With the trade of Kovacevic and the all but certain trading of Savard, there will openings and opportunities on the Canadiens’ blueline.
I think Barron starts the year as our 3rd. Maillloux comes in if there's an injury. That's what I think will happen.
They probably are more likely to swing Guhle to the right side again and keep Mailloux in the A, just because of his lack of games when he was 18 and 19 due to Covid and his suspension. He's also waiver exempt, as are Guhle, Struble, Hutson, Reinbacher.
The season is long and full of terrors, we will see Mailloux called up at some point indeed.
Habs are loaded with dmen, I'm just not sure how he's going to have the chance to flourish by barely playing. I was a fan of the trade at the time and was a fan of Barron, but he's regressed since last time and being waivers eligible makes the situation a lot more complicated.
He's on the right side though. That should give him the window he needs to develop - or at least for us to evaluate him. It's much tougher for Struble/X/Harris who have to compete on the left side.
One way or another, it made sense to trade Lehk. His prime would've been wasted here. It's exactly the kind of trade you make when you're rebuilding.
Having so much depth is a really good situation for Reinbacher in the long run. The pressure isn't on him to make the NHL as we have so much depth already, especially since most people will be fixated on if Hutson makes it on the opening day roster. Reinbacher can go down and just properly develop in Laval with the chance for the occasional short stint in the NHL if injuries hit.
Camp is going to be intense I bet. We have a bunch of young defenseman and not enough roster spots. I expect everyone to compete hard to earn a spot and it wouldn't surprise me if other teams will be watching too in case we end up trading someone before the season starts.
And what exactly would he have changed for the Habs?
If I were a rebuilding club I'd be all over Montreal's young D. You may not be able to trade for a guy like Guhle or Hutson but there's a lot of great depth players that you could add. Struble, Harris, Engstrom... tons of players to go after. It's amazing how much talent we have back there.
He might've ensured that we didn't get Slaf or Demidov.
Never? Why am I thinking that he’s on LTIR every year, which gives us the ability to free up a roster spot?
Oh ok. Thanks.
Why. do people keep talking about Lehkonen. He doesn't fit the time line and he had to be moved because there were so many dead bodies on the Habs. He is usrful on a Cup contender thin at the forward position. He is NO use on a rebuilding team. And Habs got Hage because of that pick as well.
IR opens up a roster spot for the duration that player is on IR. LTIR does that and gives the equivalent amount of cap space as the contract that is on LTIR. I think in this context what is relevant is that the Habs didn’t need the LTIR space last season and likely won’t this season unless Hughes acquires a big money player.
They won't waive Barron if he and Mailloux are about the same at camp. Mailloux won't be hurt if he is sent to Laval.
No I agree, Mailloux is first D call up
