NHL Draft Combine

[zman77]

Ryan Pyette Retweeted
Don Cherry‏Verified account @CoachsCornerDC 5h5 hours ago

It was great to meet all the Prospects this morning.
All soon to be in the NHL
pic.twitter.com/hbZYBhWxCg

 

[AmericanDream]

David Fischer (Montreal draft pick) had an infamously bad combine interview day. He was the laughing stock of the NHL for one day. I read an article that mentioned NHL GMs were referring to him as "the idiot" to each other.

welp, makes sense Montreal would STILL select him!!!

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Ryan Pyette Retweeted
Don Cherry‏Verified account @CoachsCornerDC 5h5 hours ago

It was great to meet all the Prospects this morning.
All soon to be in the NHL
pic.twitter.com/hbZYBhWxCg

Hughes looks like somebody's little brother that they let tag along.

Do you think Svechnikov and Hughes are on the same step there? Just saying.

 

[AmericanDream]

Hughes looks like somebody's little brother there that they let tag along.

Do you think Svechnikov and Hughes are on the same step there? Just saying.

when is the last time Cherry was surrounded by that many Americans?? Korea?? lol!!

 

[teravaineSAROS]

In any case, it's a very pointless thing. Wish they had proper IQ tests or some such, would probably be far more meaningful.

Nah this is exactly the type of pointless stuff you find in IQ tests

 

[rt]

Merkley kind of gives me the creeps

Link to video?

 

[rt]

yep... serial killer vibes

Link to video?

 

[Winston Wolf]

Sadism. Old men trying to make insecure kids as uncomfortable as possible, bet they love it.

Ottawa's Assistant GM even gets off on it!

 

[wings5]

Dahlin almost 6'3 surprised me usually players are at least an inch smaller than common listings. Also Tkachuk and Kupari are taller than I thought.

 

[CanuckGame39]

After seeing Hughes on HNIC. I'm no longer hoping the canucks pick him. I'm all for picking smaller guys, in today's NHL it's just fine. But that kid is smaller than small. Kid looks like hes 9 years old.

Add that with skipping the combine events. No thanks. No excuses. Everyone else is doing it, he should too. Doesnt matter if he just got back from the worlds. Really showed where his attitude is at.

 

[bigdog16]

After seeing Hughes on HNIC. I'm no longer hoping the canucks pick him. I'm all for picking smaller guys, in today's NHL it's just fine. But that kid is smaller than small. Kid looks like hes 9 years old.

Add that with skipping the combine events. No thanks. No excuses. Everyone else is doing it, he should too. Doesnt matter if he just got back from the worlds. Really showed where his attitude is at.

Im sure he made the decision himself and wasnt influenced by whoever is representing him...

 

[CanuckGame39]

Im sure he made the decision himself and wasnt influenced by whoever is representing him...

Hes his own man. Funny no one else decided to skip out. Whoever influenced him, still makes him responsible for the action.

 

[rt]

After seeing Hughes on HNIC.

Is this video online somewhere?

 

[bigdog16]

Hes his own man. Funny no one else decided to skip out. Whoever influenced him, still makes him responsible for the action.

You listen to your agent when your 18 years old. Jeese is this kid gonna go down in history as “the kid who skipped the combine” even after he goes top 10 and has a successful career? I bet you care more than all 30 GMs do

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

The rumor going 'round after last year was that Gabe Vilardi did not interview well. If so, it certainly didn't hurt his draft stock too badly.

I mean, it kind of did. He was heavily projected to be a Top 5 pick last year with some expectations of him going 3rd after Hischier/Patrick.



It was definitely considered quite the fall that he went all the way down at #11 to LA.

 

[CanuckGame39]

You listen to your agent when your 18 years old. Jeese is this kid gonna go down in history as “the kid who skipped the combine” even after he goes top 10 and has a successful career? I bet you care more than all 30 GMs do

Yeah I get that you listen to your agent. But the one who looks bad is Hughes. He was the only one to say no. He also refused to step on a scale or get measured.

If you dont see any of this as a red flag then I'm not too sure what to tell you. Teams dont want to pick players who feel entitled. Dobson just finished the memorial cup and not a peep was said by him. He cooperated like a normal kid would

Im willing to bet money on it that many GMs care about this kind of behavior and that it will hurt him on draft day.

 

[Chainshot]

Yeah I get that you listen to your agent. But the one who looks bad is Hughes. He was the only one to say no. He also refused to step on a scale or get measured.

If you dont see any of this as a red flag then I'm not too sure what to tell you. Teams dont want to pick players who feel entitled. Dobson just finished the memorial cup and not a peep was said by him. He cooperated like a normal kid would

Im willing to bet money on it that many GMs care about this kind of behavior and that it will hurt him on draft day.

Or perhaps the teams interviewing him have already asked why and will know his reasoning, rather than random speculation about "entitlement".

 

[CanuckGame39]

Or perhaps the teams interviewing him have already asked why and will know his reasoning, rather than random speculation about "entitlement".

Ah yes, HF boards. The one hockey forum where you cant talk hockey without people crying that you dont have the same opinion as them.

Why even come here other than to talk hockey, speculate, or throw ideas around?

You dont think it's a red flag that hughes didnt want to cooperate whatsoever during the combine? He was the only one. Given the information we have as fans, I think it's perfectly fair to discuss the situation.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

After seeing Hughes on HNIC. I'm no longer hoping the canucks pick him. I'm all for picking smaller guys, in today's NHL it's just fine. But that kid is smaller than small. Kid looks like hes 9 years old.

Add that with skipping the combine events. No thanks. No excuses. Everyone else is doing it, he should too. Doesnt matter if he just got back from the worlds. Really showed where his attitude is at.

I, too, come to conlusions based on nothing but speculation.

 

[Chainshot]

Ah yes, HF boards. The one hockey forum where you cant talk hockey without people crying that you dont have the same opinion as them.

Why even come here other than to talk hockey, speculate, or throw ideas around?

You dont think it's a red flag that hughes didnt want to cooperate whatsoever during the combine? He was the only one. Given the information we have as fans, I think it's perfectly fair to discuss the situation.

There is a difference between "why did Hughes not participate?" or looking at who others have not participated in previous physical testing and making up something about attitude.

 

[rt]

Hughes isn't the first. Memorial Cup kids have skipped before. Good on Dobson for going for it. If he had chosen to sit out, nobody would be talking about him or Hughes. Who cares? The physical testing is dumb, and the teams will have him weighed and measured if they want to.

 

[AmericanDream]

There is a difference between "why did Hughes not participate?" or looking at who others have not participated in previous physical testing and making up something about attitude.

bingo.

 

[Chainshot]

Hughes isn't the first. Memorial Cup kids have skipped before. Good on Dobson for going for it. If he had chosen to sit out, nobody would be talking about him or Hughes. Who cares? The physical testing is dumb, and the teams will have him weighed and measured if they want to.

Exactly, there is plenty of history of players who didn't test after recent play or injury/surgery recovery that people didn't make up something about.

 

[lanky]

Looks like Dobson played about 96 season/playoff/tournament games in the 2017/18 season. Hughes played more like 44.

 

[AmericanDream]

it was just reported that Defenseman Quinn Hughes "did not participate in testing because he injured his back earlier this year carrying the entire Michigan Wolverines team on his frail back"....no surgery required or additional questions needed to be asked at this time...thoughts and prayers for a full recovery!