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

[WeThreeKings]

He’s suggesting it might be an attempt at setting up a decoy for NJ.

Is anyone really getting fooled by this? A decoy attempt that several pundits have been openly discussing for days. What a decoy.

It's building suspense which I think is the ultimate goal.

 

[dcyhabs]

No way!! No choice but to draft the kid!

I'd take him in the 3rd. Probably won't be amazing but he hit a lot of the top guys during the prospects game.

 

[le_sean]

This is sad. He was surely in town for the draft:

I remember being at a Leafs/Habs game at the ACC years ago and Marchment fought Rivet. It was an insane tilt with guys just throwing haymakers for what seemed like an eternity.

 

[Seb]

This is sad. He was surely in town for the draft:

Yikes this is brutal.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Imagine if they announce Suzuki as the new captain at the draft and he goes up and makes the pick. That'd be some good showmanship

 

[Sorinth]

Who do you think will announce the pick? Suzuki, Suzuki + Caufield, Hughes, Gorton, Marie Phillips Poulin?

I doubt it’ll be Hughes or Gorton…they would probably want more of a reaction by having someone else make the actual pick.

If it's not Hughes I would assume it would be Lecavalier. He was there at the press conference, is a former #1 pick, has spoken with the prospects so has that familiarity and will no doubt get a pop from the crowd.

 

[Rapala]

Why is his rep saying such things publicly?

Yeah and don't we all wish it was a slam dunk after one talk?

 

[waffledave]

This is sad. He was surely in town for the draft:

Wow I wonder what happened. He was pretty young.

 

[Treb]

this is a big possibility. I'm thinking we take Colin White without buyout and could trade Anderson + Dvorak / Drouin at the draft

The buyout is done already.

 

[Schooner Guy]

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And here Dreger says no one knows
believed Molson may be involved and its more likely they take Wright
and Lebrun says Hughes has told teams, if they don't get value back for Petry.. they'll play him next year

Molson involved. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[WeThreeKings]

Molson involved. What could possibly go wrong?

Great hockey mind sharpened from 10 years with Bergevin.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Wow I wonder what happened. He was pretty young.

Awful! I'm assuming he was in Montreal with the SJ scouting team for the draft?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Molson involved. What could possibly go wrong?

His last few decisions have been good. Firing MB and TT to hiring Gorton, Hughes, and MSL.

 

[McGees]

I heard the meeting with Slaf tomorrow is just to thank him for being a consideration give him some sticker packs...

 

[sheed36]

This is sad. He was surely in town for the draft:

Very sad indeed and only 53 years old. Condolences to all his family and friends.

 

[Hannibal]

A owner getting involve in hockey decision. What can go wrong? Lol

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

His last few decisions have been good. Firing MB and TT to hiring Gorton, Hughes, and MSL.

Too bad it was 7 years too late.

 

[jaffy27]

He’s suggesting it might be an attempt at setting up a decoy for NJ.

Is anyone really getting fooled by this? A decoy attempt that several pundits have been openly discussing for days. What a decoy.

The plot thickens…..

Decoy or not, this is fun!!!

 

[habsfan891]

I want to be known as a good guy in the room who chips pucks deep and takes hits to make plays, gives 'er a full 110%.

Marc Bergevin is that you

 

[jrom]

Molson involved. What could possibly go wrong?

With the Mailloux debacle last year, clearly Molson would be involved this year to green light their decision

 

[Jabba11]

If it's not Hughes I would assume it would be Lecavalier. He was there at the press conference, is a former #1 pick, has spoken with the prospects so has that familiarity and will no doubt get a pop from the crowd.

That would be a bad idea. The guy never played for us. We have no belonging other than him being Quebecois. Why not have a freaking legend make the pick. I'd rather that. In honour of Guy, have Cournoyer make the selection or just someone from actual management or Suzuki/player.

 

[Runner77]

It's building suspense which I think is the ultimate goal.

Not against it but the story arc they’ve been building could use better writers.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Molson involved. What could possibly go wrong?

Uh oh we're in trouble guys

 

[Schooner Guy]

Great hockey mind sharpened from 10 years with Bergevin.

All I've wanted all along is for the hockey guys to make the pick. No matter who they take.

 

[Nedved]

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

Savoie at 12 would be a steal. I have him as the 3rd best player in this draft. Wright, Cooley, Savoie are my top 3.