Recalled/Assigned: Jayden Struble Sent to Laval for a Conditioning Stint (Jan. 24)

[Adam Michaels]

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[EXPOS123]

The slow purge of once overhyped prospects by the Bozovin cheerleaders continues.

Glad to see

 

[waitin425]

A guy with that body needs a "conditioning stint"?

 

[Deebs]

A guy with that body needs a "conditioning stint"?

Just because you have muscles doesn't mean you don't have to play.

 

[morhilane]

A guy with that body needs a "conditioning stint"?

It's so he can play some games instead of watching the Habs from the press box.

 

[montreal]

Will give Laval some help defensively, I hope they pair him with Mailloux. He's still just 22 so he has time to figure things out but I also railed against them calling him up so quickly and would have left him in Laval for at least a full year to work on his offensive game. I said I thought he would play in the NHL but that I never really believed in his offensive game, at NU he would skate the puck up ice into the zone but it almost never led to points.

 

[sampollock]

Good
he needs playing time

He should take pezz too

 

[Hacketts]

The slow purge of once overhyped prospects by the Bozovin cheerleaders continues.

Glad to see

lol what?

 

[Pure Laine]

The slow purge of once overhyped prospects by the Bozovin cheerleaders continues.

Glad to see

When was Struble overhyped?

 

[Treb]

The slow purge of once overhyped prospects by the Bozovin cheerleaders continues.

Glad to see

Wut?

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Will give Laval some help defensively, I hope they pair him with Mailloux. He's still just 22 so he has time to figure things out but I also railed against them calling him up so quickly and would have left him in Laval for at least a full year to work on his offensive game. I said I thought he would play in the NHL but that I never really believed in his offensive game, at NU he would skate the puck up ice into the zone but it almost never led to points.

Frankly, Laval's defence, without Trudeau and Jacobs, is abysmally immobile. Strubble, will immediately become the Rocket's most mobile defenceman, and take pressure off Engstrom. This was a very progressive move that is good for the player, Laval and the organization. If nothing else, it gives Montreal an opportunity to showcase Strubble as the trade deadline nears.

 

[montreal]

Frankly, Laval's defence, without Trudeau and Jacobs, is abysmally immobile. Strubble, will immediately become the Rocket's most mobile defenceman, and take pressure off Engstrom. This was a very progressive move that is good for the player, Laval and the organization. If nothing else, it gives Montreal an opportunity to showcase Strubble as the trade deadline nears.

it is a smart move, I hated how they rushed him and others to the NHL so quickly, I long for the days of when kids would go to the AHL for 2-3 years before sniffing the NHL.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Will the Habs carry a 21st and a 22nd player?

 

[Pure Laine]

I hope Habs are able to manage his playing time well enough so they don't have to get rid of him. He can still be a serviceable defenseman down the road and we'll need them.

 

[LaP]

it is a smart move, I hated how they rushed him and others to the NHL so quickly, I long for the days of when kids would go to the AHL for 2-3 years before sniffing the NHL.

No team do that. It doesn't exist but in the mind of some fans. Star players very rarely spend more than half a year in the AHL. Elite player very rarely more than a year. Depth and middle six players will usually play a few games a year starting in their 2nd AHL season until they graduate. Outside of 4th line players NHL players cooking in the AHL for 3 years without seeing any NHL games is the exception more than the norm.

For example Protas and McMichael two guys some fans would say cooked in the AHL because they are 23 and are having their first successful year at the NHL level. But Protas at 19 spent a full year in the KHL and then after the KHL season played a few AHL games. After that when he was 20 he spent half the year in the AHL and half the year in the NHL. Then at 21 he spent 3/4 of the year in the NHL and a few games in the AHL. Then at 22 he spent a full year in the NHL as a depth player. Pretty much the same for McMichael at 19 he played a NHL games and the rest in the AHL. At 20 he played a full NHL season as a depth player. Then at 21 went back to the AHL but played 9 NHL games. Then at 22 played a depth role in a full NHL season again. Caps are doing the same with Handrix Lapierre. Played a full AHL season the first year but then a mix of some NHL games and some AHL games in his 2nd and 3rd season.

The cooking thing simply does not exist. Outside of the first year after that you want kids to have a glance at the NHL every year so you and himself can evaluate where he is at in his development. Only delusional fans think you can evaluate NHL readiness while playing in the AHL. You don't have to face McDavid in the AHL you can grossly dominate that league without being a NHL player at all. The AHL is probably the most overrated hockey league by fans. It's not that great.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[morhilane]

Will the Habs carry a 21st and a 22nd player?

