20 Aug 2018 19:37:38
Confirmed trade:

MTL: Hunter Shinkaruk

CAL: Kerby Rychel

Minor deal, what's your thoughts.

1.) 20 Aug 2018
20 Aug 2018 20:03:11
I think it's been a boring summer lol. Minor league swap it appears but I did hear a little rumbling how habs were having a little trouble signing rychel. Maybe he wanted a 1 way contract or something idk.

2.) 20 Aug 2018
20 Aug 2018 21:00:34
Rychel had problems demanding ice time in CBJ which is why leafs ended up with him. In the time he was here, he never got a real opportunity and we never heard any complaining (maybe he did but it was kept out of the media) . If habs were having problems with him, maybe best to cut bait now. Don’t think anyone sees a big upside in him anyway so low risk to move him along if he may be a headache for them. Maybe he’s just one of those guys that feels a bit entitled to certain things like ice time or a one way contract like Habby said, without ever actually earning it.

3.) 20 Aug 2018
20 Aug 2018 21:18:52
Yeah it might just come down to he thinks he's ready to take the next step and wants a real shot at earning spot in an nhl lineup. I can't really fault him for that but like you said jim he has to earn it. In order for montreal to sign him to a one way deal they would have to get rid of someone else currently on the team to do so. I'm not sure of calgarys situation but maybe they could use him and give him a real shot. He still has some potential and could probably be a decent 4 the liner this year. I assume what the habs got back will be suiting up for laval this year.

4.) 21 Aug 2018
20 Aug 2018 22:15:49
I'm thinking contract was definitely the problem because the Habs locked up Shinkaruk pretty quickly.

5.) 21 Aug 2018
21 Aug 2018 00:04:41
Yeah, to me it’s a results driven business, so if he is better than other players on the depth chart, he would get his ice time regardless. Since his days in CBJ, when a young first round pick generally gets a bit longer leash and a bit better chance to grab a spot out of camp than other players, he hasn’t shown he deserved a spot over anyone else. He may be good when given that chance, but Hasn’t out worked or outplayed the other young guys in the organizations he was with.

6.) 21 Aug 2018
21 Aug 2018 15:17:32
I wanted to see what Rychel could bring to the table. He played good last year. But Shinkaruk used to be a very touted prospect and still young so well see.