S-Bah Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 The defence in Hamilton will definitely have offence from Nathan and plenty of leadership from the coaches and St. Denis and Nash.Bulldogs could have a Banner season once again with Desjardins holding down the goalie #1 slot and plenty of great prospects both forwards and defence,it will be a treat for the fans after last year's debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdubbs Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Beaulieu had a pretty good game against the ice caps last night, no big defensive gaffs, and made a few nice offensive plays. This guy has alot of skill and poise with the puck, he was a treat to watch on the PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MkGee Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 not much talk about nathan has he not preformed as we thought he would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdubbs Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 not much talk about nathan has he not preformed as we thought he would From what Ive seen he's played relatively well..Keep in mind this is an extremely young team, and alot of rookies. Theres going to be an adjustment period but I believe hes doing just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 From what Ive seen he's played relatively well..Keep in mind this is an extremely young team, and alot of rookies. Theres going to be an adjustment period but I believe hes doing just fine. Agreed. I'm not expecting Nathan to have a shot at making the NHL for another few seasons anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MkGee Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Agreed. I'm not expecting Nathan to have a shot at making the NHL for another few seasons anyway. I would say hell be called up for injuries next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detritus Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 He's been playing well. He rushes the puck like a mad man at times, and has tended to get caught up ice once in a while, but has curtailed that a fair bit. Surprisingly, early in the season (and still now to an extent) his strength has been defense, as opposed to putting points onthe board. He's not as physically intimidating as Tinordi (who is though?) but he's not afraid to go to corners etc, and often he'll try for a hit. So far, he's been very impressive and the points are starting to come, as he simplifies his game (ie low hard point shot, rather than trying to dangle around a forward then wrist it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbaker8787 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congrats to Nate for getting his first goal, looks like this kid is starting to come into his own and he's putting points on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congrats to Nate for getting his first goal, looks like this kid is starting to come into his own and he's putting points on the board. Actually 1G and 1A. Darn,,,I am usually on top of the Dogs games,,,,but I never checked to see if they were playing tonite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congrats to Nate for getting his first goal, looks like this kid is starting to come into his own and he's putting points on the board. Nice to see after his slow start, especially on such an offensively challenged team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Nice to see after his slow start, especially on such an offensively challenged team. Agreed, I was pretty sure at one point he'd get comfortable enough and turn it on. Caught the odd "Q" game last season and was lucky enough to see him play on occasion. Most of the time their aired the Cataracts for some reason, was cool as well, got to see M Ellis and Bournival play. Both Ellis and Bournival were important players for the Cataracts. I don't think Timmins gets enough credit for his work in later rounds. Ellis is turning into quite the steal. I believe we got him in the 5th or 7th round. Bournival we received him in the O'Byrne trade, so even if he doesn't make it, not that big of a loss. O'B looked good when he first joined the Avs, as the season went on though, he was being used less and less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbaker8787 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I hope this kid develops a shot. I keep seeing shades of Subban with his offensive upside, jumping into the play and rushing with the puck. but on the PP he just doesn't seem like a threat from up top like others who run them. He can dish it around and get the odd shot through but if he added that element to his game his point total will rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Careyprice Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I hope this kid develops a shot. I keep seeing shades of Subban with his offensive upside, jumping into the play and rushing with the puck. but on the PP he just doesn't seem like a threat from up top like others who run them. He can dish it around and get the odd shot through but if he added that element to his game his point total will rise I think he just need's more AHL seasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1990 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Welcome to the big club. Let's see what the kid can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Excited to finally have a guy who can give us some offence on the blue line for the 2nd wave of the PP. As decent have Bouillon and Gorges have been at other aspects of the game, they are awful at QBing a PP, and it's hurt us. Even if he plays sparingly outside of the PP, Beaulieu can still provide us value in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I don't understand these call-ups at all. Beaulieu has been by far the worst regular defenceman in Hamilton. He can skate with the puck but once he gets to the other teams blue line he has no idea what to do with it so he'll either pass it to the other team or just lose it along the boards. He doesn't dump it, he doesn't pass it, he just gives it away time after time. He also tends to watch plays rather than react to plays in his own end. It's been like this all season in Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 It's great that the Habs are in a position to be able to call up their prospects for a few games look-see at this time in the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Habs seem to be giving a taste of the NHL to prospects who may be ready next year. I think the feeling is that with Diaz out and no clear will to play Kaberle, they think the best way to use that 6th D man spot is to get an idea of how NHL-ready each guy is and to give them each something to shoot for coming out of camp next year. Beaulieu clearly has the pedigree to be an NHL defenceman some day, so the Habs will give him a look now while they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Best of luck with le grand club kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Here we go, TSN & CBC pbp dudes soon to deform his name on a TV near you ... repeat after me: BeauliEUUUUH not Beaulieew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitive Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I don't understand these call-ups at all. Beaulieu has been by far the worst regular defenceman in Hamilton. He can skate with the puck but once he gets to the other teams blue line he has no idea what to do with it so he'll either pass it to the other team or just lose it along the boards. He doesn't dump it, he doesn't pass it, he just gives it away time after time. He also tends to watch plays rather than react to plays in his own end. It's been like this all season in Hamilton. You've been very harsh when crticizing our prospects... I remember you said Tinordi was one of the worst defenseman in Hamilton when he got called up, yet he played great for Montreal. This is a young team still trying to adjust. Practically three quarters of the team are AHL rookies. I expected them to have a difficult season this year, especialy when almost the whole team needs to adjust to the pro level. Notice how lately the team has been playing much better? For instance: Beaulieu has 9 points in his last 13 games, 6 points in his last 6 games. All part of the adjustment process, the team keeps getting better as the season rolls on. Sure, there's nothing wrong with criticism, but saying a player has been the worst defenseman on a team still trying to adjust (and he clearly has not been the worse, I could name a few who have been...) is a little harsh. Thats my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Well Tinordi was good but I wouldn't say great. He played much better than expected IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitive Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Well Tinordi was good but I wouldn't say great. He played much better than expected IMO. And this is only his first pro year. The way he is going, he should turn out to be a very reliable stay at home defenseman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habberwacky Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I think people need to realize Hamilton is not the priority. It would be great to see them doing well, but right now Bergevin is evaluating the players he has and setting our top prospects up for a look into what could be, by calling them up for a look. The big lub needs to be winning first. It is nice to see our success has allowed this to happen. It has been a long time since we have had this luxury. Therien has done an excelleny job of playing the callups and has shown a lot of faith in Boullion to take care of them. I am sure Tinordi will return to Hamilton smiling and ready to go. Hopefully Beaulieu can experience some first successes and get a little time on the PP. Who knows, maybe we'll see some again as Hamilton's season will be ending soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperns Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I think one of Beulieu or Tinordi will be part of a trade for a Top End Deeman Beulieu or Tinordi, another prospect, second round pick , kaberle to Calgary...We can then use our buyout on another player if needed at season end. Jay Bouwmeester to Montreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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