I think it has more to do with putting the bait out there. They have intended on picking Wright and know Devils don't need a Center. So they bait that they like the big winger and are undecided abkut Wright in hopes Devils are like "heres a 3rd round pick dont pick the big winger" not saying it will happen but they at least tried.
Devils would never say "heres a third, don't pick the big winger". They would say, "heres a third, let us pick first"
Absolutely (Wright, Suzuki, Dvorak, Evans, Poehling, Pitlick, Kidney....quality and quantity...finally!!).
Not a bad comparison. (And, maybe Mantha is faster than Slaf?).
I don't disagree that the Habs need a C with star potential. Cooley, incidentally happens to be a C with star potential too.
How can this information be old? None of these prospects have played a game in many weeks. Rising and falling of a player's stock is simply driven by so-called experts who want their audience to read their click-bait sites. All about creating discussion and hype. Wright is going 1OA otherwise Montreal is taking a huge risk.
Taking Wright could be the risk is the point. If he ended up a second line 60 point C that doesn’t really drive play in the playoffs then that’s a waste of a 1st overall.
Knowing how unscientific most are, I would probably be as good (or bad) as most of them.
all this magic thinking about which 18 year old is going to be a 2C or not a bust is all hot air. Wright is going 1OA. And where did i call McKenzie click-bait? Please stop making up stuff and putting words in my mouth.
The poll results above are public to me. Just click on the vote totals for each player and it'll show who voted for them.
You said rising and falling of a players stock is all hot air and driven by authors wanting clickbait. Given McKenzie is the most prominent author who pegged Wright at second overall, contradicting your statement of fact that Wright is going 1OA. I assume you are including him in this criticism. If this is not a fair assumption, I apologize.
I haven't seen one but have RDS or some other media done a poll asking who the Habs should pick 1st overall? Be curious to see the results outside of HF.
I think Slaf scoring all his points against countries like Italy or France and none against top teams cooled many fans. Especially after being burnt before on prospects who played well in small sample size. Ie. Kostitsyn, Drouin.
Not a fait assumption. I was referring to both the click bait rumor sites and the armchair experts who come out of woodwork to post here.
I mean you’ve complimented Wright a lot last few weeks. Would you consider yourself an armchair expert too?
