Guest bloodbath Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think there's no topic for him. He look like another version of Mike Komisarek. On a french article , i think it was LaPresse , it says that he always give outstanding hit. I would like to know if someone know more about this kid. Maybe someone who see regularly the bulldogs play. I think with him , komisarek and Emelin , our defense gonna look big *Sorry maybe for english mistake , i don,t regularly write in english #3 Ryan O'Byrne: http://www.canadiens.com/eng/team/redirect...;playerID=29585 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think there's no topic for him. He look like another version of Mike Komisarek. On a french article , i think it was LaPresse , it says that he always give outstanding hit. I would like to know if someone know more about this kid. Maybe someone who see regularly the bulldogs play. I think with him , komisarek and Emelin , our defense gonna look big *Sorry maybe for english mistake , i don,t regularly write in english The article you're refering to was from La Presse's Mathias Brunet who had interviewed Trevor Timmins who had himself compared O'Byrne to Mike Komisarek. Timmins was saying that O'Byrne, in spite of being a rookie, was one of Hamilton's top defensemen and that he would be competing for a job in Montreal next season, and that if he didn't make the team at camp, that he'd make it later in the season in replacement for injuries. I think I posted the link in this section somewhere, as I had translated that article from French to English... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Miltie01 Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 On Team990 this morning the Dogs play by play guy said not to be surprised if this kid ends up on the team next year. He could not say enough about his maturity level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest natey2k4 Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 A nice little heads up as far as scoring goes; In 80 GP with Hamilton this season, he scored 0 G and added 12 A. In 14 GP with Hamilton in the playoffs, he's scored 1 G and 5 A. Meaning, if he kept the pace of his playoffs PPG.. he'd of scored around 34 PTS in 80 GP. I'm thinking he's maturity level is really improving. He's got a legitimate shot at the Habs roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Perezhiggins Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 A nice read on O'Byrne http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=313738 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Great to hear O'Byrne is maturing. He is a big body and if he can cut it in the NHL, he'll provide physicality on the backend, which will be important if Souray walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonutoxt Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 A nice read on O'Byrne http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=313738 Sweet read.. I can't help but drool at the prospect of a defence with big monsters O'Byrne, Komisarek.. Two punishing but great transitionally defencemen in Emelin and Valentenko.. and offensive minded D like Carle and Fischer. Lots of good potential for our future blue-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FREDDYBEACH HAB Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 A nice read on O'Byrne http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=313738 Love to hear that! Awesome read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest d80jcrant Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I wonder will he crack the Habs line up this year??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest js2 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I wonder will he crack the Habs line up this year??? I think Cote is well ahead of him in the depth charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shanahan1024 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Ryan O'Byrne is better than Cote, hes bigger, stronger and has better offensive insticts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest js2 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Ryan O'Byrne is better than Cote, hes bigger, stronger and has better offensive insticts. How can you say he has better offensive instincts when they're both stay-at-home defencemen who finished the regular season with 12 points each? Cote has put in his time in Hamilton and has also shown he can be solid when he was brought up for the short stint last season. O'Byrne is playing in his rookie season with Hamilton and is still making some of those rookie mistakes. Theres no way hes ahead of Cote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shanahan1024 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 ask anyone who watched the playoff games live, Cote is a solid D-Man and could be a number 3 pairing guy but thats it O'Byrne is a top 4 guy. Hes 6'5 240, he plays just like Komisarek and he fights more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jennifer_rocket Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 ask anyone who watched the playoff games live, Cote is a solid D-Man and could be a number 3 pairing guy but thats it O'Byrne is a top 4 guy. Hes 6'5 240, he plays just like Komisarek and he fights more often. And how else are we going to replace Souray's toughness? O'Byrne, O'Byrne, O'Byrne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBlaster Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 ask anyone who watched the playoff games live, Cote is a solid D-Man and could be a number 3 pairing guy but thats it O'Byrne is a top 4 guy. Hes 6'5 240, he plays just like Komisarek and he fights more often. Very true. O'Byrne is the better defencemen and I think he'll crack the Habs lineup this season. He's big, strong, has great positioning, and is