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2023 NHL Entry Draft

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Mrb1p said:
I do think theres very valid arguments to pick Reinbacher at 5, especially after seeing Smith somewhat taper off and Benson not being able to create separation between him and Heidt/Cristall/Smith/Leonard.

Im not picking Reinbacher for the prospect pool though, Im picking him because hes awesome.
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Precisely. I want to pick him because he's excellent. He has a combination of size, skating, IQ, and chutzpah that very few other prospects can match.
 
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Kitchener Rangers fired their coach. I've saw them play a couple times this season and they looked awful in both games.

Coaching is important (Ducharme anyone?). Quentin Musty, who was previously a player I was hoping might fall to beginning of the second round has looked much better since the coaching change in Sudbury.

I think the Rangers firing their coach could have implications on Rehkopf and Brzustewicz as well. In the Rangers games I saw this year I really liked Brzustewicz. He looked excellent both games, very poised with the puck, mobile, and great passing. Maybe he will end up being a more realistic target for the Habs 2nd rounder.
 
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badfish said:
Kitchener Rangers fired their coach. I've saw them play a couple times this season and they looked awful in both games.

Coaching is important (Ducharme anyone?). Quentin Musty, who was previously a player I was hoping might fall to beginning of the second round has looked much better since the coaching change in Sudbury.

I think the Rangers firing their coach could have implications on Rehkopf and Brzustewicz as well. In the Rangers games I saw this year I really liked Brzustewicz. He looked excellent both games, very poised with the puck, mobile, and great passing. Maybe he will end up being a more realistic target for the Habs 2nd rounder.
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Both players are end or 1st worthy. Definitely targets with a 2nd.

Hate to sound like a broken record but Id much rather have one of these two+Clara than Bjarnasson+wtvs left in the 3rd round

Jaynki said:
Who?
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Reinbacher
 
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xposbrad said:
Every list is different, but I still wouldn't pass up on Benson/Smith/Cristall for Reinbacher. Those guys have way too high ceilings and 1st line potential.
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I think Benson is closer to making it a Top 5 rather than a Top 4 draft.

I can see picking Reinbacher over Smith if they think Will is more of a winger moving forward. You can likely get one of his teammates with the FLA pick (Perreault, Moore, Leonard). Cristall might drop to that pick as well.

I agree with @Schooner Guy that there is a tier from 1-5 and then a tier from 6-20ish.
 
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xposbrad said:
Every list is different, but I still wouldn't pass up on Benson/Smith/Cristall for Reinbacher. Those guys have way too high ceilings and 1st line potential.
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There us a scenario in which Benson/Cristall/Smith are Marner type, I think.

There is a scenario in which Reinbacher is a top 10 D in the NHL.

I dont feel like theres much of a difference between these two outcomes.

But beyond silly comparisons and projections, Id say theres a lot less probability that Reinbacher struggles to establish himself as a quality NHLer than these other guys.
 
badfish said:
Kitchener Rangers fired their coach. I've saw them play a couple times this season and they looked awful in both games.

Coaching is important (Ducharme anyone?). Quentin Musty, who was previously a player I was hoping might fall to beginning of the second round has looked much better since the coaching change in Sudbury.

I think the Rangers firing their coach could have implications on Rehkopf and Brzustewicz as well. In the Rangers games I saw this year I really liked Brzustewicz. He looked excellent both games, very poised with the puck, mobile, and great passing. Maybe he will end up being a more realistic target for the Habs 2nd rounder.
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I'd take Rehkpof over Hunter in round 2.
 
Mrb1p said:
Petan cannot/could not skate like Cristall, shoot like Cristall and he relied on a powerhouse team to produce. He was also smaller IIRC.
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Cristall is also an average skater, unidimensional and racking points on a bad team.
 
Open question...Is there one player rated in the Top 10 that you personally would avoid? I know everyone has different rankings but it's interesting to hear thoughts.
 
habshound247 said:
Open question...Is there one player rated in the Top 10 that you personally would avoid? I know everyone has different rankings but it's interesting to hear thoughts.
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The two guys I'm most cautious about who I've seen in multiple top 10s are Barlow and Yager. Barlow seems like the safer bet while Yager has a bit more upside, but I have some red flags on them if the conversation surrounds top 10 selections.

I'm not as fond of Dvorsky either, but I wouldn't grimace since he still projects as a very valuable player to me as far as roster construction.....perhaps just not to the extent I'd want in a top 10 pick, not for now.
 
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Jaynki said:
I believe Reinbacher would be in the discussion with Nemec or Jiricek?

He has a similar season in a pro league that is also simar to the czech or slovak league
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Reinbacher you'd be looking at Seider.. someone from a non-traditional hockey country who has been seen as a first round defenseman by virtue of playing in a pro league in Europe that continuously gets more hype throughout the year by showing more.

I don't think he has the offensive tools that Jiricek has.. but he does look a lot like Seider, big rangy defenseman with some offense but not an elite tool that you can say is gonna create a shit load of offense in his prime.

He's a great candidate to be an all situations defenseman who can play 30 minutes and let Hutson go wild.
 
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habshound247 said:
Open question...Is there one player rated in the Top 10 that you personally would avoid? I know everyone has different rankings but it's interesting to hear thoughts.
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Anyone outside my top 13.

There is a very solid gap between 13 and 14 to me.

As for the Habs and their rebuild, anything after 7 is a joke and anything after 4 has being non-competitive for the next decade.
 
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Dvorsky and Sale getting severely under rated on this board imo.

I think there is too much of a stat bias and lesser prospects putting up numbers in the CHL are getting over hyped.
 
Barlow without a bread accepting the community award.

His stock just went up 3 spots on HFHabs.

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WeThreeKings said:
Sale is great, he's one of the most talented wingers in this draft. I don't think he's that far off Benson.
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He’s definitely a candidate to fall to the FLA pick because of NA bias among NHL teams and the fact he’s not exactly lighting up a men’s league. And I’d be all for it, he’s a great talent.
 
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How good is the defense this year ?
Last year we had
Nemec - Jiricek - Korchinski - Mutiyukov

This year we have
Pelikka - Reinbacher - Dragicevic - Gulyayev

Witch year is better ?? seems like 2022 have the edge here
 
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