Habs News & Notes: 2019 Offseason
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GrandWazoo
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Many greats but I'd have to say Lidstrom was the best of the bunch. 7 Norris is pretty impressive.
Many greats but I'd have to say Lidstrom was the best of the bunch. 7 Norris is pretty impressive.
wiseguy1
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CH1
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GrandWazoo
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Scott Stevens and Scott Niedermayer are rarely mentioned in those conversations but they were dominant.
Scott Stevens and Scott Niedermayer are rarely mentioned in those conversations but they were dominant.
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Chris Pronger was awesome too. Really and complete package.
Lidstrom gets my vote for #2 of all time.
Chris Pronger was awesome too. Really and complete package.
Lidstrom gets my vote for #2 of all time.
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Thunder
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Now that's the player I wanted to be playing like.
One can only dream, smooth skating like that is just God given.
Now that's the player I wanted to be playing like.
One can only dream, smooth skating like that is just God given.
GrandWazoo
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Yeah, Niedermayer and Coffey were 2 of the smoothest skaters I've ever seen.
Yeah, Niedermayer and Coffey were 2 of the smoothest skaters I've ever seen.
Sal_Butera
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Habs News & Notes: 2018 Offseason
Habs have apparently signed two Czech Dman. David Sklenicka (21) and Michal Moravcik (23) - teammates with Plzen and both had a strong showing at the 2018 WC in Denmark.
https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/sport/...ka-s-moravcikem-miri-do-montrealu_481931.html
No details about the contracts available, apparently the news has just been announced.
Habs have apparently signed two Czech Dman. David Sklenicka (21) and Michal Moravcik (23) - teammates with Plzen and both had a strong showing at the 2018 WC in Denmark.
https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/sport/...ka-s-moravcikem-miri-do-montrealu_481931.html
No details about the contracts available, apparently the news has just been announced.
east coast
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Are many of these FA European defencemen turning out? There has been a movement towards these kind of signings the past couple of years in the league it seems. Easier than drafting them and waiting 4-5 years to get a depth defenceman for a year or two maybe.I don't get warm and fuzzy when I see us signing them because I picture guys like Jerobek(sp?) and Diaz. Were there others? We hit a good one with Streit but that was a previous generation and his success then primarily happened elsewhere. Maybe they are just another way for Bergevin to bargain shop. I really know nothing about these guys of course.
Is anyone hitting on good ones, or are they mostly AHL/seventh defencemen types and that is all they are meant to be? The Leafs got the Russian-one good year, one not so good I believe.
Are many of these FA European defencemen turning out? There has been a movement towards these kind of signings the past couple of years in the league it seems. Easier than drafting them and waiting 4-5 years to get a depth defenceman for a year or two maybe.I don't get warm and fuzzy when I see us signing them because I picture guys like Jerobek(sp?) and Diaz. Were there others? We hit a good one with Streit but that was a previous generation and his success then primarily happened elsewhere. Maybe they are just another way for Bergevin to bargain shop. I really know nothing about these guys of course.
Is anyone hitting on good ones, or are they mostly AHL/seventh defencemen types and that is all they are meant to be? The Leafs got the Russian-one good year, one not so good I believe.
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The way I look at it , its like signing a college free agent and take a chance.
I think they are more depth guys on cheap deals and hope someone actually sticks .
The way I look at it , its like signing a college free agent and take a chance.
I think they are more depth guys on cheap deals and hope someone actually sticks .
CH1
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It is a two-year entry-level deal for Moravčík and a three-year contract for Sklenička.
Moravčík is 23 years old and is a left-handed defenceman. He is 6’4, 212 and had five goals and 11 assists in 52 games. He added three goals and four assists in 10 playoff games and had a goal and two assists in eight games at the World Championships. He has played 189 career games in the Czech Extraliga (11G-28A-39P) at the senior level.
Sklenička is only 21 years old, and despite his age has already played 148 games in the Extraliga (10G-21A-31P). He is also a left-handed shot and is 5’11, 181. He had three goals and 11 assists in 49 games this season. He added a goal and an assist in 10 playoff games. He had two assists in eight games at the World Championships.
https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/latest-news/2018/5/28/17401992/montreal-canadiens-sign-michal-moravcik-david-sklenicka-world-championships-hc-skoda-plzen-habs
It is a two-year entry-level deal for Moravčík and a three-year contract for Sklenička.
Moravčík is 23 years old and is a left-handed defenceman. He is 6’4, 212 and had five goals and 11 assists in 52 games. He added three goals and four assists in 10 playoff games and had a goal and two assists in eight games at the World Championships. He has played 189 career games in the Czech Extraliga (11G-28A-39P) at the senior level.
Sklenička is only 21 years old, and despite his age has already played 148 games in the Extraliga (10G-21A-31P). He is also a left-handed shot and is 5’11, 181. He had three goals and 11 assists in 49 games this season. He added a goal and an assist in 10 playoff games. He had two assists in eight games at the World Championships.
https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/latest-news/2018/5/28/17401992/montreal-canadiens-sign-michal-moravcik-david-sklenicka-world-championships-hc-skoda-plzen-habs
wiseguy1
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Here are the contract details, both got two years.
Sklenicka agreed to a two-year entry-level contract worth the maximum NHL salary (including signing bonus), as well as the maximum AHL salary for entry-level contracts.
Moravcik, meanwhile, agreed to a two-year entry-level contract worth the maximum NHL salary (including signing bonus), as well as the maximum AHL salary for entry-level contracts.
https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/...vid-sklenicka-and-michal-moravcik/c-298814936
Here are the contract details, both got two years.
Sklenicka agreed to a two-year entry-level contract worth the maximum NHL salary (including signing bonus), as well as the maximum AHL salary for entry-level contracts.
Moravcik, meanwhile, agreed to a two-year entry-level contract worth the maximum NHL salary (including signing bonus), as well as the maximum AHL salary for entry-level contracts.
https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/...vid-sklenicka-and-michal-moravcik/c-298814936