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2023 Draft and UFA Thread

TheCountofMonteCristo said:
True, the Arch, the Cecil and others all closed. The 5 and Brandy's are still open here. You are right though, while it is great to be able to yell "shower, shower" from G row, all of us can sit at home and watch for free.

BTW, does anyone know if that chain in the US 50 beautiful women and three ugly ones, is still around?
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Supersexe , when did it shut its doors
 
legoalie said:
The clubs have now been replaced with breweries, cideries & distilleries .. along with wineries, at least here in the Okanagan.. Lots to do at night, they are just not "night clubs" or "strip clubs"
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To somewhat move this back on topic, the gentrification is also good because I can now watch a Habs game with some nice microbrews, or at the very least, a decent import, instead of watered down/flat/recycled Labatt Blue, and I don't mind that $11 is the cost of a pint instead of a pitcher nowadays.
 
FYI, Hockeyprospects Black Book is now out. They are very thorough with in depth NHL scout quotes.

Michkov: suggested a better comparible is Caufield instead of a Kaprizov or Kucherov. Some areas of his game have stagnated, and his playmaking is just avg. One scout said no way Montreal takes him at 5.

Smith: extremely talented but the downsides concern many scouts, view him as high bust potential. Qualified as a player that gets you to the playoffs, instead of through the playoffs.

Reinbacher: scout suggested that he will be picked at 5 by Montreal, and that its being driven by people other than Hughes. Many scouts don't see him being a top-10 talent, don’t see the Seider comparisons, and question if there really is offensive upside there.
 
Sal_Butera said:
FYI, Hockeyprospects Black Book is now out. They are very thorough with in depth NHL scout quotes.

Michkov: suggested a better comparible is Caufield instead of a Kaprizov or Kucherov. Some areas of his game have stagnated, and his playmaking is just avg. One scout said no way Montreal takes him at 5.

Smith: extremely talented but the downsides concern many scouts, view him as high bust potential. Qualified as a player that gets you to the playoffs, instead of through the playoffs.

Reinbacher: scout suggested that he will be picked at 5 by Montreal, and that its being driven by people other than Hughes. Many scouts don't see him being a top-10 talent, don’t see the Seider comparisons, and question if there really is offensive upside there.
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Interesting
Do you know what they said last year about the top 5
 
CH1 said:
Interesting
Do you know what they said last year about the top 5
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Wright: nice kid, talented kid, lacks compete (guess that’s what we saw this season)

Slaf: embraces being the go to guy on the big stage, eager to learn, needs to accept he’s a huge man who will be physically challenged, dominated Wright in head to head

Cooley: highly skilled and offensive minded, not sure how well game will translate to NHL style or willingness to adapt (eerily similar to Smith)
 
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Sal_Butera said:
FYI, Hockeyprospects Black Book is now out. They are very thorough with in depth NHL scout quotes.

Michkov: suggested a better comparible is Caufield instead of a Kaprizov or Kucherov. Some areas of his game have stagnated, and his playmaking is just avg. One scout said no way Montreal takes him at 5.

Smith: extremely talented but the downsides concern many scouts, view him as high bust potential. Qualified as a player that gets you to the playoffs, instead of through the playoffs.

Reinbacher: scout suggested that he will be picked at 5 by Montreal, and that its being driven by people other than Hughes. Many scouts don't see him being a top-10 talent, don’t see the Seider comparisons, and question if there really is offensive upside there.
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Smith’s description reminds me of our last legit offensive star in his prime, Pierre Turgeon, as someone who will rack up points but in the quietest way possible. Still great value at #5 but not that elusive franchise player.
 
Krustchev said:
The “Smith will get you to the playoffs but not through them” is beyond idiotic. He’s f’ing 18.
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Must have answered he was only willing to grab $5 off the toilet seat but not $50 from the toilet (actual question Habs asked last year’s draft class)
 
Trying to quantify/assess "Compete Level" seems to be a bigger thing recently
 
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