Jennifer B Cutler: Habs Report Cards: Nathan Beaulieu Nathan Beaulieu gets a solid B on his Canadiens report card.

Jennifer B Cutler: Habs Report Cards: Nathan Beaulieu
Nathan Beaulieu gets a solid B on his Canadiens report card.
- Jennifer B Cutler

Great blog.

Beaulieu will be able to contribute quality minutes if he stays in the 15-18 min range and if he's paired with a quality partner. Petry comes to mind.

Great blog.

Beaulieu will be able to contribute quality minutes if he stays in the 15-18 min range and if he's paired with a quality partner. Petry comes to mind.
- WaterBoy

Cheers, thanks!
Agreed, he played his best hockey with Petry as his partner.

Beaulieu will be traded before or at the draft....IMO

Beaulieu will be traded before or at the draft....IMO
- Symba007

With PK and Beaulieu traded, our D will be terrible.

Cheers, thanks!
Agreed, he played his best hockey with Petry as his partner.
- Jennifer B Cutler

He needs to work on his D-Zone coverage.. especially in front of the net. It seems that on some nights, he's lost out there in front of the net. Would be nice to see him use his size a bit more in that area and impose "respect".

Beaulieu will be traded before or at the draft....IMO
- Symba007

I doubt anything happens all summer......remember we still have MB at the helm. We'll probably get Radulov and he'll also exhaust the waiver wire. The Bergevin bottle drive will continue....

I doubt anything happens all summer......remember we still have MB at the helm. We'll probably get Radulov and he'll also exhaust the waiver wire. The Bergevin bottle drive will continue....
- Snots33_77

I expect he will make a trade to move up a few spots at the draft, I think they want Dubois and will trade up for him. I see beaulieu going to EDM along with our 1st and maybe something else for one of their crappy D's and the 4th overall.

I doubt anything happens all summer......remember we still have MB at the helm. We'll probably get Radulov and he'll also exhaust the waiver wire. The Bergevin bottle drive will continue....
- Snots33_77

I expect he will make a trade to move up a few spots at the draft, I think they want Dubois and will trade up for him. I see beaulieu going to EDM along with our 1st and maybe something else for one of their crappy D's and the 4th overall.
- Symba007

I honestly hope something happens this off-season......but I'm tempering my expectations as MB seems like a deer in the headlights at the helm of this org.

I honestly hope something happens this off-season......but I'm tempering my expectations as MB seems like a deer in the headlights at the helm of this org.
- Snots33_77

Build through the draft.

He won't sell off while in panic mode.

I expect him to alter the lineup.

Now that we have a clear #1 center, I expect him to move some pieces and get a top 6 winger (like every summer) and most probably move for a D

Build through the draft.

He won't sell off while in panic mode.

I expect him to alter the lineup.

Now that we have a clear #1 center, I expect him to move some pieces and get a top 6 winger (like every summer) and most probably move for a D
- WaterBoy

You'd think that he HAS to address the glaring holes/needs in the lineup at this point?? He can't keep ignoring them and rotating plugs in the various positions?

I also think a veteran presence is badly needed? Be it on D or elsewhere. It's needed in the room. And I'm not so sure that Brown is the guy??

You'd think that he HAS to address the glaring holes/needs in the lineup at this point?? He can't keep ignoring them and rotating plugs in the various positions?

I also think a veteran presence is badly needed? Be it on D or elsewhere. It's needed in the room. And I'm not so sure that Brown is the guy??
- Snots33_77

He will address them without giving up his "core"and key prospects.

Agreed about a vet.

He will address them without giving up his "core"and key prospects.

Agreed about a vet.
- WaterBoy

I hope you're right about Dubois!?

I expect he will make a trade to move up a few spots at the draft, I think they want Dubois and will trade up for him. I see beaulieu going to EDM along with our 1st and maybe something else for one of their crappy D's and the 4th overall.
- Symba007

For a team that has no hopes of getting him at the draft, they spent a lot of time scouting him during the playoffs...Surely they are working on something

I hope you're right about Dubois!?
- Snots33_77

That's Symba.

I wouldn't mind Dubois. Not sure Bergy moves up

For a team that has no hopes of getting him at the draft, they spent a lot of time scouting him during the playoffs...Surely they are working on something
- stinger67

they had hope until TamPatch woke up the last 2 games and they went down 3 spots in the draft

That's Symba.

I wouldn't mind Dubois. Not sure Bergy moves up
- WaterBoy

Ah poop!! Sorry!

I'm not sure MB does anything all summer? But according to him "He learned something, MT learned something, the players learned something, everybody learned something......"

Now whatever the hell they learned has yet to be witnessed??

Maybe they learned not to rest the whole teams success on 1 player that can't stay healthy??