Rookie Tournament Thread (Sept 14th-20th, Buffalo, NY)

[Pompeius Magnus]

Nicholas could low key be the most important acquisition of the new regime up to this point. A competent development program could really take us to the next level as an organization.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[SwiftyHab]

Do we know whose on the ice?

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Do we know whose on the ice?

Not easy to tell because they don't have names or numbers on their jerseys. I asked Jack Han, but he's not familiar with the Habs players so he said it could take some time before he can learn to tell who is on the ice.

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

I'm excited about this rookie tournament.
Excited to see Habs fans lose their mind if Slaf scores at a 0.3 points per game clip.

You know it's inevitable! Fans will complain one way or another!

Kid better rip this tourny!

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Nicholas could low key be the most important acquisition of the new regime up to this point. A competent development program could really take us to the next level as an organization.

There are three hirings I think HuGo knocked out of the park. One of them being more public in hiring Marty.

The other two are low key: Adam Nicholas in hockey development. And the other is Chris Boucher in analytics.

I remember at the development camp, many of the media said they never saw the camp be so intense. And we also saw how much Chris Boucher was relied upon during the draft meetings as we saw part of the video dedicated to him.

Hughes said they wanted to put emphasis on development and build an analytics department. They went out and got two of the best in those two fields.

 

[Redux91]

This is what I'd do for lines

Slafkovsky - Kidney - Mesar
Heineman - Mysak - Roy
Guindon - Owen Beck - Davidson
Condotta - Stapley - Simoneau

Guhle - Norlinder
Harris - Barron
Fairbrother - Xhekaj

Extra: Centorame, Dube, Francis, Mailloux (injured), Mercer, Parker-Johns, Tourigny, and Trudeau.

Vrbetic
Coulombe

You WOULD have Kidney #1C and Norlinder #1D lol

 

[jrom]

Han mentions Scott Pellerin being present, was he hired by the Habs ?

He used to be Director of player Dev for the Leafs until recently.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Han mentions Scott Pellerin being present, was he hired by the Habs ?

He used to be Director of player Dev for the Leafs until recently.

He was a pro scout for Arizona last year.

I don't know if he's now available and he's simply free lance and Nicholas asked him to join. Or if he is hired by the Canadiens and could be the newest addition to the Hockey Development department that Nicholas is in charge of.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Apfel Struble]

Can't wait for the games!

Just for fun, I'd go with these lines:

Slafkovsky - Kidney - Roy
Heineman - Mysak - Mesar
Davidson- Beck - Simoneau
Condotta - Stapley - Guindon

Guhle - Barron
Norlinder - Harris
Fairbrother - Xhekaj

Still a little bit weak at center, especially since I see Mysak as a winger, but the wings are pretty nice and the defence too

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

5v5

Slafkovsky - Mysak - Mesar
Roy - Kidney - Heinemen
Davidson - Beck - Stapley
Guindon - Simoneau - Condotta

Guhle - Barron
Harris - Norlinder
Xhekaj - Tourigny

Vrbetic


PP 1

Slafkovsky - Kidney - Mesar
Harris - Roy


PP 2

Mysak - Beck - Heineman
Guhle - Barron


Can also try Norlinder on the PP somewhere but personally i think hes a bust

 

[schwang26]

Is it on some sports website similar to RDS and presented as a free streaming in that area? Because with a VPN, this would not be an issue I think.

They're only showing games the Sabres play

 

[26Mats]

5v5

Slafkovsky - Mysak - Mesar
Roy - Kidney - Heinemen
Davidson - Beck - Stapley
Guindon - Simoneau - Condotta

Guhle - Barron
Harris - Norlinder
Xhekaj - Tourigny

Vrbetic


PP 1

Slafkovsky - Kidney - Mesar
Harris - Roy


PP 2

Mysak - Beck - Heineman
Guhle - Barron


Can also try Norlinder on the PP somewhere but personally i think hes a bust

Wow love those lines and pp combos...

Yes, I think Norlinder needs to be on the pp...

 

[SwiftyHab]

Still nothing on live stream?

 

[schwang26]

Wow love those lines and pp combos...

Yes, I think Norlinder needs to be on the pp...

Norlinder isn't a top pair guy
Sorry. I misread. Yes. PP

 

[26Mats]

Norlinder isn't a top pair guy

This is a rookie tournament and we're talking about being on one of the pp units.

Is your point that he's not a QB? May be true. But he can create offense from the back end.

 

[schwang26]

This is a rookie tournament and we're talking about being on one of the pp units.

Is your point that he's not a QB? May be true. But he can create offense from the back end.

I misread it. I was thinking top pair. I agree on the PP

 

[xX SEYF Xx]

Heineman - Mysak - Roy
Slafkovsky - Kidney - Mesar
Condotta - Beck - Simoneau
Guindon - Stapley - Davidson

Guhle - Barron
Harris - Norlinder
Fairbrother - Xhekaj

This is going to be fun

 

[26Mats]

5v5

Slafkovsky - Mysak - Mesar
Roy - Kidney - Heinemen
Davidson - Beck - Stapley
Guindon - Simoneau - Condotta

Guhle - Barron
Harris - Norlinder
Xhekaj - Tourigny

Vrbetic


PP 1

Slafkovsky - Kidney - Mesar
Harris - Roy


PP 2

Mysak - Beck - Heineman
Guhle - Barron


Can also try Norlinder on the PP somewhere but personally i think hes a bust

Are these your lines or the actual practice lines?

 

[Antiillafire]

5v5

Slafkovsky - Mysak - Mesar
Roy - Kidney - Heinemen
Davidson - Beck - Stapley
Guindon - Simoneau - Condotta

Guhle - Barron
Harris - Norlinder
Xhekaj - Tourigny

Vrbetic


PP 1

Slafkovsky - Kidney - Mesar
Harris - Roy


PP 2

Mysak - Beck - Heineman
Guhle - Barron


Can also try Norlinder on the PP somewhere but personally i think hes a bust

I am interested to see where Slaf is deployed on the Pp. The best I’ve seen him on the Pp is the spot Roy is in (at the Hlinka tournament). Coach Ramsay kinda wasted him on the Pp at the WC, putting him in the middle slot

 

[Xirik]

From watching these tournaments in the past I thought id warn you guys that the Physicality can be a bit low, Slightly less then a preseason game I think. Be prepared for small speedsters to look amazing and the more physical sort to look average.

There is usually one person each tournament however that feels like they have to prove something and makes a dangerous hit though. Hopefully it won't happen this year.

I doubt it will be a Montreal player who does it though. I doubt the Habs higher ups want to "cause trouble" during the first year they are invited to the tournament.