Redux91
I do Three bullets.
Leafs guy named MVP
You hate to see it
They had a guy score 69 goals this year.
69.
They're golfing.
He's good, he ain't the answer.
Leafs guy named MVP
You hate to see it
It was 6-2 Oshawa
Which is exactly what people need to be looking at.That's what I'm hoping for, but I'll take just being better than Dvorak/Evans.
Hugo has neen tasked with badically gutting/rebuilding the entire system.. CH has been so poorly managed from Houle to MB we have 30 years of stench to purge.Which is exactly what people need to be looking at.
Current members of our roster both AHL and NHL.
We need to get better one player at a time and one game at a time.
Unfortunately Good teams can't be built like modular housing.
Two halfs on a pre-poured foundation.
Hugo has neen tasked with badically gutting/rebuilding the entire system.. CH has been so poorly managed from Houle to MB we have 30 years of stench to purge.
This is why drafting a D or an F makes no difference, everything is needed. And when the time comes we can make those Dallas over the top type TDL deals to double down.
Habs definitely shouldn't be locked on forward with their first round pick. They have plenty of 2nd-3rd pair depth in defensive prospects but if they do believe there's cornerstone 1D available, then go for it. According to their own expectations Reinbacher won't be one. If every interesting forward is taken at 5th and there's a drop in talent, don't reach for need like Bergevin.Hugo has neen tasked with badically gutting/rebuilding the entire system.. CH has been so poorly managed from Houle to MB we have 30 years of stench to purge.
This is why drafting a D or an F makes no difference, everything is needed. And when the time comes we can make those Dallas over the top type TDL deals to double down.
Habs definitely shouldn't be locked on forward with their first round pick. They have plenty of 2nd-3rd pair depth in defensive prospects but if they do believe there's cornerstone 1D available, then go for it. According to their own expectations Reinbacher won't be one. If every interesting forward is taken at 5th and there's a drop in talent, don't reach for need like Bergevin.
I disagree. It does make a difference.Hugo has neen tasked with badically gutting/rebuilding the entire system.. CH has been so poorly managed from Houle to MB we have 30 years of stench to purge.
This is why drafting a D or an F makes no difference, everything is needed. And when the time comes we can make those Dallas over the top type TDL deals to double down.
Every team identifies different players. Habs have had some hard-luck passing on D to pick a F in the past with some of their top 5 picks. There is a lot of pressure to pick a forward this year, but there are also good arguments to be made for most of these top-15 picks, so it really comes down to which ones the Habs scouts believe in. There will be no way to know much in this draft until draft night, so we'll just have to wait and see.Habs definitely shouldn't be locked on forward with their first round pick. They have plenty of 2nd-3rd pair depth in defensive prospects but if they do believe there's cornerstone 1D available, then go for it. According to their own expectations Reinbacher won't be one. If every interesting forward is taken at 5th and there's a drop in talent, don't reach for need like Bergevin.
Warrios, Knights, Spirit(s)...Voltigeurs.Memorial Cup is set.
WHL Champs: Moose Jaw Warriors
OHL Champs: London Knights
QMJHL Champs: Drummondville Voltigeurs
Host: Saginaw Spirit (Beck)
They are also named after soldiers so not so different from Knights and Warriors.Warrios, Knights, Spirit(s)...Voltigeurs.
Someone forgot their D&D manual when they named their junior team.
Yeesh...not sure how right that analysis of Buium is....like Hutson? Really? The issue is this though...after Celebrini you then can make the exact same kind of evaluation with any picks. For every point you make for d-men, I can make the same number of points for forwards. But it's fine to disregard those points just because of our needs? You don't have hesitations with Sennecke? With Lindstrom? With Iginla?I see so many people talking about this but, if there were legitimate sure-fire 1Ds in this draft, why aren't they being drafted in the 3 subsequent picks ahead of the Habs by 3 teams with also clear needs on defense?
And before we say that Demidov is a high octane offensive talent, sure but he's not Connor Bedard, he's not a center, and he's a smaller winger, which is the least valuable position in the NHL.
So the real answer is that the Habs are locked on a forward with their first pick because not only is that their biggest need, but because there are no surefire 1Ds that will be available when they pick, as they will be long gone before we pick at 5. The real calculus is whether or not the Habs should take another left shot defenseman who isn't a sure fire 1D and plays a lot like Guhle (Dickinson), another left shot defenseman with some skating issues, an offensive game that isn't sure to completely translate and holes in their defense game like Hutson (Buium), or a RD that is a defensive issue, has brain cramps in his own end, has some disciplinary issues on the ice and needs to play on the PP to be effective (Parekh) over a forward.
Yeesh...not sure how right that analysis of Buium is....like Hutson? Really? The issue is this though...after Celebrini you then can make the exact same kind of evaluation with any picks. For every point you make for d-men, I can make the same number of points for forwards. But it's fine to disregard those points just because of our needs? You don't have hesitations with Sennecke? With Lindstrom? With Iginla?
Geez, at this point, if the only thing sure is Celebrini, why wouldn't you advocate for trading down and pick up another 1st rounder? I mean, need for need....question marks for questions marks...might as well pick 2 guys? More chances to hit?
For Buium, I totally don't agree. But it's all good. People will be surprised with that player.Yes, like Hutson.. they create their offense in very similar ways and both have question marks about how well they can defend. Lane's is size related, Buium's is not size related but more IQ related. So you're not going to invest a top 5 pick into what you already have in your system with the same strengths and similar weaknesses.
But yes, if you are picking top 5 why would you double down on what you already have with similar question marks? You'd obviously go for the position and things you need on your team. Hitting on Buium means you have to find the right trade for Hutson. Hitting on Iginla or Sennecke impacts us in no way but gives us dimensions we need.
There's question marks at everyone but no you don't trade down now, you trust your scouts and pick the highest rated guy on your list and account for, if everyone has the same amount of uncertainty, who makes us better compared to our in house alternatives if they hit.
For Buium, I totally don't agree. But it's all good. People will be surprised with that player.
Thing is....when are we competing? When are we finally becoming a team that can compete and contend? What is the problem in having to deale Hutson, Mailloux, and whoever if we happen to get in return a 21-22 year old instead of drafting a 18-year old and waiting for him? People rave about Suzuki and Dach and Newhook....3 guys we got through trades. 3 guys we got thanks to picks and players we got at the draft (Pacioretty).
Maybe this is where we are at? By having confidence in the pros in charge..maybe have confidence also in Hughes and Gorton and the pro scouts to use picks to get a little older players?
My pick, right now, is Iginla. Sennecke not far behind. But I do have d-men between them. Because I believe they have more value. Either for us, or in a trade later.
how are you guys tracking the scores of the memorial cup? CHL app?