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RHP deserves to go at the main camp even if he doesn't play one single game. Just be around the pros would be great for him.
I'm not sure why Dallas let him go. He's a big guy with decent speed and skill. I would sign him for sure.I really like howel, I can see him in Laval.
Why was he let down by Dallas?
Fonstad outplayed them all in 2018 POsYeah we saw how he outplayed everybody in tihe playoffs and during the Mem Cup. And clearly what count the most when it's time to sign a player it's not where he is going, but where he has been. Makes perfect sense. 'Cause clearly my opinion is solely due to those 2 games..lol
By the way, Matt Bradley too put points in the board and wasn't signed.
How do you analyse the fact that Fonstad outplayed Hillis? And McShane? How do you not understand that with the quantity of prospects coming and having to be signed, we will have to make choices?
I would hope so considering he's a 25 yo 3rd year pro. Teasdale injury may open the door to him making Laval full time.My mistake. I thought Alain was 86, Cox is 86. And he's clearly amongst the best out there.
Fonstad outplayed them all in 2018 POs
In 2018 and 2019 regular season.
Youre essentialy using two preseason rookie tournament games and playoffs where he was buried on a third line and playing injured to tell us he sucks.
I'M actually not only using those 2 games. I thought by the time you are here, and with the time I'm here, you'd know by now that I never use only 2 games to determine who I like or not, but I guess I'M expecting too much of some people.
And you are using stats watching in the regular season to tell us how much he outplayed a Hillis who was injured most of the time. And what they did in 2018 is so irrelevant when it's time to analyse somebody's progression. If you like or only do stats watching, you'd notice that progression is important in stats and he showed nothing there in 2019.
Awesome how you use Fonstad injuries to explain a poor postseason yet still continue mentioning how he outplayed Hillis while Hills wasn't there at all.....
But I guess we will see are we who is going to be signed or not? Stay tuned.
Haven't been a fan of Fonstad since his U18. I thought he looked lazy and not willing to batlle for pucks and I've seen the same during playoffs and at the memorial cup. Been way more impressed by McShane, not even close. Sure Fonstad put up points but his overall play is highly quistionable for me. At this time, I wouldn't waste a contract on him. Player his size needs to be combative (Gallagher) or have elite skills (Marchessault). Never know though, there's still time for him to fix these issues.
Jeeze, are we still talking about Fonstad. He's a poor man's Aaron Palushaj.I'M actually not only using those 2 games. I thought by the time you are here, and with the time I'm here, you'd know by now that I never use only 2 games to determine who I like or not, but I guess I'M expecting too much of some people.
And you are using stats watching in the regular season to tell us how much he outplayed a Hillis who was injured most of the time. And what they did in 2018 is so irrelevant when it's time to analyse somebody's progression. If you like or only do stats watching, you'd notice that progression is important in stats and he showed nothing there in 2019. Awesome how you use Fonstad injuries to explain a poor postseason yet still continue mentioning how he outplayed Hillis while Hills wasn't there at all.....But I guess we will see are we who is going to be signed or not? Stay tuned.
By the way, Matt Bradley outproduced Jeremiah Addison. Guess who the Habs signed when it was time to do so?
Jeeze, are we still talking about Fonstad. He's a poor man's Aaron Palushaj.
Sucks for Fairbrother. Hope it's not serious.
Is Fairborther injured? Or did they just think along with Poehling, Suzuki, Evans, and Fleury, he played so well they don't need to see any more of him.
I agree with you. Except for his speed, today I don't see anything that would make me sign him.Well I just said that I wouldn't give him a contract next summer and it seems that I shouldn't have said that....lol
But he's still Habs property so we can talk about him.
I agree with you. Except for his speed, today I don't see anything that would make me sign him.
I'M actually not only using those 2 games. I thought by the time you are here, and with the time I'm here, you'd know by now that I never use only 2 games to determine who I like or not, but I guess I'M expecting too much of some people.
And you are using stats watching in the regular season to tell us how much he outplayed a Hillis who was injured most of the time. And what they did in 2018 is so irrelevant when it's time to analyse somebody's progression. If you like or only do stats watching, you'd notice that progression is important in stats and he showed nothing there in 2019. Awesome how you use Fonstad injuries to explain a poor postseason yet still continue mentioning how he outplayed Hillis while Hills wasn't there at all.....But I guess we will see are we who is going to be signed or not? Stay tuned.
By the way, Matt Bradley outproduced Jeremiah Addison. Guess who the Habs signed when it was time to do so?
Haven't been a fan of Fonstad since his U18. I thought he looked lazy and not willing to batlle for pucks and I've seen the same during playoffs and at the memorial cup. Been way more impressed by McShane, not even close. Sure Fonstad put up points but his overall play is highly quistionable for me. At this time, I wouldn't waste a contract on him. Player his size needs to be combative (Gallagher) or have elite skills (Marchessault). Never know though, there's still time for him to fix these issues.
Even with his struggles last year I would be really surprised if we don't end up signing Hillis. Timmins was extremely high on him at the draft so he's probably got some leash and with his injuries last year it makes even more sense to be patient with him. The rest I can see going unsigned if they don't pick it up this year.
Here's how I see it today for the upcoming summer:
I want him signed: Hillis. Expecting a great year out of him.
I want them gone: Fondstad and Henriksson
I need more time...but they need to impress me a lot to NOT want them gone: Houde and McShane
I understand and could deal with that too. Thing is, the day they decided not to sign Matt Bradley, and clearly they weren't wrong, I fail to see what Fonstad will be able to do more than Bradley to be signed.
To me right now, and I might be wrong, I think we saw the best of Fonstad. Type of player that probably already touched the ceiling. His playoffs and Mem Cup performance was abysmal. And as much as those 2 games didn't mean a lot....you still didn't see anything from the guy at all.
So for anyone watching, who is looking good today?
Can Hawel be signed to a one-year AHL contract? Or does he have to be signed to an ELC with the Habs counting towards the 50 contracts limit? I ask since he's in a different situation than a guy like Harvey-Pinard with not having been drafted by the Habs.