habs make cuts

Saku11 · Senior Member

habs make cuts

heet_150 · Guru

MONTREAL (CP) - Rookie hopefuls Guillaume Latendresse and Andrei Kostitsyn were still in the mix for a job Wednesday after the Montreal Canadiens made eight cuts from training camp.

Players sent to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL were goaltender Yann Danis, defenceman Danny Groulx and forwards Kyle Chipchura, Maxim Lapierre, Ajay Baines, Jonathan Ferland and Corey Locke.

Goaltender Carey Price was returned to Tri-City of the Western Hockey League.

Latendresse and Kostitsyn are battling for the one job open for a forward. Defence prospects Dan Jancevski, Andre Benoit and Ryan O'Byrne also remained in camp.

There are now 29 players in camp, including three inactive with injuries - forward Mikhail Grabovsky and defencemen Francis Bouillon and Jean-Philippe Cote.

heet_150 · Guru

And PS to above, that is four goaltenders in the Hamilton training camp. I'm starting to agree with Ando that a deal of some sort is on its way.

Nil d · Guru

heet_150 wrote:

Latendresse and Kostitsyn are battling for the one job open for a forward.

I can't see why we can't keep them both and cast off Downey.

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

Nil d wrote:

heet_150 wrote:

Latendresse and Kostitsyn are battling for the one job open for a forward.

I can't see why we can't keep them both and cast off Downey.

Very good point Nil

AB Habman · Guru

Diehardhabsfan wrote:

Nil d wrote:

heet_150 wrote:

Latendresse and Kostitsyn are battling for the one job open for a forward.

I can't see why we can't keep them both and cast off Downey.

Very good point Nil

He has good potatoes!

AB Habman · Guru

OK, if I had to make a decide, I would keep Lats just because he gives us another dimension with his grittiness and size. We have many players that already have a little kotitsyn in them.

Then on the flip size, Kotitisyn has already been playing with men and may be just a little more mature although his english isn't as good. Lats could always join the team late in the season to kick start the playoffs with some new energy.

I think either way they both would offer something and either one will do.

I don't want to eat my shorts.

plouf · Guru

I have to agree AB. Either would be good, in different ways. I wish both could stay. Perezhogin and a young goalie may well be gone by the end of next week.