I never understand too. When you look at his 3 last years in the AHL. This is want you expect from any prospect. He had better poduction and his ratio +/- improved years after year.
keep dreaming. He's actually been great this preseason. terrific PKer, has size, high hockey IQ and has gotten better. There's 0 reason to move a guy on his cap hit. He's fine in bottom 4 to 6 and they'll move on from a guy like Savard in a year or so. They might even be enticed to move Barron if Norlinder continues to improve.
what assets? habs have like 25 picks in the next two drafts. They don't need any more 3rds or beyond. Maybe a 2nd entices Hughes, but I suspect he's not available
Jets unfortunately are in a numbers game with too many NHL D. Likely waiving Logan Stanley next.
It was very similar to the Byron waive that Winnipeg thought they'd sneak him down and call him up later when injuries occured. Habs had an injured blue line much like when Kassian got himself DUI'd leading to Byron. We had no expectations and he's kind of played his way into a permanent bottom pairing spot.
We are going to waive Logan Stan or chis and a year later Mtl will get a 2nd or 3rd for him. They are just great turning trash into something decent.
Team just can't turn something good into something great.
Waivers is a mix of luck and timing. Good on the Habs for claiming him and better on Kovacevic for earning his place in the NHL. Better players have been waived and gone unclaimed. Daniel Briere is a great example.
Montreal right now hasSeems like there'd be more reason to move Lindstrom or something? Why the Habs would move a reasonably young, cost-controlled RHD for a pick or futures, just seems like getting back on the treadmill, waiting for another pick to develop. They got some "found money" scooping him up...i don't see why they wouldn't just keep him. At least, until the point where other up and coming prospects force him out...if that ever really happens. Might just be a long-term 3rd pairing RHD fixture for them.
