Pretty much how I was as well. The news of Lindstrom's herniated disc pushed me to preferring Demidov... then I was all in. I was a little worried that the Habs would pass on him though, so when they actually announced his name, I cheered. And I was really hoping for Greentree, but I do like Hage.
Agreed.
When Celine said Ivan Demidov my 5 Hab buddies and I went nuts like we won the cup
I thought the Habs were taking Beaudoin or Solberg at 21
They probably scouted him more than any team. Thing about Catton, IMO, is cognitively, he reminded me of Slaf in the 1st half of last season. Many of the games I watched of his in his D-1 year and the start of his D year, he maybe gave the impression he was uninvolved/floating without the puck. When in fact he was reading the play, using his IQ to get in the way of passing lanes on D, and creating passing lanes on O. And basically getting in sync with the pace. And once he did, he started taking over games, kinda like Slaf did from Christmas on. That's why I think Cattons game will translate to the NHL. Once he adjusts to the pace, he'll take over games. Outside of Berniers, they don't have anyone with that dynamic. Wright will likely end-up a scoring winger which may end-up being a really good fit with Catton.
Kraken should off drafted Dickinson and not regret overpaying Montour
Whether it was by design in this regard or not, they also managed to scratch the Quebecois itch without drafting a pure laine Quebecer. An ethnic kid that speaks French and grew up around Montreal and a die-hard Habs fan. Quite a coup in a sense getting someone with all that, rated that high, in a draft with so few French speaking Quebecers rated highly.
We'll see how it turns out. As you know, I think Catton is a far superior player to Dickinson. Like by a lot. He'll work out with a fire hydrant, IMO. As that's pretty much who his linemates were where he scored 54 goals and 116 points. And both "undersized". Either way, it'll be fun to see how these guys end-up
Different years, different needs, different players. I don’t think there was any change to the “drafting strategy,” if there even is such a thing.
Creative playmaker/goal scoring winger that both were debated on for 2nd overall. They seem extremely similar in profile which is why they're constantly compared. Why did they not go Michkov last year and then go D this year, in what was an expected D-heavy draft. OR go Michkov and Demidov in back to back years.
They needed a top pairing right D. Reinbacher was available. Their scouts didn’t love Michkov. They apparently love Demidov. Only time will tell who’s better. I don’t see any sort of strategy shift.
Michkov is a dick
So is Mackinnon
In fairness, he refused to meet with them before the draft. Total red flag.
He didn't meet anyone before the draft, except Philly because he was vacationing nearby in NY.
You asked why we drafted Demidov but passed on Michkov. We gave you some possible reasons, but it’s not like we know, or whether it was the right decision. Arguing with US about whether it was a good decision is kind of pointless. We didn’t make the decision. You seem to just be trolling at this point.
