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Prospect Info: Sean Farrell, C/LW, 124th Overall

BaseballCoach said:
Farrell is more well-rounded - he is a better playmaker and also better defensively than Caufield.
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Yes, Farrell can be a strong contributor on the PK, for example.

Still, with the following prospects, Montreal has a lot of smaller players either already in Montreal or coming up through the system and, other than for Ds, I am not considering 5'11" as small, like in Suzuki's case, but his being sturdy at 208 lbs helps, in his case:

Caufield: 5'7", 174 lbs
Harris: 5'11", 189 lbs
Gallagher: 5'9", 186 lbs

Mesar: 5'10", 174 lbs
Farrell: 5'9", 175 lbs
Hutson: 5'9", 148 lbs
 
Scriptor said:
Yes, Farrell can be a strong contributor on the PK, for example.

Still, with the following prospects, Montreal has a lot of smaller players either already in Montreal or coming up through the system and, other than for Ds, I am not considering 5'11" as small, like in Suzuki's case, but his being sturdy at 208 lbs helps, in his case:

Caufield: 5'7", 174 lbs
Harris: 5'11", 189 lbs
Gallagher: 5'9", 186 lbs

Mesar: 5'10", 174 lbs
Farrell: 5'9", 175 lbs
Hutson: 5'9", 148 lbs
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Caufield has shown it isn't an issue.
Harris has shown it isn't an issue.
Gallagher is an anchor, not part of the core. Who cares.

Mesar hasn't announced he's a NHL player yet.

So it's not really a concern.
 
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BaseballCoach said:
It started when someone compared their goal scoring in the NCAA.
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I didn’t compare their goal scoring or compare them at all, you should follow the conversation better.

Someone asked if a player ever scored a goal a game in the NCAA. Cole did it.
 
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WeThreeKings said:
Caufield has shown it isn't an issue.
Harris has shown it isn't an issue.
Gallagher is an anchor, not part of the core. Who cares.

Mesar hasn't announced he's a NHL player yet.

So it's not really a concern.
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It is an issue with Harris. He doesn't win one on one battles in his own zone. He needs more strength to progress to eat he could/should be as a D in the NHL, a top-4 D.
 
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Scriptor said:
Yes, Farrell can be a strong contributor on the PK, for example.

Still, with the following prospects, Montreal has a lot of smaller players either already in Montreal or coming up through the system and, other than for Ds, I am not considering 5'11" as small, like in Suzuki's case, but his being sturdy at 208 lbs helps, in his case:

Caufield: 5'7", 174 lbs
Harris: 5'11", 189 lbs
Gallagher: 5'9", 186 lbs

Mesar: 5'10", 174 lbs
Farrell: 5'9", 175 lbs
Hutson: 5'9", 148 lbs
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Caufields a superstar so hardly a problem
Gallagher can barely play 60 NHL games anymore, he's already a 3rd liner, his injuries will take care of the contract itself
Harris unfortunately is now a place holder til Hutson gets here, he's just not in the long term plans with the emergence of both Guhle AND Xhekaj

For Mesar and Farrell, it really feels like we only need one of the 2 to really make it, and Farrell definitely has the inside track on that one
Farrell can "settle" as a 3rd liner if he can'tmake the top6, but if Mesar doesn't become a bona-fide top6er then there is no use for him really

It's harsh sure, but not everybody is making this party honestly
 
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Redux91 said:
Caufields a superstar so hardly a problem
Gallagher can barely play 60 NHL games anymore, he's already a 3rd liner, his injuries will take care of the contract itself
Harris unfortunately is now a place holder til Hutson gets here, he's just not in the long term plans with the emergence of both Guhle AND Xhekaj

For Mesar and Farrell, it really feels like we only need one of the 2 to really make it, and Farrell definitely has the inside track on that one
Farrell can "settle" as a 3rd liner if he can'tmake the top6, but if Mesar doesn't become a bona-fide top6er then there is no use for him really

It's harsh sure, but not everybody is making this party honestly
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i doubt Habs throw in the towel on Mesar so quickly. He was a first round pick in June.
 
WeThreeKings said:
People continuously underrate Harris.

