2023 Draft and UFA Thread

[GEEMAN]

Rumor making rounds it was an intimidation tactic to keep the prospect from considering NHL. Michkov’s mother is still alive

Even more interesting

 

[GEEMAN]

That would really suck, because then Will Smith moves up to #4 and we’re SOL.

Habs are drafting 2

 

[Krustchev]

After having watched Will Smith in person, he’s a very good prospect. But I would take his stats this season with a large grain of salt. His teammates are the seventeen other best 17 and 18 year old American hockey players. That helps to pad your numbers a little.

 

[GEEMAN]

After having watched Will Smith in person, he’s a very good prospect. But I would take his stats this season with a large grain of salt. His teammates are the seventeen other best 17 and 18 year old American hockey players. That helps to pad your numbers a little.

If we fall to 6-7 , I take Barlow without hesitation

If Smith is not an upgrade over Nick move on

 

[lecoqsportif]

Comments by some talking heads I recently heard, not sure if legit:

Moore > Smith

Barlow may be approaching ceiling faster than others, growth might be limited

 

[Krustchev]

Comments by some talking heads I recently heard, not sure if legit:

Moore > Smith

Barlow may be approaching ceiling faster than others, growth might be limited.

Moore is the more explosive/dynamic skater but Smith is better with the puck from what I saw.

 

[GEEMAN]

Comments by some talking heads I recently heard, not sure if legit:

Moore > Smith

Barlow may be approaching ceiling faster than others, growth might be limited

Barlow is a fucken beast , Brady Tkachuk with a better shot and wheels

Habs need another legit scorer to go with Cole or an upgrade on Nick , doable with our first

Team can gamble or trade Florida`s pick

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Barlow is a fucken beast , Brady Tkachuk with a better shot and wheels

Habs need another legit scorer to go with Cole or an upgrade on Nick , doable with our first

Team can gamble or trade Florida`s pick

Benson is 5'10" and barely 160lbs. I doubt he's going to be much of a beast at the NHL level like Brady Tkachuk, who's 6'4" and 210lbs.

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

Benson is 5'10" and barely 160lbs. I doubt he's going to be much of a beast at the NHL level like Brady Tkachuk, who's 6'4" and 210lbs.

Who cares, Slaf is a beast apparently too and doesn’t look like a top line player. Just go with the actual best player regardless of size or position or recency bias

 

[Habsy]

Exactly. Habs need everything. BPA.

 

[GEEMAN]

Benson is 5'10" and barely 160lbs. I doubt he's going to be much of a beast at the NHL level like Brady Tkachuk, who's 6'4" and 210lbs.

Barlow not Benson who is barley 5`9"

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Barlow not Benson who is barley 5`9"

D'oh!

 

[GEEMAN]

Who cares, Slaf is a beast apparently too and doesn’t look like a top line player. Just go with the actual best player regardless of size or position or recency bias

BPA is fine , but if the gap is minimal fill your need

How many small guys do you want in a lineup

Cole, Benson, RHP, Farrell , Gally ......too many

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Barlow is indeed bigger but his draft ranking is well below 6th or 7th. More like 11th or 12th.

 

[GEEMAN]

Barlow is indeed bigger but his draft ranking is well below 6th or 7th. More like 11th or 12th.

I wouldnt be surpsrised if he goes top 5 if Rushkie slips

Plug and play from day 1 and better tools than Brady Tkachuk

 

[xposbrad]

Who cares, Slaf is a beast apparently too and doesn’t look like a top line player. Just go with the actual best player regardless of size or position or recency bias

Ya, that would be a crappy reason to have passed up on Cooley though if we just went with Slaf for size.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

BPA is fine , but if the gap is minimal fill your need

How many small guys do you want in a lineup

Cole, Benson, RHP, Farrell , Gally ......too many

Yeah when people want nothing but I smaller players, my reaction is no team has ever won with an entire lineup of 5'9 behemoths

 

[lecoqsportif]

Hutson may never quite make it either. He will need a lot of support from bigger players.

 

[Krustchev]

Yeah when people want nothing but I smaller players, my reaction is no team has ever won with an entire lineup of 5'9 behemoths

Men no, women yes.

 

[Krustchev]

Barlow is indeed bigger but his draft ranking is well below 6th or 7th. More like 11th or 12th.

If they think he’s the 6th or 7th best player, they should take him, regardless of the “consensus.”