The team made qualifying offers to most of its restricted free agents, but there were surprises. Benoit Pouliot, acquired from Minnesota for Guillaume Latendresse, wasn't extended a qualifying offer.
"The process of evaluation is not complete for certain players and I would expect he'll get a qualifying offer by Monday," said Gauthier, who has had more than half a season to evaluate Pouliot. The decision not to qualify him led to speculation that he may be involved in a trade and the qualifying offer will come from another team
Pouliot -ot szeretnek megtartani, es o is szeretne maradni! Szezon vegeztevel eronleti edzesen vesz reszt, es bizonyitani szeretne, hogy helye van a csapatban. Meg tul fiatal, es ha sikerul fizikailag megerosodnie, szerintem jo jatekos lehet. Kicsit ''vastagodnia'" kell!
Metropolit menni fog, remelem SK is!
According to the pre-draft rankings, Evgeny Kuznetsov should be off the board before the Habs pick. However given the lack of a transfer agreement with Russia, NHL teams will be reluctant to pull the trigger. Also hurting his value is the "enigma" label.
For the team who can find his motivation button, they will get a highly-skilled, dominant forward. He was described by one scout as "so far ahead of everybody else it was scary" at the under-18 Six Nations Tournament.
But do the Habs want to roll the dice on a player who can just as easily be invisible in the wrong environment? TSN's Pierre McGuire says 'yes', and projects that Pierre Gauthier will select Kuznetzov with the 27th overall pick.
Tyler Pitlick, C, Minnesota State (WCHA)
Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 lbs.
2009-10: 38 GP, 11 G, 8 A, 27 PIM
ISS No. 20 THN No. 21 TSN No. 25
Tyler Pitlick is probably the most popular Habs pick in mock drafts. And why not? Pitlick has good size, plays a north-south grinding style and can hit. The Habs scouting department has strong links to players from Minnesota so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him don the bleu, blanc et rouge.
Pitlick has some maturing to do and will benefit from an increased schedule and a game better suited to his style if he makes the jump to the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Probably the biggest reason that the Habs will not take this select player is that he will be snapped up a few places earlier in the draft.
Jaden Schwartz is another name that you see in the Habs slot when looking at mock drafts. One might think that the Habs have a divine right to a player like Schwartz.
Scwartz is a Canadian kid playing in the U.S. College system. His points total was the most in the USHL since 2001-02.
He is small, with speed and skill to burn. Schwartz is described as one of the smartest players in the draft. One scout said. "there's nothing missing from his game other than height."
But raise your hand if you've seen this movie before. Schwartz may be able to create offense but the Habs don't need to add another player in this mould to their organization.
Jarred Tinordi is a big, tough defenseman who plays with an edge. What he lacks in puck skills is made up in his physical game, character and leadership.
The Habs defensive prospect cupboard is somewhat bare with the exit of McDonagh, Valentenko and the uncertainty surrounding Yemelin and Fischer.
If in the unlikely event that Tinordi was to fall into the lap of the Habs, they would be smart to add him to complement a potential future blueline of O'Byrne, Subban, Weber, Bennett, and Carle.
Brock Nelson has good size, is a skilled-player and posts impressive offensive numbers. But given that Nelson plays high school hockey comparing him to college or junior players is tricky matter. Fortunately, the Habs scouting presence is strong in Minnesota.
Nelson has bloodlines to two US hockey gold medal winners, including Miracle on Ice team member Dave Christian (1980) and his grandfather Bill Christian (1960).
The Habs may be able to trade down a few spots, pick up an extra pick and still be able to draft Nelson if he is high on their list. Gauthier has been quoted saying that he knows little about Nelson.
For Dylan McIlrath, just check out his penalty minutes (including 19 fighting majors) to understand why he will go much higher than his ISS ranking and be gone by the time the Habs pick.
McIlrath is big and nasty. He is described as the toughest player in this year's draft. Skating and puck skills are not his strength but McIlrath does possess a good shot.
John McFarland, C, Sudbury, (OHL)
Height: 6-0 Weight: 192 lbs.
2009-10: 64 GP, 20 G, 30 A, 70 PIM
ISS No. 39 THN No. 20 TSN No. 28
Talent-wise John McFarland's name has been spoken in the same breath as Hall and Seguin at times. But this season has seen McFarland's draft ranking plummet from the top six due to questions about his attitude, work ethic, and selfish play on the ice.
McFarland is one of the fastest skaters in the draft with a great shot. Will a team be willing to take a chance on him in the first round?
This is not the type of player that I expect the Gauthier-Timmins team to select.
Alex Petrovic, D, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Height: 6-4 Weight: 193 lbs.
2009-10: 57 GP, 8 G, 19 A, 87 PIM
ISS No. 42 THN No. 24 TSN No. 36
Alex Petrovic has good size, hockey sense and puck skills. He is a good skater and can be a solid defenseman but won't contribute much offensively.
Petrovic had a setback this season being cut from Canada's summer under-18 team after making the squad last year. Some see it as a temporary loss of confidence after losing a fight to Dylan McIlrath.
Petrovic may be seen as more of a project than others on the list but has drawn comparisons to Brent Seabrook.
Rankings:
ISS = International Scouting Service
TSN = TSN's Bob McKenzie
THN = The Hockey News
Hall of Famer
------------ "To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high." (John McCrae: In Flanders Fields - 1915)
Tíz játékosunk kapott offert: Carey Price, Maxim Lapierre, Tom Pyatt, Sergei Kostitsyn, Mathieu Carle, David Desharnais, Cédrick Desjardins, Brock Trotter, Ryan Russell, James Wyman.
Ben Pouliot még nem, de hétfőig ő is sorra kerül. Négy UFA (Glen Metropolit, Dominic Moore, Marc-André Bergeron és Paul Mara) sorsa is eldőlhet jövő csütörtökig.
Hall of Famer
------------ "To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high." (John McCrae: In Flanders Fields - 1915)
...s 9,2 millió marad Carey Price, Benoit Pouliot, Tom Pyatt, Dominic Moore, Glen Metropolit, Maxim Lapierre, Marc-André Bergeronés Sergei Kostitsyn szerződésére.
- Price tuti marad -2-2,5M,
- Pouliot kap egy esélyt - 0,8-1M,
- Pyatt nem volt rossz - 0,8M
- Moore megérte a 2. köröst - 1,1-1,2M
- Lapierre igen hasznos tud lenni, ha akar - 1M-1,5M
Ez összesen hét milla, maradna kb. 2-2,2M a variálásra.
- Metro, Bergy, S. K. - köszönjük, ennyi volt!
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Válasz p@lee22 hozzászólására (#15707)
------------ "To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high." (John McCrae: In Flanders Fields - 1915)
Sok nagyon sok. Neki adtuk a Halakon spórolt lóvé nagy részét. 70 pontot hozott az alapszakaszban, de a PO-ban súlytalan volt. Gomez 8-at kap 60 pontért, de így is sok!
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Válasz Ricsi hozzászólására (#15704)
------------ "To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high." (John McCrae: In Flanders Fields - 1915)
Wednesday Sept. 22 Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. p.m.
Friday, Sept. 24, Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25, Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Sunday., Sept. 26Minnesota at Montreal 6 P.M.
Mon., Sept. 27 Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct 2N. Y. Islanders vs. Montreal, 2010 7:00 p.m. (Colisee Pepsi in Quebec )
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