-Vintage Canuck- Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Quote Another member of the Montreal Canadiens' blue line could soon be on the move. The defenseman currently in question is Nathan Beaulieu, and while the team is not actively shopping him, they are fielding offers for the 23-year-old, general manager Marc Bergevin told Francois Gagnon of RDS, with translation from Sportsnet's Eric Engels: Beaulieu finished last season with 19 points in 64 games, good enough for third among Canadiens' defensemen, behind only P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov. He has one year remaining on his contract at a very affordable $1 million. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1102570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckles80 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Interesting, I wonder why they are giving up on him. I don't watch the habs enough but a buddy is a big fan and has always liked this kid. His numbers look pretty good for a young player and he's got offensive upside. I don't think we need another left D but odd they are willing to part with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 It would be way easier to get a new coach than for them to keep trading away players he doesn't like... .....okay, I have absolutely no evidence for that above sentence but anytime I see a player is on the Canadian's block, I always assume it's because of Therrien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Someone hurry offer burrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Beaulieu for Yakupov book it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luxury Yacht Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I bet the price will be steep, without havuing any real backgound other than what the interwebs is telling me, he looks like a decent prospect. Big,young 1st rounder who put up points in the Q. He has hockey hair...you know, the important stuff. I don't see us being in the hunt. We need to keep the picks and assets we have. Unless Bergevin wants Prust and a 5th of course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luxury Yacht Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 7 minutes ago, Nicklas Bo Hunter said: Beaulieu for Yakupov book it. Seems reasonable. I would write it in pencil, but it's worth writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 IMO he's labeled a an offensive defenseman because of overinflated junior numbers playing with back to back Memorial Cup participants, St-Johns Sea Dogs. I think he has got better on the defensive side, but I see him as a 30 pts guy max...so neither great or weak on offense or defense. I don't see him becoming much more than an OK second pairing defenseman. Plus because of his attitude problems in the past, I wouldn't bother trying to acquire him. Pretty sure that's why Montreal is shopping him (despite GM denying it), they want to get something decent while he's still young and has some value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, Raymond Luxury Yacht said: I bet the price will be steep, without havuing any real backgound other than what the interwebs is telling me, he looks like a decent prospect. Big,young 1st rounder who put up points in the Q. He has hockey hair...you know, the important stuff. I don't see us being in the hunt. We need to keep the picks and assets we have. Unless Bergevin wants Prust and a 5th of course.... Yeah, but coming here he would have a complex after meeting Boeser...therefore not a great fit for Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Piggy backing on a rumour to justify the trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type R Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 16 minutes ago, Raymond Luxury Yacht said: Unless Bergevin wants Prust and a 5th of course.... Isn't Prust on a PTO with Toronto? I'm not sure if we still have him on contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Wasn't he tabbed as their future on left-side D after Markov leaves, at least until Sergachev is ready? I still remember how in a proposal I made about him for Vrbata (when Radim was doing well) @qwijibo shot it down, pretty much saying he was an important part of their future. Wonder how much has changed? Wouldn't buy too much into this beyond fielding potential offers IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luxury Yacht Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 8 minutes ago, Type R said: Isn't Prust on a PTO with Toronto? I'm not sure if we still have him on contract? We don't, he was UFA as of July 1, I was being jerky. I do wish him well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Quite the media spin. The translated message states that Bergivin is not shopping the player but receives calls so he lsitens to them. All in all, I would think that this is likely a pretty honest assessment of what happens daily with all GM's any given day with any given player. However, the tweet from Engels completely twists these words to state that Bergevin is "fielding offers". I don't see this as a truthful assessment of what was actually said, rather a media spin that is intended to make a headline that someone will stop and read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 48 minutes ago, Phil_314 said: Wasn't he tabbed as their future on left-side D after Markov leaves, at least until Sergachev is ready? I still remember how in a proposal I made about him for Vrbata (when Radim was doing well) @qwijibo shot it down, pretty much saying he was an important part of their future. Wonder how much has changed? Wouldn't buy too much into this beyond fielding potential offers IMO. Moving him would leave a big hole on the left side. Currently based on depth most analysts have him pencilled in to play with Weber on the top pairing. So unless they have someone else in mind (either by trade or internally) I have a hard time believing he'll be moved. Of course I never realized how much power that doucebag Therrien seems to wield over Bergevin. Therrien allegedly called pacioretty the worst captain in Habs history and Beaulieu immediately stepped up to defend Pacioretty. Now suddenly they're fielding calls on hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Jays_Canucks Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Subban and a third Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWang24 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Shed some cap send Edler there way take on Beaulieu if it doesnt work out flip him for a pick at trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Id do Hansen straight up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 25 minutes ago, Outsiders said: Id do Hansen straight up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 4 hours ago, Warhippy said: He knew what he said lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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