I am going to be in the minority but I actually find this draft to be really intriguing. Many are saying that this years draft is not good. I bet at #16 and #17 the Habs could pull two really good prospects.
With the lack of high end talent many teams will be drafting based upon team needs as opposed to BPA. That or they will swing for the fences.
Schaefer, Misa, Martone, Frondell, Hagens, Desnoyer, O’Brien will all be gone by the #16 pick guaranteed. That’s seven right there.
Eklund, Smith, Mrtka, Eklund, Martin I have as the second tier and almost certain that none of those players will be available. That’s 12 players so far.
Now it becomes open;
Small skilled players; Kindel, Reschny, Potter, Schmidt
Big players; Lakovic, Spence, McQueen, Nesbitt
Middle six players who are a pain to play against; Bear, Cootes
Boom or bust scoring forward; Carbonneau
All round defencemen; Aitcheson, Hensler
Offensive defencemen; Reid, Boumedienne
There are many different ways that teams can draft there and some may surprise.
I’ll throw Ravensbergen, Zonnon, Ryabkin and Fiddler into a group of players who could be picked in the Montreal range but I don’t think will.
That is 15 players in the Habs pick range that I listed. There will be some good options available.