Player Discussion Charlie Lindgren

[Vachon23]

Lindgren or Niemi?

McNiven

 

[Habs Halifax]

McNiven

I can't handle a three way triangle.

 

[Vachon23]

#Habs Julien indicated that Lindgren’s presence will be more to give Price some practice days off to rest, as CP will be heavily relied upon for the rest of the season’s starts

 

[ahmedou]

We should not bury him alive yet. His last game in the NHL was the 17/03/2018. He let some sloppy rebounds but did amazing saves. Charlie just chill out don't be affraid of yourself.

 

[Tyson]

We should not bury him alive yet. His last game in the NHL was the 17/03/2018. He let some sloppy rebounds but did amazing saves. Charlie just chill out don't be affraid of yourself.

I think he is a legitimate back up.

 

[The Great Weal]

Besides that Nylander goal, I though he was pretty good. Definitely deserves another shot.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

He did alright. Tough game. Toronto has a high octane offense and there wasn't a lot of D being played. First 2 goals, he definitely didn't get any luck going his way.

He has to be careful being too aggressive challenging players. He got caught twice on wraparounds because of it and it puts him really out of position if that player gets a pass across or decides to shoot for a rebound too.

Looked a bit awkward at times. I expect he's our back-up for next season. He looked better than Niemi anyways.

 

[ahmedou]

“As a goalie, you can't walk that opportunity to be able to shut the door and trying to help the guys win. So that's was great.”

“Yes of course. I mean for me I wanna do it kinda as a trial. It's been over a year I haven't been in the cages. Wanna show that I can do that for sure...”

“So, I felt good out there. Like I said before, it's an incredible place (Montreal) to play. Best fans in the league and really enjoyed it.”

“They were throwing many shots on me and it's really a good hockey team (Toronto Maple Leafs). Obviously, they're making the PO for the good reasons. Really good skills, really good talents. So it kept me on toes for sure...”

“You can look at the stats, you know people always going to have their opinions. I'm not gonna say that I had a perfect season (Rocket Laval) down there. But I'm not gonna worry about the numbers... I know I can play. There's no single doubts on my mind. I wanna play all the night, having a good addition and tryna show that I can definitely be here (Montreal Canadiens) next year...”

 

[Steve Shutt]

So Niemi won't be re-signed and Lindgren needs to pass through waivers if the Habs send him to Laval next year.

Doesn't look like McNiven (0.902) or Lindgren (0.884) are quite ready and Primeau likely needs a year or two in Laval. Do you roll the dice and hope one of the three can take the next step? Do you risk losing Lindgren to waivers?

I'm guessing the Habs are probably looking for an affordable 1 year stop gap UFA.

Here's the 22 available options that played at least 1 game last year. Am I missing anyone that played in Europe or the KHL who might be worth looking at? Perhaps Adam Reideborn from the SHL (Goaltender of the year last season.

Sergei Bobrovsky	CBJ	UFA	31	G	L	62				37	2.58	0.913	$7,425,000
Semyon Varlamov	COL	UFA	31	G	L	49				20	2.87	0.909	$5,900,000
Robin Lehner	NYI	UFA	28	G	L	46		1	1	25	2.13	0.93	$1,500,000
Mike Smith	CGY	UFA	37	G	L	42		3	3	23	2.73	0.898	$5,666,667
Keith Kinkaid	CBJ	UFA	30	G	L	41				15	3.36	0.891	$1,250,000
Petr Mrazek	CAR	UFA	27	G	L	40		1	1	23	2.39	0.914	$1,500,000
Anders Nilsson	OTT	UFA	29	G	L	36		1	1	14	2.97	0.908	$2,500,000
Cameron Talbot	PHI	UFA	32	G	L	35		1	1	11	3.4	0.892	$4,166,666
Cam Ward	CHI	UFA	35	G	L	33		1	1	16	3.67	0.897	$3,000,000
Curtis McElhinney	CAR	UFA	36	G	L	33				20	2.58	0.912	$850,000
Brian Elliott	PHI	UFA	34	G	L	26		1	1	11	2.96	0.907	$2,750,000
Ryan Miller	ANA	UFA	39	G	L	20				8	2.76	0.912	$2,000,000
Chad Johnson	ANA	UFA	33	G	L	19				2	3.63	0.879	$1,750,000
Anthony Stolarz	EDM	UFA	25	G	L	18				4	3.46	0.901	$761,250
Antti Niemi	MTL	UFA	36	G	L	17		1	1	8	3.78	0.887	$1,500,000
Calvin Pickard	AZ	UFA	27	G	L	17				4	3.86	0.875	$800,000
Mike McKenna	PHI	UFA	36	G	R	11				1	3.99	0.892	$700,000
Michael Hutchinson	TOR	UFA	29	G	R	9				3	3.27	0.887	$1,300,000
Michal Neuvirth	PHI	UFA	31	G	L	7				1	4.26	0.859	$2,500,000
Peter Budaj	LAK	UFA	37	G	L	3					5	0.818	$1,025,000
Ed Pasquale	TBL	UFA	28	G	L	3				2	3.96	0.882	$650,000
Maxime Lagace	VGK	UFA	26	G	L	1

