Inside the Habs draft - premieres August 22, 7:00 p.m. on YouTube

[jrom]

Ben Merrill wants to be like Brian Boyle.

Getting a Brian Boyle at what he turned out to be with the Rangers for the current Habs would be amazing.

They didn't talk about Thorpe, or I missed it

I was curious (on how you can reach out to an NHLer) and according to hockeydb he and Boyle were born in the same city, so probably local/family connection

 

[KevSkillz4]

The most interesting thing in the video was that Hage was actually the guy they were targeting when they traded up to 21st.

Also that unprotected 1st next year from Chicago (I am assuming it's Chicago) is crazy. There is a very good chance they finish bottom 3. Definitely something to make you think twice.

Demidov > Hagens

 

[badfish]

Hutson seems like a great kid. Mature, calm, poised and thoughtful. He's also grown up in the past year. He wasn't that much shorter than Demi. lol

Lane was wearing platform shoes

 

[crosbyshow]

Sawyer is schmall......that upper body needs work!

Nope.

Important things are core, and legs and the most important thing is IQ.

Go watch upper body of Gretzky, Kane, Ribeiro and many others.....they had the shape of..Gilles Latulippe..

 

[Rapala]

Everything pretty much fell in place for the picks 1 through 4. Quite a gamble trading up for Hage with a low percentage to get him. I thought they had a bank of players they were targeting as opposed to just 1. That's gamblin...

I'm pretty sure they talked about having a couple of "Big" guys available if Hage wasn't there it was still a calculated risk.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

I'm pretty sure they talked about having a couple of "Big" guys available if Hage wasn't there it was still a calculated risk.

My guess is they were talking about guys like Beaudoin and Letourneau

 

[Skip Bayless]

"I played against him on Hlinka Gretzky cup, yeah. He lose hahah"

- Demidov when asked if he knew Slafkovsky

 

[G0bias]

Looks like there's a scout who thought Demidov could be a number 1 center

Yeah did i get that right? Billy Ryan projecting Demidov as a potential n.1 center versus a top-6 scoring winger in Lindstrom?

 

[SlafySZN]

Yeah did i get that right? Billy Ryan projecting Demidov as a potential n.1 center versus a top-6 scoring winger in Lindstrom?

Thought it was Lindstrom but maybe Iginla?

 

[Guess]

There probably a lot of editing but it very suspicious that every year they get the guy they target at the spot the target.

That's probably why it takes more than a month for the documentary to come out whereas some teams (eg Chicago) have theirs out in like a week or two

Yeah did i get that right? Billy Ryan projecting Demidov as a potential n.1 center versus a top-6 scoring winger in Lindstrom?

Yep he projected Demidov as a possible 1C, I don't know about the top 6 winger.

 

[G0bias]

Thought it was Lindstrom but maybe Iginla?

Could be. But if Demidov's not there, means Lindstrom is available.

I wish we'd seen their reaction to the Sennecke pick. Maybe they knew Ducks were taking him.

 

[Gustave]

There probably a lot of editing but it very suspicious that every year they get the guy they target at the spot the target.

That’s a true point, no question.

However, if I compare the « feel » of the room compared to last year’s mood, it was different. I felt a sense of giddiness this season. Last year was more composed and a bit of « them the brakes » of the choice, especially considering Gorton’s intro in 2023.

Demidov was the kind of player these guys hoped to draft since the last three years. I think it was transparent in that sense, and the excitement is barely contained. They too want to be entertained by the product on the ice.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

These are so good, 26 mins which felt like 5

 

[Nicko999]

Demidov > Hagens

Way too early to make such call. Hagens is only 17.

At the same age, I could have said Wright > Demidov and nobody would have argued against.

 

[Balthazar]

at 12:17 they compare two players...one is Demidov and the other was plan B (I think it was Iginla).

The upside on both these guys, you know, I really like both of them.

One guy brings the puck over the line and makes play, just brings it to the slot, he's the puck possession play driver.

The other guy basically gets in as a goal scorer mentality, creates everything off his shot

 

[Balthazar]

There probably a lot of editing but it very suspicious that every year they get the guy they target at the spot the target.

That's not suspicious, you said it yourself that it's editing. They cut all the parts where they say good things about the other players and also the bad things they say about the players that they drafted. So in the end it looks like they only wanted that guy at that spot and all the things about him are positive.

We know for a fact that they wanted Hage at 21 though.

That will never happen but I'd legit pay to watch the full unedited version.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Loved it. The more I watch these guys the more trust I have in them. I don’t think we’ve been in these good of hands in a very long time. Maybe my entire lifetime.

 

[Scintillating10]

I'd be curious to know who KH was taking to on the phone when he said ''if our guy slips to us, we'll take him, otherwise we make the trade'' at 21, or something like that.

Zegras probably

 

[morhilane]

Loved it. The more I watch these guys the more trust I have in them. I don’t think we’ve been in these good of hands in a very long time. Maybe my entire lifetime.

Most of the scouts in that video were there under MB, some have been with the org for 10+ years.

Things already started to change when Lapointe replaced Churla. It changed further when Gorton/Hughes/Bobrov/analytics team were hired.

 

[BLONG7]

Loved it. The more I watch these guys the more trust I have in them. I don’t think we’ve been in these good of hands in a very long time. Maybe my entire lifetime.

Amazing behind the scenes look at what is happening....................how can you not be happy for the organization to be moving forward with such great hockey minds.

Trust the process guys!!

 

[Big Lurk]

Shane Churla wouldve drafted George Parros over Patty Kane smh

 

[MeanMugging91]

Amazing. Love this kind of stuff seems like everything fell into place perfectly. What a refreshing feeling after so many years of no plan it finally feels like our time is coming. Hats off to Hughes and Gorton.

 

[FrankMTL]

Great video....I could watch these guys talk for hours.

I guess this video really confirms that the Habs we're going after Hage at 21. He was really the guy they wanted and i'm assuming that it wouldn't have made a difference if Boisvert or Eiserman were there. Hage just seems like such a great kid.

Demidov is an absolute beauty of a human being. Talented as f*** but what a great personality as well with the perfect amount of confidence. A real leader.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Ivan Demidov is a Lane Hutson connoisseur

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826774690494369819

 

[morhilane]

Ivan Demidov is a Lane Hutson connoisseur

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826774690494369819

I used to describe Demidov as the "forward version of Lane Hutson", I didn't think he saw it himself.