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Does he have a chance to beat out others and make the big club out of camp?
Where does he fit in our long list of LD candidates?
Reilly
Ouellet
Mete
Alzner
Schlemko
Benn
Valiev
Sklenicka
Does he have a chance to beat out others and make the big club out of camp?
unless injuries hit hard I would think he has zero chance of cracking the roster out of camp. Jerabek was better and he couldn't, so unless he plays much better then Jerabek I don't see it happening.
Moravcik and Jerabek don't play the same style at all though, I'm inclined to think the former will have a better chance to endear to Julien because he's more focused defensively than offensively, and knows how to cover his zone.
Doesn't mean Jerabek isn't better (I agree with you on this, Jerabek could make some plays, whereas Moravcik will mostly play a very simple game), just the type of player that a coach likes more than another.
We'll see but I doubt he'll be on the NHL roster unless injuries or trades. The Czech league isn't very strong and he still had terrible numbers although Jerabek didn't start putting up good numbers till he was 23 but that season alone in 48 games he put up 7 less points then Moravcik has in his career of 189 games.
They already have too many D even with Weber out but I'd be surprised if he's ahead of Ouellet and if Despres does well he should behind him as well.
We'll see but I doubt he'll be on the NHL roster unless injuries or trades. The Czech league isn't very strong and he still had terrible numbers although Jerabek didn't start putting up good numbers till he was 23 but that season alone in 48 games he put up 7 less points then Moravcik has in his career of 189 games.
They already have too many D even with Weber out but I'd be surprised if he's ahead of Ouellet and if Despres does well he should behind him as well.
We really have a lot of bodies, no real game-changer either, more like 'MB Specials', throw as many noodles on a wall and hope some sticks there.
But yeah, since it's a 'transition' year, and we're rebuilding (not officially, of course, everybody can see it, but nothing's official ), at least there will be X-Y-Z players in the lineup.
Still have some hopes for some of them, Moravcik included, perhaps he'll manage to figure NA rinks and the A speed quickly, perhaps even the N speed. Doubtful, but hey... attitude
Habs may not have quality but they darn sure have quantity.
This may be Bergevin's motto. Quantity over quality.
This may be Bergevin's motto. Quantity over quality.[/QUOTE]
He lives by this, you hit one out of the park here. I have no problem with quantity but for Gods sake, have your top 6 and your D in order before become the orphanage of second chances! Fire Bergevin!
He made some people look bad in the first day just because of his size alone lol
I think we need to talk more about this guy and less about a lot of our other D prospects. The game he played yesterday, where he got out of his shell a bit, is a glimpse of a bright future with the Habs for this guy. He played with Valiev and had to do a lot of work and it paid off, he made solid crisp passes, got physical, was NEVER out of position, and cleaned up a lot of the the mess Valiev created. The way he handled those AHlers with his size and long stick, would make him a valuable asset in the pipeline, he's already and above average player down there. Mark my words, this guy is NHL material.
I haven’t had a chance to see either of the two new Czech d men play yet. What type of player is this guy? Shut down d man? Physical?
He made a couple surprisingly efficient head man passes
He looked better than a few of the veterans we have. This is a case of the vets have contracts an the team always says you can get a position on the team if you play well but we know this is BS. I would have this guy starting over Benn an Alzner.That really impressed me. A few times he made nice little soft tap-passes to an open teammate while having a lot of pressure on him. Most young defensman would have got rid of the puck. I look forward for him and Sklenicka to be called up at some point.