Prospect Info: 68th Scott Walford
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Habs Halifax
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I think Benn walks cause he had a solid year and will be looking for a AAV/term that we prefer not to give him and some team will. I know Bergevin wants him back but he better be careful with overpaying to keep him. I Also think Reilly and Quellet might be back. Bergevin loves depth on D. So if all 3 of these guys are let go (Benn, Reilly, Quellet), he will sign others to replace them.
As far as Laval.. LW options are Alzner, Sklenicka, Olofsson, Leskinen, Reilly, Quellet. The options are there for sure and bringing in another rookie like Walford, might not be something they want. Takes up a contract and he might play ECHL in the end.
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D in Laval looks to be shaping up well IMO... Where would you fit the rookie Walford? Bump down Olofsson and Sklenicka and not sign Ouellet? Is it smart to sign him to ELC and play him ECHL where he takes up a NHL contract?
Leskinen / Brook
Alzner / Fleury
Olofsson / Lernout
Sklenicka, Ouellet,
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The best would be a 1-year AHL deal for Walford...
montreal
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I forgot about Leskinen, but i was talking about players under contract so far. We'll know a lot more over the next 4 weeks on what their plans are for other guys. Either way I would have signed Walford but don't think it's a big deal as I was never a big fan. I like Tyszka a lot more but if they have concerns over his concussion then it makes sense.
I do like Sklenicka a good bit, not sure he can ever be an NHLer but he plays a good physical and defensive game at least so if he can progress they might have something there.
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Did you mean the day after the draft? Does anyone think he gets drafted again?
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He'd be much better off going back in the draft and then sign an entry-level deal with whomever drafts him.
I'd sign the guy and then figure out where he should play. Trading his ights would be better than letting him go for nothing. Such bad asset management... Why accumulate picks and draft a bunch of d-men if they're all lettting them go for nothing?
Habs Halifax
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As it stands right now, we have 39 contracts in the books and it's tracking to be 47 after the RFA guys are signed and the AHL roster is complete. And there is no room for Walford both in the contract limit and AHL roster.
How do you know that Bergevin has not tried to trade his rights but he is getting no bites?
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From all accounts, Walford had a very good second half and was trending upwards in his development. Not signing him makes no sense. Even if he ends up in the ECHL, that's not entirely a bad thing. He can also be loaned to another AHL team or somewhere in Europe. If we sign Lernout and not this guy, I'll be dumbfounded.
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Harry Kakalovich
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If the Habs don't sign him it must mean that they like other guys more than him, and that they don't see a role for him in the organization going forward.
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It's not worse than signing guys that you don't want. Draft picks provide options but no team signs all its picks.
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Because that's how you increase your odds of hitting a homerun. The further in the draft the more it's about luck rather than scouting and development.
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that seems fair, I never was much of a fan of his game so I'm not concerned with not signing him.
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They're going to have to make a decision: who has more NHL potential, guys like McCarron and Lernout, or Walford?
They also need to decide if they want Laval to make the playoffs next year, McCarron is a good AHL player (and doesn't count as a vet), Walford would probably start the year in the ECHL. The other issue is that ELCs are for 3 years, maybe the Habs think there will be a contract crunch in 2020 (Ylonen, Ikonen, Romanov, ...).
I thought the politics of Walford being the draft pick - from Buffalo - in the Beaulieu trade would have dictated a contract.
After the failed experiment. The Sabres dealt Nathan to Winnipeg for a 6th rounder. Curious who picks Scott up and how he fares next year.
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I feel the same, more bummed by giving up on Tyszka. This was a bad pick, no way around it but a 3rd round pick, it happens.
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