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Draft of 2009
Jun 27th
Well, the 2009 NHL draft has now come and gone.
Every year about this time I anticipate the draft… I love seeing how teams will attempt to address current and future needs. Love the deals.. the drama (maybe more so this year)… love seeing certain GMs be aggressive to get the picks they want (attention Garth Snow).
I was pleased to see the Montreal Canadiens choose Louis Leblanc… now to be honest I was almost scared to witness the potential rath of the fans if someone other then Leblanc was picked…. oh, and I was amused to see that not even the prescence of Habs legends could keep the crowd from expressing their displeasure with Gary Bettman.
There are 2 guys that have got me curious….
Alexander Avtsin 6’2, 198 lbs.
Word is he has great offensive skill… and of course, his showing up to the NHL draft shows that he must want to play in the NHL. Very interesting pick. I heard someone say on TSN yesterday he was rated 18th in european players.
Can’t wait to see him play.
Joonas Nattinen 6-2 183 lbs
At the world under 18, he was top 3 in faceoffs… an important skill. He’s a playmaker… a playmaker with size. Hockey’s Future (check the link) says they believe he could be a special player as he grows
Also… can’t wait to see him play.
I should probably mention at this point… i can’t wait to see them all play!
Here are some articles of interest.
A good – and potentially very good – draft
- HABSInsideOut
- HABSInsideOut
Gainey preaches patience to fans
- The Gazette
- The Gazette
- RDS
- NHL.com
- Cyberpresse
- Slam! sports
- The Observer
- Canadiens.com
Habs sign Mikael Johansson
May 25th
Habs Inside/Out reports that they’ve signed swedish elite leaguer Mikael Johansson to a 1 year (2 way) deal.
A pretty minor deal.
Johansson is a small forward and had his best season last year with Farjestads BK Karlstad with:
GP: 53 G:15 A:24 P:39
And had 80 penalty minutes.
Yemelin in Montreal?
May 24th
Well… it’s been a long long time since I’ve written anything…. and while I continued to watch my beloved Habs in the playoffs… I was not inspired to write a thing.
It’s only been a short time since their demise and the playoffs aren’t yet done.. but I’m experiencing slight Habs withdrawl.
The draft approachs and the numerous holes in the roster will start being filled soon.
RDS is reporting that Alexei Yemelin and the Montreal Canadiens are negotiating to have him in Montreal as early as next season.
And so it has begun… with the signing of Dany Masse‘s signing earlier this month…
Now on Yemelin… I think it’s some good news…. a great young prospect who represent’s (in my opinion) something that the Habs were really lacking this season. A physical stay at home D-man.
We saw many times how opposing teams would have it a bit to easy in front of Carey or Jaro. Yemelin would add some youthful energy and some general nasty-ness that is needed in Hab-Land.
Another interesting little bit…. Yemelin’s hometown is Togliatti (in Russia) which is where Alex Kovalev is also from.
I honestly can’t wait for the draft, then the prospect camps…. then the pre-season… then the season!!! Go Habs!
(Here’s Togliatti on a map)
Mathieu Carle wants to be traded??
Mar 3rd
This caught me off guard…
Ok.. you’re a talented D-man.. you’re 21 years old… you’re currently in the minors working hard (at least you should be) to develop into an NHL D-man.
And you demand a trade??
Maybe a little frustrated because you haven’t been called up… but please.
I’m not sure I understand exactly why he’s asking this….. if he’s the type of guy who doesn’t trust his management who have interest in getting him developped into an NHL D-man and just wants what he wants…. then maybe he should go..
But I don’t know anything about this other then what RDS has reported…
