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Player Discussion Kaiden Guhle

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FrankMTL said:
It's funny how after crapping the bed for over a decade (for the most part) with questionable picks, Timmins (Bergevin) ended up having 3 very solid 1st round picks in a row right before they were canned...

2019- Caufield (15)
2020- Guhle (16)
2021- Mailloux (31)

Anyways, at this point I'm questioning whether Guhle's upside is actually higher than Sanderson's
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It highlights that the problem wasn't really drafting but development. Those guys pretty much turned pro under in the Hughes era. And it's after they turned pro that things usually fell off the rails for our prospects under Bergevin, they tended to be highly regarded as junior aged players, have fairly good rookie years and then just never progress or even start to regress as pros. Which isn't really surprising given the coaches Bergevin hired, the lack of development coaches, and the attitude of it's all on the player to take care of their own development.
 
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Tyson said:

Habs best player so far
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He's much better than he has been the last two years imo. He's just 22 he'll keep improving his overall game. Way too many of our fans act like if our 22 years old player are finished product. Some of them wont improve it happens but it must not be taken for granted that all wont improve. Like Haineman is not a finished product yet, How much will he improve only time will tell but he'll get stronger and become more confortable on the ice.
 
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LaP said:
He's much better than he has been the last two years imo. He's just 22 he'll keep improving his overall game. Way too many of our fans act like if our 22 years old player are finished product. Some of them wont improve it happens but it must not be taken for granted that all wont improve. Like Haineman is not a finished product yet, How much he will imrpove only time will tell but he'll get stronger and become more confortable on the ice.
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Great start to the season for Guhle. He's our only + player right now at +6. Next guy is Hutson at -1. Savard with his heavy defensive usage is -5 but that's goes with the challenges we have him playing.
 
On top of everything you guys have already said, he is a really confident player but doesn't get cocky at all and always in control. Big big big leadership guy.

While i don't think he will ever be a 60 pts guy because he will lack PP time, he will be pretty good producer 5 vs 5 only based on his mobility and quality shot.

Frankly, he has everything a player needs to be an elite type and simply has no weakness. I always loved and praised him and i think he will probably be our most important player in our cup runs.
 
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He's not significantly "better" than last year, he's just putting up more points and all you guys see is the DB page. He's been the Habs best player with Suzuki since last year.

You guys just need someone to point at things and tell you it's blue for it to turn blue.
 
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What a player he's already become and this is only year 3 with 118 games played .... Physical, good speed, good anticipation, fearless, and sees the ice really well when we have the puck too. It feels like he's been able to handle everything MSL has given him and explains why he always talks about him so positively. In 3-4 years if he continues to get better he'll be one of the top shutdown dmen in the league.
 
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On top of everything you guys have already said, he is a really confident player but doesn't get cocky at all and always in control. Big big big leadership guy.

While i don't think he will ever be a 60 pts guy because he will lack PP time, he will be pretty good producer 5 vs 5 only based on his mobility and quality shot.

Frankly, he has everything a player needs to be an elite type and simply has no weakness. I always loved and praised him and i think he will probably be our most important player in our cup runs.
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Loved him reacting to the Puljujarvi hit.
 
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Benstheman said:
On top of everything you guys have already said, he is a really confident player but doesn't get cocky at all and always in control. Big big big leadership guy.

While i don't think he will ever be a 60 pts guy because he will lack PP time, he will be pretty good producer 5 vs 5 only based on his mobility and quality shot.

Frankly, he has everything a player needs to be an elite type and simply has no weakness. I always loved and praised him and i think he will probably be our most important player in our cup runs.
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totally agree with you! Last year i was hoping he had pp2 time, his one timer is insane! i was pissed that xhekaj was getting it over him. Guhle just needs a touch more confidence to skate with the puck as he often makes quick passes to forwards that are covered, its his only weakness IMO
 
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They can't win without Guhle, and when he's not there to take the tough minutes everyone else looks bad trying to step up.

They're going to need Guhle to mature physically so that he's knocking people down instead of being pushed around, and they need at least one other guy who can eat minutes. Hutson may get to the point of not being sheltered but he's not going to take tough minutes, nor is Mailloux, or Barron. Matheson plays crazy minutes but not really well. Struble's fine, and I suppose he could grow into that, but he's not there yet, and he's 23. Xhekaj needs to get to that point, but he's having a rough time, Savard wasn't a top pairing guy at his peak and he needs a smaller role.

Unless someone really takes a step, or Reinbacher heals really well and develops very fast, they are a D or 2 short of competing. They should have a high pick in the next draft, but most of the top guys are forwards. They need to use a bunch of the late firsts and second round picks on D, and hope they can find someone physical who can play against top lines. Or trade some of the offensive guys for an underrated defensive player.
 
Pretty obvious to me that it is a concussion as he should have been pulled after the hit but the idiot spotter didn't do his/her job and he finished the game. He went directly to his head after it bounced off of the boards and was visibly trying to shake the cobwebs on the bench and every time they showed him for the rest of the game. I was so pissed watching this take place and was not surprised to see him out of the lineup.

Hopefully he recovers quickly but the concussions are starting to accrue.
 
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Luckily $5.55m per year is nothing for a good defenceman because it seems like he’s set to miss at least 20 games per year.
 
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