HF Habs: Montreal Canadiens Draft (#3, #35, #38, #56, #62, #66, #97, #102, #122 & #128)

[EveryDay]

McKenzie said 1 scout has Kota at 3.....
I would like that name of that scout.....is he a Hab employee?

He said 2 scouts had him at 3rd position in the podcast.

 

[Habaneros]

He said 2 scouts had him at 3rd position in the podcast.

both Montreal scouts???


whoever those 2 are should be fired

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

I want Katchuk now.

 

[Deebs]

[tweet]

 

[Eastern Shores]

Only important if they were the only top draft eligible players invited.

 

[The Great Weal]

Svechnikov AND Pacioretty for Oreilly? I'd forgive Bergevin for some a good amount.

 

[EveryDay]

both Montreal scouts???


whoever those 2 are should be fired

Why so? 5 NHL scouts have him in the top 5, should they all been fired?

I don't get it, you really don't like Kotka?

 

[EveryDay]

https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/lnh-a...vail-de-l-espoir-jesperi-kotkaniemi-1.6161355

 

[MrNasty]

I am happy with any of Kotkaniemi, Tkachuk, Dobson or Zadina.

 

[Habaneros]

I want Katchuk now.

Renaud Lavoie‏ @renlavoietva
Filip Zadina and Andrei Svechnikov were invited to a reception at the @CanadiensMTL hotel in Dallas tonight.

 

[The Great Weal]

Grant saying that Kotkaniemi and Poehling should be in the NHL this year

 

[Adam Michaels]

Grant saying that Kotkaniemi and Poehling should be in the NHL this year

A little far fetched. But I can see Poehling sign with Habs after his NCAA season finishes and going to Laval/make Habs out of camp. Kotkaniemi, for me, one year in Liiga, come to either Laval/make Habs out of camp.

I would think both would be in the NHL by 2020 the latest.

 

[sampollock]

I am not sure what makes me think this, but......I feel MB takes Tkachuk

 

[schnapshot]

I am not sure what makes me think this, but......I feel MB takes Tkachuk

Maybe some posters trying to shove that notion down our throats ever since the lottery?

 

[Habsawce]

Grant saying that Kotkaniemi and Poehling should be in the NHL this year

 

[FLHabs]

I think this is it guys, the end of our center woes haha. I say we go with Kotka, whether we trade down or pick at 3 I leave that up to MB. The more I watch and read about him, and hearing Timmins talk about him, the more I'm ok with the pick, he has #1 center potential imo. He's never gonna be Austin Matthews offensively, but if he can bring a great to elite defensive game, without being useless and actually contributing offensively, he'll be a competent #1. Drouin on his wing will help the offense.

The other thing is that I'm really high on Poehling also. I'm perfectly fine having Kotka and Poehling centering our top 2 lines for the forseable future. add a guy like Danault then you begin to create and identity in terms of how your centers play the position. If you can't beat guys like Mc David and Matthews, find guys that can hopefully contain them. Surround them with enough offensive talent and they will be successful.

All this is wishful thinking of course haha

 

[vokiel]

Grant saying that Kotkaniemi and Poehling should be in the NHL this year

Poehling in the NHL this year after ~70 games in the NCAA sounds like deficient reasoning to me.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Poehling at least 2 years away, closer to 3.

Kotkaniemi is 3 years away at minimum.

Anything closer and you have a huge chance of burning them as prospects.

 

[The Great Weal]

Poehling at least 2 years away, closer to 3.

Kotkaniemi is 3 years away at minimum.

Anything closer and you have a huge chance of burning them as prospects.

Kotkaniemi should be here after 1 more year in Europe

 

[Sterling Archer]

Kotkaniemi should be here after 1 more year in Europe

Here as in Laval. Not Habs

 

[Whitesnake]

the 2005 draft was a 2 years pool.... not the same

Name any year. There are guys that shouldn't be chosen where they are chose. Sometimes teams were wrong. Sometimes teams aren't. I have just no idea who you can definately determine that this guy should be pick at 6. It's incredibly well known that it's the first 2 and than all hell break loose. It's totally interchangeable.

 

[Whitesnake]

Svechnikov? Well that's strange.

 

[MadMslm]

Nice to hear Timmins again. Listening to the interview, it was easy to see that Kotkaniemi and Tkachuk are high on his list. He didn't say much about Zadina other than he can score goals and wasn't too enthusiastic about Hughes.

I think Poehling might need an extra year before making the jump to the AHL.

For Kotka, he will be at the camp and will be able to showcase his talent. Depending of his performance, it will be easier to judge how much time he needs before filling a role at this level.

 

[The Great Weal]

Here as in Laval. Not Habs

Liga>AHL. They are pretty close.

 

[Whitesnake]

Timmins better not be wrong. But what will be more damaging for him....going for the C and missing out on a 35-goal scorer? Or going for the winger and missing out on a #1C? Somehow, he better pray that not only his player does incredibly well despite a bad team...but he can't afford that the next guys chosen do well....