In true Coyote fan fashion I'll quickly allow myself to dream about him being the next great Russian in the NHL, a Bedard vs Michkov rivalry will surely be abrewing. Then after anxiously awaiting 3 years for his arrival he'll come over and it'll become clear he's not the next Ovie but rather the next Nikita Filatov.
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If it's Reinbacher at #6, then we took the right guy. I trust the scouts did their research and know what they're doing. I can't really see them in meetings saying "Gosh, this Leonard kid plays like Tkachuk but we really need a defenseman." lol I just hope it's at #12 or not at all. I think we're getting Dvorsky and Benson.
Regarding Michkov, BA called him a ghost yesterday, implying (poker face) he's not even on our radar but has been our guy the entire time. I hope Michkov goes to San Jose or Anaheim and we get Leonard or Smith. That way I won't lose any sleep for the next three years.
Regarding Michkov, BA called him a ghost yesterday, implying (poker face) he's not even on our radar but has been our guy the entire time. I hope Michkov goes to San Jose or Anaheim and we get Leonard or Smith. That way I won't lose any sleep for the next three years.
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BA goes all in...takes Michkov at #6 and to help mitigate concerns about getting him here and being comfortable he takes Simashev at #12.
This actually hurt my eyeballs to read...
I was going to say that maybe Michkov is the next Alexandre Daigle, but then I remembered that not only does Pavel Brendl exist, but he was once a Coyote to boot.
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I love that this starts with the "all the negativity that surrounds us" quote ... like, yep, it's there, but we're building a team anyway and in 4 years we're going to shove this all up everyone's butt.
Random German language appearance from Teal Fowler.
My "unexpected" would be Adam Fantilli sliding to us at 6, do that pls.
If the Yotes ended up with Fantilli I would be over the moon but only if it's because they traded up. Players that were consensus top 3 but slide down twice that make me very nervous. Like how the hell would Fantilli suddenly be available at #6 and there not be huge question marks?
I want to see trades! Some team trading up for Michkov. Some teams trading down for extra picks. Some teams using picks to acquire roster help. I want to see trades, I don't want to see the draft go like hfboards mock.
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The Yote's aren't taking Reinbacher. He won't be BPA at this position of the draft and BA has stated it's BPA. I don't believe anything coming out of the GM's mouth this time of year.
Don't get that much talk and much love for russians, being fluent in ru language and rus mentality I find michkov very selfish. Great athletes are not always good guys, but that's it. And missing combine is part of it, he thinks he is the best so what combine? His father killed, character issues, big money in khl, so just stay away. And Coyotes have poor history drafting russians.
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I think a lot of us would’ve considered mateychuk to be BPA ahead of Geekie last year, we just don’t have any idea how BA and co. are ranking these kids.
I would have taken Mateychuk ahead of Geekie as well. I would be shocked and disappointed if our selection is Reinbacher at 6.
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This Is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Ever.
I take back everything bad I’ve ever said about him.
I take back everything bad I’ve ever said about him.
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This 1000%. I can count the number of Russian players we've drafted that have actually come to play for us on one hand. Hell, for most of this century it was like we'd just throw picks away on Russian players who would then sit untouched at the bottom of our pool for years without even a single subsequent mention.
I remember talking to Don Maloney at one of our preseason camps years ago and asking him about our Russian prospects and whether they would ever come over to North America, and he laughed and said "No" in a tone of voice that made me feel like it was the dumbest question of all time.
I had Geekie way higher on my list. I saw Mateychuk get injured in a game i was at in Regina and i had some concerns about that.
I know it's not realistic, but the man said to expect it and in BA I trust!
Grimes is about to get paaaaid ...
If this happens it's going to haunt me.
Mateychuk + Dvorksy >>>> Geekie + Reinbacher to me. Obviously too waaaaay too early to call it but it will be in the back of my mind for a long time.
