HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #88: 2024-25 Season

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

YOU'RE another Barron.

woah , that's kinda messed up , i dont fumble my bets like Barron fumble the puck

 

[vokiel]

No chance trading Reinbacher.

I wouldn't bet on this. Quite some interesting RD in the next draft, plus him showing nothing means we could move sideways and get someone less injury prone.

We're not trading Reinbacher. His only knocks are he's currently injured and may have been a worse pick than Michkov. He's not a lost cause.

He doesn't have any pluses either. The GM can always change his mind and target some other RD.

 

[Runner77]

Here's a recent article with clips that describe Jiricek's game.

Is it a question of IQ or development?

The posts here about his difficulty in processing the game, raise doubts. The quoted article seems to point to similar concerns in breaking down a sequence:

« Jiricek needed to be more assertive at the outset of this play and more aggressive identifying how the play was developing in his zone. He essentially checked nobody in this sequence. »

And another:

« The following sequence speaks volumes about the current state of Jiricek’s game and why the Jackets' coaching staff has little trust in his defensive awareness at the NHL level right now.

Instead of keeping things simple and the play in front of him, Jiricek runs out of place to chase the play into the neutral zone. He’s entirely out of position as the puck ends up in the back of the Blue Jackets net. »

Maybe the Habs can hedge their risk with whatever intel they can gather from Pascal Vincent. However, since many teams would be bidding, I’m expecting the price to be prohibitive and am not sure Hughes is prepared to pay it, unless it involves dealing redundant assets.

 

[morhilane]

Is it a question of IQ or development?

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My impression was more that he had a coachability issue.

For example, Mailloux clearly has a big ? over his IQ, but he seems to be coachable.