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

[jrom]

Engels article in which he predicts Habs will draft Will Horcoff (not necessarily in the 1st round).

Also mentions that Demidov has been training 5 days / week in the gym and morning / afternoon on ice

Canadiens Draft Preview: Trade potential lowered by current market dynamics

The Montreal Canadiens are one of many teams looking to improve their current roster and contend next season — which makes trading one of their first-round picks for an established player all the more challenging.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Ugh that Mckenzie final rankings is going to hurt us.

Shit we'll end up with Carbonneau and Lakovic.

let's trade one of those picks unless someone falls....

I’d be happy with either but not sure I’d want both. Give me one high upside winger, either Lankovic or Carbonneau. With the other pick, assuming Bear is also gone, either Reschny or a D like Hensler I guess. Getting 2 or those guys would be a solid haul.

Hoping we sign Bennett, not sure if that’s in the cards, but guess we could trade for someone as well.

Going to be an interesting week!

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Ugh that Mckenzie final rankings is going to hurt us.

Shit we'll end up with Carbonneau and Lakovic.

let's trade one of those picks unless someone falls....

Rankings are never even close from the truth

 

[ChesterNimitz]

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.

If we can walk away with Lakovic and Hensler, most here will be smiling in two years. Regrettably, unless Hughes moves up, both will be long gone by 16/17 OA . I wouldn’t sleep on Potter who looks like a Cooley clone. We could do far worse at 16/17 OA.

 

[koivalev]

If we can walk away with Lakovic and Hensler, most here will be smiling in two years. Regrettably, unless Hughes moves up, both will be long gone by 16/17 OA . I wouldn’t sleep on Potter who looks like a Cooley clone. We could do far worse at 16/17 OA.

I think if Montreal doesn't take him, Lakovic may fall to the mid 20s like Greentree did

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

I just find that there's no real guys that i think can hit and be something truly special in that range. Its all guys with 2nd line or 2nd pairing upside who will fill roles but not necessarily key and vital roles.

I like the middle rounds more because I think a guy like McKinney could really pop, but his floor is very low too.

Would you package all our picks to move up for Desnoyers or Martin?

 

[Habssince89]

I’d be happy with either but not sure I’d want both. Give me one high upside winger, either Lankovic or Carbonneau. With the other pick, assuming Bear is also gone, either Reschny or a D like Hensler I guess. Getting 2 or those guys would be a solid haul.

Hoping we sign Bennett, not sure if that’s in the cards, but guess we could trade for someone as well.

Going to be an interesting week!

Agreed. I think 1 pick should be BPA among forwards (likely a winger like Carbonneau) and then the 2nd pick should be the best C or RD

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

Does Bob McKenzie’s rankings drop tomorrow? Personally I’d like any of Martin, Martone, Mrtka but unless Hughes can pull a stunner they won’t be available when we draft. Bear and Cootes could help with skill and some added physicality to our prospect pool. Going to be a fun week.

Wouldn't Cootes be too similar to Beck? To spend a first on. A mid line right shot center

 

[morhilane]

Engels article in which he predicts Habs will draft Will Horcoff (not necessarily in the 1st round).

Right now, things point to Will Horcoff being taken in the late 1st round. Habs would have to trade down or trade up.

 

[Sam I Am]

If we can walk away with Lakovic and Hensler, most here will be smiling in two years. Regrettably, unless Hughes moves up, both will be long gone by 16/17 OA . I wouldn’t sleep on Potter who looks like a Cooley clone. We could do far worse at 16/17 OA.

Unless Jackson Smith or Mrtka slip to 16th, I'd be inclined to draft two forwards in the first round. I'd go Lakovic and Carbonneau or Cootes or West or whoever is the high upside forward still available.

I'd target D with our 3rd pick even if we have to move up a few spots to get our man. Fiddler, Amico et al are likely targets.

 

[Sam I Am]

Would you package all our picks to move up for Desnoyers or Martin?

Uh, no.

 

[sampollock]

so many areas for KH to try.
I say we pick both and one is carbo's boy

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Would you package all our picks to move up for Desnoyers or Martin?

This is a deeper draft than many believe. Frankly, the talent we can garner at 16 and 17 OA may, in the accumulative, be more impactful for the team than the higher pick that so many here are pining for.

 

[sampollock]

This is a deeper draft than many believe. Frankly, the talent we can garner at 16 and 17 OA may, in the accumulative, be more impactful for the team than the higher pick that so many here are pining for.

many good players have slipped down in the past. if your scouting is good that is so key

Detroit made a practice of getting guys like that
Zetts
Pavel D

 

[Scriptor]

many good players have slipped down in the past. if your scouting is good that is so key

Detroit made a practice of getting guys like that
Zetts
Pavel D

Different time with different concerns about Russian players. Not a comparable.

I'd still try to move up to 14th OA this year by giving up the 16th OA this year and next year's 2nd round pick back to Columbus.

Might make a difference.