A conditioning stint doesn't remove the player from the NHL line-up, Habs are still at 22 players.
Struble will player 2-3 games with Laval and come back up (unless he gets waived).

 

[LaP]

A conditioning stint doesn't remove the player from the NHL line-up, Habs are still at 22 players.
Struble will player 2-3 games with Laval and come back up (unless he gets waived).

He'll play the maximum which is 3 games or 6 days i think.

 

[BaseballCoach]

No team do that. It doesn't exist but in the mind of some fans. Star players very rarely spend more than half a year in the AHL. Elite player very rarely more than a year. Depth and middle six players will usually play a few games a year starting in their 2nd AHL season until they graduate. Outside of 4th line players NHL players cooking in the AHL for 3 years without seeing any NHL games is the exception more than the norm.

For example Protas and McMichael two guys some fans would say cooked in the AHL because they are 23 and are having their first successful year at the NHL level. But Protas at 19 spent a full year in the KHL and then after the KHL season played a few AHL games. After that when he was 20 he spent half the year in the AHL and half the year in the NHL. Then at 21 he spent 3/4 of the year in the NHL and a few games in the AHL. Then at 22 he spent a full year in the NHL as a depth player. Pretty much the same for McMichael at 19 he played a NHL games and the rest in the AHL. At 20 he played a full NHL season as a depth player. Then at 21 went back to the AHL but played 9 NHL games. Then at 22 played a depth role in a full NHL season again. Caps are doing the same with Handrix Lapierre. Played a full AHL season the first year but then a mix of some NHL games and some AHL games in his 2nd and 3rd season.

The cooking thing simply does not exist. Outside of the first year after that you want kids to have a glance at the NHL every year so you and himself can evaluate where he is at in his development. Only delusional fans think you can evaluate NHL readiness while playing in the AHL. You don't have to face McDavid in the AHL you can grossly dominate that league without being a NHL player at all. The AHL is probably the most overrated hockey league by fans. It's not that great.

Also Struble played 4 years of NCAA. He's older than Guhle.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

He'll play the maximum which is 3 games or 6 days i think.

That's for injuries. On a voluntary assignment he can go for 2 weeks.

 

[windycity]

Good, he needs to be playing

 

[Habs]

I forgot the Greek god was even on the team.

 

[Habs Halifax]

The slow purge of once overhyped prospects by the Bozovin cheerleaders continues.

Glad to see

Overhyped? Most comments I remember are depth defenseman. I don't think the majority of our herd ever thought he would be some top 4D stud. Are you saying we overhyped him as a bottom pairing guy?

He needs playing time. That's all this is.

 

[vokiel]

The slow purge of once overhyped prospects by the Bozovin cheerleaders continues.

Glad to see

When is the purge of overhyped Coco Hughes prospects starting?

 

[montreal]

No team do that. It doesn't exist but in the mind of some fans. Star players very rarely spend more than half a year in the AHL. Elite player very rarely more than a year. Depth and middle six players will usually play a few games a year starting in their 2nd AHL season until they graduate. Outside of 4th line players NHL players cooking in the AHL for 3 years without seeing any NHL games is the exception more than the norm.

For example Protas and McMichael two guys some fans would say cooked in the AHL because they are 23 and are having their first successful year at the NHL level. But Protas at 19 spent a full year in the KHL and then after the KHL season played a few AHL games. After that when he was 20 he spent half the year in the AHL and half the year in the NHL. Then at 21 he spent 3/4 of the year in the NHL and a few games in the AHL. Then at 22 he spent a full year in the NHL as a depth player. Pretty much the same for McMichael at 19 he played a NHL games and the rest in the AHL. At 20 he played a full NHL season as a depth player. Then at 21 went back to the AHL but played 9 NHL games. Then at 22 played a depth role in a full NHL season again. Caps are doing the same with Handrix Lapierre. Played a full AHL season the first year but then a mix of some NHL games and some AHL games in his 2nd and 3rd season.

The cooking thing simply does not exist. Outside of the first year after that you want kids to have a glance at the NHL every year so you and himself can evaluate where he is at in his development. Only delusional fans think you can evaluate NHL readiness while playing in the AHL. You don't have to face McDavid in the AHL you can grossly dominate that league without being a NHL player at all. The AHL is probably the most overrated hockey league by fans. It's not that great.

which is total bull shit as the league was forced to change due to the salary cap era. If you listened to Ramage over the summer he talked about how they were forced due to injuries to rush these kids to the NHL and how this year they hoped not to have to do that or something to that effect.

Before the cap, it was standard to see 20 year olds to the the AHL for 2-3 years before sniffing the NHL.