2023 NHL Entry Draft

[The Great Weal]

Muuuuh WiLL SMITH

He would look so good playing 9 minutes a game with Hoffman and Armia

 

[SOLR]

Muuuuh WiLL SMITH

Sarcasm was detected, redirecting to a mildly funny comment.

Looks like Carlsson can get jiggy with it.

 

[BergevinBurner]

For those of you who are pushing back against the idea of drafting a goalie late 1st round if the Panthers pick falls there.

We have an opportunity to do something just like this:
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Would anyone argue that the Stars made a mistake drafting Oettinger? He's an absolute f***ing stud.

 

[habsfan891]

Smith at 3 is surprising nice to see Michkov still in the top 5

 

[SlafySZN]

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

They won’t be able to draft Smith, anyway. They will draft either 1, 2, or 6, 7, 8

 

[The Great Weal]

They won’t be able to draft Smith, anyway. They will draft either 1, 2, or 6, 7, 8

Do they not have a small chance at 3?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

HfHabs seeing Smith jump into top 5 and the potential for Michkov or Carlsson increasing....

Too early to get excited. The habs have a 58% chance of drafting 6th or 7th. Hopefully, we stay top 5 after the lottery.

 

[DiglettDangles]

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.

If we skip Michkov, might as well pick Reinbacher because we'll have to stop him for 10-12 yearly attempts at a Stanley Cup.
Next 4 teams after us are all in the East.
Such a no-brainer to pick Michkov at 5+ for me.

I am not planning to reply if any poster gives me the traditional "what if he never comes", over-discussed.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Muuuuh WiLL SMITH

Damn, 10 seconds of absolutely f***ing nothing. Dude can barely pivot.

This is KK all over again.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

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.

If we take Michkov it would likely be over guys like Dvorsky/Benson who could be decent players, but wouldn't be guys who are the missing piece to take us to another level.

Winning 2nd and taking Michkov would be high risk considering Carlsson/Fantilli have high ceilings. But the risk becomes a lot lower if you take Michkov 5th, 6th or 7th considering the potential of players begins dropping off.

 

[DiglettDangles]

Next big question:
How many points does Carlsson need to have at the WC to push Smith down?

If we stay at 5, I kind of hope he mildly bombs for our sake.

 

[SlafySZN]

Do they not have a small chance at 3?

0.2%

Habs have 0.3%

Let’s just say it’s not likely lol

 

[Skip Bayless]

Next big question:
How many points does Carlsson need to have at the WC to push Smith down?

If we stay at 5, I kind of hope he mildly bombs for our sake.

20 + gold.

 

[The Great Weal]

0.2%

Habs have 0.3%

Let’s just say it’s not likely lol

Might sound crazy but even at 2nd OA, I wouldn't be surprised if they take Reinbacher. They are a little crazy with overvaluing guys they like. They had Soderstrom ranked 3rd OA because they loved who he is and he filled a need.

 

[ginomini]

Damn, 10 seconds of absolutely f***ing nothing. Dude can barely pivot.

This is KK all over again.

I agree that this is not the most impressive clip and that Carlsson does not have Smith’s elusiveness and creativity, but come on. Carlsson is 100 % a better prospect than KK was and clearly has more transferable skills than Smith.

Your “can barely pivot” take is laughable as Carlsson is clearly a stronger skater than Smith. That’s not even debatable.

 

[DiglettDangles]

Might sound crazy but even at 2nd OA, I wouldn't be surprised if they take Reinbacher. They are a little crazy with overvaluing guys they like. They had Soderstrom ranked 3rd OA because they loved who he is and he filled a need.

I think Arizona has the added difficulty of being a team no one in their right mind wants to be part of, so their scouting staff really seem to value who wouldn't mind being drafted there. All their picks last year sounded quite enthusiastic in draft weekend interviews, which is... surprising.
Can't really blame them for trying to build something with players that won't bolt at 25 or won't ever sign.
If they pick Reinbacher, it tells me Fantilli/Carlsson/Smith told them off. I don't see a successful Michkov-to-ARI scenario.

 

[waitin425]

Too early to get excited. The habs have a 58% chance of drafting 6th or 7th. Hopefully, we stay top 5 after the lottery.

Get out of here with your statistics Kudo!

 

[le_sean]

Might sound crazy but even at 2nd OA, I wouldn't be surprised if they take Reinbacher. They are a little crazy with overvaluing guys they like. They had Soderstrom ranked 3rd OA because they loved who he is and he filled a need.

Coyotes would be crazy to do that. They need a marketable player.

 

[The Great Weal]

I think Arizona has the added difficulty of being a team no one in their right mind wants to be part of, so their scouting staff really seem to value who wouldn't mind being drafted there. All their picks last year sounded quite enthusiastic in draft weekend interviews.
Can't really blame them for trying to build something with players that won't bolt at 25 or won't ever sign.
If they pick Reinbacher, it tells me Fantilli/Carlsson/Smith told them off. I don't see a successful Michkov-to-ARI scenario.

I’m also convinced that Bedard will bolt asap if they draft him. They likely have better odds with the American college guys to keep those players. Hell, they might even come to us and ask for 6th OA and Hutson for the 2nd OA.

 

[Vachon23]

Coyotes would be crazy to do that. They need a marketable player.

They will have a marketable player in 2025

 

[The Great Weal]

Coyotes would be crazy to do that. They need a marketable player.

A marketable player that actually wants to play there. I doubt Carlsson/Fantilli want to play there, Bedard probably doesn’t either but they obviously can’t pass up on him. They probably have the worst defense in NHL history.

 

[PavelBrendl]

Leonard's comparable is Konecny? Man, Button is such a f***ing weirdo.

 

[WeThreeKings]

 

[le_sean]

A marketable player that actually wants to play there. I doubt Carlsson/Fantilli want to play there, Bedard probably doesn’t either but they obviously can’t pass up on him. They probably have the worst defense in NHL history.

The player will likely be stuck there for 7ish years anyways. The ELC then RFA years since I doubt anyone gives four 1sts.

 

[Vachon23]

Leonard's comparable is Konecny? Man, Button is such a f***ing weirdo.

I mean it's not a bad comparable at all. Yes Leonard have a higher celling but it's a stylistic comparaison. They are never perfect