Confirmed with Link: Canadiens acquire 2024 1st (21OA) from the Kings for 2024 1st (26OA), 2024 2nd (57OA) and 2024 7th (198OA)
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They wanted that pick to move up for Demidov , they did not need to use it . From all I heard tonight , kh was more then clear they wanted Demidov.
Even when asked about trading the fifth , he said never with that kid available to us
Even when asked about trading the fifth , he said never with that kid available to us
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Oooooo, I can only imagine who you are replying to here.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Worked out well - Michael Hage had mid teens buzz.
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I didn’t like the move initially but I figured 21st we get a way better player than 26th…
Even if I like Hage, not sure Greentree is so much worst… now it feel like we weren’t able to move up to get the guy we wanted and weren’t able to move down once it failed and maybe we wasted a 2nd round pick.
I didn’t like the move initially but I figured 21st we get a way better player than 26th…
Even if I like Hage, not sure he is such Greentree is so much worst… now it feel like we weren’t able to move up to get the guy we wanted and weren’t able to move down once it failed and maybe we wasted a 2nd round pick
Even if I like Hage, not sure Greentree is so much worst… now it feel like we weren’t able to move up to get the guy we wanted and weren’t able to move down once it failed and maybe we wasted a 2nd round pick.
I didn’t like the move initially but I figured 21st we get a way better player than 26th…
Even if I like Hage, not sure he is such Greentree is so much worst… now it feel like we weren’t able to move up to get the guy we wanted and weren’t able to move down once it failed and maybe we wasted a 2nd round pick
Steve Shutt
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Curious if they had Eiserman (taken #20 by NYI) rated ahead of Hage?
Guessing HUGO suspected a few good players to fall into that range - I think it was worth the sacrifice of a late 2nd to grab a highly rated offensive player.
Guessing HUGO suspected a few good players to fall into that range - I think it was worth the sacrifice of a late 2nd to grab a highly rated offensive player.
Kid put things together in the 2nd half of the season and I expected him to rise into the mid-teens, but I'm not going to complain Habs got him at 21.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
TennisMenace
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Boy did I get this wrong. In fact, I’m surprised Hughes didn’t do his big trade for a forward thing like he has done two years in a row- Dach and Newhook. But, maybe they did this trade to move up to take Eiserman or Hage. They got one of them. I’m 100% okay with this and what they did here. GHG
eklund the clown
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I think they had a trade planned and it didn't happen . Why trade the day before when you don't have a clue if that player would already be gone?
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
They have shown a propensity to be very good at predicting the availability of their players.
Not sure how people didn't see this, but Hage was targeted, hence the reason for trading up.
Chili
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I believe they were interested in Hage before the draft but they couldn`t know who would still be available at that point. I would not have been surprised to see them trade down a few spots and possibly get a second rounder back if he had been taken. TSN690 said Hughes was on the phone just before the pick so he was probably in some type of trade discussion. Anyway, the draft worked out well for the Habs, two players I believe they really wanted fell to their slots.,
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It's definitely this + a combo of being lucky as well. From what Hughes was saying, they wanted to trade up even more to draft Hage, but they got lucky he just fell to them at 21.
Kinda crazy how this happened to our two players with the highest ceiling (Hutson + Demidov) and happened again with Hage.
26Mats
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It seems re quisite lly soured on Eiserman's game. He has a really low assists total.
I do wonder if we shouldn't have moved up from 21 to get him or Connolly over Hage. But I trust iur scouts more than myself just reading about him and seeing his name in the headlines over the last 2 to 3 years. Some players plateau, like Sh and ne Wright and Angelo Esposito. And check out Oliver Wahlstrom's goal totals at the USANTDP.
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Lafleurs Guy
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Once we took Demidov, Eiserman started to make less sense for us. I think if we’d gotten say… Lindstrom then Eiserman factors in a lot more as they’re different kinds of players. But both Eiserman and Demidov are skilled wingers and we’ve already got CC.
Where would we have put Eiserman if we drafted him? I guess we could’ve put him with Beck and Newhook, that would’ve made sense. But then he’s out of your top six.
26Mats
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After so many years lacking offense, I find myself very happy we got Demidov. But there is a part of me that just would have liked to have seen us have Demidov, Michkov, and Eiserman or Connolly in our stable all at once. Just to make sure we get at least one or two more offensive studs. Then trade down the line if it's too much offense.
And I know that big with good fundamentals wins in the playoffs. And I really like Reinbacher. But...
Lafleurs Guy
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You need physical play. Too much skill and not enough grit means you’re the Leafs.
But I totally get what you’re saying here. I love the idea of being a high scoring team too.
This is the average ranking compiled from multiple analysts rankings:
2024 Consensus NHL Draft Rankings
LAK drafted Greentree at 26th; based on the above consensus ranking, he's ranked 17th. Habs, at 21st, picked Hage who is ranked 20th in that list.
Personally, I prefer to have Greentree and keep our 2nd-round pick.
2024 Consensus NHL Draft Rankings
LAK drafted Greentree at 26th; based on the above consensus ranking, he's ranked 17th. Habs, at 21st, picked Hage who is ranked 20th in that list.
Personally, I prefer to have Greentree and keep our 2nd-round pick.
VirginiaMtlExpat
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I feel that they are well informed about various teams' intentions. They would not have pulled off these spectacular steals without excellent intel and apparently, some counterintelligence on their part to blow smoke about Demidov.
MasterD
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You expect them to come out and say "We made the trade to draft another guy but he got picked, so we had to fall back to Hage"?
Wether or not the end result was their plan all along, we'll probably never know. Not for many years at least.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Greentree has bad feet. Hage is a better fit and has center potential. He's a more valuable prospect even if Greentree could hit higher.
Andrei79
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The way they talked about how much higher they had Hage on their list and the fact it was leaked in the media beforehand, all signs point to them targeting Hage.
Gorton has made these types of deals before.
His scouting staff targeted Pettersson and Schneider. It didn't work out for Pettersson, but it did for Schneider.
