None of the 3 have contracts with Montreal, only Laval. With waiver priority to start the season, they can add the best available goalie rather than wait, and be forced to take what is available. They have to protect Primeau from a repeat of last year as an injury call-up.
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Competent adults in charge gives me hope.
This team has been mismanaged since Corey hired Houle and Tremblay.
I think Hughes knows that Primeau needs a solid season in Laval. Let's hope he stays there the entire season.
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Now he shouldn't feel bad if he's in Laval all year. He'll know it's because management feel it's what's best for him long term, as they've committed to him for 3 more years already.
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For the record, they can sign any of those goalies to an NHL deal. Kevin Poulin is on an AHL deal, but nothing stops them from signing him to an NHL deal mid-season to bring him up.
I am aware of that but would prefer an AHL quality goalie instead of an ECHL tweener if Montreal needs a call-up. Poulin was forced into the AHL by the injuries, but really has no business being there, let alone in the NHL
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There is no reason to clog up your goalie depth. You cross that bridge when you get there.
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WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Especially with Dichow and potentially Dobes joining next year.
Montembeault is likely waived or traded next year.
Allen will tandem with Primeau.
Dobes, Dichow and Vrbetic will be the goalies across Laval and TR.
Poulin was pretty solid in Laval last season and is good enough for the AHL.
Adam Michaels
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And like Hughes proved last year with Hammond, he is able to swing a deal for a goalie at minimal cost. So if things go awry with injuries at the goalie position, he'll look at the market.
Don't see how getting a 1 year depth goalie clogs up anything. It just insulates Primeau so he can play the full season in Laval.
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Adam Michaels
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Depth, it costs nothing so why not have it and know where you stand as an organization in the event injuries hit instead of giving up anything, even a late pick to acquire one when they do.
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He definitely is. He showed it last year.
As I mentioned, if there is an injury, you address that situation when it happens. If it syncs up with someone being on waivers, they can claim that goalie similar to how Habs claimed Monty off waivers.. If someone gets hurt but no one is on waivers, then you look at the trade market similar to how Habs did in acquiring Hammond. There is always a way.
There is no reason to bring in someone in "just in case" someone gets hurt.
You already have depth. You have 6 goalies for your three teams.
You risk losing Montembeault on waiver for a goalie that is unlikely to be better than Montembeault to start with.
I think the Habs SHOULD get another goalie on NHL 2-way contract.
If no one else is acquired - trade or waivers does not matter - Primeau will have to come up and warm the bench anytime someone gets a flu, never mind an injury.
Poulin can be a Laval/TR tweener. No need to worry about developing a 32 year old.
The other option is giving Poulin an NHL contract if he is doing well. If we do that, it would still be best to have a 7th goalie, on AHL or ECHL contract, because injuries happen and TR needs two.
I actually would have bene ok with re-signing Hammond, but he is now on PTO somewhere I think.
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No, that is not depth. Every team should have 4 goalies on NHL contract and at least one spare goalie across all teams it fields.
The waiver wire is not the best place to find someone for the minors. It's best to acquire someone who already cleared waivers or is on AHL contract and could be signed to a 2-way deal.
Can't see anyone claiming him to start the season with a 2 year contract. I don't really care about a goalie better than him, I only care about Primeau not having to be called-up next season.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
We are literally in year 2 of an actual rebuild.
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I'm not even sure you could call it year 2, Hughes was only hired in January.
Most teams have 4 contracted NHL goalies. We even had 5 most of last year, including Price, with McNiven and then Hammond in place at times. Once Hammond was traded at the TDL, and Price was not available, Primeau was the only option around.
This can't happen for a whole season.
By the way, I believe the Habs do not see Poulin as a possible solutin even as a sub, or they would have signed him to an NHL 2-way deal.
I agree that Primeau should not be an NHL benchwarmer for more than a game a month.
The solution is not to risk losing Montembeault (in which case Primeau becomes our #2!!!).
The solution is to find a new Hammond or other AHL-level goalie better than Poulin, hopefully who cleared waivers already.
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You can call it a 2 year rebuild. It's not like Hughes is trading away pieces like Debrincat and Dach. He already has Suzuki, Caufield and a deep pool (prior to this past draft).
Let me guess... Everything Bergevin/Timmins did in the last few years don't count cause they sucked at everything?
Hughes is using parts left behind by the previous managers. Reality
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
It doesn't count because they weren't actually rebuilding. The rebuild is further ahead because MB was forced into selling a few times by his terrible roster construction but MB was always trying to make the play-offs.
It's clear Hughes and Gorton are doing an orchestrated rebuild.
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