GDT: 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft: 1st Round, June 28, 7 p.m. et | ESPN, SN, TVAS: Nashville, TN

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Lots of people in this thread who think they know more about hockey than pro scouts. Also, these same people predicting the future.

There's no reason to be disappointed until these players have played in the NHL.

oh yeah the same scouts that picked Kakko and the others bust in NYR
and the moron who worked with Bergevin and Timmins for a decade where they ended in the bottom of the league because they cant draft

Surely they know more because they are paid to watch f***ing replays

 

[_vivelequebec_]

Listening to Reinbacher on 98.5 and he seems really smart

 

[Rapala]

Simashev before Michkov LMFAO

I'm not going to lie I wanted Leonard if weren't picking Matvei.
RD is a prime position to fill when building a team.
This gives me the impression they don't see Mailloux as having a high ceiling.

 

[Riddick412]

Dvorsky to STL...

 

[Jabba11]

@Goldenhands Did you have Reinbacher as your pick for the Habs? If so, hats off to you for 2 years in a row. I hate you. Thank you

 

[rickthegoon]

So far the Yotes and the Habs look like clueless organizations, and the Flyers are the biggest winners

 

[MarkovsKnee]

So why make a move to accelerate the rebuild by acquiring newhook and then select a dman that will take 3+ years to have an impact?

It's not going to take Reinbacher that long. I give it about 18 months. We trade Savard at 2025 TD (2024-2025 season), and promote Reinbacher.

 

[Garo]

Was Price really drunk because it seriously was quite a shameful fumble ?

It's the most logical explanation tbh, he looked flushed and completely out of it after at the table.

Could just be embarrassed but lol

Actually I'm changing my mind that's kinda awful to speculate after last year

 

[atrud66]

I bet Geoff Molson's the reason we didn't pick Michkov. Guy's a bumbling idiot

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Is anyone projecting Reinbacher to have first pairing ceiling?

Not even himself... They are probably thinking he's the next Seider, but Maurice's development was unusual.

 

[larek]

I mean Fire Hughes !!! LoL

 

[Andrei79]

And this is why tanking harder was so important.

Not ending up with one of Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Smith/Michkov is absolutely brutal.

They tanked enough. The player was there but they chose to go another direction. That's on them. Reinbacher will need to have a Seider like trajectory.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Reinbacher was expected to go high. I wasn't too happy because I have no idea how much offensive upside he has. If he is another Seider it will be a win.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Dvorsky to Blues. Perfect match actually.

 

[ReHabs]

Not mad at Reinbacher (obviously). Wish him well. I hope he meets his potential.

Slafkovsky better step up.

Kudos to @Goldenhands I can't be mad at him, I should be mad at the Habs. Goldenhands happens to think exactly like them.

 

[CaptainKirk]

“The Montreal Canadiens are proud to select… uh… David…. Uh…. Dave’s not here, man.” *bong hit*

 

[Runner77]

The Montreal Canadiens don't deserve all of you as hardcore fans, take a break from this shit. Even with changes at the top here we are doing the same dumb things.

HuGo honeymoon officially over.

 

[sampollock]

What a fail
So small....not a power forward coming up

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Listening to Reinbacher on 98.5 and he seems really smart

You are telling me he's a normal human being?

 

[Natey]

You think they'd learn after Caufield.

Benson about to make a bunch of people look really f***ing dumb

 

[waitin425]

Benson to Vancouver?

 

[Habs]

Ok, so we have no one else tonight and we're not making any more moves. So this is the most underwhelming draft for me in years.

why even give away those picks for 30pt newhook if we are playing it safe?

 

[Canadienna]

Reinbacher was expected to go high.

Only recently.

Nearly every midseason ranking has him as a mid 1st rounder and the 2nd to 3rd best Dman.

 

[LaP]

At least trade a veteran d for a 2nd and make tomorrow interesting

At one point KH will have to accept he'll need to retain to trade vets away. We have too many players atm imo there's no place. Like RHP will play where? And it will be the same next season with only Hoffman's contract ending this year. Nobody will take Dvorak, Anderson or Armia at their current cap hit and give you something for it outside of another vet with an appreciable contract. KH will have to retain on their contract if he wants to get something.

 

[Tyson]

Bottom dwellers

So far the Yotes and the Habs look like clueless organizations, and the Flyers are the biggest winners