2014 NHL Entry Draft Part 3

[Whitesnake]

I'm officially on the Brandon Lemieux bandwagon.

Depending who falls, I think that if there's one player we can probably bet won't be there, it's him. 'Cause you have the AVS who will be interested. And frankly, I don't see how the Bruins won't be either. That is if the Flyers don't surprise and also pick him. It would be too soon at #17th...but stranger things have happened.

But if he's there, I'm also INCREDIBLY interested.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Provided we manage to pick two times in the top 60 ( Either trading down , trading for a second rounder,etc) my ideal scenario would be one of the two Czech ( Vrana or Pastrnak) first, then one of the USDT D men ( preferably Glover if he's still around) with the second . After that I'd really like us to get one overager (Kulda or Wallmark) and Cody Donaghey ( Who I really like) in the later rounds. Those four would give us a great injection of talent and upside while complementing what we already have sizewise ( They are all at least average in that department) .

 

[Runner77]

TSN's Scott Cullen speculates that the Habs' first round pick will be amongst the following: Travis Sanheim, Nickolay Goldobin, Nick Schmaltz, Connor Bleackley.

 

[Whitesnake]

TSN's Scott Cullen speculates that the Habs' first round pick will be amongst the following: Travis Sanheim, Nickolay Goldobin, Nick Schmaltz, Connor Bleackley.

We have to think that Goldobin could be a serious possibility. Habs have surely seen a lot of him while watching Galchy's progression after his draft year. It's surely one or the other....love him or hate him.

 

[Runner77]

This was probably posted before.

Has anyone looked into which defensemen are within the following threshold, in case we do end up selecting a D:

Based on historical data, a CHL defenseman taken early in the draft with fewer than 0.6 Pts/GP in his draft year, like Scott Harrington or Dylan McIlrath or Colten Teubert, only has about a 1 in 10 chance of even making the NHL as a full-time player. Going back to Harrington, only 3 players in the last 15 years have scored at a lower rate in their draft years and established themselves as NHL regulars: Mark Fistric, Tyler Myers, and Shea Weber.

 

[TT1]

imo the 2 most overrated players in this draft are Karlsson and Glover (both projected to be 2nd rounder's..). Karlsson's upside is a bottom 6'er at best and Glover has Gudbranson level hockey iq.. which isnt a good thing

personally i'd go with: (don't forget that all but 1 of our picks are late rounders)

1st: David Pastrnak
3rd: Andreas Englund
4th: Noah Rod
early 5th: Dominic Turgeon
late 5th: Shane Gersich
6th: Leon Bristedt
7th: Michael Prapavessis

 

[Monctonscout]

TSN's Scott Cullen speculates that the Habs' first round pick will be amongst the following: Travis Sanheim, Nickolay Goldobin, Nick Schmaltz, Connor Bleackley.

Sanheim is a player I have heard a lot of chatter from scouts about being a very underrated prospect with untapped potential. He is similar to Pacioretty as a guy that's made large strides his draft year.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Sanheim is a player I have heard a lot of chatter from scouts about being a very underrated prospect with untapped potential. He is similar to Pacioretty as a guy that's made large strides his draft year.

He'd be the one D-man in that range that I would be completely behind with. Very impressed with his poise at the U-18. Also has ideal size. Could be a bit meaner, but at 26 I can't complain.

 

[bigtimehockeyfan999*]

TSN's Scott Cullen speculates that the Habs' first round pick will be amongst the following: Travis Sanheim, Nickolay Goldobin, Nick Schmaltz, Connor Bleackley.

I was on the bleackley train big time but now im realy starting to like sanheim...I would love to somehow get another late first and snag both....I bet sanheim is going to go a lot higher than wheres he ranked though. those players that sky rocket at the end like that out of nowhere....they are the types that turn out to be the best....their development may be a little behind everyone elses and sometimes they still go low because you only see the first part of that curve...but if it goes as steep as his stock did...you know the direction he's headed....I think he's gonna be a gem....i'd be happy with either.

