Would a team not be willing to give their first overall for Montreal's two first rounders? Might have to add a prospect and another pick,but it'd be worth it to both parties would it not?
What would you prefer - finishing top 5 or bottom 5 in NHL standings this season?
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Adam Michaels
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Florida's 1st is not protected. So if they somehow miss the playoffs and get the #1 pick, it will belong to the Habs.
BenchBrawl
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What do you mean their 1st overall?
The actual 1st overall? Not a chance unless we have a Top 4 pick ourselves and it's part of the package.
Or you just mean to move up a little bit?
playoffs with first round exit or bottom 5? Is that what you are asking? Big difference than top 5. Ill take the bottom 5 last year.
Going back to our Cup final run.....I wouldn't trade that run for Power or any other player in that draft. That was the most fun I have had watching hockey.....ever.
For me its that dead zone between finishing 5th from the bottom and 20th overall that I don't want. If I had to choose, I'd take contending team any day, especially with our current young core.
It's suppose to be a stellar draft,so two picks would be better than one would it not. Throw in a prospect and a pick or whatever and you get the first overall.
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It won't happen. No one is trading the 1st overall this year. The players at the top are too good.
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It's obtainable,just takes a bit of creativity,it happened in the past,it could happen again.
Just like the retro jersey right? lol.
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BenchBrawl
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I have a RBC tattoo with an image,but it stands for something entirely different.lol
Guy Lafleur comes to mind.
BenchBrawl
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The Lafleur pick wasn't a 1st overall yet when it was traded. Besides, it was another era, and no GM would make that trade nowadays, knowing great prospects like Lafleur and Dionne are sitting there at the draft and your team is expected to finish at the bottom. One of the worst trades in hockey history.
Pollock tried very hard to get the 1st overall pick the next year to acquire Denis Potvin, but the NYI GM rightfully refused, with the results we know.
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Top 5 isnt happening.
However, I'd be lying if I said that I'm not hoping for the Habs to win each time I turn the TV on. Cheering for losses just feels so unnatural.
However, I'd be lying if I said that I'm not hoping for the Habs to win each time I turn the TV on. Cheering for losses just feels so unnatural.
Guess we will have to wait and see what happens then,later.
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I am surprised by the results.
If we are top 5 in the NHL it will mean that the team has progressed greatly and all our young players took the next step.
Bottom 5 is not a bad scenario in a rebuild but I am shocked to see these results.
If we are top 5 in the NHL it will mean that the team has progressed greatly and all our young players took the next step.
Bottom 5 is not a bad scenario in a rebuild but I am shocked to see these results.
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Poll should have been if you're rooting for the Habs to win or lose. Bottom 5 is quite feasible, but there's essentially zero shot we get Top 5. That said, I'm rooting for them to win each and every game. Seeing Guhle, Slaf, Dach, Xhekaj, Harris play key roles in a win is very exciting 
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My god. Imagine if the Habs make the playoffs while Florida somehow ends up in the bottom 3.
Playoffs + a top 3 pick
to end the season.
I'm being greedy but this is what I want to see.
Playoffs + a top 3 pick
to end the season.I'm being greedy but this is what I want to see.
MakeTheGoalsLarger
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So the Habs fanbase is the new Oilers fanbase . Who cares about winning! We want high draft picks forever after.
LaP
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People get excited way too quickly with a few wins. The calendar at the end of December and January is HARD. We are starting the season with a relatively easy calendar.
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Finishing top 5 and not getting one of the top prospects would be such a downer. Finishing top 5 does nothing good for us this season. It’s good that these kids learn how to lose.
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Top 5 for me.
The chances of that happening are mind numbingly slim. Though for the sake of the OP. If this were to happen, if it were the kids leading us to such great heights. Then it's a no-brainer for me. On the other hand, if it were the older veterans leading us to a top 5 finish. I'd say no, as the chances of them repeating their success. Might not be as feasible to sustain in the future.
The chances of that happening are mind numbingly slim. Though for the sake of the OP. If this were to happen, if it were the kids leading us to such great heights. Then it's a no-brainer for me. On the other hand, if it were the older veterans leading us to a top 5 finish. I'd say no, as the chances of them repeating their success. Might not be as feasible to sustain in the future.
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We were in the Cup finals 2 years ago and are now rebuilding
Is that hard to understand?
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