both make the team. Especially Roy. But we’ll see…
 
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How he plays matters and not every player needs to be an offensive player.

I know. But having two D that size is not optimal, and I know which one is the keeper. It’s not Carrier. He was acquired to try and “salvage” the season because the dimwit trust-fund kid owner decided to run his mouth at the golf tournament about being “in the mix” this season. Not a fan of Carrier’s contract either. Could be a progress-stopper. Could be. But it did put Guhle back on the left side, where he’s much better.
 
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Moving forward Kovacevic simply is not the type of player that we need in the system that Marty runs.

He is a great guy and I am happy that he is having success but he is playing on a team that insulates him very well and the stat worshippers are drooling over him without any context.

The hope was that Barron would take a step and that if at least one of Mailloux/Reinbacher took a step, and that would result in Kovacevic would just being in the way. With at least one of Matheson, Guhle, Hutson, Xhekaj or Struble needing to slot in on RD every night there were realistically only two spots for Barron, Reinbacher and Mailloux but only if Savard was moved as well. Kovacevic was never a part of the big picture and rightfully so and if the fans who are bawling about it had any ability to see past the end of their own nose they would come to the same conclusion that I am stating and that HuGo arrived at.

Carrier is a better fit in Montreal all day, every day.
Nah Kovacevic is great.

Carrier is also great.

Barron is the drizzling shits though.
 
He’s got the tools. Great shot.

Defenseman take time. But the team could always package him, lots of teams would be interested. Ditto with Joshua Roy if we wanted to do that. Personally I hope they both make the team. Especially Roy. But we’ll see…
Physical tools. Not sure his brain is sufficient.
 
It’s often overlooked, but the simple act of being competent/stable adds so much to any NHL lineup.

Carrier isn’t flashy, he’s a calming influence. A consummate professional, who comes to the rink and works hard to do his job.

He’s not big, but he plays physical, within his skill set, and that’s helped turn this team around significantly…. and he has added some nice assists as well!

He’s been exactly what this team needed on the back end. Looking like a sharp pick up by Hughes.
That is what made the Las Vegas Knights a playoff team out of the gate.
You can go back to the beginning of this tank and find posts where I used that template as as model for the rebuild.
First build a roster with no glaring holes and then start upgrading when and where you can.
We are finally approaching that type of roster where there is enough competence to help offset the lack of talent in certain areas.
 
W Trade

Carrier >>> Barron

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It's been very good for the Habs but we still have to see how it plays out for CBJ. If Barron has a Hainsey-like career then it's a win for them too.
Blue Jackets ???? That mistake aside, Barron and Hainsey are not very similar at all. Barron is a fantastic skater with a low IQ and Hainsey was slow but had a brain and better hands than Barron. Hainsey just needed time to figure out how to play against faster opponents which is much more reasonable for a smart player to accomplish than a dumb, fast player trying to out skate smarter opponents.

IQ rules all attributes and without it there is no future as a top of the lineup player on a contending team. It is the only attribute that every great player has in common.
 
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Bkue Jackets ???? That mistake aside, Barron and Hainsey are not very similar at all. Barron is a fantastic skater with a low IQ and Hainsey was slow but had a brain and better hands than Barron. Hainsey just needed time to figure out how to play against faster opponents which is much more reasonable for a smart player to accomplish than a dumb, fast player trying to out skate smarter opponents.

IQ rules all attributes and without it there is no future as a top of the lineup player on a contending team. It is the only attribute that every great player has in common.
Hard disagree. Hainsey was a very good skater when we drafted him. He made mistake after mistake and everyone ended up questioning his IQ (and dedication to hockey, he was very much a party boy).

He was seen as pretty much the polar opposite from Komisarek - good skater, offensive minded, low IQ.

I think the Barron and Hainsey comparison is pretty much spot on - except the NHL play style has changed tons since then, and I think Hainsey would have a nicer career now than he did.
 
What an acquisition by Hughes, its flown under the radar but he’s played some big time hockey for the Habs.

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Why did you bump this and almost made me have a heart attack thinking they'd traded Carrier tonight? Surely Carrier must have his own thread somewhere???
 
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No, I meant Preds not CBJ. I did not say Barron was like Hainsey, I said if he has a career like Hainsey, it's a good trade for them as well. We'll see. And Hainsey was not slow, his skating was one of his strengths

But asking if his career turns out like Hainsey is making that implication which is why I explained how Hainsey was able to turn his career around and why Barron likely will not.
 

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