 

[bigtimehockeyfan999*]

Sanheim is a player I have heard a lot of chatter from scouts about being a very underrated prospect with untapped potential. He is similar to Pacioretty as a guy that's made large strides his draft year.

that's what those money picks are all about...a guy who's development doesn't quite kick in until its too late for scouts to be confident enough to put him at the top because he hasn't done it as long as the others who are up there...but in reality they usually turn out to be dynamite. I want him..him or bleackley..but im starting to lean towards him.

 

[QuebecPride]

Quenneville is really intriguing and yet I do have some questions about him. I see him and somehow see Jason Dickinson who was a ND for me in his draft year. But Quenneville does implicate himself more in the play than Dickinson does. I won't hate the pick if it's him. We do have a need for C's in our pool, and he's not just a need....he would be pencilled to go from 25 to 40.

I'm far from a Quenneville fan. Masin though,he was more than impressive at the U-18. It would certainly satisfy me, if 'say Sanheim doesn't (he shouldn't) make it to our pick. It would be a reach though.

 

[Whitesnake]

I'm far from a Quenneville fan. Masin though,he was more than impressive at the U-18. It would certainly satisfy me, if 'say Sanheim doesn't (he shouldn't) make it to our pick. It would be a reach though.

Masin would be a BIG ???? if we happen to draft him. But again....he could be a big !!!! when all is said and done. In all honesty, I didn't play him enough or didn't concentrate on him enough to have a real opinion. Not going to use what we can read on the net....everybody can go and read it. Looks interesting. Not too sure it's worth a 1st round pick though...but only on what I read. Just want to add this latest part in that post.....just in case somebody, in 4 years, comes back to say how stupid I was that I didn't see how that future star would be a 1st rounder....

 

[QuebecPride]

Masin would be a BIG ???? if we happen to draft him. But again....he could be a big !!!! when all is said and done. In all honesty, I didn't play him enough or didn't concentrate on him enough to have a real opinion. Not going to use what we can read on the net....everybody can go and read it. Looks interesting. Not too sure it's worth a 1st round pick though...but only on what I read. Just want to add this latest part in that post.....just in case somebody, in 4 years, comes back to say how stupid I was that I didn't see how that future star would be a 1st rounder....

Odds are he won't be a 1st rounder, but he's on the rise as Grant pointed out in our mock draft. You never know!

 

[Team_Spirit]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl-draft/ekblad-an-easy-no-1-for-florida-in-nhl-draft/
Patrick King's mock draft ( From Sportsnet) . We end up with Nikita Scherbak , ahead of Milano and Kempe

not bad

 

[ginomini]

My favorites:
<Alex Tuch (won't be available at 26th, but one can hope!)
<Conner Bleakley (winner/warrior)
<Ryan Macinnis (underrated? two-way center...2nd line and maybe even 1st line potential)
<Brendan Lemieux (good skater, hard shot, agitator)
<Sonny Milano (very fast/talented/dynamic but an individualist??)
<Thatcher Demko...we don't need a goalie, but...if he's the player with the most value when we pick (the ''good ones'' are already chosen,etc)...you take him since you can trade him for that dman or winger you need in the near future IF his value keeps going higher,etc...we can have many trading chips with either Fucale, Tokarski or Demko......Demko has franchise goalie potential according to some scouts and he's huge).
<Ryan Donato (underrated?)
<Josh Ho-Sang (could be a Robbie Shremp...yikes! or a Kadri? huge risk, high reward?).
<Nikita Scherbak (Russian factor...KHL or NHL???).
<Nikolai Goldobin (Russian factor...moody/enigmatic scorer?...high risk?)



Dmen:
<Marcus Pettersson (my favorite dman after Ekblad...has all the tools...''has everything'', but...weight-gain/strength is the main worry since he's 6'3 and only 161lbs).
<Travis Sanheim (Bouwmeester potential?)
<Dominik ''machine'' Masin (two-way dman)

SERIOUSLY? MacInnis 1st line potential? ?!?! Whatttt? Can't even do more then half a point in the junior...if we pick him I will probably begin cheering for Ottawa or Buffalo

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

His mediocre skating ability would scare me away personally, coupled with the fact that he can be quite passive it just spells trouble .

 

[le_sean]

His mediocre skating ability would scare me away personally, coupled with the fact that he can be quite passive it just spells trouble .

