Recalled/Assigned: (Dec. 13) Ryan Poehling Called Back Up to Montreal

[Le Barron de HF]

I only saw the highlights but seems like he had a strong game yesterday, am I mistaken?

 

[Deebs]

I only saw the highlights but seems like he had a strong game yesterday, am I mistaken?

Had a good game, strong on the puck.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Kind of surprised. Had a good game yesterday and we could use his size. But it's probably for the best for now.

 

[The Real Timo]

It's almost like he rode a high PDO to a season he was never going to replicate.

It's almost like Bergevin is no longer winning that trade.

 

[The Real Timo]

Had a good game, strong on the puck.

Probably looked better than Weal so Clod had to do something.

 

[jaffy27]

The man who’s watched every game and can clearly see when a guy doesn’t belong in the nhl just like almost every other person watching. Present company excluded, of course.

Almost everybody except 4 posters who disagree with you on the last page......ya, that’s so much “like every other person watching”.......

is he ready???.....maybe not fully

should still be developing?....I’d say last nights game went miles towards his development

solid game from him last night.

How is it dumb? what negative outcome is foreseen?

It is pretty much that. When one guy deserves the call up first, he gets called up first. If who you see deserves the 2nd call up gets hurt and isn't available, you look to who deserves the call up next, so you go to the third guy.

It's not like they identify at the start of the year who is first and who is second and so on. They go with what they have as options at the time of the call up and who deserves it.

And with Belzile, Varone, and McCarron out with injuries in Laval, a prospect like Poehling becomes more of an option than he would have had those guys been in the line-up.

And for myself, watching him the whole year in Laval, he has improved a lot in the last month. He earned this call up. It wasn't given.

stop making sense, just get your pitchfork out.

I bet if we called up the entire Rockets roster before Phoeling the complaints would still be the same. We could call up the entire ECHL team and it would still be the same.

Few posters thinking that Poehling being called up was NOT dumb

 

[Deebs]

Almost everybody except 4 posters who disagree with you on the last page......ya, that’s so much “like every other person watching”.......

is he ready???.....maybe not fully

should still be developing?....I’d say last nights game went miles towards his development

solid game from him last night.








Few posters thinking that Poehling being called up was NOT dumb

It wasn't dumb. He's the type of player Julien wanted for that position and he came in and played it well. Now he goes back down and continues his season in Laval. Really simple

 

[jaffy27]

They should be calling up Joel bouchard , i mean its kinda the ahl lineup

Pretty good team then, these misfits just beat the team that beat Boston......

on another note.......4 losses in a row for the B’s

 

[JianYang]

It's almost like Bergevin is no longer winning that trade.

Domi started the season well. He pretty much picked up right where he left off. Since then, he is struggling, and its affecting his decision making. It seems to be mostly mental now.

 

[jaffy27]

It wasn't dumb. He's the type of player Julien wanted for that position and he came in and played it well. Now he goes back down and continues his season in Laval. Really simple

I’m all for this post!!!!

Poehling buried on the 4th for 50 games straight would be dumb

 

[phillytennis]

Almost everybody except 4 posters who disagree with you on the last page......ya, that’s so much “like every other person watching”.......

is he ready???.....maybe not fully

should still be developing?....I’d say last nights game went miles towards his development

solid game from him last night.




Yes....he played well last night, but I think it is smart to occasionally call him up to remind Poehling about the speed and intensity of the NHL...he will benefit from more ice time and playing in more varied situations playing under Bouchard in Laval.
He needs to show he can be consistently dominant playing at the AHL level.

 

[jaffy27]

I’m very comfortable with Poehling going back to the A......my point is the decision to play him last night was lightyears away from being a “Dumb” decision

 

[CoupeStanley]

Should call Evans up.

 

[26Mats]

I’m all for this post!!!!

Poehling buried on the 4th for 50 games straight would be dumb

Knowing the Habs, they'll go with the best 12. When Poehling is ready to beat out Weal and Cousins he'll be in the top 12 of a healthy lineup.

But, with Drouin and KK out longer term, there should be a spot on the 4th line for him even with Byron coming back. If Poehling can play like he played last night, he's ahead of Hudon, Barber, Peca, etc...

My hope is that'll play so well that he'll unseat one of Cousins or Weal on the 3rd line next to Suzuki. And then in that role play so well that it's Lehkonen and Cousins that cone out of the top 9 when Drouin and KK come back. But he may not have developed enough yet to be abke to do that.

My hope:

When Byron comes back:

Tatar Danault Gallagher
Lehkonen Domi Armia
Poehling Suzuki Cousins
Byron Thompson Weal

When Drouin snd Kk come back:

Tatar Danault Gallagher
Poehling Domi Suzuki
Drouin KK Armia
Byron Thompson Lehkonen
Cousins, Weal

 

[blarneylad]

He played his best game of the year last night. Is this to get him into a game with Laval instead of sitting in the Bigs?

 

[ngc_5128]

He played his best game of the year last night. Is this to get him into a game with Laval instead of sitting in the Bigs?

More likely it's to save another 10K on the cap or whatever he racks up with 2 days on the big club.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

just a stupid ****ing move. like how ****ing stupid are we to...I mean oh I guess that worked out okay.

 

[azcanuck]

It was night and day compared to his other games on the call up. He seemed so composed last night. The game slowed down a little for him.

But for sure go back to Laval. Get big minutes. Develop.

See you next year all ready.

 

[Habs]

He played his best game of the year last night. Is this to get him into a game with Laval instead of sitting in the Bigs?

No its because Weal, Thompson, Cousins are future HOF players that cannot be scratched.

 

[swimmer77]

Good for him. Going down without his confidence broken. Take what you learned kid and hone your skills.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Is this a Hudon type of situation where he'll be re-called like tomorrow or something

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Is this a Hudon type of situation where he'll be re-called like tomorrow or something

He doesn't need to go through waivers so I doubt it.

 

[CauZuki]

I think it's because Byron is coming back soon , seems early as they said about 4 weeks from Nov 19th.

 

[phillytennis]

No its because Weal, Thompson, Cousins are future HOF players that cannot be scratched.

I disagree.... it's to give Poehling plenty of ice time, provide an environment with less pressure in order to develop his hockey skills and leadership and to learn to be consistent at playing in a dominant way at both ends of the ice.

 

[26Mats]

Is this a Hudon type of situation where he'll be re-called like tomorrow or something

Good point. Except Poehling doesn't have to go through waivers. Perhaps its for cap reasons.