Silayev, Lindstrom, Catton, Iginla, Parekh, Eiserman

[NotProkofievian]

Iginla over Lindstrom is just insane to me.. you can't let medicals affect your ranking when you don't have access to it. You just rank the players based on what we have as armchair dudes on a message board.

Lindstrom would have destroyed Iginla's goal totals if he stayed healthy, and he would have done it at a much bigger size, with a more physical/nasty game.

If you have a chance to have a top 6 that had 6'3 Lindstrom, 6'3 Slavkosky and 6'4 Dach with their skill and skating? Very few teams could handle that in 7 games.

To be fair you have to only count Dach as 3'2" because he's only going to be around half the time.

 

[WeThreeKings]

To be fair you have to only count Dach as 3'2" because he's only going to be around half the time.

They're rebuilding him in a lab, he will be Wolverine now.

 

[Runner77]

To be fair you have to only count Dach as 3'2" because he's only going to be around half the time.

By that metric, Guhle is 4’3 based on games lost to injury so the Habs should really be drafting a D.

 

[NotProkofievian]

By that metric, Guhle is 4’3 based on games lost to injury so the Habs should really be drafting a D.

True if huge!

 

[Maitz]

I think the top 4 will be

Celebrini
Demidov
Levshunov
Lindstrom

That would leave us Iginla/Catton IMO

Iginla fits exactly what the org wants. Already bet 50$ on mise o jeu

 

[WeThreeKings]

I think the top 4 will be

Celebrini
Demidov
Levshunov
Lindstrom

That would leave us Iginla/Catton IMO

Iginla fits exactly what the org wants. Already bet 50$ on mise o jeu

Silayev should be going top 4 based on all the information we have as of this moment.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

I think the top 4 will be

Celebrini
Demidov
Levshunov
Lindstrom

That would leave us Iginla/Catton IMO

Iginla fits exactly what the org wants. Already bet 50$ on mise o jeu

I wouldn’t sleep on Sennecke. Whether its Iginla, Catton or Sennecke (assuming Hughes goes forward) we’re getting a future core player.

 

[Runner77]

I wouldn’t sleep on Sennecke. Whether its Iginla, Catton or Sennecke (assuming Hughes goes forward) we’re getting a future core player.

Neither will top 10 drafting teams, they’re all seeing his progress.

The question is, does Sennecke slip past 10 and will Hughes have a contingency plan if he does.

Imagine Lindstrom/ Sennecke or Iginla/ Sennecke as Habs selections coming out of the first round.

 

[Paddy17]

Other teams will be thinking the same thing though, so it'll be quite hard to trade for another top 15 pick.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Other teams will be thinking the same thing though, so it'll be quite hard to trade for another top 15 pick.

Target Washington.. they are dying and haven't had picks for ages, they are the type of team that would prefer quantity over quality.

 

[26Mats]

I wouldn’t sleep on Sennecke. Whether its Iginla, Catton or Sennecke (assuming Hughes goes forward) we’re getting a future core player.

How do we know all theee of these players, let alone any of them, are future core players?

 

[Runner77]

Other teams will be thinking the same thing though, so it'll be quite hard to trade for another top 15 pick.

Then, let Hughes overpay.

He has redundant assets might as well put them to good use.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

In a situation where all of Celi, Demi and Lindy are off the board by the time of the Habs pick. Would Habs fans be open to drafting Silayev / Lev and trading Guhle for a u23 top-6 forward? Effectively levelling up on Guhle and getting a developed u23 top-6 forward?

 

[Scriptor]

Neither will top 10 drafting teams, they’re all seeing his progress.

The question is, does Sennecke slip past 10 and will Hughes have a contingency plan if he does.

Imagine Lindstrom/ Sennecke or Iginla/ Sennecke as Habs selections coming out of the first round.

Would love that.

In a situation where all of Celi, Demi and Lindy are off the board by the time of the Habs pick. Would Habs fans be open to drafting Silayev / Lev and trading Guhle for a u23 top-6 forward? Effectively levelling up on Guhle and getting a developed u23 top-6 forward?