very reliable. He's also pretty gritty, which is what we need more of on the big club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Habsfan_11 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 O'Byrne has 3 years of college hockey and 1 year of AHL hockey on his resume. He's turning 23 this year, and he's showed good stuff to this point. Komisarek saw NHL ice time the same season he started in the AHL. I think O'Byrne will get some ice time with the habs this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hogtownhabsfan Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I definately think we should look to add a FA, but I really hope O'Byrne is our first callup. He's exactly the typ of player this team needs. I wouldn't mind seeing Markov play with him, and then have Komi paired with Streit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xe_liam88 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I think the only reason Cote would be ahead of O'Byrne in the MTL depth chart is becuz O'Byrne doesnt have a french name!!!! I was not impressed with Cote as much as I was with O'Byrne, In Game 3 O'Byrne made the most solid hit I saw this year at any hockey level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I can see him get his chances, but he still needs to develop some more, and thats where Cote is (still)ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Cote would be ahead of O'Byrne if O'Byrne weren't a behemoth. I think the prospect of adding a big, hulking, defensively sound player like O'Byrne to our defence corps will be attractive to Carbonneau. That being said, it will likely come down to who has the better camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck5890 Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Cote has been our primary callup on the blueline for the past two seasons if I'm not mistaken, but his continuing development has been hurt by seemingly endless injuries. I think there is a good chance both will see some sort of ice-time next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SIXX Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 O'Bryne is going to win a full time roster spot for the 07-08 season. can you say Bye Bye Boullion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 O'Bryne is going to win a full time roster spot for the 07-08 season. can you say Bye Bye Boullion. I would love to say bye-bye Bouillon, but let's not put too much pressure on O'Byrne. At training camp, may the best man win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBlaster Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 O'Byrne has done everything that could possibly be expected of him in the AHL, so barring a completely horrendous training camp, I would expect he'll be playing for the Habs on opening night. It's important that he gets the NHL experience now, so that in the next season or two when we're legitimate contenders (on paper -- I think we're playoff contenders as it is now, and once you're there anything can happen) he'll be a defensive stalwart for us. He's top 4 material...get him paired with Hamrlik and that's a very solid line. What concerns me is our 5-6 pair. Dandenault isn't terrible, and I think he'll have a better season this year...but Boullion has got to go, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and this guy is nothing more than a filler player. I like Streit better on forward but he's at least pretty stable on defense...Boullion is just too weak. I'd give Cote or maybe even Biron a chance. They'll both make some mistakes but they'll make some strides in their development anyway. Biron is a big boy, he was very steady in the AHL playoffs, I think he'd make the most of the opportunity. So if it were up to me... Markov-Komisarek Hamrlik-O'Byrne Dandenault-Biron/Cote Extra: Gorges Edit: This is another thing O'Byrne brings to the table. He'll stand up for his teammates... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAoVpBKRAC0 When you mess with Ryan, you get O'Byrned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest logic Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 O'Byrne has done everything that could possibly be expected of him in the AHL, so barring a completely horrendous training camp, I would expect he'll be playing for the Habs on opening night. It's important that he gets the NHL experience now, so that in the next season or two when we're legitimate contenders (on paper -- I think we're playoff contenders as it is now, and once you're there anything can happen) he'll be a defensive stalwart for us. He's top 4 material...get him paired with Hamrlik and that's a very solid line. What concerns me is our 5-6 pair. Dandenault isn't terrible, and I think he'll have a better season this year...but Boullion has got to go, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and this guy is nothing more than a filler player. I like Streit better on forward but he's at least pretty stable on defense...Boullion is just too weak. I'd give Cote or maybe even Biron a chance. They'll both make some mistakes but they'll make some strides in their development anyway. Biron is a big boy, he was very steady in the AHL playoffs, I think he'd make the most of the opportunity. So if it were up to me... Markov-Komisarek Hamrlik-O'Byrne Dandenault-Biron/Cote Extra: Gorges Edit: This is another thing O'Byrne brings to the table. He'll stand up for his teammates... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAoVpBKRAC0 When you mess with Ryan, you get O'Byrned. Ryan moves and plays like Rick Green, so he will have a long learning process dealing with the fleet forwards..Never a top 4 , but a solid 5-6 as long as the coach is carefull not to have him out there against good skaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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