Prospect Info: Michael McCarron

[BehindTheTimes]

I would hope they leave him in the AHL all year. He's playing much better then last year, he looks quicker and seems to be gaining confidence. Let's see what happens if they keep him all year in Laval, if he doesn't improve they can just let him walk in the off-season, if not re-sign him on the cheap and see how he does at camp. It took Boyle till he was 26 to break out, maybe McCarron needs more time.

McCarron needs more talent. There will never be enough time.

 

[DAChampion]

Jake Evans will be a good 4th line center. He needs to be in NHL for second half of year instead of career AHl'ers, Chaput, Agostino etc.

I'd like for each of Evans, McCarron, Mete, Fleury, etc to play the full season in Laval.

 

[Max2]

McCarron is awful....first round bust now let's move on.

 

[Habs4Life]

Another 1st round bust great

 

[Carey Chant]

Since they wont try him as a winger can they try him out as a dman? All that size and reach might work for him in that position. He can at least pass better than Benn and clear the crease. Try something cause he’s currently trade fodder.

 

[De Montreal]

I would hope they leave him in the AHL all year. He's playing much better then last year, he looks quicker and seems to be gaining confidence. Let's see what happens if they keep him all year in Laval, if he doesn't improve they can just let him walk in the off-season, if not re-sign him on the cheap and see how he does at camp. It took Boyle till he was 26 to break out, maybe McCarron needs more time.

Same can be said about Kevin Hayes. Took him 5 years just to score his first NHL goal. Same for his brother Jimmy, drafted in 2009, didnt make the NHL full time until 2014.

 

[Cobra Commander]

Chaput is way better, but he's also pretty bad imo. I never saw an NHLer in McCarron. I hope we never draft a player with the McCarron/Tinordi type of profile ever again in the first round. Hopefully the lessons have been learned.

Too bad so much damage had to be done for them to learn things that were obvious even at that time. Pretty sad. Like thinking trading for Dwight King will help a team.

 

[cphabs]

McCarron needs more talent. There will never be enough time.

Is that what Lefbreve said?

Another 1st round bust great

That’s what the f***ing head coach of our farm team told him while developing.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Imo mccaron was one of our best prospects in a long time and he has been treated horrendous.

If we got together and supported him maybe we could make a difference together.

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Well he's not a complete bust. He is a career AHLer at this point.

 

[1909]

Jake Evans will be a good 4th line center. He needs to be in NHL for second half of year instead of career AHl'ers, Chaput, Agostino etc.

No way ! The kid absolutely needs to play at least one full season at AHL level.

 

[jfhabs]

I don't think I saw any progression from Maccarron since his first camp.

 

[Habs]

Therrien destroyed his confidence, he was playing well when numbnuts would scratch him for a turnover etc, but all his favs got free passes.

 

[Cobra Commander]

Imo mccaron was one of our best prospects in a long time and he has been treated horrendous.

If we got together and supported him maybe we could make a difference together.

How are we going to fix his cement feet and brick hands? Get real, he’s slow as molasses.

 

[Kimota]

I don't get the negative vibe I'm getting, Joel seemed to have done good stuff with him so far.

 

[Cobra Commander]

I don't get the negative vibe I'm getting, Joel seemed to have done good stuff with him so far.

Fantastic, we need McCaron to be a decent player for the Rocket moving forward.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I don't get the negative vibe I'm getting, Joel seemed to have done good stuff with him so far.

Bouchard has definitely been a positive for McCarron's game.

 

[montreal]

How are we going to fix his cement feet and brick hands? Get real, he’s slow as molasses.

since hiring a skating coach this past summer he clearly looks quicker out there this year.

 

[Seb]

Is is even possible for him to overcome his skating issues?!

This has been what's keeping him from being an effective player in the NHL and to me it seems to be something that is close to being impossible to address.

Am I wrong or being too pessimistic?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Is is even possible for him to overcome his skating issues?!

This has been what's keeping him from being an effective player in the NHL and to me it seems to be something that is close to being impossible to address.

Am I wrong or being too pessimistic?

A little between the two.

He worked on his skating this off-season, as well as trained in a way to redistribute his body weight. And we can see the difference.

But we can see that difference in the AHL. I'm not sure it will be enough to crack an NHL line-up, though.

However, he's better suited to play in the NHL now because he has improved his skating. Whether he can stay in the NHL is still up in the air.

 

[Cobra Commander]

since hiring a skating coach this past summer he clearly looks quicker out there this year.

That’s fantastic, I hope he will be a great player for The Rocket moving forward. But I never wanna see him in a Habs jersey ever again.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Someone please give me a reason why he's not moved to the wing. How is that not even an option? It just seems utterly bizarre to me that this hasn't happened or at least tried.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

How are we going to fix his cement feet and brick hands? Get real, he’s slow as molasses.

Lmao true that. Hes either to fast or to slow i dont disagree. I just personally think hes one of our best hockey players.

 

[Cobra Commander]

Lmao true that. Hes either to fast or to slow i dont disagree. I just personally think hes one of our best hockey players.

Have you seen him in the NHL? He’s clearly not capable of keeping up, he’ a bigger slug than Dwight king.

For the AHL I agree, he’s perfect for the Rocket moving forward.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Have you seen him in the NHL? He’s clearly not capable of keeping up, he’ a bigger slug than Dwight king.

For the AHL I agree, he’s perfect for the Rocket moving forward.

Ive just noticed that montreal has a better record with him in the lineup.
Sometimes you dont need to be the most skilled or fastest to have a mostly positive impact on the success of your team.