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From the above list, looks like Ryan Miller (0.912), Curtis McElhinney (0.912), Anthony Stolarz (0.901) might be worth looking at.

Also - Perhaps there's an opportunity like last year where we can acquire an overpriced Goalie from a team that needs cap space in return for picks or prospects

 

[Tyson]

When Lindgren is sent down will he clear waivers? I predict not. The only saving grace might be his one way contract.

 

[FormerLurker]

When Lindgren is sent down will he clear waivers? I predict not. The only saving grace might be his one way contract.

Pretty sure he's not eligible for waivers.

 

[Tyson]

Pretty sure he's not eligible for waivers.

I don’t claim to know the waiver rules but he has played 3 complete seasons in the AHL. I think he has to clear waivers.

 

[26Mats]

When Lindgren is sent down will he clear waivers? I predict not. The only saving grace might be his one way contract.

I think i remember someone once telling me goalies are exempt for the first 4 pro seasons.

 

[Tyson]

I think i remember someone once telling me goalies are exempt for the first 4 pro seasons.

Cap Friendly says he has to pass through waivers.

 

[Steve Shutt]

Definitely needs to go through waivers to play in the AHL

 

[Tighthead]

I don't think anyone claims him - he isn't a proven backup, and he's not really a top prospect at this point.

 

[Vachon23]

I don't think anyone claims him - he isn't a proven backup, and he's not really a top prospect at this point.

He won’t be pick up. Maybe a trade vs a player that was on the waivers to.

 

[FormerLurker]

Cap Friendly says he has to pass through waivers.

Wow, didn't realize he turned pro that long ago.

 

[26Mats]

Cap Friendly says he has to pass through waivers.

a poster on here once told me it's 4 years for goalies. But I've never seen CapFriendly get anything wrong.

 

[Steve Shutt]

Montreal burned a year at the beginning in order to entice him as a free agent:

2015-16	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	0	60	2	0	0	2.00	1	0	0	26	0.929	-	-	-
2016-17	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	2	0	0	122	3	0	0	1.48	2	0	0	56	0.949	-	-	-
2017-18	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	14	0	2	833	42	0	2	3.03	4	8	2	415	0.908	-	-	-
2018-19	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	0	65	5	0	0	4.62	1	0	0	44	0.898	-	-	-

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[Tighthead]

He won’t be pick up. Maybe a trade vs a player that was on the waivers to.

I think he would have more trade value, if any, after passing waivers.

 

[Habs]

He stinks.

 

[Vachon23]

He stinks.

Naaa maybe vs a guy that Bouchard loved when he was on the Q

 

[nhlfan9191]

“As a goalie, you can't walk that opportunity to be able to shut the door and trying to help the guys win. So that's was great.”

“Yes of course. I mean for me I wanna do it kinda as a trial. It's been over a year I haven't been in the cages. Wanna show that I can do that for sure...”

“So, I felt good out there. Like I said before, it's an incredible place (Montreal) to play. Best fans in the league and really enjoyed it.”

“They were throwing many shots on me and it's really a good hockey team (Toronto Maple Leafs). Obviously, they're making the PO for the good reasons. Really good skills, really good talents. So it kept me on toes for sure...”

“You can look at the stats, you know people always going to have their opinions. I'm not gonna say that I had a perfect season (Rocket Laval) down there. But I'm not gonna worry about the numbers... I know I can play. There's no single doubts on my mind. I wanna play all the night, having a good addition and tryna show that I can definitely be here (Montreal Canadiens) next year...”

I like this response. He’s smart enough to know he hasn’t done enough to be a regular in the NHL yet and is motivated.

 

[ahmedou]

I can't stand for Lindgren anymore. Being caught off often on the wrong side of his net. He's losing his stamina very quickly. Choosing my games to be there live it's like a gamble for me. For the most part because of the goalkeeper turnover implemented. It reaches a point where I'm hoping he's not the starter.