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

[McGees]

I WANTED HIM!!!!!!!

 

[rik schau]

I WANTED HIM!!!!!!!

It's just a hunch,but he probably doesn't want you.lol

 

[SwiftyHab]

So I don’t have the link ready but John Davidson from Columbus said they’re taking a centre at 3rd which would put them with either Smith or Carlsson.

So our pick will all be based on whether San Jose takes the other centre or risks on Michkov and there’s a decent chance they take Michkov since they just signed another Russian in G. Romanov last week.

That’ll leave us with whichever centre Columbus doesn’t pick.

 

[GrandBison]

McCagg said on Marinaro's show he would have Michkov at 2 based on pure talent but the Russian factor has him at 9

You should never trust a hockey scout that as "anything but hockey" factor in his evaluation. What does McCagg knows about Russia? Kopitar felt cause these brillant people didn't know Slovenia.

 

[Kennerback]

The same for most players in that Caufield mold, lack of size, strength, defensive effort.

Then add what happens if he were to re-sign in SKA, not saying he won't come over, I 100% expect him to be in the NHL, but when is anyone's guess.

On top of that there's the whole Russian thing and not wanting to show any kind of support by drafting players from there. Not saying the Habs will or won't do this, as how could any of us know.

My guess would be that the Habs don't pick him if he's there at 5.

The support thing puts on its head the policy of welcoming athletes that wanted to leave during the Cold War. It’s apparently the ‘in’ thing among a small subset of important people.

One way or another a team from the USA who have much more invested in this conflict will not have the tweener’s bashfulness of our management team.

 

[Koivu11]

So I don’t have the link ready but John Davidson from Columbus said they’re taking a centre at 3rd which would put them with either Smith or Carlsson.

So our pick will all be based on whether San Jose takes the other centre or risks on Michkov and there’s a decent chance they take Michkov since they just signed another Russian in G. Romanov last week.

That’ll leave us with whichever centre Columbus doesn’t pick.

I heard Grier likes USNDT guys (Smith) but I’m not sure what that’s based on.

 

[River Meadow]

I heard Grier likes USNDT guys (Smith) but I’m not sure what that’s based on.

He played in the same system/team as Smith or something

 

[habsfan891]

If we are set on taking Leonard trade the f*** back and get something extra for it

 

[River Meadow]

If we are set on taking Leonard trade the f*** back and get something extra for it

Flyers would take Leonard at 7.... so you wanna move back to 6?

 

[habsfan891]

Flyers would take Leonard at 7.... so you wanna move back to 6?

Anything is better than taking him at 5 if he's gone take someone else like Reinbacher

 

[The Great Weal]

I WANTED HIM!!!!!!!

It's honestly inexcusable not to take him. He was very clearly BPA there.

 

[Koivu11]

I WANTED HIM!!!!!!!

Meanwhile Mesar had a very underwhelming year in the OHL…

 

[26Mats]

So I don’t have the link ready but John Davidson from Columbus said they’re taking a centre at 3rd which would put them with either Smith or Carlsson.

So our pick will all be based on whether San Jose takes the other centre or risks on Michkov and there’s a decent chance they take Michkov since they just signed another Russian in G. Romanov last week.

That’ll leave us with whichever centre Columbus doesn’t pick.

Found the link:

Blue Jackets on No. 3 Pick: ‘We will get a center’

John Davidson has made it clear how the Columbus Blue Jackets are rolling with No. 3 in the 2023 Draft. “We will get a center. I’ll tell you right now. We will get a center,” the club’s President of Hockey Operations told local radio host Beau Bishop today. “Which center it’s going to be is […]

sanjosehockeynow.com

So Portzline was right in his prediction that Columbus would take a center. Next we see if he's right that they'll take Smith over Carlsson.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I WANTED HIM!!!!!!!

Watch him bust in the NHL

 

[BenchBrawl]

Interesting

SOURCE: Canadiens ‘High On A Few Prospects’ For 2023 Draft

The Montreal Canadiens have been hard at work preparing for the 2023 NHL Draft, and they’re starting to round out their draft lists. Although the Canadiens only learned about their official draft rank less than a week ago at the NHL Draft Lottery, they’ve been preparing to pick in that range...

montrealhockeynow.com

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Nightmare

I'll gladly cheer these selections if Michkov gets taken at 2-4, but otherwise, pick the best player in the draft: Michkov.

Holy shit they're really gonna bring us another 65-70 pts player instead of a multi 100+ superstar we've been waiting since Guy Lafleur, aren't they?

Gutless decision if they do that.

 

[Jaynki]

It is rare to have a chance at any of the players considered top 5. If Habs had the 17th pick and Michkov was there at 5 go for it. As it is they would have to know for sure Michkov was going to stay in Canada after the draft to risk coming out of a draft this deep with NOTHING.

No they don't need. Michkov is a russian citizen. He is not in jail.

Russian takes a lot of pride in sports. Its prestigious for them to go and dominate the NHL. Its not prestigious to stay in the KHL. Ovechkin is buddy-buddy with Putin and he is not confined in Russia.

