GDT: Rookie Tournament: Canadiens vs. Sabres (7PM ET on RDS.ca & YouTube)

[Adam Michaels]

Those who think Laval is stacked because of all these young prospects might be disappointed. AHL is tough on young players.

Laval will be fun to watch because of all the young prospects.

Don't let this game skew your opinion. Today's game is like every year, first games are always rough around the edges. Guys still have a lot of rust.

 

[Beaker]

This thread is going exactly how I expected.

 

[EveryDay]

Really impress by Buffalo play by play guys on YouTube, they are doing a great job!

 

[MarkJ]

I wish we had nice prospects at the forward position that are not in MTL already.

 

[HabSgt]

It's a bad ******* omen if they haven't revamped their approach as an organization. What is so bloody hard to understand about starting back up the ice with the three players in unison. No instead it's like they have to go touch up behind the goal line. Meanwhile the puck carrier eventually takes himself out of the play when dropping the puck and two forward are stansing still waiting for something to happen.

BUT the BACKPASS!

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Heineman has been kind of meh. I figured he would be a better forward for the Habs, but the forwards are kind of... meh in general, but that's to be expected.

Trudeau has been good. 1 little mishap I noticed.

Mailloux has been bad on at least 2 goals. Can't remember the first one. He makes solid passes and looks fine with the puck, but not so much defensively. Made a nice recovery for Trudeau, but that's it.

Denim haven't really noticed and that's a good thing.

Rover Tourigny has been good.

 

[Adam Michaels]

We always think that. Every year. Till we stop....until the next year....rinse and repeat.

I'd say that about the draft more than I would about the prospects in Laval. Every year, "next year's draft is stacked" until we get close to the draft and then we say "it's not as deep as next year's" and so on and so forth.

Last year, most of Laval's best players were the prospects. So it is definitely going to be great to have a lot of them there this year.

 

[Jaynki]

Let's be honest it's one of the best prospect pool in the NHL if not the best.

I am taking Reinbacher, Hutson and Slafkovsky before any single one of their prospect AINEC (although Slaf not a prospect anymore, still younger than many of their guy playing tonight like Isak Rosen.)

Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens and Power is an absolutely ridiculous core to build around tho.

 

[Rapala]

Habitant#1 said:

Every single one of our player development staff that ever thought Mailloux was close to NHL ready needs to be fired. They clearly are terrible talent evaluators.

Francis Bouillon was one of them. Who else?

Well he was slighly better than Ortiz. Struble can't get here fast enough.

 

[SlafySZN]

Put Mailloux on the habs first pair with Savard this season. We're gonna draft first babyyyyy

 

[EveryDay]

Agree. Not playing for Laval or Montreal spots! ECHL-Lions so far? No dis-respect to Great Historical City of Trois-Rivieres.

Not ECHL no but clearly not top line material guy in the AHL next season. From.the 6 games we saw last year from Farrell and this game, he doesn't belong near an NHL team. 2nd or 3rd line in the AHL should be his spot. Ditto for Roy.

Mailloux should be playing bottom pair to start the season with a guy like Norlinder.

 

[Player 61]

Laval will be fun to watch because of all the young prospects.

Don't let this game skew your opinion. Today's game is like every year, first games are always rough around the edges. Guys still have a lot of rust.

AHL is still a Goon League, why I worryy about Mesar.

 

[MarkJ]

Put Mailloux on the habs first pair with Savard this season. We're gonna draft first babyyyyy

who's the top defenseman for this year's draft?

 

[Habs Icing]

After two periods I got good news and I have bad news.

Good news: Our goalie has been the best player so far.
Bad news: Our goalie has had to be the best player so far.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Really impress by Buffalo play by play guys on YouTube, they are doing a great job!

It's amateur hour on the Habs feed. Unwatchable

Dobes kept the boys in the forwards need to wake up and stop trying to force passes that aren't there

 

[Adam Michaels]

AHL is still a Goon League, why I worryy about Mesar.

Put him on a line with Simoneau, Mesar will be fine.

 

[Player 61]

AHL is still a Goon League, why I worryy about Mesar. Yhat's why NHL Likes to not let best Prospects A!, Play in it!

 

[Adam Michaels]

I just saw that Reinbacher and Trudeau assisted on Tourigny's goal.

 

[Lockin17]

Habitant#1 said:

Every single one of our player development staff that ever thought Mailloux was close to NHL ready needs to be fired. They clearly are terrible talent evaluators.

Francis Bouillon was one of them. Who else?

Well he was slighly better than Ortiz. Struble can't get here fast enough.

jezz chill out mate , just one game

 

[EveryDay]

I can't wait to see Beck at the main camp with true NHL player.

 

[Player 61]

3rd Period Let's go! Only 1 Goal.....

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[sansabri]

we'll take that goal

 

[Redux91]

Wawaaa looks like

 

[HabSgt]

Just switched from Habs to Sabres feed on Youtube & it is much better.

And we score, see what a good feed does for you?