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Karine Hains
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Lévis, QC
Joined: 10.27.2018

May 25 @ 6:37 AM ET
Karine Hains: Kent Hughes' Busy Summer With the World Championships drawing to a close this weekend, Kent Hughes will be coming home to a massive to-do list shortly.
Habshistory
Montreal Canadiens
Location: NS
Joined: 10.19.2016

May 25 @ 7:05 AM ET
I think the biggest question with the draft will be if they stay the course with the quantity of picks they have, or try to exchange some to move up the draft and improve on quality of prospects. And even they probably won't completely know till draft day as it will likely relate to who's still on the board after each pick goes versus who's on there radar.
Get Romanov and Primeau signed soon, sure up the coach... and get ready for a quiet off-season as it should be.
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

May 25 @ 8:29 AM ET
Drouin and Byron have only one season each on their deals. If mtl can move them just before TDL, good, otherwise it's just one season. I already said what I was thinking about moving Armia. We'll see if Hughes can move Petry. Other than Letang, who would you target as a defenseman if they move him?
Hardbalz
Joined: 06.08.2011

May 25 @ 8:30 AM ET
Fans will be patient as exhibited by this past season. As long as the focus stays on draft and development. If this past season doesn't prove Montreal has true hockey fans nothing does
stinger67
Montreal Canadiens
Location: QC
Joined: 07.03.2008

May 25 @ 8:30 AM ET


À la job je suis assis à côté d'un chinois qui parle pas français et son anglais est très difficile à comprendre...quand il me parle esti que c'est pas évident.

- BashCH


L'autre jour j'étais au garage pour un changement de pneus pour un truck de la compagnie. Il y a une dame jamaïcaine qui prend le siège à côté de moi pour attendre pis qui insiste pour jaser. Après l'avoir fait répéter quelques fois, elle enlève son masque pour me parler...

C'est parce que c'était pas tant le masque mais plus l'accent vraiment fort qui me faisait tirer l'oreille en crisse...
stinger67
Montreal Canadiens
Location: QC
Joined: 07.03.2008

May 25 @ 8:32 AM ET
Fans will be patient as exhibited by this past season. As long as the focus stays on draft and development. If this past season doesn't prove Montreal has true hockey fans nothing does
- Hardbalz


...and as long as the team is fun to watch.

The problem with last season (before Ducharme was canned) was that they were losing horribly and they were so boring to watch.

If you are going to lose, at least put on a show.
BashCH
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The legendary Don Cherry agrees with me..., QC
Joined: 04.27.2010

May 25 @ 8:36 AM ET
L'autre jour j'étais au garage pour un changement de pneus pour un truck de la compagnie. Il y a une dame jamaïcaine qui prend le siège à côté de moi pour attendre pis qui insiste pour jaser. Après l'avoir fait répéter quelques fois, elle enlève son masque pour me parler...

C'est parce que c'était pas tant le masque mais plus l'accent vraiment fort qui me faisait tirer l'oreille en crisse...

- stinger67


BashCH
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The legendary Don Cherry agrees with me..., QC
Joined: 04.27.2010

May 25 @ 8:36 AM ET
...and as long as the team is fun to watch.

The problem with last season (before Ducharme was canned) was that they were losing horribly and they were so boring to watch.

If you are going to lose, at least put on a show.

- stinger67


This, at the end of the season they were still entertaining to watch even though they were losing more than winning.
BashCH
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The legendary Don Cherry agrees with me..., QC
Joined: 04.27.2010

May 25 @ 8:40 AM ET
Drouin and Byron have only one season each on their deals. If mtl can move them just before TDL, good, otherwise it's just one season. I already said what I was thinking about moving Armia. We'll see if Hughes can move Petry. Other than Letang, who would you target as a defenseman if they move him?
- deadpoulet


Anton Stralman could be alright to fill a spot on the right side.
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

May 25 @ 8:48 AM ET
...and as long as the team is fun to watch.

The problem with last season (before Ducharme was canned) was that they were losing horribly and they were so boring to watch.

If you are going to lose, at least put on a show.

- stinger67


Combien de jeunes vont faire l'équipe l'an prochain? C'est sûr qu'il y a déjà Suzuki, Caufield et Romanov, mais je m'attends à ce que plusieurs des prospects du CH jouent à Laval ou retournent au Junior. Si c'est ce qui a de mieux pour leur développement, tant mieux, mais le grand club va être moins intéressant avec beaucoup de vétérans sans trop d'avenir avec le club.

