[Beaudoin] On cherche à ajouter du poids à tout prix avec le choix top 5-7. Pas de « p’tit joueur » à moins évidemment qu’Ivan Demidov soit disponible
J'ai eu des discussions très intéressantes ce matin avec une personne près du dossier par rapport au repêchage qui s'en vient pour le #CH. Les grandes lignes ⬇️
– On cherche à ajouter du poids à tout prix avec le choix top 5-7. Pas de "p'tit joueur" à moins évidemment qu'Ivan…
— Marc-Olivier Beaudoin (@MOBeaudoin1) May 3, 2024
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The only one is Lindstrom then, unless we do a blockbuster trade
Consistent with managements strategy over the past two years. They’re looking for a blend of size and speed, pro level experience a bonus. If looking between the lines, they will put a premium on forwards.
Lindstrom is probably amongst their main targets. But from this quote, seems like Demidov is the top forward according to them.
I doubt Lindstrom makes it past CBJ if Chicago passes on him for a defender. Ducks are going for a defender for sure. Leaves us with Demidov most likely.
Rip Berkly Catton, my favorite one 🙁
Bad news
Give me Lindstrom or Demidov, I’ll be over the moon.
fan riots are possibly back on the menu for draft night
Would it make sense for the Habs to package their Jets pick (24th to 27th IIRC) with a young D to move up in the draft for Sennecke? Which team in the ~15-18 range (DET, STL, WAS, NYI) could bite and what could be the cost?
Maybe the Wings or Islanders delude themselves into thinking they can compete now and would be more interested in a ready or near ready player over a pick?
I think moving up in the draft makes a lot of sense, but it takes two to tango.
Not really a good year to do that. Outside of Lindstrom and Silayev, there isn’t much in the way of « heavyweights » at the top of this class.
Also Demidov is 5-11, 180. Same size as Helenius. But both are very different when it’s time to fight & protect pucks. So height-weight isn’t the end-all metric.
If one widens the definition of « heavyweight » a tad, you might include Brandsegg-Nygard & Hemming (both 6-1, ~200 lbs), but that’s a big reach at 5-7.
Tij Iginla is a middle-road pick. He’s average-sized (6-0, 182), he doesn’t primarily « play big » but can hold his own. Just enough of everything to be well-rounded.
I hope we are not stingy and willing to pay a bunch of crap to move up, while some team in top 3 are willing to move down cuz they just want one of the dmen and arent picky
Dean Letourneau with the Jets pick
Basically not drafting Catton. A guy like that almost never fits the profile of what the habs look for in the top 10.
No idea where we draft yet, or how the draft is gonna go
Lindstrom or Sennecke it is
Yet I got downvoted for saying that we were not gonna draft Catton yesterday. This sub is delusional 90% of the time.
Take this with a grain of salt. It might be something management are pushing to make other teams think they’re going in different directions.
Et puis il sort cette information de ……?
Tant qu’à moi c’est rien de plus qu’une autre rumeur sur la pile de rumeurs de draft.
I’m all for drafting talent first, but we’ve seen what a big body can do in Slaf this year. His puck battles and protection were so impressive in the final half of the year. I want another one of those lol. I feel like Lindstrom is our best option, but I seriously doubt a big talented center like him falls to 5-6-7.
Incoming Michael McCarron 2.0
Maudit que j’aime pas ce gars là. Le plus gros waterboy du CH.
Michael McCarron come on down?