One take away I have from this draft is that the WJC U20 might have a lot of Habs prospects once again. Go Finland and USA
HF Habs: Draft 2018: What are your immediate draft class feelings?
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The Great Weal
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After having like no players in the WJC, I'm excited to see that we will have a lot of players now. Ylonen, Brook, Ikonen, Kotkaniemi, Olofson, Poehling, and Primeau.
Whitesnake
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Same here. Will always remember how Timmins was so happy he was still available.....it better be for something better than what we are seeing now....
'Cause we passed on Tyler Madden, Wise, Nordgren, Back, SDA, Lauko, Ranta, Keane. Everybody with a hot start except SDA and Wise. Lauko...what a freakin steal by Boston.....
The Great Weal
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SDA is still getting adjusted after a stellar camp. I still think he is going to be great.
Kudo Shinichi
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"hot start", nordgren played 3 games, ranta played 2 games and madden played 4 games...
The rest with average start
Whitesnake
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A start is...a start. Average start for Keane and Lauko? Strange you forgot the 6 points in 7 GAMES of Lauko. And the 9 points in 11 GAMES in Keane.
Andrei79
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Serious question, but what's so great about 6 points in 7 games in the CHL for a forward in his D+1?
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Hes also ignoring the fact that Romanov is having quite the start, and potentially out playong all of them.
Whitesnake
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Having quite the start? Well he is playing in the KHL, that I agree, is impressive....but that was SO not the point.....We were talking Hillis. I was talking about based on the story we saw on draft day how Timmins seemed unhappy about the deal Bergevin made 'cause he might have lost Cam Hillis. How happy he was when he FINALLY got him. And then, right now, while it's not the end, far from it, Hillis has probably one of the worst start you could see from a top prospect. That's all.
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Yeah, that's the thing. I do keep tabs 'cause I liked Lauko at draft day. And the points are there for a kid who just came in the Q. First year. And you are comparing his points while not mentioning he played 8 games while the others played 13. While most guys ahead of him are 98 and 99 born. Trust me, Lauko is having a much hotter start than Hillis.
Hillis has to pick up his game. Big time. As the others have a hottest start than him. That was my only point. No need to try to think that I have already said he was a bust because of it 'cause that's not what I'm saying.
Andrei79
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Well, saying he has a hot start and calling him a freaking steal would make it sound like what he's doing is more than nothing.
I'm not sure why Hillis is having such a bad start, maybe it's lingering effects from his injury. He wasn't my first pick but he was one of my guys, I thought hed be one of the safe guys to have a huge season.
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Really ? If he reaches his potential, are we going to be sad we've missed out on Tkachuck ?
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If your first rounder becomes what he's supposed to be, you're going to be in great shape. Just imagine what shape we'd be in, if Tinordi, Beaulieu, Galchenyuk, McCarron, and Scherbak all became what they were supposed to be?
Mrb1p
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Obviously.
But it doesnt mean those players are worth being picked at that spot. Its all about potential upside and risk.
The Great Weal
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I'm still upset on missing out on Alexeyev. He would have gone top 15 if he was healthy imo. We do love our WHL dmen.
JeffreyLFC
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K'Andre Miller seem like the big miss from the first round.
Alexeyev has slowed down recently.
Andrei79
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Don't worry K'Andre Miller is a guaranteed bust, according to draft guru Mrb1p.
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Wow he is having a solid start for Wisconsin, I wasnt really following him anymore but Im glad he is doing so well, Rangers have a good one here...
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