RDS: Bouillon coming back ?

[Ezpz]

I'm done. This is the line that can't be crossed.

 

[sheed36]

I really hope not but hardly surprising if he's back. He's MT's favorite player after all.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

I thought the Habs were making space to let young players in the lineup not signing washed up players to kill their chances . That is one giant finger to our prospects.

They are, provided Therrien is told Bouillon is the 7th defenseman. In fact, Bergevin should put that in the contract and stipulate he can only play ahead of Beaulieu or Tinordi if we have two injuries and we are that desperate. He is also banned from ever playing with Subban even if the alternative is to play Subban by himself.

Anything else is a fireable offense!

 

[Bud2790]

When are we going to give Beaulieu/Tinordi a full shot? Let's be honest, if we sign Bouillon, we all know Therrien is going to use him quite a bit.

 

[Tyson]

Depth is what all of the good teams have. Signing Cube is nothing but a depth move. Both Tinordi and Beaulieu have to simply come to camp and solidify a spot. Bouillon at his age and deteriorating skill set cannot beat these guys out. If he does, we have bigger problems...

 

[Habsfan18]

Ohhhhhhhh boyyy.

 

[Agalloch]

Like I said, it could mean he would be the 8th D and Sekac begins his season in the AHL.

 

[Ezpz]

Depth is what all of the good teams have. Signing Cube is nothing but a depth move. Both Tinordi and Beaulieu have to simply come to camp and solidify a spot. Bouillon at his age and deteriorating skill set cannot beat these guys out. If he does, we have bigger problems...

He was supposed to be a depth move the last two years. He wasn't brought in to play ahead of our young guys but that's what he's done. You're straight up delusional if you think he's not going to play 60+ games. No other teams have even been asking for his services and we're negotiating to bring him back?

 

[Mario Lemieux fan 66]

Don't need him, don't want him.Bergevin needs to stop this Madness and stop wasting salary cap on useless depth d-men like: Murray, Bouillon and Drewiske when you have already Beaulieu, Tinordi and Pateryn waiting for an opportunity.

 

[Bud2790]

He was supposed to be a depth move the last two years. He wasn't brought in to play ahead of our young guys but that's what he's done. You're straight up delusional if you think he's not going to play 60+ games. No other teams have even been asking for his services and we're negotiating to bring him back?

Same with Murray last year. Ended up playing 53 games.

 

[callmek2]

Why?

Warrior, tough, plays with heart....but hes done. And even if he doesn't, let the young guys play. Obviously Tinordi & Bealieu need playing time. I'd rather give Nygren and Pateryn real opportunities to make the team.

If anything, invite Cube to camp, and if the kids aren't ready, then sign him.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Don't need him, don't want him.Bergevin needs to stop this Madness and stop wasting salary cap on useless depth d-men like: Murray, Bouillon and Drewiske when you have already Beaulieu, Tinordi and Pateryn waiting for an opportunity.

No cap space wasted on Drewiske

 

[sandysan]

Depth is what all of the good teams have. Signing Cube is nothing but a depth move. Both Tinordi and Beaulieu have to simply come to camp and solidify a spot. Bouillon at his age and deteriorating skill set cannot beat these guys out. If he does, we have bigger problems...

its a good thing we dont have a coach who doesnt reward players with their commensurate amount of ice time so that we all know that if tinordi and beaulieu outplay cube that they will get the lions share of playing time.

wait, we dont have such a coach, and the notion that a resigned bouillion plays only 20 games is incomprehensible.

 

[disturbedraven]

I just threw up. Please no, just, no

 

[BaseballCoach]

Same with Murray last year. Ended up playing 53 games.

Murray had a role to play. Doled out punishing hits often enough that the Habs handled their crease better than in previous years.

But Tinordi can take over now, we hope.

 

[PsychoticHab]

I'm done. This is the line that can't be crossed.

Sure, that's the line.

 

[Mario Lemieux fan 66]

No cap space wasted on Drewiske

good to know, but he still trade a 5th round pick for a useless d-man when Beaulieu, Tinordi or Pateryn could have done the job.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Cube evolved to Cockroach

 

[Saintpatrick*]

WTF I thought we were finally rid of him. They might sign him as a 7th defenseman but I'd bet anything he'll have more play time than the rookies.

Gotta have that useless French player on the roster I guess.

 

[Guy Germaine]

No problem with this, he's a good depth player and team guy, but should not be a regular or getting PP time at all this season. Will be a sub and a fill in when guys are injured.

