2021 NHL Entry Draft Part 1

[bopeep]

Just wondering how much the U18's moved the needle regarding some of the prospects, especially non-1st round selections.
From what I could see, Aleksi Heimosalmi's game was a revelation - he went from a mid round afterthought to potential 1st to mid 2nd pick. I really liked Daniil Lazutin's play as well - strong on the puck, worked his ass off every shift, great on faceoffs and I thought he skated really well for a big guy.
Del Mastro, Winterton, Zellweger and Conner Roulette all acquitted themselves well and solidified their status as potential 2nd/3rd rounders. Chase Stillman is a human wrecking ball on skates... And another Finnish player who I couldn't stop watching was Niko Huuhtanen - size, some skill and knows how to get to the front of the net.

 

[montreal]

He's a target for me.. yeah the offensive upside isn't great, but I'll take a guaranteed pest with some offense in this draft.. provided Chibrikov or Rosen are gone.

I hope they don't go that route, they went safe last year, time to get the highest skilled forward they can this year.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I hope they don't go that route, they went safe last year, time to get the highest skilled forward they can this year.

In theory yes.. but watching the handling of Caufield at the NHL level and Kotkaniemi.. I think I gotta just accept that low maintenance, Gallagher type guys is the best we can do for fear of outright busting everyone.

 

[montreal]

In theory yes.. but watching the handling of Caufield at the NHL level and Kotkaniemi.. I think I gotta just accept that low maintenance, Gallagher type guys is the best we can do for fear of outright busting everyone.

you can't think that way going into the draft, in 5 years who knows where MB will be, who will be the coach, the president, etc... Go highest skill unless it's a poor skater and don't draft for need of position.

 

[WeThreeKings]

you can't think that way going into the draft, in 5 years who knows where MB will be, who will be the coach, the president, etc... Go highest skill unless it's a poor skater and don't draft for need of position.

Philosophically I agree, I'm just beat down from watching it happen over and over again and hearing the reports Molson is gonna extend MB and by extension, keep DD around.

 

[montreal]

Philosophically I agree, I'm just beat down from watching it happen over and over again and hearing the reports Molson is gonna extend MB and by extension, keep DD around.

Oh for sure MB gets extended, have been saying so for some time, I assume Dom is back as well but nothing says they will be here in 3-4-5-6 years from now. In fact it's better that they go high end skill cause either they figure it out which seems unlikely or they f*** it up and if so then at some point there has to be a breaking point where Molson due to whatever pressures has to cave and step down and then things hopefully get turned over to people with lots of experienced and success at running a team instead of having a president with no hockey experience and never held the job of a hockey president before, a GM that never held the job of GM before, a head coach in the AHL for 6 years that never held the job of head coach at any level.

 

[1000eeer]

IMO, the top 15 is clear cut already:

Hughes
Beniers
Power
Eklund
Clarke
Edvinsson
Johnson
Sillinger
Mctavish
Wallstedt
Lysell
Guenther
Lucius
Lambos
Räty
----

Anyone from the list above would be a good pick by Montreal at 16 OA

 

[WeThreeKings]

IMO, the top 15 is clear cut already:

Hughes
Beniers
Power
Eklund
Clarke
Edvinsson
Johnson
Sillinger
Mctavish
Wallstedt
Lysell
Guenther
Lucius
Lambos
Räty
----

Anyone from the list above would be a good pick by Montreal at 16 OA

I don't think Lambos or Raty belong here tbh.

Raty has fallen completely where a lot of scouts have him as a day 2 pick and Lambos is a love him or hate him prospect. Some scouts rave and others question his offense and see him as a 2nd rounder.

 

[RandomTask26]

IMO, the top 15 is clear cut already:

Hughes
Beniers
Power
Eklund
Clarke
Edvinsson
Johnson
Sillinger
Mctavish
Wallstedt
Lysell
Guenther
Lucius
Lambos
Räty
----

Anyone from the list above would be a good pick by Montreal at 16 OA

I’d be happy with any of the top 13 in that list. I doubt any of them fall to 16 though

 

[Naslund]

I think I like Sebastian Cossa for the Habs. Is there something wrong with me?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I don't understand why L'Heureux is not higher in the list. He was a top 15 last yrs and he had a great season this yrs even with a weak Halifax team and bad coaching (JJ Daigneault...). He got the skills, size and the gamer attitude that you want from a player.

He keeps getting suspended. You have to question a player when he can't play with discipline. Is he a top 6 power forward or another Raffi Torres, where his act becomes tiresome and eventually hurts the team necessitating a trade?

It definitely hurts him in the rankings.

 

[SOLR]

I don't think Lambos or Raty belong here tbh.

Raty has fallen completely where a lot of scouts have him as a day 2 pick and Lambos is a love him or hate him prospect. Some scouts rave and others question his offense and see him as a 2nd rounder.

Lambos 25th+

 

[covfefe]

I don't think Lambos or Raty belong here tbh.

Raty has fallen completely where a lot of scouts have him as a day 2 pick and Lambos is a love him or hate him prospect. Some scouts rave and others question his offense and see him as a 2nd rounder.

Lambos put up better numbers than Byram and Ty Smith in his D-1 (on a bad team), so on a certain level it's really not outrageous to think those scouts are just wrong. If he falls like Krebs, teams will regret it.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Lambos put up better numbers than Byram and Ty Smith in his D-1 (on a bad team), so on a certain level it's really not outrageous to think those scouts are just wrong. If he falls like Krebs, teams will regret it.

I'm not a fan. Hopefully we steer clear.

 

[Habs Icing]

Which of these centers rated within our reach do you think have a shot at developing into #2s:

Zachery Bolduc
Xavier Bourgault
Aatu Raty
Francesco Pinelli
Zacher L'Heureux
Fedor Svechkov
Machie Samoskevich
Zach Dean

 

[1000eeer]

Which of these centers rated within our reach do you think have a shot at developing into #2s:

Zachery Bolduc
Xavier Bourgault
Aatu Raty
Francesco Pinelli
Zacher L'Heureux
Fedor Svechkov
Machie Samoskevich
Zach Dean

Aatu Raty
Francesco Pinelli

 

[montreal]

Samoskevich I see as a winger but would love to trade down and get him.

 

[Habs76]

Samoskevich I see as a winger but would love to trade down and get him.

As far as trading down for wingers goes, I think I prefer Stankoven and Martino.

 

[montreal]

As far as trading down for wingers goes, I think I prefer Stankoven and Martino.

I don't know Stankoven but I'm taking Samoskevich over Martino no question

 

[SOLR]

Lambos put up better numbers than Byram and Ty Smith in his D-1 (on a bad team), so on a certain level it's really not outrageous to think those scouts are just wrong. If he falls like Krebs, teams will regret it.

Lambos numbers in 1 v 1 battles are much worse.

 

[GTA]

So we need the Blues to get 1 point in their remaining two games to lock up 16th (assuming we don’t make it past the second round). Do I have that right?

 

[WeThreeKings]

So we need the Blues to get 1 point in their remaining two games to lock up 16th (assuming we don’t make it past the second round). Do I have that right?

Conference finals

 

[GTA]

Conference finals

Past the second round is the conference finals.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Past the second round is the conference finals.

I misread and thought you said make the second round. My B

 

[1000eeer]

MARK MY WORDS

Zachary L'Heureux will be a Montreal Canadien when comes draft day.

whether you like it or not

(If Mctavish is off the board when we pick)