Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck named Memorial Cup MVP, Habs sign Jared Davidson, and more

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Jared Davidson to an entry level contract. What this means for the Habs prospect. Owen Beck shone in the Memorial Cup playoffs and was named MVP. We talk about the chances of him making the Habs next year. Sean Monahan is going to free agency. Can Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton bring the fan favourite back? Should they? Finally, Montreal as a destination where hockey players would want to play.
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[@randylavoy6196]

Like the new goalie signing ..CONNOR HUGHES ...6ft. 4 in. ...230 lbs. ...played pro in Europe ..!! Laval will be much tougher to beat next season .!! Way to go KENT & COM. !!!

[@parjf]

Very happy to see Beck's progress - even if he tops out at being a solid third line center on a good Habs team, there's no shame in it if the first two centers are Suzuki and Dach. The future down the middle is looking good.

[@jamessneddon9956]

Excited that Owen Beck had a great memorial cup and won the MVP award. Most scouts have him pegged as a 3rd or 4th line C or W. Can play a 2-way game which is encouraging as the a Habs need to improve their 3rd and 4th lines at both ends of the ice. He can have a great career if he can play solid defence and contribute 10-15 goals a year or more on the 3rd line. Winning key face offs, killing penalties and shutting down the opposing best players has a lot of value. I don’t see much of a higher ceiling beyond that. Not on par with Kirby Dach’s ceiling or floor offensively. Guy Carbonneau had a solid NHL career playing an elite 3rd line role.

[@RMDCSX]

Hey guys! Richard 'the architect' here! Small question for the mailbag: Say the Canadiens use d-men and draft capital to sign a potential 70+ point player, say that trade involves a Harris AND Barron.. Lets discuss a scenario whereby the Habs actually take a d-man for a second straight year. Hughes had said that BPA was the primary driver, and position would gain favour if they consider both players equal... However, on pure ability/ceiling, could we consider a player like Parekh to be an outright better player than Lindstrom, Iginla and Catton? I'm very much pro-forwaard, but HuGo has taught me to expect the unexpected haha

[@zblip22]

Danault is something special, somewhat like Patrice Bergeron. I remember seeing Jake Evans prospect videos and my God, he was dominant on the ice in the minors. Beck isn't as flashy as Evans was in the juniors, he doesn't have the scoring touch of a Sane Wright. He will be a purely defensive center like Guy Carbonneau, and at best Danault. I cross my fingers that he will be able to generate offence and rise above the AHL caliber. Ryan Poehling was a very effective and non flashy player in the minors, even winning the world Junior player of the tournament award. His skills did not translate well to the NHL. Let's be patient and not get our hopes up too high.There is a BIG step between the juniors league and the NHL. The fact that the Habs sent Beck back to the minors for two full years following his draft means that he needs to up his game quite a lot before being at the level of the NHL.

[@terrylarson7596]

Monahan would be a feel good signing but, he comes with injury or performance decline risk. Sean will probably get 3 year deal. The Habs should stick to giving the drafted players a chance. Oliver Kapanen is also raising a few eyebrows. I am looking forward to seeing Beck in the lineup.

[@alextaschereau2726]

Another point is that, sure players might endup paying more taxes, but they get paid in usd while their local expenses are in cad. Life is cheaper here compared to lets say New York or LA.

[@Stephwhite1990]

Lol just lol. I love the habs but not acknowledging the habs fan base. Is the most toxic fan base in the league lol what habs twitter and instagram communities responded to the rienbacher pick was pathetic and wasn't a one off pretending the issues arnt there is being dillusional if they kept it too booing a bad power play fine but they dont 🤦

[@Mr_Spock512]

Have you looked at the lunatics in Leafs Nation?

[@chevellhamilton1755]

Thanks you highlight sports highlights news highlights coverage content KZbin highlights devepers

[@Mr_Spock512]

Luckily Twitter users (Twits?) are not the ones making decisions on the team lineup ... let Hughes & Cie do their job.

[@cedricguitard1381]

Alot of players hated Canada during covid be cause of higher regulations. Im sure it sticks a Little and to the argument of french speaking, they just have to say bonjour merci canadiens ans people go crazy, they dont need to speak french fluently

[@jamessneddon9956]

Agree that the decision to play in Montreal is not based on the French language, public spotlight or where their kids go to school. The argument that higher taxes is not a factor does not hold water. A tax accountant minimizes taxes within the tax rules but will not make the contract tax neutral with other lower tax jurisdictions. Those tax jurisdictions end up signing players to more team friendly contracts. Habs end up paying a premium to sign players unless those players agree to take less. I would like to see proof that a good tax accountant in Quebec can offset the tax differential. However, a big factor is the team’s competitiveness and their chances of winning a cup. Being in a rebuild does lower the odds of landing a high talent free agent.