Confirmed with Link: David Savard sign 4 years at 3.5M

[cphabs]

Habs have no real good RHD ready in the pipeline.

Especially now that they lost one of the best developmental coaches in the league.

 

[windycity]

Solid deal, I like it. We still need a PMD

 

[_vivelequebec_]

Don't count on Weber coming back ever.

Yeah, wishful thinking...

 

[1909]

Especially now that they lost one of the best developmental coaches in the league.

Who ? Bouchard ? Really ? Who has he developed ? Evans.... WOW !

 

[habsterr]

Decent contract for the guy. Can't complain. Who's the best out of the three shutdown guy?

1. Edmundson
2. Savard
3. Chariot

 

[1909]

Solid deal, I like it. We still need a PMD

I would had liked Montour or Yandle... Not much left out there.

 

[Habsfan18]

Should have offered 1.5.

 

[cphabs]

Who ? Bouchard ? Really ? Who has he developed ? Evans.... WOW !

That’s a start. Possibly the rest of Laval as well. As I’ve stated before. In an expanding league with limited resources that is profit sharing/socialist/capped? A franchise might want to have the best development program they can afford. Oh well.

 

[Archijerej]

Decent contract for the guy. Can't complain. Who's the best out of the three shutdown guy?

1. Edmundson
2. Savard
3. Chariot

It's between Savard and Edmundson. Probably Savard.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Especially now that they lost one of the best developmental coaches in the league.

He developed Evans. Lets calm down with crowning him yet.

 

[cphabs]

He developed Evans. Lets calm down with crowning him yet.

Ok! Just my opinion.

 

[bsl]

And I still believe Weber will be Kucheroved.

Weber has 9 months from the last Tampa game to start of 22 playoffs. Not sure if enough. He'll have to work his ass off to stay in shape during that time and overcome some pretty serious injuries. Let's see what he does. I would love it if he Kucheroved.

 

[bsl]

When your best outbreak from the back end is Price, you have a serious problem

No, you have a 3rd d man passing the puck. Price has said more than once that he could have been a very good D man. I believe him.

 

[dcyhabs]

Weber has 9 months from the last Tampa game to start of 22 playoffs. Not sure if enough. He'll have to work his ass off to stay in shape during that time and overcome some pretty serious injuries. Let's see what he does. I would love it if he Kucheroved.

It's not so much a question of recovery time as how much is left of his ankle and knee. I expect the thumb can be worked out, but if he has bone fusion for his ankle, as per some reports, then he's done with hockey and most other sports.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Chiarot and Edmundson play very well with Habs so far. If Savard put the same impact, that's a great news for sure.

 

[Corson27]

No need for a solid RD? I guess we want Kulak playing 20 mins a game?

There's always a need for good Ds, but 'the' need is a number 1 or 2 D to fill in for Weber. I don't think Savard is that.

 

[bsl]

It's not so much a question of recovery time as how much is left of his ankle and knee. I expect the thumb can be worked out, but if he has bone fusion for his ankle, as per some reports, then he's done with hockey and most other sports.

Yeah ankles are a bitch. Real bad. Have an English buddy who was REALLY good at football at 18. Overturned his ankle. Broken. Done.

 

[dcyhabs]

Yeah ankles are a bitch. Real bad. Have an English buddy who was REALLY good at football at 18. Overturned his ankle. Broken. Done.

Weber has some advantages, like unlimited OR time, but if there is not enough left to put back together he's done.

 

[Habz4]

No, you have a 3rd d man passing the puck. Price has said more than once that he could have been a very good D man. I believe him.

I was referring to the fact that we have zero offence from the back end. I know that Petry is capable but he is very inconsistent

 

[Naslund]

Weber back for the playoffs of course, so assuming we make the big dance next year:

Chiarot-Weber
Edmunston-Petry
Romanov-Savard

Price
Allen

Not bad. MB will work on our F during the season and at the deadline.

 

[Et le But]

Weber has some advantages, like unlimited OR time, but if there is not enough left to put back together he's done.

His ankle has been a problem for years now and he's a big guy which doesn't help the situation.

Anything is possible but the team can't be moving forward with Weber in their plans unless the whole thing is 4-D chess. And I seriously doubt Weber would agree to sit out for 6-9 months without being physically unable to play - that's not like him at all.

 

[1909]

There's always a need for good Ds, but 'the' need is a number 1 or 2 D to fill in for Weber. I don't think Savard is that.

No, of course. Petry has to step up to that role.

 

[1909]

I was referring to the fact that we have zero offence from the back end. I know that Petry is capable but he is very inconsistent

Very few D in this league are perfect. But last year, with Edmundson, he did pretty well.

 

[ClasslessGuy]

Especially now that they lost one of the best developmental coaches in the league.

Who is that?

 

[GobigorGohome]

Well at least the Defence. Stays Big.
Big and slow is still better than Small and slow.
Congrats MB ,your my hero