Prospect Info: Kaiden Guhle Part III (Traded to Oil Kings)
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Goalfield22
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We are going to know this after a few pre-seasons games and a cup of coffee in the NHL? Guys, calm down...
JC Superstar
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Intensity will still go up a notch or two before the end of camp; I like what I saw so far but I am still in wait and see mode.
HockeyJunkie87
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I'm a huge fan of Guhle , I think he is one of the best prospects the Habs have in the system right now. However, I think he would really benefit from another full season in the Juniors..
There is no need to rush him, as much as i'd enjoy watching him suit up this season for the Habs!
There is no need to rush him, as much as i'd enjoy watching him suit up this season for the Habs!
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Doc5
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Let Guhle dominate juniors and captain the world juniors. That isn’t an experience you want to take away from your top prospect. A lot of us here need to read and learn about the concept of delayed gratification.
MTL Dirty Birdy
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Let him play his last year in the dub aswell as one year in the Ahl, after that he should be ready. Hopefully management has learned not to rush prospects after seeing how KK and Mete are looking like they are gonna settle as players far below what they had potential to be.
Every player is different. Quite a few recent examples of 19 year old defensemen in this league. It is a case by case decision.
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Maybe someone should start a poll?
That would be silly as there is not nearly enough evidence from a meaningless preseason game against a team with a handful of NHLers just looking to get their feet wet and a bunch of minor leaguers and junior kids.
Maybe someone should start a poll?
Coach should have a good idea. Not sure we have enough information for an educated guess. If coach sees Guhle in his top 4 he stays. If marginal top 6 back to junior or a few NHL games. Poll would change nothing except showing how traumatised we are with some players development.
If he is one of the top 5 D on the team, there is no need to send him back. However, if he needs to be sheltered, then rushing him is questionable.
I would have zero issue with a few NHL regular season games and then sending him back to junior
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Habs have D to fill the 5/6 spot and I can't see him being trusted enough to play top 2 pairs now. It was an early exxy game.
Played very well by all accounts ( I didn't see but D take time to mature) I'd be against throwing him to the wolves so early.
Really wish the A was an option. I think the OHL is allowing 19 yr olds to play AHL as an exemption this year if they played 20 games last year. That would be perfect but probly not an option.
If I had the keys to the office I may give him a few games with the squad but in the press box. Give him an op to experience the show without the pressure of performing
Played very well by all accounts ( I didn't see but D take time to mature) I'd be against throwing him to the wolves so early.
Really wish the A was an option. I think the OHL is allowing 19 yr olds to play AHL as an exemption this year if they played 20 games last year. That would be perfect but probly not an option.
If I had the keys to the office I may give him a few games with the squad but in the press box. Give him an op to experience the show without the pressure of performing
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For me, that's where the debate begins, but doesn't end.
If he can grow his game offensively in Junior, that has to be counterbalanced against what he can do right now as a primarily defensive dman in the NHL. You don't want to stunt his growth.
Guhle is an intriguing prospect and I d love to see him in a Habs Jersey outside of preseason. However, he did not play last year and I don t think an additional OHL season would hurt his development.
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Archijerej
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Thank God Bergevin signed all those LDs. This way Guhle is going to be rushed only next year. There's a good chance we won't f*** him up completely.
FrankMTL
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Send him back to juniors. He barely played any hockey last year because of COVID and his injury. Let his confidence grow and allow him to become dominant in the WHL.
I'm really excited for next season to be honest. We'd have potentially Guhle, Norlinder, Harris and Struble all fighting for spots on defence. All between 20-22 years old and better suited (physically and mentally) to compete for a spot on the roster.
I'm really excited for next season to be honest. We'd have potentially Guhle, Norlinder, Harris and Struble all fighting for spots on defence. All between 20-22 years old and better suited (physically and mentally) to compete for a spot on the roster.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Harris play games after signing his ELC. Struble they'll bring along slowly, and they'll have the luxury because it's very possible next year we have Romanov, Norlinder, Guhle and Harris on the blueline with Petry, Edmundson and Savard. Allowing us to move Norlinder, Guhle and Harris to the AHL in a rotation, etc.
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The problem is we can't predict a 82 game season. It appears he is ready but we also thought KK would be ready too. Remember the "He don't look out of place" narrative. I won't complain too much with Guhle if he makes the team but there is no doubt about it, it's a risky road to take when Guhle was not allowed to dominate a development league prior to the NHL.
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