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

[HuGo Sham]

Haha 20 years late but agreed on the quality and wisdom

I'm available for adoption

 

[Doublechin]

They're gonna make me tune off at one aren't they?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

They're gonna make me tune off at one aren't they?

Expect the unexpected - Marc Bergevin

 

[HabsForHire]

Expect the unexpected - Marc Bergevin

Hey don't steal my avatar motto haha

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

If they are drafting him they HAVE to prepare him. I guarantee you the BC will be yelling Shane Shane Shane right before the pick.

Cannot see them waiting - if it’s Slaf - for draft day to break the news to a crowded Bell Centre.

 

[Milhouse40]

I still can't compute the option of Slafkovsky.

When your organization don't even have a good 2nd or a good 3rd line center and everything you have as prospect at center is doubtful with not even one being a sure shot NHLer, you can't pass on two centers unless you are entirely sure that winger or defenseman is head and shoulders above the other one.

Still think it will be Wright.

 

[Habsfan18]

Wright - Very happy. Relieved.

Cooley - Surprised, but intrigued by the player.

Slafkovsky - Flabbergasted but will try to keep an open mind and will obviously cheer the player on.

 

[Krett Bulak]

I love Slafkovsky but not with the 1st overall.

I want Wright. I'll be pissed if they pass on him.

I'll cheer for Slaf, but oh man is he starting with 2 strikes, and that will be on the management.

90% of the people here feel the same way I believe.

 

[Nedved]

Whether it's today or tomorrow, there is no doubt in my mind that they already know who they pick. So why meet him tomorrow? What's crossing a T or dotting I, if it's not to prepare him for something.

Which is 2 things. We draft you and you will be booed. Or we don't draft you and thank you for you time. Somehow, I feel that the first one is more crossing and dotting and the other. You don't owe kids any explanations why you don't pick them. It would be to go out of their way.

Do we seriously thing we are interviewing him today or tomorrow for additional info? Makes no sense.

maybe there's a trade. just making wwe storylines in my head.

 

[Doublechin]

I guess Gorton is really bitter at striking our on Liass Andersson and Kakko and wants to hit a Homer on a big Euro wing

Please just add depth to center by drafting a potential top 6 C. When is the last time this organization had a solid 1 2 punch in the middle?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I still can't compute the option of Slafkovsky.

When your organization don't even have a good 2nd or a good 3rd line center and everything you have as prospect at center is doubtful with not even one being a sure shot NHLer, you can't pass on two centers unless you are entirely sure that winger or defenseman is head and shoulders above the other one.

Still think it will be Wright.

Baffles me that we would pick a winger with the 12 we have , while we have Dvorak on the block and that Evans is on the third line. Makes 0 sense

 

[Agalloch]

I guess Gorton is really bitter at striking our on Liass Andersson and Kakko and wants to hit a Homer on a big Euro wing

Please just add depth to center by drafting a potential top 6 C. When is the last time this organization had a solid 1 2 punch in the middle?

Go with the center... at worst he's a winger. I hope Slafkosvky is another Brady Tkachuk...

 

[Team_Spirit]

Wright thicc skater legs

Coolio is okay

Slaf smaller than expected

 

[DougHarvey]

My ideal scenario would be
1- Juraj Slafkovsky
16- Maveric Lamoureux
33- Traded to move up and get Maveric

You should only start drinking after the draft.

 

[PavelBrendl]

My ideal scenario would be
1- Juraj Slafkovsky
16- Maveric Lamoureux
33- Traded to move up and get Maveric

If by “ideal”, you mean the worst.

 

[Hacketts]

Man that 2008 draft of ours was something special.

 

[Scotianhab]

If the Habs take a Slaf I would seriously consider giving my wife the remote and watching the garbage reality tv shows she’ll want to watch. Please HuGo don’t let it come to that

 

[ArtPeur]

Man that 2008 draft of ours was something special.

Was there really a draft in 2008?

 

[jrom]

Nice person has nothing to do with it.

I just don't see him being more than a 25-30 goal scorer, 60 pt winger. Only truly Elite Power Forwards are consistently more than that and I don't think he has the tools to be elite.

And you don't pass on Cooley and Wright for that. Another generational mistake IMO.

Not directed at you specifically but if Slaf is a 60pt winger and there is an elite 1C available, do you really think they would not pick the C ?

If they draft Slaf it’s because they don’t believe in Wright or Cooley being 1C at the NHL level.

 

[ArtPeur]

Wright thicc skater legs

Coolio is okay

Slaf smaller than expected

Slaf has short legs

 

[DougHarvey]

Two moments I want to see.

When Hughes gets up to go congratulate his son at another table

When BargainBin walks up on stage with the Kings entourage.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I'm a big fan of size and skill, but I'm just not sold on Slaf, at all.

I think his puck skills are overrated and his lack of quickness/agility will hurt his offense at the highest level.

I honestly see a future middle six'er...

I hope I'm wrong and this post is ridiculed years down the line.

 

[ArtPeur]

I guess Gorton is really bitter at striking our on Liass Andersson and Kakko and wants to hit a Homer on a big Euro wing

Please just add depth to center by drafting a potential top 6 C. When is the last time this organization had a solid 1 2 punch in the middle?

Plekanec/Desharnais

 

[KFlint]

Wright has very strong shoulders already, very mature physically, bigger than Slaf.

Still think the Slafkovsky interview is mostly to keep to bluff going with Jersey, from a team building perspective, a winger with question marks now with no center depth makes no sense like it’s been said 10000 times. I can’t believe a wise guy like Hughes will do that.

 

[Saxon]

Go with the center... at worst he's a winger. I hope Slafkosvky is another Brady Tkachuk...

Brady Tkachuk at first overall isn't very exciting.........