WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Washington at 8.
San Jose might do it but if they don't, I don't expect him before 7.
Pre-Game Talk: Kent Hughes Presser, Thursday morning, June 8th 2023 9:30 am
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Washington at 8.
San Jose might do it but if they don't, I don't expect him before 7.
...if he's available at 5, Hughes is gonna take him, imo...
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
...just the way he almost "brushed off" the Michkov questions makes me think he's gonna do the same as he did with Slaf; see the possibilities and take who he thinks will be the best player in the future, not necessarily the now...
If he is there at 5....we better be drafting him. Near Bedard level talent. All these other guys are pretenders compared to those two.
It would be telling if Washington was passing on Michkov at 8 thought, but they are the most likely to pick him up.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
They were pretty apparent they were considering Slafkovsky..
The fact they had the draft lottery a month ago and he still says they haven't done their due diligence, etc.
VirginiaMtlExpat
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Didn't allude to anyone in particular, Habs. You're probably not the worst offender, though perhaps there is a counterexample somewhere of yours that I'm forgetting.
blarneylad
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How many dinos have led teams to cups? How many analytics kids have? I know Dubas couldn't trade for guys on the eye test until O'Reilly. His analytics work failed him.
Beer and Chips
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His statement was a player should be passed because other teams passed, and just because it isn't the same reason doesn't make it irrelevant.
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In today's NHL, I think you need both analytics and eye-test. One should inform the other and I don't think any one method of analysis should be over-relied upon.
I don't think Brisebois is a dino and he seems to have done fine.
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Why do you believe him
They did repeat ad nauseam last year that they didn’t want the best 18 year old, they wanted the best 22-23 year old..
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I give Benson approximately a 0% chance of Hughes taking him at 5 OA
Analytics never inform the eye test, they simply point to things that need an eye test that may have been overlooked. The eye test is always the determining method.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Why do you believe him
They did repeat ad nauseam last year that they didn’t want the best 18 year old, they wanted the best 22-23 year old..
I believe him because he's been a straight shooter the whole time and literally nobody half way connected to the Montreal Canadiens believe they have even the slightest interest in even smoke screening they are interested in him.
OK. But he wasn't saying they should pass. He was asking if they do pass and Michkov ends up going several picks later would we be more likely to accept the decision.
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I'd suggest that depends on the sample size of you having seen the player. If it's large, I'd tend to agree with you. If not, Analytics could point you toward flaws in their game that you would need to look for when eye testing.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Boss Man Hughes is correct. I am not at all saying they should pass. I have Michkov 3rd, so I'd do it but I'm just a dude on his phone.
NHL teams at 15 are doing their if Michkov is available scenarios. The league doesn't know if he goes 4 or 15, but the risk profile is high.
So at what point of Michkov falling do people realize the Habs wouldn't be passing because they are stupid but because a bunch of organizations also feel that there's too much uncertainty.
You can get mad if they pass at 5 but what does that say if he's passed on at 6, or 7, what if Washington passes at 8?
Malkin had to be smuggled out of Russia and he went 2 overall. What does that say about Michkovs perceived upside around the league if teams are willing to take Smith over him, or Leonard or Reinbacher or Dvorsky? It's possible that in addition to the risk that there's a sense among the scouts and teams that Michkovs game hasn't grown the way it has needed to since the last time he played against his peer group, two years ago.
Estimated_Prophet
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People taking anything from this press conference at all.........
We have to talk about something!People taking anything from this press conference at all.........
Not if he becomes a superstar in the nhl and the player we draft becomes just average.
What if Leonard becomes a 60-70 points player but we win a cup with him on the team? Would you be happy?
Grate n Colorful Oz
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And we wouldn't get any real indications one way or another.
Come on, man, you really think Hughes would show his hand? He'd make sure the message is controlled and doesn't infer to his actual leanings, while trying to bait possible suitors for a big payoff.
Also, they haven't interviewed Michkov yet and we know just how much weight they put on those.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
There's a difference between showing a hand and showing any little bit of interest or desire in taking a player.
Do we know their intentions 100%? No. But do we really think the Habs are all in on the idea of selecting someone they haven't started their due diligence on, when they've known about where they are picking for a month now? They were asked about Michkov literally seconds after their draft positioning was locked in.
Everyone around the team keeps telling us, they don't want to take Michkov.
Everyone around the league keeps saying, there's a really big sense that Michkov is going to slide and they don't know when that slide is going to end.
The fan base clearly wants Michkov due to the hype for years and years on a guy, it's the same situation as Wright last year. But it's probably gonna go the same way here. The more people keep trying to talk themselves into a pretzel to keep hope they'll make the Michkov pick, the bigger the negative reaction is going to be when they pass.
