HF Habs: 2019 Montreal Canadiens Training Camp

[EveryDay]

57 invited at camp:

Liste des joueurs au camp d'entraînement

Attaquants/Forwards(33)

Morgan Adams-Moisan
Alexandre Alain
Joel Armia
Riley Barber
Alex Belzile
Paul Byron
Joe Cox
Nick Cousins
Phillip Danault
Max Domi
Jonathan Drouin
Jake Evans
Brendan Gallagher
Liam Hawel
Charles Hudon
Nikita Jevpalovs
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Artturi Lehkonen
Michael McCarron
Matthew Peca
William Pelletier
Michael Pezzetta
Ryan Poehling
Nick Suzuki
Tomas Tatar
Joel TEasdale
Nate Thompson
Philip Varone
Lukas Vejdemo
Hayden Verbeek
Antoine Waked
Jordan Weal
Dale Weise

Défenseurs/Defenceman(18)

Karl Alzner
Josh Brook
Ben Chiarot
Ryan Culkin
Gianni Fairbrother
Cale Fleury
Christian Folin
Noah Juulsen
Brett Kulak
Maxime Lamarche
Otto Leskinen
Victor Mete
Gustav Olofsson
Xavier Ouellet
Jeff Petry
Mike Reilly
David Sklenicka
Shea Weber

Gardiens/Goaltenders(6)

Connor LaCouvee
Charlie Lindgren
Keith Kinkaid
Michael McNiven
Carey Price
Cayden Primeau

 

[WeThreeKings]

Is there a press release/link stating Fairbrother will be returned to junior?

No but they've done it before.

 

[Hins77]

I watched every depth chart around the league today. Honestly, we will have a terrible years. There is some team like detroit, los angeles, columbus, ottawa, anaheim whos gonna be worst than us but honestly... i don’t see an elite player here. Price ok, the rest? We are small and the second half of the calendar will be terrible. Don’t forget that we didnt bring something bigs last summer and no one were hurt last year (instead of weber at the begginning). I would like to see montreAl enterring in the playoff but honestly, when i compare our team, we have many question marks

 

[26Mats]

No but they've done it before.

Yeah I remember with Tzyska (sp?).

But I thought Faribrother was good in the little I saw.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Yeah I remember with Tzyska (sp?).

But I thought Faribrother was good in the little I saw.

He was but it doesn't matter. They are clearly cutting all the junior aged kids and going with the pro line up

 

[OnTheRun]

Yeah I remember with Tzyska (sp?).

But I thought Faribrother was good in the little I saw.

It's because you can't reassign/release a player if he's not cleared to play. Teasdale is making every invite lists and will stay assigned to the Habs for most of the year because of the same reason.

 

[donghabs98]

I think this board could use some actual hockey being played, to talk about.

Bring on training camp!

Tell me about it. There's only so much that can be said on the same topics/issues. Time for new content!

 

[BrendanGallagher11]

Wheres morgan Ellis?

 

[vokiel]

Wheres morgan Ellis?

In the KHL?

 

[OnTheRun]

Wheres morgan Ellis?

KHL, no?

 

[Scintillating10]

I watched every depth chart around the league today. Honestly, we will have a terrible years. There is some team like detroit, los angeles, columbus, ottawa, anaheim whos gonna be worst than us but honestly... i don’t see an elite player here. Price ok, the rest? We are small and the second half of the calendar will be terrible. Don’t forget that we didnt bring something bigs last summer and no one were hurt last year (instead of weber at the begginning). I would like to see montreAl enterring in the playoff but honestly, when i compare our team, we have many question marks

I think they are a bubble playoff team. Could go either way. Depends big time on staying healthy.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Addd the training camp rosters in the OP.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Where is Matthew Struthers ? He was injured if I remember, but unless I'm blind, he isn't on any lists ?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Where is Matthew Struthers ? He was injured if I remember, but unless I'm blind, he isn't on any lists ?

You're right. He's not there. He was invited to the rookie camp, but didn't participate due to injury. He hasn't been officially released. So it is curious where he is now.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Lalancette says from what he's being told, they want RHP to finish his Junior career. He's from the Saguenay area. So they want to also give him a chance to play for his hometown. He made a very good impression in his rookie camp.

 

[dcal64]

You're right. He's not there. He was invited to the rookie camp, but didn't participate due to injury. He hasn't been officially released. So it is curious where he is now.

Probably still injured and will be invited to the Rockets camp when it starts up.

