Xhekaj-Mailloux... who will want to mess with that! Dang! i could see it stylistically, age, current state vs mature state in 3 years. Yeah, i'd cheer for that!
Prospect Info: Logan Mailloux Part 3 The Only Hockey Talk Thread
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Only if they ever learn to play defense properly, chasing hits and being out of position isn't it.
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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His first game in the rookie tournament he f***ing sucked.
He's not NHL ready, but that's gotta be a boost to stick around.
I imagine he's there for the Mont-Tremblant retreat and then sent to Laval.
He's not NHL ready, but that's gotta be a boost to stick around.
I imagine he's there for the Mont-Tremblant retreat and then sent to Laval.
He is closer than many think. Could be ready in the 2nd half of the season.
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He Wants, he's Able, and he currently is learning what it takes to be Ready. Could work out to be elite 3rd pair but iq short of 1st pair WITH size, bite, good to score a few. Those 2 big mean defs that says no mess with the boys but can absolutely play and contribute.
I love the direction the team is going, i respect the work needed to get there from where we were. I think the options are well exploited and the farm has some really nice prospects. Oh and we get a few good stories.. the Xhekaj brothers, Slaf and Mesar, RHP, Trudeau, Mailloux. The draft. It's entertainment eh?
in the next few years, the habs are trending toward to be a really good team, well managed, well coached, and with quality depth and upcomming players. I dunno, feels nice to have hope.
I love the direction the team is going, i respect the work needed to get there from where we were. I think the options are well exploited and the farm has some really nice prospects. Oh and we get a few good stories.. the Xhekaj brothers, Slaf and Mesar, RHP, Trudeau, Mailloux. The draft. It's entertainment eh?
in the next few years, the habs are trending toward to be a really good team, well managed, well coached, and with quality depth and upcomming players. I dunno, feels nice to have hope.
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There’s a spot opened up with Matheson hurt and Barron sucking. Could be Maillouxs.
That said, the most important thing for him is to log big minutes- he’s missed so much time as is. Probably best if he does that in the AHL.
That said, the most important thing for him is to log big minutes- he’s missed so much time as is. Probably best if he does that in the AHL.
How did he look the other games? Other than that first game.
I think he is not ready to play in the show. JMO living in London and seeing him live, PVR 100+ games. ( JrA, JrB, MM n spring camps)
But in no way would I base that opinion on his first game in a rookie tourney lol.
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He played much better, but still not well enough to force a spot. He showed promise.
I'm thinking the Habs are keeping him around to get another pre-season game because he wasn't able to play any the past 2 seasons.
Of course he isn't forcing a spot lol. No one should have expected that. No matter how he played in the 1st rookie scrimmage.
They are keeping him around cause he earned it.
Is this his 3rd eligible training camp or just 2nd? Your post suggests he has attended 2x before this year.
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Why would Guhle hold himself back? Mailloux's problems are positioning and decision-making in the D-zone. If the puck is moving forward, then that's not a problem anymore. Guhle also has the skating ability to get back in time if the puck is turned over.
Hutson isn't going to be sheltered if he becomes a dominant offensive force in the NHL. Guys like Karlsson and Hughes are bad defensively but still play big minutes. Despite their defensive issues, their net impact on the ice is very positive because of how good they are offensively. You want them on the ice as much as possible.
Guhle-Reinbacher would be an awesome pairing, but you would only be able to have them on the ice for about 25 min out of 60.
If Guhle and Reinbacher are on separate pairings, then you have a really good all-around dman on the ice for 45-50 min out of 60.
A lot of teams have multiple great scoring lines. If you put Guhle - Reinbacher as a pairing you might be able to shut down McDavid's line, but then don't have much against Draisaitl's line. You can shut down Crosby's line, but not Malkin's line, etc.
Having Guhle and Reinbacher on different pairings gives you a chance to shut down the top 2 offensive lines.
Both Mailloux and Hutson have the potential to be big-time contributors when they are on the ice. By having a strong D partner like Guhle or Reinbacher, you help them maximize their potential.
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Karlsson and Hughes are far better skaters than Hutson can ever dream of becoming and both are sub par defensive players.......it is a poor comparison from the get go.
Hutson's upside is far more likely as a sheltered 3rd pairing PP specialist.
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Just think Knies could been ours. I thought he was the best prospect on either team. Including all our high picks Toronto really had some good looking prospect in that games. Considering drafting late and all the picks they traded away. No problems with their scouting.
Minten I thought was good also. Probably going to be better than Beck. Cowan was all over the ice, he going to be good player.
Minten I thought was good also. Probably going to be better than Beck. Cowan was all over the ice, he going to be good player.
Harris is undervalued because he’s likely the odd man out in mid/long term outlook, which is why most people tend to lessen his attributes and impact.
I don’t think he’s better than Guhle, but he certainly showed that he’s good in multiple facets of the game (easily a better player than Xhekaj who’s play is often excused because of the fighting/physical attributes).
Still has a lot of room to growth, but saying he was dominant is a stretch.
Like all rookies defensemen last year, he had good and bad moments.
Mailloux deserves an other game, I doubt he makes it over Barron (even though he looked better) because he needs more time to learn and experience things.
Also sending Barron back to the AHL might break his mental. Kid wasn’t happy to go down last year and won’t be this year either.
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Dude I notice you're calling yourself the voice of reason.
If you actually were, you wouldn't need to say it.
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I would take Trudeau ahead of mailloux at this point for this line up if Matheson is injured.
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Barron was great in the first game. I wouldn't make a big deal out of it. I'd love to see Mailloux play some AHL games before coming here. He's played 92 games in the past 2 seasons.
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And why is that? And why are you butthurt about it? I’ve had that there for years.
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I don't know why you are talking about skating. Being a great skater doesn't make you good defensively.
Maybe Hughes and Karlsson would be better than Hutson at certain areas such as defending against rush chances, but worse at other areas of defending.
Overall, Karlsson and Hughes are bad defensively, but they still don't get sheltered. There's no reason for Hutson to be sheltered if he is dominant offensively. With him on the ice maybe there will be more goal against, but there will also be a lot more goals for.
3rd pairing pp specialist is Hutson's floor, not his ceiling.
If Mailloux runs the PP even decently tonight…
You never know….
You never know….
am i the only one that read “to work on his Organ “ ?
okay… i’m the only one
