I'd be intrigued to see him get a look next to Edmundson or Weber.. do a quick assessment of his game at the NHL level and if he needs pro ripening, send him to Laval.
Not sure how reliable they are but the piece about it being a foregone conclusion is nice.
Unless he's REALLY good, it'd be tough to put another rookie in the lineup especially on defence. They don't have the luxury.
If they sign him and he comes to Montreal and they later decide to send him down, couldn't they do that?
I'm not sure I get the issue of whether he's coming to the Habs or the Rocket. Can't that be decided later?
Unless he's REALLY good, it'd be tough to put another rookie in the lineup especially on defence. They don't have the luxury.
The reason I think Harris hasn't been signed yet is because there is a slim chance that Northeastern are selected to play in the NCAA Tournament. Under normal circumstances they wouldn't, but due to COVID and some teams having opted out, they may be able to get in from the back door this time.
And Harris would rather remain eligible to play should Northeastern get in, however slim their chance is.
They'll know 100% on Sunday. So if NE is confirmed to be out, I expect him to sign his ELC.
This is me guessing here. Because I doubt that the organization would wait before signing him when they didn't wait in previous years (like Poehling and Primeau, who were signed the day after their teams were eliminated). And with the 14-day quarantine, there is even more incentive to sign him ASAP.
Although I'm also reluctant to rush a kidI, too, would rather see him get time in the AHL first. But sometimes with the college prospects (and some Euro prospects), you have to guarantee them an NHL game and burn a year off their ELC in order to convince them to sign.
And in Harris' case, he can choose not to sign and hit free agency next summer. If it takes an NHL game and burning a year off his ELC in order to guarantee he will sign, Habs will do it.
Lol, because were better than all of those puny NHL rusher.Why is it seemingly every other teams NCAA prospects, especially the ones drafted in the first few rounds...
Always jump straight to their NHL team and help them down the stretch.
But ours have to go through the AHL purgatory?
Most of the ones who came in for a playoff push (McAvoy, Makar, Boeser) were blue-chip prospects, which Harris isn’t (although he is good).Why is it seemingly every other teams NCAA prospects, especially the ones drafted in the first few rounds...
Always jump straight to their NHL team and help them down the stretch.
But ours have to go through the AHL purgatory?
Cant wait to see what he does in laval at least
My favourite non CC habs prospect. I think he can play now and not be worse than Chiarot was.
That's not my necessarily true...there are guys who weren't blue chip prospects who just joined their NHL teams and played a role.Most of the ones who came in for a playoff push (McAvoy, Makar, Boeser) were blue-chip prospects, which Harris isn’t (although he is good).
The ones that weren’t (Greenway, Fabbro) had a limited impact.
That's not my necessarily true...there are guys who weren't blue chip prospects who just joined their NHL teams and played a role.
My favourite non CC habs prospect. I think he can play now and not be worse than Chiarot was.
They're gonna give him a game to burn a year of the ELC.. and we will see how he handles it.
There's no risk in development to play a game or 3 in the NHL. The risk is when you play a guy in the NHL, give him no minutes, play him in his wrong position, put him with shit players, give no ice time and treat them like shit for extended period of time.
A few were mentioned earlier...it's not it's uncommon.Examples ?
But can he be better than Mete or Ouellet?
At any rate, there is no rush with him. He's got 3, 4 years before he has to pass through waivers. Let's give him whatever development time he needs - if any.