Rumor: Habs Considering Pomminville (PTO or Deal?)

[Milhouse40]

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They can write and broadcast all they want. I don't think the organization cares how much they want to promote the local players. It didn't work for Hudon, Deslauriers, and Ouellet last year.

They don't care about how much they complain and always asking about not drafting french players and all of that.

MB won't sign Pomminville to a contract because Cantin writes an article pushing for it or because JiC will talk about it on TVA Sports non-stop every day.

Don't be so sure…..cause you'll have to explain to me why they picked Bergevin as GM to begin with

 

[Adam Michaels]

Don't be so sure…..cause you'll have to explain to me why they picked Bergevin as GM to begin with

You try fighting this charm...

.... just try it.

 

[Milhouse40]

You try fighting this charm...

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.... just try it.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[stanley25]

I'd love to see a poll on how many of us would like the Habs to sign pominville....

Mostly because i've never see a 100% hf poll

 

[OldCraig71]

Get ready for the injury parade by December, out of the playoffs by January 15th. Bergy will blame the man games lost on hockey players , rather than the abuse small teams take month after month.

It’s true, it is impossible for an undersized team to play such an uptempo speed game and not run out of gas. Our smaller forwards are most vulnerable when bigger teams take away the middle of the ice and there is no other option but to play along the boards and most times they are very overmatched. I have preached this for years during gdt’s, it’s so obvious to see but yet we continue with this style of team.

 

[Whitesnake]

Well Ward didn't make team last year.

Either way, I want them in AHL. I think it would be huge for them and the AHL team. If they can't beat a guy who will be 37 in november then they probably could use AHL time anyway.

But it's not about making the team. It's about getting the shifts you need to prove you belong. And it will be easy to send those kids down after they will be tried 8 minutes a game on a 4th line because Pominville has to get all the reps on the 3rd....

 

[LyricalLyricist]

But it's not about making the team. It's about getting the shifts you need to prove you belong. And it will be easy to send those kids down after they will be tried 8 minutes a game on a 4th line because Pominville has to get all the reps on the 3rd....

You know this is easily fixed by scheduling more games, playing them in a position to see their work and not loading up lines.

The reality is to start training camp a lot of these guys will end up in the top 9 pretty easily. The line up will be split in 2.

 

[Whitesnake]

You know this is easily fixed by scheduling more games, playing them in a position to see their work and not loading up lines.

The reality is to start training camp a lot of these guys will end up in the top 9 pretty easily. The line up will be split in 2.

7 games this preseason. Surely not all 7 to make some tests. And the first games are against AHL/CHL teams where Alexander Suglobov, with the Leafs, once looked like Wayne Gretzky. I just have no idea how kids unless they utterly dominate will have the chance to shine if we sign guys on PTO's.

 

[LyricalLyricist]

7 games this preseason. Surely not all 7 to make some tests. And the first games are against AHL/CHL teams where Alexander Suglobov, with the Leafs, once looked like Wayne Gretzky. I just have no idea how kids unless they utterly dominate will have the chance to shine if we sign guys on PTO's.

How was Ward treated last year?

I genuinely do not remember.

 

[Whitesnake]

How was Ward treated last year?

I genuinely do not remember.

He stayed 7 days. Probably played 1 or 2 games.

 

[LyricalLyricist]

He stayed 7 days. Probably played 1 or 2 games.

I meant if it impeded the evaluation of younger players. We didn't have many but still.

 

[Beer and Chips]

PTO why not ? Pretty simple if Poeling is anywhere comparable and is better than Weise or Barber.

 

[Dominator13]

Pominville’s « family reasons » in relation to Montreal only surface now that he’s past 35 years old and on his last legs. How unpredictable.

Yeah, cause most people dont have a family when they're 25...

 

[JianYang]

If these rumours are true, then I'm guessing he's only received a PTO.

At this point, if pominville got an actual full time offer from any team, you'd think that he would jump on it in a heartbeat.

 

[Runner77]

Yeah, cause most people dont have a family when they're 25...

I took it to mean that Montreal was an option exactly because he has family here. He also had family here when he wasn’t a declining, aging player is the point, since apparently, it wasn’t obvious to some.

 

[Whitesnake]

I meant if it impeded the evaluation of younger players. We didn't have many but still.

Tough to know. But the people who are saying that the plan is clear, that we are going full youth and for a near future, the people that says that our prospect pool is the best than it ever was have to believe that signing a 37 year old to a PTO is just strange at the very least.....to be polite.

Personnally, again, I hvae nothing against that. But that's because I don't believe that it's Bergevin's plan. That's all. He goes with what's available. And makes it his plan.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

This would be peak Bergevin. Right in the mold of Briere and Parenteau

 

[jaffy27]

You are right, we don't have such a good prospect pool after all..

You haven’t answered the question!!!

Wha kids are not playing on account of Pominville POSSIBLY getting a PTO??

You have KK in that video, he’s already slotted in for top 9

You have Brook who is all but assured a top 4 role in Laval

Then you have Suzuki and Poehling who are better served playing top 6, top PP minutes in Laval to start the year.

And a PTO, is exactly that, a PTO

 

[Seb]

Can we stop being the NHL team of charity for has beens?

 

[Milhouse40]

You haven’t answered the question!!!

Wha kids are not playing on account of Pominville POSSIBLY getting a PTO??

You have KK in that video, he’s already slotted in for top 9

You have Brook who is all but assured a top 4 role in Laval

Then you have Suzuki and Poehling who are better served playing top 6, top PP minutes in Laval to start the year.

And a PTO, is exactly that, a PTO

Lehkonen for me is kid that deserve a real top 6 shot....did pretty well last year at the end of the season when put in a more offensive position

 

[jaffy27]

Lehkonen for me is kid that deserve a real top 6 shot....did pretty well last year at the end of the season when put in a more offensive position

I concur......he needs to bury his chances though, last year he just kept missing golden opportunities.

I’d honestly really like to see Suzuki and Poehling start the season in Laval.....especially Suzuki.

A dose of Bouchard can only do these kids some good

 

[HabsEstrie]

Wait, what ? Who ? Why ?

 

[Treb]

Wait, what ? Who ? Why ?

PTO. Jason Pominville. For competition at camp and potential vet warm body in exhibition matches to fit the vet rule.

 

[vokiel]

The only way I'd sign Pomminville is if he'd pay the organization and not the other way around. This ain't a country club. (I wish)