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Post by Score on May 22, 2007 17:26:39 GMT -3
......no, not to PEI, but to Hali. CKRS 590, a Quebec radio station I think, mentioned that Brad Marchand would be on his way to Halifax in exchange for Gabriel O'Connor and the Mooseheads' 1st round draft pick. Also, Alexandre Picard-Hooper, from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, was mentioned to be heading to possibly Moncton. Interesting to hear rumors floating around already..........can't wait to see if any deals take place draft day~
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Post by shea on May 22, 2007 17:54:48 GMT -3
If this is true Halifax will be very strong.
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Post by deer on May 22, 2007 20:04:41 GMT -3
Alex Picard-Hooper was supposed to be heading to Moncton at the deadline in 2006. According to rumour, Irving was even going around the rink telling people it was a done deal.
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Post by SwallowMyBitterPill on May 23, 2007 12:39:01 GMT -3
according to Billy ya mean and agreed if Marchand ends up in Hali they jump way ahead of us in terms of next season projections
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Post by Score on May 23, 2007 20:02:56 GMT -3
Another radio station in Quebec (Info800) apparently also reported that this deal would be announced at the draft next weekend.
Brad Marchand to Halifax in exchange for Gabriel O'Connor and the Mooseheads' 1st round draft pick. (5th overall).
Thoughts?
Now, all Hali needs is a tender...........
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Post by falcon on May 23, 2007 20:36:37 GMT -3
according to Billy ya mean and agreed if Marchand ends up in Hali they jump way ahead of us in terms of next season projections Halifax was ahead of you before marchand, they return the entire team except seymour and cote who were role players at best. plus have a top 5 pick to deal or draft a bluechip prospect.
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Post by Krang7 on May 24, 2007 8:40:59 GMT -3
according to Billy ya mean and agreed if Marchand ends up in Hali they jump way ahead of us in terms of next season projections Halifax was ahead of you before marchand, they return the entire team except seymour and cote who were role players at best. plus have a top 5 pick to deal or draft a bluechip prospect. They are very questionable between the pipes though, and that can make all the difference in the world.
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Post by SwallowMyBitterPill on May 24, 2007 9:01:08 GMT -3
according to Billy ya mean and agreed if Marchand ends up in Hali they jump way ahead of us in terms of next season projections Halifax was ahead of you before marchand, they return the entire team except seymour and cote who were role players at best. plus have a top 5 pick to deal or draft a bluechip prospect. that's why i said "way" ahead of us if the deal goes down.. learn to read
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Post by canbeer on May 24, 2007 9:20:54 GMT -3
Halifax was ahead of you before marchand, they return the entire team except seymour and cote who were role players at best. plus have a top 5 pick to deal or draft a bluechip prospect. They are very questionable between the pipes though, and that can make all the difference in the world. Questionable for a contender but not horrible. I don't think the Mooseheads' goaltending will be any worse than average next year and they'll have to wait and see how Yetman/Kennedy do. A more experienced D will help after a year of having little experience. It's a weak year for quality, experienced goaltending and the Moose could be in a lot worse shape then having two 19 year olds with some experience. Yetman came in last year as a rookie and had some good games and was probably just as good as Lafleur in the playoffs... who will also enter his 19 year old season and his first full year as the #1 guy.
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Post by Krang7 on May 24, 2007 9:42:56 GMT -3
They are very questionable between the pipes though, and that can make all the difference in the world. Questionable for a contender but not horrible. I don't think the Mooseheads' goaltending will be any worse than average next year and they'll have to wait and see how Yetman/Kennedy do. A more experienced D will help after a year of having little experience. It's a weak year for quality, experienced goaltending and the Moose could be in a lot worse shape then having two 19 year olds with some experience. Yetman came in last year as a rookie and had some good games and was probably just as good as Lafleur in the playoffs... who will also enter his 19 year old season and his first full year as the #1 guy. Difference is that Lafleur will likely be NHL drafted and have a lot more confidence.
