Prospect Info: Draft 2025 Habs you're on the clock
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Spearmint Rhino
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I don't think there is any chance of Martin falling to us and I absolutely would trade up to get him. I have been a fan of O'Brien and Martin with our picks for most of the season but unfortunately for us they have displayed it for everyone to see at this point and are no longer possibilities at 16/17.
I think they will focus on adding some size to the pool so players like Hensler, Spence, Nesbitt, Carbonneau, Zonnon, Gastrin, Murtagh, Wozniak etc have to be on their radar as well at either 16/17 or in a trade down situation.or Lakovic (if they believe that he will not be as soft as warm butter).
Obviously Bear will be an option if he falls to us as well.
Also......if McQueen starts falling do they roll the dice and try to move up and take him?
I don't believe that they will even consider any undersized players like Potter, Kindel, Schmidt or Reschny unless they fall to us in the second round. It is also difficult to imagine them selecting an undersized LHD like Reid despite the fact that they probably really like his game.
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is it worth it to spend a 1st round pick on a guy that wouldn't be your top goalie prospect?
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BPA is the only way to go, stop this drafting by need garbage. If it’s a LHD, grab him, nothing is a guarantee with our current blueline’s health. IF it’s a RHD, fine, who knows about Reinbacher , we need help everywhere
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I believe there are better options at 16/17th, but if he's somehow still there at 41.
That is impressive but I do not think that Hugo even considers for a moment drafting an undersized perimeter/distributor at 16/17.
There isn't a spot in our top six for the foreseeable future for this type of player and undersized prospects are much more difficult to trade for good value so even his value as an asset will be diminished.
dackelljuneaubulis02
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They really haven’t sacrificed upside for positional need. They’ve been using them as tie breakers. Wright certainly isn’t looking higher upside than Slaf. It’s not like Cooley is breaking records. He scored like 9 more points than Slaf and he will NEVER be able to leverage his size like Slaf has let alone how much stronger Slaf will be in that regard. Leonard isn’t exactly making Reinbacher look like a bad pick at this point. And Demidov has higher upside than them all.
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I thought it’s all been settled that he wanted to go to Philly.Love how you avoided Michkov
Well that’s the ONE time we could say MAYBE we sacrificed upside ONLY if Michkov didn’t have his heart set on Philly and made that happen.
And even then Reinbacher has the pedigree of an absolute stud and besides this ONE injury all he’s done is shown that pretty regularly.
The whole Philly thing is pure nonsense from fans and it doesn't matter because Hughes and Gorton did not want him and I agree with their logic. There is a section of posters here who always look for the conspiracy/anti management take and run with it.....evidence be damned lol.
Fans in general are much closer to fantasy hockey fans than they are to knowledgeable hockey fans who actually understand the game and team building. We have both types on this site unfortunately the former example is the most common but all opinions are welcome as long as they are based in earnest and not in the need to stir up sh*t.
I think Reinbacher will be more valuable than Michkov when the games mater the most and that is why he was selected ahead of Michkov.
Love how you avoided Michkov
Reinbacher was deemed to be the more valuable asset as was the following pick (Simashev).
The nonsense around here surrounding Michkov is nothing short of nauseating. Seriously people, go outside and enjoy the summer weather.....get over it already.
Up to a certain point. Habs can't be drafting any more undersized/soft players. Unfortunately, these are the guys that most often slide down. Because they slide so much, the BPA is very often an undersized player. We have benefited greatly from this: Caulfield and Hutson. IMO two players like them is the max you can have in your 7-8 player core.
I'm OK with BPA for position, but we have to skip the very small /soft players, even if they are the most talented players available to us. I'm OK with any position, with a preference for forwards, but grit and/or size is a must. Besides Slaf, our top 6 is very soft. Talented, but soft...
