Development Camp 2022 (July 10th-13th)

[Nedved]

He's looked phenomenal in this. I think Beck has looked really good too.

Nurmi is a nice skater.

And that invitee, Crisholm skates real well for being 19 feet tall

I love when he was laying to to Mesar along the boards. Mesar just kept bouncing, he must of took 5 hits, but it didn't slow him down.

 

[Hannibal]

Did he do anything? Like... He cant even gain the inside on Oliver Kapanen.

Keep the hot takes coming!

 

[Mrb1p]

For the record, while Cooley would also look insane in that pace, Wright wouldn't. And it doesn't make Wright nor Slafkovsky bad players because they might not excel in it...

Thats true... but did you read the post I quoted? It was stupid.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

I think Mesar said yesterday that Slaf hates small area drills lol He just wants to scrimmage

 

[Nicko999]

I think he might end up among the top scorers personally. 90+ isnt irrealistic.

Yeah, would expect 1.5PPG from Mesar if he is in the OHL.

 

[Mrb1p]

Keep the hot takes coming!

What hot takes? He looked good on day one but he literally didnt even land a single offensive play today? Its fine, it was high paced and not his game. We dont have to lie to ourselves and create unrealistic expectations.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Engstrom and Hutson were the 2 impressive ones today. Didn't know anything about Engstrom but man is he slick with the puck.

 

[Adam Michaels]

From the 2022 picks, after looking into them and feeling better about them, Nurmi still left me scratching my head. I liked what I saw in these drills. He is another one of the Habs prospects who is a smooth skater. And he was making quick decisions. He wasn't trying to turn one way then turn the other looking for something. He was pretty much passing the puck right away to a teammate.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Engstrom stood out for me. Nice skating and looks poised with the puck.

 

[Natey]

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.

Speak for yourself. It was one of the few good things Bergevin did. Kid has massive talent and it's worth the gamble. While he did something stupid, he was a fantastic selection from a hockey standpoint.

I'm sick of Montreal having to take a "higher ground" for class when 90% of other franchises were going to take him in the 2nd or 3rd round regardless.

 

[Whitesnake]

Did he do anything? Like... He cant even gain the inside on Oliver Kapanen.

He did. You just decided to close your eyes in the good moments. I know you are mad. But frankly, whether he'd be great or bad, It's in no relation to the rest of his career. Wright wouldn't have the pace to gain whatever too in these exercices. Wouldn't make him a bad player too. Nazar, Cooley, Kemell, Kulick would look like gods....doesn't mean they should be 1-2-3-4.

He wasn't my pick either. But now he is. And we f***ing have to hope he amounts to something.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Thank you for this.

Farrell and Hutson have wicked skill.

I'm a believer in Farrell and the sample size is starting to pile up. A little early with Hutson but yeah, the kid can skate and has skill.

This might be the most talented group of prospects in development camp for decades? Standing out like Poehling a few years ago is not the same as standing out in this camp.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[GalHabsGal]

c'mon, if Hutson can grow 2 inch, we get our mini makar/QuinnHugues

 

[Wats]

I'm good with his outlook. NHL or SHL.

Agreed, wonder if he has it in him to produce like Lehkonen did in SHL at draft +3.

 

[Nedved]

Yeah, would expect 1.5PPG from Mesar if he is in the OHL.

I wonder if they'll move him to center with kitchener. I kind of hope he is traded to a team with a talented centerman.

 

[26Mats]

Engstrom stood out for me. Nice skating and looks poised with the puck.

I was wishing we had taken Jordan Dumais with that pick.

But over the years, usually when I've wished for someone else, the pick we actually took tends to be good....

Except for connor crisp over anthony duclair.

 

[Rapala]

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

It's very easy to see they targeted him as a player ready to make the jump this year. Not a doubt in my mind. It may also go a long ways towards putting the critics of that Toffoli trade to bed.

 

[Mrb1p]

He did. You just decided to close your eyes in the good moments. I know you are mad. But frankly, whether he'd be great or bad, It's in no relation to the rest of his career. Wright wouldn't have the pace to gain whatever too in these exercices. Wouldn't make him a bad player too. Nazar, Cooley, Kemell, Kulick would look like gods....doesn't mean they should be 1-2-3-4.

Thats ridiculous. He just didn't "Show more than Kotkaniemi and Galchenyuk ever did". I don't care about Wright, he was my pick but I see the character issues and understand the Slaf pick. Im rooting for him, we just don't have to lie to ourselves. Kev is a super fan and does that a lot, he needs to be brought back to reality a bit.

 

[Natey]

And you can see why we didn't draft Dumais. HuGo clearly wants players who can skate.

 

[jaffy27]

Didn't we all?

Some men grow more inches then others

 

[Tyson]

c'mon, if Hutson can grow 2 inch, we get our mini makar/QuinnHugues

This would be amazing.
Brian Rafalski was an undrafted 5'9 D who carved out an excellent career.

 

[GalHabsGal]

Slaf was very good with puck protection, but in defence he was lost, and he was trying to much on the ice... his passes was not accurate...

 

[Goldenhands]

I'm liking Engstrom. Smooth skater.

Yeah liked him too, intriguing prospect for sure.

 

[Adam Michaels]

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.

For one, let's not automatically assume this is a media appearance to discuss what he did in Europe. They already had that after he was drafted.

But I think it will be fair to ask him what he's been doing the last year.

And I'm also betting he will be asked more hockey questions this time around.