If San Jose takes Michkov, I hope Leonard is our pick.
xcsler_returns
I like this kid. Well rounded game. Physical. Good passer. Good back checker. Good hands.
hab27
I hope we don’t galaxy brain it. Just pick the guy with the highest probability of becoming a franchise player. Ryan Leonard isn’t someone projected to be that.
FakeCrash
I knew he was good, but holy shit.
I’m a huge Benson stan (disclaimer: I am the furthest thing from a scout), but I am certain that given the choice, the Habs would pick Leonard over him, and I’m fine with this. He would be the perfect addition in the top 6 with Zukes and Caufield who aren’t really physical.
dudelookslikeabrady
I admittedly haven’t watched a ton of Leonard before this video but he seems like a pretty special player – the way he drives to the middle of the ice, combined with his physicality, hands and rocket of a shot all seem like NHL translatable skills. I know they say it in the video but he really does remind me of Tkachuk.
Mtlsandman
All I know, is this year’s draft class is STACKED. Just watching analysis of last year’s draft vs this year and it’s night and day with the talent available.
We can’t miss. Like we can’t afford to.
This is essentially like the 2015 Draft.
That’s what I compare this draft to.
Almost 1 in every 2 players turned out to be a top line player.
1 Edmonton Connor McDavid C
2 Buffalo Jack Eichel C
3 Arizona Dylan Strome C
4 Toronto Mitch Marner R
5 Carolina Noah Hanifin D
6 New Jersey Pavel Zacha C
7 Philadelphia Ivan Provorov D
8 Columbus Zach Werenski D
9 San Jose Timo Meier R
10 Colorado Mikko Rantanen R
11 Florida Lawson Crouse L
12 Dallas Denis Gurianov R
13 Boston Jakub Zboril D
14 Boston Jake DeBrusk L
15 Boston Zachary Senyshyn R
16 NY Islanders Mathew Barzal C
17 Winnipeg Kyle Connor L
18 Ottawa Thomas Chabot D
19 Detroit Evgeny Svechnikov L
20 Minnesota Joel Eriksson Ek C
21 Ottawa Colin White C
22 Washington Ilya Samsonov G
23 Vancouver Brock Boeser R
24 Philadelphia Travis Konecny R
25 Winnipeg Jack Roslovic C
26 Montreal Noah Juulsen D
27 Anaheim Jacob Larsson D
28 NY Islanders Anthony Beauvillier L
29 Columbus Gabriel Carlsson D
30 Arizona Nick Merkley R
Kotkaniemint
For me he’s in the mix with Benson, Dvorsky and Wood. They’re all fantastic forward prospects, but I’d much prefer to trade back a few spots to grab some more assets if we’re not going Michkov.
triscos1995
Honestly I keep changing my mind about who I like the most… all I know is that it’s gonna be hard not to get excited about the guy we pick
WintertimeLivingEasy
I really don’t like the Tkatchuk comparison, Matthew is a superstar player, and Brady is a ppg 6’3 wrecking ball.
I think comparing him to Bunting, Hyman, Gallagher, Gourde is more accurate.
Not_drunk_cactus
Everytime i see video like this i’m like , he would be nice as a habs.
At this point i wont be upset by anyone the habs pick.
DW_Jitters
This is the pick. Been saying it for weeks. We need this player profile to win in the playoffs.
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If San Jose takes Michkov, I hope Leonard is our pick.
I like this kid. Well rounded game. Physical. Good passer. Good back checker. Good hands.
I hope we don’t galaxy brain it. Just pick the guy with the highest probability of becoming a franchise player. Ryan Leonard isn’t someone projected to be that.
I knew he was good, but holy shit.
I’m a huge Benson stan (disclaimer: I am the furthest thing from a scout), but I am certain that given the choice, the Habs would pick Leonard over him, and I’m fine with this. He would be the perfect addition in the top 6 with Zukes and Caufield who aren’t really physical.
I admittedly haven’t watched a ton of Leonard before this video but he seems like a pretty special player – the way he drives to the middle of the ice, combined with his physicality, hands and rocket of a shot all seem like NHL translatable skills. I know they say it in the video but he really does remind me of Tkachuk.
All I know, is this year’s draft class is STACKED. Just watching analysis of last year’s draft vs this year and it’s night and day with the talent available.
We can’t miss. Like we can’t afford to.
This is essentially like the 2015 Draft.
That’s what I compare this draft to.
Almost 1 in every 2 players turned out to be a top line player.
1 Edmonton Connor McDavid C
2 Buffalo Jack Eichel C
3 Arizona Dylan Strome C
4 Toronto Mitch Marner R
5 Carolina Noah Hanifin D
6 New Jersey Pavel Zacha C
7 Philadelphia Ivan Provorov D
8 Columbus Zach Werenski D
9 San Jose Timo Meier R
10 Colorado Mikko Rantanen R
11 Florida Lawson Crouse L
12 Dallas Denis Gurianov R
13 Boston Jakub Zboril D
14 Boston Jake DeBrusk L
15 Boston Zachary Senyshyn R
16 NY Islanders Mathew Barzal C
17 Winnipeg Kyle Connor L
18 Ottawa Thomas Chabot D
19 Detroit Evgeny Svechnikov L
20 Minnesota Joel Eriksson Ek C
21 Ottawa Colin White C
22 Washington Ilya Samsonov G
23 Vancouver Brock Boeser R
24 Philadelphia Travis Konecny R
25 Winnipeg Jack Roslovic C
26 Montreal Noah Juulsen D
27 Anaheim Jacob Larsson D
28 NY Islanders Anthony Beauvillier L
29 Columbus Gabriel Carlsson D
30 Arizona Nick Merkley R
For me he’s in the mix with Benson, Dvorsky and Wood. They’re all fantastic forward prospects, but I’d much prefer to trade back a few spots to grab some more assets if we’re not going Michkov.
Honestly I keep changing my mind about who I like the most… all I know is that it’s gonna be hard not to get excited about the guy we pick
I really don’t like the Tkatchuk comparison, Matthew is a superstar player, and Brady is a ppg 6’3 wrecking ball.
I think comparing him to Bunting, Hyman, Gallagher, Gourde is more accurate.
Everytime i see video like this i’m like , he would be nice as a habs.
At this point i wont be upset by anyone the habs pick.
This is the pick. Been saying it for weeks. We need this player profile to win in the playoffs.