When I see posts like this I wonder why I come on this site every day. Give your head a shake buddyI think this might have been one of the worst picks in NHL history considering who they passed.
When I see posts like this I wonder why I come on this site every day. Give your head a shake buddyI think this might have been one of the worst picks in NHL history considering who they passed.
Who is that, the most overrated prospect in nhl history?I think this might have been one of the worst picks in NHL history considering who they passed.
Stop acting like the injury is the reason. He was an ill advised pick from day one and it has only gotten worse (he was terrible last year and clearly regressed), and many people feel/felt that way.Do people realize this injury could happen to anyone? Like using it to build a narrative that they “should have drafted someone else” is just wild.
Perhaps they should have drafted someone else (which will take years to know for sure). But the fact that he got injured isn’t what should be pushing that narrative at all. Plenty of players have been drafted, injured and succeeded, the trick of course is you’ll have to wait and see if they can get back on track.
Kiddo, half our boards wanted Michkov. But whatever floats your small boat.Montreal fans will still tell you they made the right choice
Literally said you could say he isn’t the right pick, but the injury wouldn’t make sense as the thing to reference. Personally I would have also picked someone else, but not because of some injury that could have happened to anyone.Stop acting like the injury is the reason. He was an ill advised pick from day one and it has only gotten worse (he was terrible last year and clearly regressed), and many people feel/felt that way.
It isn’t even just Michkov; it’s the sheer amount of talent that was available - Michkov, Leonard, Dvorsky, Benson, Willander, But, Yager. Hell, even Simashev. For a team in MTL’s situation to pass on players like those for a safe low upside guy is nuts, and was from the start.
The injury is just the cherry on top, especially with his history and the fact that he injured himself on a routine play. He’s made of glass and never had high upside to begin with. You don’t draft those players high, not if you’re smart, and especially when there’s the kind of talent on the board that there was.
But hey, at least the apologists have an excuse forever now to muddy the waters whenever they need to.
Kiddo, half our boards wanted Michkov. But whatever floats your small boat.
Even if that’s what people are doing, it’s completely fair to bring it up because he had a history of knee injuries already. It’s not the reason it was a bad pick, but another one among many.Literally said you could say he isn’t the right pick, but the injury wouldn’t make sense as the thing to reference. Personally I would have also picked someone else, but not because of some injury that could have happened to anyone.
Hopefully he comes back strong
Source?Even if that’s what people are doing, it’s completely fair to bring it up because he had a history of knee injuries already. It’s not the reason it was a bad pick, but another one among many.
I've been a huge fan of Hughes and what he's done so far. I wanted michkov but reinbacher pick grew on me.Stop acting like the injury is the reason. He was an ill advised pick from day one and it has only gotten worse (he was terrible last year and clearly regressed), and many people feel/felt that way.
It isn’t even just Michkov; it’s the sheer amount of talent that was available - Michkov, Leonard, Dvorsky, Benson, Willander, But, Yager. Hell, even Simashev. For a team in MTL’s situation to pass on players like those for a safe low upside guy is nuts, and was from the start.
The injury is just the cherry on top, especially with his history and the fact that he injured himself on a routine play. He’s made of glass and never had high upside to begin with. You don’t draft those players high, not if you’re smart, and especially when there’s the kind of talent on the board that there was.
But hey, at least the apologists have an excuse forever now to muddy the waters whenever they need to.
Osgood schlatters iircSource?
I only know about a birth defect (or kind of, I forgot about the name of it) that impacted him as a kid but I don't think he had knee injuries pre draft. To my knowledge they all came after the draft and I don't think they're related to the birth defect (or whatever it is) either. This is not something the Canadiens could have anticipated at the draft. It's either just bad luck or one of his previous knee injuries wasn't treated or cured the right way.
Ah yeah. I think that's what it is. I actually have something similar.Osgood schlatters iirc
My brother and i both had it
It’s basically visible growing pains on your knees
yup. bad luck at the worst time.Ah yeah. I think that's what it is. I actually have something similar.
Anyway, that's not a "knee injury" and not something that would necessarily lead other knee injuries either. So I don't think you can blame the Habs. They couldn't possibly have anticipated Reichenbacher's knee problems. It's most certainly just bad luck.
Osgood schlatters iirc
My brother and i both had it
It’s basically visible growing pains on your knees
Source?
I only know about a birth defect (or kind of, I forgot about the name of it) that impacted him as a kid but I don't think he had knee injuries pre draft. To my knowledge they all came after the draft and I don't think they're related to the birth defect (or whatever it is) either. This is not something the Canadiens could have anticipated at the draft. It's either just bad luck or one of his previous knee injuries wasn't treated or cured the right way.
Like I said. I forgot exactly what it was he had. I only know that he did have knee problems based on some kind of a birth defect. He didn't have a knee injury pre draft though. At least not that I know of. I don't pretend to know everything about his life but I don't think there were any concerns about his knees at the draft. Whatsoever.
Like I said. I forgot exactly what it was he had. I only know that he did have knee problems based on some kind of a birth defect. He didn't have a knee injury pre draft though. At least not that I know of. I don't pretend to know everything about his life but I don't think there were any concerns about his knees at the draft. Whatsoever.
No worries. I only responded to a post accusing the Habs of drafting a player with a history of knee injuries. I believe there was some kind of a knee condition (you may very well be right about it not being Osgood Schlatter) but I don't think it was anything that could have caused those injuries he had post draft and I don't think he had any knee injuries pre draft either.yeah sorry i wasn't being snippy if it came off that way. I just saw it mentioned in a bunch of places and remembered seeing that cloutier convo yesterday.