Player Discussion Shane Wright next season: NHL or Juniors?

[amnesiac]

Where do you think he should play next season? obviously training camp + 9 games may make all the difference, but I think fans are fairly divided on this.

(and yes theyre taking Wright)


I think a third year in junior is safer for his development (unfortunately not eligible to play in AHL).

Habs will surely be bad again, which also doesnt help. Mind you, could be a blessing in disguise if they land a top 3 pick in 2023 by leaving him in junior.

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[A55P2]

Deciding after 9 games is the safe choice, but I think he'll play all season anyway.

 

[Rob Sense]

Watch the guy play and then decide. He is in a class of his own.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Let see after the 9 games, but Kingston sucks and will be even worse next season, he should not go back there. Maybe loan him to an European team.

 

[amnesiac]

Let see after the 9 games, but Kingston sucks and will be even worse next season, he should not go back there. Maybe loan him to an European team.

Thats true. Look what it did for Matthews playing in Switzerland. Its definitely an option.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I vote Habs roster but yeah decide after 9 NHL games is the right option.

Just having him in Habs system, it's freaking awesome!!

 

[Eco]

Why not start him with Laval?

 

[KFlint]

Why not start him with Laval?

Can’t. NHL or nothing, those are the rules.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Ohl unless he puts up something like 7 pts in 9 nhl games and looks dominant

 

[Scintillating10]

How would you know this early? You must be just making threads

 

[Eco]

Can’t. NHL or nothing, those are the rules.

Honestly did not know that.

So NHL it is.

How would you know this early? You must be just making threads

Know what? That we are picking Wright?

We need a 1C, and he's been the best in his class for awhile now. It's as good as done.

 

[KevSkillz4]

How would you know this early? You must be just making threads

Everyone except Shane Wright. At draft day:

The Montreal Canadiens are really proud to select from Winnipeg Ice... the big C... Conor Geekie!!

That would be disgusting though, but isn't confirmed at 100% that Wright is a Habs player... can't wait to see when it's going happen.

 

[MtlSars]

2 months is forever from now.... The guy could break his hips or get cancer like Miroschnichenko so we should tone it down a little bit 24h after winning the lottery.......

But for the sake of arguments while I'm procrastinating... and keep in mind I will willingly admit I'm a scrub and have based my opinions on these rookies based on what I read in this forums and some highlight reels.

It would seem as though Kingston is devoid of talent all the while being coached by an uninspired fraud.......

Considering Suzuki Caufield and Romanov all played nearly 20 mins a night under MSL.......make him play NHL, and loan him to team Canada halfway through, he won't singlehandedly be enough for us to make the playoffs in the Atlantic Division.....

 

[jrom]

At this point Habs should buy an euro team in Swiss or whatever and send Roy & Wright to play there next season

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

He’ll make the Habs easily.

 

[jaffy27]

Watch the guy play and then decide. He is in a class of his own.

then he stays.....but I'm hoping for the 9 game stint then back to Kingston....guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

It's difficult to not want to see him succeed and pot goal after goal and create exciting hockey under St-Louis's watch

 

[The Great Weal]

He’s gonna play the whole season with us. His athleticism is fine, he is skilled, and he reads the game well. If one of these areas was a glaring weakness then he should be sent down to junior (although not Kingston, their coach is the Ducharme of the OHL).

I expect him to get 20 goals and 15 assists at least with us.

 

[First Line]

He’a going to be part of the team all year. If they follow the same model to develop they might have him sit some games but no way you send a 1st overall down unless be asks for it.

 

[DAChampion]

Can the moderators merge the Shane Wright / 1st overall threads?

 

[Doublechin]

Depending on who drafts him? Some might keep him whilesome might give him 9 games

 

[ahmedou]

Wright Decision = NHL

 

[Vachon23]

It will depend on how he arrived at camp, impossible to say now

 

[Garnet76]

If he goes back to Junior, Kingston will trade him to a contender.

 

[Tonneau]

Can’t. NHL or nothing, those are the rules.

He can't play in the AHL, but he could play in Europe.

 

[74 others]

I think he will show enough to stay after 9 games.

The KK experiment can't be used as a precedent in the making of the decision. Everything was new and unexpected for KK while Wright should be prepared mentally for this moment by now. The team environment is also totally different because our current centers are well established, among other things.