HF Habs: Your Pre & Post 2022 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings

[NotProkofievian]

I am not positives as f*** with this line up stanley cup chances.

It needs growth and polishing, a lot.

I just think its encouraging. I think the rebuild is well on his way. We already have some great pieces. We are trending jn the absolute right direction.

Thats it.

We do have some good pieces and we are accumulating high value prospects, which is good. But IMO, the offence is extremely speculative. The offensive prospects could all easily become 2nd-line nothing burgers or worse.

 

[Paddy17]

Reinbacher
Hutson

Beck
Farrell
Roy
Mailloux
Heineman
Fowler
Dobes

Mesar
Engstrom
Konyushkov
Struble
Kapanen
Kidney

Davidson
Primeau
Trudeau
Miller
Nurmi

Norlinder
Beaudin
Volokhin
Croteau
Tourigny
Tuch
Biondi
Xhekaj
Rohrer
Guindon

Harris
Eriksson
Pitlick
Mysak
Simoneau

Smilanic
Mittelstadt
Kostenko

Vrbetic
Sobolev

Gordin

Smith

I was scratching my head seeing Harris and Xhekaj, then I realized we just drafted a new Harris and Xhekaj!

 

[26Mats]

I think the proper way of putting it:

PLD has always romanticized about playing for the Habs, but when crunch time came, and he started thinking about all the burden that comes with being a francophone on the Habs…LAK was indeed the dream scenario.

Autonomy won out over romanticizing..

A burden for some is an opportunity for others.

I think RHP is ready for the challenge.

 

[Gustave]

Completely agree with your rankings, but I would have Reinbacher ahead of Hutson. Only change I’d make.

Slaf definitely needs a reboot. Would be great if they could stack Laval with Slaf, Reinbacher, Farrell, Roy and the likes.

I too am all in for a packed Laval roster. Syracuse had that going on when they were rebuilding and I believe that’s a blueprint that should be followed.

In fact, it would be our first packed house since the Calder cup winning team.

 

[Jaynki]

We do have some good pieces and we are accumulating high value prospects, which is good. But IMO, the offence is extremely speculative. The offensive prospects could all easily become 2nd-line nothing burgers or worse.

I totally agree.

A lot is in the hands of Dach and Slafkovsky right now.

My hopes but i think it's kinda obvious, when these guys takes the next step (if they do first), in a year or two, all our bad contract will have ended (except gallagher) and we will be in a major position to strike a top dog UFA or be agressive on the trade market.

 

[salbutera]

A burden for some is an opportunity for others.

I think RHP is ready for the challenge.

Of course he was always kicked in the face, too small, no chance, he’s trying to make it … just like MSL

But once Marty established himself, Habs were put on NTC..

 

[bleuetbio]

Craig always knows how to bring clicks!

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Craig always knows how to bring clicks!

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Every time Button speaks he seems to get dumber, it is hilarious that he was able to surf the nepotism/old boy club wave all the way to GM defore being entirely exposed as a buffoon. I am not necessarily commenting on this post even though I think it is a poor list as he has the top 5 prospects correct but the order very wrong imo. When making such a list all you have to do is list them by trade value and that will steer the exercise towards a more objective conclusion and away from personal bias. For the utterly confused their bias will shape the lens from which they view trade value but most of us know when we are allowing our bias to supersede the truth.

I prefer to work in tiers anyways as linear, numbered rankings are wildly subjective and quite honestly not that interesting to myself. Nothing against @montreal as he is one of our most valued members and is just following the precedent that is most familiar with board members.

 

[Belial]

Craig always knows how to bring clicks!

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Nothing wrong with that list... maybe the order should be changed but apart from that...???

 

[26Mats]

Craig always knows how to bring clicks!

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Not worth discussing.

 

[Le Berge]

Updating from last December: (Barron/Ylonen graduated)

1. Logan Mailloux
2. Adam Engstrom
3. Joshua Roy
4. David Reinbacher
5. Emil Heineman
6. Lane Hutson
7. Owen Beck
8. Jakub Dobes
9. Jayden Struble
10. Sean Farrell
11. Jacob Fowler
12. William Trudeau
13. Filip Mesar

Top 15 of the most NHL-ready prospects or with the most value ?

 

[jfm133]

Updating from last December: (Barron/Ylonen graduated)

1. Logan Mailloux
2. Adam Engstrom
3. Joshua Roy
4. David Reinbacher
5. Emil Heineman
6. Lane Hutson
7. Owen Beck
8. Jakub Dobes
9. Jayden Struble
10. Sean Farrell
11. Jacob Fowler
12. William Trudeau
13. Filip Mesar

Good list, Engstrom a bit high, and Struble and Trudeau too low. I still have problems to see how Hutson can play on defense in the NHL on a top pair at only 5'09" and 158 lbs. If he stays below 170 lbs, he will be a PP specialist at best and could move to the wing. He has a special offensive talent, but his size remains his main limiting factor. Too many peple don't want to recognize it. Speaking of size, Engstrom is now listed on Habs camp list at 6'02" and 188 lbs. So he now fits sizewise with most of our other D prospects.

 

[Wats]

1. Lane Hutson
2. David Reinbacher
3. Josh Roy
4. Adam Engstrom
5. Owen Beck
6. Logan Mailloux
7. Emil Heineman
8. Sean Farrell
9. Riley Kidney
10. Jakub Dobes
11. Jayden Struble
12. Jacob Fowler
13. Oliver Kapanen
14. Filip Mesar
15. William Trudeau
16. Luke Tuch
17. Vinzenz Rohrer
18. Jared Davidson
19. Emmett Croteau
20. Bogdan Konyushkov

 

[Nevins]

20 best prospects of the Mtl Canadiens.

Top 20 des meilleurs espoirs des Canadiens de Montréal | Partie 1