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Who do you want at #5?

  • Tij Iginla

    Votes: 209 49.5%

  • Cole Eiserman

    Votes: 14 3.3%

  • Berkly Catton

    Votes: 92 21.8%

  • Konsta Helenius

    Votes: 13 3.1%

  • Beckett Sennecke

    Votes: 75 17.8%

  • Zayne Parekh

    Votes: 19 4.5%
  • Total voters
    422
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It is hilarious that there is nowhere near a consensus here for our pick.
It is not even 2 camps...but more like 8 camps.
Even players many of us prayed would fall like Lindstrom and Demidov are now not good picks.
Small players? Bad pick.
Defence? Bad pick.
Risers? Bad pick.
Safe high floor? Bad pick.

There will be a lot of angry Habs fans come draft day.
 
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McGees said:
It is hilarious that there is nowhere near a consensus here for our pick.
It is not even 2 camps...but more like 8 camps.
Even players many of us prayed would fall like Lindstrom and Demidov are now not good picks.
Small players? Bad pick.
Defence? Bad pick.
Risers? Bad pick.
Safe high floor? Bad pick.

There will be a lot of angry Habs fans come draft day.
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It’s the slaf draft all over again but with even more camps. There’s going to be a lot of complaining after the draft that’s for sure. We won’t know on draft day but I hope they ultimately chose the right one.
 
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McGees said:
If all those forwards are gone, you gotta go Buium. He’s a game breaker.
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He's great, but Silayev and Dickinson also have the potential to be very valuable players. The kind that you can put in any situation, including against strong physical players. Silayev gets the shaft here but the way he played defense this year and the quality of his skating has to be taken into account.
 
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Gaylord Q Tinkledink said:
Sennecke is much more rare than Iginla. If Iggy Jr was a clone of iggy Sr, then he might challenging for.1st overall..
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I don't know that he is. A puck hound like Iginla with his compete, shooting skills, IQ and pro game is pretty unique. I don't think we quite know what Sennecke is yet and that might turn off some teams while be very interesting to others who, like Slaf, feel they can add to his game.
 
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Gaylord Q Tinkledink said:
Sennecke is much more rare than Iginla. If Iggy Jr was a clone of iggy Sr, then he might challenging for.1st overall..
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I tend to trust the argument that he’s a late riser due to his physical growth etc etc but that doesn’t make him any less of a project and there are so many prospects worthy of going top5 it’s hard to justify picking him at 5
 
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I tend to trust the argument that he’s a late riser due to his physical growth etc etc but that doesn’t make him any less of a project and there are so many prospects worthy of going top5 it’s hard to justify picking him at 5
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And he's one of those prospects. Hell teams ahead of us are fans of Sennecke too. It's a weird draft, even the Hawks don't really know who to take and I feel like we would be in a similar position if we won the 2nd OA.
 
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Andrei79 said:
He's great, but Silayev and Dickinson also have the potential to be very valuable players. The kind that you can put in any situation, including against strong physical players. Silayev gets the shaft here but the way he played defense this year and the quality of his skating has to be taken into account.
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What Silayev has done is nearly unprecedented. Whoever picks him will have a new number 1 prospect in their prospect pool. And within a few years they’ll have a new top3 dman.

Dickinson is a different story— he’s a safe bet with a very high floor and appropriately high ceiling. His defensive performance is excellent.

The Great Weal said:
And he's one of those prospects. Hell teams ahead of us are fans of Sennecke too. It's a weird draft, even the Hawks don't really know who to take and I feel like we would be in a similar position if we won the 2nd OA.
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Everything after 1 is difficult to predict. I don’t think Sennecke is *safe* enough to pick top5 but he could certainly have the upside of a top5 pick in the eyes of an intrepid hockey team.
 
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ReHabs said:
What Silayev has done is nearly unprecedented. Whoever picks him will have a new number 1 prospect in their prospect pool. And within a few years they’ll have a new top3 dman.

