HF Habs: 2022 NHL Draft 13

[DramaticGloveSave]

Someone please explain to me Lian Bischel. Why is he now a top15 pick in some mocks? Isn't he just another big pylon with no puck skills?

Don’t fight it, having some big D go before our later picks is what we need.

 

[Goldenhands]

I kinda do tho
At least you put your money where your mouth is, my dude!

200$ I wanted to wait for the other proposals to come out to multiply the odds, but since thats not out yet and the Bobby Mac ranking is coming up soon, I didnt take the risk that the odds trend down if Slaf happens to be ranked 1st on his list.

 

[Weber Fan]

I try to finish my top 32. I have a hard time choosing between Snuggerud and McGroarty. Your thoughts?

 

[Vachon23]

I try to finish my top 32. I have a hard time choosing between Snuggerud and McGroarty. Your thoughts?

McGroarty and by a lot for me.

If you can work on his skating and he become a decent skater, your getting a really good player.

 

[bcv]

Hes been playing good minutes in a mens league and he has been a really good D for them. Hes super aggressive in all facets of the game, has soft hands and his shooting is hard. Hes similar to Chiarot, would you take a gamble on a guy like Chiarot at 17? Theres untapped potential.

At best you get an unicorn gamechanging player, at worst you get a guy that will slit in your bottom 4 and play physical and sound D.

I have not seen those soft hands you mention, but I've seen very little of him.

Personally, I think 17 is a bit early to gamble on a unicorn, but I could be convinced otherwise with more viewings.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Any word on when Bobs list is coming out?

Tuesday

I try to finish my top 32. I have a hard time choosing between Snuggerud and McGroarty. Your thoughts?

Mcgroarty. Not close.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Free money for the bookies.

Hey at least I get paid some if they take the wrong guy (Slaf) and get an extra bump if they take my guy (Cooley)

He has great mobility, hits like a truck and a boss in his own zone. Has some raw offensive tools including a bomb of a shot. Skating in the SHL at 17 like he did while playing 2nd pairing minutes at time is quite impressive. A rock defensively, a physical specimen + some raw offensive tools should make him a top 20 pick in this draft.


Only 5 bucks? Not really worth talking about it. You dont want to know my stake...

I'm getting married in August, not exactly flush with cash

 

[Michelangelo]

Hey at least I get paid some if they take the wrong guy (Slaf) and get an extra bump if they take my guy (Cooley)

Worst case is that you paid $7 to ensure Wright ends up drafted at #1

 

[WeThreeKings]

Worst case is that you paid $7 to ensure Wright ends up drafted at #1

Exactly.

 

[Mrb1p]

I try to finish my top 32. I have a hard time choosing between Snuggerud and McGroarty. Your thoughts?

McGroarty. Snuggerrud is a potential Paul Byron kind of player, north south with very limited use.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Luneau went yeah.

Schaefer went at like 30.

Scouts audit said they saw Luneau going more in the 2nd round and that Schaefer likely goes higher. They also think Gaucher is going pretty high.

Size always wins.

That is the NHL draft in nutshell. Bigger and drafted higher... even though many fails this a trend that is not about to change.

 

[Gravity]

If they can walk out of the Bell Center with 3 actual 1st rounders, it would be cause for celebration.

And I can imagine the jubilation if Habs trade one of their more valuable roster players to get another 1st round pick and leave Day 1 with 4 first round picks.

Then again, I wouldn't mind trading that roster player for a 2nd round pick + a prospect who is ahead in his development.



Thank the hockey gods for New Jersey, who has been the most active organization pumping out these draft & combine videos.

They're more experienced in such matters

 

[Goldenhands]

Hey at least I get paid some if they take the wrong guy (Slaf) and get an extra bump if they take my guy (Cooley)



I'm getting married in August, not exactly flush with cash

Thats why you dont do that!

Only kidding, wish you good fortune with your beloved future one.

 

[waffledave]

Hey at least I get paid some if they take the wrong guy (Slaf) and get an extra bump if they take my guy (Cooley)

I put $10 on Cooley at 14-1 and $5 on anyone other than Wright/Slaf/Cooley/Nemec at 20-1 (in case they do something wild and trade the pick - the bet is who the Habs draft first).

 

[ForeverHabs97]

If I wanna watch the draft, who will have the tv rights?
I prefer English description and I want a ''short term'' package.

Don't mind paying cause it's getting harder to find quality streams.

Edit: Via Wikipedia:
In Canada, coverage of the draft will be televised on Sportsnet.

In United States, coverage of the draft will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2.

I'm guessing TVASports will have coverage, should I get Sportsnet?

 

[McGuires Corndog]

The funny thing about those picture....all 3 of them have the same pose except Slafkovsky with his arm crossed instead....for those who knows a little about body language, this normally mean this person is not interested, close, negation.

