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Ironically, the level of D at the top level this past year and in 2023 don't seem to be franchise level, which is somewhere we really lack in our pool and roster.

I like the top 5-10 a lot better than 2022 at least.
 
Axel Sandin-Pellikka is getting lots and lots of minutes. A bit of a tougher game for him last night as he was forced to defend a lot more and didn't have much opportunity to show what he's good at. He's so-so at defence, would need to improve a lot to be a force at the NHL level, but he's good enough to win his coach's trust.
 
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Wats said:
Nice to see the draft actually look better and better as time passes. Never even heard of this Sale guy and looks amazing even if he's not consensus #2. Good year to suck.
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He stood out to me in both the spring WU18 as an under-age and then of course in the summer Hlinka tourney.
 
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He stood out to me in both the spring WU18 as an under-age and then of course in the summer Hlinka tourney.
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Thought Sale was better than Kulich at u18s. Outside of Kulich's shot of course, but Sale brought a lot more in terms of playmaking, creativity and has a quality shot of his own. Definitely deserves to be in discussion for top 10.

Not sure about #2, but it's not out of the question that he gets there. His ability to create is high end, and has the skating to go with it.
 
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MarkovsKnee said:
Thought Sale was better than Kulich at u18s. Outside of Kulich's shot of course, but Sale brought a lot more in terms of playmaking, creativity and has a quality shot of his own. Definitely deserves to be in discussion for top 10.

Not sure about #2, but it's not out of the question that he gets there. His ability to create is high end, and has the skating to go with it.
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I'd say it's gonna be a troublesome battle for him to outduel all the high end centers in this draft. Sale is a winger and hasn't played center really in a meaningful way in a few seasons, as far as I know.

He doesn't have the Slafkovsky physical uniqueness to out battle his positional value, imo.

But I do really like the player and would have 0 issues with him as our selection, depending on the board.
 
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WeThreeKings said:
I'd say it's gonna be a troublesome battle for him to outduel all the high end centers in this draft. Sale is a winger and hasn't played center really in a meaningful way in a few seasons, as far as I know.

He doesn't have the Slafkovsky physical uniqueness to out battle his positional value, imo.

But I do really like the player and would have 0 issues with him as our selection, depending on the board.
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Yeah, his biggest factor is he's a winger, so you take Carlsson & Fantilli ahead of him. Yager too. But after that he's in that next group for sure.

He's shifty. He's not someone I expect Montreal to draft unless we fall out of top 5. Let's f***ing hope not. 🙏

We definitely want one of Bedard, Carlsson, Fantilli, or Yager. A top 4 pick is ideal.
 
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MarkovsKnee said:
Yeah, his biggest factor is he's a winger, so you take Carlsson & Fantilli ahead of him. Yager too. But after that he's in that next group for sure.

He's shifty. He's not someone I expect Montreal to draft unless we fall out of top 5. Let's f***ing hope not. 🙏

We definitely want one of Bedard, Carlsson, Fantilli, or Yager. A top 4 pick is ideal.
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Yep.. that's really where I am.

Give me one of those boys and they'll be the crown jewel of our rebuild.
 
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I’m really excited about this draft. I still think we need to upgrade at C. While Suzuki is great and we will see what Dach turns into, neither are necessarily elite 1C. So if you can get a Bedard, Fantilli, I think you have to take (obviously for Bedard)

Bedard/Suzuki/Dach could be the best 1-2-3 combo in the league in 3 years time.

That being said, if we pick closer to 5-7, I’d be reallly intrigued by Carlsson and even Cam Allen. I think he will have a massive year and he will go top 5 and would be our best chance at getting a legit 1D in our prospect pool.
 
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Pompeius Magnus said:
So many good looking forwards in this crop, it's a good thing we're starting to be pretty loaded prospect wise on defense. I sure wouldn't mind getting a third 1st rounder somewhere along the way.
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Getting a 3rd first rounder would be insane!
Not true how that happens to be honest as I don’t see Dadonov Drouin Hoffman Byron getting a 1st even with retention. Maybe from Dvorak but not sure if that’ll happen. I also really don’t see us trading Anderson either .

I think most likely option would be stockpile a few 2nds and then maybe trade up on draft day in the late 1st.
 
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Curious what people have for top 5 d-man and guys they think will move up the board. I'm unimpressed by the guys this year at the backend, but you never know who will move up:

Mikhail Gulyayev
Cameron Allen

Theo Lindstein
Hunter Brzustewicz
Maxim Strbak
Caden Price
Jordan Tourigny

Lukas Dragicevic
Jakub Dvorak


I feel like there are a lot of potential for later risers with this crop of d. The center depth for this draft is exceptional, and there just doesn't seem like there are a lot of Dman that are 100% slam dunk picks. I would love Gulyayev if he falls to us with Florida's pick.
 
Nedved said:
Curious what people have for top 5 d-man and guys they think will move up the board. I'm unimpressed by the guys this year at the backend, but you never know who will move up:

Mikhail Gulyayev
Cameron Allen

Theo Lindstein
Hunter Brzustewicz
Maxim Strbak
Caden Price
Jordan Tourigny

Lukas Dragicevic
Jakub Dvorak


I feel like there are a lot of potential for later risers with this crop of d. The center depth for this draft is exceptional, and there just doesn't seem like there are a lot of Dman that are 100% slam dunk picks. I would love Gulyayev if he falls to us with Florida's pick.
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Arttu Karki is a LD with a good frame that may fit into your 2nd or 3rd tier. He's currently over a ppg player in the Finn U20's and someone to keep an eye on
 
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Nedved said:
Curious what people have for top 5 d-man and guys they think will move up the board. I'm unimpressed by the guys this year at the backend, but you never know who will move up:

Mikhail Gulyayev
Cameron Allen

Theo Lindstein
Hunter Brzustewicz
Maxim Strbak
Caden Price
Jordan Tourigny

Lukas Dragicevic
Jakub Dvorak


I feel like there are a lot of potential for later risers with this crop of d. The center depth for this draft is exceptional, and there just doesn't seem like there are a lot of Dman that are 100% slam dunk picks. I would love Gulyayev if he falls to us with Florida's pick.
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I really think Cam Allen is going to be the #1. I get Bowen Byram feels from him and I think he will go top 5. Not for sure because of talent but I think one team is going to go for need on defense and he will be the top D available. I think he will explode this year
 
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Luca Pinelli with a hattrick in his 1st game. I know he's small but I liked his brother and now that he's teammates with Rhorer I should get to see a lot of him this year.
 
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