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Yes! A good right shooting defenceman, with good mobility and passing. Sure he needs to work on his defensive game but as a longer term project that's ok. He also played on a terrible team which may have down played his defensive side. I thought Fleury would have been taken higher than the 3rd round so I'm pleased to see the Habs take him there.

Of course! Centers and defencemen are all they need to focus on this year. Probably next year too. I like this stat about Walford. At the end of the season when another experienced defenceman on his team was injured, Walford got more ice time and scored 14 points in the last 13 games!

I like Ikonen at this spot, as he has game breaking speed and shooting skills. He seems close to Saku Koivu's size when he was drafted. I'm not sure if he'll be better at center or on the wing in the pros, so time will tell there.

Woohoo ! We got another mock pick correct. Brian our first round wasn't as good as usual; 3 correct picks I think. Brook is a solid prospect, good overall, so there's a lot to like in his game, and very few weaknesses.

Damn, Comtois was just taken by Anaheim at #50. :-(

In last year's Ivan Hlinka tournament, Poehling scored a hat trick in 11 minutes ! He also scored 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 games in the last U18 tournament. So he has solid offensive ability. http://hlinkamemorial.com/eng/zapas.asp?id=Cesi-podlehli-USA-a-v-semifinale-vyzvou-Svedy-Tremi-goy-rozhodl-kapitan-Poehling-70 http://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/3307764-ryan-poehling

By the way, was it just me or did Morgan Frost look like the most unhappy selected player at the draft tonight? Especially that moment with his father in the stands. Either the kid grew up hating the Flyers, or he must have believed he was going to be drafted by another team. This was a kid that was rumoured to be high on the Habs list.

Here's an interview I tracked down of Poehling from last December. The Pipeline Show is a pretty good show about prospects. http://www.thepipelineshow.com/media_detail.php?show=1481932800&sn=12

Nope not at all. Poehling has much better wheels than both of them, and better offensive skills too. He needs to bulk up though as he's a bit light but he has a decent frame and it should happen.

I thought he was going to go earlier than #25. In our HW mock draft, I predicted him going #19, so I'm glad the Habs got him.

Center Ryan Poehling ! I like the pick.

Here we go. They are up next.

I hope it's not a winger. Clearly they need both centers and defencemen.

We're getting close to the Habs time to pick; #20 was just taken.

I think Gallant had some say with Vegas making this pick. He knows Emelin as a regular NHL defenceman first hand. I think they'll get some good use out of him and maybe give him the green night to hit a little more often, something I believe JJ tried to coach out of him.