HF Habs: Montreal Canadiens Hockey Ops (Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, etc.)

[Adam Michaels]

The good news is that changes will come. Over the next year or so, we'll see the Habs hockey ops will have a different look.

Whether guys are replaced or simply certain departments growing, the hockey ops will have a different look.

 

[Yarice]

I was thinking of how little Swedes the Habs have drafted. Just seems like something isn't working there. Kinsella I was on the fence about. I can definitely agree with you but the last few drafts have been American laiden and I think the org got a few good prospects out of it.

I believe Lehman is with the habs since 2018-2019 (Unless I am minstaken). Since then, it is true there was not a lot of swede drafted. In facted, only one in 3 years. But it is Mattias Norlinder in the 3rd round. Pretty good choice in the 3rd round, and I think we should maybe give him the chance to draft more prospect from Sweden to properly evaluate him. But for now, for me, he is one that we should keep.

 

[Gravity]

I believe Lehman is with the habs since 2018-2019 (Unless I am minstaken). Since then, it is true there was not a lot of swede drafted. In facted, only one in 3 years. But it is Mattias Norlinder in the 3rd round. Pretty good choice in the 3rd round, and I think we should maybe give him the chance to draft more prospect from Sweden to properly evaluate him. But for now, for me, he is one that we should keep.

1 choice in 3 years is fishy to me for whatever reason. Good choice but it's easy to bat 1.000 if you only swing once.

 

[LeHab]

Vin Diesel as Kent Hughes

 

[Adam Michaels]

1 choice in 3 years is fishy to me for whatever reason. Good choice but it's easy to bat 1.000 if you only swing once.

I think one way they can also see if a scout is doing a good job is look back at previous drafts and see who they had on their respective draft lists. The team may have gone with other selections. But they can still look at the players they scouted and base their evaluation of them.

Let's look at Lehman as an example in Sweden. In 2020, he might have had kids like William Wallinder, Helge Grans, and Theodor Niederbach on his list of Swedes he scouted and pushed for during the draft meetings. Wallinder and Grans were taken before the Habs picked Tuch and Mysak. And Niederbach was taken two picks later.

The Habs can still look at Lehman's list and evaluate that he's got an eye for talent, even if they pick other players. So you still want to keep someone around who can bring you these kinds of draftees to your meetings.

 

[dinodebino]

Audette is NOT a good scout. Folks who attended Q game at the old Bob and discussed prospects with him told me that he’s wayyyy too critical of Q players in his evaluations. Imagine that. Instead of selling his kids to the big boss, he shoots them down. Go figure. I believe even McCagg ackowledged that.

Serge Boisvert, apparently, is a better scout.

What happened with Michel Boucher?

 

[sampollock]

Love to hear the discussion with these to.
The trade talk would be good.

 

[Habsrule]

With Donald Audette roaming Quebec ice rinks for a living why has he missed out on so many decent Q prospects?
How does Gourde go unnoticed?

He had 68 points in 68 games in his draft year. Five players on his team had between 67-73 points. He is an undersized player. Now I can’t say I watched him so I can’t comment on that but usually undersized guys have to be well over point per game to be drafted. Also this is back in the 2010-11 season. The NHL has turned more into an offensive league and moved away from the big and physical players over that time span. Maybe nowadays he gets drafted in the later rounds.

 

[Treb]

Audette is NOT a good scout. Folks who attended Q game at the old Bob and discussed prospects with him told me that he’s wayyyy too critical of Q players in his evaluations. Imagine that. Instead of selling his kids to the big boss, he shoots them down. Go figure. I believe even McCagg ackowledged that.

Serge Boisvert, apparently, is a better scout.

What happened with Michel Boucher?

Left with Brisebois to Tampa.

 

[dinodebino]

Left with Brisebois to Tampa.

F…

 

[Adam Michaels]

Vin Diesel as Kent Hughes

I Am Groot!

 

[Adam Michaels]

I'm curious if the Habs will send any scouts to China for the Olympics to watch some of the draftees in person.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

The more I think about what these 2 are up against the more I don’t think you can understate how f***ing terrible a state MB left this team. No D corp, a bunch of bloated, gross contracts, the amount of awful contracts here is absolutely astounding and very little in the way of can’t miss prospects. This mess won’t be corrected over night.

 

[Treb]

Looks like Castonguay is off the board for AGM:

 

[MTL-rules]

Looks like Castonguay is off the board for AGM:

f***... I don't want Sauvageau.

 

[NORiculous]

Looks like Castonguay is off the board for AGM:

Feels weird to have the AGM named before the GM…

 

[Adam Michaels]

I'm okay with Castonguay going elsewhere because personally, I felt like having two former player agents in management would be a bit redundant.

 

[MXD]

Feels weird to have the AGM named before the GM…

Well, Rutherford is interim GM after all, and being POHO, he can keep the interim tag a while, like a year or so.

Castonguay, or someone else really, is then promoted GM.

 

[Treb]

Feels weird to have the AGM named before the GM…

Possible that Rutherford stays interim until Castonguay (or another AGM) learns enough and take the spot.

 

[Vachon23]

Castonguay wasn’t even meet by the Habs

 

[Adam Michaels]

f***... I don't want Sauvageau.

What do you have against Seauvageau?

 

[MXD]

What do you have against Seauvageau?

Her hockey takes are unimaginative at best.

 

[Treb]

Castonguay wasn’t even meet by the Habs

First and only reporter saying such a thing afaik.

 

[MXD]

First and only reporter saying such a thing afaik.

I think she wasn't on the list of 10 that was published a few days ago, but there was an un-named candidate which might have been her.

 

[Adam Michaels]

First and only reporter saying such a thing afaik.

I think I saw somewhere else that said that they weren't sure if she was interviewed. But almost everyone said she was.

Either way, good for her and for the Canucks.