Depends on the identity of the top-6 player under 23?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Iginla over Lindstrom is just insane to me.. you can't let medicals affect your ranking when you don't have access to it. You just rank the players based on what we have as armchair dudes on a message board.

Lindstrom would have destroyed Iginla's goal totals if he stayed healthy, and he would have done it at a much bigger size, with a more physical/nasty game.

If you have a chance to have a top 6 that had 6'3 Lindstrom, 6'3 Slavkosky and 6'4 Dach with their skill and skating? Very few teams could handle that in 7 games.

What about the argument that he benefited from Makenna? Even if they’re in different lines, Lidstrom would’ve benefited from lesser checking no?

 

[WeThreeKings]

In a situation where all of Celi, Demi and Lindy are off the board by the time of the Habs pick. Would Habs fans be open to drafting Silayev / Lev and trading Guhle for a u23 top-6 forward? Effectively levelling up on Guhle and getting a developed u23 top-6 forward?

Trading Guhle is a no. He's already so good at such a young age on a bad team and having to play higher than he would be playing at this point. Especially not to draft Silayev.

Suzuki would be 27 before Silayev played a game. Then you'd have to have him go through the same growing pains that Guhle is now, so you'd have a 30 year old Suzuki before the guy you drafted this year can realistically handle what you're expecting from him and that's even if he hits.

Getting Levshunov doesn't require trading Guhle, it requires trading Mailloux and Barron.

So, sure take Levshunov at 5.. but Guhle stays.

What about the argument that he benefited from Makenna? Even if they’re in different lines, Lidstrom would’ve benefited from lesser checking no?

No because Lindstrom's line still faced the better competition. McKenna took off after Lindstrom got hurt and he got more opportunities as a result of that. Prior to that he was good but not someone who was drawing top checkers.

 

[Runner77]

Listening to Preds scout Jean-Philippe Glaude (a @Vachon23 favorite) who is an 11-year scout with the Preds, he states like many others have, that this draft, there is no consensus after the 1st pick (and sheds some light on Lindstrom and Iginla, among others).

Tij Iginla a tous les outils

Jean-Philippe Glaude discute des meilleurs espoirs en vue du prochain repêchage.

bpmsports.ca

Which makes Iginla a possibility, esp. if Demidov and Lindstrom are off the table at Pick 5.

Some attributes:

- serious, good work ethic
- explosive
- natural goal scorer
- good frame (6’, 186 lbs at age 17)
- disciplined
- has likely mental makeup to play in fishbowl market
- prepped by father in the off season, optimally trained, always looking to improve

At this point, not that worried if Demidov and Lindstrom are not available to the Habs.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I can see Hughes trying to trade up if Lindstrom is still on board at 4 and if Demidov is gone.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Let's not f*** it up and let's go for the superstar's kid this time. Iginla is my choice.

 

[OneSharpMarble]

I don't like the injury concerns with Lindstrom and there are way too many excellent d-men to use a pick on a question mark.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I don't like the injury concerns with Lindstrom and there are way too many excellent d-men to use a pick on a question mark.

Luckily the Habs employ a medical staff and will get all the medical imaging/tests information they need.

So if they take Lindstrom, the injury concerns are something they would have thoroughly vetted.

 

[Tyson]

Sennecke has to be considered. Size, speed and skill, not sure that Lindstrom has much more upside.

 

[Scotianhab]

I don't like the injury concerns with Lindstrom and there are way too many excellent d-men to use a pick on a question mark.

I’d take Iginla over the Defensemen.

 

[Runner77]

Let's not f*** it up and let's go for the superstar's kid this time. Iginla is my choice.

I don’t believe in bloodlines but a talented player who is being prepped by an ex-player father who was himself successful, can more easily transition to the Show.

This can be a real tough market for a young player but we can bet that Iginla will not be intimidated. Assuming he checks off all other boxes for Habs scouts, his ability to withstand pressure may weigh heavily in the balance, as it did when Slaf was being evaluated.

 

[Runner77]

Sennecke has to be considered. Size, speed and skill, not sure that Lindstrom has much more upside.

There is a chance (although it’s narrowing) that Sennecke might slip past the 10th pick but not Lindstrom.

Lindstrom is a center while Sennecke is a RW — I’d prefer the center if all else were equal.