Confirmed with Link: The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Carolina Hurricane Drayson Bowman to a PTO

[Le depisteur]

‏@JoshRimerHockey
Breaking: The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Carolina Hurricane Drayson Bowman to a PTO.
https://twitter.com/JoshRimerHockey/status/506939685789523969

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=12521

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[Skip Bayless]

The new Blunden?

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

A pretty mediocre 4th liner with an alright hockey name, no?

 

[Richiebottles]

AHL depth.

Fine with me.

 

[canadiensnation]

Good for the AHL.

 

[Subban signed e5]

The new Blunden?

better hockey player than Blunden and he is smaller

 

[vokiel]

A no-name that isn't tiny. I guess that's an okay PTO.

 

[Hackett]

A former teammate of tokarski in the whl, I believe. A very good Spokane team, that was.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Sbah will be happy . Good pickup for Hamilton, I was hoping for one more signing like that, a scorer at the AHL level with decent pro experience. Will probably fill the Blunden role.Still fairly young too.

 

[David Donaldson*]

speaking of tokarski.. what is going on with that? is he outta here or is budaj?

 

[Skip Bayless]

better hockey player than Blunden and he is smaller

I was thinking more of a journeyman in the NHL and career AHLer.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

he's always a beast in NHL14

 

[That Habs Fan]

This could turn out surprisingly well, pretty happy with this signing. We need more players like him (offense first, decent size) in the system, we have an abundance of bottom 6ers.

 

[Wats]

Played entire season in NHL last year, interesting to see how he plays in camp/preseason.

Habs/Canes basically swapped Bowman/Vail.

 

[GoodKiwi]

Who dat?

I honestly know nothing about Bowman other than the fact I knew he is/was an NHL player.

 

[habitue*]

Moen's replacement (cheaper) and #13 forward.

Did Malhotra played with him last season in Carolina ?

 

[vokiel]

speaking of tokarski.. what is going on with that? is he outta here or is budaj?

There is no need to move any of them.

 

[G Man 77]

There is no need to move any of them.

Actually there is, unless you plan on keeping 3 goalies in the NHL.. which they aren't. Tokarski can't be send down without going through waivers.

I'm not worried.. we have a good prospect and one of the best backups, shouldn't have trouble dealing whoever they choose to.

 

[habitue*]

Played entire season in NHL last year, interesting to see how he plays in camp/preseason.

Habs/Canes basically swapped Bowman/Vail.

Not really a swap. Both were ufa players. Vail has not signed a contract yet.

 

[That Habs Fan]

Moen's replacement (cheaper) and #13 forward.

Did Malhotra played with him last season in Carolina ?

Bowman plays absolutely nothing like Moen. Speedy offensive player with decent size, just hasn't put it all together at the NHL level yet. Definitely not a penalty killer and defensive specialist like Moen. A slightly more skilled and less physical Blunden is a good comparison.

 

[habitue*]

Bowman plays absolutely nothing like Moen. Speedy offensive player with decent size, just hasn't put it all together at the NHL level yet. Definitely not a penalty killer and defensive specialist like Moen. A slightly more skilled and less physical Blunden is a good comparison.

So, where would he fit in our line up ?.... Just another top six for the Dogs ?

 

[canadiensnation]

he's always a beast in NHL14

this is very true

 

[Hackett]

Bowman plays absolutely nothing like Moen. Speedy offensive player with decent size, just hasn't put it all together at the NHL level yet. Definitely not a penalty killer and defensive specialist like Moen. A slightly more skilled and less physical Blunden is a good comparison.

I don't think he plays anything like blunden either.

 

[Wats]

Not really a swap. Both were ufa players. Vail has not signed a contract yet.

That's what I mean, both were let go by team and both are going to try out for a contract this fall. Obviously not 'really' a swap, that's why I said 'basically'.

 

[habsprospects]

speaking of tokarski.. what is going on with that? is he outta here or is budaj?

Waiting goalies injuries news during NHL training camps?