Post-Game Talk: Requiem for the 2023 NHL Draft

[Kimota]

That is not what I said.
I said we weren't taking him no matter what and he has to hit a lot of check marks to become a franchise player.
Get over it.

"we were not taking him no matter what" yea and that's wrong. Why should we let these fools get away with that?

 

[Mrb1p]

I guess we'll see in a few years since we don't know that for a fact. Might be another Yakupov for all we know.

Theres about as much chance of Michkov being Yakupov as there is of him being better than Gretzky. Would you call him Yakupov if he wasnt russian?

Your logic is dipping in poo.

 

[larek]

I guess we'll see in a few years since we don't know that for a fact. Might be another Yakupov for all we know.

LoL thats a mighty low evaluation !!

 

[Xirik]

Though if this were true I would think Hughes would say it but what if Michkov in the interview was like "I want to play in big market American city" and after hearing that they figured if they drafted him he might potentially just stay in the KHL?

my evidence? He went to New York before the draft, the most American city.

Anyways that's my theory.

 

[BenchBrawl]

If anything, people were much more disparaging of Michkov, with all the innuendos about his character.

 

[Mrb1p]

That is not what I said.
I said we weren't taking him no matter what and he has to hit a lot of check marks to become a franchise player.
Get over it.

If you know someones gonna murder your mom months in advance, do you just accept the fact and move on from your mom?

 

[waffledave]

Lol.



Lol.

 

[larek]

Though if this were true I would think Hughes would say it but what if Michkov in the interview was like "I want to play in big market American city" and after hearing that they figured if they drafted him he might potentially just stay in the KHL?

my evidence? He went to New York before the draft, the most American city.

Anyways that's my theory.

All Hughes has to say is that's what was said
Obviously he didnt

 

[Guy Larose]

Theres about as much chance of Michkov being Yakupov as there is of him being better than Gretzky. Would you call him Yakupov if he wasnt russian?

Your logic is dipping in poo.

Ah the race card LMAO....give me a break. Your evaluations are always way off, so we'll see like I said.

 

[Mrb1p]

Ah the race card LMAO....give me a break. Your evaluations are always way off, so we'll see like I said.

"Russian" is not a race, its a nationality. But yeah, you might suffer from russo-phobia.

 

[Guy Larose]

LoL thats a mighty low evaluation !!

It's not even an evaluation, I said for all we know....that's the other problem with this place, you make things up as you go....

"Russian" is not a race, its a nationality. But yeah, you might suffer from russo-phobia.

Must be it...continue with your bad player evaluations and your picking fights on this site, you're part of the problem here and everyone knows it.

 

[SnapVirus]

Well Guy Larose, you said Michkov could turn out like Yakupov. But the same could be said for Reinbacher, he could turn like Juolevi.

 

[Guy Larose]

If you know someones gonna murder your mom months in advance, do you just accept the fact and move on from your mom?

Brilliant analysis LMFAO...Wow, what a genius

 

[Mrb1p]

It's not even an evaluation, I said for all we know....that's the other problem with this place, you make things up as you go....


Must be it...continue with your bad player evaluations and your picking fights on this site, you're part of the problem here and everyone knows it.

My bad player evaluations? You know I had Reinbacher 5th overall when everyone had him outaide the top 20? I was literally the first to hype him up on HFboards.

 

[Guy Larose]

Well Guy Larose, you said Michkov could turn out like Yakupov. But the same could be said for Reinbacher, he could turn like Juolevi.

Wow, reading comprehension around here is weak...FOR ALL WE KNOW......want me to write it in another language for you? And yes, Reinbacher could, who knows, nobody knows right now. Not rocket science.

 

[larek]

Well Guy Larose, you said Michkov could turn out like Yakupov. But the same could be said for Reinbacher, he could turn like Juolevi.

Or Thomas Pock

 

[Rapala]

Canadiens draft thoughts: The Reinbacher fallout, a quiet free agency and the run on goalies

How fan reaction to the David Reinbacher pick is being received, some updates on offseason plans and more in this Canadiens draft notebook.

theathletic.com

Interesting comments about the reaction fans had on social media. Seems to have really surprised management

This is rich is Dubois saying he couldn't handle the expectation. That was always going to be a distinct possibility. As for the rest they knew they were in a bad spot or they wouldn't have looked at trading up. Trading the pick might have helped mitigate some of the vitriol but it also confirms how much they liked Reinbacher.

 

[26Mats]

great reaction shot of a Habs podcaster the moment we pick Reinbacher, 58:50 mark:

 

[MarkovsKnee]

No one here is cruel to Reinbacher though. Can you show me a post where Reinbacher is bullied? Or is it on other social medias?

You say Michkov is not the Russian Crosby, and you seem very sure of that. Fine. I had the opposite conviction, so can you understand why I'm really pissed off at the brass, after 30 years of waiting for a player like that, still ~24 hrs in?

I don't know man. I condemn any hate towards Reinbacher, but how can you avoid the comparisons? A delicate situation.

Dude, all you've been doing the last 3 days is being over dramatic about Michkov. Seriously!

 

[River Meadow]

 

[nhlfan9191]

"Russian" is not a race, its a nationality. But yeah, you might suffer from russo-phobia.

We drafted a Russian in this draft. They didn’t pass on Michkov because he was Russian. They passed on him because he’s tiny, they would’ve had no control over his development over the next 3 years minimum, and there were questions about his character.

 

[Bacchus1]

This draft deserves a C-. C, at best.

So, what team are you scouting for to have reached this opinion? Or are you one of those avid scouts who watches all the prospects globally and just haven’t been offered the right gig yet?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Well Guy Larose, you said Michkov could turn out like Yakupov. But the same could be said for Reinbacher, he could turn like Juolevi.

Nah, Reinbacher isn't Finnish, logic does not follow.

 

[larek]

We drafted a Russian in this draft. They didn’t pass on Michkov because he was Russian. They passed on him because he’s tiny, they would’ve had no control over his development over the next 3 years minimum, and there were questions about his character.

What were these character issues?

 

[SnapVirus]

Nah, Reinbacher isn't Finnish, logic does not follow.

I dont like people whose comparable for a player are always people with the same nationality. Its stupid.

I’d rather compares players by their style of play. In this case it was bust for bust.

You cant play the card : michkov can bust. But not using the same stupid argument for the other player. If one can bust. The other one can too. Arguing for nothing.