Dickinson is a different story— he’s a safe bet with a very high floor and appropriately high ceiling. His defensive performance is excellent.
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What are your thoughts on drafting Silayev at 5? I agree with your assesments by the way, it's difficult to ignore his performance, especially when considering his physical tools.
 
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Andrei79 said:
I don't know that he is. A puck hound like Iginla with his compete, shooting skills, IQ and pro game is pretty unique. I don't think we quite know what Sennecke is yet and that might turn off some teams while be very interesting to others who, like Slaf, feel they can add to his game.
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Tij has that Tkachuk brothers vibes to me. No one saw them as elite players, yet they’re both 1st liners now
 
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ReHabs said:
Everything after 1 is difficult to predict. I don’t think Sennecke is *safe* enough to pick top5 but he could certainly have the upside of a top5 pick in the eyes of an intrepid hockey team.
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While he may not be seen as safe enough, others might be seen as too safe making their upside questionable.
 
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Andrei79 said:
What are your thoughts on drafting Silayev at 5? I agree with your assesments by the way, it's difficult to ignore his performance, especially when considering his physical tools.
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I don’t want to pick a D in the first place but at 5 it’s hard to look past him. His size and the experience he’s picking up at 17 in the KHL make him such an interesting prospect. If he’s good in interviews and seems bright and passionate — then the sky is the limit.

I see it this way: Russian Hockey was no longer discriminated against, he would be hyped like Hedman.
 
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Garnet76 said:
Wait to you get the point of having to sign them all. Habs would have a huge chunk of the cap tied up with defensemen. Not a formula you build a long term winner with in my opinion.
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It’s not the way. There’s a limit to it. Top guys need top icetime to be their best. There’s only so much TOI to hand out. Meanwhile we have one good offensive line with nothing in the pipeline, but you need 3 to compete.
 
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The Great Weal said:
Are Suzuki/Slaf/CC/Dach/Roy being traded for picks for Cedrick Guindon to be on the 1st line?
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They might as well be traded to shore up the defence even more. We could maybe target Makar for our 3rd pairing. Maybe grab Hedman for the pressbox
 
Andrei79 said:
I don't know that he is. A puck hound like Iginla with his compete, shooting skills, IQ and pro game is pretty unique. I don't think we quite know what Sennecke is yet and that might turn off some teams while be very interesting to others who, like Slaf, feel they can add to his game.
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Iginal isn't a dime a dozen prospect, but being a big body with silky smooth hands is more rare/rarer than Iginla.

ReHabs said:
I tend to trust the argument that he’s a late riser due to his physical growth etc etc but that doesn’t make him any less of a project and there are so many prospects worthy of going top5 it’s hard to justify picking him at 5
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I'm not saying Sennecke is a for sure fire NHLer, it's more what he projects to be is rarer than what Iginla projects to be.
 
sampollock said:
Can't believe why we still talk about KK or why people bring him up
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Well because the argument was that production makes you a better prospect. Kotkaniemi had 3x the points Slafkovsky did in his draft year in the same league. But no one would ever argue he was ever a better prospect than Slaf.

I know it’s a faux pas on these boards, but sometimes the eye test truly works.
 
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Silayev at 5 would be received in a similar fashion then Reinbacher last but it could be such an absolute homerun pick.

Silayev Reinbacher
Hutson Guhle
Xhekaj Mailloux

We will contend for a decade with a D like this. That first pair will be a nightmare for opposition top line and a top PK unit in the league. They will eat 25 tough defensive minutes each and every night.

Silayev is such a no brainer at 5 but i think he is picked before.
 
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le_sean said:
Well because the argument was that production makes you a better prospect. Kotkaniemi had 3x the points Slafkovsky did in his draft year in the same league. But no one would ever argue he was ever a better prospect than Slaf.

I know it’s a faux pas on these boards, but sometimes the eye test truly works.
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