2019 Entry Draft Thread Part IX

[phillytennis]

I think if we really want Newhook...we will need to move up to pick him....9 or 10th overall!!!!
More buzz around Newhook and Krebs... Caufield's size could be his liability.
If Newhook is taken, and Caufield is available when we pick at 15.... I would not hesitate to pick him.

 

[Mrb1p]

Man, if Seirder and Soderstrom go in the top 15 it's going to be beautiful.

 

[phillytennis]

Man, if Seirder and Soderstrom go in the top 15 it's going to be beautiful.

It appears Anaheim (leaning to taking a defense) , Florida (definitely picking a defenseman)....

 

[Mrb1p]

I'm to 45 ranked now, some will change up and down before draft day but it's mostly done. (IN TIERS)

I'm down to these guys for #46

Samuel Fagemo
Henri Thrun
Albert Johansson
Cole Mackay
Brett Leason
Marshall Warren
Blake Murray
Miko Kokkonen
Vladislav Firstov
John Farinacci
Graeme Clarke
Billy Constantinou
Rhett Pitlick
Nathan Légaré

My last ranked is Beecher.

Tough one.

 

[Mrb1p]

Oh yeah, and I'm up to SEVEN tiers already.

I need to find a fancier way of describing this though, tier is bland.

 

[Vachon23]

I'm to 45 ranked now, some will change up and down before draft day but it's mostly done. (IN TIERS)

I'm down to these guys for #46

Samuel Fagemo
Henri Thrun
Albert Johansson
Cole Mackay
Brett Leason
Marshall Warren
Blake Murray
Miko Kokkonen
Vladislav Firstov
John Farinacci
Graeme Clarke
Billy Constantinou
Rhett Pitlick
Nathan Légaré

My last ranked is Beecher.

Tough one.

I like Clark ! Would be happy if we select him in the 2nd round. I like his skill set

 

[phillytennis]

I really like Légaré, Beecher and Leason.

 

[Mrb1p]

I like Clark ! Would be happy if we select him in the 2nd round. I like his skill set

I like him too, he's responded really well to getting bumper up in the top 6 in the POs. He's a weapon on the PP.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I just finished reading comments from on other teams hf board... specifically,
Edmonton (8th)--- Arizona (14th)
It appears buzz is around Newhook, Krebs and Boldy.

8. Edmonton (Krebs, Boldy, Zegras)
9. Anaheim (Broberg, Seider, Boldy)
10. Vancouver ( Newhook, Boldy, Soderstrom)
11. Philadelphia (Caufield, Zegras)
12. Minnesota (Newhook, Krebs, Zegras)
13. Florida (Seider, Broberg, Heinola)
14. Arizona (Newhook, Caufield Krebs,
Zegras)

If Anaheim, Vancouver & Florida take D men that would be awesome for us. 4D including Byram means a quality forward will drop to us.

 

[covfefe]

RIP, dreams of Newhook on the Habs

 

[Mrb1p]

Ryan Suzuki 2 0 0 0 0 -1

He's our pick for sure

 

[Mandala]

Hi,

another variable is to look for a personal connection to the Montreal Canadiens. Whom the Montreal scouts might relate through family, friends or location?

 

[Mrb1p]

Hi,

another variable is to look for a personal connection to the Montreal Canadiens. Whom the Montreal scouts might relate through family, friends or location?

Hi, plz no nepotism in my NHL

 

[Saxon]

RIP, dreams of Newhook on the Habs

Yup, what a jerk...

 

[Mandala]

Hi, plz no nepotism in my NHL

I remember Timmins talking about players that were related to the organisation and that was a factor (inside knowledge) when they picked them.

I remember Timmins talking about players that were related to the organisation and that was a factor (inside knowledge) when they picked them.

Another factor is if family is somewhat related to Habs, Habs fans environment, some kind of link to Montreal, etc. I hope this variable is very tiny one even if it increases the odds of maybe adapting to Montreal.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I mean there are 11 forwards I'd be thrilled with, so if not Newhook someone else will drop- just need 4 D to go in the first 14 picks and 1 forward will be there.

 

[DesmondDekker]

Just showing 0 intensity, haven’t noticed him on the ice once

Dach is invisible out there.

 

[ahmedou]

The Telus Cup consists of what exactly?

 

[atrud66]

The Telus Cup consists of what exactly?

Midget AAA national championships

 

[greyboy67]

I think if we really want Newhook...we will need to move up to pick him....9 or 10th overall!!!!
More buzz around Newhook and Krebs... Caufield's size could be his liability.
If Newhook is taken, and Caufield is available when we pick at 15.... I would not hesitate to pick him.

There's a major buzz growing around Caufield. I don't think he's going to be there at #15.

I would like to see Montreal trade up to #11 to make a play for Caufield. If this guy was 6 feet tall, he would go top five—but he's not, which creates a nice risk-reward opportunity for the Canadiens.

Let's face it. The 15th pick is a crapshoot, so why not roll the dice on a guy who could pay big dividends? I don't know what it would take to get the Flyers to swap picks with Montreal but I'm sure it's in the realm of the possible.

 

[Yoshidas Island]

I mean there are 11 forwards I'd be thrilled with, so if not Newhook someone else will drop- just need 4 D to go in the first 14 picks and 1 forward will be there.

Or for Knight to go...

 

[CapSpace]

It appears Anaheim (leaning to taking a defense) , Florida (definitely picking a defenseman)....

Could Florida reach for Knight with their 1st?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Or for Knight to go...

Would be nice, but not sure Knight is that guy. Gotta be pretty special to go top 15 as a goalie.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

RIP, dreams of Newhook on the Habs

IDK
Hughes, Kakko, Byram, Dach, Tucotte, Cozens, Podkolzin, Krebs, Boldy, Soderstrom, zegras are all guaranteed to go before we pick
I also think its very likely a 2nd defenseman gets picked in the top 14 (Broberg or Heinola)

So thats 12 players, with Caufield and Newhook still available, and 2 teams picking before us.

Gotta think there will be 1 surprise pick, probably knight, brink or kaliyev going before us, or even the 2nd of Broberg/Heinola.

That means Caufield or Newhook would fall to us

 

[TT1]

RIP, dreams of Newhook on the Habs

Jost had a better draft year and he still went #10 in a deep draft, let's hope the BCHL factor scares off a few teams and he drops a bit. Tbh i think we'd need to trade up to like #10 or #11 at the very least to draft Newhook tho. TSN/McKenzie also has him at #20 which is another good sign for us (even tho it could not mean much as well, we saw that with Kotkaniemi last year).