yeah, this draft year is pretty weak. Nobody really stands out for switzerland.
Apart from that, I cannot understand why nobody's picked Dino Wieser up yet!?!? he could have been chosen last year already.
yeah, this draft year is pretty weak. Nobody really stands out for switzerland.
Apart from that, I cannot understand why nobody's picked Dino Wieser up yet!?!? he could have been chosen last year already.
probably because he has a nice salary he wouldn't want to give up? A lot of these guys were available last year. I think Flueler and Conz, the other goalie, are good bets to go. Other than that?
what's going on with sciaroni? he's on the CSB list for the 3rd time. he doesn't seem to get much ice-time with ambri and plans to leave i heard. is he still among the better players of his age group?
what's going on with sciaroni? he's on the CSB list for the 3rd time. he doesn't seem to get much ice-time with ambri and plans to leave i heard. is he still among the better players of his age group?
yep. Ambri is having a terrible season and Scarioni isn't IMO as good as last year. Apparently, other swiss elite league teams are interested in him.
probably because he has a nice salary he wouldn't want to give up? A lot of these guys were available last year. I think Flueler and Conz, the other goalie, are good bets to go. Other than that?
Maybe Schaeppi next year - only if he plays in NLA or impresses in wjc.
Flueler is our only likely drafted this year; Conz has some chanches.
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yeah but making the HC Davos team as a 17 year old, that's quite an achievement. He also had a great spengler cup!
Perhaps his development hasn't been so spectacular. I don't know.
He's not that good technically and he hasn't great scorers talent. Sure, he has the skating, the explosiveness, the physicalness, the two-ways game in nuce to turn into a new Ambühl, but apparently now is far from being a top prospect.
what's going on with sciaroni? he's on the CSB list for the 3rd time. he doesn't seem to get much ice-time with ambri and plans to leave i heard. is he still among the better players of his age group?
Yes. He has some talent, but he struggles to produce good things on offense. Probably he lacks of maturity.
He'lls play in Davos next season.
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Weber is a safe bet for Montreal next season, IMO.
The Habs only have four returning Dmen under contract, and Gorges and O'Byrne are not potentially as effective at moving the puck and playing in the Top 4 as he is (although Gorges did put up good numbers as a junior). Markov and Hamrlik are the other two under contract still.
Therefore, there is a real opening on D for guys like McDonagh or Weber to take. Weber, having played in the AHL this season, is the favourite for that spot. Subban is still a few years away and Fischer is not as good a prospect as the three other aforementioned players, IMO.
If Gainey is still in change, he will need to start bringing these guys in to justify letting Streit and Souray walk in the past. The entire province of Quebec is demanding answers for their massive drop in power play percentage this season. Hence, the Schneider trade at the deadline.
They will certainly do everything they can to keep Komisarek and possibly even Schneider as well, however. Still, there is at least one (or possibly two) openings back for Weber to take.
Expect the Habs to have a new look next season in general, with the core of their team (minus Markov, the Kostistsyns and the Goalies) entering free agency.
Weber is a safe bet for Montreal next season, IMO.
The Habs only have four returning Dmen under contract, and Gorges and O'Byrne are not potentially as effective at moving the puck and playing in the Top 4 as he is (although Gorges did put up good numbers as a junior). Markov and Hamrlik are the other two under contract still.
Therefore, there is a real opening on D for guys like McDonagh or Weber to take. Weber, having played in the AHL this season, is the favourite for that spot. Subban is still a few years away and Fischer is not as good a prospect as the three other aforementioned players, IMO.
If Gainey is still in change, he will need to start bringing these guys in to justify letting Streit and Souray walk in the past. The entire province of Quebec is demanding answers for their massive drop in power play percentage this season. Hence, the Schneider trade at the deadline.
They will certainly do everything they can to keep Komisarek and possibly even Schneider as well, however. Still, there is at least one (or possibly two) openings back for Weber to take.
Expect the Habs to have a new look next season in general, with the core of their team (minus Markov, the Kostistsyns and the Goalies) entering free agency.
Weber is in the perfect situation.
