Development Camp 2022 (July 10th-13th)

[BenchBrawl]

I am looking forward to see the presser with the 8 bastards who raped that girl in London..... I know, we could never know their names.

They should spend some healthy time in prison. No presser.

 

[Habs]

Too strong for his own body. He got the same type of injuries since many seasons now.

Bergy's wet dream prospect is too powerful for his own good I guess

 

[1909]

do we know anything about Mailloux's injury ( is it the same from hes fight? ) and if hes gonna be ready for London's camp kid barely played any hockey last 2 years hopefully he can stay healthy this season

Shoulders take time to heal. He was scheduled to be out 6 months. So, he will be ready for London's camp, or close to be.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Really? Get back to me when Geekie has competed against men in the NHL a little bit. lol

He will, next year or in 2024. Arizona is awful, so he'll have his shot.

 

[1909]

They should spend some healthy time in prison. No presser.

Some of them are already making $$$ at NHL level. Is the money given to this young woman comes from them thru Hockey Canada ?

 

[Colezuki]

I mean we knew sooner or later this had to happen, rip the band-aid off and lets see how he handles it

 

[Takeru]

Earlier in development camp, Hutson was near the boards when Callum Chisholm, a camp invitee who is 6-foot-5, 218 pounds, got a hold of him and drilled him into the wall. Hutson essentially disappeared as Chisholm smothered him. But Hutson bounced back up and continued playing as if nothing happened. This showdown with Slafkovsky for a 50-50 puck seemed like another one of those moments.

As Hutson and Slafkovsky made their way toward that puck in the corner, there was a sense of anticipation as to how Hutson would manage this situation. But before Slafkovsky could even do anything, Hutson managed it just fine.

With one hand on his stick, Hutson reached around Slafkovsky and poked the puck up the boards before any kind of physical encounter could even take place. In fact, this is what Hutson did all day. That one hit from Chisholm was basically the only time Hutson got touched.

Moments later, when Slafkovsky had the puck along the side wall, he tried to deke Hutson between the legs, as he did to several other players throughout the afternoon. Except he didn’t do it to Hutson, who coolly took the puck away from him and got his team another possession in the drill.

When that was brought up to Hutson later, he smiled. He remembered.
- The Athletic

Sean Farrell stands out

The 20-year-old, who posted 10 goals and 28 points in his first season at Harvard after torching the USHL with 101 points in 53 games in 2020-21, looked like the best player on the ice on Monday.

The skill is so obvious. The smarts, too.

And it was impossible not to be impressed by the maturity Farrell displayed in stating after practice that he remains committed to returning to Harvard in the fall.

Never mind that he put up three goals and six points at the Beijing Olympics or that he had another six points in 10 games at the world championships. Farrell still feels there’s plenty for him to continue learning at the college level.

“I think for me, I just want to try to be a leader and kind of be a guy that they can lean on to win our league, win the Beanpot and hopefully compete for a national championship,” he said.

There were more than a couple of people in the Canadiens brass who, judging by what they saw on the ice on Monday, believe Farrell will achieve that.

His peers were impressed, too.

“Aside from the big guy, he really caught my attention,” said Hutson, who competed against Farrell in the USHL and admires his skill and hockey sense.

Oh, and just getting back to the question up top about what it must have felt like for players to be on the ice with Poulin and Lecavalier, Farrell was blown away.

“It’s awesome,” he said. “Those two are such legends in the game of hockey and just to be able to be around them and Marty St. Louis at this camp is really special.”

- Sportsnet

Confirmed:
Hutson > Slaf ainec

 

[Rockomax]

At least they know where he's gonna be playing.

I mean, he did sign an AHL contract, so of course they know where he'll be playing.

 

[1909]

I mean we knew sooner or later this had to happen, rip the band-aid off and lets see how he handles it

Sheldon Kennedy and Gervais were very impressed by him yesterday when they met him.

 

[Et le But]

I hope this year is the last and final year that Mailloux is asked to discuss what he did in Europe and how he's progressing to be a better person.

What happened around his case was healthy, but we're getting close to the expiration date here, where making him rehashing about this will become creepier than what he actually did.

If they keep going about this in 2024 this has the smell of Soviet psychiatry.

