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[CHwest]

Cooley or Slafkovsky, depending the time of the day you would have asked me. The late great GM of the New York Football Giants was once asked about his strategy in drafting players. He replied: I like big men who can run. I think that logic can also apply to hockey: draft big men who can skate. Slafkovsky meets that criteria. The team chose wisely and in my opinion drafted the player who clearly has the highest upside of all the usual suspects that were in consideration at 1OA. It was so apparent to me that Wright's development had stalled. Despite the wave of opinion that is usually associated with any consensus, I strongly believe Wright will only have an ordinary career in the NHL. The fact that three teams were able to resist the 'tyranny of the consensus' provides cogent support that my assessment of Wright's upside is not up the proverbial gum tree. When the team passed on Wright I smiled. Almost as broadly as when I heard that the Leafs had foolishly traded Russ Courtnall for John Kordic. It's a good time to be a Habs fan. The Team's journey into the darkness is coming to a end.

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[Treb]

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Brilliant song ! The singer even looks like the Maestro. I thought it was him for a moment

 

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Two weeks left.

 

[HuGort]

Logan Cooley.

You are all going to watch my cute face with your Bergevin avatar

I went with Cooley also. I thought I would be only poster. Lol.
I just liked the balance with him and Suzuki as future #1 and 2 centers.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I went with Cooley also. I thought I would be only poster. Lol.
I just liked the balance with him and Suzuki as future #1 and 2 centers.

Slafkovsky have been one my favorite prospect of this draft, but for the bet, i believe that Hughes would go with Cooley because he said they want the best player in 5 years and Cooley have very high potential too.

But yeah, with 1st overall Habs can't go wrong with Wright, Cooley or Slafkovsky. They select Slaf, a very unique prospect and his skillset is very impressive. High potential for sure. Who is going to be the best in this draft? I don't know, but Habs made a very good draft so far (potentially to become a big W with Slaf, Mesar, Beck, Hutson, Rohrer and Engstrom).