En défense, je pense qu'on pourrait voir deux recrues dès le début de la saison avec le CH, mais je ne m'attends pas à grand chose à l'attaque. Même Wright n'aurait pas un poste garantit, même si je m'attends à ce qu'il perce l'alignement. La compétition au centre est trop faible.
stinger67
Montreal Canadiens
Location: QC
Joined: 07.03.2008

May 25 @ 8:51 AM ET
Combien de jeunes vont faire l'équipe l'an prochain? C'est sûr qu'il y a déjà Suzuki, Caufield et Romanov, mais je m'attends à ce que plusieurs des prospects du CH jouent à Laval ou retournent au Junior. Si c'est ce qui a de mieux pour leur développement, tant mieux, mais le grand club va être moins intéressant avec beaucoup de vétérans sans trop d'avenir avec le club.

En défense, je pense qu'on pourrait voir deux recrues dès le début de la saison avec le CH, mais je ne m'attends pas à grand chose à l'attaque. Même Wright n'aurait pas un poste garantit, même si je m'attends à ce qu'il perce l'alignement. La compétition au centre est trop faible.

- deadpoulet


C'est difficile à dire si tôt dans l'entre-saison. Ils ont beaucoup de contrats sur les bras qui seront difficiles à bouger.

Je vois Guhle commencer à Montréal. Peut-être aussi Joshua Roy, mais à mon avis vu qu'il est encore d'âge junior va falloir qu'il soit vraiment dominant au camp pour rester.

Si c'est Wright qui est choisi, je vais avoir vraiment de la misère à décider si je suis content de le voir rester avec le club. Garder un gars à 18 ans, le Canadien a fait tellement de gaffes dans le passé avec ça, j'ai de la misère à leur faire confiance.
Scabeh
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The Slovakian Jagr, QC
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 25 @ 8:56 AM ET
C'est difficile à dire si tôt dans l'entre-saison. Ils ont beaucoup de contrats sur les bras qui seront difficiles à bouger.

Je vois Guhle commencer à Montréal. Peut-être aussi Joshua Roy, mais à mon avis vu qu'il est encore d'âge junior va falloir qu'il soit vraiment dominant au camp pour rester.

Si c'est Wright qui est choisi, je vais avoir vraiment de la misère à décider si je suis content de le voir rester avec le club. Garder un gars à 18 ans, le Canadien a fait tellement de gaffes dans le passé avec ça, j'ai de la misère à leur faire confiance.

- stinger67


I wouldn't mind seeing Wright sent back to junior for a year.

He's an exceptionnal talent but he also missed a whole year of play in 2020-2021.

Maybe they'll give him 10 games and see where he's at?
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

May 25 @ 8:59 AM ET
Anton Stralman could be alright to fill a spot on the right side.
- BashCH


Had to look him up. As long as he can still play in the top 4 at 35. I guess Klingberg is not happening.

I wouldn't mind Chiarot coming back, but that would not help the pp and he's not the puck moving defenseman that mtl may want.
Scabeh
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The Slovakian Jagr, QC
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 25 @ 9:02 AM ET
Had to look him up. As long as he can still play in the top 4 at 35. I guess Klingberg is not happening.

I wouldn't mind Chiarot coming back, but that would not help the pp and he's not the puck moving defenseman that mtl may want.

- deadpoulet


Love Chiarot, but he's not coming back.

We need space on the left side for Guhle, who'll be an absolute beast for us sooner than later.
pete26
Montreal Canadiens
Location: (HE, HIM, HIS), ON
Joined: 11.20.2008

May 25 @ 9:03 AM ET
Karine
Hains: Kent Hughes' Busy Summer

With the World Championships drawing to a close this weekend, Kent Hughes will be coming home to a massive to-do list shortly.

- Karine Hains



So..Romanov is a RFA that can’t be offer sheeted because?

Also, when Price hits the LTIR, they’ll have some cap space, no?
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

May 25 @ 9:05 AM ET
I wouldn't mind seeing Wright sent back to junior for a year.

He's an exceptionnal talent but he also missed a whole year of play in 2020-2021.

Maybe they'll give him 10 games and see where he's at?

- Scabeh


The thing is that he's up against Dvorak and Evans. As much as people say it should not dictate where he will play, considering if he's ready or not will be judge in part about how he does at camp vs those 2, no?
stinger67
Montreal Canadiens
Location: QC
Joined: 07.03.2008

May 25 @ 9:07 AM ET
So..Romanov is a RFA that can’t be offer sheeted because?

Also, when Price hits the LTIR, they’ll have some cap space, no?

