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Jun. 24, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.
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I'd guess Bouchard is going to get an NHL job this season. Could definitely see him being a favorite for Detroit's head coach


Didn't Blashill extend recently?
Jun. 24, 2021 at 6:50 p.m.
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Didn't Blashill extend recently?


Yeah they did. Detroit just made sense. I can't see Bouchard leaving Montreal for another AHL HC job or to be an assistant.
Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:56 p.m.
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Yeah they did. Detroit just made sense. I can't see Bouchard leaving Montreal for another AHL HC job or to be an assistant.


I was thinking about Anaheim as they might want to move on from Eakins
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Jun. 24, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
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Bouchard to Arizona?? 👀
Jun. 24, 2021 at 8:40 p.m.
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Quoting: KSIxSKULLS
I'd guess Bouchard is going to get an NHL job this season. Could definitely see him being a favorite for Detroit's head coach


Detroit just extended Blashill a month ago. He could conceivably be a candidate for the Coyotes/Sabres jobs, but those are the only NHL openings at least until a few weeks into next season.
Jun. 24, 2021 at 8:41 p.m.
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Bouchard to Arizona?? 👀


That would make a lot of sense, since they want a coach with no NHL head coaching experience.
Jun. 25, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.
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Just woke up and realized I wasn't dreaming...
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Jun. 25, 2021 at 10:05 a.m.
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Just woke up and realized I wasn't dreaming...


@A_Habs_Fan said before the year he had 3 brackets, and one was a joke one which had the habs winning the cup.

It's not looking like a joke right now awesome face
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Jun. 25, 2021 at 10:06 a.m.
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A_Habs_Fan said before the year he had 3 brackets, and one was a joke one which had the habs winning the cup.

It's not looking like a joke right now awesome face


I had the habs winning the cup against Vegas at the beginning of the year..... also as a joke
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Jun. 25, 2021 at 10:07 a.m.
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I had the habs winning the cup against Vegas at the beginning of the year..... also as a joke


I kept telling my Brother, @JetsCanesSens that the habs were going to win the cup to make him mad (he hates them)

Funny enough, THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FINALS! And I was kidding...
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Jun. 25, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.
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Quoting: Saskleaf
@A_Habs_Fan said before the year he had 3 brackets, and one was a joke one which had the habs winning the cup.

It's not looking like a joke right now awesome face


*4 brackets, but yes I made one as a joke where the Habs win the cup, can’t believe we made it this far
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Jun. 26, 2021 at 7:46 p.m.
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I kept telling my Brother, JetsCanesSens that the habs were going to win the cup to make him mad (he hates them)

Funny enough, THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FINALS! And I was kidding...


Ya it's too bad.
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Jun. 27, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.
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I made a post predicting/talking about what will happen with each expiring contract in the organization. What does everyone think?
https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/470476
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Jul. 2, 2021 at 4:09 p.m.
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The probability of each player living up to their contract as time passes
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Jul. 2, 2021 at 4:13 p.m.
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The probability of each player living up to their contract as time passes


Oof, i agree for some of those, Weber, Anderson, Byron, Petry, Chiarot, Edmundson could be bad at some points but i don’t think Toffoli, Drouin will be bad
Jul. 2, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.
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Oof, i agree for some of those, Weber, Anderson, Byron, Petry, Chiarot, Edmundson could be bad at some points but i don’t think Toffoli, Drouin will be bad


Drouin is already not living up to it. Maybe not anchor but it never ceased to accumulate negative value (projected -$9.8M at the end of the deal). Those are the numbers from last offseason though, Edmundson's is probably much better now.
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Jul. 2, 2021 at 11:02 p.m.
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I’d like to say how proud i am of this team, i didn’t expect us to get this far and it has been a great ride, hopefully we can come back next year and harness this magic
Jul. 4, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.
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I get that you need to try things, but where on earth is KK? Josh Anderson is the worst PP player we’ve used on the man advantage this year aside from Ben Chiarot.
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Jul. 4, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.
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You’re seeing the Trois-Rivières effect already taking place in Laval’s contract situation. They had 9 AHL contracts last year (including Samuel Vigneault and Kevin Lynch who both ended up terminating their contracts) and they already have 9 for this upcoming season.

