2023 NHL Entry Draft

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Clarke ended his domination in the Summit Series with the slash, but he didn’t end his career. Kharlamov played 9 more seasons of dominant hockey.

He had 1 more season after that where he was the points leader. Some seasons he dropped quite low given his talent.

9 seasons of good hockey maybe.

Also learned his last year he played with Makarov.

 

[Mrb1p]

Where is the notion that Smith has a higher potential than Carlsson coming from?

 

[WeThreeKings]

tbh he does look really, really good, and at that size..... it's a no brainer in terms of translation to the NHL.

Smith may have a higher ceilling in terms of points but IMO Carlsson is the one to pick before Smith.

5 on 5 Carlsson would eat Smith's production for lunch.. not to mention the rest of his game.

If a team takes Smith over Carlsson. I can't get into that headspace.

 

[Hannibal]

Benson/Leonard/Dvorsky

Pretty happy with that, if we don’t win lottery, of course.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I'd question if those teams watched him play.

He's the best fit at center of that entire group with his puck handling, zone exit and entry ability, his natural playmaking ability and range.

We’ll see, while I agree he has the traits you’d want in a center, I’ve followed the draft long enough to know that doesn’t always mean they end up at center.

It sure smells like a Dvorsky name bar has already been made.

Leonard is the 2nd whiff I’m getting.

Could see that. Both guys are very good all around players with great shots who’d fit our group beautifully.

5 on 5 Carlsson would eat Smith's production for lunch.. not to mention the rest of his game.

If a team takes Smith over Carlsson. I can't get into that headspace.

I think the best argument would be for an American team from a marketing department. There absolutely is a desire for American teams to have American stars.

 

[MtlSars]

Carlsson at 5th would be a godsend.

If Michkov is still on the board at 5,6,7 and Carlsson is gone that would be my pick and I would argue it has to be ours too.

Yet I'm expecting Dvorsky and there are worse things in life.....

PS: Lottery please.....

 

[NekkiChiconey]

Agreed. One team will jump at the opportunity to take the top defenceman in the draft. This will create a domino effect and another team will panic and take the 2nd best one. There’s not a lot of them rated in the 1st round so teams will overdraft them.

I could see Reinbacher benefiting from a strong performance at the Worlds. Wouldn't be surprised if he ends up getting picked 4th or 5th, and then ASP sneaks into the top 10.

 

[River Meadow]

Carlsson at 5th would be a godsend.

If Michkov is still on the board at 5,6,7 and Carlsson is gone that would be my pick and I would argue it has to be ours too.

Yet I'm expecting Dvorsky and there are worse things in life.....

PS: Lottery please.....

I'm sure you've seen a lot of the recent highlights from U18, but yeah, Dvorsky looks pretty good... very good overall hockey IQ in all zones, with a decent offensive touch, and size.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I could see Reinbacher benefiting from a strong performance at the Worlds. Wouldn't be surprised if he ends up getting picked 4th or 5th, and then ASP sneaks into the top 10.

Defenders tend to rise as the draft approaches, teams love to reach for need despite what they say… just hope we aren’t the team who falls into that trap.

 

[MtlSars]

I'm sure you've seen a lot of the recent highlights from U18, but yeah, Dvorsky looks pretty good... very good overall hockey IQ in all zones, with a decent offensive touch, and size.

He's a surefire NHLer with a great shot, decent hands and skating, size and a lot of good intangibles.

Again I can live with that pick, he just projects as a solid 2nd C. I personally would prefer the chance of getting the next Pavel Bure of scoring Russian phenom capable of 90/100 pts and beyond.

Easy for me to say, might be a lot tougher to make that decision for a management group that rebuilds the Habs....

 

[The Great Weal]

Wood at 12 means we almost have no chance to get him at 17 even if the Leafs make a miracle comeback. f***.

I'd use our 2nd or some prospects to trade up, but I figured it wasn't going to happen anyways (assuming the Leafs even come back)

 

[McGees]

This draft would be a lot more fun if we hadn't resigned Allen, Monty hadn't discovered the horseshoe up his butt, and we traded Anderson at the deadline for another 1st.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Where is the notion that Smith has a higher potential than Carlsson coming from?

Just a better offensive player.

 

[Doublechin]

I gotta stop falling in love with prospects.. the only time it worked out was when Caufield inexplicably dropped.

Carlsson got out of our range so I fell in love with Smith and now he's out of range.

Fuark

I've accepted that unless Washington ends up at 2, the top 4 are Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson and Smith in either order and that assuming we stay at 5 to 7, we not taking Michkov.

Looking more and more like Dvorsky, Leonard, Reinbacher as our 5, 6, and 7s

 

[The Great Weal]

This draft would be a lot more fun if we hadn't resigned Allen, Monty hadn't discovered the horseshoe up his butt, and we traded Anderson at the deadline for another 1st.

Allen helped our draft position

 

[Mrb1p]

Benson/Leonard/Dvorsky

Pretty happy with that, if we don’t win lottery, of course.

Nice to see youre on the Benson bandwagon, we can finally agree on something .

This draft would be a lot more fun if we hadn't resigned Allen, Monty hadn't discovered the horseshoe up his butt, and we traded Anderson at the deadline for another 1st.

Amen. No reasons to keep Allen. Shouldve been flipped for a late 1st before resigning and Andy too.

Just a better offensive player.

How? What skill does he have that is better than Carlsson? Hands? No. Puck handling? No. Passing? No. Shot? No. Skating? Hell no. Size ? Lol. Physicality ? Baba-bouy.

Carlsson is litetally Smith if Smith had taken the super serum soldier and was raised by Alfred Pennyworth.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Picking Michkov would be the very definition of high risk/high reward.
If he comes over, he might be the missing piece to becoming a serious contender.
If he doesn't come over, that might kill off this rebuild and we return to the bubble team purgatory.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

I gotta stop falling in love with prospects.. the only time it worked out was when Caufield inexplicably dropped.

Carlsson got out of our range so I fell in love with Smith and now he's out of range.

Fuark

Can you fall in love with Dvorsky please.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I gotta stop falling in love with prospects.. the only time it worked out was when Caufield inexplicably dropped.

Carlsson got out of our range so I fell in love with Smith and now he's out of range.

Fuark

I remember falling in love with Kyle Connor. He never ended up drafting, but I suspect that we easily could have traded up, and I still hold it against Bergevin for not being aggressive enough.

 

[Favster]

Where is the notion that Smith has a higher potential than Carlsson coming from?

Kinda crazy if you ask me. Probably coming from him winning U18 MVP and rumours of CBJ being high on him? It's honestly insane that it's even being discussed,

 

[ottawa]

Picking Michkov would be the very definition of high risk/high reward.
If he comes over, he might be the missing piece to becoming a serious contender.
If he doesn't come over, that might kill off this rebuild and we return to the bubble team purgatory.

Is there that much of a possibility he might never come over?

 

[BergevinBurner]

I'd probably have Carlsson at 4th on my list as far as ceilings go.

But when it comes to entertaining players to watch I'd have him 2nd only behind Bedard.

His playstyle and how he has the balls to challenge the center of the ice in tough situations makes him a treat to watch. If we could have him on the Habs for the next 10+ years to watch it'd be a wet dream lol.

 

[Mrb1p]

Is there that much of a possibility he might never come over?

No. He said his goal was the NHL more than once

 

[The Great Weal]

I don't think Arizona will be taking Will Smith, they probably got their eyes set on Reinbacher.

 

[Mrb1p]

Muuuuh WiLL SMITH