Recalled/Assigned: Habs Call up Nättinen, Beaulieu
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Smokey Thompson
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He has a shot at securing a spot on this team. He's a tremendous skater, can make a good pass, has a good shot, isn't afraid to mix it up after the whistle.
He can definitely take Bouillon or Murray's spot if he impresses.
JLP
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Personally I see White as a gritty, team-first player who draws the opposition's ire so our skill guys don't have to deal with it so much.
He's not there to score goals but I think he could if he had a chance.
Le Barron de HF
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His +/- is mostly affected by his stint with Blunden and Parros (oh god was that painful to watch)... White is a good penalty killer, he brings toughness and based on what we're seeing on 24CH he seems to be a good guy to have in the locker room. I recall Bournival saying on l'Antichambre that White was who helped him when he made the team. I used to have the same opinion as you last year that we needed to upgrade our 4th line center with a Lapierre or Gordon. But I've been pleasantly surprised by White this year. He's more disciplined and he's doing the little things right. Sure it'd be nice if he could produce more but he's not terrible in terms of hockey skills. His passing is nothing special but he does have a pretty hard wrist shot.
Anyway problem with Lapierre is that his shtick gets old pretty fast and that's why he's changed teams 4 times in 3 years. As for Chipchura, depends what you're looking for but Phoenix puts a lot of emphasis on having contribution from every line. Another thing is that we don't have any right handed centers so White brings that dimension too. It really comes down to personnal preferences.
As for Nattinen, I don't think he's an upgrade over White nor do I think he's part of plans going forward.
Therrien clearly said that they didn't called the youngsters to make them watch the game from the stands. If they called them, they'll play them.
which means, Nattinen will bump someone out, so will Beaulieu.
It's already been confirmed. Murray, Diaz, Bourque out. Beaulieu, Nattinen, Bouillon in.
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TennisMenace
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Some fresh blood is much needed.
Hopefully these two put some pressure on the Hab underperformers and steal some jobs.
Hopefully these two put some pressure on the Hab underperformers and steal some jobs.
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It's about time. I'm not holding as much hope for Beaulieu as he's had more issues than not when looking at his year overall, but based on what I'm reading about Naatinen, the guy has flat-out worked his way in and deserves an extended opportunity.
If Beaulieu can somehow run with this and carve out a spot, I won't be complaining. I'm just skeptical. Probably needs more seasoning. We'll see.
TennisMenace
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Without Parros, I think we need at least one bigger tough player to help out. Don't you think?
Beaulieu always did well when he has been recalled. I'm intrigued about Nattinen, he was a well touted guy, before his injuries..
Smokey Thompson
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If the bigger tough player can actually play hockey then sure. If you're talking about Murray, he's statistically among the worst players in the league. He may have his uses against a handful of teams, but if Beaulieu's worked on his defensive issues than I'd rather have his skating and offensive abilities than Murray's weight.
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Murray has his usefulness in a limited role against certain teams -- the same teams that Diaz is useless against. Yin and Yang.
let's just suppose that Markov, Diaz, Murray and Bouillon are all gone by July 1st....
Could we see that defensive unit next year ?
Tinordi - Subban
Beaulieu - Emelin
Gorges - Patteryn
Drewiske
5 guys over 6'2 !!!
Could we see that defensive unit next year ?
Tinordi - Subban
Beaulieu - Emelin
Gorges - Patteryn
Drewiske
5 guys over 6'2 !!!
Yakupov is scratched in the edm vs. Winn game. Maybe they are working something out
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We got a head start. That guy is already a goner.
Sorry, the other Swiss guy, Diaz...
TennisMenace
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Yakupov is scratched in the edm vs. Winn game. Maybe they are working something out
Maybe it's yakupov for Bourque and Paternyn
More dreaming
Hope Of Glory
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Half of our defense would be rookies? No thanks. The most young guys on the back-end I see next year is two out of those three guys, depending on who plays the best. If we don't have Markov back or a UFA of the same calibre, our defense will be pretty average at best.
windycity
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God I hope Beaulieu does well and we never see Bouillon and Murray on the ice again for the Habs
Phil Parent
Sorel, 'fant d'chienne!
Nattinen jokingly predicted a hat trick for himself tonight.
Now I remember, this guy is a total jokester, right?
Now I remember, this guy is a total jokester, right?
