Exactly, when Milbury overruled his amateur draft team who wanted Heatley then Gaborik to pick DiPietro he did it with Charles Wang’s blessing. Same when Garth Snowe went rogue he needed Wang to sign off on it.
When I listen or read Basu's peices he sounds like he doesn't know a thing about what the Habs are going to do and is selling his own person opinion.
I know it doesn’t make it any better but if Michkov is the 2nd best talent in the draft, shouldn’t he be gone by the time the Habs’ turn to select comes up?
100% agree. Can't stand Basu talking for hours saying nothing. Cancelled my Athletic subscription the day Godin was fired.
I just watched him from the start of the season and couldnt buy the hype. I hadnt watched Wright at 15 and didnt watch his u18 either though so I had 0 bias good or bad entering his draft year. I wanted him to show me what he was made of and tried to give him the benefit of the doubt after missing a full year due to COVID, but he failed to prove me he was worth a high pick. I criticized his flaws severely, but I think it was fully justified. Not sure if he lost his motivation at some point, COVID has been very rough for alot of people, but you just cant risk a 1st OV on a kid who showed so little drive in his draft year.
Also all the teams drafting early just made historic tank attempts in hopes for a small percent lottery shot at Bedard. Hilarious that anyone would think they'd now pass up on Michkov if he's the 2nd best prospect and far superior than what's left on the table after Bedard.
You can read in the link below what Hughes had to say during his combine media availability, where the quote from that tweet came from, if you want to read it for yourself. Now what being most talented player really means to Hughes and the Habs scouts is another story.
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Indeed — just because he’s bad defensively and inconsistent doesn’t make him good offensively. He’s pretty damn bad in all directions.
That extra 7 million a year in caproom right. Gives Habs an advantage. No way of knowing how many they will score another year. More chance he gets injured again than score 50.
They share backwards thinking, but getting Carlsson or Fantilli does offset the risk a bit. IMO Smith doesn’t. He is the most likely to not make an impact at the NHL level. Having said that, he’s a much better prospect than Leonard/Reinbacher imo.
It’s not Hughes that scares me. It’s his boss.
Michkov isn’t the radical pick. Radical is the throwing BPA out the window and reaching for a prospect a clear tier below Michkov, based on some questionable risk analysis.
