Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Habs Press Release - Canadiens Recall Frédéric St. Denis

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Canadiens recall Frédéric St-Denis from the Hamilton Bulldogs

MONTREAL (November 15, 2011) – The Montreal Canadiens announced tonight that defenseman Frédéric St-Denis has been recalled from the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs.

The 25-year old defenseman ranks tied for second on the Bulldogs and tied for 11th among AHL defensemen with eight points (3 goals and 5 assists) in 14 games this season. St-Denis scored two of his goals on the powerplay and added 19 shots on goal.

The 5’11’’ and 182 lbs rearguard recorded 50 points (12 goals and 38 assists) in 156 career games with the Bulldogs. He displays a +29 plus/minus differential and served 78 penalty minutes.

St-Denis played with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2002-03 to 2006-07, recording 155 points (44 goals and 111 assists) and 199 penalty minutes in 285 games.

He suited up for the Patriotes de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in 2007-08, registering 18 points (4 goals and 14 assists) in 28 games. St-Denis played 41 games with the ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones in 2008-09, and registered 23 points (1 goal, 22 assists).

A native of Greenfield Park, Quebec, St-Denis signed with the Canadiens as a free agent on July 1, 2010.

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10 comments:

I don't care what people are saying, this is yet another mistake. Weber, Diaz, St-Denis are all 5'11 or smaller. This D is way too soft and inexperienced.

Almost every single team in this league uses a 6th D-man with limited mobility, limited skills, but guys with character who can defend teammates and provide an element that they are otherwise missing, WTF is Henry never considered on this team.

I seriously do not want to hear about his limited mobility, his poor decision making, or any other BS argument.

Rangers are the hottest team in the league who play Jeff Woywitka (yes that same discarded piece), the east leading Penguins use Ben LoveJoy, the Blackhawks use John Scott, The Wild use guys like Staubitz and Stoner.

I can go on forever and ever.

Funny how limited skills and mobility seem to do fine for all of the league leading teams but would be useless in Montreal.

I remember forums and blogs absolute rampant with negative comments when Gill was signed as a UFA yet where would this team be without his guidance and leadership and what he did in the playoffs.

Time to wake up. We are a uni-dimensional team. We are soft, we have ice the same physically inept roster night in and night out and we are beyond boring to watch.

Can we please either make the necessary changes or simply fire Martin and let's start rebuilding that passion in this fan base and start making this team harder to play against.

@Bryan: Hear, hear!

Well said buddy and hard to argue with.

I have always liked what I saw from Henry and thought he would be a great 7th D-man in Montreal. His toughness is something you can't teach and something in short supply in the Habs lineup.

I think the Emelin could become that kind of robust player too, but he is just a little lost right now. He needs a big dose of Markov to help him feel settled.

As for the rest, well, this is the GM and coach the Habs have and nothing is going to change until they are gone.

I still maintain that this team will never win a championship with PG and JM at the helm.

Never.

I'd love to eat crow on that statement but I seriously doubt it.

I don't expect Henry to be a saviour, or maintain an 80 game schedule but I would much rather see Henry as the 7th-8th guy to play 20-30 games a year and to provide that element that no other person on this roster can provide.

Why must every f.ing player fit the same mold? So many small speedy guys. They are easy to play against !!!!!!!

I really hate to admit it, but I am actually fiding it harder and harder to tune into games given this coach, roster and style of play. The Habs are boring.

The Bell Center has become insignificant and boring to watch games. Trust me, I go to at least 1 different arena every year and what once used to be a mecca and hard place to play is now parallel to nothing more than a sunday skate.

To that point, the Habs are 3-11-3 at homing going back to last season (including the playoffs).

That is freakin' brutal.

Sure the Bell Centre is the loudest building, but the opposition feeds off it, and not the Canadiens.

So maybe shortcomings on this team and I just don't believe that PG's philosophy will ever lead them to the promised land.

Honestly, the best thing for this team would be to miss the playoffs, get a high draft pick and do a clean sweep of management (including Gainey).

No no no. Best thing to happen is for Molson to wake the F up and forget about the costs of parting ways with the $3 million coach.

Look at what Hitchcock has done for St. Louis. Let's get a coach who can design a system based on the talents of this team rather than insist his players confirm to his system.

Let's get a coach who brings back a system similar to Guy Carbonneau. An up tempo, push push push the pace with a hard forcheck.

Let's make this building hard to play in. Let's protect the smaller players up front with some guys who provide an element we are missing and let's right this ship now and go on a run towards the playoffs.

You're right Bryan, but short of missing the playoffs or falling far out of contention, I don't that happening.

Molson won't arbitrarily fire this team. That said, the Pearn move was, imo, notice being served to all involved.

There has been nothing more frustrating to me so far this year than watching the Habs shut down when on a lead. That said, there is no way that this will stop under The Hobbit (JM). He might not realize exactly what he is doing to this team, but everyone else, including im sure the players see what he has done. He has mired them in mediocrity, with little to no chance of improvement. As well, the young prospects are pretty much learning all of the WRONG ways to play hockey under him. Hell, Emelin had some points in the KHL but with Dildo Baggins helping, he has nothing.

And Kamal, i know you think that 79 will help the russian kid, but i for one dont see markov doing well under Martin since he really hasnt played for him yet and B)dont see emelin getting anything new from a constrained and possibly limited Markov.

As much as i love this team, and nobody knows just how much by the way, i also hate them.
and under Martin i will not and cannot hold to hope that they will ever be anything that a lucky playoff hopeful.

@HfxHabby: You hit the nail on the head with the word "mediocrity".

When did just squeezing into the playoffs become a successful season in Montreal? It's sad that this franchise has fallen so far.

Why is it that teams like Detroit and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, among others, are perennially powerhouses, while Montreal is perennially a bubble team?

It's very sad to me.

Bob Gainey helped change some of the problem with this team when he came on board. But now, so many years later, I am convinced that he was the man to put the team back on the rails, not to bring them to the promised land.

Gainey and Gauthier et al. are cut from the same cloth...and, unfortunately for Habs fans, it is a cloth that went out of style almost a decade ago.

Until this management team (including the coach) is swept aside, I can't see the Habs winning anything.

As for Emelin, I cut this kid some slack because he doesn't understand the language or the culture in North America. I think that the ONLY way he will start to adjust is if they play him with Markov.

I agree that Markov may not be up to snuff when he comes back but even at 70%, he can still teach the kid a thing or two.

That being said, under Martin, you never know what he'll decide to do!

@Kamal

Detroit is really the only team to have consistent success. Philadelphia may be a powerful regular season team, but their lack of accomplishment in the playoffs hardly makes them cause for envy. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, is a regular contender now, but they were abysmal for many years before hand. Not too sure how Montreal fans would feel about staging a 'Fail for Nail' or any such thing.

@Louis: LOL! Well said, although I was referring to the regular season.

The playoffs is a crap shoot, but the teams I mentioned seem to always be near the top.

You're absolutely right about the Pens, except that they have played the majority of the last two season without either Crosby or Malkin or both...and they still manage to get it done.

That, to me, is beyond impressive!

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