franck5890 Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app?page=Pla...mp;service=page Position: Centre Shoots: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200 Born: 29 Mar '85 Born in: Saint-leonard, QC, Canada Drafted: Montréal's 2nd round choice, 61st overall, in 2003 Acquired: Canadiens' 3rd round pick (61st) in 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan512 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 This man has my vote to be captain But I don't play so can't vote lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckshooter Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 This man has my vote to be captain But I don't play so can't vote lol After the way he played last year, he's earned the right to be considered for captain. Let's see how he preforms this year. If it's more of the same then....WOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamesgal1 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 This man captained his junior team in the Q, there is no reason to think he cannot bring that to the NHL one day. I would like to see 15+ in both goals and assists. I think he will have a big role with the habs this year. I really like our top three centers. All 3 have the ability to be as effective defensively as well as offensively All 3 have tremedous speed. I do see them creating alot of odd man rushes on the counter attack because of their speed and the speed of our tiop wingers ---cammi, gionta and AK... Gomez 20 and 55 Pleks 25 and 30 Laps 15 and 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habcore Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Love Lapierres intensity can't wait to watch him this season. Possible captain material for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 This man captained his junior team in the Q, there is no reason to think he cannot bring that to the NHL one day. Love Lapierres intensity can't wait to watch him this season. Possible captain material for sure! I disagree. Some players score a monumental amount of goals in the Q and that fails to ever translate to goals in the NHL. Why should we assume because he captained a team in the Q that he could captain a team in the NHL? Lapierre plays with an intense amount of drive, but I don't feel that should translate to captaincy. I feel our captian should be a team member who the club has a long-term investment in. It should also be a player who has a long term investment with us. Lapierre may love being here, but he's a replaceable 4th line center. 3rd line, at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamesgal1 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I disagree. Some players score a monumental amount of goals in the Q and that fails to ever translate to goals in the NHL. What does that have to do with leadership? Why should we assume because he captained a team in the Q that he could captain a team in the NHL? In the same short breath why not? Leadership is about influencing the behavior of others, it does not mean you have to be the best. He plays the game at a high pace with extreme intensity if that same intensity influences a more skilled player than he becomes a leader. Lapierre plays with an intense amount of drive, but I don't feel that should translate to captaincy. I feel our captian should be a team member who the club has a long-term investment in. It should also be a player who has a long term investment with us. Lapierre may love being here, but he's a replaceable 4th line center. 3rd line, at best. I know of quite a few third line centers who led their team through captaincy, one that comes to mind is Carboneau. I am sure Laps continues to get increased ice time and a bigger role on this club this year and many years to come. I think he will be a hab alot longer than some of the more skilled players because he will not always need that 6 or 7 million dollar contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull12 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I had no idea Laps had ankle surgery this summer, hopefully he is fully healed and ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I had no idea Laps had ankle surgery this summer, hopefully he is fully healed and ready to go. Yeah he played most of last season with the injury and was able to accomplish what he did. Now imagine him fully healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsbaby08 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Speaking of his ankle surgery, Habs I/O is reporting that he is still feeling discomfort in that surgically repaired ankle. Any speculation? -http://habsinsideout.com/main/21079 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckshooter Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I disagree. Some players score a monumental amount of goals in the Q and that fails to ever translate to goals in the NHL. Why should we assume because he captained a team in the Q that he could captain a team in the NHL? Lapierre plays with an intense amount of drive, but I don't feel that should translate to captaincy. I feel our captian should be a team member who the club has a long-term investment in. It should also be a player who has a long term investment with us. Lapierre may love being here, but he's a replaceable 4th line center. 3rd line, at best. I think lapierre shows alot of the characteristics that I want in a captain though he is a little young. Who were you thinking would be the superior choice over laps?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 max may not be the captain of the team but he's co-captain of the fan club with gorges (found that out today when i re-suscribed my daughter ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Speaking of his ankle surgery, Habs I/O is reporting that he is still feeling discomfort in that surgically repaired ankle. Any speculation? -http://habsinsideout.com/main/21079 Not what I wanted to read. This guy is such a big part of our team. Out of nowhere last season he even got into the hearts of the fans that doubted him. Hope his ankle is 100% by the time regular season begins (even if he has to miss most of the preseason games!