Habs Season Thread: Summer 2026

[Krustchev]

View: https://x.com/nhlrumourreport/status/2083643934652444744?s=46

I believe . . .

 

[lecoqsportif]

I suspect he’s staying in Ann Arbor.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

I suspect he’s staying in Ann Arbor.

Silly decision if he does

 

[GrandWazoo]

I can't think of any impactful 1st rounder forwards that have spent 3 years in the NCAA.

 

[Krustchev]

I suspect he’s staying in Ann Arbor.

Beyond dumb on his part. And selfish.

 

[Hoiles]

I can't think of any impactful 1st rounder forwards that have spent 3 years in the NCAA.

I AI'd, and once you filter out the answers where they don't answer the question, I got Kreider and Oshie.

 

[Stinky]

Kreider and Oshie? Meh...

 

[GrandWazoo]

I AI'd, and once you filter out the answers where they don't answer the question, I got Kreider and Oshie.

Oh nice, I tried AI too and gave me either wrong answers or nothing at all.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Kreider and Oshie? Meh...

Oshie is not a terrible comparison.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Beyond dumb on his part. And selfish.

Very much

 

[Hoiles]

Oh nice, I tried AI too and gave me either wrong answers or nothing at all.

You really have to nag it multiple times…

 

[Stinky]

Rub its balls a bit too. That usually helps.

 

[Sal_Butera]

I can't think of any impactful 1st rounder forwards that have spent 3 years in the NCAA.

Define impactful & timeframe / era?

Nieuwendyk… like Dryden 3yrs at Cornell

Johnny hockey w BC, Anders Lee 3yrs w Notre Dame - not 1st rounders

Adam Oates & Joey Mullen played 3 seasons but were undrafted - MSL played 4

Recently; Snuggerud signed w STL after 3yrs NCAA

 

[Rolex]

I can't think of any impactful 1st rounder forwards that have spent 3 years in the NCAA.

David Fischer ?

 

[GrandWazoo]

Define impactful & timeframe / era?

Nieuwendyk… like Dryden 3yrs at Cornell

Johnny hockey w BC, Anders Lee 3yrs w Notre Dame - not 1st rounders

Adam Oates & Joey Mullen played 3 seasons but were undrafted - MSL played 4

Recently; Snuggerud signed w STL after 3yrs NCAA

As I said, 1st rounder forwards. Nieuwendyk spent 3 years but only 2 post draft.

Snuggerud is not a bad example. If Hage gets 51 points with us next year I wouldn't be mad.

 

[CH1]

Players who spent exactly three NCAA seasons and became stars

• Chris Kreider
• Kyle Okposo
• Blake Wheeler
• Paul Stastny

 

[lecoqsportif]

From what gather, most hockey people think he’s locked in as a top 6 NHLer.

But he wants to be the 2C, and he thinks this is the best way to get there. Apparently the jury is out on his capacity to be a 2C right now.

I have no idea if staying at Michigan is the right way or not.

 

[CH1]

He specifically cited wanting to round out his game so that he became the guy taking draws in the dzone to close out games… he was not that guy at Mich last season

 

[CH1]

Players who spent exactly three NCAA seasons and became stars

• Chris Kreider
• Kyle Okposo
• Blake Wheeler
• Paul Stastny

AI hallucinated Stastny (he only played 2 yrs) but good news! Johnny Gaudreau and Anders Lee both played three yrs!

 

[Krustchev]

He specifically cited wanting to round out his game so that he became the guy taking draws in the dzone to close out games… he was not that guy at Mich last season

And he couldn't do that for a few months in the AHL because?