Confirmed with Link: Canadiens Will Pick 5th (Hughes Presser in OP) NO POLITICS

[Jack Skellington]

We should pick the guy who was hyped the most prior the season, lays an egg, still gets the benefit of the doubt and then lays an egg in his D+1.

No we shouldn't

 

[WeThreeKings]

No we shouldn't

Then be glad we didn't take who the majority of the fan base wanted last year.

Might just be that a lot of us don't have as much information as the NHL teams.

 

[Jack Skellington]

Then be glad we didn't take who the majority of the fan base wanted last year.

Might just be that a lot of us don't have as much information as the NHL teams.

Might also be that not enough time has passed to be patting ourselves on the back for last year's selection. No NHL success has been seen by any of the picks.

 

[Vachon23]

Some needs to understand that no one (NHL executive, agents, scout) doubt Michkov talent

The thing it's those guys have information we don't have here behind our laptops and there decision have repercussions on a billions worth company. It's easy to say take Michkov in our position since it dosen't change anything in our life if Michkov dosen't come

I tried to speak a little bit to agents yesterday at the QMJHL draft and no one had a single clue of what was happening with Michkov…

 

[Schooner Guy]

Is there a big euro winger with no production available?

Dude! Exactly one year ago, you were ripping into anyone who suggested Wright wouldn't be a good pick at #1 after his miserable OHL playoff no-show. Don't be so hypocritical after our scouting team knew enough to dodge that bullet.

 

[Habricot]

I think prime Dustin Brown, Adam Deadmarsh, Patrick Sharp are all good comparables for Leonard, he is in the same mold as those guys.

These guys were franchise changers. In a very different way then the McDavid's of this world.

 

[Vachon23]

These guys were franchise changers. In a very different way then the McDavid's of this world.

Those guys have all 1 thing in common though

 

[WeThreeKings]

Might also be that not enough time has passed to be patting ourselves on the back for last year's selection. No NHL success has been seen by any of the picks.

Not patting anyone on the back, just saying that we have a very recent example of the group think on the board looking very wrong, very quickly after the draft.

So taking pot shots on the Slafkovsky selection seems pretty silly when a Wright selection, the preferred selection of the board, would have been looking beyond disastrous 1 year out.

 

[Jack Skellington]

Dude! Exactly one year ago, you were ripping into anyone who suggested Wright wouldn't be a good pick at #1 after his miserable OHL playoff no-show. Don't be so hypocritical after our scouting team knew enough to dodge that bullet.

I had a huge amount of doubt about Wright, I can show you all the posts right now if you like. My favourite player was Jiricek which I can also show you but he was not in the running for our pick so it was no sense talking about. The fact of the matter is the draft sucked ass at the top end and we didn't have many good options either way. I was in favour of Wright over Slafkovsky and Cooley specifically and while Wright had a garbage year, Slafkovsky and Cooley haven't done anything to make me elevate them either.

 

[26Mats]

I think prime Dustin Brown, Adam Deadmarsh, Patrick Sharp are all good comparables for Leonard, he is in the same mold as those guys.

I would just add that they're comparables of what he could become, not necessarily what he actually will become. He could be the next Todd Harvey or undersized Zach Kaasian for all we know. Not all highly touted power forwards pan out.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Is there a big euro winger with no production available?

What makes you think any of Rangers European picks were bad? The coaches Rangers have had couldn't develop a cold. No forward prospect has developed with the Rangers. If Gorton hadn't been fired he may have fired Gallant and hired a real coach. Andersson was probably a dud but Kakko and Lafreniere might be performing like top 2 picks and Kravtsov might be looking like a half decent 2nd line forward.

 

[Vachon23]

I had Slafkovsky at 4-5 last year and I was very loud that I didn't want it

But the critics on him are just ridiculous, same as saying that others players in that draft are already better then him when he was the only want playing in the NHL. Be patient guys.. those big guys ALWAYS takes more time. Look at the Leon Draisiatil, Rantanen, Thompson

 

[26Mats]

I had Slafkovsky at 4-5 last year and I was very loud that I didn't want it

But the critics on him are just ridiculous, same as saying that others players in that draft are already better then him when he was the only want playing in the NHL. Be patient guys.. those big guys ALWAYS takes more time. Look at the Leon Draisiatil, Rantanen, Thompson

When Draisaitl was doing nothing, they sent him back to Junior. I would have liked to have seen Slaf in junior.

 

[WeThreeKings]

When Draisaitl was doing nothing, they sent him back to Junior. I would have liked to have seen Slaf in junior.

By all accounts they were close to making a decision to move Slafkovsky to the AHL. That never occurred because of the injury.

 

[Vachon23]

When Draisaitl was doing nothing, they sent him back to Junior. I would have liked to have seen Slaf in junior.

