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No one will get it worse than Reinbacher.. we knew for weeks they weren't taking Michkov but it didn't stop the pieces of shit from being humongous pieces of shit toward an 18 year old kid living out his dream.
HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread
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No one will get it worse than Reinbacher.. we knew for weeks they weren't taking Michkov but it didn't stop the pieces of shit from being humongous pieces of shit toward an 18 year old kid living out his dream.
Pompeius Magnus
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It's really lucky for us that Reinbacher is a grounded, solid between the ears kid. He managed to power through that and the future looks really bright for him now. A more vulnerable type would have crashed and burned, maybe even worst. People don't realize how bad anxiety can be on a teenager like that
I can only hope the fandom as a whole got a bit of a lesson from the whole experience.
This is something I'm realizing as well. There's so much behind improving at the NHL level, it takes effort and dedication. You need to draft players with the right outlook, that aren't willing to sit on their strengths and ignore their weaknesses. It's why I like how much importance Habs management is putting on personality and character when selecting players to draft.
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He can improve his 3 step and top speed for sure. He`s fast and agile in 1, 2 steps situation. Might just be a muscle thing.
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Kaiden Guhle
Then we can get out of the draft with Buium(a better LD than Guhle) and Iginla/Sennecke/Catton.
I think it would be a massive organisational leap up front.
What would you offer ReHabs?
Habs Halifax
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Look no further than Drouin and Yakupov. Very skilled with good skating but didn't improve since their draft year. Players with this kind of talent have an easy road in development leagues and they are shell shocked when they turn pro. Time and space is reduced and there are loads of big guys that skate well. Not many players to take advantage of as there is in development leagues. For every hit you can find, there are 3+ misses. It's a difficult job to scout and project development forward for kids at age 17/18.
Obsessive to improve is a huge development ingredient. The team can only do so much to facilitate their development. It's up to the player to put the work in. So yeah, if you want to be a pretend scout, try to find the guy that has the best D+ development. When I look at this group from 2-13, I see loads of good players. But then you wonder, it's not about who they are today, it's about who they become from age 18-23 and if they put the work in or not. Sometimes, a player thinks he's training hard but the question I would ask... is it considered work or do they enjoy it? The ones who are rink and gym rats are the ones who turn out well.
Look at the 2018 draft. Lots of people liked Zadina, Boqvist, Wahlstrom, KK, Hayton. Then you got the hits with Tkachuk, Hughes, Bouchard, Dobson. 3-12 in that draft reminds me of 2-14 in this draft. So many players to like but what will be the bust %? Will it be 25% or less or close to 50%? There is going to be some busts in this 2-14 range.... just hard to cherry pick them today.
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le_sean
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Guhle? No team is offering a Top 10 pick for him. They can just trade it for Chychrun.
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le_sean
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The risk with Iginla is getting Brendan Gallagher while the others become 80 point players. You’ll never be mad, just slightly disappointed.
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Well i know for a fact that Andre Tourigny loves, like absolutely loves Kaiden Guhle.
I also think Guhle > Chychrun but i think you may be right in that we wont get a top 10 pick for him
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- Macklin Celebrini
- Ivan Demidov
- Anton Silayev
- Sam Dickinson
- Beckett Sennecke
- Artyom Levshunov
- Tij Iginla
- Cayden Lindstrom
- Zeev Buium
- Konsta Helenius
- Berkly Catton
- Zayne Parekh
- Carter Yakemchuk
- Igor Chernyshov
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
- Matvei Shuravin
- Michael Hage
- Stian Solberg
- “Too late for Cole Eiserman” - Cole Eiserman
- Adam Jiricek
- Liam Greentree
- Jett Luchanko
- Andrew Basha
- Terik Parascak
- Cole Hutson
- John Mustard
- Nikita Artamonov
- Sacha Boisvert
- Ryder Ritchie
- Yegor Surin
- Teddy Stiga
- Sam O’Reilly
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I don`t think we have anything Utah would want, that we are willing to trade.
They need Slaf or Suzuki or Reinbacher. These are probably our top 3 players we won`t trade.
Caufield is the tradeable asset upfront, but I don`t think the team that has Cooley and Keller will want him.
Then, they might need Dach, but who would trade for him right now?
Guhle I wouid worry if I was them about trading for a number 3 D for a 6th overall that could be a top pairing D. It`s not clear to me Guhle is a top pairing D in his prime.
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Yes, going two-for in 5 and 6 makes me feel giddy. If Guhle is enough, then so be it, but if they need to squeeze us for Guhle+Farrell+Kidney+Norlinder… I’d dry my tears and execute the trade all the same.
Jokes aside, maybe they’d accept Guhle+Dvorak(they are familiar with him and knowing he has resell value)+2nd or later pick.
Saundies
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I don't know about that.. last year there was a clear need and a potential fit to plug that need (this isn't a MM vs. Reinbacher thread or anything like that so let's not rehash it) so I think that's where a lot of vitriol came from. I didn't like the pick but I certainly didn't go on social media lambasting anyone/David Reinbacher or his family (who does that though, seriously?).
This year there's really no consensus so I don't see it being as strong or hateful. I could be wrong obviously and maybe it's worse since there's so many choices that you're bound to get people who hate the pick but.. even as a "Forward at all costs" kind of poster, I can still see the good side in drafting any of the top D as well and actually really like some of them.
We'll see I guess.
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sampollock
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Is it a worry that in the MHL he plays way fewer games then in the OHL or does the points speak for themselves .
18-year-old Ivan Demidov has been nothing short of sensational in the MHL this year, racking up an impressive total of 23 goals and 37 assists (60 points) in just 30 games. He was also very productive in the playoffs, with 28 points, including 11 goals, in 17 games.
18-year-old Ivan Demidov has been nothing short of sensational in the MHL this year, racking up an impressive total of 23 goals and 37 assists (60 points) in just 30 games. He was also very productive in the playoffs, with 28 points, including 11 goals, in 17 games.
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MHL teams play 52 games a season which isn't that much different from the OHL. Demidov only played 30 because he spent some time in the KHL, VHL, and was injured for part of the season.
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