Could/Should De la Rose be converted to a defenceman?

Could/Should De la Rose be converted to a defenceman?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 25.8%
  • No

    Votes: 23 74.2%

  • Total voters
    31

GoHabsGo76

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Apr 16, 2009
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I would vote no. I can understand why you could see it, I just personally don't see it working out.

However, after all the Drouin/Galchenyuk BS, I would never be surprised to see us try and move someone around as if it is easy to just switch positions at the NHL level.
 

groovejuice

Without deviation progress is not possible
Jun 27, 2011
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Worked pretty well for Wendell Clarke. He played defence all throughout Junior. The Leafs converted him to a forward when he came to the NHL. His Jersey is in the rafters now.

If I'm not mistaken, Markov is a converted forward.
 
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Habs100

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Nov 6, 2013
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well DLR is no Clark....so no need to go there

Not at all. The statement was made that converting a player to a different is horrible. That's just a false statement. Wendell Clarke was an offensive defencemen who was converted to a forward. De la Rose is a defensive forward who may do nothing at forward, despite his gifts of size, speed, good stick handler, good shot, good decision making with the puck, and a whole host of other qualities.

Seems like a waste if he's in the rafters or a career 4th liner. IF, and that's a big if, he could be a solid defenceman, that would be a much better use of his gifts.
 

Runner77

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De la Rose is big, a greater, and makes good decisions with the puck. He's also a good stickhandler and has a good shot.

He just has almost no offense.

Could or should he be converted to a defenseman? Is it too late?

Should be converted into a draft pick, before it's too late. :sarcasm:

Just kidding. He has his use as a bottom liner and defensive specialist, so long as he's cost controlled.
 

SquiddFX

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Montreal! Where defencemen are forwards and forwards are defencemen. Where centers are wingers and wingers are centers. All we need now is for a skater to play goal :sarcasm:
 
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Runner77

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Montreal! Where defencemen are forwards and forwards are defencemen. Where centers are wingers and wingers are centers. All we need now is for a skater to play goal :sarcasm:

Also, Montreal!
  • Where the head of hockey ops is really a condo promoter.
  • Where failing is rewarded (Nick Carrière, Lefebvre, Habs Pro Scouting, Habs Draft and Under-development).
  • Where the line between business and bromance, is blurred (Bergevin and MT, Bergevin and Lefebvre, Bergevin and Molson).
  • Where no one is ever fired, even MT still has a job with the org.
  • Where a coach inherits assistants.
  • Where a GM decides player deployment.
  • Where a GM throws money at scrubs and bottom players but plays hardball with elite types.
  • Where cap room is an accidental on purpose plan.
  • Where the GM fills the room with intangibles, but where there is no leadership to be found.
  • Where other GMs that actually won a Cup, get a 3 year extension vs. Molson's best bud is on board til 2022.
  • Where Hab holiday season ornaments are promoted by Alzner the Human Snow Angel.

Even for the stuff that is entertainment or attendance, there are Montreal twists:
  • Where models with no talent are allowed to butcher anthems.
  • Where a baseball mascot is a turncoat.
  • Where games are supposedly sold out but a ton of tickets are released at reduced prices before every game.
  • Where ceremonial torches are paraded by 4th liners in their first year as a Hab.
  • Where ownership can literally do no wrong, there are still 6,000 fans on a waiting list for season tickets.
Marci, Bârgevent et Molleton, in the best franglais pronounciation I could come up with.
 
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SquiddFX

#Seanski
Dec 16, 2013
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Hey! Leave Youppi out of this. Poor guy would have been left all alone in the Big Owe. Who would even want to stay there? :laugh:

For the rest of it. I have no qualms. It's accurate :laugh:
 
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S Bah

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Nov 7, 2010
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If I'm not mistaken, Markov is a converted forward.

Actually Markov was a converted centerman, whose vision, stickhandling and stamina made him great for logging big icetime while creating breakouts/offence. JDLR certainly has the skating, size, stamina and defensive acumen, don't see the vision/passing abilities necessary to quarterback the offence. JDLR certainly has the abilities to be a great defensive forward or Frank Selke type of NHLer, not like Patrice Bergeron obviously. More like a Doug Jarvis/Bob Gainey/Jimmy Roberts/Guy Carbonneau(Always a strength of Habs Championship teams) type defensive forward, shutting down opponents high end scorers. In the late minutes of periods and games holding the lead for the Habs, to rest their star offensive players while keeping the momentum. Important to have these types of great defensive forwards in the tight checking playoff games. JDLR exhibits all those abilities to become a great defensive forward, forget the switch to defenceman IMHO.
 
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Habs178

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Sep 22, 2007
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Also, Montreal!
  • Where the head of hockey ops is really a condo promoter.
  • Where failing is rewarded (Nick Carrière, Lefebvre, Habs Pro Scouting, Habs Draft and Under-development).
  • Where the line between business and bromance, is blurred (Bergevin and MT, Bergevin and Lefebvre, Bergevin and Molson).
  • Where no one is ever fired, even MT still has a job with the org.
  • Where a coach inherits assistants.
  • Where a GM decides player deployment.
  • Where a GM throws money at scrubs and bottom players but plays hardball with elite types.
  • Where cap room is an accidental on purpose plan.
  • Where the GM fills the room with intangibles, but where there is no leadership to be found.
  • Where other GMs that actually won a Cup, get a 3 year extension vs. Molson's best bud is on board til 2022.
  • Where Hab holiday season ornaments are promoted by Alzner the Human Snow Angel.

Even for the stuff that is entertainment or attendance, there are Montreal twists:
  • Where models with no talent are allowed to butcher anthems.
  • Where a baseball mascot is a turncoat.
  • Where games are supposedly sold out but a ton of tickets are released at reduced prices before every game.
  • Where ceremonial torches are paraded by 4th liners in their first year as a Hab.
  • Where ownership can literally do no wrong, there are still 6,000 fans on a waiting list for season tickets.
Marci, Bârgevent et Molleton, in the best franglais pronounciation I could come up with.
So sad. And so true. The end.
 

groovejuice

Without deviation progress is not possible
Jun 27, 2011
19,277
18,222
Calgary
Also, Montreal!
  • Where the head of hockey ops is really a condo promoter.
  • Where failing is rewarded (Nick Carrière, Lefebvre, Habs Pro Scouting, Habs Draft and Under-development).
  • Where the line between business and bromance, is blurred (Bergevin and MT, Bergevin and Lefebvre, Bergevin and Molson).
  • Where no one is ever fired, even MT still has a job with the org.
  • Where a coach inherits assistants.
  • Where a GM decides player deployment.
  • Where a GM throws money at scrubs and bottom players but plays hardball with elite types.
  • Where cap room is an accidental on purpose plan.
  • Where the GM fills the room with intangibles, but where there is no leadership to be found.
  • Where other GMs that actually won a Cup, get a 3 year extension vs. Molson's best bud is on board til 2022.
  • Where Hab holiday season ornaments are promoted by Alzner the Human Snow Angel.

Even for the stuff that is entertainment or attendance, there are Montreal twists:
  • Where models with no talent are allowed to butcher anthems.
  • Where a baseball mascot is a turncoat.
  • Where games are supposedly sold out but a ton of tickets are released at reduced prices before every game.
  • Where ceremonial torches are paraded by 4th liners in their first year as a Hab.
  • Where ownership can literally do no wrong, there are still 6,000 fans on a waiting list for season tickets.
Marci, Bârgevent et Molleton, in the best franglais pronounciation I could come up with.

I can die happy for having read this. :laugh:
 
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