Waived: Nikita Scherbak - Claimed by LA

[WhiskeySeven*]

"The day they made me pick Sherbak"

Timmins probably wanted to draft Point TBH.

Nothing is ever any Habs exec's fault. Incredible, isn't it?

 

[26Mats]

Poehling hasn't played a game in the NHL and Juulsen is a nobody so far. Gem? What does that make Subban, an actually good pick?

Yes unless our scout gets a Subban at #26 he's doing a terrible job and needs to be replaced.

If you don't know who Juulsen is yet, you're going to know who he is over the next couple of years. We'll revisit this conversation then.

 

[justafan22]

Love too include picks from 15 years ago who have since retired from hockey

My point is it's been a mixed bag

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Is it too early to call him a bust already? I think he gets claimed because another team will like to take a chance on him. Its too bad the Habs will lose another player for nothing when they could have packaged him for another D.

 

[Deebs]

Is it too early to call him a bust already? I think he gets claimed because another team will like to take a chance on him. Its too bad the Habs will lose another player for nothing when they could have packaged him for another D.

They tried to move him....no takers

 

[Fazkovsky]

A 22 years old bust woooooo

 

[Frank Drebin]

Is it too early to call him a bust already? I think he gets claimed because another team will like to take a chance on him. Its too bad the Habs will lose another player for nothing when they could have packaged him for another D.

We can claim a defenseman of equal value off waivers when one comes available

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

With Juulsen out, we don't have a single home grown first rounder in our lineup lol

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

On draft day Scherbak was absolutely the right pick in my book, I wouldn't necessarily blame the team for that per se. Once Pastrnak was off the board he was the most talented forward on paper. What you CAN blame is the development that came afterwards and the guy's attitude/ability to reach his potential . To me this is different to the McCarron situation for example where even on draft day you could question the pick.

 

[Treb]

With Juulsen out, we don't have a single home grown first rounder in our lineup lol

Kotkaniemi?

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

His last AHL season might attract some interest. Our only chance to keep him is that the similar Zykov already took the Oilers out.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Not really surprised at all.

We'll see if he clears, but I doubt it.

Someone will give him a shot.

 

[The Great Weal]

With Juulsen out, we don't have a single home grown first rounder in our lineup lol

Kotkaniemi and Price?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Kotkaniemi?

brain cramped lol

 

[David Suzuki]

Followed by 4 straight gems in the years after you carefully selected to push your agenda!

2015 Juulsen
2016 Sergachev
2017 Poehling
2018 Kotkaniemi

Starting to think this scouting business is a little more nuanced then people here give it credit for.

 

[WhiskeySeven*]

Yes unless our scout gets a Subban at #26 he's doing a terrible job and needs to be replaced.

If you don't know who Juulsen is yet, you're going to know who he is over the next couple of years. We'll revisit this conversation then.

Our scout has done a terrible job because he's done a terrible job. Not a single 60 point NHLer in ten years.

Juulsen is replaceable so far. The day he shows something interesting about his game is the day I'll praise the pick and the player. Until then, he's another low producer marginal NHLer.

Our scouting and drafting has been nearly as bad as our management.

 

[The Great Weal]

What a track record for Timmins and Lefebvre

LeBlanc bust
Tinordi bust
Beaulieu fringe
McCarron bust
Scherbak waived.

Neither of them are directly responsible. However, they have formed quite the dynamic duo when it comes to messing up drafting and development.

 

[le_sean]

Another one bites the bust!

That's 5 busts in 6 years.

Well done Trevor Timmins! Take a bow!

Come on. It’s not like he picked Brett Lernout over Brayden Point or anything...

 

[Runner77]

Where is the waiver wire? Only a bust knows for certain ...

Thataway.

Fortnite, here I come!!!!

 

[Frank Drebin]

With Juulsen out, we don't have a single home grown first rounder in our lineup lol

Leblanc (bust) = 2009
Tinordi (bust) = 2010
Beaulieu (bust) = 2011
Domi = Chucky = 2012
McCarron (bust) = 2013
Sherback (bust) =2014
Juulsen = 2015
Drouin = Sergachev = 2016

 

[Born in 1909]

Another one bites the bust!

That's 5 busts in 6 years.

Well done Trevor Timmins! Take a bow!

This is grounds for TT's firing.

4 first-round busts in 10 years is more like it.

Beaulieu, Galchenyuk, Juulsen, Sergachev, Poeling, Kotkaniemi are all acceptable

Still underwhelming.

A knowledgable HF poster could (likely) do better.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

With Juulsen out, we don't have a single home grown first rounder in our lineup lol

Price and Kotka.

 

[The Great Weal]

Yes unless our scout gets a Subban at #26 he's doing a terrible job and needs to be replaced.

If you don't know who Juulsen is yet, you're going to know who he is over the next couple of years. We'll revisit this conversation then.

We have drafted one impact player since 2008 outside of the top 10. ONE.

 

[Andrei79]

We're only halfway through Timmins' 30 year plan, relax people.

 

[WhiskeySeven*]

This is grounds for TT's firing.

5 first-round busts in 6 years?

Unacceptable.

A knowledgable HF poster could do better.

Try, not one 60 point producer in A DECADE.