Ryan O'byrne Options

[Guest_bloodbath_*]

I think there's no topic for him. He look like another version of Mike Komisarek. On a french article , i think it was LaPresse , it says that he always give outstanding hit. I would like to know if someone know more about this kid. Maybe someone who see regularly the bulldogs play.

I think with him , komisarek and Emelin , our defense gonna look big


*Sorry maybe for english mistake , i don,t regularly write in english

#3 Ryan O'Byrne: http://www.canadiens.com/eng/team/redirect...;playerID=29585

[Guest_JL_*]

I think there's no topic for him. He look like another version of Mike Komisarek. On a french article , i think it was LaPresse , it says that he always give outstanding hit. I would like to know if someone know more about this kid. Maybe someone who see regularly the bulldogs play.

I think with him , komisarek and Emelin , our defense gonna look big
*Sorry maybe for english mistake , i don,t regularly write in english

The article you're refering to was from La Presse's Mathias Brunet who had interviewed Trevor Timmins who had himself compared O'Byrne to Mike Komisarek. Timmins was saying that O'Byrne, in spite of being a rookie, was one of Hamilton's top defensemen and that he would be competing for a job in Montreal next season, and that if he didn't make the team at camp, that he'd make it later in the season in replacement for injuries.

I think I posted the link in this section somewhere, as I had translated that article from French to English...

[Guest_Miltie01_*]

On Team990 this morning the Dogs play by play guy said not to be surprised if this kid ends up on the team next year.
He could not say enough about his maturity level.

[Guest_natey2k4_*]

A nice little heads up as far as scoring goes;

In 80 GP with Hamilton this season, he scored 0 G and added 12 A.
In 14 GP with Hamilton in the playoffs, he's scored 1 G and 5 A.

Meaning, if he kept the pace of his playoffs PPG.. he'd of scored around 34 PTS in 80 GP.

I'm thinking he's maturity level is really improving. He's got a legitimate shot at the Habs roster.

[Guest_Perezhiggins_*]

A nice read on O'Byrne

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=313738

[weepingminotaur]

Great to hear O'Byrne is maturing. He is a big body and if he can cut it in the NHL, he'll provide physicality on the backend, which will be important if Souray walks.

[WeThreeKings]

A nice read on O'Byrne

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=313738

Sweet read.. I can't help but drool at the prospect of a defence with big monsters O'Byrne, Komisarek.. Two punishing but great transitionally defencemen in Emelin and Valentenko.. and offensive minded D like Carle and Fischer.

Lots of good potential for our future blue-line.

[Guest_FREDDYBEACH HAB_*]

A nice read on O'Byrne

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=313738

Love to hear that! Awesome read.

[Guest_d80jcrant_*]

I wonder will he crack the Habs line up this year???

[Guest_js2_*]

I wonder will he crack the Habs line up this year???

I think Cote is well ahead of him in the depth charts.

[Guest_shanahan1024_*]

Ryan O'Byrne is better than Cote, hes bigger, stronger and has better offensive insticts.

[Guest_js2_*]

Ryan O'Byrne is better than Cote, hes bigger, stronger and has better offensive insticts.

How can you say he has better offensive instincts when they're both stay-at-home defencemen who finished the regular season with 12 points each?

Cote has put in his time in Hamilton and has also shown he can be solid when he was brought up for the short stint last season.

O'Byrne is playing in his rookie season with Hamilton and is still making some of those rookie mistakes. Theres no way hes ahead of Cote.

This post has been edited by js2: Jun 7 2007, 01:36 PM

[Guest_shanahan1024_*]

ask anyone who watched the playoff games live, Cote is a solid D-Man and could be a number 3 pairing guy but thats it O'Byrne is a top 4 guy. Hes 6'5 240, he plays just like Komisarek and he fights more often.

[Guest_jennifer_rocket_*]

ask anyone who watched the playoff games live, Cote is a solid D-Man and could be a number 3 pairing guy but thats it O'Byrne is a top 4 guy. Hes 6'5 240, he plays just like Komisarek and he fights more often.

And how else are we going to replace Souray's toughness? O'Byrne, O'Byrne, O'Byrne!

[Guest_TheBlaster_*]

ask anyone who watched the playoff games live, Cote is a solid D-Man and could be a number 3 pairing guy but thats it O'Byrne is a top 4 guy. Hes 6'5 240, he plays just like Komisarek and he fights more often.

Very true. O'Byrne is the better defencemen and I think he'll crack the Habs lineup this season. He's big, strong, has great positioning, and is very reliable. He's also pretty gritty, which is what we need more of on the big club.

[Guest_Habsfan_11_*]

O'Byrne has 3 years of college hockey and 1 year of AHL hockey on his resume. He's turning 23 this year, and he's showed good stuff to this point. Komisarek saw NHL ice time the same season he started in the AHL.

I think O'Byrne will get some ice time with the habs this year.

[Guest_hogtownhabsfan_*]

I definately think we should look to add a FA, but I really hope O'Byrne is our first callup. He's exactly the typ of player this team needs. I wouldn't mind seeing Markov play with him, and then have Komi paired with Streit.

[Guest_xe_liam88_*]

I think the only reason Cote would be ahead of O'Byrne in the MTL depth chart is becuz O'Byrne doesnt have a french name!!!! I was not impressed with Cote as much as I was with O'Byrne, In Game 3 O'Byrne made the most solid hit I saw this year at any hockey level.

[Dutch]

I can see him get his chances, but he still needs to develop some more, and thats where Cote is (still)ahead of him.

[weepingminotaur]

Cote would be ahead of O'Byrne if O'Byrne weren't a behemoth. I think the prospect of adding a big, hulking, defensively sound player like O'Byrne to our defence corps will be attractive to Carbonneau. That being said, it will likely come down to who has the better camp.