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Brett Stapley sets up the Game Winning goal, his 2nd pt of the season,
Wow is Savoie ever hot.
Brett Stapley sets up the Game Winning goal, his 2nd pt of the season,
Wow is Savoie ever hot.
Don’t know if you’re joking but hot as in 5 points in 3 games as a freshamn.How can you tell with all of his equipment and helmet with a face shield on?
Don’t know if you’re joking but hot as in 5 points in 3 games as a freshamn.
Wow is Savoie ever hot.
They did the same by trading one of their 2nd rounders and passing over Nick Robertson in 2019 (who was one of my favorites).certainly looking like the Habs will regret what seemed like a questionable trade at the time, to go from a early 4th to a late 3rd (caps) when Savioe, Stange, Pytlik, etc... were still on the board.
This draft is so much better for defensemen
Power, Hughes, Edvinsson, Ceulemans, Hreschuk, Lambos, Chayka, Bolduc, etc
I really don't understand why we picked Guhle
BPA?
I really hope they get it right with Guhle when we so badly needed forwards. With Romanov, Norlinder, Brook, Harris, Struble, Juulsen, Fleury, Fairbrother we were in good shape for D prospects and with just Caufield at forward that is very loopsided now. Granted trades can be made but trading prospects is risky and can backfire badly.
That said if they felt that Guhle was just that good that they had to take him or that the forwards just weren't that interesting then so be it and I just hope it works out.
The good news is I love what the future could hold for the Habs blueline and in nets, but the bad news is that after Suzuki, KK and Caufield we have no high end forwards at all (talking U-22's)
I was a little torn on draft day as I felt Guhle was the BPA but couldn't help hoping for a forward.
I do understand and agree with the team's philosophy in taking the BPA and elevating the value of defencemen and centers as part of part of evaluation process. We look to be ridiculously stacked with D prospects and not enough spots to accommodate them. The good news is it is very easy to trade good D and C prospects for very good wing prospects or for immediate help on the wing. I think we need to remember that these prospects are assets first and foremost. The real trick is to identify which ones to keep and which ones to trade before their value drops. The key is that this approach to drafting greatly increases the chance that the main team is able to stock their most important positions with quality talent with the potential luxury of having great trade chips left over. MB has already went on record saying that some of these riches can be exchanged to fill specific needs, hopefully he proceeds wisely...
I personally don't see it that way. I see a bunch of potential top 4 dmen, but nobody that will lead the defense as a #1 dman for numerous. We need to get one of those desperately.The good news is I love what the future could hold for the Habs blueline and in nets, but the bad news is that after Suzuki, KK and Caufield we have no high end forwards at all (talking U-22's)
the problem I have is that they seem to pick and chose when to apply BPA as Timmins has admitted past mistakes in going for need in '06 with D's and in '13 for size and unless they felt KK was really the 3rd best player then '18 as well.
the problem with overloading on D prospects and having almost no forward prospects means you likely have to trade one or two and that can be risky.
I look at Nashville, they tried overloading on D prospects and never could win a cup with that plan, just hope we don't end up in the same boat.
The problem with Tinordi and McCarron is that they were clearly selecting for a very specific need and not necessarily BPA. In KK's case he fit as BPA because he was the best C available and they had him ranked higher than the other D's. It is quite possible that they may have taken Tkachuk if they felt that there was enough of a talent gap to compensate for lesser positional value much like how Caufield was selected over other avalable C's and D's.
When comparing the Hab's philosophy to Nashville's, there is one very important distinction to make. Nashville did not have any center depth at all and were forced to trade D's for C's where it is more difficult to recoup equal value. MB is in a position where he appears to have solidified the C position for the next decade and has the luxury of leveraging high value D prospects for wingers who inherently hold less value which allows him to acquire higher tier wingers than Nashville could with targeting centers.
I agree that there is risk in this approach but there is also greater risk in drafting wingers who can rapidly lose value if they aren't immediately productive. With this approach we can target wingers who are either fully established or have been progressing in their respective post draft developmental curves.
I think that early mistakes in MB/Timmins approach have lead to refinements in an evolving philosophy that imo appears to have the team heading in the right direction.
it's a fair point on Nashville as long as KK can be what we think he can.
The problem I have with this draft comes down to Guhle vs Reichel, Mercer, Chinakhov, Lapierre, Zarry. Since those were the forwards taken around Guhle and we needed one so badly. I would have no problem taking a center since they can often easily just slid over to a wing spot but our forward prospects are so bleak going into the draft I just hope they nailed this pick. I like what i've seen from him, but others seem to not be very happy with the pick at all and I don't have much to go off with the WHL not in action yet.
Lol give Guhle some time he will grow on you. Shutdown D who can skate and play physical are very valuable. He has some offensive potential too that will come around. You probably woulda said the same thing about Moritz Seider last year or Jake Sanderson this year, but both will grow into dominant defensive d-men who play a 2-way style, and Guhle has similar potential. Never know where we will pick in 2021. Could be 32nd overall after a big cup win .I'm completely fine if somehow we wind up taking another defenseman, just please not another Guhle. I want to like the first round pick more than the second rounder.
I was a massive Moritz Seider fan, but yes I was (and still am, relatively) low on Jake Sanderson.Lol give Guhle some time he will grow on you. Shutdown D who can skate and play physical are very valuable. He has some offensive potential too that will come around. You probably woulda said the same thing about Moritz Seider last year or Jake Sanderson this year, but both will grow into dominant defensive d-men who play a 2-way style, and Guhle has similar potential. Never know where we will pick in 2021. Could be 32nd overall after a big cup win .
He's like 5 foot 11, goalies like that just don't play in the NHL anymore. He's kinda lucky he was drafted at all TBH.Devon levi, from montreal, first goaltender for team canada. Did i miss something? Why montreal didnt picked him? Loll. They knew all these stuff. Instead of gordin. I mean. Thats weird
Devon levi, from montreal, first goaltender for team canada. Did i miss something? Why montreal didnt picked him? Loll. They knew all these stuff. Instead of gordin. I mean. Thats weird
I personally don't see it that way. I see a bunch of potential top 4 dmen, but nobody that will lead the defense as a #1 dman for numerous. We need to get one of those desperately.
I'm not optimistic that they become #2s either. I see some #3s which wont get you anywhere.Could be a bunch of #2s though. That's not a bad situation at all. I still want that true blue #1D prospect though.
I'm not optimistic that they become #2s either. I see some #3s which wont get you anywhere.
I just dont see it personally. Hope I'm wrong.oh there is certainly #2 potential in some of these guys. No givens though. And even having a bunch of #3s wouldn't be horrible. Great trade bait.