FrankMTL
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Speculation: Prospects Graduating/Signing at the end of the Season
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I also think they'll take a look at whether Mesar will develop better in the OHL or AHL next year.
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From the way he has played in the OHL, I'd be shocked if they decided on the AHL.
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Well some are saying he hasn't been a fit, that's why he's not succeeding. And so it we'd ould be a waste to send him back to a place where he's not progressing.
I usually like to see a player dominate a lower level before moving up to the next. But I'm not familiar with the situation in Kitchener.
Very reasonable assessment, I think. Farrell is indeed the most plausible NHL graduate amongst these candidates.
The only other prospect who might have a shot at starting in Montreal next year besides Farrell - and the Habs’ 2023 1st of couse! - is Beck, especially if Dvorak can be dealt before his limited-no-trade-clause kicks in this summer.
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Having 13 forwards spots at the start of the season next year, we can expect them as locks:
CC, Suzuki, Dach, Evans, Gally, Anderson, Slaf
I expect them to start the season if their camp is good:
Ylonen, RHP, Farrell
We're at 11 and I haven't counted Dvorak, Hoffman and Armia. Hoffman might be tradable since he'll have only 1 yr left, Habs could eat some of his salary. Dvorak too, he has value but is it better to keep him as a 3rd line C?
Armia though, wtf will they do with him. He'll surely grab a spot that could be given to a young guy and that doesn't work well with me. He's untradable.
Gurianov should get resigned, what about Pezz? With Gurianov and Pezz, we're at 15.
Pitlick and Belzile will be in Laval. Heineman too.
There need to be personnel movements.
CC, Suzuki, Dach, Evans, Gally, Anderson, Slaf
I expect them to start the season if their camp is good:
Ylonen, RHP, Farrell
We're at 11 and I haven't counted Dvorak, Hoffman and Armia. Hoffman might be tradable since he'll have only 1 yr left, Habs could eat some of his salary. Dvorak too, he has value but is it better to keep him as a 3rd line C?
Armia though, wtf will they do with him. He'll surely grab a spot that could be given to a young guy and that doesn't work well with me. He's untradable.
Gurianov should get resigned, what about Pezz? With Gurianov and Pezz, we're at 15.
Pitlick and Belzile will be in Laval. Heineman too.
There need to be personnel movements.
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Yeah I’m not a fan of Kitchener (Mesar) or Peterborough (Beck) and would really prefer they play on other junior teams. At least with Mesar, he does have the Laval option where as Beck is basically NHL or OHL. Would love if Peterborough traded Beck during the summer to another team as they won’t be competing next season.
I’m not too worried about that as I’m sure there will be trades, players released, players bought out etc.
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Fail to see why there's any interest in having Beck and Mesar stay in the OHL. Graduate them to pro already and build chemistry with the rest of our prospect/rookie group.
Not exactly like Kitchener is a thriving environment and Beck was doing great in Sauga before being shipped out to Peterborough.
Those 20$ Rocket game ticket will sell comme des petit pains chauds if we move everybody up. Evidently, the way prospect have come on the Habs this year, there's no harm in letting them ripen in the AHL...
EDIT: Turns out Beck will stay.....oh well, 1 more year in purgatory can't hurt too much
Not exactly like Kitchener is a thriving environment and Beck was doing great in Sauga before being shipped out to Peterborough.
Those 20$ Rocket game ticket will sell comme des petit pains chauds if we move everybody up. Evidently, the way prospect have come on the Habs this year, there's no harm in letting them ripen in the AHL...
EDIT: Turns out Beck will stay.....oh well, 1 more year in purgatory can't hurt too much
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Kapanen and Engstrom are under contract with their Euro teams so I don't think the Habs would sign either since it would mean they would count against the 50 contract limit but if they didn't make the Habs they would need to go back to their Euro clubs and hopefully they learned from MB's stupid plan on Norlinder, better to just leave them alone until they are ready to come over and can play in the AHL if need be vs not being able to due to them being under contract before we signed them.
I assume Tuch goes back for his Senior year but haven't heard anything, Dobes I would sign but he may want to stay as Ohio State could be a top program again next year depending on if anyone leaves early or not.
Beck and Mesar are interesting cases. Beck they are limited with since it's NHL or OHL, I hope he's back in the OHL and maybe the Habs could seek to encourage the Petes to trade him if they feel it's not where they want to develop him. Mesar is tougher as I was not impressed with his efforts last game but the skill is clearly there, but he's so easy to knock off the puck so the AHL would an tough for him physically but skill wise he could handle it.
I think that is a good assessment. I do believe however that Heineman will be given every opportunity to make the big club. I don't think we just pigeon hole him in Laval. Possible Transactions and a exciting camp will make for a loooong summer.
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They may want him to start in Laval and then once he shows he's ready call him up so he can adjust to the smaller ice and work on his offensive game. He has had some injuries, so in the past 2 years he's played just over 80 games between the SHL/Champions league so it wouldn't hurt him to get time in Laval to work on things.
I took it that was what he was doing as we speak.
I'm just basing my thoughts on what I saw at our camp this year he's getting close.Ad
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