BigTed3 Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 According to Renaud Lavoie, Romanov will join the Habs for phase 3. He will sign and burn the first year of his ELC and be allowed to practice with the Habs, but for whatever reason the NHL does whatever they do, he is ineligible to play in games. Not sure why Habs did this, but we now don't get to see him in games and lose a year of his ELC, cost-controlled contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 hours ago, BigTed3 said: According to Renaud Lavoie, Romanov will join the Habs for phase 3. He will sign and burn the first year of his ELC and be allowed to practice with the Habs, but for whatever reason the NHL does whatever they do, he is ineligible to play in games. Not sure why Habs did this, but we now don't get to see him in games and lose a year of his ELC, cost-controlled contract. Yeah seems very very odd. Maybe they think they can appeal the decision? I have no idea why you would burn a year of an ELC if there's not even the possibility of playing a game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 7 hours ago, maas_art said: Yeah seems very very odd. Maybe they think they can appeal the decision? I have no idea why you would burn a year of an ELC if there's not even the possibility of playing a game! May have been a condition on him signing his ELC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 14 hours ago, BigTed3 said: According to Renaud Lavoie, Romanov will join the Habs for phase 3. He will sign and burn the first year of his ELC and be allowed to practice with the Habs, but for whatever reason the NHL does whatever they do, he is ineligible to play in games. Not sure why Habs did this, but we now don't get to see him in games and lose a year of his ELC, cost-controlled contract. #management Yeah, seems like a terribly bad idea to lose a year on his entry-level contract. But no worries, we'll soon be in the third effort of Bergevin's five-year plan. Maybe he'll get it right between years 11-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26NCounting Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, jennifer_rocket said: #management Yeah, seems like a terribly bad idea to lose a year on his entry-level contract. But no worries, we'll soon be in the third effort of Bergevin's five-year plan. Maybe he'll get it right between years 11-15. Still not sure how this idiot has a job!! Either Molson is easily fooled or MB gives better BJ's than his wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 hours ago, jennifer_rocket said: #management Yeah, seems like a terribly bad idea to lose a year on his entry-level contract. But no worries, we'll soon be in the third effort of Bergevin's five-year plan. Maybe he'll get it right between years 11-15. Ive read a few places that the thought is that he wouldnt sign the contract if it didnt start asap. Meaning there was a risk (albeit, probably low) that he would sign another KHL deal if MB had balked at the 1st year going into affect immediately. The problem for MB is that he's made so many boneheaded moves that we assume he's made another when he may not have in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MALMACIAN_CRUNCH Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, maas_art said: Ive read a few places that the thought is that he wouldnt sign the contract if it didnt start asap. Meaning there was a risk (albeit, probably low) that he would sign another KHL deal if MB had balked at the 1st year going into affect immediately. The problem for MB is that he's made so many boneheaded moves that we assume he's made another when he may not have in this case. Agreed, I think the fear of him re-signing in Russia plays a big role here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 11 hours ago, maas_art said: Ive read a few places that the thought is that he wouldnt sign the contract if it didnt start asap. Meaning there was a risk (albeit, probably low) that he would sign another KHL deal if MB had balked at the 1st year going into affect immediately. The problem for MB is that he's made so many boneheaded moves that we assume he's made another when he may not have in this case. Yeah, that definitely makes sense. I've read as well that there's a good chance Romanov could sign a 1-year deal in the KHL if the Canadiens didn't burn a year of his ELC, according to reports the KHL plans to start the new season at the beginning of September, i.e. six weeks down the road. He hasn't played a game since March and training camps for next season probably won't start before November, which is definitely not ideal. Then there are rumors about NHL teams planning to organize some sort of tournament or even several tournaments to give players a chance to play as early as September, which would be good for Romanov to get used to the rink size and experience the NA game first-hand. Plus you're giving him plenty of time to settle down and get to know Montreal before next season starts, which is another bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcharnish Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 I think Montreal might have been woae to sign him and burn the 1 year I get it because you burn a year but this way you have him in the bubble getting used to his teammates and even the nhl announcers who did one of the playoffs games said hell be good and another upside to burning a year is that buy the time the contract up the cap will not go up that much so maybe it give the team more leverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpem-can Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 ...just saw an interview with Romanov about his first NHL game .....he already understands and speaks English better than Markov did after all his years in Montreal ....if he can continue to play anything like Andre we'll be fine for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 I'm glad to read that Bergevin will not include him in any potential trade for Dubois. I think we need to sit with Romanov for a few years to see what he's going to be. I do not want to lose him after he just