- pete26


Honestly, I thought we'd know more by now on his case. Surgery? Retirement? Continue playing with a bad knee?
Scabeh
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The Slovakian Jagr, QC
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 25 @ 9:07 AM ET
So..Romanov is a RFA that can’t be offer sheeted because?

Also, when Price hits the LTIR, they’ll have some cap space, no?

- pete26


You cannot be offersheeted unless you have played 3 professional seasons. Romanov has two.

He did sign his contract 3 years ago but he couldn't play in the playoffs so despite counting as a year burned off in his contract, since he didn't play, it doesn't count for the offersheet rule.

Weird, I know, but that's how it is.

As for Price, the way LTIR works is that the team must be cap compliant when the season begins, including LTIR players.

Afterwards, Price can be put on LTIR and we can count the portion of his salary that makes us go over the cap as "available cap space".

I might be missing some details but that's how I understand it.
Scabeh
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The Slovakian Jagr, QC
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 25 @ 9:08 AM ET
The thing is that he's up against Dvorak and Evans. As much as people say it should not dictate where he will play, considering if he's ready or not will be judge in part about how he does at camp vs those 2, no?
- deadpoulet


Well if he doesn't look better than Evans, he's not ready.
stinger67
Montreal Canadiens
Location: QC
Joined: 07.03.2008

May 25 @ 9:08 AM ET
You cannot be offersheeted unless you have played 3 professional seasons. Romanov has two.

He did sign his contract 3 years ago but he couldn't play in the playoffs so despite counting as a year burned off in his contract, since he didn't play, it doesn't count for the offersheet rule.

Weird, I know, but that's how it is.

As for Price, the way LTIR works is that the team must be cap compliant when the season begins, including LTIR players.

Afterwards, Price can be put on LTIR and we can count the portion of his salary that makes us go over the cap as "available cap space".

I might be missing some details but that's how I understand it.

- Scabeh


I think it's been proven that offer sheets are a dumb idea.
Scabeh
Montreal Canadiens
Location: The Slovakian Jagr, QC
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 25 @ 9:12 AM ET
I think it's been proven that offer sheets are a dumb idea.
- stinger67


The way Bergevin or Carolina used them? Yes.

In some cases though, especially when teams are tight against the cap (the actual cap, not some bullpoop internal budget the player's agent told you about), I still think they are a valid possibility where you can either poach a good player from another team or force them to make moves to make it work.

I mostly hate the whole "bad blood" that goes with them for some reason. They are part of the CBA yet people act like it's an insult to use them.
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

May 25 @ 9:12 AM ET
Love Chiarot, but he's not coming back.

We need space on the left side for Guhle, who'll be an absolute beast for us sooner than later.

- Scabeh

Chiarot would be used on the right side if they move Petry. He played there last season for a while.

Romanov will most likely play with Savard, at least to start the season. Then you have edmundson and Petry. If they move Petry, they will most likely get a vet to replace him there. Then you can have Guhle or Harris on the third pair on the left side, with Barron on the right. If they sign Wideman, they will rotate on the bottom pair for a while.
deadpoulet
Montreal Canadiens
Location: Montreal
Joined: 07.01.2008

May 25 @ 9:15 AM ET
Well if he doesn't look better than Evans, he's not ready.
- Scabeh


My point was that it should not be that hard for Wright to be better. It would be another story with most nhl teams, but not in Montreal.
pete26
Montreal Canadiens
Location: (HE, HIM, HIS), ON
Joined: 11.20.2008

May 25 @ 9:16 AM ET
You cannot be offersheeted unless you have played 3 professional seasons. Romanov has two.

He did sign his contract 3 years ago but he couldn't play in the playoffs so despite counting as a year burned off in his contract, since he didn't play, it doesn't count for the offersheet rule.

Weird, I know, but that's how it is.

As for Price, the way LTIR works is that the team must be cap compliant when the season begins, including LTIR players.

Afterwards, Price can be put on LTIR and we can count the portion of his salary that makes us go over the cap as "available cap space".

I might be missing some details but that's how I understand it.

- Scabeh


Hugo’s got some work to do, huh Hugo?
Pat1993
Montreal Canadiens
Location: disguise delimit, QC
Joined: 08.28.2009

May 25 @ 9:20 AM ET
Karine
Hains: Kent Hughes' Busy Summer

With the World Championships drawing to a close this weekend, Kent Hughes will be coming home to a massive to-do list shortly.

- Karine Hains



busy summer..? he should be playing golf!!

-Fido
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