Prospect Info: [2023 - 101st] Florian Xhekaj (OHL - Brantford Bulldogs)

[Steve Shutt]

He's already 19. Was he draft eligible last year?

 

[JustAHabFan]

Let’s beat up some Bruins!

Bruins is bringing in heavyweight Lucic.

 

[Licou]

Anyone knows if the guy can skate well?

I am all for a gritty bottom line winger, but if he doesn't have decent nhl skating, he won't help us.

 

[luthar]

DOUBLE THE WIFI COVERAGE BABY

3G and 5G... not bad, just hope its not the number of goals they score

 

[schwang26]

A bit of a reach. Reminds me of the Pezzeta pick

You mean the same Pezzetta that plays in the NHL?

 

[1909]

Let’s beat up some Bruins!

... or Sens .

 

[19VJ17]

Awesome pick

 

[Habaneros]

Habs need to get Ryan Reeves 1 yr deal .

Bruins is bringing in heavyweight Lucic.

 

[Deebs]

Habs need to get Ryan Reeves 1 yr deal .

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Would love Reevo on our team for one year

 

[badi]

At least he will be pissed when the team looses
Habs need players like that

 

[jaffy27]

... or Sens .

How about both

 

[abo9]

Lol i know its a fourth but this selection is a joke

 

[Habs4Life]

why? what a wasted pick

 

[Pazucha]

Picking Floarian 101st when guys like Alex Ciernik and Luca Pinelli are still on board?

Questionable?

 

[Captain97]

Even if he amounts to being an AHLer I think a 4th is worth it to ensure another team doesn't potentially get their own Xhekaj if he owns out.

 

[Adriatic]

I hope this is just step one for him and Arber being in a line brawl beating the crap out of some Sens or something

Lolol. Is there another brother we don't know about yet?? because drafting the third one would be the real jackpot. That puts you in Hanson land lol

 

[Habsrule]

I watched him a few times playing for Hamilton.

He is not the fastest skater but not bad. He tried really hard and hits everyone that he possibly can. Supposedly he can fight but I haven’t seen him fight live. I remember two of his goals and they were both by the net. One was a deflection and one was a rebound. You still need to score those garbage goals. His point totals are nothing great but keep in mind that he was in his OHL rookie year and on one of the lowest scoring teams in the league.

I really hope that he has a learning curve like his brother. He projects to be a fourth liner who may be a slight upgrade over Pezzetta.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I get what people are saying, but as an example the Habs selected Pezzetta over Matthew Phillips.

Pezzetta has played quite a few NHL games while Phillips hasn't made it.

It may not be your choice, but who knows who will make it at thos point and if they do will they even be more than a 4th liner ?

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Nepotism at it best, he has 4th liner numbers in the junior league...

He was also undrafted last year, he's 19 years old...

 

[1909]

Nepotism at it best, he has 4th liner numbers in the junior league...

He was also undrafted last year, he's 19 years old...

Hughes and Gorton are very good at it. Sometimes it works well, some other times, not so well.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Happy with this.

Lucic in Boston this year. Can Xhekaj uncrown him and put his ass down where Komisarek and Laraque failed to?

Hard to blame Laraque, Lucic hasn’t stopped running from him yet. He wanted zero part of BGL.

This pick made me happy. I’d love to see both Xhekaj just crushing some Bruins, Leafs or Sens.

Arb and Flo, the Smash brothers.

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

Will we be able to pay 2 sheriff ?

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Considering how much his brother improved around the same age, he's worth taking a gamble on assuming he has a similar work ethic.

 

[Moose Head]

Lolol. Is there another brother we don't know about yet?? because drafting the third one would be the real jackpot. That puts you in Hanson land lol

Only two of the Hanson Bros were brothers and their last name wasn’t even Hanson

 

[Scriptor]

Only two of the Hanson Bros were brothers and their last name wasn’t even Hanson

And they certainly weren't handsome either.