Toggle sidebar

F Martin Reway (2013, 116th, MTL)

  • Xenforo Cloud has upgraded us to version 2.3.6. Please report any issues you experience.
  • We are currently aware of "log in/security error" issues that are affecting some users. We apologize and ask for your patience as we try to get these issues fixed.
Its way better for his development to play against men. CZE leage is not the best league in the world, but solid.
 
Marc the Habs Fan said:
I am pretty certain the Habs can sign him to an ELC to maintain his NHL rights even if he is signed with Sparta.
Click to expand...

But he would have to agree to sign and they would have to pay him (great deal for him: get paid twice; poor deal for the Habs: pay for a guy to play outside of your organzation and have no control over him). Keep in mind, drafted in 2013, they hold his rights for another year until June 1st, 2015. So that delays the decision a bit.

I see on the Habs board some speculation that this was done under advisement of the NHL team (to see the player against stronger competition before they commit a contract to him). Not sure if that's true, but might help ease some minds of concerned Montreal fans if it is the case.

This is different from an RFA going to Europe, where the NHL team only needs to provide an annual qualifying offer (regardless of whether it is accepted or not) to keep the rights until the player is old enough to qualify as a UFA.
 
I'd be very surprised to read the Canadiens confirming they told him to go to Czech Republic.

I think it was made up by him.
 
That contract with Sparta Praha is to this time only a rumor. Nothing signed yet.
There is still possibility, he could go to another team (Slovan Bratislava) or league (return to QMJHL?).
 
alko said:
That contract with Sparta Praha is to this time only a rumor. Nothing signed yet.
There is still possibility, he could go to another team (Slovan Bratislava) or league (return to QMJHL?).
Click to expand...

you are right. His contract with Sparta still exists but was interrupted when he left to QMJHL. nothing set in stone yet.

but I don't think QMJHL is a possibility IMO
 
Jeez said:
you are right. His contract with Sparta still exists but was interrupted when he left to QMJHL. nothing set in stone yet.

but I don't think QMJHL is a possibility IMO
Click to expand...

It all seems like posturing so he can play for Quebec without Quebec having to give anything up.
 
alko said:
My english is not so good. Please, explain it in another words.
Click to expand...

He believes that Reway is trying to get his rights traded to the Quebec Remparts or for Gatineau to release him and then the Quebec Remparts to pick him up.
One of the reasons for this is that Quebec is hosting the Memorial Cup next year and therefore gains an automatic spot in the tournament.
 
From my experience, it´s a pity. Maybe he locked the door to NHL forever. It´s not like many players leave Canada to come back after developing in Euro league. We will see him soon in KHL.
 
begbeee said:
From my experience, it´s a pity. Maybe he locked the door to NHL forever. It´s not like many players leave Canada to come back after developing in Euro league. We will see him soon in KHL.
Click to expand...

Why? i think, its not so bad. He has overgrow junior league like QMJHL. And he cant play in AHL. So, he had to look for another opportunity to play senior hockey. Czech league is good for him. In KHL he would be pushed to play strong defensive game, no in Sparta. There he can polish his offensive game.
 
alko said:
Why? i think, its not so bad. He has overgrow junior league like QMJHL. And he cant play in AHL. So, he had to look for another opportunity to play senior hockey. Czech league is good for him. In KHL he would be pushed to play strong defensive game, no in Sparta. There he can polish his offensive game.
Click to expand...

Actually, he didn't. He wasn't even a top 10 player in the QMJHL last season.
 
Kevin Forbes said:
But he would have to agree to sign and they would have to pay him (great deal for him: get paid twice; poor deal for the Habs: pay for a guy to play outside of your organzation and have no control over him). Keep in mind, drafted in 2013, they hold his rights for another year until June 1st, 2015. So that delays the decision a bit.

I see on the Habs board some speculation that this was done under advisement of the NHL team (to see the player against stronger competition before they commit a contract to him). Not sure if that's true, but might help ease some minds of concerned Montreal fans if it is the case.

