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

[lauzon19]

NHL draft: Is Filip Forsberg Habs' new power forward?

PAT HICKEY, The Gazette 06/20 /2012

NHL draft: Is Filip Forsberg Habs' new power forward?

Canadiens scouting guru Trevor Timmins was on hand to watch Forsberg in those international events and also travelled to Leksand to meet the young player and his family on their home turf. Timmins puts a lot of stock in these visits and describes Forsberg as a quality individual from a quality family.

I feel that maybe he learned from this experience and now he's going for the player that he really wants no matter what the official list looks like.

 

[bleuetbio]

So we will know how much fake that love was.....'Cause out of everybody he talked about...our pick is CLEARLY Kotkaniemi. So...smoke screen? Or a sign that this franchise will start to be more open? We will know Friday.

I think its a lure directly to Carolina's organisation. With Bobby Mac and others now giving more credit to Kotkaniemi and beting odds in favor of Kotkaniemi at #3, I think Timmins play his hands and try to convince them that they have a shot to a 1st center. Then, maybe the Canes could consider to draft Kotkaniemi over Svechnikov

 

[Habaneros]

I think its a lure directly to Carolina's organisation. With Bobby Mac and others now giving more credit to Kotkaniemi and beting odds in favor of Kotkaniemi at #3, I think Timmins play his hands and try to convince them that they have a shot to a 1st center. Then, maybe the Canes could consider to draft Kotkaniemi over Svechnikov

no way Jose,..,.no chance.....

AND if Montreal had 2nd and Canes had 3rd..the Canes would not draft Kotkaniemi

 

[Hannibal]

Actually, the ACL surgery of Kotkaniemi is scaring me... Galchenyuk had the same thing and then he never developped the next gear to be more succesful in the NHL.

Kotkaniemi is a worst skaters than Chucky right now... in this new nhl that's a big red flag for me.. Espicially for Center. Look at big mac speed always behind has centerman.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Canes just had to go and muck things up.

Picking No. 2, we'd be able to focus on Round 2 and not sweat the BT possibility...figures...

 

[Habaneros]

I feel that maybe he learned from this experience and now he's going for the player that he really wants no matter what the official list looks like.

learned?

Forsberg was ranked 3rd overall
Gally27 was ranked 5th...


This year ..Kota is ranked 5th....
If they go draft the 5th ranked Kota the centerman again...something as in 2012.....passing over 3 to get 5...

what are they learning?

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

learned?

Forsberg was ranked 3rd overall
Gally27 was ranked 5th...


This year ..Kota is ranked 5th....
If they go draft the 5th ranked Kota the centerman again...something as in 2012.....passing over 3 to get 5...

what are they learning?

So you want Tkachuk.

 

[justafan22]

Canes just had to go and muck things up.

Picking No. 2, we'd be able to focus on Round 2 and not sweat the BT possibility...figures...

Galchenyuk is still a hab if they win the #2 spot IMO

 

[Habaneros]

So you want Tkachuk.

anybody not named Kota at 3...if we was picking 6 7 8 9th? ok...

Zadina will be the new "Forsberg"..book that ...

They actually go for Kota...history will repeat itself....2012 will be 2018

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Galchenyuk is still a hab if they win the #2 spot IMO

Interesting. Although if the deal was driven by extracting personality, maybe not.

Interesting take, though.

 

[Milhouse40]

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Good God... No!!!

 

[sheed36]

Marinaro is gonna talk about this "rumor" in a couple of minutes on TSN690 after the break.

 

[Sterling Archer]

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Laurentide]

I keep going back to what Ray Ferraro said last week: Zadina is the best pure scorer in this draft class, even ahead of Svetchnikov in that area. To me, if you're a team that struggles to score, you go with Zadina because scoring goals is a skill that cannot be taught. You're either born with it or you're not. Kotkaniemi may be the best center in the draft but this is a weak draft year in general and weak for centers in particular. So why take a reach for a guy who, in a stronger draft year, wouldn't even be a top 10 pick?

For me, if it's a choice between an ability to score goals on one side, and "intangibles" on the other, I'm taking goals every day of the week and twice on a Sunday. Don't draft a position, don't draft an intangible. Draft talent.

 

[sheed36]

Would it shock anyone if MB did trade the 3rd overall for O'Reilly and even added to it. If this happens MB is just trying to save his job and saying **** it to the future.

 

[Milhouse40]

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That wouldn't surprise me one bit.
Bergevin don't have many years ahead of him.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Why is ROR so freaking available, anyway???

 

[Krnage]

Bergevin isnt stupid enough to give the #3 for ROR.... ?

 

[Tim Wallach]

Why is ROR so freaking available, anyway???

Partly because he is a hockey anomaly where he passes the eye test, but not the results test. He's a very good player but no one is quite sure what tier he really lives on.

(Oh, and he carries a big cap hit and said he lost his love of the game playing in Buffalo).

 

[WeThreeKings]

Why is ROR so freaking available, anyway???

Cause he's a problem child

 

[Adam Michaels]

First time I see this guy, what's his track record? Or is he like RumorBreak?

 

[justafan22]

Bergevin isnt stupid enough to give the #3 for ROR.... ?

lol, he is.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Would it shock anyone if MB did trade the 3rd overall for O'Reilly and even added to it. If this happens MB is just trying to save his job and saying **** it to the future.

Buffalo probably has wormed our 3rd rounder so far, but are holding out for 35 and 38.

 

[Habaneros]

Bergevin isnt stupid enough to give the #3 for ROR.... ?

lol...

there better be something else coming to Habs if the do a Ohreally for 3rd