got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpem-can Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 6 hours ago, jennifer_rocket said: I'm glad to read that Bergevin will not include him in any potential trade for Dubois. I think we need to sit with Romanov for a few years to see what he's going to be. I do not want to lose him after he just got here. absolutely ...he's a keeper and already an effective NHLer after only 2 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 No kidding he has a lot of upside! can't wait to see what he can bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, arpem-can said: absolutely ...he's a keeper and already an effective NHLer after only 2 games He's already our 3rd best defenceman. Will he maintain that level of play? Too early to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpem-can Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, BigTed3 said: He's already our 3rd best defenceman. Will he maintain that level of play? Too early to know. ... he's everything he was advertised to be and he's still learning the North American game ...I don't see a downside to this kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 And he's only 21 years old. I hope he can develop and remain with Montreal for years and years and years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkgoalie Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 looked great again, and got his first goal tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreegking Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 I really thought he needed a year. I was very wrong. Time to bump him up to Webber’s pair. I’d say Petry but I think their games are too similar. Chairrot would be perfect beside Petry. And frankly I think Edmundson blends better with Kulak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 16 minutes ago, dreegking said: I really thought he needed a year. I was very wrong. Time to bump him up to Webber’s pair. I’d say Petry but I think their games are too similar. Chairrot would be perfect beside Petry. And frankly I think Edmundson blends better with Kulak. Chairot & Petry spent time together last year & it wasnt good - but, mind you, that was when Ben was still having trouble adapting to the system. I feel like he'd do better now but still not sure its ideal. Honestly, if we could put players where they really should be, skill wise, id do: Romanov - Weber Kulak/Mete - Petry Chiarot - Fleury/Kulak/Mete Edmundson - Im still not giving up on Edmundson and i wouldnt be upset with him on the 3rd pair, but right now I just feel like he's ranked below all those other guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee-X Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 I never pay enough attention to know who's been on the ice against what players, but generally speaking there's usually a difference between the opposition that you're up against in the first pair vs the third pair. Romanov has looked great so far, no doubt, but I don't mind leaving him where he is for a while longer. There's nothing wrong with letting him continue to grow in confidence a bit before throwing him completely into the fire :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Manatee-X said: I never pay enough attention to know who's been on the ice against what players, but generally speaking there's usually a difference between the opposition that you're up against in the first pair vs the third pair. Romanov has looked great so far, no doubt, but I don't mind leaving him where he is for a while longer. There's nothing wrong with letting him continue to grow in confidence a bit before throwing him completely into the fire No question, although Julien has been using him in most situations - seemingly without regard for who he's up against so thats a very good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 25 minutes ago, dreegking said: I really thought he needed a year. I was very wrong. Time to bump him up to Webber’s pair. I’d say Petry but I think their games are too similar. Chairrot would be perfect beside Petry. And frankly I think Edmundson blends better with Kulak. I had the kid pegged as being NHL ready going into the bubble and if he had been allowed to play think we would have been able to at least force game seven vs the Flyers. I also said he would\should be moved up within 10 games. The kid is legit, I can't wait for Norlinder, can you imagine that duo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, maas_art said: No question, although Julien has been using him in most situations - seemingly without regard for who he's up against so thats a very good sign. This is spot on, Julien has the luxury this year of not caring about matchups. Every line and D pairing is getting equal or close to equal time against all different levels of opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreegking Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 13 hours ago, campabee82 said: This is spot on, Julien has the luxury this year of not caring about matchups. Every line and D pairing is getting equal or close to equal time against all different levels of opponents. He’s caring more than you think. It’s hard when away team though. Buy he’s trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 2:30 PM, campabee82 said: I had the kid pegged as being NHL ready going into the bubble and if he had been allowed to play think we would have been able to at least force game seven vs the Flyers. I also said he would\should be moved up within 10 games. The kid is legit, I can't wait for Norlinder, can you imagine that duo! I agree on his potential- I’ve been worried about losing Weber as he slows even more in the next 2 years but with what I hope is great upside with Struble (IQ and coaching but tremendous physical ability and skating) , Guhle’s nastiness, Potential steady eddy Jordan Harris, Fleury, and Norlinder, I like the defense pipeline . I just hope none are traded in that zest for proven forwards unless it’s a lopsided deal for PLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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