I'm not gonna pretend Mailloux is a victim here because a lot of people are still uneasy about him. But I do agree at this point there's nothing left to say.

What's done is done. The way he was drafted was embarrassing to the franchise but the people responsible for it are gone, the organization has done backflips to recover from the PR disaster - and whether cynically motivated or not the player and the organization are continuing to show they learned from this.

Now the main question should be how missing so much time has impacted his development and what he is capable of this year.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Why the f***? He talked lengthily about the f***ing thing. Why not put it to rest? I don't see how it's beneficial for him or any other person to keep parroting him doing interviews when he never played a game here for now.

Calm down, man. He will speak to the media. I'm sure it will be mentioned, but I think it will be more hockey related this time unlike after his draft when his first media availability was really about what he did.

 

[26Mats]

Too strong for his own body. He got the same type of injuries since many seasons now.

He needs to focus on training for flexibility and core strength. No more weight lifting.

 

[bopeep]

Wouldn't be the end of the world. But I'd much rather he stay here and start in Laval if need be.

Similar to how I felt with Norlinder last year. If he returned to Sweden, I wouldn't be upset. But I would have preferred he had stayed here to play in Laval and possibly get called back up to Habs (particularly after the TDL when they shipped Chiarot and Kulak out).

And definitely don't have him here for training camp, only to return him to Sweden when their season has already started

 

[1909]

I'm not gonna pretend Mailloux is a victim here because a lot of people are still uneasy about him. But I do agree at this point there's nothing left to say.

What's done is done. The way he was drafted was embarrassing to the franchise but the people responsible for it are gone, the organization has done backflips to recover from the PR disaster - and whether cynically motivated or not the player and the organization are continuing to show they learned from this.

Now the main question should be how missing so much time has impacted his development and what he is capable of this year.

I think that IF Mailloux would had played the whole half season in London + Playoffs, Hughes would had probably signed him. Nobody really had time to see him play and evaluate his skills.

 

[Adam Michaels]

And definitely don't have him here for training camp, only to return him to Sweden when their season has already started

Heineman said he wants to play in Montreal. Only one way that can happen, he has to be here for the main camp.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[lamp9post]

Lol.

They are praticing to start skating backwards without doing crossover as in the NHL nowadays, you try to do less crossover.

Adam Douglas is taking Hutson as the model. Douglas worked with Darryl Belfry, the skills coach of the Leafs who helped Patrick Kane since 9 years old, Crosby, Matthews, etc and he made a book. It is right in his book to take the best one and try to take him out of his confort zone. This is what he does by taking Hutson as the model.

That's fine, I never said he couldn't improve. Let's hope he does, because what he showed in the video simply wasn't very impressive. Also, using someone as a model doesn't mean they necessarily do the exercise well, it means they have to do it properly. There is a difference.

He needs to focus on training for flexibility and core strength. No more weight lifting.

I disagree with this advice. Perhaps he's not doing the lifts with proper form or there is something off with his training regimen, but generally speaking weight lifting should make you more resilient to injury. No need to throw the baby out with the bath water. It can also help with flexibility and core strength. Full depth weighted squats for example should improve mobility and core strength.

 

[Belial]

 

[Tuggy]

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Heineman said he wants to play in Montreal. Only one way that can happen, he has to be here for the main camp.

Some big boys and some not so big boys

Heineman has some intriguing size and skating.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Love his skating for a player his size.

 

[PavelBrendl]

Some big boys and some not so big boys

Heineman has some intriguing size and skating.

Heineman is our most underrated prospect, IMO. He's a wrecking ball, and his shot is quality too. He'll be an NHLer.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Heineman is our most underrated prospect, IMO. He's a wrecking ball, and his shot is quality too. He'll be an NHLer.

We don't know him as much since we didn't draft him.

 

[HabsFather]

Do we have a Slafvsquatch sighting yet? How elusive is he.

 

[BenchBrawl]

WE WANT THE SLAF SHOW

 

[lamp9post]

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Heineman said he wants to play in Montreal. Only one way that can happen, he has to be here for the main camp.

Glad to see Hutson listed at 5'8". I've seen him listed at 5'6" elsewhere and while 5'8" is still very small for an NHL D, at least we have examples of players who have made it at that size. It might sound harsh, but a 5'6" D is practically disqualifying.