Prospect Info: Draft 2025 Habs you're on the clock

[Naslund]

Assuming the top guys are not available, draft two of Reschny, Bear, or Hensler.

 

[WeThreeKings]

If we trade both 16th and 17th, we might be able to get 7th overall pick.
I hear Habs interested in Desnoyers Martone Mrtka

If you had the 7th pick and knew the draft falls off around 8-10 would you make that trade?

The teams in range to get a top 6 C in the draft will not trade out of that spot.

 

[WentWughes]

would give Prokhorov a shot, would be good to get a compadre for Ivan. 6'6 with hands, Grant sold me on him.

He moves well and he is huge. His hands are bad, his release is slow and he cannot read the play very well. People will see the few clips of him making a nice move to the net and assume he has hands but he does not. Also his vision is a huge problem, very rarely finding his teammates in good positions. If he is picked in the 1st round by us I am pissed, 2nd round I would be disappointed and I would be neutral If he is our 3rd round pick. He projects as a best case scenario, a low hockey iq, huge, occasionally heavy hitter that is endlessly frustrating to watch on a nightly basis but every once in a while has a flash of brilliance. I had watched around 8-10 of his games, a combination of live streams and shift by shift YouTube videos and he will not amount to anything of value for an NHL team.

 

[sampollock]

What makes you think so?

Not not much in trade frt and 2 good players in three years

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

He moves well and he is huge. His hands are bad, his release is slow and he cannot read the play very well. People will see the few clips of him making a nice move to the net and assume he has hands but he does not. Also his vision is a huge problem, very rarely finding his teammates in good positions. If he is picked in the 1st round by us I am pissed, 2nd round I would be disappointed and I would be neutral If he is our 3rd round pick. He projects as a best case scenario, a low hockey iq, huge, occasionally heavy hitter that is endlessly frustrating to watch on a nightly basis but every once in a while has a flash of brilliance. I had watched around 8-10 of his games, a combination of live streams and shift by shift YouTube videos and he will not amount to anything of value for an NHL team.

His hands aren't bad but they are not great either. I agree that the biggest concern is what appears to be an extremely low hockey IQ and zero vision.

Sometimes big players his age might have more IQ/vision than they display simply due to having been able to hold on to the puck with their size advantage and never really considered attempting to play any other way. Maybe he is aware and sees other options but doesn't trust his teammates to complete the play. This caveat is not usually the case so it would take extensive scouting and communication with the player and coaches to quell these concerns.

I think he is a huge gamble and looks much more like a 4th line banger than he does a top six candidate but there is some homerun potential there. I value IQ more than any trait so for me he is not an option at 16 or 17. I don't have access to him or his coaches so there is no way to apply any context to his apparent lack of IQ/vision so there is no way to talk me out of not wanting to take him with either of our firsts but my opinion plays no part in HuGo's decision......nor should it.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

Habs trade up to draft Jake O'Brien. He's the best passer in draft. Lardis had 72 goals this year. Be a la natural to play with Demidov

 

[TheFalk]

He moves well and he is huge. His hands are bad, his release is slow and he cannot read the play very well. People will see the few clips of him making a nice move to the net and assume he has hands but he does not. Also his vision is a huge problem, very rarely finding his teammates in good positions. If he is picked in the 1st round by us I am pissed, 2nd round I would be disappointed and I would be neutral If he is our 3rd round pick. He projects as a best case scenario, a low hockey iq, huge, occasionally heavy hitter that is endlessly frustrating to watch on a nightly basis but every once in a while has a flash of brilliance. I had watched around 8-10 of his games, a combination of live streams and shift by shift YouTube videos and he will not amount to anything of value for an NHL team.

Thanks for the input, i was going purely based on Grant's report, i was thinking 2nd round for him, i still feel like with our many picks we can afford take a chance on this type of profile on one of the top 82s if he's around

 

[DemidovSZN]

 

[McGees]

 

[morhilane]

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True story!

 

[WeThreeKings]

Looking increasingly likely we will be able to draft Bear.. will be a question of Lakovic/Cootes/Hensler/Fiddler/Reid for the other pick imo.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[WinterLion]

Looking increasingly likely we will be able to draft Bear.. will be a question of Lakovic/Cootes/Hensler/Fiddler/Reid for the other pick imo.

I love Bear. He has a crazy knack for getting in front of guys and winning battles.

I think you are right that he could drop to us. Small winger. I'm a bit nervous about the injuries... gotta trust the medical staff I guess ... If he is healthy I think he is great value at 16.

 

[HuGo Sham]

I can't remember a draft where I've seen so many different combinations and mock selections for the Habs

 

[WinterLion]

Who are those guys that can thrive in this crazy Market?

 

[BenchBrawl]

Who are those guys that can thrive in this crazy Market?

Important question.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Who are those guys that can thrive in this crazy Market?

Aitcheson is the first name that comes to my mind, he's VERY comfortable in the limelight and wants to be on the ice to score the winning goal something fierce. Carbonneau sounds like a very self-assured, borderline cocky kid, so he'd probably enjoy the attention and feed off of it. Martin doesn't seem to get nervous too much about anything, the pressure would probably roll right off his back, and he'd be just fine anywhere really. Those are the top 3 for me as far as being able to handle the crazy stuff the easiest.

 

[417]

Looking increasingly likely we will be able to draft Bear.. will be a question of Lakovic/Cootes/Hensler/Fiddler/Reid for the other pick imo.

Achillies injury?

In the first round?

No thank you...although I understand it's a partial tear, I wouldn't risk it.

 

[sampollock]

let Bear slide to KH pick

 

[WeThreeKings]

Achillies injury?

In the first round?

No thank you...although I understand it's a partial tear, I wouldn't risk it.

You are getting a top 10 talent in the draft at 16 with the ability to pick again at 17. Not only that but he's the embodiment of everything we are missing.

 

[MD thaivuN]

i swear, this guy's opinion on draft-elligible players is only based on interviews or something lol

 

[koivalev]

Very intriguing option, guessing he wouldn't be our pick at 16 or 17 though (maybe 2nd if he's there)

 

[417]

You are getting a top 10 talent in the draft at 16 with the ability to pick again at 17. Not only that but he's the embodiment of everything we are missing.

Why would he still be available at 16 then?

I just get Kyle Chipchura/Peyton Krebs vibes when I think of that injury and players in their draft year.

You're right in that the fact we have two back-to-back 1st round picks could make that risk more tolerable...but I don't know man.

 

[Treb]

Why would he still be available at 16 then?

I just get Kyle Chipchura/Peyton Krebs vibes when I think of that injury and players in their draft year.

You're right in that the fact we have two back-to-back 1st round picks could make that risk more tolerable...but I don't know man.

Teams always get scared off talent for a thing or other, be it injuries, size or whatever.

Habs are in a position were they need to go for homeruns.

 

[Deus ex machina]

i swear, this guy's opinion on draft-elligible players is only based on interviews or something lol

And if they want to be buddies with him...lol