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#74 Alexei Emelin 2013-2014

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kinot-1 Hockey Guru / Grand manitou

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Is there an approximate expected time back? I can't remember.

This is all I could find,,, but it is old.

"Emelin suffered the season-ending injury on April 6 but waited until just today to have it repaired. Given the timeline, it's likely Emelin won't be able to return to the lineup until at least the end of November and possibly early December."

I also found this piece:

"If you are concerned that rugged Canadiens' defenseman Alexei Emelin will not play a physical brand of hockey upon his return from reconstructive knee surgery, don't be.The Hab rearguard, who will be out of action until November, tore his ACL and MCL after colliding with the Bruins' Milan Lucic in an April 6th game. Emelin has vowed to play the same style of hockey that got him to the NHL when he returns to action. "I will continue playing the same style, said Emelin." It was just bad luck. You can be walking down the street, trip, or run into another person by accident, and suffer a similar injury. It was a hockey play with a bad result."
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habby4ever Veteran / Vétéran

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Just a Theory:

During that horrid 4-6 stretch last April (5-10 including the the playoffs), one constant was the absence of defenseman Alexei Emelin.

That isn’t to suggest that the rugged, second-pairing defenseman is the only reason the Habs played so well entering the last month of the season. He was, however, a very big one if only for his unique (to the Habs, anyway) brand of hockey that saw him lead the team in hits by a wide margin with 110 in 38 games.
As previously alluded to, the Habs losing Alexei Emelin isn’t exactly the Pittsburgh Penguins losing Sidney Crosby (or it shouldn’t be, anyway). Nevertheless, it seemed as though once Emelin went down with his knee injury, the team lost its identity and struggled to cope.
Emelin is of course still out and is only due back in November at the earliest. To compensate, general manager Marc Bergevin planned ahead.
The rationale behind signing defensemen Davis Drewiske (6’2”, 219 lbs) and Douglas Murray (6’3”, 240 lbs) can easily be traced back to Emelin’s injury, evidencing just how valuable he is in Bergevin’s mind that two players were essentially signed to try to replace one.
However, because both are currently also injured, fans may never truly find out how irreplaceable a healthy Emelin is. Considering Murray seemed awfully slow in the preseason and Drewiske wasn’t thought of all that highly to be dressed for a single playoff game last year, fans may not want to.
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JohnLuTSNMtl: #Habs Therrien updates Emelin's progress: He's doing well and if all goes well, he could return by he end of Movember.

That would be great news provided it isn't too early.

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FirstStar Hockey Guru / Grand manitou

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It's almost a little crazy to think that he's actually playing in Montreal. All those years we kept trying to see if he'd come over and then out of nowhere he shows up last year and hits everybody :lol:

Thing with Emelin was, he didn't want to play in the AHL. He and his agent felt if he wasn't good enough to make the team, he'd stay in the K until he was ready. When we brough him over the year before, it still wasn't sure if he'd stay with the club and they made a deal with him, he could go back to Russia if he didn't have a roster spot with the habs.

I remember his first few months here, i think he was adjusting to the speed and didn't throw the body very often. If you miscalculate and throw the body late or too early, you can put yourself way out of position and cost your team. After getting use to the speed here, he started throwing the body and has adjusted well. He has put himself out of position going for the big hit, but overall he plays a pretty safe game, without being a liability.

Seems to be working real hard on his return, hope to see him back soon.

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Just a Theory:

During that horrid 4-6 stretch last April (5-10 including the the playoffs), one constant was the absence of defenseman Alexei Emelin.

That isn’t to suggest that the rugged, second-pairing defenseman is the only reason the Habs played so well entering the last month of the season. He was, however, a very big one if only for his unique (to the Habs, anyway) brand of hockey that saw him lead the team in hits by a wide margin with 110 in 38 games.
As previously alluded to, the Habs losing Alexei Emelin isn’t exactly the Pittsburgh Penguins losing Sidney Crosby (or it shouldn’t be, anyway). Nevertheless, it seemed as though once Emelin went down with his knee injury, the team lost its identity and struggled to cope.
Emelin is of course still out and is only due back in November at the earliest. To compensate, general manager Marc Bergevin planned ahead.
The rationale behind signing defensemen Davis Drewiske (6’2”, 219 lbs) and Douglas Murray (6’3”, 240 lbs) can easily be traced back to Emelin’s injury, evidencing just how valuable he is in Bergevin’s mind that two players were essentially signed to try to replace one.
However, because both are currently also injured, fans may never truly find out how irreplaceable a healthy Emelin is. Considering Murray seemed awfully slow in the preseason and Drewiske wasn’t thought of all that highly to be dressed for a single playoff game last year, fans may not want to.