He also looks like hockey douche version of Michael Kelso

 

[HomaridII]

NHL Exec Still Sees Canadiens Drafting Shane Wright

An NHL executive source, who three weeks ago told Montreal Hockey Now that he believed the Montreal Canadiens were leaning towards drafting Shane Wright with the first overall pick, has not been swayed otherwise with the 2022 NHL Entry Draft set to kick off in Montreal two weeks from Thursday...

montrealhockeynow.com

 

[Runner77]

I'm getting married in August, not exactly flush with cash

Just wanted to take this opportunity to offer my best wishes.

And to thank you and others in this thread, for your valued contributions.

 

[DougHarvey]

I try to finish my top 32. I have a hard time choosing between Snuggerud and McGroarty. Your thoughts?

I would definitely go McGroarty. Bigger upside

 

[Scintillating10]

NHL Exec Still Sees Canadiens Drafting Shane Wright

An NHL executive source, who three weeks ago told Montreal Hockey Now that he believed the Montreal Canadiens were leaning towards drafting Shane Wright with the first overall pick, has not been swayed otherwise with the 2022 NHL Entry Draft set to kick off in Montreal two weeks from Thursday...

montrealhockeynow.com

Why are Habs souring in Wright?

 

[Goldenhands]

One quote from the black book about one of my favorite players in the draft (Adam Sykora):

“He’s not big, he’s not a guy with ridiculous skill, but he’s one of the smartest and hardest working players in this draft. He brings value through his passion and willingness to give it everything he has on every single shift. At the simplest level, He makes a positive impact on the game for his team. I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t play in the NHL.” - HP Scout, Mark Edwards, June 2022

 

[Milhouse40]

TVA focusing on the right stuff as usual even before they are drafted

 

[Team_Spirit]

Gotta use a 2nd of Hughes jr now dammit

 

[Goldenhands]

Kasper apparently speaks 3 languages already and is learning some french. Impressive. Kid would be my #1 trade up target.

 

[Andrewcoursol]

this is how TheAthletic mock draft looks like if you can't see it :

1. Montreal Canadiens: Shane Wright, C, Kingston-OHL
2. New Jersey Devils: Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, TPS-Liiga
3. Arizona Coyotes: Logan Cooley, C, U.S. NTDP-USHL
4. Seattle Kraken: Simon Nemec, RHD, Nitra-Slovakia
5. Philadelphia Flyers: David Jiricek, D, Plzen-CZREP
6. Columbus Blue Jackets: Cutter Gauthier, C/LW, U.S. NTDP-USHL
7. Ottawa Senators: Joakim Kemell, RW, JYP
8. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Kasper, C, Rogle-SHL
9. Buffalo Sabres: Matthew Savoie, C/RW, Winnipeg-WHL
10. Anaheim Ducks: Kevin Korchinski, LHD, Seattle-WHL
11. San Jose Sharks: Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW, Djurgarden-SHL
12. Columbus Blue Jackets: Conor Geekie, C, Winnipeg-WHL
13. New York Islanders: Brad Lambert, RW, Pelicans-Liiga
14. Winnipeg Jets: Pavel Mintyukov, LHD, Saginaw-OHL
15. Vancouver Canucks: Lian Bichsel, LHD, Leksands-SHL
16. Buffalo Sabres: Danila Yurov, RW, Magnitogorsk-KHL
17. Nashville Predators: Owen Pickering, LHD, Swift Current-WHL
18. Dallas Stars: Ryan Chesley, RHD, U.S. NTDP-USHL
19. Los Angeles Kings: Isaac Howard, LW, U.S. NTDP-USHL
20. Montreal Canadiens: Frank Nazar, C, U.S. NTDP-USHL (pick 26+62)
21. Pittsburgh Penguins: Tristan Luneau, D, Gatineau-QMJHL
22. Anaheim Ducks: Rutger McGroarty, LW, USNTDP-USHL
23. St. Louis Blues: Denton Mateychuk, LHD, Moose Jaw-WHL
24. Minnesota Wild: Jiri Kulich, C/LW, Karlovy Vary-Czechia
25. Toronto Maple Leafs: Liam Ohgren, LW, Djurgarden-Sweden Jr.
26. Washington Capitals: Nathan Gaucher, C, Quebec-QMJHL
27. Arizona Coyotes: Noah Ostlund, C, Djurgarden-Sweden Jr.
28. Buffalo Sabres: Sam Rinzel, D, Chaska-HIGH-MN
29. Edmonton Oilers: Jimmy Snuggerud, RW, U.S. NTDP-USHL
30. Winnipeg Jets: Ivan Miroshnichenko, LW, Omsk Krylia-RUSSIA-2
31. Tampa Bay Lightning: Reid Schaefer, LW, Seattle-WHL
32. Arizona Coyotes: Filip Mesar, RW, Poprad-SLOVAKIA

the habs have i think 3 3rd rounder as well as 3 4th rounders, there is no need to use the 1st round 26th pick or the first pick in the 2nd round to move up, using edmontons 2nd rounder with some of the abundance of 3rd and 4 th rounders this year should be able to get the habs a late 1st rounder, maybe target teams with only a few pics in the entire draft , what does an 2nd rounder with 2 3rd rounders and a 4th or 2 get you? is it worth a mid 1st for a team like pittsburgh for example , also a pick could be substituted for a b level prospect