Price for Kadri and jvr
i know eh? our fanbase, just ****ing wow
Price for Kadri and jvr
This was confirmed to me after 1 period of viewing tonight. Focused, fundamentally solid, moved fluidly but economically, and responded well to adversity.
It sucks goalies don't have a ton of value on the trade market...
It sucks goalies don't have a ton of value on the trade market...
Great thing about a guy like Montoya, who signed as a free agent, is that any return is good value (if you're not downgrading his position significantly in the process). If I were calling the shots I'd be really tempted to flip Montoya, bring Lindgren up to the Habs, and let McNiven run with as much of this season in Laval as he can. I expect Fucale to be able to backup anyone down there this year.
Great thing about a guy like Montoya, who signed as a free agent, is that any return is good value (if you're not downgrading his position significantly in the process). If I were calling the shots I'd be really tempted to flip Montoya, bring Lindgren up to the Habs, and let McNiven run with as much of this season in Laval as he can. I expect Fucale to be able to backup anyone down there this year.
It sucks goalies don't have a ton of value on the trade market...
They won't do this after the Condon experience IMO.
McNiven will end up in the ECHL and Fucale will backup Lindgren.
They won't do this after the Condon experience IMO.
McNiven will end up in the ECHL and Fucale will backup Lindgren.
hate to say it but at this point McNiven is ahead of Fucale, Fucale will be in the ECHL.
hate to say it but at this point McNiven is ahead of Fucale, Fucale will be in the ECHL.
I know not everyone follows or cares about Laval so I thought I would put this here. McNiven is having himself quite the season. Last year he struggled as imo he was put in a bad position as he went to the ECHL which was to be expected but after only 4 games where he didn't seem able to stop a beach ball, he was called up to Laval. There he sat on the bench behind Lindgren and Fucale so he didn't play enough and imo sat too long inbetween starts which is not what you want for a 20 year old rookie.
In the off-season it was said that he solved a bit of a medical issue I think it was to due to gluten, but he changed his diet and lost a lot of weight. At the start of the season he struggled despite looking much better then last year, going 1-4. Since then he's gone 9-3-2, he's imo taken over the starting job from Lindgren who has struggled since returning from injury. McNiven if you count goalies with 20 or more starts is now 4th in the AHL in gaa he's let in 24 goals in the last 13 games, and only 4 of those 13 games did he let in more then 2 goals.
Been what, 10 years since we've drafted and developed even a backup goalie? Would be nice to solve that problem internally, can't just get a backup for nothing anymore, teams understand the value of a guy who can stsrt 25 games and hold the fort.
Call him up...maybe a Steve Penney? Nieme is terrible. Team needs a backup
Because of the success he's had, I'd rather he finish out the season in Laval and be able to build off that next year. Call up Lindgren if you are to give Price a break and don't trust Niemi to do so. I'd like to see them give McNiven the lion's share of workload from here on out as he hasn't played a ton of games since turning pro.Call him up...maybe a Steve Penney? Nieme is terrible. Team needs a backup
Logical ideaBecause of the success he's had, I'd rather he finish out the season in Laval and be able to build off that next year. Call up Lindgren if you are to give Price a break and don't trust Niemi to do so. I'd like to see them give McNiven the lion's share of workload from here on out as he hasn't played a ton of games since turning pro.
Because of the success he's had, I'd rather he finish out the season in Laval and be able to build off that next year. Call up Lindgren if you are to give Price a break and don't trust Niemi to do so. I'd like to see them give McNiven the lion's share of workload from here on out as he hasn't played a ton of games since turning pro.
McNiven's new mask. It's a thing of beauty.