Emelin wasn't the main reason for the end of last season.. it was a collection of things..besides Emelin isn't even a legit top four defender.. he may be one day but he hasn't proven it yet. He's not that irreplaceable at all either seeing as we have three guys in the system that bring what Emelin does to the game.. Pateryn Tinordi and Deitz yes they're all prospects but they are replacements for Emelin. Emelin brings hits and that's about it.. which causes the other team to be more wary coming across our blue line. He defensive zone coverage isn't that great and his foot speed is atrocious. Is he important to our d-core yes but that's because we have nobody after Subban who is a proven top four guy.. in other words he's a big fish in a little pound ( no pun intended)

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powerplay2009 MVP / Joueur par excellence

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I'd have to disagree with you MkGee. Emelin is faster than people give him credit for, and spent the better part of last year healthy covering for Markov, which he actually did quite well for a while IMO. He was also starting to show some offensive upside. No question in my mind that he is a top-4 guy when healthy, that's why I can't wait to bring him back.

I think he and Subban would play very well together.

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THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123 Hockey Guru / Grand manitou

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Ya, I don't understand why guys like Bouillon and Gorges were played on the PP last year but not him. Pretty sure he tied Subban for the team lead in even strength points by defensemen last year. And he was always an offensive threat in the KHL.

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Without Emelin in the lineup last year, the Habs were 4-6 (5-10 including the playoffs). In sharp contrast, the team is 5-4 under very similar circumstances, with Emelin only scheduled to return in late November. Needless to say, some much-needed adjustments must have been made over the summer.


Montreal’s defense, beyond Emelin, suffered from an inherent lack of physicality last year. Emelin, in fact, led the entire team in terms of hits with 110 in 38 games, meaning a player who was healthy for only 80 percent of the season still outhit everyone else. What’s sadder is that he outhit everyone by a wide margin.


Now, teams big on possession shouldn’t theoretically have a need to hit that much (if the opposition doesn’t have the puck, you can’t hit them). Still, the next highest hit total belonging to a Hab should not have been 87 (21 percent less). It also should not have belonged to Brandon Prust, who also only played 38 games.


Nine games in may be too soon to truly tell beyond a shadow of a doubt that there’s been a culture shift in regard to physicality in the team’s dressing room. However, winning without Emelin, Douglas Murray and George Parros speaks to a previously unseen level of character in this team.


To further illustrate the point, Lars Eller currently has 17 hits in the first eight games of the season, only two off the league lead of 19. It admittedly puts Eller on pretty much the same pace as last year (86), but that he particularly leads the team in that category (among others) speaks to something greater.

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maddienmike MVP / Joueur par excellence

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Well it's nearly the end of October,should be back in a month,as long as he is ready,I can't see how anybody could say he is slow or dosn't have any offensive upside,perhaps I just got my players mixed up.

GO EMILIN GO :wub::wub: :wub: :wub::wub:

I loved his smile when he scored,it was just great.

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powerplay2009 MVP / Joueur par excellence

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Does anyone feel that Alexei Emelin could be paired with Subban upon his return (and when he gets into game form)?

I do, and that's what I wanted to see at the beginning of the year when Emelin got healthy, but its a tougher call because breaking up Markov and Subban would be tough to do. I think maybe something like

Subban-Markov

Emelin-Diaz

Gorges-anyone else

would be pretty good to start and see how it goes. I don't know how feasible that is though, as I don't really know who is what hand and who generally plays what side.

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jennifer_rocket Hockey Guru / Grand manitou

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I do, and that's what I wanted to see at the beginning of the year when Emelin got healthy, but its a tougher call because breaking up Markov and Subban would be tough to do. I think maybe something like

Subban-Markov

Emelin-Diaz

Gorges-anyone else

would be pretty good to start and see how it goes. I don't know how feasible that is though, as I don't really know who is what hand and who generally plays what side.

Could be good.

I also wouldn't mind trying to find him some powerplay time. If we can rotate Bouillon on and off the second wave powerplay, I think it would be fair to let Emelin get a chance.

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The Canadiens held a morning practice at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on Thursday. The day marked the comebacks of several Habs who had been sidelined by injury.

Max Pacioretty and George Parros both practiced with their teammates in white full-contact jerseys. Pacioretty had been out since (vs WPG) due to a lower-body injury, while Parros’ recovery is on schedule after suffering a concussion during the season-opening game against Toronto.

Alexei Emelin, who had not played since (last season), participated in a full practice session for the first time wearing a blue non-contact jersey.

Lines at practice:

Galchenyuk – Eller - Gallagher
Bournival – Plekanec – Gionta
Bourque – Desharnais – Leblanc
Blunden – White - Pacioretty
Parros

Markov – Subban
Gorges - Diaz
Murray – Bouillon
Emelin - Pateryn

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