The Official 2014 (Annual) Habs Board Mock Draft (Done!)
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JHabs
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It's a risk I took, I'm not expecting hands soft as butter or a limp jelly fish - I like his crash & smash
Thanks Grant!
Seems like the opinions on him are all over the map, likely due to the injury and limited viewings. Future Considerstions doesn't even have him listed in their top 210. Will be interesting to see if and where he is ranked by McKeen's and Hockey Prospect, the other two guides I get.
I think he'll surprise a lot of people and he should be drafted. Like you said he really came on as the season progressed.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
With the 165th selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft the Dallas Stars are proud to select from Williston-Northampton, Forward, Max Willman.
"Willman made himself known late in the season after his showing in the college division of the Beantown Classic. Max is a smooth player, smooth hands, smooth skating and displays effort and consistency on the ice. We look forward to monitoring his development when he goes to Brown University. We like his scoring touch and how his offense seems to always show in big games."
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
PMed him, but yeah, hopefully he shows up and it's just a work absence or something.
I'm here guys!
With the 166th pick of the draft, the Detroit Red Wings are proud to select, from the Kitchener Rangers, winger, Darby Llewellyn!
Darby Llewellyn is an energetic goal-scoring winger. Llewellyn scores the vast majority of his goals from hard work and an unrelenting work ethic. He is terrific on the forecheck, where he anticipates the play well and will throw his weight around. Where he is at his best around the net. Llewellyn has a knack for redirecting shots and is extremely difficult to move around the net. Despite his lack of assists, he’s shown an ability to effectively distribute the puck. Llewellyn will have to improve his skating, specifically his explosiveness, hands, and shot. He’s a project, but he has all the tools to be a quality goal-scorer in the NHL.
I’m shocked he was still available. I would’ve taken him over Descheneau had I realized he was still there. I see him as a similar level of prospect to Dylan Sadowy, and he went way earlier in the draft.
Draft so far
15th - Robby Fabbri
76th - Connor Chatham
106th - Aaron Irving
136th - Jaedon Descheneau
166th - Darby Llewellyn
With the 166th pick of the draft, the Detroit Red Wings are proud to select, from the Kitchener Rangers, winger, Darby Llewellyn!
Darby Llewellyn is an energetic goal-scoring winger. Llewellyn scores the vast majority of his goals from hard work and an unrelenting work ethic. He is terrific on the forecheck, where he anticipates the play well and will throw his weight around. Where he is at his best around the net. Llewellyn has a knack for redirecting shots and is extremely difficult to move around the net. Despite his lack of assists, he’s shown an ability to effectively distribute the puck. Llewellyn will have to improve his skating, specifically his explosiveness, hands, and shot. He’s a project, but he has all the tools to be a quality goal-scorer in the NHL.
I’m shocked he was still available. I would’ve taken him over Descheneau had I realized he was still there. I see him as a similar level of prospect to Dylan Sadowy, and he went way earlier in the draft.
Draft so far
15th - Robby Fabbri
76th - Connor Chatham
106th - Aaron Irving
136th - Jaedon Descheneau
166th - Darby Llewellyn
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
With the 167th pick of this year's entry draft, the Minnesota Wild are proud to select; from Sweden, Daniel Muzito-Bagenda!
"Bagenda is a very powerful skater, nice long strides, quick and agile. He has a large fram at 6'1 and close to the 200 pound mark and he uses every pound of his body to protect the puck. He's hard to knock down, very stellar and can throw a mean hit too. He has a good work ethic and has done well for himself in Sweden. We are thrilled to have him available this low and will pay extra close attention to this young man for the years to come before he becomes an NHL'er."
Not quite. I just lurk in the shadows until it's my pick. Then I strike. Still hero like I suppose.
Yup. You're Batman.
Ohashi_Jouzu*
Registered User
I tried to pick him for an absentee, like, 2 rounds ago. Kinda shocked, too. Wouldn't have lasted this long if I had more picks to work with...
With the 167th pick of this year's entry draft, the Minnesota Wild are proud to select; from Sweden, Daniel Muzito-Bagenda!
"Bagenda is a very powerful skater, nice long strides, quick and agile. He has a large fram at 6'1 and close to the 200 pound mark and he uses every pound of his body to protect the puck. He's hard to knock down, very stellar and can throw a mean hit too. He has a good work ethic and has done well for himself in Sweden. We are thrilled to have him available this low and will pay extra close attention to this young man for the years to come before he becomes an NHL'er."
very stellar? really, cs?
points off for redundant draft blurb.
very stellar? really, cs?
points off for redundant draft blurb.
I'm running out of things to say, man!
With the 168th pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Philadelphia is proud to select from Sault Ste. Marie of the OHL, Goaltender Brandon Halverson.
Great size for a goalie, tall and lanky, which allows him to move well in his net. He has quick reflexes and is a battler that fights for the puck through traffic. His most intriguing strength is his puck handling skills. He can act as a third defenseman that helps move the puck out of the zone quickly. He still needs work on his technical game and rebound control. With quality coaching and more game time we believe Brandon can improve these aspects of his game and add quality goaltending depth to our prospect pool.
I wouldn't worry too much about FC not ranking him....they are no more accredited as scouts than many of the guys on this board. Don't put a lot of emphasis on their list.
I had him in The Hockey News' top 100. We are finalizing McKeen's rankings today..he is ranked in the top 100 there too...personally I have him in my top 90.
QuebecPride
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That's quite true, as I write reports for them and I certainly don't think I'm any better than most of the guys on here.
I think though that's it's more a praise to the guys participating in this mock than it is a knock on FC.
yoteshot
Lazy Habs fan
With the 168th pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Philadelphia is proud to select from Sault Ste. Marie of the OHL, Goaltender Brandon Halverson.
Great size for a goalie, tall and lanky, which allows him to move well in his net. He has quick reflexes and is a battler that fights for the puck through traffic. His most intriguing strength is his puck handling skills. He can act as a third defenseman that helps move the puck out of the zone quickly. He still needs work on his technical game and rebound control. With quality coaching and more game time we believe Brandon can improve these aspects of his game and add quality goaltending depth to our prospect pool.
Debated between Minney and him for my last pick. Went with Minney who, I feel, has higher upside, but Halverson is intriguing too. Good pick
Debated between Minney and him for my last pick. Went with Minney who, I feel, has higher upside, but Halverson is intriguing too. Good pick
You should have gone with Halverson.
Whitesnake
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You guys are making it easy for me in the 7th round....I was expecting to go with a goalie and Halverson would have been one of my top choices for sure. Good pick. Another one I don't see lasting that long. Lindo is interesting to say the least...was also on my list. Go on boys, only says that I won't take long to choose if you eliminate all the players I still have on the list....
I mean no disrespect here as I know that you know your stuff, but that doesn't make me feel too good about FC if it's HFers doing the scouting reports from watching games on their computer screens.
If I'm paying for a scouting service/ publication I'm expecting the reports to be from the scouts who go to the games live.
Again, nothing against you personally but that's pretty eye opening to me if FC's scouts are more like bloggers and message board posters than scouts.
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Halverson had a very strong finish. Do we believe it's a preview of next year or just a flash? I like the Soo so I'm on board.
Also for some reason I had Darby off my list. I thought he was taken by this point.
Also for some reason I had Darby off my list. I thought he was taken by this point.
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Could be worse, you could have Canucks' scouts runnning the magazine
Haha, true!
If that's the case then, that's good. You get a much better feel for a player by watching them live numerous times.
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