Speculation: Who Will Be Signed?
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I think that is a fair list of prospects who will be signed or not.
I would actually like to see Gordin come over. But you get the sense he will stay in Russia and play out his entire career there.
Gordin is interesting but they don't have to sign him as his rights won't expire.
Biondi I will see soon, he's missed a lot of time to injury so we'll see if that impacted his skating even more, but he's picked up 5 pts in the last 2 games so we'll see how the year goes for him. It wouldn't be a bad idea for him to return to UMD for his 5th year.
No way Habs sign Tuch regardless of his totals this year. 41 points in 88 games at UM Duluth before tonight is not impressive. With all the prospects already signed, there is no room for him. Best of luck Blake!
poster is talking about Tuch but mixed up their schools. Biondi has 44 pts in 88 games, Tuch going into this season had 41 pts in 82 games.
I would think they sign him, people said the same thing about Struble when he had 1 goal last year and I kept saying he would be signed. Tuch is less of a lock to be signed then Struble imo but we don't have players like him, although I believe he's gotten bad advice as he went from being a nasty piece of business to play against to trying to be a scorer.
I think he needs to be very physical but he's talked about how much energy that takes up. My guess is he wants to be more like his brother but not sure the skills are there for that kind of game.
I’ve been advocating for Tuch to be signed since last season. We don’t have other prospects in same mold and he would bring some diversity to the prospect pool.
Davidson should definitely get a contract too. It’s still a but early but he showed some nice things throughout camp.
I’d also sign Nurmi. There’s definitely something interesting with him. After contracting mononucleosis he played a big role with his team in Finland. He’s off to a pretty rough start this season, but there’s still time for him to turn it around.
With a good season, Guindon might get one too. Everything depends on how he performs for the rest of the season.
For Biondi, an AHL contract seems reasonable.
For Tourigny I would wait. I think he can become a good offensive defensemen at the AHL level. Better have one drafted than signing someone from elsewhere, especially when he’s from here.
The rest should all be let go.
Davidson should definitely get a contract too. It’s still a but early but he showed some nice things throughout camp.
I’d also sign Nurmi. There’s definitely something interesting with him. After contracting mononucleosis he played a big role with his team in Finland. He’s off to a pretty rough start this season, but there’s still time for him to turn it around.
With a good season, Guindon might get one too. Everything depends on how he performs for the rest of the season.
For Biondi, an AHL contract seems reasonable.
For Tourigny I would wait. I think he can become a good offensive defensemen at the AHL level. Better have one drafted than signing someone from elsewhere, especially when he’s from here.
The rest should all be let go.
I think they'll sign Biondi.
Everything else looks right except maybe Gordin if he keeps up this hot streak.
Everything else looks right except maybe Gordin if he keeps up this hot streak.
I think a decision needs to be made on Rhett Pitlick by Aug 15th, 2024 as well.
Gordin's rights are indefinite
Gordin's rights are indefinite
Pitlick is 2025. Below shows the dates:
Montreal Canadiens Reserve List Players - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Reserve list details including must sign by dates and player signing rights details for the Montreal Canadiens NHL team
Your source might be better than mine but here they have Pitlick listed at 2024:Pitlick is 2025. Below shows the dates:
Montreal Canadiens Reserve List Players - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Reserve list details including must sign by dates and player signing rights details for the Montreal Canadiens NHL teamwww.capfriendly.com
Habs Prospect Signing Deadlines
The following dates are the deadlines by which the Habs must sign a currently unsigned player or relinquish their rights without compensation:
www.habsworld.net
Either way - I don't think he's getting signed so it doesn't matter much
Your source might be better than mine but here they have Pitlick listed at 2024:
Habs Prospect Signing Deadlines
The following dates are the deadlines by which the Habs must sign a currently unsigned player or relinquish their rights without compensation:www.habsworld.net
Either way - I don't think he's getting signed so it doesn't matter much
It's '25 because he's not a Senior. He delayed going to the NCAA an extra year so it gets pushed back, then he could go back for his 5th year if he wanted and it would push back to August of '26.
It's really fun seeing Tuch starting to look like a legit prospect. Too bad it took him until his senior year to really turn that corner, I don't know if it's going to be enough progression to get his ELC in the end. He does have the option of staying in college for a 5th year because of the lost covid season, though.
He will get his ELC. Lack of guys like that
Maybe, they might like the overall package enough, even though he's not quite the sum of his parts. He does have a decent floor, that's the advantage with a prospect like that, he doesn't necessarily need to do a lot.
Yeah I think they will sign him. Add more beef which we know they value size. Someone else who can play a hard nosed style with enough offensive touch to advance play forward.
He's a guy you could even try with Suzuki Cole eventually because of what his style is.
I don't see why they wouldn't sign Tuch.
While his production haven't been wow in the NCAA in his first 3 seasons, he did improve other aspect of his game and now he seems to be picking up his offense which means there is still room for growth. Also, his physical package is lacking in the Habs prospect pool, even if he doesn't pan out as an NHLer, he's going to help out a rather small AHL team once he join.
Tuch has always seemed like a very projectable pro player even when he wasn't scoring. I am quite sure he will be signed unless they see another red flag.
Does anyone know if these Habs prospects will make the jump to the professionals next year (Rocket Laval, Habs Montreal or Trois Rivieres Lions)?LukeTuchRhett PittlickDavid ReinbacherOlivier KapanenFilip MesarLane HutsonAdam EngstromAlexander GordinPeteri Nurmi