Slaf was getting better and better before he was injured

 

[26Mats]

Slaf was getting better and better before he was injured

That is true. I just would have liked to see him get a lot of touches and dominate.

 

[26Mats]

Some needs to understand that no one (NHL executive, agents, scout) doubt Michkov talent

The thing it's those guys have information we don't have here behind our laptops and there decision have repercussions on a billions worth company. It's easy to say take Michkov in our position since it dosen't change anything in our life if Michkov dosen't come

I tried to speak a little bit to agents yesterday at the QMJHL draft and no one had a single clue of what was happening with Michkov…

I do have a feeling some doubt the impact Michkov will have at the NHL due to his size and non elite speed.

Look how far Caufield fell at the draft even though he was rated top 4 on many lists.

Without knowing the information about the Russian factor, he's the type of faller that I want due to his size. If Cole Caufield weren't 5'7, he wouldn't be a Hab. Perhaps if Michkov weren't 5'10 (he may really be 5'9) he wouldn't be available at 5.

 

[Vachon23]

I do have a feeling some doubt the impact Michkov will have at the NHL due to his size and non elite speed.

Look how far Caufield fell at the draft even though he was rated top 4 on many lists.

Without knowing the information about the Russian factor, he's the type of faller that I want due to his size. If Cole Caufield weren't 5'7, he wouldn't be a Hab. Perhaps if Michkov weren't 5'10 (he may really be 5'9) he wouldn't be available at 5.

He’s the same size of Connor Bedard though and at the opposite of Caufield, Michkov is build like a tank.

 

[Gustave]

When Draisaitl was doing nothing, they sent him back to Junior. I would have liked to have seen Slaf in junior.

That’s it right there. Slaf has merits man. He is a big man that has skills and interesting speed+skating for such a big frame. Good kid, involved on the ice. Effort. All that jazz.

But the development was atrocious. You can’t look at his current play and feel he’s doing ok because he has interesting skills. They feel in love with him and what he can become and they didn’t evaluate properly what he was actually doing out there in the NHL. Result; he got rocked on a regular basis like not one rookie I’ve seen since I can remember and didn’t feel confortable with the pace of NHL and size of NA ice. Mistake on their part.

 

[Rapala]

You seriously see nothing jaw dropping here?

First time I see this posted. Great hands. I can't say I'm impressed with the opposition however. I don't know if it's just me but the pace doesn't seem to be that fast,

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Not patting anyone on the back, just saying that we have a very recent example of the group think on the board looking very wrong, very quickly after the draft.

So taking pot shots on the Slafkovsky selection seems pretty silly when a Wright selection, the preferred selection of the board, would have been looking beyond disastrous 1 year out.

I didn't want Wright either last year (I had Nemec at 1, Cooley 2, Wright 3 with Slaf at 8), but it is way too early to be putting Slaf above Wright in a redraft. I really hope Slaf succeeds, but I haven't seen anything from him at the NHL level to suggest he's worthy of taking over Wright in a redraft.

We'll see how the next few years unfold though.

 

[kudla]

I didn't want Wright either last year (I had Nemec at 1, Cooley 2, Wright 3 with Slaf at 8), but it is way too early to be putting Slaf above Wright in a redraft. I really hope Slaf succeeds, but I haven't seen anything from him at the NHL level to suggest he's worthy of taking over Wright in a redraft.

We'll see how the next few years unfold though.

And what exactly has Wright proved so far?

 

[Kennerback]

I did see the Wright issues before the draft many others were seeing especially during the OHL playoffs. For example, the floating, the avoiding contact at all cost. Honestly, I couldn’t gauge their importance and believed they could be fixable. Plus I didn’t have the courage of others to bump him down the rankings. He was still my number 1 on draft day.

One year later, I don’t see Wright hitting anywhere his upside if he refuses physical contact. It’s affecting all aspects of his game. His shots on net are now few and far between because often you need to take physical abuse to shoot and score in the NHL. So his deadly weapon, his shot, is being neutralized and useless right now.

 

[Redux91]

I didn't want Wright either last year (I had Nemec at 1, Cooley 2, Wright 3 with Slaf at 8), but it is way too early to be putting Slaf above Wright in a redraft. I really hope Slaf succeeds, but I haven't seen anything from him at the NHL level to suggest he's worthy of taking over Wright in a redraft.

We'll see how the next few years unfold though.

LOL I just.. Can't believe this is a real post?
Not only would Slaf go before Wright in a redraft right now
Get this
Slaf went ahead of Wright in the REAL draft too
3 guys went ahead of him actually.
In your redraft, Even a couple more teams may pass lol

 

[TT1]

got a feeling it'll be Dvorsky (assuming Smith goes top 4)