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I think lapierre shows alot of the characteristics that I want in a captain though he is a little young. Who were you thinking would be the superior choice over laps?? Scott Gomez. Mike Cammalleri. Andrei Markov (even though he reportedly doesn't seem interested). Right now I am hoping Gomez emerges as the team captain. max may not be the captain of the team but he's co-captain of the fan club with gorges (found that out today when i re-suscribed my daughter ) Co-captain of the fan club? What the heck does that even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Scott Gomez. Mike Cammalleri. Andrei Markov (even though he reportedly doesn't seem interested). Right now I am hoping Gomez emerges as the team captain. Co-captain of the fan club? What the heck does that even mean? nothing! They pick a frendh and an english player every year. They draw a cartoon version of them for newsletters etc...besides that not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Wasn't impressed with him tonight, although I suppose I can say that in regards to just about everyone who was in the lineup. We're just relying on this guy so heavily this season, Metropolit adds basically no offense and even if Gomez and Plekanec score 130 points between then I still fear that just don't have enough scoring down the middle right now and that's where we need Max to continue to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortwinkler Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I think he'd be a fantastic captain. He also seems like he'll be with the team for the long haul and he's young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I think he'd be a fantastic captain. He also seems like he'll be with the team for the long haul and he's young. He might be committed to the team for the long haul, but is the team committed to Maxim for the long haul? What could we possibly gain by resigning Max (let's pretend long term) given that he's a 3rd/4th energy pest. If he wants to be a leader and stay with this club for years to come I hope he's going to show us something more this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 He might be committed to the team for the long haul, but is the team committed to Maxim for the long haul? What could we possibly gain by resigning Max (let's pretend long term) given that he's a 3rd/4th energy pest. If he wants to be a leader and stay with this club for years to come I hope he's going to show us something more this season. more? More than last season? This guy was a surprise to everyone last season. Out of nowhere he came and busted his butt every shift he jumped onto the ice. I think we can recall maybe one bad game for him. I love what he brings to the team, and I think he is safe with the Habs (don't want to bring language into this, but I have to this time. Not many French players and there is no way he is going anywhere. He is by far the most popular French player we have) A fan favorite for sure. Not one that just earned this title because of his last name (see #84) but one that gives his all to the team and for his teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I'll say it again: though I like what Max brings to the table, IMO you don't make a young player your captain unless he's a top skill player who is clearly one of the core components of your team (Crosby in Pittsburgh, Toews in Chicago). Lapierre works hard and I love his energy, but he is a third-line center at best, and fairly replaceable in terms of his skill set. As such, I'd rather wait a few years until he gets a bit older and can command the respect of the dressing-room through consistency before we think about making him captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I'll say it again: though I like what Max brings to the table, IMO you don't make a young player your captain unless he's a top skill player who is clearly one of the core components of your team (Crosby in Pittsburgh, Toews in Chicago). Lapierre works hard and I love his energy, but he is a third-line center at best, and fairly replaceable in terms of his skill set. As such, I'd rather wait a few years until he gets a bit older and can command the respect of the dressing-room through consistency before we think about making him captain. Agreed 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 He won't get the "C" don't worry. An occasional "A" on his jersey at best. (if injuries occur) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 more? More than last season? This guy was a surprise to everyone last season. Out of nowhere he came and busted his butt every shift he jumped onto the ice. I think we can recall maybe one bad game for him. I love what he brings to the team, and I think he is safe with the Habs (don't want to bring language into this, but I have to this time. Not many French players and there is no way he is going anywhere. He is by far the most popular French player we have) A fan favorite for sure. Not one that just earned this title because of his last name (see #84) but one that gives his all to the team and for his teammates. Don't get me wrong. I like Maxim, and I like his work ethic. I'm just not sold on him being definsively competent enough to play against the opposing team's top players, or on him being offensively skilled enough to be a top-6 center. That puts him in an interesting position. And he does understand that. I suppose that's why he does, as you say, bust his butt almost every shift. However, long-term, if there's an opportunity for a more defensively competent or offensively reliable center to take his spot I say, "Bye-bye," to Max. To me, he's a hard-working energy guy. Those guys are a dime a dozen in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Don't get me wrong. I like Maxim, and I like his work ethic. I'm just not sold on him being definsively competent enough to play against the opposing team's top players, or on him being offensively skilled enough to be a top-6 center. That puts him in an interesting position. And he does understand that. I suppose that's why he does, as you say, bust his butt almost every shift. However, long-term, if there's an opportunity for a more defensively competent or offensively reliable center to take his spot I say, "Bye-bye," to Max. To me, he's a hard-working energy guy. Those guys are a dime a dozen in the NHL. I do think he's got a little bit more offensive ability then your average dime a dozen energy guy but with that being said a lot of what you say I agree with. Max has become overrated, as most energy guy's end up being in their market, people appreciate hard work. When I first came here I swear Begin was as popular as the Kovalev's and Koivu's lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I do think he's got a little bit more offensive ability then your average dime a dozen energy guy but with that being said a lot of what you say I agree with. Max has become overrated, as most energy guy's end up being in their market, people appreciate hard work. When I first came here I swear Begin was as popular as the Kovalev's and Koivu's lol. And then when Begin was resigned for, what... 2 or 3 years @ $1.1 million/season? Wow, was that ever a mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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