Does our 5th pick play NHL for the Habs next season?

[Colezuki]

lol nope!

The 5th pick plays in 25-26 at the earliest

 

[The Real Timo]

Unless they are as great as Davey D, nobody makes a jump.

 

[Habs]

The sens are a dog meat franchise but we are the kings of rushing kids let's not get it twisted

I was trying to be positive and not trash the team

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

No.

Pretty simple

 

[Whalers Fan]

I would agree on this but I also thought that with KK. I hope we allow whoever we pick to develop in piece. Gain momentum/confidence the right way.

If Demidov didn't have a KHL contract, he would be probably be playing NHL. More about not wanting any Russian team to try to convince him to stay. Curious to see if Michkov can get out of his contract.

That was the last management team. This team is a LOT wiser.

 

[OnTheRun]

None….Celebrini and….actually that’s it

That would be unusual. 3~4 per draft class is pretty much the norm.

 

[BoneHutson]

Couldnt Demidov buyout his last year if he wanted to? Michkov is rumoured to do it for his two last years… Why not Demidov? Im sure Bobrov has the contacts to make something workout. Whats the point for SKA to burry him for nothing in the MHL next year if he absolutely doesnt wish to extend? They could just get a couple of hundreds thousands dollars instead

 

[jaffy27]

That would be unusual. 3~4 per draft class is pretty much the norm.

Who do you think?

We not talking 9 games and back to junior, we talking making the team and playing 60+ games

 

[OnTheRun]

Who do you think?

We not talking 9 games and back to junior, we talking making the team and playing 60+ games

I'm talking about 20+ games which count as rookie season as per the CBA. 3~4 per class is the norm.

 

[vokiel]

My opinion: Best chance of playing in the NHL next season is Celebrini, then Dickinson and Levshunov.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I'm talking about 20+ games which count as rookie season as per the CBA. 3~4 per class is the norm.

Might be less this year considering Dmen take a bit longer than forwards , and the top 10 is pretty d heavy

 

[OnTheRun]

Might be less this year considering Dmen take a bit longer than forwards , and the top 10 is pretty d heavy

At glance it's like 95% of dman not playing their D+1 in the NHL. But not sure if it would stop teams like Chicago or Buffalo to do whatever the f*** they want.

 

[Leto]

Couldnt Demidov buyout his last year if he wanted to? Michkov is rumoured to do it for his two last years… Why not Demidov? Im sure Bobrov has the contacts to make something workout. Whats the point for SKA to burry him for nothing in the MHL next year if he absolutely doesnt wish to extend? They could just get a couple of hundreds thousands dollars instead

You need to give 1.5 years notice prior to the effective date of the buyout. From what Rotenberg has said about Demidov publicly, SKA seems to really like Demidov and would like to extend him.​

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Out of the D, I think Buium and Levshunov would have the best chance, although I still doubt it happens for either, regardless of what team takes them. I don’t see any of the forwards playing in the NHL next year.

Zero chance that Buium makes opening day roster because he can't try out and play in pre season games. Levshunov is also in the same boat although I am not sure if being Russian will make him more likely to forfeit his NCAA eligibility and attempt to make an NHL roster.....I doubt it.

Dickinson and Iginla will have outside chances but they are likely going back to junior, especially Iginla. The other obvious one is Helenius but I am not sure what his contract status is or what he has committed to.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

If Celebrini falls to us then yes........so no.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Depends who we pick. Demidov no, Parekh no, Buium yes, Iginla maybe leaning no, same with Lindstrom.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Almost every year, someone drafted in the later rounds shows he can stick in the NHL in a sheltered roll. That’s who I am looking to see.