Were people bashing him? I commented on how on two occaisions when the puck got to him he got caught standing still but also how he did make a decent play in the Ozone to get the puck to Beck. Is this considered bashing? I'd like to know for future reference.
GDT: Rookie Tournament: Canadiens vs. Sabres (7PM ET on RDS.ca & YouTube)
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BJCOLLINS
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It’s one prospect, exhibition game…..essentially a pick up game with talented teenagers. I agree lots of our guys looked lost and unprepared but that’s mostly on the coaches and a lack of preparation. Now part of that is due to the nature of rookie camps but anyone who understands short term tourneys knows hockey fundamentals and positional play is usually the KPI’s your looking for. we should not be surprised it’s the same as last year with this coaching group…when you think about it, same thing the last number of years. Unfortunately we have no player development specialists and if we keep hiring Hab‘s alumni posing as development coaches we’ll get what we alway got.
On a positive note we had kids who looked good and at the top of that group is Reinbacker he has a strong foundation of skills.
On a positive note we had kids who looked good and at the top of that group is Reinbacker he has a strong foundation of skills.
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This is what happens when you base your rebuild off of acquiring 3rd-4th-and 5th round draft picks. MTL has not properly rebuilt like the other teams who do so by loading up on first and second round prospects to acquire elite talent.
Our talent is very middle of the pack, lots of good depth players but no elite skill or talent, except on the back end. Our offensive will continue to struggle for the next decade it appears. And unfortunately we don’t have Carey Price to cover all of our weaknesses.
Scintillating10
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Most see him as a third line center maybe even a fourth.
Correctly so, which is the joke behind ''montreal first line center.''
His line was totally disjointed. It's all well and nice to say he was head and shoulders the most impressive when he had the puck but let's face it he didn't have the puck nearly enough.
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Nevins
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This is a long thread. A lot of people said Roy was invisible or disappointing. I wasn’t referring to your comments as “bashing.”
salbutera
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Well with Mysak he may have a point. Mysak’s game is effort over skill. We’ll see.
Estimated_Prophet
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We absolutely have development specialists and coaching has nothing to do with these exhibition games. This organization is currently a leader in developmental techniques and has an intense focus on development.......the Bergevin era is long gone.
These games are about letting the kids play, offering instruction after the game and growing relationships. They are not about structure and winning.
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*Pulls the goalie when Papa John's line is on the ice*
It's training camp for the coaches too I guess. It dosen't matter but still it felt weird lol
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I don't see that at all.
Houle is doing exactly what is asked of him and has done an outstanding job of preparing players to seamlessly assimilate to the NHL when the opportunity arises. I don't see any grounds for serious criticism other than subjective perception.
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One unprepared rookie exhibition game and some ready to jump off the bridge.
Team_Spirit
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Team_Spirit
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Maybe the fact that our prospect pool isn't all that deep should be considered.
Did Buffalo rookies start their camp well before the Habs rookies started theirs? Fact is, this team was ill prepared from the first puck drop.
Oh and one more thing...Buffalo had 5 first rounders amongst their forwards and we had Mesar.
Team_Spirit
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The dude talks like his articles and tweets read too, I have long since glossed over anything he says.
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Can't wait for Houle to be fired.. get someone who doesn't handicap their players before they play a game for them and continue that through their next season of their development.
