Confirmed with Link: Trade: Kerby Rychel for Hunter Shinkaruk (Flames)

[admiralcadillac]

For what it is....I think it's a fine trade. I prefer to see a Shinkaruk type of player with his speed and his hockey sense. But...chances are he plateaued already. But let's see. At worst, he'd be a fine AHL player for Laval.

Next? McCarron for Frédéric Gauthier.

I heard shinkaruk's issue was his skating

 

[BLONG7]

Hockey is a game played not just on the ice but in the kind. Shinkaruk has ZERO confidence and is beaten. Maybe a change of scenery can help but ultimately he’d need a team to take a chance in him which isn’t likely. MAYBE Bouchard can ignite the flame again and IF there’injuries and he gets his shot he can do something. Ultimately, he’s better suited to the new NHL and does have the physical talent but mentally, he’s done.

Mentally he's done? Concussions? Did I miss something?

 

[Habs Icing]

Mentally he's done? Concussions? Did I miss something?

He meant his confidence is shot.

 

[Habs76]

Good, Rychel had no NHL future anyways

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Yeah this is a nothing deal but people acting like there should only be big trades, or none at all is terrible.

 

[Whitesnake]

I heard shinkaruk's issue was his skating

Unless he regressed....

 

[Wats]

What will hppen with McCarron? Is he done as a hab?

He'll probably be traded for nothing in a similar type of deal.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I heard shinkaruk's issue was his skating

I haven't read up on him in detail yet or watched much of him. But the small bits I've read say he's got good wheels.

 

[No More Subban]

I still remember wanting the Habs to draft Shinkaruk just because I like his name

 

[26Mats]

Unless he regressed....

his numbers actually have regressed. Had a much worse year last year than 2015-2016.

 

[dinodebino]

As per Pierre Lebtun, MB, is the hardest working man in hockey!! Vacations don't really happen, yes MB is dat good!!

Actually, he was on a golf course today.

 

[Habs Icing]

his numbers actually have regressed. Had a much worse year last year than 2015-2016.

WS responded to someone speculating that his skating was an issue. In that clip looks to me like he's a very good skater.

 

[Habs Icing]

Actually, he was on a golf course today.

And how many of his golf buddies suffered concussions today?

 

[OnTheRun]

Bergy is adding scoring depth for the playoffs.

 

[canadiensnation]

I think he will get a crack at some point this season.

 

[Seb]

I think he will get a crack at some point this season.

And then we'll see he's worth nothing and he's just another failed project. He's just another very replaceable bottom 6 forward, like the thousand others before him.

 

[Goldenhands]

That's completely false. Bergevin likes to TAKE ADVANTAGE of people who like playing here. But he is willing to drop them in favour of shiny new toys way too often.

Radulov, Markov, Emelin, Pacioretty - keeps dumping, or dumping on, players who like it here.

Bergevin likes players who really want to play here, not the ones who only says it in front of the camera for wrong reasons...

 

[Seb]

Bergevin likes players who really want to play here, not the ones who only says it in front of the camera for wrong reasons...

Must be why he traded Subban away

 

[AmeriHab]

No chance he becomes a granlund and puts it together? Honestly asking. Haven’t paid attention to him since his draft

 

[Rapala]

Can't believe we couldn't package Patch with Rychel.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

ahler for ahler

AHL:er for ECHL:er?
- Shinkaruk last 2 seasons in the AHL;
35 points in 52 games and 30 points in 63 games,
maybe his correct level is in the ECHL?

 

[Asamu]

Here is one of my post from: Nov 21, 2016 in the trade proposal thread:

''With the recent injury of Johnny Gaudreau and the awful goalie performance. Calgary Flames would like to patch themselves with new acquisitions.

let go: Hunter Shinkaruk + ( Mikail Backlund optional)

let go: Al Montoya +3rd round pick 2017 + (David Desharnais optional) ...if those optional trades work, 3rd pick becomes a 2nd.

I really want to see Shinkaruk in a Habs jersey I don't know why. I was really pissed when he was draft 1 pick higher than McCarron (25th) Shinkaruk (24th)
Habs will be able to recalled Charlie Lindgren who finds the AHL too easy for him and would prefer a bigger challenge.''

OMG! The real reason was that I wanted to see Galchenyuk and Shinkaruk on the same line and hear Pierre Houde / Martin McGuire describe them passing the puck to each other =P ...But I was actually too scare to share it with you. Now it's time finally. Also, when I saw Shinkaruk playing junior he reminded me a bit of Gilbert Brûlé.

 

[LaP]

I think he will get a crack at some point this season.

I knew we had a bad team but that that bad

 

[Habitant le colon]

His Shinkaruk a good option on the rRockets top6 as a center? Where could he fit and withwho do you see him play?

 

[Gravity]

Bust for bust