The simple opportunity to draft a rare talent like him justify its selection.

The same for most players in that Caufield mold, lack of size, strength, defensive effort.

Then add what happens if he were to re-sign in SKA, not saying he won't come over, I 100% expect him to be in the NHL, but when is anyone's guess.

On top of that there's the whole Russian thing and not wanting to show any kind of support by drafting players from there. Not saying the Habs will or won't do this, as how could any of us know.

My guess would be that the Habs don't pick him if he's there at 5.

How has that paid off for the team that not drafted Caufield?

How many goals would Caufield scored on an ELC with McDavid ? Pretty sure he would have a little more impact than Broberg

Caufield is a good example to justify Michkov selection actually.

 

[Milhouse40]

If we are set on taking Leonard trade the f*** back and get something extra for it

Well....

It's 2019.....Mckenzie had him at #16 in his final ranking.
Most had him in that range, he was actually talk about a lot as a Habs target at #15

Yzerman still shock everyone when he selected Moritz Seider at 6th overall.
I remember the reaction that day, everyone was WTF, why he didn't move back, he sould have picked Broberg he's the better D, waste of a 6th overall pick.

Seider ended up being a great pick worthy of his 6th overall pick. Everyone was wrong.

We all talk about Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, Michkov and Smith but according to probabilities, one of them will be a bust and another will be just a good NHLer and in all probabilities, a guy like Leonard or Moore will be in that top 5 in a redraft 2 -3 years later. If they don't want to go with Mitchkov, they have to find that one

 

[Jaynki]

The same for most players in that Caufield mold, lack of size, strength, defensive effort.

Then add what happens if he were to re-sign in SKA, not saying he won't come over, I 100% expect him to be in the NHL, but when is anyone's guess.

On top of that there's the whole Russian thing and not wanting to show any kind of support by drafting players from there. Not saying the Habs will or won't do this, as how could any of us know.

My guess would be that the Habs don't pick him if he's there at 5.

How has that paid off for the team that not drafted Caufield?

How many goals would Caufield scored on an ELC with McDavid ? Pretty sure he would have a little more impact than Broberg

 

[BenchBrawl]

This f***ing bias for US prospects and the affinity with the US from our management will haunt us if we pass on Michkov.

This is an era-making decision right here.

You cannot f*** that one up.

 

[Runner77]

Found the link:

Blue Jackets on No. 3 Pick: ‘We will get a center’

John Davidson has made it clear how the Columbus Blue Jackets are rolling with No. 3 in the 2023 Draft. “We will get a center. I’ll tell you right now. We will get a center,” the club’s President of Hockey Operations told local radio host Beau Bishop today. “Which center it’s going to be is […]

sanjosehockeynow.com

So Portzline was right in his prediction that Columbus would take a center. Next we see if he's right that they'll take Smith over Carlsson.

Not exactly a huge revelation by Portzline. 4 of the top ranked 5 prospects are centers …

 

[BenchBrawl]

Not exactly a huge revelation by Portzline. 4 of the top ranked 5 prospects are centers …

It reveals they won't take Michkov, which is huge, because that lowers the number of teams who can scoop him from us to 2.

 

[Runner77]

It reveals they won't take Michkov, which is huge, because that lowers the number of teams who can scoop him from us to 2.

I could have told you that.

I’ll change my moniker to Sportzline. Geopolitics might as well be Michkov’s middle name.

 

[BenchBrawl]

I could have told you that.

I’ll change my name to Sportzline. Geopolitics might as well be Michkov’s middle name.

How so? Sure, Columbus needs a center, but we took Price when we had prime Theodore and everyone freaked out in 2005. Anything is possible until the man tells us straight up he's gonna pick a center, which he did.

 

[salbutera]

This f***ing bias for US prospects and the affinity with the US from our management will haunt us if we pass on Michkov.

This is an era-making decision right here.

You cannot f*** that one up.

The USNTDP is trending towards best development program in the world right now and will surpass OHL for best developers of NHL prospects within next 5-10 years… bank on it. No one can compete w the $ and ability to lure best coaches, trainers etc like them

But this draft is more about Hughes having personally coached many of the American kids with a 2015 birth year - specifically Will Smith & Leonard and knows them and their families very well.

 

[River Meadow]

Well....

It's 2019.....Mckenzie had him at #16 in his final ranking.
Most had him in that range, he was actually talk about a lot as a Habs target at #15

Yzerman still shock everyone when he selected Moritz Seider at 6th overall.
I remember the reaction that day, everyone was WTF, why he didn't move back, he sould have picked Broberg he's the better D, waste of a 6th overall pick.

Seider ended up being a great pick worthy of his 6th overall pick. Everyone was wrong.

We all talk about Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, Michkov and Smith but according to probabilities, one of them will be a bust and another will be just a good NHLer and in all probabilities, a guy like Leonard or Moore will be in that top 5 in a redraft 2 -3 years later. If they don't want to go with Mitchkov, they have to find that one

This.

There are a ton of other examples too.

Just because the top5 are ranked top5 does not mean they will be the 5 best players in the draft, in fact history tells us that's likely not the case.