On this episode of the Basu & Godin Notebook ⬇️
➡️ Options at forward for Martin St.Louis (0:00)
➡️ The blue line and the Reinbacher conundrum (41:00)
➡️ Takeaways from development camp (1:01:20)
➡️ Mailbag (1:28:00)
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20 Comments
The ideal would be a Matheson vs Anderson trade with calgary
Wow Arpon is such a whiny baby haha
Power play units
PP1
Suzuki 🥅
Slaf
Caufield Demidov
Hutson
PP2
Dach 🥅
Newhook
Laine Bolduc
Dobson
5v5
13-14-20
76-77-93
92-71-15
17-Beck-11
Blais 13th
Ghule – Dobson
Hutson – Reinbacher *
Xhekaj – Carrier
Strubble 7th
Engstrom 8th
Trudeau 9th
Matheson out, thank you wish you the best but no place for 3 offensive D in top 4, not gritty enough for bottom pair Carrier can’t carry Matheson defensively all year
56:00 Reinbacher – lets relax… He was highly injured for almost a full year. He even said his knee was swollowen during The playoffs. Let him play in Laval at full throttle 'till january (if no injuries in MTL) to give him a chance to be confident in his knee and his abilities to play pro. We tend to forget his last team in Europe was a crap show
Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc
Slafkovsky-Dach-Demidov
Gallagher-Newhook-Anderson
Laine-Evans-Kapanen
Defence idk yet
Personally my line up would be
Caufield-Suzuki-Slaf
Bolduc-Dach-Demidov
Laine-Newhook-Anderson
Blais-Evans-Gallagher
Condotta
Guhle-Dobson
Struble-Hutson
Matheson-Carrier
Xhekaj
Montembeault
Dobes
Reinbacher struggled during Rockets playoff run despite playing sheltered minutes. No power play, no penalty kill and no ice time late in games. He’s not ready
Arpon, it’s ok to have opposing positions without repetitively insisting that your position is the valid one. I appreciate both of your perspectives
If you move Slaf off the top line to the 2nd line, then Bolduc should take Slaf's spot. Why not see what he can do on the top line.
I don't like Newhook on that line as it makes them weak physically. Who is chasing the pucks and going into the corners? You need someone that is going to dig the pucks for Caufield and Suzuki
Caufield Suzuki Slaf
Bolduc Dach Demidov
Laine Newhook Anderson
Blaise Evans Gallagher
PP1 Caufield Suzuki Slaf Demidov Hutson
PP2 Laine Dach Anderson Bolduc Dobson
PK1 Gallagher Evans Guhle Matheson
PK2 Blaise Newhook Xhekaj Carrier
I don’t agree with Arpon: Reinbacher is simply not one of those talents that will be wasted spending time in the AHL. Defencemen typically take longer to fully develop and come into their own, especially more defensive defencemen. Given that he only played 34 games in the AHL so far, unless he totally dominates at this season’s training camp, I don’t think Reinbacher would mind spending another season there. Of course, Hughes will have to find the right words to keep him motivated and engaged, but it’s not like there is a big gaping hole in the Habs blue line being temporarily filled by someone not as good as Reinbacher would be. Reinbacher needs to understand that, in order for the Habs to move things around to give him a spot this season, he needs to be BETTER than the lefties taking up his right hand spot. That currently isn’t the case.
Kinda disrespectful to throw St. JEAN BAPTISTE to the side, not even give the 24th a passing glance and for what?
So you can get to the American holiday??
Why? It's not cool and it's the kind of thing a certain group of people will bring up in a later discussion.
Is Basoon drunk? He sounds like he smoked something and he's still monopolizing the whole convo!
16:00
Basu stopped talking!
Let's celebrate
I can't listen to guy on left anymore.
Great debate, brilliant stuff as always, we're fortunate to have you guys.
When you pick an over ager like Pickford, you're potentially picking a player that has decided to redouble their efforts on their own after not getting drafted. That shows character.
Great show , ideally you can move MM for that stop gap center
if reinbacher dominates or earns a spot at camp, you trade matheson. Simple as. We're not keeping him, anyway.
Why do you all keep talking about Dach? He made all his linemates worse,can’t win a faceoff,doesn’t score much,dumb penalties…and look at his hockey history including g junior. He’s a 3-4 th line winger MAYBE!
Has Arpon ever said Mikko Ran – Tanen? probably not , he sticks with say Ka – Panen