He can play both sides on defense. Man's already a 4/5.
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He's fine really, but I just don't see a long term future here if we're being super honest
Like if he's never ever going to get powerplay time here, and it doesnt look like he EVER will sadly with Matheson(ugh), Guhle, Barron and even Xhekaj getting time amazingly, then he'll never be able to be the best version of himself we would need him to be

I just don't see how management looks at the D situation with a couple vets, with all the kids here already and the kids coming in, and with the PP QB spot in constant Flux and a potential pp phenom on the way I just don't see how Harris is in the long term plans is all
I personally think he's a trade asset, and a really good one at that
 
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Redux91 said:
He's fine really, but I just don't see a long term future here if we're being super honest
Like if he's never ever going to get powerplay time here, and it doesnt look like he EVER will sadly with Matheson(ugh), Guhle, Barron and even Xhekaj getting time amazingly, then he'll never be able to be the best version of himself we would need him to be

I just don't see how management looks at the D situation with a couple vets, with all the kids here already and the kids coming in, and with the PP QB spot in constant Flux and a potential pp phenom on the way I just don't see how Harris is in the long term plans is all
I personally think he's a trade asset, and a really good one at that
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Matheson is gone in a few years. Harris doesn't need pp time. He's more of a defensive player than an offensive one.

The future:
Guhle - Mailloux
Hutson - Xhekaj
Harris - Barron
extra: Engstrom, Struble
 
Redux91 said:
He's fine really, but I just don't see a long term future here if we're being super honest
Like if he's never ever going to get powerplay time here, and it doesnt look like he EVER will sadly with Matheson(ugh), Guhle, Barron and even Xhekaj getting time amazingly, then he'll never be able to be the best version of himself we would need him to be

I just don't see how management looks at the D situation with a couple vets, with all the kids here already and the kids coming in, and with the PP QB spot in constant Flux and a potential pp phenom on the way I just don't see how Harris is in the long term plans is all
I personally think he's a trade asset, and a really good one at that
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He doesn't need to be on the powerplay. He's a solid defenseman who can play a lot of minutes, gets in and out of zones with ease and uses his smarts all over the ice.

He's a coaches dream and I expect him to have a long career with the Habs, as an unsung hero.
 
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His ability to score goals will most likely be the factor on where he'll end up in the lineup since his creative playmaking is top-six level. He did well in the olympics and is scoring goals at a good pace at the college level which is encouraging to see. There is not a lot of under-sized scoring wingers in the nhl, but I have no problem thinking he'll be at least be a middle-six forward on a strong team with the upside of a legitimate top-six forward and special units contributor. First or second powerplay and possibly the PK due to his skating abilities.

Three nhlers comes to mind in the undersized scoring wingers category that I like to compare Farrell to:

Mats Zuccarello
Jesper Bratt
Mikael Granlund

Maybe I overrate him a bit but he is definitely a top-5 prospect on the habs. At this point, I just can't see him bust. Hopefully the habs will sign him to his entry-level contract and he ends up playing games for the canadiens at the tail end of the season.
 
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Kudo Shinichi said:
Farrell is only behind Fantili in the NCAA in pts/game
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I know Farrell is 21 years old, but thats still impressive. Top 6 potential, for sure. Im high on Farrell.

Saku K said:
His ability to score goals will most likely be the factor on where he'll end up in the lineup since his creative playmaking is top-six level. He did well in the olympics and is scoring goals at a good pace at the college level which is encouraging to see. There is not a lot of under-sized scoring wingers in the nhl, but I have no problem thinking he'll be at least be a middle-six forward on a strong team with the upside of a legitimate top-six forward and special units contributor. First or second powerplay and possibly the PK due to his skating abilities.

Three nhlers comes to mind in the undersized scoring wingers category that I like to compare Farrell to:

Mats Zuccarello
Jesper Bratt
Mikael Granlund

Maybe I overrate him a bit but he is definitely a top-5 prospect on the habs. At this point, I just can't see him bust. Hopefully the habs will sign him to his entry-level contract and he ends up playing games for the canadiens at the tail end of the season.
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I dont think you overrate him... he is a very talented prospect, with high offensive potential. Im 100% confident that he is going to be a solid top 6 at NHL level. He have all tools to become a really good player. His stats at NCAA level, its really good.
 
Scriptor said:
Yes, Farrell can be a strong contributor on the PK, for example.

Still, with the following prospects, Montreal has a lot of smaller players either already in Montreal or coming up through the system and, other than for Ds, I am not considering 5'11" as small, like in Suzuki's case, but his being sturdy at 208 lbs helps, in his case:

Caufield: 5'7", 174 lbs
Harris: 5'11", 189 lbs
Gallagher: 5'9", 186 lbs

Mesar: 5'10", 174 lbs
Farrell: 5'9", 175 lbs
Hutson: 5'9", 148 lbs
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That's not a true overall picture of the team. Although you brought up two defencemen, I'll leave them off my list:

Beck 6' 185
Roy 6' 193
Tuch 6'2 203
Ylonen 6'1" 188
Heineman 6' 194
Smilanac 6'1" 177
Davidson 6' 189

And if you include defencemen there are 8 more at 6 and over.

True, not all the names I mentioned will graduate to the NHL but I can say the same about your list. And my list doesn't have players who are already regulars such as Pezzetta, Armia, and Anderson. Your list does.
 
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