Confirmed with Link: Habs sign Hayden Verbeek

[admiralcadillac]

If a single person here knows a single thing about Verbeek I'd be amazed. There must be a reason he was signed beyond his stats.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

BIG THINGS COMING

 

[dcyhabs]

I wonder if Bergevin just watches sports shows instead of reading scouting reports. Like with Fucale, talked up on the shows but other teams passed, presumably due to stats and scouting.

 

[Runner77]

Copy/paste of almost all Bergevin's moves.

At this point, no one can blame posters for asking questions and for not simply taking Bergevin's word for it. We're way past that.

 

[jaffy27]

Jake Evans is going to the Frozen Four...Notre Dame won 2-1 on Saturday.

This would explain why he isn’t signed then.....

 

[jaffy27]

At this point, no one can blame posters for asking questions and for not simply taking Bergevin's word for it. We're way past that.

Could he not just be a AHL signing??

I don’t know, I’m just trying to make sense of the signing, if not for Montreal, maybe it’s more of a Laval signing. I don’t know how many contracts they have left to give.

If the kid has wheels and works hard I say why not....

But then again, I could be way off on this one. If this kids game is totally flaws, I’d like to know a posters take on why.

 

[beowulf]

Blah nothing special here another body for Laval next year I guess.

 

[jaffy27]

None but verbeek is not deserving of an NHL contract.
I was expecting to see 100 pts but when I saw 61 pts and 20 years old I was like “why”
Did Bergevin play with his uncle? Did he owe pat verbeek a favour?

Why is he not deserving of a contract.....like, how do you validate such a notion?? What parts of his game are beyond flawed that he’s an automatic AHL rat??

 

[CHwest]

If a single person here knows a single thing about Verbeek I'd be amazed. There must be a reason he was signed beyond his stats.

The binman found a trinket. He doesn't need a reason to rummage through the bin, it is who he is.

 

[jaffy27]

The binman found a trinket. He doesn't need a reason to rummage through the bin, it is who he is.

So sign none then, zero free agents cause if he does, it’s perceived as bargain bin????....meanwhile, every NHL team is doing the same f***in thing.

 

[Michelangelo]

If a single person here knows a single thing about Verbeek I'd be amazed. There must be a reason he was signed beyond his stats.

His uncle played with Bergevin in Hartford.

 

[soo hound girl]

His uncle played with Bergevin in Hartford.

Who cares? Bottom line is the kid can play . You guys wonder why you guys are where you are it is time to start to think outside the box take a chance on some free agents and try and turn this thing around

 

[Adam Michaels]

If a single person here knows a single thing about Verbeek I'd be amazed. There must be a reason he was signed beyond his stats.

Go through the thread, some people have watched him and have a scouting report on him.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Go through the thread, some people have watched him and have a scouting report on him.

No, it's impossible. No one has ever seen him play except Bergevin.

 

[Forum93]

His uncle played with Bergevin in Hartford.
)

What a coincidence , gotta admit though Pat had karacter.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Could he not just be a AHL signing??

I don’t know, I’m just trying to make sense of the signing, if not for Montreal, maybe it’s more of a Laval signing. I don’t know how many contracts they have left to give.

If the kid has wheels and works hard I say why not....

But then again, I could be way off on this one. If this kids game is totally flaws, I’d like to know a posters take on why.

He has wheels, works extremely hard, virtually all his scoring is 5 on 5 - if he actually got PP time he would be at a ppg pace.

Is a center. Great pker.

Basically Byron/A. Shaw/Pageau type 3rd line upside.

I'm sure he chose Montreal because he's aware of how bad our center position is.

Montreal needs all kinds of depth at every position. It's not a bad signing, but it isn't sexy. More of the "character" type player that Bergevin loves so much, so people are frustrated because we're a team dying for skill.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Could he not just be a AHL signing??

I don’t know, I’m just trying to make sense of the signing, if not for Montreal, maybe it’s more of a Laval signing. I don’t know how many contracts they have left to give.

If the kid has wheels and works hard I say why not....

But then again, I could be way off on this one. If this kids game is totally flaws, I’d like to know a posters take on why.

This is Montreal's 31st contract next season. They have another 19 before they reach the 50-contract limit.

 

[Sterling Archer]

No problem with this signing but really, another small winger. Why not more PMD and centres if we’re taking a flyer on an over ager. Just consistently defies logic.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Is this like when Bergevin signed Christian Thomas, another smallish, not very productive player whose father had played with Bergevin?

And did anybody in the media ever criticize Bergevin's blatant nepotism? Not that I've heard of.

 

[Adam Michaels]

No problem with this signing but really, another small winger. Why not more PMD and centres if we’re taking a flyer on an over ager. Just consistently defies logic.

I believe he plays wing now, but he is also center. Elite Prospect has him listed as C/LW. HockeyDB and his OHL profile has him listed as a C also.

I've never watched him so I can't say how good he is in either position. But he's someone who can play both wing and center.

As for more PMDs and centers, there will be more undrafted players Habs can sign.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Here's what Brock had to say about him back in January in a top 10 undrafted players worth signing.

10. Hayden Verbeek - Forward - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Absolute warrior on the ice. Easily one of the hardest working players in the league. Doesn't have the world's most dynamic skill set but gets the most out of it possible by using his brain, his skating ability, and his lower body strength (a real bull despite being only 5'9). Always fighting for loose pucks, especially near the crease and in the slot where he's extremely elusive. Also, watch this guy in the neutral zone. Does a great job stopping advances and lifting sticks to break up plays, turning the tide the other way. Verbeek is also one of the OHL's best penalty killers. Again, not sure the offensive skill set is good enough for him to be a significant NHL player, but if the Hounds make it all the way this year, he's going to get a ton of exposure. All heart. All hustle.

 

[Whitesnake]

So based on all those reports.....we could hope that at best, Hayden Verbeek is our Darren Helm. That would be fine with me. Earlier comment was always and only about statsline and how it's evidently uncommon for a guy not even cracking the PPG in his 5th season in Junior to crack a NHL roster. Try to convince me otherwise....you won't be able to. Even Helm cracked that PPG for 2 seasons in Juniors. But didn't destroy it either. Except his last playoff where he had 22 points in 23 games. So at one point, while the Soo is stacked, you would hope that Verbeek rack some stats too. You can't be a fine 2-way player if you can't do anything the offensive way......

 

[Et le But]

Bergevin and Timmins think hockey talent is inherited.