Recalled/Assigned: Joshua Roy called up from Laval

[Bottle Rocket]

It's very obvious when he's on and it's up to the coach to play him higher up when he is.
Just my take.

I would have put Ylonen with Monahan and Roy. And if Armia has one of those good games, sure promote him in-game.

 

[BLONG7]

They never said he will be there all season.

Was sure, that I read that they would not be bringing him up.................but here we are.......showcase for a trade??
Or just a pro cup of coffee, and a return back down?

 

[habsfan891]

Was sure, that I read that they would not be bringing him up.................but here we are.......showcase for a trade??
Or just a pro cup of coffee, and a return back down?

I really hope they don't trade one of the only forward prospects we have it would be pretty out of touch with the reality of this team

 

[Nicko999]

About time.

Just needs to be given decent ice time. If he is to play less than 10 minutes, keep him in the AHL.

 

[Gravity]

Not a fan of the move as I would've let him simmer in Laval for a while longer. But hopefully he gets minutes.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Not a fan of the move as I would've let him simmer in Laval for a while longer. But hopefully he gets minutes.

Hopefully this is a move to bring him up for the rest of the season and not yo yo him.

Good luck kid!

 

[Prendan Brust]

I’m curious to see how that unfolds. They had a few call ups where they gauged very well how ready the guy was (rhp, Struble, Caufield) but they had many underwhelming call ups as well, Barron being one I feel could still use some time in the AHL.

 

[LesCanadiens]

Just to put in perspective how impressive it is for him to get a chance now, he only has 5 months apart from Shane Wright. They’re basically the same age.

Yep. And Shane Wright SUCKS. So glad our scouts saw through the hype.

 

[Gustave]

When’s the last time, barring Caufield and his circumstances, that we had a top 6 worthy F player to bring up from Laval?

I’m thinking Gallagher…. No way right?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Was sure, that I read that they would not be bringing him up.................but here we are.......showcase for a trade??
Or just a pro cup of coffee, and a return back down?

They had said that they wanted him to continue to work on his game in Laval, which is why he wasn't called up earlier in the season. But they never said he will stay in Laval no matter what. Also, Roy is absolutely not being showcased for a trade.

His cup of coffee will last for as long as Anderson is out. For what it's worth, Laval is playing this afternoon, but their next game is next Friday.

 

[schwang26]

I didn’t realize Anderson was hurt. guess it makes sense now to call someone up, but i still disagree on Roy. let him excel in Laval.
on another note, this is one reason they need star players. to carry the team when guys go down.

 

[SwiftyHab]

I suspect those two bottom lines won't strike fear in the hearts of any opponent. If they are playing against McDavid, this could get embarrassing.

The Gallagher and Lavalagher line outscore Mcnuggets today and i purchase you an adult beverage.

 

[schwang26]

Overreact much? They can just send him back down where he can just be even better. Jesus Christ

It’s not an over reaction. It’s the same old crap. Calling up players before they’re ready, playing low minutes, instead of letting them excel and develop their game in Laval. They aren’t competing. They’re a bottom 10 team.

 

[LaP]

It’s not an over reaction. It’s the same old crap. Calling up players before they’re ready, playing low minutes, instead of letting them excel and develop their game in Laval. They aren’t competing. They’re a bottom 10 team.

Every teams give a few games a year to their top prospects ready or not. There's nothing to see here and you are 200% overreacting. It's a good thing to give your prospects a few games so they know what they have to improve. Roy was always going to play between 10 and 20 games and this is perfectly fine and actually the right thing to do.

 

[bonneaug]

Every teams give a few games a year to their top prospects ready or not. There's nothing to see here and you are 200% overreacting. It's a good thing to give your prospects a few games so they know what they have to improve. Roy was always going to play between 10 and 20 games and this is perfectly fine and actually the right thing to do.

It’s also mid January. They’re assessing what they have, and what they don’t. Is Roy a future fixture for the Top 6/Top 9? Is he a stopgap, is drafting LWs enough for the future or should we be looking at a trade for an older prospect if we wanna compete in two seasons (according to “the Plan”)?

Both the player development and the management angles are important here. And the club needs a body. So it makes sense, no panic to be had. He’ll be back in Laval soon enough.

 

[jfm133]

Alot of crazy things written here before it was known that Anderson would not play. Roy deserves this call up. He won't stay, but it will be good for him to get a sense of what is a real NHL game. Roy, Mailloux and Xhekaj are the three future impact players for the Habs that were in Laval. So again, Roy deserves this call up. It's up to him to show he deserves to stay. If so they will make room for him, we saw it with Struble. That being said, I don't think Roy is fully ready, unless playing with better players would help him look better. He improved his skating, he is now fast enough, but he needs to be more dynamic on the ice, skate more and slide less.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Actually, both he and Suzy are puck wizards, have great vision and play at a similar pace. It’s stupid to give him such duties already, but Roy-Suzy-Slaf would stylistically work. Less predictable of a line, shot duties would be better spread.

Yeah but ok, so to my original point I forgot to mention? He only fits on the first line?

 

[Destopcorner]

Will wear #89 instead of 97. All Mcdavid's fault imho.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Will wear #89 instead of 97. All Mcdavid's fault imho.

Also Lafleur's fault he's not wearing #10 that he wore in Junior and in Laval.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

When’s the last time, barring Caufield and his circumstances, that we had a top 6 worthy F player to bring up from Laval?

I’m thinking Gallagher…. No way right?

Gallagher was brought up from Hamilton!

 

[overlords]

Will wear #89 instead of 97.

 

[cave troll]

Let's go Roy !!!

 

[Habs4Life]

89 for 89 points in his career year!

 

[Team_Spirit]

Will wear #89 instead of 97. All Mcdavid's fault imho.

But why

 

[Koivu11]

Get hyped! #89 is a sick number!!

Weird number. Should have kept 97.