Confirmed with Link: Cam Hillis Signed to 3-Year ELC

[Adam Michaels]

How easy is it to dump a contract like Pezzetta?

It's probably easy to find some really minor trade. But I doubt you wouldn't get a contract back.

But Pezzetta brings a little sandpaper and an edge. I wouldn't try getting rid of him. He offers something the other CHL'ers don't.

 

[26Mats]

Sounds a bit like Hudon am I wrong?

Hudon's biggest problem is that he's a defensive liability. His defensive zone and transition coverage are horrendous. And he's prone to turnovers.

Not sure if these liabilities characterize Hillis.

 

[HabsDood]

Cameron Hillis mérite un contrat avec le CH

English link to come

 

[Habsddicted]

Repost:
Confirmed with Link: - Cam Hillis Signed to 3-Year ELC

 

[HabsDood]

Repost:
Confirmed with Link: - Cam Hillis Signed to 3-Year ELC

Ok thanks, didn't see it

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Excellent.

he’s a pretty solid B prospect

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Clearly MB reads the HFboards for advice.

If he did we’d be in a lot better shape.

 

[montreal]

What's the report on him for those of us who don't follow the prospects?

He's smart and hard working, plays the game the right way. His bread and butter is his playmaking.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Hopefully he can become some sort of offensively oriented middle six'er

 

[HabsDood]

What's his forward position? And if he pans out, who would we like him to become like, comparable in this league?

 

[montreal]

Another season in the OHL maybe?

no

What's his forward position? And if he pans out, who would we like him to become like, comparable in this league?

he's a center/winger. I don't know what position he will play in Laval, I'm guessing wing depending on how the roster shapes up. If Evans is there then he has to be at center. If Kotka is there that's another center spot, if Poehling is there do they keep him at center or move him to the wing until he starts playing better? They have Vejdemo who can play either center or wing, Dauphin is the same as well.

 

[Adam Michaels]

he's a center/winger. I don't know what position he will play in Laval, I'm guessing wing depending on how the roster shapes up. If Evans is there then he has to be at center. If Kotka is there that's another center spot, if Poehling is there do they keep him at center or move him to the wing until he starts playing better? They have Vejdemo who can play either center or wing, Dauphin is the same as well.

Pretty much the trend Habs have been focusing on lately. Centers who can play wing, as well.

 

[CanadienShark]

Well, shit, ok wrong word, for some reason I thought it meant 'scared of physical contests'...

One might argue it means almost the polar opposite.

 

[WeThreeKings]

no



he's a center/winger. I don't know what position he will play in Laval, I'm guessing wing depending on how the roster shapes up. If Evans is there then he has to be at center. If Kotka is there that's another center spot, if Poehling is there do they keep him at center or move him to the wing until he starts playing better? They have Vejdemo who can play either center or wing, Dauphin is the same as well.

I can see him on the wing to ease his transition into the league, especially with the depth there coming into the season. But, if Evans earns the call or once Hillis gets comfortable, I wouldn't mind him playing behind Kotka-Poehling as the 3C

 

[Adam Michaels]

I can see him on the wing to ease his transition into the league, especially with the depth there coming into the season. But, if Evans earns the call or once Hillis gets comfortable, I wouldn't mind him playing behind Kotka-Poehling as the 3C

Agreed. Remember, Jake Evans started last year as 4C in Laval. He worked his way up to their 1C by the end of last season. I think Hillis would be able to do the same. Start in the Bottom-6 and work his way up the line-up.

 

[Jabba11]

Entrevue avec André Tourigny

67s coach and OHL coach of the year Andre Tourigny talking a bit about Cam Hillis:

2 way forward with speed. Small center but high IQ and creative on the ice. Exceptional draft year but injured during his D+1 season, slow in first half of the year but put it all together in the second half. Not yet ready but has a lot of potential for the Canadiens.

 

[Jabba11]

Care to post about what he said re: Hillis in the Hillis thread?

And Quinn with the CHL factor could definitely surprise.

Yup just posted. He didn't say much other than Hillis has good potential. Good 2 way centerman that compensates for his lack of size with his IQ and creative play.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Yup just posted. He didn't say much other than Hillis has good potential. Good 2 way centerman that compensates for his lack of size with his IQ and creative play.

Cheers, appreciated.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Breakdown of the ELC:

 

[Notabaguette]

A smaller Jake Evans? should have inked his line mate Pavel Gogolev.

I'm not sold on Gogolev's defensive game. But definitely great offensively

 

[Notabaguette]

What's the report on him for those of us who don't follow the prospects?

He was better then Jason Dickinson if you compare to former Guelph Storm alumni. But he is 3 inches shorter. I would say that there's a good chance he makes NHL and is like Lehkonen but a C.

 

[Runner77]

WTK they listened to you lol. How good could this kid be? Current NHLer you would compare him to?

I just opened this thread to read about WTK.

Seriously, great signing. Happy they got it done.

 

[Hostile Offer]

I don't really expect much from Hillis at the NHL level but I'm really happy for the kid, well earned contract after all those injuries he struggled with the year before.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Sounds like he was pretty happy with his season and confident that he did what he had to do to earn his ELC. I like that he comes off very calm, cool and collected, a kid needs to be mature in order to trive in Montreal.