I would venture to say that if he's a mediocre skater and non-physical, that he will not be on the Habs radar.

 

[Ezpz]

Sounds like Leblanc.

 

[TT1]

i've read alot of reports saying that kapanen might drop to the late 1st, his situation reminds me alot of the year we drafted collberg o_o

 

[SpeedyPotato]

Hey guys, what do you think of Francis Perron? I'm just curious since he's from my hometown and I used to be friends with his sister, he seems a bit on the smallish side but what I read is he has tons of skills and could be worth a late flier. I'd like to know what the guys who've seen him play think about him ?

 

[Mr. Hab]

goalies (ex: Demko) are hard to predict regardless of whether or not you see them as being "elite", which is why they never fetch much in a trade even in the NHL

case in point: Jack Campbell, Jacob Markstrom (the book is still out on him), Justin Pogge (not a high pick but Rask was let go because of him), Al Montoya, Marek Schwarz, Rick DiPietro etc.

Fair post...good opinion/examples of other goalies (in a nutshell: good point!).

I was just mentioning Demko (maybe?!), in case...
Tuch, Bleakley, Lemieux, or Milano won't be available at 26th.
Then again...there is Goldobin or Sherbak (Russian factor risks, enigmatic forwards...??,etc,etc), maybe Donato? maybe risky Ho-Sang...?? Macinnis is probably more for 2nd rnd (we don't have) or 3rd rnd (we have).

Imo, I really don't see Timmins selecting Demko, but...what if Demko is in his top 5 and the other 4 are gone...?! Can't wait for Draft day to see who we select!!!!

SERIOUSLY? MacInnis 1st line potential? ?!?! Whatttt? Can't even do more then half a point in the junior...if we pick him I will probably begin cheering for Ottawa or Buffalo

I only included him on my list based on THN Prospects' magazine!! I wish I knew as much as Whitesnake (or some/most of you!), but I don't! trying to catch up before the Draft!!
Based on THN Prospects' magazine...one (or more scouts?) wrote that Macinnis has 2nd line potential (maybe 1st line), but maybe this is a scout that wants other teams to select Macinnis!! (and not him!). If I'm a scout for the Habs...I wouldn't praise a player(s) who is on my list!!!!!!

Sounds like Leblanc (in reference to Macinnis??).

Maybe Timmins wants to replace the loss of Leblanc with a Macinnis!!

 

[Vi Nc E x13x]

Fair post...good opinion/examples of other goalies (in a nutshell: good point!).

I was just mentioning Demko (maybe?!), in case...
Tuch, Bleakley, Lemieux, or Milano won't be available at 26th.
Then again...there is Goldobin or Sherbak (Russian factor risks, enigmatic forwards...??,etc,etc), maybe Donato? maybe risky Ho-Sang...?? Macinnis is probably more for 2nd rnd (we don't have) or 3rd rnd (we have).

Imo, I really don't see Timmins selecting Demko, but...what if Demko is in his top 5 and the other 4 are gone...?! Can't wait for Draft day to see who we select!!!!




I only included him on my list based on THN Prospects' magazine!! I wish I knew as much as Whitesnake (or some/most of you!), but I don't! trying to catch up before the Draft!!
Based on THN Prospects' magazine...one (or more scouts?) wrote that Macinnis has 2nd line potential (maybe 1st line), but maybe this is a scout that wants other teams to select Macinnis!! (and not him!). If I'm a scout for the Habs...I wouldn't praise a player(s) who is on my list!!!!!!




Maybe Timmins wants to replace the loss of Leblanc with a Macinnis!!

I dont see HoSang as a risk for 26th if he dropped i would take him without thinking twice ... Top skater in this years draft with amazing hands

 

[FF de Mars]

This draft is pretty nice for us, lots of talent at the end of the 1st round. No McCarron and Hitman and blah this year !

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl-...nets-exclusive-2014-nhl-draft-rankings-11-20/

Part 2 of Sportsnet ranking, numbers 20 to 11 today. Kempe at 15 and Barbashev at 11 might be a bit higher than what I'm expecting.
On a side note, they must have left the page design/proofreading to the summer interns this year cause dayam

 

[TT1]

kempe is a bewte.. im praying that we move up for him if hes available at ~20