GDT: NHL Entry Draft 2018: The Attitude Era Begins @ 7PM ET June 22, 2018

[nhlfan9191]

Can this tard on Sportsnet stop saying we reached at 3 each time they go to commercial break.

We did reach. It was an out there pick for a top 3 regardless of what we or others think. Question is will the risk pay off? Well we have to let time run.

 

[mariolemieux66]

What a dumb question to that poor kid. Say to his mother. Kids laugjing a storm so happy and with that he's almost in tears. Nice move idiot.

They've done that all night long. Even the 4 guys panel was bad.

 

[The Great Weal]

Got a shot at one of Berggren, Hallander, Thomas, Ylonen

 

[webersshot]

Hoping for macissac and Thomas tmr

 

[Habs76]

I'm a tad salty about Alexeyev. Really thought he was gonna fall.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Bergevin has wasted 7 years. Don’t feel so bad

I liked it, and then unliked it, so I could like it again.

 

[Habs76]

Hoping for macissac and Thomas tmr

One word: Why?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Well then, time to stock up on 2019 picks now.

 

[JayKing]

Zadina dropping is 100% felip forsberg. **** need at no.3. This is supposed to be a franchise defining pick. Needs change over a span of 5 to 10 years. Ugh.

Yeah I'm scared Kotkaniemi is the Elias Lindholm of the draft.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Top Guys left:

D: Bode Wilde, Jared McIsaac, Calen Addison, Jonny Tychonick, Jet Woo & Mattias Samuelson.

F: Akil Thomas (C), Jonatan Berggren (RW), Serron Noel (RW), Jake Wise (C), Ryan McLeod (C), Jacob Olofsson (C), Benoit-Olivier Groulx (C), Cam Hillis (C), Kirill Marchenko (RW) & Filip Hallander (C).

 

[VinceHabs]

Big day today!

What I would like to see happen:

Trade a Pacioretty (+?) to the Kings for their first + one of the Kings C prospects.
Draft Zadina #3
Move up in the draft with the Kings first and a 2nd to pick Veleno (I know this won't be popular)

So within the first 15 picks we would have 2 C prospects (hopefully #1 and #2 centers) and a top winger prospect.

Or do nothing and let detroit get both players lol

 

[1909]

Isles and Detroit were lucky to get what they had, and that luck was also based on the fact they had two 1st round picks, something MB was unable to achieve.

Kotkaniemi better be good. Not just one Tournament good.

 

[OnTheRun]

Lol, Bergy is already opening the door to play Kotk LW. Draft+2hours, most be a record.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

It was a good first round. We got the top center in the draft in round 1. 4 picks in round 2 coming. A draft isnt judged on one round

Yeah.

(But) We must continue to at least semi-tank.
I actually want a full-scale tankage to win the 2019 draft.

Our missiles are short-range, not ICBMs.

 

[Zorba]

Got a shot at one of Berggren, Hallander, Thomas, Ylonen

Berggren is too close to Bergevin. I don’t wanna see that name anywhere near the Habs after he’s fired which is hopefully Sunday morning

 

[donghabs98]

Doesn't even mention the name of the player lol. Just Montreal with a reach, Ottawa with Brady Tkatchuk.

Sportsnet showing the reaction of two Habs fans and saying that Habs fans weren't happy with the Kotkaniemi pick was amateur broadcasting. It sucks not getting Zadina but we got a very good center and didn't go off the board like the Coyotes did.

 

[LaP]

Well then, time to stock up on 2019 picks now.

For that we would need to trade vets. MB is not trading them unless his team is bottom 5 or close at the deadline.

 

[dcyhabs]

We picked the first center. We'll find out if we picked the best center.

I was torn about reaching as the number of the top 10 picks who end up being the top 10 players is always less than 10 and often less than 5. In this case I think we, Ottawa, and Phoenix reached (Hayton is supposed to be high floor low ceiling) and Detroit, Vancouver and Chicago benefited.

We're hoping Kotkaniemi picks up his skating whereas Zadina and Hughes are locks.

 

[nhlfan9191]

There's Friedman and the 'insiders' for you... they know nothing.

I won’t defend Bergevin until he does something to erase the past 3-4 years. But what he did tonight was ballsy. Whether it pays off is the question.

 

[The Great Weal]

Berggren is a must.

 

[danyhabsfan]

Highest player on my list are:

Berggren
Thomas
Noel
Wilde
McIsaac

Had them in the 1st round

I also like Ylonen, Tychonick, Fonstad, Wise

 

[Habaneros]

Yeah I'm scared Kotkaniemi is the Elias Lindholm of the draft.

Kotkaniemi described himself primarily as a playmaker who can find the passing lanes. Canadiens plug hole, selecting Finn Jesperi Kotkaniemi No. 3 overall at NHL draft

“We had a lot of good centres and that’s why I played on the wing,” said Kotkaniemi, who was the third-leading scorer on his team with 10 goals and 29 points.
The youngster said he’ll talk to his coach about spending more time at centre. In this case, the coach is his father, Mikael, a former Liiga player.
“It’s something we’ll talk about over breakfast,” said Kotkaniemi.

 

[Whitesnake]

Bergevin being his usual condescending prick again....

 

[The Great Weal]

Berggren is too close to Bergevin. I don’t wanna see that name anywhere near the Habs after he’s fired which is hopefully Sunday morning

I know you are joking, but Berggren is incredibly talented and is a gorgeous skater. #1 guy for me right now.

 

[donghabs98]

While I would have liked to trade up to take a shot at Veleno late in the draft or get one of the Islanders 1st,, the Habs are in a great position with 4 seconds to draft players, some of who I never expected to make it to the 2nd round.

The ball is in the Habs court now, if we blow this chance then its fully on us.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

We picked the first center. We'll find out if we picked the best center.

I was torn about reaching as the number of the top 10 picks who end up being the top 10 players is always less than 10 and often less than 5. In this case I think we, Ottawa, and Phoenix reached (Hayton is supposed to be high floor low ceiling) and Detroit, Vancouver and Chicago benefited.

We're hoping Kotkaniemi picks up his skating whereas Zadina and Hughes are locks.

Low ceiling on fan mocks maybe.

 

[JayKing]

Hopeful to get 2 of Wilde, McIsaac and McLeod with our next 2 picks and maybe Wise later.

 

[Adam Michaels]

For the argument that Habs should have moved back into the 1st round, I say that the teams that did move up and down in the draft were teams that moved a 1st round pick for a 1st round pick. There weren't teams that moved only 2nd round picks for a 1st round pick.

 

[Draft]

I think calling Kotkaniemi a reach is a little odd as he's been a part of the main stream discussion for the top-5 since at least the U18s. Glad we could hunker down and finally go for a center though - even if he "could" have been taken later, I'm not going to say no to a top-10 ranked center. Really excited to see how his skating develops because improvement in that is what's going to take his game to another level. Bergevin made the right call here.

I think we're going to see a lot of arguing on this board about our next two picks.

Next guys on my list are McIsaac, Berggren, Noel, Olofsson, Hallander, McLeod, Roman, Wilde.... So many of the defenceman I wanted are already gone!

 

[Zorba]

I know you are joking, but Berggren is incredibly talented and is a gorgeous skater. #1 guy for me right now.

I’m
Obviously kidding. I just expected a bit more tonight from a gm who’s on his last legs