Speculation: Undrafted FA Thread (NCAA/CHL/Euro)

[montreal]

DEKEYSER, SCHULTZ and Sustr all did it with various levels of success.

Sustr played some in the AHL over 2 years, Schultz is just terrible. Dekeyser was a good pick up, but certainly not to be expected to see a defensemen go from the NCAA to the NHL and play top 4 and do it well.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Joly is going to the Leafs camp.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Joly is going to the Leafs camp.

Yep, was announced yesterday I think. Too bad, I was hoping we'd get either him or Loiseau at the prospect camp/tournament and they're both going elsewhere. There are still a few interesting candidates but they're going fast, I hope we can at least get one or two of the better known ones to attend

 

[JayKing]

I really wanted the Habs to invite him. He's small but insanely skilled. Oh well.

 

[Monctonscout]

I really wanted the Habs to invite him. He's small but insanely skilled. Oh well.

I don't see him as an NHL prospect. He's a good finisher but he's neither big nor fast. Not a great playmaker. Deluca is a better prospect than him.

To me he is an ECHL or university guy at 21.

 

[Richiebottles]

I really wanted the Habs to invite him. He's small but insanely skilled. Oh well.

Sounds like the Devos kid a few years back.

 

[19VJ17]

Is there any more news on Mike Reilly? I had read that he was to reduce his list to 3 or 4 teams this week.
Hopefully MTL makes the short list...

 

[Canadian_Brewtality]

Is there any more news on Mike Reilly? I had read that he was to reduce his list to 3 or 4 teams this week.
Hopefully MTL makes the short list...

Mike Reilly was a guest of the Blackhawks for game 3 at the United Center.

Pretty much all you need to know.

 

[19VJ17]

Mike Reilly was a guest of the Blackhawks for game 3 at the United Center.

Pretty much all you need to know.

BUT the Blackhawks lost the game...that couldn't been a good impression

Seriously thanks for the info

 

[deandebean]

I don't see him as an NHL prospect. He's a good finisher but he's neither big nor fast. Not a great playmaker. Deluca is a better prospect than him.

To me he is an ECHL or university guy at 21.

Can teams invite an unlimited amount of players?

 

[Whitesnake]

Pretty quiet on the Habs front....Sign of nothing? Or sign of something big?

 

[QuebecPride]

Pretty quiet on the Habs front....Sign of nothing? Or sign of something big?

It's usually a good thing.

 

[Freaky Habs Fan]

It's usually a good thing.

Reilly would amazing. Adding assets for free is great for a team. Signing him would mean we would be able to make a trade in the future a la Sekac/Pelley to fill a hole. Granted this trade isn't looking great right now, but I still think Devante will be a good player for the team.

And I'm still hoping we can flip a D for Rychel of Columbus. He would fit well with us.

 

[dcal64]

Reilly would amazing. Adding assets for free is great for a team. Signing him would mean we would be able to make a trade in the future a la Sekac/Pelley to fill a hole. Granted this trade isn't looking great right now, but I still think Devante will be a good player for the team.

And I'm still hoping we can flip a D for Rychel of Columbus. He would fit well with us.

That would be too funny, sign Reilly and then trade him to Columbus for Rychel.

 

[Freaky Habs Fan]

That would be too funny, sign Reilly and then trade him to Columbus for Rychel.

Well I wouldn't mind signing Reilly, see what he can do, and trade Beaulieu or Emelin for offensive help...

 

[Fazkovsky]

how about ohksanen. 25 goals as a third year for boston with 1 goal few than eichel whos 18 haha though. Eichel is amazing.

Is atti a defenceman too? I think he converted to a winger

 

[Monctonscout]

Can teams invite an unlimited amount of players?

I think they can, but having too many players is not a good thing, you then can't evaluate the guys you want to see.

 

[montreal]

Can teams invite an unlimited amount of players?

no limit

Pretty quiet on the Habs front....Sign of nothing? Or sign of something big?

I guess we'll hear more when we get closer to the development camp. I know we have a lot of incoming rookies so I don't expect too many movements since we also need some vets for the Ice Caps. At some point though we should be adding some LD's and a 5th goalie.

That would be too funny, sign Reilly and then trade him to Columbus for Rychel.

If so I hope they keep him for a couple months and then trade him so we can have over 100 pages of posters calling management names for giving up so soon on him and how we won't be able to sign NCAA FA's along with Euro FA's cause of the way they were treated. And of course it will be all Therrien's fault regardless of the situation.

how about ohksanen. 25 goals as a third year for boston with 1 goal few than eichel whos 18 haha though. Eichel is amazing.

Is atti a defenceman too? I think he converted to a winger

haven't heard anything so I suspect he's going to return to the NCAA for his Senior year. He's a defensemen that this past season they moved him to forward. I really like him and want the Habs to sign him.

 

[lamp9post]

Well I wouldn't mind signing Reilly, see what he can do, and trade Beaulieu or Emelin for offensive help...

I agree - that would be an example of good asset management if MB could pull something like that off.

 

[Freaky Habs Fan]

I agree - that would be an example of good asset management if MB could pull something like that off.

Marc Bergevin seems to really understand that part of the game. It's not really easy to achieve because 29 teams will pretty much battle for the free agents, but he's trying for sure...

 

[The Nightman]

Well I wouldn't mind signing Reilly, see what he can do, and trade Beaulieu or Emelin for offensive help...

Signing Reilly wouldn't make Beaulieu expendable, Tinordi possibly.

 

[HCH]

As per Caley on the trade rumours and free agent board, the Habs are near the bottom of the list for free agent invitees with only 2. Boston is near the top of the list with 8, I believe.

 

[montreal]

Signing Reilly wouldn't make Beaulieu expendable, Tinordi possibly.

don't agree, Tinordi is a stay at home type so he shouldn't have much to do with Reilly. If you were to somehow land Reilly it's for an offensive role so if they felt he could handle the NHL full time they could look at moving Beaulieu.

 

[The Nightman]

don't agree, Tinordi is a stay at home type so he shouldn't have much to do with Reilly. If you were to somehow land Reilly it's for an offensive role so if they felt he could handle the NHL full time they could look at moving Beaulieu.

Doubt it, Only way they trade Beaulieu is if they know Rielly can replace him, which would be after seeing him play in the NHL first. There's room for both Beaulieu and Rielly to play in the same line up, if the habs management don't think Tinordi has a future here than he could get traded no matter what type of defenceman he is.

I bet the Pens will be going hard for Rielly

 

[montreal]

Tyler Beskorowany, 25yo goalie from german club DEG. has an nhl-clause and german media reports today he's nhl (ahl) bound. Was drafted by the Stars in '08, 2nd round but never made the NHL. Is a FA but no word on where he is signing.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=106792

Doubt it, Only way they trade Beaulieu is if they know Rielly can replace him, which would be after seeing him play in the NHL first. There's room for both Beaulieu and Rielly to play in the same line up, if the habs management don't think Tinordi has a future here than he could get traded no matter what type of defenceman he is.

I said if they felt he could handle the NHL full time, so of course they would need to get a look at him, but doesn't mean they wouldn't trade Beaulieu at some point into the season. Tinordi imo wouldn't have anything to do with Reilly, he will have to show something at camp or he will be traded if they don't like what they see sine he's not going to be sent down.

If no moves were made and we signed Reilly we would have 5 offensive D's which leaves Emelin and Gilbert as regulars that are defensive minded. plus Tinordi and Pateryn in the press box.