 

[Treb]

So Hawel is the only guy truly fighting for a contract. Being at 48 contracts, I don't see them handing out more than one so AHL deal guys like Cox, Lamarche, Jevpalovs, Adams-Moisan, Pelletier, Culkin and LaCouvee would really need to dominate the camp to be considered. If Hawel gets signed, he probably still go back as an overager in the OHL.

EDIT: Maybe they could sign LaCouvee if they really love him and trade Lindgren.

 

[Adam Michaels]

So Hawel is the only guy truly fighting for a contract. Being at 48 contracts, I don't see them handing out more than one so AHL deal guys like Cox, Lamarche, Jevpalovs, Adams-Moisan, Pelletier, Culkin and LaCouvee would really need to dominate the camp to be considered. If Hawel gets signed, he probably still go back as an overager in the OHL.

EDIT: Maybe they could sign LaCouvee if they really love him and trade Lindgren.

Usually the guys on AHL deals, despite being part of the main camp, practice separately from the rest. The main camp roster is split in two squads. And there is a third one with only AHL players.

As for LaCouvee, I doubt they will offer him an NHL contract right now. If he does end up signed to an NHL deal, it will be after this year where they'll see if he can repeat what he did last year (which was coming in on a PTO and doing so well that they signed him to an AHL deal). He may eventually go the route of Belzile, AHL deals and playing in the ECHL to earning an NHL deal.

 

[SwiftyHab]

I’m hearing a lot of analysts talking about kk getting a top 6 role, effectively shifting Domi who had a record year at centre, to the left wing.

I’m not sure I like the idea of messing with something that isn’t broken, but if that’s the case, the third C spot may open up for Poehling. This starts to get very interesting with 2 very good top lines and maybe even a chance for Suzuki

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Domi-KK-Drouin
Armia-Poehling-Suzuki
Lehkonen-Weal-Thompson

Extras: Hudon, Cousins

 

[De Montreal]

I’m hearing a lot of analysts talking about kk getting a top 6 role, effectively shifting Domi who had a record year at centre, to the left wing.

I’m not sure I like the idea of messing with something that isn’t broken, but if that’s the case, the third C spot may open up for Poehling. This starts to get very interesting with 2 very good top lines and maybe even a chance for Suzuki

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Domi-KK-Drouin
Armia-Poehling-Suzuki
Lehkonen-Weal-Thompson

Extras: Hudon, Cousins

Missing Byron there

 

[Dagistitsyn]

Wheres morgan Ellis?

Speaking of ex Hab draft picks in the KHL, Darren Dietz tore it up last year in the KHL and lead his team in points as a D-Man.

Edit: Maybe "tore it up" is a stretch, but it looks like he has developed into a really good player.

 

[417]

I’m hearing a lot of analysts talking about kk getting a top 6 role, effectively shifting Domi who had a record year at centre, to the left wing.

I’m not sure I like the idea of messing with something that isn’t broken, but if that’s the case, the third C spot may open up for Poehling. This starts to get very interesting with 2 very good top lines and maybe even a chance for Suzuki

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Domi-KK-Drouin
Armia-Poehling-Suzuki
Lehkonen-Weal-Thompson

Extras: Hudon, Cousins

Domi played a lot of wing last year...Andrew Shaw would take a lot of faceoffs and do a lot of the legwork defensively.

So I don't think this is an issue for Domi.

 

[Tuggy]

Very much looking forward to hockey coming back. I don't really post much on HFHabs during the offseason and this offseason was probably one of the most uneventful we've had in a long time.

Can't wait to see the guys back on the ice.

 

[417]

I tried to search but couldn't find anything...

When do players officially report to camp and hit the ice? Tomorrow I assume?

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

I’m hearing a lot of analysts talking about kk getting a top 6 role, effectively shifting Domi who had a record year at centre, to the left wing.

I’m not sure I like the idea of messing with something that isn’t broken, but if that’s the case, the third C spot may open up for Poehling. This starts to get very interesting with 2 very good top lines and maybe even a chance for Suzuki

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Domi-KK-Drouin
Armia-Poehling-Suzuki
Lehkonen-Weal-Thompson

Extras: Hudon, Cousins

Missing Byron there

Exciting outcome if these are the lines, especially with Byron in there, who is a stalwart on PK. I'm all for deploying as much talent as possible, even if some of it is a short on pro experience. Suzuki has the intelligence to adapt and now the size to put up with the pro game; hopefully his skating instruction has endowed him with another gear. If these are indeed the lines, I can envision KK having a big year, above 60 points and maybe even 70, especially with a starring role on the PP. Tremendous depth in the forward corps.