Recalled/Assigned: RHP Sent to Laval for a Conditioning Stint

[beowulf]

His size and style of play limit him as a Hab right now I think. With 3 roster players already under 5'10" of which two are forwards I just don't see a spot for him.

 

[Habs13]

I don't think Harvey-Pinard, Ferrell or Kidney have a spot on the Habs going forward; maybe as stop gaps once we trade away some of the expiring contracts at trade deadline.

Ferrell and Kidney have done very little in the AHL despite being very promising when drafted.

 

[McGees]

No one, including the organization, is holding their breath for Sean Farrell.

I know we haven't been in this stage before, but we have accumulated so many draft picks and drafted so many players with NHL level tools and aspirations, that nothing is relying on Sean Farrell or Riley Kidney to become NHL fixtures for us.

Under Bergevin, they would have been two of the more critical prospects for us.

We have the luxury of slow burning their development in the AHL and see if they can develop and force some decisions down the line. If they don't, nothing is lost.

I agree, but the convo started about RHP stealing those players development time...
All I was saying is they aren't Demidov or Slaf or Reinbacher who need to given every opportunity to ensure they develop as they are golden geese of the Org.
They are shoulder shrug with crossed fingers 'we'll see' type players.

 

[The Real Timo]

RHP does not fit anywhere with the Habs. And brings nothing. 4th line is doing good things now, don't f*** it up, MSL. With Laine returning in a couple of weeks it leaves even less space for RHP. And Pezz.

 

[montreal]

Ferrell and Kidney have done very little in the AHL despite being very promising when drafted.

Farrell was one of our best players last year, he got injured but still had a .6 ppg which if he did that over 76 games would be 46 pts, how many Hab prospects over the last 20 years have put up over 45 pts in their rookie year? The list isn't very long.

Kidney in his rookie year had a .31 ppg in 65 games

 

[Habs13]

Farrell was one of our best players last year, he got injured but still had a .6 ppg which if he did that over 76 games would be 46 pts, how many Hab prospects over the last 20 years have put up over 45 pts in their rookie year? The list isn't very long.

Kidney in his rookie year had a .31 ppg in 65 games

They have one goal combined this year so far...

 

[montreal]

They have one goal combined this year so far...

for whatever reason some players struggle in their sophomore season, some players start the season slowly, some players get snake bit. Farrell has not looked good to start out but the last few games he's playing his best hockey of the season and has been one of the few creating chances as Laval has a a lot of problems generating quality scoring chances outside a small handful of players this year.

My point was you saying he's done very little in the AHL, when last year he clearly was much better then Kidney and if you go by ppg, he had a very solid rookie year. Can he rebound or will he just struggle to produce this year, we'll have to see.

 

[Habs13]

for whatever reason some players struggle in their sophomore season, some players start the season slowly, some players get snake bit. Farrell has not looked good to start out but the last few games he's playing his best hockey of the season and has been one of the few creating chances as Laval has a a lot of problems generating quality scoring chances outside a small handful of players this year.

My point was you saying he's done very little in the AHL, when last year he clearly was much better then Kidney and if you go by ppg, he had a very solid rookie year. Can he rebound or will he just struggle to produce this year, we'll have to see.

The dreaded sophomore slump! I mean, obviously I want them to succeed as it's what's best for the Habs but I just don't see them become anything special.

 

[schwang26]

Are people forgetting how bad RHP was last season?

I didn’t. 2 goals in 44 games I believe. They should’ve just sent him down instead of a conditioning stint. He’s not bumping anyone out on the Habs anyway.

 

[montreal]

The dreaded sophomore slump! I mean, obviously I want them to succeed as it's what's best for the Habs but I just don't see them become anything special.

for sure you would hope all of us just want to see them have success, but of course we also know the stats on the odds of making the NHL when you pick outside the top 20 or 50, so of course Farrell was a long shot to begin with as being undersized, ave skating/speed/strength is a lot to overcome. Same for kidney though Farrell is older so more mature physically but both are high IQ playmakers that have lots of physical issues to overcome.

For me I have not be the least bit impressed with Kidney in the AHL and would have certainly sent him to 3R last year to start the season. Farrell I found to be very good at times last year and then he got injured, this year it's been very disappointing but at least he's finally showing things these past few games so we'll see if that leads to anything or not. It's a long road for most prospects and many have to go through the ups and downs.

 

[GordonGraham]

With RHP and Laine coming back will they have to send 2 guys down to Laval

 

[Kimota]

People forget that at some point Epinard was playing on the first two lines and there was a real potential for the guy. Do not throw to towel too quickly with him.

 

[Levard]

He can stay down there that's where he belongs.

 

[BaseballCoach]

With RHP and Laine coming back will they have to send 2 guys down to Laval

Maybe just one since they have only 22 on the roster.