Post-Game Talk: 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round post game talk

[Kimota]

Tanking for Renbacher.

 

[JackZap]

So who you guys liking at 69? We still have a bunch of picks. I wonder which G we will take?

Johnny Sins

 

[Kairi Zaide]

In a few years:

Caufield - Suzuki - Roy
Slafkovsky - Dach - Newhook
Farrell - Beck - Heineman
RHP - Kidney/Kapanen - Ylonen

Hutson - Reinbarcher
Guhle - Mailloux
Xhekaj - Barron
Engstrom

Montebeault
Dobes

Really need the young forwards to hit their potential

that lineup wouldn't be able to play at 5v5

unless suzuki suddenly becomes actual 1st liner caliber at that

 

[larek]

We shall see I guess.

Bro take Xanax you seem a little too rattled.

I wish Hughes would have taken a few maybe we would have Matty Michkov now

 

[Adriatic]

Sportsnet has us as the losers of the draft, along with Arizona. Had to argue with them.

Lolol Sportsnet. They had Bruins missing the playoffs before the season started. Bruins ended the season with 135 pts.

 

[larek]

that lineup wouldn't be able to play at 5v5

unless suzuki suddenly becomes actual 1st liner caliber at that

Good point-- not so big on Suzuki

 

[Maitz]

I honestly need to take a break from that team, I won’t watch tomorrow and probably won’t go to the dev camp, I am really disgusted, never thought it would happen

 

[Dach Vader]

Delete

 

[Adriatic]

I wish Hughes would have taken a few maybe we would have Matty Michkov now

He made right call. We don't need another Smurf in the lineup.

 

[larek]

Lolol Sportsnet. They had Bruins missing the playoffs before the season started. Bruins ended the season with 135 pts.

What else can they say - they are right

 

[Hacketts]

Sportsnet are worthless clowns. I would put more stock in TSN analysts. And are they counting Newhook with Reinbacher.
Now if Hughes was counting on acquiring another late 1st or 2 I would lose confidence because he should know most GM's don't have the balls to even trade a late 1st.

We are the losers of the draft as of today, we picked by need with a top 5 pick in one of the best forwards groups in years. This isn't saying things can't change in the future... but I would say 93% of habs fans are going to bed tonight with a sick feeling in their stomach.

 

[Shred]

Who the fook is that guy

Someone who is not currently hired as a NHL scout and therefore unlikely to know as much as our actual scouts and management.

 

[Vachon23]

This was the year to get the offensive stud since it's an F laden draft. Next year is more D heavy. We won't win without elite talent. Chicago will reach there before us.

Nobody have a single clue what the draft will look like next year and where we will draft

 

[Gillings]

Even if he reaches his potential he’s viewed as more of a #3 or #4, at least from what I’ve read by multiple scouting services. That’s fine and all, but you want more with your 5th overall pick, especially when the alternative is a damn near generational forward who is there for the taking.

NHL.com thinks Hutson and Reinbacher have top 2 potential. Although michkov is good, if he was that good he wouldn’t have went 7 OV to PHILLY

 

[larek]

He made right call. We don't need another Smurf in the lineup.

- wait till you see him play in the NHL - he is putting up better numbers and other stats than past Russian players who have played in nhl should add and present

 

[Tutu to]

In a few years:

Caufield - Suzuki - Roy
Slafkovsky - Dach - Newhook
Farrell - Beck - Heineman
RHP - Kidney/Kapanen - Ylonen

Hutson - Reinbarcher
Guhle - Mailloux
Xhekaj - Barron
Engstrom

Montebeault
Dobes

Really need the young forwards to hit their potential

That forward group is way too small/soft.

 

[Gravity]

Nobody have a single clue what the draft will look like next year and where we will draft

Well the same goes for us finding our missing elite F or 1C.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Our D is going to be really good, and we have a lot of great depth there now.

Guhle-Reinbacher is going to be an outstanding minute munching two-way pairing.

 

[Vachon23]

Sportsnet has us as the losers of the draft, along with Arizona. Had to argue with them.

Remember when we where the winner of the draft in 2012 and everyone was in love with that draft ?

What is said today is worth nothing

 

[JT3]

This board is living in the dreamworld that Michkov is a 100pt player and the savior and yadda yadda. Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. But guess who else is a small 100pt player, Johnny Gaudreau. You ever see that guy lead a team to a ship? Nope.

Settle down, wait and see.

 

[Vachon23]

Well the same goes for us finding our missing elite F or 1C.

No #1 C where available at 5

 

[Cubebrick]

This was the year to get the offensive stud since it's an F laden draft. Next year is more D heavy. We won't win without elite talent. Chicago will reach there before us.

1. You don't draft based on next year's draft, that's just ridiculous.
2. Cam Allen, Theo Lindstein, Charlie Stramel, Kasper Halttunen and Cal Ritchie were all on many top 15s before this season started. Draft projections always change a lot as time progresses.

 

[Kimota]

How about this for a trade, if Michcov become a generational talent, HuGo get to be sent to a Russian Gulag.

 

[Vachon23]

That forward group is way too small/soft.

Agree for the soft

 

[Gravity]

No #1 C where available at 5

I put elite F or 1C. An elite F was available at 5.