Player Discussion Justin Barron

[Tyson]

In another world we kept Lehky and didn’t waste assets on Newhook.

Such a shame

You mean the world where most Habs fans wanted Lehky gone?

 

[Andy]

In another world we kept Lehky and didn’t waste assets on Newhook.

Such a shame

29 year old Lekhonen? Y’all get too attached to complementary players

 

[Yep]

Get well soon Justin.

Your friends and family members must be worried since the incident. I can't imagine seing that happen live to one of my kids.

I hope that your brain is not permanently damaged. It's not worth it.

 

[GrandBison]

29 year old Lekhonen? Y’all get too attached to complementary players

The 4th liner who's special trick was to miss the net high. Joke aside, the guy really found his next level game in Denver.

 

[River Meadow]

In another world we kept Lehky and didn’t waste assets on Newhook.

Such a shame

Newhook is a twink and not the kind of player we need.

Barron might be something but it may take time, the question is can he stop the boneheaded plays and turn on more consistency with the good plays...

 

[Tyson]

Is Justin Barron too soft to play in this league? Last night's hit aside he just plays incredibly soft.

 

[Bobby Holik agent]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849063494001242237

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849063302254489744

Defense graph i could figure it out.
Offense graph surprise me. Hopefully the data are right.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Man yesterday was a tough one for him, I really like him and I’ve been defending him, but I hope he finds consistency because the package is there, it’s just the mental lapses that are sometimes just shocking

That usually end up in scoring chances against or lost possesion not devastating hits. Hope he recovers that was brutal.

 

[morhilane]

....

Defence graph i could figure it out.
Offense graph surprise me. Hopefully the data are right.

The most amusing thing is that with Guhle out, it's Barron who has to babysit Matheson.

 

[BJCOLLINS]

Thanks folks but I don’t need analytics, graphs, stat packs our word of mouth to inform me of the pathetic play my eyes have witnessed.

Hope Barron gets healthy soon, that was certainly a dirty hit.


Cheers

 

[JoelWarlord]

In another world we kept Lehky and didn’t waste assets on Newhook.

Such a shame

We didn't really have the cap space to keep Lehkonen without making some hard compromises elsewhere. He was an RFA and needed a new contract, and even after trading Lehkonen, Chiarot, Toffoli, Kulak, and Petry with only Matheson coming back as roster salary we were still totally capped out going into 22-23 until Price went on LTIR in the August 2022. Before that point we still had to plan for the chance Price might come back at some point.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

We didn't really have the cap space to keep Lehkonen without making some hard compromises elsewhere. He was an RFA and needed a new contract, and even after trading Lehkonen, Chiarot, Toffoli, Kulak, and Petry with only Matheson coming back as roster salary we were still totally capped out going into 22-23 until Price went on LTIR in the August 2022. Before that point we still had to plan for the chance Price might come back at some point.

And Newhook is a much more talented player than Lekhonen

 

[JoelWarlord]

And Newhook is a much more talented player than Lekhonen

Yeah not really sure what the relevance even is there to compare them in the first place. The two trades don't have anything to do with one another.

 

[Natey]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849063494001242237

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849063302254489744

Defense graph i could figure it out.
Offense graph surprise me. Hopefully the data are right.

They're correct. And Barron had been playing better the last couple games, for sure. Hopefully he gets well soon.

But........

Being good on the Canadiens defense is like eating KFC chicken the next morning after being left in the fryer all night.

 

[Natey]

And Newhook is a much more talented player than Lekhonen

I like Newhook and this hasn't even been close to proven yet.

Hit me up when Newhook scores 20+ goals in a season, or hits 50+ points in a season, or scores 31 points in 38 playoff games.

Lehkonen is the kind of player you win with. Newhook... the jury's still out. He's been given full control of his line coming up... so let's see if he can make some noise.

 

[JustPenalties]

Thanks folks but I don’t need analytics, graphs, stat packs our word of mouth to inform me of the pathetic play my eyes have witnessed.

Hope Barron gets healthy soon, that was certainly a dirty hit.


Cheers

I am not a fan of Rangers or Trouba, but that hit wasnt dirty. Barron should learn to keep he's head up, he was way, way too low. Hope he gets well soon and maybe learned something from this.

 

[BJCOLLINS]

I am not a fan of Rangers or Trouba, but that hit wasnt dirty. Barron should learn to keep he's head up, he was way, way too low. Hope he gets well soon and maybe learned something from this.

Okay, I appreciate your opinion. IMHO, from the angle I watched “the players head was the main target of the contact”. Trouba’s size does play into this to some degree but he’s accountable for his action.

I love big hits and clean Vs dirty is very subjective and I’ve read support for Chara crushing Patches into the turn buckle, McLaren straight arming Zed, PK knocking out Marchand. Like I said I love big hits, PK was the cleanest of the above but plenty of fans (B’s) commented that it was predatory? What hit isn’t. You are 100% players have to be aware at all time & especially when a known culprit, like Trouba, is on the ice.
Cheers

 

[JustPenalties]

Okay, I appreciate your opinion. IMHO, from the angle I watched “the players head was the main target of the contact”. Trouba’s size does play into this to some degree but he’s accountable for his action.

I love big hits and clean Vs dirty is very subjective and I’ve read support for Chara crushing Patches into the turn buckle, McLaren straight arming Zed, PK knocking out Marchand. Like I said I love big hits, PK was the cleanest of the above but plenty of fans (B’s) commented that it was predatory? What hit isn’t. You are 100% players have to be aware at all time & especially when a known culprit, like Trouba, is on the ice.
Cheers

Offcourse players should be accountable for their actions, but that goes both ways. If Barron would have kept he's head higher the hit would not have been so bad. He's head also went even lower just before the hit so there really wasnt time to adjust. Trouba didnt jump, hands werent high or anything.Trouba sure has done a lot of dirty plays, nobody is arguing otherwise. This was unfortunate and well (now when I watched it again from differentiaali angles) yeah that was really borderline hit with unfotunate outcome but nothing really that dirty.

 

[Hins77]

Since 2019-2020. There is no sign this guy is trending into a top 4 dman. He lose his puck battle, he doesnt hit/block shot and his offensive upside is poor. I threw the towel in his case. I know he was a first pick, but when you look when he was in the AHL. He never stood out either

 

[HuGort]

We gave up a good hockey player for him. Play living daylights out of Barron. Hope the lightbulb comes on. Hope for the best

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Since 2019-2020. There is no sign this guy is trending into a top 4 dman. He lose his puck battle, he doesnt hit/block shot and his offensive upside is poor. I threw the towel in his case. I know he was a first pick, but when you look when he was in the AHL. He never stood out either

He was also projected as an offensive d-man which has 0 offensive skills.