You think so ? i would be happy. In fact i thought the same, but i have some doubts because :
... at a point in time they brought up from AHL 3 players : ... d'agostini, weber and ... (do not remember his name) ... weber played 1 game and was benched ... never had his chance again. the 2 others played regularly.
then Habs problem in PP was too obvious. Weber, if mature or if convinient was too obviously the answer ... the mob was asking for it ... some journalist with hockey specialisation started speculating on weber joininig the Habs ... Carbo did nothing in that sense, as well as Gainey ...
I would be happy seing Weber playing in Habs' PP, yet i wouldn't be surpised to see him staying another year in hamilton. (where by the way he is doing pretty well ... beating record of goals for a Dmen).
I understand also that Dmen are NHL ready later ... and that Weber must bulk up a bit.
My prediction is based only on speculation, and I haven't had a chance to see Weber this year, so please take it for what it's worth.
But I will say that the Habs will most certainly be looking to renovate this summer. Weber will be 21 when the season starts next year and is putting up unreal numbers in the AHL. The fact he was called up at all is impressive, considering he is only a rookie and a defenseman. He is without a doubt in my mind their best defensive propsect in the AHL right now, and assuming that he doesn't need to stay behind and work on defensive short comings I can't see why Montreal would want to keep him in a league where he is already dominating.
I think the minutes that guys like Doughty and Bogosian are logging prove that NHL teams are more willing to give young players a chance to play a large role.
He will be a third pairing defenseman in the NHL next season. By the end of the year, he may even be playing 18 minutes or more a night.
Like I said, however, this is merely my prediction.
You think so ? i would be happy. In fact i thought the same, but i have some doubts because :
... at a point in time they brought up from AHL 3 players : ... d'agostini, weber and ... (do not remember his name) ... weber played 1 game and was benched ... never had his chance again. the 2 others played regularly.
then Habs problem in PP was too obvious. Weber, if mature or if convinient was too obviously the answer ... the mob was asking for it ... some journalist with hockey specialisation started speculating on weber joininig the Habs ... Carbo did nothing in that sense, as well as Gainey ...
I would be happy seing Weber playing in Habs' PP, yet i wouldn't be surpised to see him staying another year in hamilton. (where by the way he is doing pretty well ... beating record of goals for a Dmen).
I understand also that Dmen are NHL ready later ... and that Weber must bulk up a bit.
but I hope you are right ... of course.
I think the third player you're thinking about is Pacioretty. And both he and D'Agostini are forwards, so you really can't compare their cases with Weber's.
I also don't agree about the Habs' problem on the power play being solely the lack of a big shooter (or maybe it was indirectly, as Markov had to take up that role and so couldn't be used as a PP QB anymore), poor play by the forwards also played a big role.
And fortunately for the Habs, Gainey doesn't base his opinion on what the fans and the medias want
Anyway, with Bouillon and probably Schneider gone, and O'Byrne not bringing much skill, Weber will probably get his fair share of NHL action.
I think the third player you're thinking about is Pacioretty. And both he and D'Agostini are forwards, so you really can't compare their cases with Weber's.
I also don't agree about the Habs' problem on the power play being solely the lack of a big shooter (or maybe it was indirectly, as Markov had to take up that role and so couldn't be used as a PP QB anymore), poor play by the forwards also played a big role.
And fortunately for the Habs, Gainey doesn't base his opinion on what the fans and the medias want
Anyway, with Bouillon and probably Schneider gone, and O'Byrne not bringing much skill, Weber will probably get his fair share of NHL action.
i am not comparing the players among them, but rather the fact that they were called ... and Weber only played once. Not even 2 times. While their PP problem was obvious.
About what Gainey not basing his opinion on the fans and on the medias ... as you say ... fortunately he doesn't. Yet some journalists still are good in analyzing the game and the players. You see clearly that the fan base (not all again !!) or the journalists are of much higher level than the ones we have here. Since there are some good ones, you can expect that through their analysis they reach same conclusions than other knowledgeable people. This is what i refer to.
And because he is swiss, i would love him to succeed in NHL, i wish he gets a spot next year. Yet i simply wouldn't be surprised if he would spend another year in AHL for the different elements that facts i noticed that are singns that Gainey / Carbo (not important anymore) do not deem him NHL ready.
