also it looks like kind of a reach. Ranked 41 on one list, 34 on another. Better talent was to be had
Devils 1st Round Selection Stefan Matteau
Started by thefiestygoat, Jun 22 2012 09:45 PM
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 09:59 PM
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:01 PM
Say this on http://www.nhl.com/i...htm?cspid=15804
"Matteau intends to join Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL for the 2012-13 season."
Also has him listed as a center.
If he declines to sign with the Devils, ranger fans will mock us forever.
"Matteau intends to join Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL for the 2012-13 season."
Also has him listed as a center.
If he declines to sign with the Devils, ranger fans will mock us forever.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:02 PM
Lou fell asleep at the wheel just like did when he screwed up qualifying Raffi, Madden and White. Should've given up the pick this year.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:02 PM
Say this on http://www.nhl.com/i...htm?cspid=15804
"Matteau intends to join Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL for the 2012-13 season."
Also has him listed as a center.
If he declines to sign with the Devils, ranger fans will mock us forever.
"Matteau intends to join Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL for the 2012-13 season."
Also has him listed as a center.
If he declines to sign with the Devils, ranger fans will mock us forever.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:02 PM
Oh well, I got past '94 a long time ago. If the guy can help the Devils win, that's all I care about. How great would it be to see him burn the Rangers someday? I'd rather root for him to do something like that someday than to root against him for something his father did almost 20 years ago. Like it or not, this kid may be a Devil someday...might as well embrace him.
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It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.
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Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.
Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.
Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.
It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:04 PM
Do you even know any thing about this player besides that his dad is the famous Matteau?We should have given up the pick this year. What a waste.
Who cares anyway, Henriques goal is fresh in my mind.
In all honestly, Conte must of seen him as the BPA. He is feisty and aggressive. You can say Collberg would of been better or another player but do you think Lou really just "wasted" a 1st rounder when we had to surrender one in the near future? C'mon now.
I like it.
He is only 18.Say this on http://www.nhl.com/i...htm?cspid=15804
"Matteau intends to join Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL for the 2012-13 season."
Also has him listed as a center.
If he declines to sign with the Devils, ranger fans will mock us forever.
Why would he decline to sign with us anyways?
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:05 PM
hilarious move to nullify any rags chant now, we have matteau and henrique covered. the only way they can come back is drafting brodeur but i doubt he would sign with them.
hope he actually works out as a player lol
hope he actually works out as a player lol
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:07 PM
Nobody yet?....ok
Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!
Who cares what his Dad did, thats lone gone, he was the best overall forward left. In Lou we trust.
Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!
Who cares what his Dad did, thats lone gone, he was the best overall forward left. In Lou we trust.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:08 PM
I don't care if his name is Sandusky. If he can play, it's all good.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:13 PM
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:14 PM
If he can help eventually push Clarkson off the Devils, I am absolutely elated with the pick.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:17 PM
I trust Lou and Conte, they've drafted well recently and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Hockey Prospect, talks about how he is strong defensively and plays a high tempo game with a strong work ethic. He may not ever develop real strong offensive skills or finish but he seems like the type of player who can protect the puck and move the play forward. Picking this late in a weak draft, especially for forwards, its not like they were going to get an elite level offensive talent. Sure other guys like Collberg and Sissons were still on the board but this seems like the type of player that with his skill set, could develop into a real useful piece for the Devils.
Mark Edwards the head scout for Hockey Prospect is a fan of his and mentions that the Armada staff should coach him well. His dad is actually an assistant on the staff. He may not be a sexy pick but there are reasons to be optimistic.
Mark Edwards the head scout for Hockey Prospect is a fan of his and mentions that the Armada staff should coach him well. His dad is actually an assistant on the staff. He may not be a sexy pick but there are reasons to be optimistic.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:24 PM
If he can help eventually push Clarkson off the Devils, I am absolutely elated with the pick.
Honestly? This is a reaction? Clarkson is 28 in August. Matteau is 18. He probably won't be in the NHL for another 5 years, if he ever makes it.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:24 PM
Nobody here knows if this is a good or bad pick. People are basing all of their opinions on his name. Let's see what the kid can bring.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:24 PM
Anybody who has a problem with this pick doesn't have enough faith in Lou and Conte.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:27 PM
Wow, TSN really had the '94 clip locked and loaded for this pick.
If picking this player was what's best for the team then I guess I support the pick, but it's going to take a bit to bring myself to cheer for him.
If picking this player was what's best for the team then I guess I support the pick, but it's going to take a bit to bring myself to cheer for him.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:28 PM
Nobody here knows if this is a good or bad pick. People are basing all of their opinions on his name. Let's see what the kid can bring.
Nothing to do with his name. I actually like that part of it. His ceiling appears to be Steve Bernier. That's what bothers me.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:29 PM
Notice the Devils even had a jersey with his name prepared! It's usually only done for players who you're planning on drafting all along. Lou must've been scheming for months. 
That's right, we now have both Matteau and King Henrique. And we won the most recent and one of the biggest series those teams ever played with each other.
Lou is such a troll.
You keep saying that, but I can't see how that would work. Even if the new CBA establishes a new way of penalizing teams for that stuff, it cannot affect the penalties that were already put on clubs. We won't get away with this, I'm afraid.You almost HAVE to think Lou is gonna wiggle his way out of that penalty with the new CBA. Only explanation I can think of.
That's what you get at #29. Every pick this late is a "future pick".The reason Id say I dont like it is because he's a future pick. Hes not going to even be in Albany next year and this year seemed like the perfect time to pay our penalty for Kovy.
Of course he's going to play in the QMJHL next year (and the year after that, and perhaps for another one as well), he's a late 1st round pick and that's what late 1st round picks do: play in minor leagues for a couple of years before breaking into the NHL.Say this on http://www.nhl.com/i...htm?cspid=15804
"Matteau intends to join Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL for the 2012-13 season."
Also has him listed as a center.
If he declines to sign with the Devils, ranger fans will mock us forever.
Ha, I didn't think about Henrique at first!hilarious move to nullify any rags chant now, we have matteau and henrique covered.
That's right, we now have both Matteau and King Henrique. And we won the most recent and one of the biggest series those teams ever played with each other.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:31 PM
Its wishful thinking, Rev. I realize we're probably not getting away with this. Can only have faith in Lou at this point.
TG just tweeted this:
"Stefan Matteau said "the plan" is to make the Devils think of something good when they hear his name."
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"Stefan: "It's a great organization for me to go to."
TG just tweeted this:
"Stefan Matteau said "the plan" is to make the Devils think of something good when they hear his name."
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"Stefan: "It's a great organization for me to go to."
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:31 PM
94's pain died the second that Henrique put that puck in the back of the net.
We've drafted the son of an Islander who scored a big goal against the Rags, now a Rag who scored a big goal against us, and next up a Devil's offspring who scored a big goal against a Flyer. Elias get on that unless Pepe's got a kid
We've drafted the son of an Islander who scored a big goal against the Rags, now a Rag who scored a big goal against us, and next up a Devil's offspring who scored a big goal against a Flyer. Elias get on that unless Pepe's got a kid
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