1-Way
LW - Gabriel Bourque
LW - Danick Martel
LD - Tobie Paquette-Bisson
G - Kevin Bureau-Poulin

2-Way
C - Cédric Desruisseaux
RW - Justin Ducharme
LD - Terrance Amorosa
RD - Carl Neill
RD - Charles-David Beaudoin

If we’re assuming that Poehling graduates to the NHL and Fleury isn’t placed on and clears waivers, and that none of the 2-way AHL contracts end up on Laval, under contract they have:

10 Forwards: Ylönen, Dauphin, Vejdemo, Harvey-Pinard, Hillis, Khisamutdinov, Teasdale, Baddock, Martel, Bourque
5 Defensemen: Ouellet, Fairbrother, Schueneman, Brook, Paquette-Bisson
2 Goalies: Primeau, Bureau-Poulin

So returning will likely be Belzile, Blandisi, and maybe Olofsson &/or Pezzetta. McNiven would only come back if they planned to play Bureau-Poulin in the ECHL while paying him AHL money. Assuming Montréal has 23 NHL contracts, there are 3 remaining NHL contract spots (Belzile, Blandisi, and Olofsson/another D).

Norlinder, Guhle, Myšák, and hopefully Harris would all be able to join at the end of the year.
Jul. 4, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.
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You’re seeing the Trois-Rivières effect already taking place in Laval’s contract situation. They had 9 AHL contracts last year (including Samuel Vigneault and Kevin Lynch who both ended up terminating their contracts) and they already have 9 for this upcoming season.

1-Way
LW - Gabriel Bourque
LW - Danick Martel
LD - Tobie Paquette-Bisson
G - Kevin Bureau-Poulin

2-Way
C - Cédric Desruisseaux
RW - Justin Ducharme
LD - Terrance Amorosa
RD - Carl Neill
RD - Charles-David Beaudoin

If we’re assuming that Poehling graduates to the NHL and Fleury isn’t placed on and clears waivers, and that none of the 2-way AHL contracts end up on Laval, under contract they have:

10 Forwards: Ylönen, Dauphin, Vejdemo, Harvey-Pinard, Hillis, Khisamutdinov, Teasdale, Baddock, Martel, Bourque
5 Defensemen: Ouellet, Fairbrother, Schueneman, Brook, Paquette-Bisson
2 Goalies: Primeau, Bureau-Poulin

So returning will likely be Belzile, Blandisi, and maybe Olofsson &/or Pezzetta. McNiven would only come back if they planned to play Bureau-Poulin in the ECHL while paying him AHL money. Assuming Montréal has 23 NHL contracts, there are 3 remaining NHL contract spots (Belzile, Blandisi, and Olofsson/another D).

Norlinder, Guhle, Myšák, and hopefully Harris would all be able to join at the end of the year.


Having an ECHL team seems to already be paying off, and this is how teams should be built, through the org and drafts with a couple trades and signings to help
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Jul. 5, 2021 at 10:34 a.m.
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And another one.

LW - Alexandre Fortin (2-Way)

So that’s now 10 AHL contracts for next year, 2 of which are returning players. An interesting thing to keep an eye on:
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Jul. 5, 2021 at 10:37 a.m.
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And another one.

LW - Alexandre Fortin (2-Way)

So that’s now 10 AHL contracts for next year, 2 of which are returning players. An interesting thing to keep an eye on:


I've always liked Fortin, with the Huskies and the Blackhawks.
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Jul. 5, 2021 at 10:44 a.m.
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So this is how we’re going down, eh? Not with any sort of dignity, but by making the team worse, enraging a bunch of fans, and taking a shot at the confidence of a talented young player after he had a great playoffs. FFS Dom.
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Jul. 5, 2021 at 10:52 a.m.
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What the hell is this? Why keep Gustafsson in the lineup if he’s not going to play the PP? Ducharme is an embarrassment.
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Jul. 5, 2021 at 11:09 a.m.
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So Romanov is wearing red, which makes it possible that Gustafsson - Merrill is the 4th pairing and Kulak - Romanov will play tonight. Which would be a lot better.
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