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For the 2025 draft, if it is possible, my choice would be to select a center because I have little confidence in Dach's health and after Suzuki, there is only Hage who seems to have the potential of a top 6 center. The candidate are Hagens, maybe Martone, Missa, Ryabkin, McQueen, Desnoyers, Moore, Obrien, McKinney.
It is not realistic for Demidov to play center at NHL level if he is not playing center at lower levels and does not have that experience.It's a good crop of centers. But I do want to see if Demidov can play center in the NHL.
I do think we have to switch to a pure BPA strategy.
We clearly need a top-line RW prospect more than a center.
Ryabkin or Demidov?
Demidov.
Ryabkin is the clear 3rd to Michkov and Demidov. I still really like Ryabkin.
Demidov played centre fairly often in the MHL, started the playoffs there. He’s stated he prefers to play centre and would be happy to play there if the coaching staff made that decision. I’d be curious to see how he performs if given a chance with SKA, there’s parts of his skill set that would really shine, other aspects that may not.It is not realistic for Demidov to play center at NHL level if he is not playing center at lower levels and does not have that experience.
I agree with BPA strategy, but we could honestly get more center depth - Suzuki, Dach, Hage, Newhook, Beck, Kapanen. You can still move some of them to wing.
We need to go BPA. Be that Schaefer, McQueen or Martone. I also dont get the those saying we absolutely need another top line forward. This top 9 is plenty good:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Laine-Dach-Demidov
Newhook-Hage-Roy
Except Demidov is a NOT a RW. Neither is Laine, NOR is Slafkovski, we have 4 natural LW. We need a natural RW.
Demidov is absolutely a RW, what even is this?Except Demidov is a NOT a RW. Neither is Laine, NOR is Slafkovski, we have 4 natural LW. We need a natural RW.
Desnoyers would be a great add to the existing pool. Not sure if he's been mentioned but William Moore may fall into that 10 - 12 range and I could get behind that as well.I'm setting my expectations for the next habs pick at 'Caleb Desnoyers' now and will allow myself to be pleasantly surprised on draft day
Demidov is 100% a RW (hes a leftie who loves to play his offside). Slaf played RW last year and looked dominant.Except Demidov is a NOT a RW. Neither is Laine, NOR is Slafkovski, we have 4 natural LW. We need a natural RW.
Demidov is 100% a RW (hes a leftie who loves to play his offside). Slaf played RW last year and looked dominant.
Demidov is absolutely a RW, what even is this?
Demidov actually plays RW.
Slafkovsky also don't seem to mind playing either wings, when he got going he was RW to Caufield and Suzuki, and he stayed there.
Sure would suck to have another Guy Lafleur or Maurice Richard... or Jagr/Kane/St. Louis/Kucherov/Hossa/Gaborik etc.So in the Russian tradition he's a LW.
I'm talking about a player who loves to play RW for the past 10 years and shoots right. A pure breed RW.
Call Slaf performance what you will, but that's not dominance, I've seen Mario Lemieux in his prime thank you.
No, he's not; he's used on the LW, preferably.
What even is that?
Whats the difference between a left shooting RW and a right shooting RW. The ability to receive passes on their backhand or forehand? That's all I can think of.So in the Russian tradition he's a LW.
I'm talking about a player who loves to play RW for the past 10 years and shoots right. A pure breed RW.
Call Slaf performance what you will, but that's not dominance, I've seen Mario Lemieux in his prime thank you.
No, he's not; he's used on the LW, preferably.
What even is that?
Add in Beck and Kapanen who have top 9 potential and we are very deep.We need to go BPA. Be that Schaefer, McQueen or Martone. I also dont get the those saying we absolutely need another top line forward. This top 9 is plenty good:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Laine-Dach-Demidov
Newhook-Hage-Roy
Whats the difference between a left shooting RW and a right shooting RW. The ability to receive passes on their backhand or forehand? That's all I can think of.
A winger is a winger in my opinion. Some are more comfortable on their off wing, some are not. I personally don't get caught up in what way they shoot.
Add in Beck and Kapanen who have top 9 potential and we are very deep.
Are positional instincts determined by your handedness or are they nurtured through years of playing that position? Ovechkin has played his entire career on the off wing. Are you suggesting, that his positional instincts would have kicked in to even higher production on the right side?Generally positional instincts: every time you put someone with 1-2 years of experience in a position, it takes 5 years to develop sufficient instincts. For example, compare Kovalev at LW with at RW, and the point per game won't be the same at all.
I'm not getting caught up. It's only striking that ALL of our top 3 lines wingers are natural LW. And Mesar needs to find the road again.