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

[Adam Michaels]

 

[CaptainKirk]

Having made the 8 hour drive many times from New Brunswick, I feel for the kid. You wanna quit after hour 6 or so and then you have to contend with MTL traffic as you roll in.

God I must love the Habs. Stupid sexy team.

During the War of 1812, "Canada" had gained control of the northern half of Maine. Once the war was over, we just gave it back. Pisses me off. It adds 2-3 hours to the trip having to go up and around.

/history rant

 

[CHfan1]

THE CLOUN IS BACK (take it fwiw lmao)

There it is. He’s been accurate with his reports in the past.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Jiricek or Lekk at 7th overall?

7th is a tough spot. Not much separating 5 and 15 for me. Guess it’s who you prefer. If we’re taking Wright at 1 I think you try and find him a winger though Korchinski would be tempting.

 

[Saxon]

Jiricek or Lekk at 7th overall?

Jiricek for me.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Seems obvious to me. They probably want to prepare the kid for post draft interviews.

That's the agents job.

Habs kept everything tight lipped, talked about making the selection as being the surprise and giving the kid that moment and suddenly they're gonna do a 180 the day of the fdraft?

 

[McGees]

 

[Guy Larose]

There it is. He’s been accurate with his reports in the past.

Nobody knows shit when it comes to who they're picking, including him.

 

[Runner77]

That would be the dumbest thing we could do

Duh. The draft being held here precludes it but there is nothing dumb about it other than your ad hominem post.

 

[Goldenhands]

That's the agents job.

Habs kept everything tight lipped, talked about making the selection as being the surprise and giving the kid that moment and suddenly they're gonna do a 180 the day of the fdraft?

I dont know, they all met together, the decision is probably done at that point.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I dont know, they all met together, the decision is probably done at that point.

The decision has to be done that's why I don't get why they would meet with him tomorrow. I actually can't find a viable reason for it.

 

[Toene]

Wright avec le CH : «je tomberais en bas de ma chaise» - TVA Sports

À quelques heures du repêchage, on ne sait toujours pas qui les Canadiens choisiront au tout premier rang.

www.tvasports.ca

«S'il est repêché par les Canadiens, je vais être surpris, a indiqué Renaud Lavoie à La Dose. Ce gars-là n'a pas répondu aux attentes.

«Si les Canadiens repêchent Shane Wright, je serai content pour le kid, mais je serais très surpris. Je pense que je tomberais en bas de ma chaise.»

Renaud throwing shit at the wall hoping it sticks. He kissed MB's ass so much in the last decade to have scoops and now his daddy and his friends are gone he's got nothing left.

 

[NotProkofievian]

I asked this question before, but is it acceptable in Quebec to say ''je suis tres excité''? That's a no no in France lol.

 

[Adam Michaels]

01 - Shane Wright
02 - Juraj Slafkovsky
03 - Logan Cooley
04 - Simon Nemec
05 - Cutter Gauthier
06 - David Jiricek
07 - Joakim Kemmel
08 - Marco Kasper
09 - Jonathan Lekkerimaki
10 - Conor Geekie
11 - Kevin Korchinski
12 - Matthew Savoie
13 - Pavel Mintyukov
14 - Frank Nazar
15 - Noah Ostlund
16 - Brad Lambert
17 - Owen Pickering
18 - Liam Bicshel
19 - Nathan Gaucher
20 - Jiri Kulich
21 - Ryan Chesley
22 - Denton Mateychuk
23 - Jimmy Snuggerud
24 - Rutger McGroarty
25 - Isaac Howard
26 - Liam Ohgren
27 - Danila Yurov
28 - Maveric Lamoureux
29 - Jagger Firkus
30 - Sam Rinzel
31 - Ivan Miroshnichenko
32 - Lane Hutson

 

[le_sean]

I asked this question before, but is it acceptable in Quebec to say ''je suis tres excité''? That's a no no in France lol.

Yes it’s acceptable here.

 

[Takeru]

Which makes me wonder what his motive is. If he hasn't heard anything, which a lot of us are assuming, is he looking to make HuGo look bad to casual fans (if they choose Wright) with the whole "this is so shocking!" narrative?

It's going to look even more bizarre if they do pick Wright. Like why?

Thinking a bit more about it, seems to me like that guy trying to be the smartest in the room but is in fact trailing behind the parade.

Renaud: Hey guys, did you know that actually, Wright didn't play like a generational player this season?
Everyone else: Yeah, welcome to like Nov 2021.
Now for some actual arguments maybe?

Could be as simple as that

 

[rickthegoon]

I asked this question before, but is it acceptable in Quebec to say ''je suis tres excité''? That's a no no in France lol.

That’s perfectly fine .

 

[waffledave]

Depending where you bet....2 days ago Wright was at -300 and now at -550
Cooley did move up, practically tied with Slaf now.

Lotto Quebec letting me cash out early on my Cooley bet for more than double what I wagered.

 

[Paddy17]

Cooley saying that he and Caufield are both USNDTP products. Cooley is more a playmaker and that would make him and Cole a good 1-2 punch.

Did anyone tell him Suzuki is already BFFs with Cole?

Funny that all 3 prospects mention they want to play with Caufield.

 

[Runner77]

I wonder if the other two would have serious reservations about practising in Brossard.

 

[McGees]

The decision has to be done that's why I don't get why they would meet with him tomorrow. I actually can't find a viable reason for it.

Keep the pressure alive for a NJ pick swap is all I can see - that or they are picking him and wanted to practice the group dance that they will all do as he gets on stage.

 

[Captain97]

Kaprizov, THE Kaprizov?

At that rate the draft elligible players in town should just stay in NA.

Yeah tons of European countries have mandatory Military service. Most of the pro NHLers do it in pieces over the summer.

 

[Ozmodiar]

What's the point? They've done everything so far to keep it all tight wrapped, why unravel it right before it happens?

I'm missing something just not sure what.

If Hughes is able to pull off a trade with Arizona, he’ll have to be ready for the possibility that NJ does the unexpected. Slaf might still be there at 3.

The interview is another step in the process of getting to know the player.

 

[JuicyHam]

Maybe i'm just biased but it feels like the top players in this draft are lobbying so much harder to be taken first than other close drafts. Like they not only want to go first overall but they want to play in Montreal especially

 

[NotProkofievian]

That’s perfectly fine .

I thought maybe everyone in Quebec media might actually have been horny for Slafkovsky.