Recalled/Assigned: Logan Mailloux assigned back to Laval

[Estimated_Prophet]

Yes, and he was really bad during this call up.

Two things can be true at the same time.

He was my top prospect behind Demidov at the start of the season. So I believe in him.

But he was admittedly trash.

I don't think he is as bad as he was during his call up.

For him it's about consistency. On some nights, in the AHL, he would be the best D on the ice -- On some others, one of the worst.

He's like Petry, but in the AHL.

He must find consistency in the lower ranks before making the NHL.













And I maintain he was trash during this call up.

Agreed, he was really bad and needs another year in the AHL at the minimum imo. He has a lot to learn about positioning and reading the ice.

I easily had Reinbacher ahead of him before the season as he is just so much smarter and at a younger age.

His most obvious weakness has always been hockey IQ or at least he appears to have low hockey IQ. Low confidence and nerves can often mask themselves as low IQ so there is no reason to panic but IQ is the single most important trait by an order of magnitude for a hockey player and there has always been concern that he just may not have it.

Hopefully something clicks at some point but we have plenty of time to let him develop as he is very young and has missed significant development time.

 

[zzoo]

Mailloux has a flaw that is the hardest to improve: the IQ or defensive awareness. His offensive instinct is quite good.

Habs have some good offensive D: Hutson, Mailloux and Barron.

 

[Treb]

One of the two of his biggest problems can develop in the AHL. His constant butt-on-ice visits. He needs to develop his balance because he loses a lot of the one-on-one.

His defensive decision making and positioning would be far better off with a vet defensive partner. We have none to give him in the AHL or the NHL

As for trading Savard. If you asked me in August, I was thrilled, ask me now and I'm not trading him for anything. We are woefully on quality defensive play and we would be worse off without Savard.

Maybe everything changes IF...IF we get a top notch defensive coach teaching the young ones the finer points of defensive play.

Learning defence in the AHL will close the current gap a bit so he can learn better at the NHL level.

 

[yianik]

With you overreactions, and mine, we could have lots of fun over beers watching this shitshow of a franchise in a pub

You two would get beat up mouthing off by people trying to cheer on the team.

 

[A55P2]

Mailloux was not expected to be a mainstay in the NHL right now.

He did show some things offensively and showed his weaknesses defensively, which is something everyone was already aware off.

His defensive game has evolved in the last year, so we can be optimistic it`s going to progress further. At this time last year, he was one of the worst D defensively in the AHL.

If what we saw was him improved I'm not exactly sure how that's a positive. He just feels unsafe out there at all time.

 

[Treb]

If what we saw was him improved I'm not exactly sure how that's a positive. He just feels unsafe out there at all time.

He was one of the worst D defensively in the AHL at this time last year. He progressed a bunch, but still a long way to go.

 

[Prettyisland]

The kid has 6 games in the NHL. Some of you expect him to look like Scott niedermayer. Chill out

 

[Hannibal]

Ive no doubt in my mind this guy is our trade bait number 1 for a trade to improve either defence or forwards.