With all the kids coming up, if you are not brining in a guy who fits the long-term plan for the team, then you are just pissing away a spot at a kid to get ice-time and develop.
- Mashadar

What kids are coming up next year?

What kids are coming up next year?
- AdamFrench

All of them

Can't wait to see the rocking chair on the Habs bench.
- Garfield512

ça c'est de la projection manne !

What kids are coming up next year?
- AdamFrench

You see, people are assuming that both Poehling and Suzuki are a lock to make the team. As if Claude Julien wasn't the coach of the Habs.

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Unless I saw wrong in their videos, Habs prospects at development camp are wearing t-shirts that read “EARNED, not entitled” on the backs of them.

You see, people are assuming that both Poehling and Suzuki are a lock to make the team. As if Claude Julien wasn't the coach of the Habs.
- Good On Paper

Wouldn't want them to take away ice time from Nate Thompson.

All of them
- BashCH

Realistically. Suzuki? Maybe. Might benefit from one year in the AHL though. Caufield is going one year at Wisconsin guaranteed.

Ylonen, Ikonen and Olofsson staying in Europe. Poehling probably will win a spot. Evans? Is he better than Perry?

With all the kids coming up, if you are not brining in a guy who fits the long-term plan for the team, then you are just pissing away a spot at a kid to get ice-time and develop.
- Mashadar

Don't want kids getting 4th line minutes anyway and the PP needs players who can score

You see, people are assuming that both Poehling and Suzuki are a lock to make the team. As if Claude Julien wasn't the coach of the Habs.
- Good On Paper

they kept an 18 year old on the roster last year and a 19 year old on the roster the year before that. not saying with will make the team or deserve to make the team. but this idea that Julien is opposed to making room for young players is obviously false.

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Unless I saw wrong in their videos, Habs prospects at development camp are wearing t-shirts that read “EARNED, not entitled” on the backs of them.
- BashCH

wish they said VENGEANCE!

wish they said VENGEANCE!
- DoubleDown

Or STILL GROWING

Realistically. Suzuki? Maybe. Might benefit from one year in the AHL though. Caufield is going one year at Wisconsin guaranteed.

Ylonen, Ikonen and Olofsson staying in Europe. Poehling probably will win a spot. Evans? Is he better than Perry?
- AdamFrench

Suzuki will go to the AHL for at least half the year, Evans was not ready last year, we will see this year, Poehling is mature physically, he has a chance to stick around.

Habs will make space for them if they are ready but it is not impossible they all go to Laval for a few months

Nah ... I'm telling you guys, we're bringing back Vinny Lecavalier to play on the 4th line.

It worked so well for him in Philly, we might want to repeat the experiment over here..

Realistically. Suzuki? Maybe. Might benefit from one year in the AHL though. Caufield is going one year at Wisconsin guaranteed.

Ylonen, Ikonen and Olofsson staying in Europe. Poehling probably will win a spot. Evans? Is he better than Perry?
- AdamFrench

Evans probably needs at least another year in the AHL. After that he might be good enough for a 3rd-4thC spot.

wish they said VENGEANCE!
- DoubleDown

i tried that once. it doesn't work.

Or STILL GROWING
- Mashadar

Or STILL GROWING
- Mashadar

Caufield should wear #57 ... just to prove everybody wrong, especially to those teams who passed up on him.

Caufield should wear #57 ... just to prove everybody wrong, especially to those teams who passed up on him.
- Garfield512

more like 5'651"

Suzuki will go to the AHL for at least half the year, Evans was not ready last year, we will see this year, Poehling is mature physically, he has a chance to stick around.

Habs will make space for them if they are ready but it is not impossible they all go to Laval for a few months
- Symba007

did we talk about the Mike Reilly contract? because i don't understand that one... a multi year deal at 1.5 million for a player the coach doesn't want.

more like 5'651"
- Symba007

He's looking pretty close to catching "5'11" Suzuki in that photo

did we talk about the Mike Reilly contract? because i don't understand that one... a multi year deal at 1.5 million for a player the coach doesn't want.
- DoubleDown

I guess they sense they might not get what they want on the market, he's a safety net...just a guess

did we talk about the Mike Reilly contract? because i don't understand that one... a multi year deal at 1.5 million for a player the coach doesn't want.
- DoubleDown

Expansion fodder

He's looking pretty close to catching "5'11" Suzuki in that photo
- AdamFrench

they kept an 18 year old on the roster last year and a 19 year old on the roster the year before that. not saying with will make the team or deserve to make the team. but this idea that Julien is opposed to making room for young players is obviously false.
- DoubleDown

Right. But do you honestly think that they would want two inexperienced young centres (KK and Poehling) in the lineup?

I guess they sense the might get what they want on the market, he's a safety net...just a guess
- Symba007

yes that's my fear as well... that he's mostly thrown in the towel on upgrading the defence.