Silayev, Lindstrom, Catton, Iginla, Parekh, Eiserman

[The Last Red]

If Habs can manage to get Demigod at 5OA and move up using Jets pick + assets to grab Eiserman if he falls to teens… team is set at F for next decade

Eiserman will be the value steal of the 1st round & potentially draft cuvée IMO

Eiserman won’t make it past Philly at 12. I can even see NJ taking him at 10.

 

[26Mats]

If Habs can manage to get Demigod at 5OA and move up using Jets pick + assets to grab Eiserman if he falls to teens… team is set at F for next decade

Eiserman will be the value steal of the 1st round & potentially draft cuvée IMO

I think management values those "hard to play against" "playoff players." Look at what Marner and Ehlers have done in the playoffs. I'm not saying Eiserman or Demidov won't be good in the playoffs. I'm just saying it's a factor.

 

[salbutera]

I think management values those "hard to play against" "playoff players." Look at what Marner and Ehlers have done in the playoffs. I'm not saying Eiserman or Demidov won't be good in the playoffs. I'm just saying it's a factor.

The head of “management” jumped in to sign Panarin who isn’t the protptypical definition of “hard to play against playoff player”

 

[montreal]

So who you hoping for with our 5th pick? I assume the jets pick will get traded

Demidov and Luckanko are my hopes for day 1.

 

[26Mats]

The head of “management” jumped in to sign Panarin who isn’t the protptypical definition of “hard to play against playoff player”

Yes, Panarin is very valuable in th playoffs. But Panarin is Panarin. He's elite, an MVP candidate.

 

[Hins77]

And then Reinbacher for Keller?

Too small, amd i love ELC to reinbacher

 

[BaseballCoach]

Too small, amd i love ELC to reinbacher

Who else on Arizona interests you?

Cap space does not score goals.

Keller had success at the WJC and in the only post-season he played in in the NHL. He is signed until age 29, a 7th OA pick, who is probably 5th or 6th in a re-draft of his year.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Eiserman won’t make it past Philly at 12. I can even see NJ taking him at 10.

Hughes and Eiserman... huge potential.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Demidov and Luckanko are my hopes for day 1.

I like Luckanko with the Jets pick as well.
* Young like Iggy
* Has an international resume (U17's and U18's)
* Solid weight at a young age like Iggy.

I'm hoping for one of Demidov or Iggy with the 5th. I'm sure one of them will be on the board when we pick. I think there is a very good chance a D goes 2, 3, 4.

 

[Leto]

Hughes and Eiserman... huge potential.

I don't know if NJ would be that interested in Eiserman. They already have Alexander Holtz, which hasn't panned out (yet?) as expected.​

 

[The Last Red]

Hughes and Eiserman... huge potential.

Yuck.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yuck.

If it works, they could be scary.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

I like Luckanko with the Jets pick as well.
* Young like Iggy
* Has an international resume (U17's and U18's)
* Solid weight at a young age like Iggy.

I'm hoping for one of Demidov or Iggy with the 5th. I'm sure one of them will be on the board when we pick. I think there is a very good chance a D goes 2, 3, 4.

Weren't you against drafting smallish russian forward?

 

[Habssince89]

Eiserman will be a crapshoot, but if a team with legit stars get him, he'll be a PP monster at the very least.

 

[Kaladin]

Too small, amd i love ELC to reinbacher

Imagine rejecting a Keller for Reinbacher trade lol. I'd do that easily but sadly Arizona and I guess Hins77 wouldn't.

 

[The Last Red]

Imagine rejecting a Keller for Reinbacher trade lol. I'd do that easily but sadly Arizona and I guess Hins77 wouldn't.

I wouldn’t either. A potential top pairing, large Right D for a talented but small wing, who’s also 6 years older.

 

[26Mats]

Eiserman will be a crapshoot, but if a team with legit stars get him, he'll be a PP monster at the very least.

I'd love to see him with Dach. But there are probably better options at 5th overall.

