Pre-Game Talk: 2022 NHL Draft Mega Thread: All Draft Talk Goes Here!

[WeThreeKings]

Slaf explaining how @Hannibal shoots the puck

I just picture Hannibal flipping the puck in the air and trying to Tekken punch it into the net.

 

[Richard Bolton]

Geekie should be an option too. He solves the issue of size at center while being a lefty. And while there is no McDavid in this draft, there certainly is a Connor!

Tomorrow can't come soon enough.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Nemec, Jiricek, Korchinski, Mintyukov, Mateychuk, Chesley, Rinzel, Odelius, Hutson, Pickering, Grudinin, Jansson, Fisher, Lindgren and Havelid are the best options on defense for the first 2-3 rounds.

Wait...who's Jansson? lol

 

[SOLR]

Geekie should be an option too. He solves the issue of size at center while being a lefty. And while there is no McDavid in this draft, there certainly is a Connor!

Tomorrow can't come soon enough.

Is that you Morgan?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Nemec, Jiricek, Korchinski, Mintyukov, Mateychuk, Chesley, Rinzel, Odelius, Hutson, Pickering, Grudinin, Jansson, Fisher, Lindgren and Havelid are the best options on defense for the first 2-3 rounds.

Okay, finally, I have a lot more than just the ones I listed above that I'd be real happy if they were Habs draft picks.

 

[Krett Bulak]

Oh god I'm nervous. They better not f*** this up. I love the new management so far, but they better not pick Slaf 1st overall !!! If they want him, they better trade down or i'll tilt.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Wright, Slafkovsky ou Cooley ? | Ce qu’en dit la science

Le premier, un attaquant canadien de 17 ans, a frôlé une saison de 100 points dans le junior. Le deuxième, un ailier format géant de la Liiga finlandaise, a dominé ses adversaires dans les tournois internationaux.

www.lapresse.ca

Funny the lapresse runs an article on what we are talking about right now in the other thread.

Wait...who's Jansson? lol

Ludvig Jansson - 2022 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

Ludvig Jansson was seen as one of the best defensive prospects out of Sweden in the 2022 Entry Draft in July.

thehockeywriters.com

 

[Hannibal]

Slaf explaining how @Hannibal shoots the puck

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Lots of debate, but can we all agree that having the draft on a Thursday night sucks?

Naw, I'm on vaycay, so i dont mind!!!

 

[tmlmatus]

Cooley can go to the AHL too.

You have control over a players development in the NHL too.

It's a total non statement.

you don't have control over a player in the OHL/CHL. You could get some shit head coach like Wright had last year.

I know its not a significant factor; but its a factor none the less.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[NotProkofievian]

Wright, Slafkovsky ou Cooley ? | Ce qu’en dit la science

Le premier, un attaquant canadien de 17 ans, a frôlé une saison de 100 points dans le junior. Le deuxième, un ailier format géant de la Liiga finlandaise, a dominé ses adversaires dans les tournois internationaux.

www.lapresse.ca

Funny the lapresse runs an article on what we are talking about right now in the other thread.

Ludvig Jansson - 2022 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

Ludvig Jansson was seen as one of the best defensive prospects out of Sweden in the 2022 Entry Draft in July.

thehockeywriters.com

 

[Ozmodiar]

Nvm.
Article already posted.

 

[WeThreeKings]

you don't have control over a player in the OHL/CHL. You could get some shit head coach like Wright had last year.

I know its not a significant factor; but its a factor none the less.

If they have concern about the environment in the CHL, they will just develop him in the NHL. It's not like 1st overall forwards don't play in the NHL all the time after being drafted.

 

[CHfan1]

Wright still has the best odds:

 

[Durvann]

That’s an interesting theory. Does anyone know offhand what it typically costs to move up from 3 to 1? Could they hypothetically use what they get for that plus the 26th pick in a package to get another top ten pick and leave the first round with Cooley and Lekkerimäki?

Perhaps the value we get from moving down could also be for someone to take a bad contract off ours hands. Nothing too crazy like Armia. Not Gally, that be robbery.

 

[tmlmatus]

If they have concern about the environment in the CHL, they will just develop him in the NHL. It's not like 1st overall forwards don't play in the NHL all the time after being drafted.

And if he isn't ready for the NHL?

like I said, it isn't a significant factor; but its still a factor.

Knowing that you have the option of moving Cooley between the leagues and that you have your own coach in the AHL is a good thing.

 

[The Last Red]

Do you know something the rest of us don't?

Apparently just some of you. It's pretty obvious, at least to me, that Shane Wright will be the pick. Beyond obvious, actually. He's by far, and I mean by far, the most logical pick, and HuGo are nothing if not very logical people.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Habs won 10-2 against the Panthers.

Yotes were losing 4-0.

All hope was lost but then the unthinkable happened; the Yotes came back! Galchenyuk to Ghost et c'est le but! 5-4 Coyotes win!!!!

The Fateful Night Of April 29

When Arizona completed an improbable comeback on April 29th to hand the Habs the top odds for the draft lottery which they eventually won, it looked as if the Canadiens had some good fortune. But n…

www.habsworld.net

Lfg

 

[ReginaHabs]

If they keep the first pick I think they take Wright. If they trade down and grab another top 10-12 pick, I think they’ll take Cooley and Lekkerimäki.

Would people prefer to have Wright + whoever is around at 26 or Cooley + Lekkerimäki - whatever other assets they need to give up to get that pick?

 

[calder candidate]

What would you put the odds of someone being able to hack all teams to get all the list… bunch of scout some of them probably aren’t tech savvy maybe using Wifi at hotel airports and restaurant…

 

[Whitesnake]

So if the Habs really cherish the advanced stats, there is no way Slaf ends up our pick. So it's Cooley or Wright.

 

[cphabs]

My wife woke me up this morning and said “You know you guys are going to mess this up?”. She’s a Pittsburg fan from Pittsburg…

 

[GoodKiwi]

When/what time is the first round?

Thanks.