GDT: 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | ROUND ONE July 7th @ 7 pm ET | ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS: PART 2

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Hoffman has another 3 years to his contract. Armia, too, I think.

Should have used picks to get rid of Armia and Hoffman has 2 years left i think

 

[Canadiens98]

Kemell falling so much is odd to me.

 

[waffledave]

My wife says: if ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas.

I'm gonna go smoke some crack.

 

[ReHabs]

Seems you want to crap on Slafkovsky without giving him a chance to even play his first game. You must be best scout around.

No, not at all.

I'm saying the downside risk is immense. Do you agree with that statement?

 

[Heffyhoof]

I take hours out of my days to scout and share my opinion on these guys, what do you do around here?

Occasionally post my thoughts, and certainly don't take myself so seriously

 

[Garo]

I will say this. He seems kinda lively, whereas Wright seems more wet blanketish. Not that that matters, but it might help him fit in the market better.

Subban was like that at the draft and honestly I do think it helped him. Slaf has a history as a hard worker already and him embracing it so well is all good imo

 

[Mrb1p]

I really think you have Slaf pegged wrong.

I know hes skilled and all and I could 100% be wrong but theres some significant flaws in his game that scare me. Hes not even lanky, theres no physical growth left to him, a few pounds here and there.

 

[zx81]

Dach vs Nazar is the question

One is 6'4 , the other is 5'10.
We focus on siiiiiize now apparently.

 

[Kaladin]

Surprised to see Kemell still on the board.

Almost as short as caufield. Height that short always scares away NHL teams.

 

[Whitesnake]

Not comparing him...of course...but I remember a guy who had a tremendous personnality....Nikita Scherbak...lol

 

[MarkovsKnee]

McGroarty

Nope. Goes 14th to Jets.

 

[Canadiens98]

Almost as short as caufield. Height that short always scares away NHL teams.

Does it make sense for us to go after him? We still have ammo to trade up.

 

[Andrei79]

I know hes skilled and all and I could 100% be wrong but theres some significant flaws in his game that scare me. Hes not even lanky, theres no physical growth left to him, a few pounds here and there.

Same thing was said of Tkachuk and he only got bigger and bigger. He's still an 18 year old kid.

 

[Et le But]

He better do. None of that Puljujarvi bullshit.

Man we cant have anything nice ever.

If it makes you feel better Puljujarvi was a significantly better SM-Liiga player than Slafkovsky, who was a non-entity as a prospect until he rocked the Kazakhstan and Italy national teams

 

[HuGo Sham]

Not really. They didn't give up a lot for him. They dealt from a position of strength in LD to pick up a big 21 year old center who was a recent #3 pick. Worthwhile flyer. This is Habs analytics and the Team 33 group at work.

agreed 100%

 

[MarkovsKnee]

No, not at all.

I'm saying the downside risk is immense. Do you agree with that statement?

No.

 

[Habfan10]

Does Hughes draft his son?

 

[jaffy27]

Oh for f*** sakes I just can't bring myself to hate a Habs prospect.

SLAFKOVSKY FOR LIFE BABY WOOHOO GHG

That's hilarious cause 1/2 hr ago you hated the pick lol

You're a good sport lol

 

[Milhouse40]

 

[Schooner Guy]

Wright is irrelevant. Slafkovsky is the one the Habs picked and Slafkovsky is the one who has a record-low (or near to the record low) league points scored for a top3 pick.

You need to get past his Liiga stats. He was 17 years old and has terrific upside in the NHL. You can't simply dismiss what he did at Hlinka-Gretzky, Olympics and Worlds. He has shown he has the ability and his all-around play took a huge leap this year. He's still growing into his large frame and figuring out his strength. He has a mean streak too and will be a force in the playoffs.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[No More Subban]

I get loving Wright. I don’t get hating Slafkovsky. He’ll be amazing.

I don't hate Slaf. Just didn't think he was worth the 1st OA.

If we had 2nd or 3rd pick, he'd easily be my pick.

 

[PavelBrendl]

Love it.
A far cry from the ruthless boo birds that a few guys on here were so worried about.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Does Hughes draft his son?

No.

 

[Hostile Offer]

We traded for a 21 year old instead of drafting an 18 year old. I hope Dach's wrist does better than Drouin's...

Forget about the 13th pick. We entered the draft with Romanov (and two of our multiple 2nd/3rd round picks) and left it with Dach. That's the change. I do hope Dach is able to bounce back too, it's a risky move for sure.