This is different from an RFA going to Europe, where the NHL team only needs to provide an annual qualifying offer (regardless of whether it is accepted or not) to keep the rights until the player is old enough to qualify as a UFA.
Click to expand...

Habs will hold his rights for an extra two years per the new CBA.

NHL CBA said:
8.6 (b) Drafted Players who Leave the Major Juniors prior to age 20. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) to the contrary, Clubs shall have additional rights set forth in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) below with respect to Players who either: (i) were drafted while playing in the Major Juniors or (ii) other than college players described in Section © below or Players drafted from a club outside North America described in Section (d) below, play in the Juniors during the period of time that a Club holds their exclusive negotiating rights and, in either case, cease to play in the Juniors and play in a league other than Juniors prior to age 20.



(ii) If a Player who is drafted as an 18-year-old ceases to play in the Juniors in the second League Year after he has been drafted and the Club has tendered to such Player a Bona Fide Offer pursuant to 8.6(a)(ii), his drafting Club shall have the exclusive right of negotiation for his services until the fourth June 1 following his initial selection in the Entry Draft.
Click to expand...
 
Watsatheo said:
Would he be top 10 among forwards born 95 and younger? I mean he was top 10 in pts/game so I'd think he's among the best of his age group in the league.
Click to expand...

Of course, I said he wasn't a top 10 PLAYER.

He was one of the good players. Maybe this year would have been the season he dominates but he didn't last season.

People just look at his stats, which are good but not that extraordinary, and say FUUUUUUUUU WHAT A DOMINANT PLAYER! HE'S WAY TOO GOOD FOR THE LEAGUE!

For people who actually saw him play in the QMJHL, a 19yo season wouldn't have been a waste.
 
SergeConstantin74 said:
Of course, I said he wasn't a top 10 PLAYER.

He was one of the good players. Maybe this year would have been the season he dominates but he didn't last season.

People just look at his stats, which are good but not that extraordinary, and say FUUUUUUUUU WHAT A DOMINANT PLAYER! HE'S WAY TOO GOOD FOR THE LEAGUE!

For people who actually saw him play in the QMJHL, a 19yo season wouldn't have been a waste.
Click to expand...

Guess the question is, what would help his development more; elevating his game another level in Q (outside just point production) or playing against more pro-hockey type players and adapting his game to it. I have a feeling he's having issues with the coach because he's producing points and doesn't see he's playing poorly in other areas because he's had that success.
 
Watsatheo said:
Guess the question is, what would help his development more; elevating his game another level in Q (outside just point production) or playing against more pro-hockey type players and adapting his game to it. I have a feeling he's having issues with the coach because he's producing points and doesn't see he's playing poorly in other areas because he's had that success.
Click to expand...

It was reported he wanted to make more money. I think it´s the best reason I've read so far.

Gatineau was ready to trade him if he wanted so the coaching excuse isn't valid.
 
SergeConstantin74 said:
It was reported he wanted to make more money. I think it´s the best reason I've read so far.

Gatineau was ready to trade him if he wanted so the coaching excuse isn't valid.
Click to expand...

Money? where it was reported? you shouldnt believe everything
 
Does Reway have a chance in the NHL ?

Reway has been amazing in the last two World Juniors. He currently has 26 points in 28 games in the Czech Extraleague. (In comparison, Hertl had 30 points in 48 games). He has amazing on ice vision and hockey IQ. His shot is OK, nothing special though. In the World Juniors, he showed us he can play defense, but in Sparta he has a -5. His biggest problem, is his size. He only has 178cm (5,10), and this is what concerns me the most...
 
I'm not too familiar with Reway or his style of play/strengths/weaknesses (except that he has impressed me in WJC), but being 5'10 shouldn't be a huge problem in playing in the NHL; a lot of great players are that height or shorter. Eliteprospects says he's 79 kg / 174 lbs, so IMO he should gain some sturdiness before entering the NHL. How's his skating? Smaller players usually have to rely on their speed and IQ to avoid getting physically dominated.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Ad

Ad

Top Bottom