I have them relatively interchangeable as well.
I think Iginla is more of a sure thing, but Catton has more top end upside with lower floor.
I’ll gladly defer to Habs scouting staff and trust their judgement on that one.
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I think Iginla is more of a sure thing, but Catton has more top end upside with lower floor.
I’ll gladly defer to Habs scouting staff and trust their judgement on that one.
I have it exactly the same. Just hope if Habs pick Lindstrom, the back issues are not chronic.
In any case, I trust the organization will look it to this thoroughly.
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Depends of lottery but 5 right now.
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Yeah I'm thinking the same. I don't know a ton about Lindstrom but I keep hearing about all of these injuries and it makes me uneasy, not gonna lie.
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5th before the lottery. Montreal pick odds (rounded):
6th - 44.0%
5th - 24.5%
7th - 14.2%
2nd - 8.6%
1st - 8.5%
3rd - 0.3%
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That's the way the draft is designed and the point of the lottery, anyone picking before 7th is more likely than not to drop down and 8th and up are where you have better that 50% odds to stay where you are.
All that fretting to finish 5th, i'm going to laugh my ass off if we end up 6th in the lottery and get passed by one of the teams behind us lol
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I think this team has one more tank in it. No need to rush.
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Not making the playoffs is not tanking. Tanking is ensuring a better draft pick. Enough of that for me. I want them to inch much closer to the real show.
They won’t make it, but I want to be in Detroit’s position, not in Utah’s. If we pick up the elite forward at this year’s draft and provided that HuGo come up with another Dach-Newhook trade with our other pick, it’ll be enough for me. Cup is not bare anymore. You cannot have 100 prospects and suspects in the fold. You only have 50 contracts anyway. Let’s start making some moves!
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Haters gonna hate but I say we would be picking 8th without all the manifestation going on in this thread.
You’re welcome Kent.
You’re welcome Kent.
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If this team is drafting in the top 5 again next year, it's a sign that something isn't or didn't go right.
It depends on what you mean by tank, I guess. Another deliberate bottom ~5ish finish is probably not happening, but I don't think they're going to be signing Detroit Copp/Compher/Holl/Chiarot-type deals either. Hard to predict so far out but off the top of my head our range next year is probably something like 8th-14th pre-lotto with variance based on goaltending, health, and whether certain positive trends from key players continue.
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Not necessarily. Even if you ignore a lottery win, progress isn't linear. But Montreal is more likely to be bottom 10 than bottom 5 next year, which many would still consider a "tank" year.
FWIW, I don't think Montreal's actually "tanked" outside of the 2nd half of the 21-22 season.
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Habs played 26OT games (10-16), gotta think with Dach that’s 5-7 more wins
They also played 44 1G games, w Dach another 3-4W (6-8pts)
That’s 10-12 pts additional in standings, in the thick of last wild card spot
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With a healthy team to start next year, I see us competing hard for a wildcard spot.
With all our draft picks for next year, including Calgary's 1st (however that shakes out) and our own 1st, we should be well positioned to draft skilled players again next year. We might even land another 1st through a trade if we end up sellers late in the year.
With all our draft picks for next year, including Calgary's 1st (however that shakes out) and our own 1st, we should be well positioned to draft skilled players again next year. We might even land another 1st through a trade if we end up sellers late in the year.
I mean, it might be because we had another rash of injuries...but generally speaking, there should be some progress up the stands if our core guys continue to take steps forward.
Otherwise, you end up like the Sens or Sabres. They always think the draft is going to fix everything, but clearly the problems with those organizations never progressing are much deeper.
Bottoming out doesn't fix anything on its own.
I don't think Montreal has ever tanked period, so no argument from me there.
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The thing is, it may take a lot move up in the draft. All teams know where the drop off is and won't want to trade back from the drop off unlessxwell compensated.
Right now, Barron, Harris, and Struble may all project to be bottom pairing dmen in teams' perspective. I'm not sure they would want to drop out of the range they see as the sweet spot for a future bottom pair dman or two.
Who's getting us a 1st at the TDL next year?
Not Savard if the market is like this year.
Also note that Calgary's 1st is almost certainly going to be Florida's 1st.
I'm confident if Habs decide to draft Lindstrom, it is because they are comfortable with the medical reports.
If he is available when the Habs pick he will be awfully difficult to pass up. 27 goals in 32 games. 6'4 215. How is his skating?
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