 

[bcv]

Who are RDS' insiders nowadays anyway?

I wouldn't put too much faith in this article.

 

[DenverHabsFan]

He's not going anywhere until we change the guy who's driving the car.

 

[Sterling Archer]

If he shot right I MIGHT understand as a outlet depth move if the HAD to sign him. With Tinner and Beau both on the left as the 6 and 7 guys, it makes ZERO sense to sign him.

Looking at this list of UFAs, tell me there isn't one who is a better choice than Bou :

http://www.capgeek.com/ufa-finder/?stats_type=standard&position_id=D

Name Pos Age Team GP G A P PIM +/- TOI-TOT
McBain, Jamie » D 26 BUF 69 6 11 17 14 -13 20.17
Morris, Derek » D 35 ARI 63 5 12 17 41 -2 19.45
Salo, Sami » D 39 TBL 71 4 13 17 18 11 18.19
Del Zotto, M. » D 24 NSH 67 3 13 16 18 -9 17.21
Diaz, Raphael » D 28 NYR 63 2 13 15 16 -2 17.99
Ranger, Paul » D 29 TOR 53 6 8 14 36 -1 17.42
Corvo, Joe » D 37 OTT 25 3 7 10 10 -7 17.52
Sarich, Cory » D 35 COL 54 1 9 10 38 7 17.09
Prosser, Nate » D 28 MIN 53 2 6 8 58 2 14.53
Tallinder, Henrik » D 35 BUF 64 2 6 8 34 -21 19.00
Brookbank, S. » D 33 CHI 48 2 5 7 52 2 12.89
Belov, Anton » D 28 EDM 57 1 6 7 34 -12 16.68
Bouillon, Francis » D 38 MTL 52 2 4 6 34 -5 17.69
Jovanovski, Ed » D 38 FLA 37 1 4 5 39 -6 16.17
Potter, Corey » D 30 BOS 19 0 5 5 21 -1 13.77
Colaiacovo, Carlo » D 31 STL 25 1 3 4 18 -4 15.15
Klesla, Rostislav » D 32 BUF 25 1 3 4 24 -3 15.51
Komisarek, Mike » D 32 CAR 32 0 4 4 14 -4 11.70
Martinek, Radek » D 37 NYI 13 0 3 3 4 4 15.48
O'Brien, Shane » D 30 CGY 45 0 3 3 58 -8 11.26
Brouillette, J. » D 27 WAS 10 1 1 2 0 3 15.55
Gilroy, Matt » D 30 FLA 16 1 1 2 6 -2 16.25
Fraser, Mark » D 27 EDM 42 1 1 2 76 -15 15.37
Sulzer, Alexander » D 30 BUF 25 0 2 2 8 -3 18.13
Murray, Douglas » D 34 MTL 53 0 2 2 42 -12 14.35
Fortunus, Maxime » D 31 DAL 1 0 1 1 0 1 16.28
Yonkman, Nolan » D 33 ANA 2 0 1 1 0 -1 14.89
Grebeshkov, Denis » D 30 EDM 7 0 1 1 2 0 13.69
Smith, Derek » D 29 CGY 14 0 1 1 2 -10 9.53
Rome, Aaron » D 30 DAL 25 0 1 1 11 -6 13.09
Sauve, Yann » D 24 VAN 3 0 0 0 0 -2 12.28
Gill, Hal » D 39 PHI 6 0 0 0 2 0 14.84
Taormina, Matt » D 27 CLB 7 0 0 0 0 0 13.40
Whitney, Ryan » D 31 FLA 7 0 0 0 6 -7 16.75
Mottau, Mike » D 36 FLA 8 0 0 0 4 -3 12.66
Alberts, Andrew » D 33 VAN 10 0 0 0 0 1 7.39

 

[Habs8517]

They are, provided Therrien is told Bouillon is the 7th defenseman. In fact, Bergevin should put that in the contract and stipulate he can only play ahead of Beaulieu or Tinordi if we have two injuries and we are that desperate. He is also banned from ever playing with Subban even if the alternative is to play Subban by himself.

Anything else is a fireable offense!

Wish it were so but that is not how the Habs operate. They put their young players in a position to fail and then trade them for peanuts.

 

[Lshap]

A little respect for a true professional would be nice. The guy was solid for a long time and didn't complain when benched. I don't want to see Bouillon being the default choice ahead of our rookies, but if he's willing to be more of a mentor than player - fine. With so much hanging on Tinordi, Beaulieu, Pateryn and (maybe) Nygren, we could really use a vet taking on a teachable role.