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Post by canbeer on May 24, 2007 10:38:46 GMT -3
Questionable for a contender but not horrible. I don't think the Mooseheads' goaltending will be any worse than average next year and they'll have to wait and see how Yetman/Kennedy do. A more experienced D will help after a year of having little experience. It's a weak year for quality, experienced goaltending and the Moose could be in a lot worse shape then having two 19 year olds with some experience. Yetman came in last year as a rookie and had some good games and was probably just as good as Lafleur in the playoffs... who will also enter his 19 year old season and his first full year as the #1 guy. Difference is that Lafleur will likely be NHL drafted and have a lot more confidence. You might not want to say your goalie is full of confidence... it doesn't always work out. *that's a shot a Bathurst* And it's not like Yetman will come into camp depressed and without confidence. The guy came into the league last year as a rookie, eventually took the starting role, won a playoff round and now has some experience.
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Post by David Aebischer on May 24, 2007 10:47:18 GMT -3
Difference is that Lafleur will likely be NHL drafted and have a lot more confidence. You might not want to say your goalie is full of confidence... it doesn't always work out. *that's a shot a Bathurst* And it's not like Yetman will come into camp depressed and without confidence. The guy came into the league last year as a rookie, eventually took the starting role, won a playoff round and now has some experience. The problem with Yetman is not between the ears(that's Kennedy's problem), it's that he is so all over the place technically that it's hard for him to improve...Luc LeBlanc had the same problem. He is not a butterfly or hybrid goalie, sort of a "see the puck, stop the puck" goalie. Maybe if they brough him in at 17 and worked on his technique, but that's hard to do at 19...the base should already be there. Luc LeBlanc was the same way.
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Post by canbeer on May 24, 2007 11:16:06 GMT -3
You might not want to say your goalie is full of confidence... it doesn't always work out. *that's a shot a Bathurst* And it's not like Yetman will come into camp depressed and without confidence. The guy came into the league last year as a rookie, eventually took the starting role, won a playoff round and now has some experience. The problem with Yetman is not between the ears(that's Kennedy's problem), it's that he is so all over the place technically that it's hard for him to improve...Luc LeBlanc had the same problem. He is not a butterfly or hybrid goalie, sort of a "see the puck, stop the puck" goalie. Maybe if they brough him in at 17 and worked on his technique, but that's hard to do at 19...the base should already be there. Luc LeBlanc was the same way. You're right that he's got it mentally. Athletically he is also very good (quick, flexible, good glove) and I'd much much rather a goalie that needs to learn some positioning and technique because you can't teach speed. That's why I see upside with Yetman. Some more game play and instruction after jumping right into it last year could allow him sharp improvement.
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Post by David Aebischer on May 24, 2007 12:09:34 GMT -3
The problem with Yetman is not between the ears(that's Kennedy's problem), it's that he is so all over the place technically that it's hard for him to improve...Luc LeBlanc had the same problem. He is not a butterfly or hybrid goalie, sort of a "see the puck, stop the puck" goalie. Maybe if they brough him in at 17 and worked on his technique, but that's hard to do at 19...the base should already be there. Luc LeBlanc was the same way. You're right that he's got it mentally. Athletically he is also very good (quick, flexible, good glove) and I'd much much rather a goalie that needs to learn some positioning and technique because you can't teach speed. That's why I see upside with Yetman. Some more game play and instruction after jumping right into it last year could allow him sharp improvement. The problem is that you're not taking a 17 year old hoping he is good at 19, you're taking a 19 year old and trying to fix him...it's like a tree that grew crooked, hard to straighten it out.
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Post by canbeer on May 24, 2007 12:58:16 GMT -3
You're right that he's got it mentally. Athletically he is also very good (quick, flexible, good glove) and I'd much much rather a goalie that needs to learn some positioning and technique because you can't teach speed. That's why I see upside with Yetman. Some more game play and instruction after jumping right into it last year could allow him sharp improvement. The problem is that you're not taking a 17 year old hoping he is good at 19, you're taking a 19 year old and trying to fix him...it's like a tree that grew crooked, hard to straighten it out. And I guess I just don't really think that there's something fundamentally wrong with his game. That it's not like he has to unlearn (straighten it out) but rather just add to his game. I see him as somewhat of a blank slate but with a good base of natural skills, sharp mentally, a little experience and now has to add some structure to that game (and is now in the environment to really learn that structure). I just don't see big downside with him. Maybe he'll only be an average goalie that doesn't win or lose many games but I see potential upside even if he's going to be 19 this year. He did ok as a rookie on a young D this past year.
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