Post-Game Talk: Requiem for the 2023 NHL Draft

ChesterNimitz

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My take : this board is salty af and will look dumb in a few months/years
This draft comes down to two factors: Newhook and Reinbacher. If management was correct in their assessment of these players’ potential (and I think they are dead on) it will be regarded as a strong, if not, transformational draft. If not, we will remain in the wilderness of irrelevancy for a bit longer.
 

HabbyGuy

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This draft comes down to two factors: Newhook and Reinbacher. If management was correct in their assessment of these players’ potential (and I think they are dead on) it will be regarded as a strong, if not, transformational draft. If not, we will remain in the wilderness of irrelevancy for a bit longer.

It was a very important draft, we all knew that going in. It's why fans are so tightly wrapped on this. On the surface to many, it looks like a missed opportunity, time will tell I guess.

We're all hungry for some star power and success.
 

yianik

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Thanks! He was my best bud for the past 13.5 years. Ughh I'm crushed.

He had nasal cancer for the past 2 years and it really caught up with him the past few months. Thankful he's at peace.
Yeah sorry to hear of losing your pal. I have an almost 2 year old Lab and can't imagine losing her.
 

rve24

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It was a very important draft, we all knew that going in. It's why fans are so tightly wrapped on this. On the surface to many, it looks like a missed opportunity, time will tell I guess.
Yes it will. Agreed . No team hits on 50% of drafts. It's a crap shoot. But the hatred is odd to me lol.
 

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Yes it will. Agreed . No team hits on 50% of drafts. It's a crap shoot. But the hatred is odd to me lol.

The hatred is well rooted and justified by the fact we haven't tasted any real success for decades, and have been without a star forward forever. The disappointment is valid, we just don't know if the future means more the same. It just feels that way to some.

Montreal deserves a star. Michkov, rightfully or wrongly was a symbol of hope for many of us in that regard.

But I do trust Hughes and love my habs so we'll just have to see.

No matter what we are definitely on a good path, I do like the direction we're headed. Reinbacher is a great prospect, who fills an actual need.

All is not lost.
 
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rve24

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Do your own work. Show me how my facts are wrong lol
Again you posted, I responded lol.
Is it not on you to prove your original pist lol. Or do you tend to fart in a room n run away to not explain?
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Anyone who believes the so called pro scouts that we've had in recent past are knowledgeable, just take a look at the picks (first round) between the 2000 and 2020 drafts. 5 good and 15 bad. I'm not looking post 2020 because it's too early to say. Price, Mcdonagh, Segachev, Caufield and Guhle. We traded Mcdonagh and Sergachev and got absolutely fleeced.

The rest are a collection of misfits like Tinordi, Leblanc, McCarron, Fischer etc. But yeah, what do fans know, these are after all the pros who do this for a living smh. I'm still waiting to eat crow for the picks I didn't care for like the ones mentioned and many others such as Chipchura, Juulsen etc. I'm waiting to eat crow one day but those who think the scouts know better, have already obviously quenched their thirst by drinking Kool-aid by the gallons."

I'll gladly do your homework for ya if we put a wager for charity on it. Otherwise your making claims with no facts just to whine.
5 good 15 bad....please set parameters for comparison.
Misfits....I'll look those up also for a bet for charoty
 

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@Runner77 this person is here just arguing with everyone. Must be Lapointe's daughter or son :laugh:
Funny what comes out of the woodwork this time of year!

I’ve been supporting this new management team from the start but I also said that if they’d give me reason to doubt a decision they make, I’d be calling them out. This was such a critical juncture that they deserve to be questioned.

But … but … but … context pretext! :DD

He’ll be a good player, at bare minimum. Great floor.
Good as in a “top 4D”. Not the type of description you want associated with a 5OA pick or how it was a needs-motivated decision.
 
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Habano

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Again you posted, I responded lol.
Is it not on you to prove your original pist lol. Or do you tend to fart in a room n run away to not explain?
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Anyone who believes the so called pro scouts that we've had in recent past are knowledgeable, just take a look at the picks (first round) between the 2000 and 2020 drafts. 5 good and 15 bad. I'm not looking post 2020 because it's too early to say. Price, Mcdonagh, Segachev, Caufield and Guhle. We traded Mcdonagh and Sergachev and got absolutely fleeced.

The rest are a collection of misfits like Tinordi, Leblanc, McCarron, Fischer etc. But yeah, what do fans know, these are after all the pros who do this for a living smh. I'm still waiting to eat crow for the picks I didn't care for like the ones mentioned and many others such as Chipchura, Juulsen etc. I'm waiting to eat crow one day but those who think the scouts know better, have already obviously quenched their thirst by drinking Kool-aid by the gallons."

I'll gladly do your homework for ya if we put a wager for charity on it. Otherwise your making claims with no facts just to whine.
5 good 15 bad....please set parameters for comparison.
Misfits....I'll look those up also for a bet for charoty
I don't have to explain, if you don't understand that's your problem. Anyway, stop arguing with everyone on the board, you sound like a child.
 
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To hear they drafted some Russian kids after seeing some videos but felt they didn’t have enough data on Michkov ? Ehhhhhhhh ….

I’m one of those people that believes the draft is an absolute crapshoot so I don’t put much into what the GM says before and after …

But I think we can be honest now right ? Gordon and Hughes are not the second coming of Pollock and Co. Whatever BS we heard from past GMs we’ll hear from them too …
 

Habano

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Funny what comes out of the woodwork this time of year!

I’ve been supporting this new management team from the start but I also said that if they’d give me reason to doubt a decision they make, I’d be calling them out. This was such a critical juncture that they deserve to be questioned.

But … but … but … context pretext! :DD


Good as in a “top 4D”. Not the type of description you want associated with a 5OA pick or how it was a needs-motivated decision.
Apparently Lapointe's daughter has nothing better to do tonight lol. Shhhh we're not allowed to voice our opinions lol
 
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Apparently Lapointe's daughter has nothing better to do tonight lol. Shhhh we're not allowed to voice our opinions lol
Friendship goes a long way in these management set ups. I’m surprised that Lapointe was a holdover and even got a promotion under HuGo. I believe their ties go back to Gorton’s Boston days.

I don’t know how he’s being evaluated internally. Hence, as fans we mostly only have the choices the contingent makes, to try and establish how rational a decision may have been.
 

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Good as in a “top 4D”. Not the type of description you want associated with a 5OA pick or how it was a needs-motivated decision.
In a vacuum, yes, as top 4D floor, it’s an ok pick even at 5OA. Considering there’s room above the floor, it’s ok as a pick.

Now… in a context of Askarov + Wood, or Michkov outright, or trade down for assets… the comparisons will always be tough. As they should. It will make or break this admin.

But as for Reinbacher himself, I’m a fan.
 

CristianoRonaldo

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Culture. We filled up on culture it seems. Ok.

Culture is the new karakter...
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