Habs acquire Alex Newhook

[Krustchev]

Well one was drafted #3 and the other #16 in the same draft, that's a good indication.

You ignored the other part of my response.

 

[Habsy]

We barely had 2 offensive lines last year.

Oh they were offensive all right

 

[GrandWazoo]

Yeah. Dach has more upside but needs to reach it.

Acquiring Newhook came immediately after bowing out of Dubois.

Both needs to reach it. Ceiling is higher on Dach though.

 

[GrandWazoo]

You ignored the other part of my response.

I did not.

 

[Krustchev]

I did not.

The part about the cost for Newhook being less than for Dach.

 

[worm]

Newhook does have a high ceiling. A disappointing season doesn't change that for me.

Ya. He has a much higher ceiling that Beck.

 

[Habsy]

I don't think Newhook will play center. His draws are as bad as Dach's.

 

[GrandWazoo]

The part about the cost for Newhook being less than for Dach.

It was not part of your response when I responded. But yes, cost was less, which is also another good indicator.

 

[worm]

I don't think Newhook will play center. His draws are as bad as Dach's.

Probably not much room for him at center with Fantilli joining the team....

 

[worm]

People like to compare this draft to 2015. So let's hope we didn't just give away Sebastian Aho.

 

[CH1]

People like to compare this draft to 2015. So let's hope we didn't just give away Sebastian Aho.

gotta figure Hab's scouting staff is not overly enamoured with the talent available after 30....of course, hard to fully analyze deal without seeing what else Hugo has planned for the rest of the week.

 

[Habsy]

Probably not much room for him at center with Fantilli joining the team....

It was the rose

 

[lecoqsportif]

What, a youngster couldn’t crack the Top 6 of the Colorado Avalanche? Heavens to Murgatroyd! Where is the fainting coach??!!

 

[GEEMAN]

What, a youngster couldn’t crack the Top 6 of the Colorado Avalanche? Heavens to Murgatroyd! Where is the fainting coach??!!

No Kadri , Landeskog and other injuries and couldnt crack their top 6

 

[GEEMAN]

Both needs to reach it. Ceiling is higher on Dach though.

Dach offers more even if his offensive numbers dont hit more than 50-60 points

Big body, crease presence , can kill penalties

AN has to put up 50+ points for this move , Hugo needs to lock him up on the cheap and hope he takes his game up a few notches

 

[worm]

No Kadri , Landeskog and other injuries and couldnt crack their top 6

But he did play in the top 6 when others were hurt.

 

[Habsy]

I'm in a wait and see holding pattern. Right now I think it was a tad expensive but we'll see what he does, could even get flipped in a deal to move up or for another player. Nobody knows.

 

[worm]

Dach and newhook had similar 21 year old seasons.

 

[worm]

Reading the initial dach trade thoughts were funny. Apparently nobody liked that either.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Reading the initial dach trade thoughts were funny. Apparently nobody liked that either.

Yeah, I was “wtf”. So, HuGo earned a bit of rope re: “reset trades”.