I'd trade the 17th OA + Mailloux + Matheson (50%) for Rasmus Andersson with an intent to sign a 7-year extension at 7.5M per season.

I'd package this year's two second round picks and (41st OA and 49th OA), plus our 79th OA (3rd rounder)for alate first rounder and trade that + Kapanen + Engström for Zacha.

 

[sampollock]

Different time with different concerns about Russian players. Not a comparable.

I'd still try to move up to 14th OA this year by giving up the 16th OA this year and next year's 2nd round pick back to Columbus.

Might make a difference.

I'd trade the 17th OA + Mailloux + Matheson (50%) for Rasmus Andersson with an intent to sign a 7-year extension at 7.5M per season.

I'd package this year's two second round picks and (41st OA and 49th OA), plus our 79th OA (3rd rounder)for alate first rounder and trade that + Kapanen + Engström for Zacha.

sure it is
scouting is key is the point... good scouts find good players
aka Hudson scouts loved him, even though small

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

I mean aren’t we looking for 2nd liners and 2nd pair guys? Need guys who can potentially pair with Demidov, that’s priority one. Priority two is find some right handed Dmen to develop but that can be done later on. If we keep both firsts, I’d swing for two forwards and just need one to really hit.

Cole Reschny I really like but not sure we can fit in another smaller guy, but damn he could be special. Carbonneau got some skills too. Lakovic, Bear… there are gonna be some options for us and I’m completely ignoring the D round 1 lol

That's how I see it. Try to get two high-ceiling forwards at 16 and 17. I'd be happy with two of Reschny, Bear and Carbonneau (they may have an inch or so to grow as well as muscle up another 10-15 lbs as pros). Go with the top hockey minds or elite tools. I can live with Lakovic, but lukewarm about his compete level. I feel that there will be a suitable RD or big-bodied forward at 41, 49 and in later rounds.

 

[le_sean]

Oh god

People's fascination with extra inches is gonna get us stuck with future Travis Moens instead of future Matthew Barzal's

I’d rather have Moen in the playoffs than Barzal. You should have picked a better example than the guy that just holds on to the puck and skates around the zone 3x on the PP. Barzal is awful

 

[Habssince89]

so many areas for KH to try.
I say we pick both and one is carbo's boy

They're not related AFAIK

 

[sampollock]

They're not related AFAIK

opps

 

[jaffy27]

Ugh that Mckenzie final rankings is going to hurt us.

Shit we'll end up with Carbonneau and Lakovic.

let's trade one of those picks unless someone falls....

Lucky for us, NHL teams do not base their rankings from this list!

It’s a nice measuring stick but after the 5th pick or so, things get out of whack.

Players drop and players jump, this happens every year.

Carb is heading the NCAA route so this should be great for his development and Lacks is a 6’4 talent with tons of potential….won’t turn into Lindros but could turn into a Nichushkin.

Will be very difficult to screw up this draft at 16-17

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

This is a deeper draft than many believe. Frankly, the talent we can garner at 16 and 17 OA may, in the accumulative, be more impactful for the team than the higher pick that so many here are pining for.

I would for Schafer. Watching Bob McKenzie last night he reeks character. hard to believe Schafer is only 17 years old. He talks like somebody 35. Can tell by watching him play his skill is of a Quinn Hughes or Makar. Just can't get those kind of guys. Tkachuk caliber of player. Great leadership and skill.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

That's how I see it. Try to get two high-ceiling forwards at 16 and 17. I'd be happy with two of Reschny, Bear and Carbonneau (they may have an inch or so to grow as well as muscle up another 10-15 lbs as pros). Go with the top hockey minds or elite tools. I can live with Lakovic, but lukewarm about his compete level. I feel that there will be a suitable RD or big-bodied forward at 41, 49 and in later rounds.

Those are the four forwards I’d be looking at as well. Kinda souring on Lakovic after hearing the rumours of that suspension. The EP video on Carbonneau has me heating up on him as well, think his collection of tools are being vastly overlooked. He could be the complete package.

 

[Habssince89]

Those are the four forwards I’d be looking at as well. Kinda souring on Lakovic after hearing the rumours of that suspension. The EP video on Carbonneau has me heating up on him as well, think his collection of tools are being vastly overlooked. He could be the complete package.

for Carbonneau it seems the biggest negative is that he tries to do too much and won't be able to force things as much at the NHL level. But I think those are easily coachable issues, and by virtue of having NHL linemates he's simply not going to be a puckhog. I can't imagine him being so clueless as to not use his linemates. I admit I didn't know much about him until recently, but Carbonneau's potential and how he would fit into our team is very enticing.

 

[WeThreeKings]

for Carbonneau it seems the biggest negative is that he tries to do too much and won't be able to force things as much at the NHL level. But I think those are easily coachable issues, and by virtue of having NHL linemates he's simply not going to be a puckhog. I can't imagine him being so clueless as to not use his linemates. I admit I didn't know much about him until recently, but Carbonneau's potential and how he would fit into our team is very enticing.

Godin eluded to some character issues.