2023 Draft and UFA Thread

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

So just don’t take Reinbacher and it’s a win

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Taking anyone but Michkov at 5OA (assuming that Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, and Smith are off the board by then) is a pussy-ass move. All draft picks are gambles to a certain extent because we're trying to project and predict the future of a 17 or 18 year old kid. So if you accept that it's a crapshoot from the get go then why play it safe? Go big or go home. Michkov is the only player in the draft besides Bedard that has the potential to become a generational offensive player. I can guarantee that no other player on the board when the Habs' turn at the podium comes up will become generational. Smith, Leonard, Dvorsky, Benson, Orville. None of them.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Taking anyone but Michkov at 5OA (assuming that Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, and Smith are off the board by then) is a pussy-ass move. All draft picks are gambles to a certain extent because we're trying to project and predict the future of a 17 or 18 year old kid. So if you accept that it's a crapshoot from the get go then why play it safe? Go big or go home. Michkov is the only player in the draft besides Bedard that has the potential to become a generational offensive player. I can guarantee that no other player on the board when the Habs' turn at the podium comes up will become generational. Smith, Leonard, Dvorsky, Benson, Orville. None of them.

I thought you wanted all Russians banned from the NHL

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

I thought you wanted all Russians banned from the NHL

Only fascists like Ovechkin and homophobes like Gurianov. Michkov's dad was killed by fascists so he's one of the good ones.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Only fascists like Ovechkin and homophobes like Gurianov. Michkov's dad was killed by fascists so he's one of the good ones.

fascists kill fascist too see Night of Long Knives, Stalin killed Trotsky and millions of other high ranking commies...

 

[GrandWazoo]

So just don’t take Reinbacher and it’s a win

Reinbacher will immediately be our best RHD prospect though

 

[Habsy]

Reinbacher will immediately be our best RHD prospect though

Trade down then

 

[GrandWazoo]

Trade down then

I agree

 

[GrandWazoo]

Trade down then

Btw any known issues lately? The site won't come up on my phone (iOS 16.5) since yesterday.

 

[Habsy]

Did you clear cache?

 

[GrandWazoo]

Did you clear cache?

Did everything, including different browsers and rebooting my phone.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Did you clear cache?

I can’t access site with my wifi on, but seems to work using cell coverage

 

[Habsy]

I can’t access site with my wifi on, but seems to work using cell coverage

It's caught up in your firewall. White list it.

 

[Habsy]

Did everything, including different browsers and rebooting my phone.

Is this with all browsers?

 

[GGpX]

For anyone interested in their annual draft show:

 

[GrandWazoo]

I can’t access site with my wifi on, but seems to work using cell coverage

Ah, same thing here, I disconnected from the wifi and it worked.

 

[Habsy]

It's the wifi firewall

 

[GEEMAN]

Reinbacher will immediately be our best RHD prospect though

Logan has a higher ceiling

 

[GEEMAN]

I agree

Cant take him at 5 unless regime is convinced he is a top pair D

Looks like a better Larsson which is decent top 4

 

[Krustchev]

Cant take him at 5 unless regime is convinced he is a top pair D

Looks like a better Larsson which is decent top 4

Too many good offensive players available at 5 to pick a maybe top pairing D with limited offensive upside. If he was even comparable to Hiskanen I’d take him at 5 but he doesn’t appear to be.