HF Habs: 2023 Standings Thread: The Final Act - The Beeline for Bedard (Part 4)

[Lafleurs Guy]

6th and 7th place teams win 1 and 2. Everyone ahead drops down 2 spots.

Gotcha

 

[Fatbiggie]

Cheers, we’ve outtanked Arizona twice

 

[rahad]

Good think, we lost this game. Arizona is getting destroy. Can someone tell the Arizona, that we already secured the #5 spot in the draft? They can stop tanking now. We have won twice in the tank battle....

 

[Naslund]

And then the last time we were the worst team to make the playoffs and lost before the conference finals, we drafted Kaiden Guhle 16th overall. I like at least part of our scouting team's record with picks in this vicinity.

2019, 15 OA: Caufield
2020, 16 OA: Guhle
2023, 17 OA: ?

Matthew Wood (pipe dream)

 

[Gravity]

NJ just got 52 wins and L. Hughes scored his first. They also have Nemec on the way.........scary. A good example for us to follow. We have our Hischier already.

 

[Rozz]

I love that we out tanked Arizona 2 years in a row... but I've had a gut feel7ng all year that #6 wins the Bedard bowl... really hope my gut feeling is just off by 1 and it's #5 that wins! Please God.. please #5!

 

[26Mats]

NJ just got 52 wins and L. Hughes scored his first. They also have Nemec on the way.........scary. A good example for us to follow. We have our Hischier already.

This is certainly the draft to get our J. Hughes: Michkov, Benson, W. Smith, ...

 

[Michoulicious]

Matthew Wood (pipe dream)

My dream is we get one if the top forwards with our first 1st and then trade up a few spot with one of our many 3rd rounders if Sandin-Pellika is still available at 14 or 15 with our second 1st.

Kid is the perfect boom or bust smooth skating, smooth hands, puck moving RHD.

Would look really good with Xhekaj as a partner.

Guhle-?Savard/Matheson?
Xhekaj-ASP
Hutson-Mailloux

 

[Captain97]

We have better odds at landing Bedard/Fantilli than we do of picking 7th.

That's the spirit

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Penguins lose to Chicago and follow that up with an OTL to Columbus. One point against 2 of the worst teams in the league. Just a crazy collapse by them in 2nd half. Gave away a playoff spot.

All kinds of rumors now that Burke & Hextall will be fired soon, and that Pens are going to start an analytics department.

 

[dinodebino]

Not going to lie, drafting Slaf and Dvorsky with our firsts given how terrible we've been these past two years is a wet fart.

Un pet sauce. I like that!

 

[Treal]

Fun fact: If the Habs draft Bedard, his entry-level contract will have ended and he will need to be re-signed before Gallagher's current contract expires.

 

[red devil]

I just noticed that the Ducks have lost 12 in a row (some are OTL) now that is how to tank at the end of the year.

 

[rahad]

NJ just got 52 wins and L. Hughes scored his first. They also have Nemec on the way.........scary. A good example for us to follow. We have our Hischier already.

Seriously, Devil are going to be the next powerhouse. They still have 2 elite d man prospect.

Both Nemec and L.Hughes could be #1 in any team (in 2-4 years). Scary.

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

Michkov wrapped in a pretty little bow please!! Don’t even care what we do in the rest of defat if we get him!

 

[River Meadow]

I just noticed that the Ducks have lost 12 in a row (some are OTL) now that is how to tank at the end of the year.

Bedard is gonna look great in a Ducks jersey

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Michkov wrapped in a pretty little bow please!! Don’t even care what we do in the rest of defat if we get him!

If they're lucky enough to have a chance to pick him at 5th or 6th and don't I'll never be able to forgive them, they'll instantly enter Bergevin territory for me. What a mistake it would be.

 

[red devil]

Bedard is gonna look great in a Ducks jersey

There have been a few times that the last place team hasn't won the draft lottery.

 

[hardcorehabs]

Fun fact: If the Habs draft Bedard, his entry-level contract will have ended and he will need to be re-signed before Gallagher's current contract expires.

Barf.

Hopefully LTIR I guess

 

[rahad]

So Pittsburgh lost back to back to the worst team in the NHL with playoff on the line? How on earth do you lose to Chicago and Columbus with playoff spot on the line?

So they ruined our chance of having Florida draft pick being #14 and ruined Columbus chance to finish last with a OTL....

f*** Pittsburgh from Montreal and Columbus.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Bedard is gonna look great in a Ducks jersey

I still have my money on Chicago

 

[Rapala]

Fun fact: If the Habs draft Bedard, his entry-level contract will have ended and he will need to be re-signed before Gallagher's current contract expires.

You are killing me here.

 

[McGees]

YESSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELCOME TO MTL ZACH BENSON or WILL SMITH!!!!!

I know that the public ranking lists have those 2 5+6 but I’d wager $ that it isn’t how the draft goes. I think we will take Reinbacher personally. I also think Mitchkov falls closer to 10.

Also I think 4th be place wins lottery.

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

For some reason I just can’t picture Bedard in a Hawks or Ducks jersey. I see him in a Columbus, San Jose, Philly or Arizona

 

[Rapala]

I still have my money on Chicago

Detroit or Washington would slay me after they pulled their tent pegs while still in the hunt for the playoffs.