The hockey writers just did a mock draft and Eiserman was our pick at 5th overall. Strange.

 

[Kaladin]

I wouldn’t either. A potential top pairing, large Right D for a talented but small wing, who’s also 6 years older.

Reinbacher is a long way away from top pairing right D right now. Keller is a confirmed PPG player, around the same age as our current best player in Nick Suzuki so fits in well with our core as they grow older.

This allows us to actually draft another D as well this year that could be better than Reinbacher. Win win.

Again it's all academic. Arizona would never do it. I don't know when this forum got infested with MOAR Size guys. Thought we were past that when Bergevin left. Size is important as part of the mix but it isn't a disqualifying metric when you're as skilled as Keller is.

 

[The Last Red]

Reinbacher is a long way away from top pairing right D right now. Keller is a confirmed PPG player, around the same age as our current best player in Nick Suzuki so fits in well with our core as they grow older.

This allows us to actually draft another D as well this year that could be better than Reinbacher. Win win.

Again it's all academic. Arizona would never do it. I don't know when this forum got infested with MOAR Size guys. Thought we were past that when Bergevin left. Size is important as part of the mix but it isn't a disqualifying metric when you're as skilled as Keller is.

Fantastic. Still no.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Weren't you against drafting smallish russian forward?

Not against it one bit. Just wondering how much better he is vs some of the other forwards.

Also, I originally thought he was 168 lbs (that's what Elite Prospects shows), but I've seen other websites/videos mentioned him at 181 lbs. If true, that is much better and has higher probability to hit that 190-200 lbs range once he hit his prime.

I've been playing the pros/cons with several of the forwards. Spent a lot of time on Iggy and I can't find any flaws. I looked very hard too. Lately, I've been doing the same with Demidov but need to dig a bit more.

Keep going back and forth between Demidov and Iggy. Those are my two targets. No offense to Catton, Sennecke, Lindstrom, Eiserman.

 

[Hins77]

Imagine rejecting a Keller for Reinbacher trade lol. I'd do that easily but sadly Arizona and I guess Hins77 wouldn't.

I consider Reinbacher as a legit top 2 dman. In the range of Seider. I pick Seider in front of Keller. Even if Keller would be our 3/4th best forward. Keller is also 6 years older than Reinbacher. When Reinbacher will be on his prime at 25 years old, Keller will be at 31….

 

[The Last Red]

I'd love to see him with Dach. But there are probably better options at 5th overall.

The hockey writers just did a mock draft. Strange.

It was brutal. One guy named a Russian as our second best D prospect, and then the guy in the middle who looks like a strung out heroin addict had us drafting Eiserman at 5 (on the plausible premise that Demidov and Lindstrom were picked by then - I think we'll draft Iginla if those two are gone).

 

[HabbyGuy]

i'm not sure I trust the team's ability to draft after last year's first round. They nailed the year before, but that was not the BPA , so I have PTSD
Watch them take Catton over Iggy or Lindstrom
I'll go full nuclear

Nuclear aside, to be honest., I'm still not sure Catton isn't the right pick if Demidov and Lindstrom are off the boards.

The kid oozes talent. Iginla just feels safer.

 

[The Last Red]

Nuclear aside, I'm still not sure Catton isn't the right pick if Demidov and Lindstrom are off the boards to be honest.

The kid oozes talent.

He does. But they'll pick Iginla . . . and hope that Dach can stay healthy the next 8 years.

 

[HabbyGuy]

He does. But they'll pick Iginla . . . and hope that Dach can stay healthy the next 8 years.

Iginla feels like he has a safer floor, and is a good fit, so I can see the reasoning, I just feel Catton has the higher upside. I love Dach, but his health issues are a bit concerning, and having another C in the pipeline could be advantageous.

These are just thoughts that management has to gauge.

I'm not saying Iginla doesn't have his own upside, just that Catton's is probably higher. I personally would have no issue with either choice, as long as they get it right.

Both are great prospects.