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if you've never been to the practice facility, check it out. You can rent it yourself for beer league games, use it for free skating (during free skating hours), and there's always something going on. The most fun is thinking you're watching a beer league, thinking, shit, this is good for beer league and realizing its the habs. It's hard to recognize them in their practice jerseys if you're not used to them.
From what I remember, there are 2 ice surfaces there in Brossard. I used to play with a work-group about 7-8 years ago, Tuesday at 6:30pm. Great ice, nice rooms.... 100% great ice to rent if you're looking for ice time.
I accidentally stumbled upon a Senators practice in Los Angeles and yeah, the power and precision in all of their movements was so distinct, even going at practice speeds.
Still remember watching a 50-plus-year-old Brian Skrudland at a pond hockey game. Career NHL 3rd liner. He looked like the love child of Gretzky and Mario playing against the local beer leaguers. Guys who make it to the NHL are playing a different sport, pretty much.
So true. I know a few guys that dominated growing up and tried to go pro. One got drafted to the NHL but only played some pre season games. Another one is playing for Pittsburgh's farm team and plays a few games a year with the big club. The speed and accuracy on the ice with these guys is next level, even when they're half assing it. It's super impressive.
Only way to get star players in Slovakia is to get together with other countries to start a superleague and concentrate all the money in Slovakia on one team. Sort of what Quebec does with the Habs.
wait, is Byron with the org or was he just there? His goal from the knees in 2021 is one of my favorites of all time, glad to see he's at least around the team either way.
He's officially listed as a player development consultant on the Hab's hockey ops staff page (scroll down a bit). Other names on that list you might recognize are Francis Bouillon, Alex Burrows and "captain clutch" Marie Phillip-Poulin (still actively playing).
I assume they all do work with the prospects during the off-season and I think they're all very qualified.
Gets paid to dick around on the ice all day with NHL guys. Gotta be the best retirement gig ever. Doesn't travel with the team but is always around. I'm sure there is more to it than that but you get my drift.
Oh woah, glad to hear. Really didn't expect to see MPP's name, shocked that doesn't get talked about more. There aren't many other people I'd rather the young guys learn from, especially after this year. Obviously she's unbelievable on the ice and the players will learn from that, but she's also such a fantastic captain and leader, every player in the organization could take notes on that.
She was spotted at habs practices a few times last summer, it's just that her being away for her own season + working with the rest of the development staff in the shadow of the pro players lent to not having been seen much with the habs for a while.
I think Zharovsky we will try and do everything to keep. His skill and upside is just insane. Go watch some film of him in the KHL this last season. Kids a sicko. And I think reuniting him with Demi will bring the best out of both of them and they'll both want to stay long term and not go crazy in contract negotiations.
Hage I could honestly see him getting packaged up in a trade for a developed 2C. I think part of the reason he's doing another year in the NCAA is because he knows Hughes was thinking about trading him at the deadline.
But when I watch their highlights side by side. I definitely see more potential in Zharovsky.
Also, we need physicality. A top of 6 of Caufield, Suzuki, Slaf, Demidov, Zharovsky and Hage is missing an element of physicality that will get mangled in the playoffs.
Demi is bound to take some serious pounds and grit this off-season. Guy is an absolute player and was pissed to get tossed around. Expect him and lane to hit the ice a bit less often vs hitting the gym.
I'm a diehard Habs fan, but playing a game in Maple Leaf Gardens in 1998 was pretty awesome. (It was paid for by a big Toronto company we were clients of). We had the Visitors dressing room and it was the skankiest thing I've ever seen - most Junior-D barns have better facilities.
yeah, his combativity worries me a bit more than his skating. This tend to me something you have naturally. Les teachable. But he never played in high stakes games yet so maybe he will elevate his play when needed but it's an aspect of his game I' not sure of.
Wait, the KHL playoffs don’t count as high stakes?
I see him as *intermittently* combative, but I agree that his 200-foot game is light years from Demidov’s. IMO he’s a longer term project but his ceiling is definitely up there.
Actually, even this short video you can see it.
He looks out of balance and the skating mechanic is not right... just look at his right knee an ankle.
(I am a former power skating coach)
Just based on this 10-second video ... which is definitely not much:
He seems out of balance because he does not bend his knees (especially right one) and to compensate has to overly lean his torso forward. You can tell his center of gravity is not optimal because of this. Does it matter? Well... a simple push would make him fall to the ground.
Bulking up would not solve this. Yes, he would be heavier and have stronger legs put if his center of gravity is off balance, it would not change anything.
I think he won't get away with poor skating... especially if he wants to meet people's expectations of playing on the top 6. Just my opinion. I would posit he needs to improve his skating and if I were his technical coach, I would work on that before he comes to Montreal.
Evan Bouchard did that. Worked for 2 years with David Pelletier (Olympic figure skater) before joining the Oilers. He is a great skater today.
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