David Suzuki
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A top 4 D.
Plus Slaf.
The leafs got matthews and marner in their tank years.
and they’ve been a model of success ever since
A top 4 D.
Plus Slaf.
The leafs got matthews and marner in their tank years.
Keller I would have done, but Arzona probably wants more.I thought this organization might learn something from the KK vs Brady T debacle, but no, they keep repeating the same mistakes, and failing strategy,
Once again they do not take the BPA, they take an inferior player just because he plays the position that they lack, and have an urgent need for,
Once again missing out on high end, top end talent,
Pathetic
If Reinbacher was what they wanted, why wouldn't they trade down to at least #7 or #8?
He probably still would have been there at #10
This pick tells me that the organization is content and happy with the current wingers situation, seeing as they didn't have any need for Michkov,
I can't believe the prize for a season wasted is Reinbacher
Would have been better off trading the pick for Keller or PLD
I think he f***ed up.
They didn’t win anything with those 2 players alone?? lolnot sure where this argument is heading because so far they don’t have much to show in their contending years
We'd do the same if we could.1-3
If he's doing that prima donna shit, they should come out and say it. Make it known.
You mean with Slaf or last night? Sorry I'm confusing the many discussions in the many threads here.
We'd do the same if we could.
Jagr did it way back. Plenty of guys pulled moves to change teams recently.
The draft system kind of works for teams, but sucks for players. Would you like getting your job through a draft and having no say where you had to move to go to work and who you work for?
He's a Flyers now, let's enjoy Reinbacher.
I hadn’t looked at him at all before the draft. I figured we were going with a forward. Looking at him now I can see why they took him. If you subtract the Mich situation (that’s a whole other story) then it does make sense. Him paired with Hutson for example should work really well and he solidifies a good young blueline group. So happy about that.I'm horrible with player comparisons outside of the Habs org tbh. I don't think that's a bad comp though stylisitically. Hedman was seen as quite the phenom at the draft where many thought he should've gone ahead of Tavares(?) but yeah not as dynamic but similar style from what I know.
A couple months or so ago, I did quick and dirty looks on the 'big 5' (except Bedard cuz I didn't have the heart to know what I was missing) and besides Carlsson they all seemed so bloody question mark-y to me tbh. I'm pretty biased towards getting a flashy forward so I often don't look at D men. I figured I'd look at Reinbacher and I just couldn't help but like so much of his game. He just does a lot of things right that will make a team better. Again, people are allergic to 'safe' but when you see a guy who you just can't imagine him not being a top 4, that's hard to ignore.
I really tried to acknowledge my needs bias (I do kind of have it) and re-watch him and I did see some things here and there but they were just so minor. And I really think there's untapped offensive potential but again, he had Josi like numbers so it's not like some kind of big gamble-y question mark. He produced. He just does it in a kind of vanilla-ish way but in a way you just can't help but see translating to the bigs. Smart solid passing and a damn good/if not quite elite shot.
If people want to be pissed because they're wholly convinced Michkov is a can't miss stud, that's completely fine to me. But for people who think we just got a bum with limited upside, I think they're going to be proven wrong almost 100%. He just ticks way too many boxes.
I’d have taken Mich. I think we’ll regret it. Not because I think RB is a bad pick but because of opportunity cost. I’d have preferred to take the risk.You mean with Slaf or last night? Sorry I'm confusing the many discussions in the many threads here.
I’d have taken Mich.
Slaf wasn’t a screw up. Bad draft year. It was him or Wright and I don’t see Wright being any better so far.
They can't do that. They have to act with class. Even not so classy Bergevin wouldn't do that.They should say it regardless instead of taking the heat for nothing. Why protect players doing those moves? Call them out.
They have, in the regular season.and they’ve been a model of success ever since
Geez I hope so. Guhle clocked in at like one of the 5 or 10 fastest skaters this year. Dude has serious wheels. I'm gonna love watching both of them together for the next decade plusKeller I would have done, but Arzona probably wants more.
PLD no way.
The problem with Michkov is that there are clearly question marks surrounding him for even a team that is ok with drafting Russians to pass on hiim in favour of a defenceman.
If after the interview, after a lot of discussion, the club projects the chance of something going wrong with Michkov is for example 30%, then K totally get taking another polayer they liked a lot rather than run the risk of literally getting nothing.
Also, Michkov does not appear to be an elite skater, unlike a Patrick Kane, and considerably lighter than Kane at the same age. Even with good sniping and offensive skills, he might project as just DeBrincat-plus, or Caufield, who is shorter but heavier and has as amazing compete level.
For now, I have come around to accepting this is who we drafted, and that there are reasons for the pick that make some sense. Of course it is subjective and Ryan Leonar for example might be a glue forward that gets us over the top one day, but I'm ok with drafting a guy who they think is now our very best RD prospect and has size and skating ability. He may well be a RH version of Guhle with a better shot and speed.
They have, in the regular season.
No one in this thread is talking about building a Cup winning team , what the masses want is a superstar to fill seats and give a show.
Let’s hope these are not the ones we’ll inevitably trade to improve our scoring power up front…I like the pick. At this point we’ve got to have one of the best defenseman prospect pools in the league? Couple of of those guys should hit.
But yeah, this guy will very likely anchor our blueline for years to come and Lane Hutson will probably benefit more than anyone from this move.
Didn’t know he works with Boutiller, that guy is a sonority in defensemen development. Had a big word to say in Thomas Chabot development back then in SJ
When someone said he’s projected to be like McDonnagh, what they really meant was that he’s going to peak as the key piece of a deal for this generation’s Scotty Gomez.Let’s hope these are not the ones we’ll inevitably trade to improve our scoring power up front…