2024 Draft
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lecoqsportif
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Seems to me, with the current make up of the top 6, we’d want another scoring winger who is strong on the wall and puck retrieval/management.
Habsy
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There won't be a Russian in the top five of their list. This is a Molson/Political thing that I've confirmed through my grapevine. Doesn't matter if Demidov is better, they'll take someone else.
GrandWazoo
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I’ll take your word for it, not sure I understand why however.
Habsy
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Do you understand why the GM must be French or speak French? Do you understand why they took LeBlanc over Kreider?
Anything that could effect sales of anything Molson does is a no go. Until this war is over you won't see it happen.
GrandWazoo
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I understand the first two even if I don’t agree with it. Similarly I don’t understand how drafting a Russian would have any impact on sales. 1) We’ve been drafting Russians , even last year 2) Montreal, team and fans, always had a good relationship with Russian players, see Kovalev and Markov. Or even Kovalchuk.
lecoqsportif
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But they took two later in the draft. And there appears to have been some off ice weirdness with Michkov?
GGpX
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It's a question of optics.
Compare the amount of attention Reinbacher got with what every other prospect drafted last year received. Besides Fowler, there's almost no mention of any of 'em. Reinbacher instantly became the face of our prospects with year-round coverage and attention. I don't think higher ups want that next "face" to be a Russian.
Compare the amount of attention Reinbacher got with what every other prospect drafted last year received. Besides Fowler, there's almost no mention of any of 'em. Reinbacher instantly became the face of our prospects with year-round coverage and attention. I don't think higher ups want that next "face" to be a Russian.
Habsy
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They'll take a risk in later rounds, they won't use a top pick for one rn. Like ggpx said more succinctly, optics.
GrandWazoo
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I mean, I get the optics of 1st round vs later, but why are Russians suddenly bad business for the hockey team? Let’s say we get a 50 goals RW Russian, are people going to boycott the team because of that? Explain it to me like I’m 8 years old because I definitely don’t understand.
I think its more KHL issues and risk
Michkov didnt interview with the Habs and might not come over for 4-5 years
Russians typically cause more headaches than Euros and North Americans
GrandWazoo
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Is that it? From hearing Habsy and GGpX it sounds deeper than that. Demidov is only signed for one more season.
Habsy
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All their businesses. They don't give a shit about hockey. You keep thinking about this in a hockey sense when it's not about hockey.
Habsy
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And they will still look for late round diamonds, they won't use their first on one.
All things equal I am not taking a Russian over anyone else
Michkov was a different story with an unknown availability and not wanting to come to Montreal
I dont sense the same with Demidov
I always knew Geoff was an idiot.
Habsy
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It's the difference between someone trying to build something and someone trying not to lose something.
What will be lost by drafting Demidov?