Meller93

Why is Jordan Dumais ranked so low? Yes, I understand size has to be the biggest thing, but size alone doesn't seem to justify his 3rd round ranking. At 5'8 (some sources say 5'9) he isn't too far off the Savoie's, Nazar's or Firkus's of this years draft. He's likely bigger than past top 15 picks like Caufield. The guy set Moosehead's scoring records this year, scoring 109 points in 68 games. I believe this outproduced every other CHL draft eligible in terms of both raw production and points per game other than over-ager Lucas Edmonds. So even accounting for size, why is this guy not considered more of a 30-50 player? But hey, if we can nab him in the 3rd with say the 75th pick, I'm all for it. What am I missing?

Great write-up

I see more in Poehling than it seems most here do. I think he has a solid chance to become a third line, 15 goal 30 point guy, who has a physical edge and is reasonable defensively. In his last 2 seasons of AHL play he has 31 points in 35 games, then is his first prolonged NHL stretch he had 17 points in 57. I see the Habs being improved under MSL. If healthy and a full 82 games season, I see no reason he can't reach that 15-15 mark and win over some fans

That would be incredible

IMO 1. Vasilevski 2. Forsberg 3. Hertl and I'm not sure who I'd go after that

Corey Pronman has Wright at #4 😂

Certainly a possibility. I’d be ok with taking that risk. Some people still see Lambert as a top 3 talent

The more I look the more I think a really nice prospect will already fall to 26. There so many potential “fallers” who I think would be great there. If for example one of Ohgren, Mateychuk, Miroschnichenko, Howard or Mesar is there at 26, I think you have an awesome value pick. Wright 1st Ohgren 26th Mesar 33rd Kyrou 62nd Hutson 66th Would be an insane draft if some potential “fallers” fell into our lap

I guess for me it’s still a no-brainer Wright. I’m not an expert so maybe I’m completely wrong. IMO Wright is in a different tier than the rest.

Bob has Slaf at 1. I’m not convinced personally. Not that I don’t like Slafkovsky, I just see Wright at 1

Just had a thought about Wright and his potential. We often hear about his IQ, positioning, etc being elite. But coupled with this is that his skating wasn’t shown off as much as it could have been - sometimes he didn’t have to skate much because he was already in position. But we sometimes hear questions about his intensity on ice, likely because of this. However, when you do see bursts of his skating, you see it’s high-end, as evidenced by his top 5 finish in the skills comp as well. He also seems to be a highly motivated, driven and dedicated player. This leads me to believe that Wright has another gear, one that he didn’t activate often in the OHL as he was absorbing/learning the game on a position level. What if, when Wright combines the elite IQ and is forced to up his intensity (it’s the NHL after all), we see a whole new side of him, a turbo Wright. This is all predicated on him having that extra gear/compete. But could he surprise next year with a more explosive element to his game?

I don’t feel like Petry has that much value, and at 1 year left JVR isn’t a burden. I feel like it would take a lot more, perhaps an NHL ready prospect like Ylonen and another pick. Petry, Ylonen, 26th, and 66th For JVR and 5. that leaves Anderson, 33rd, 62nd, and Harris for #2. I mean, it’ll never happen but it’s fun

Definitely agree, although I remember reading some anonymous executive saying something like "we won't be picking any Russians." I assume that would be with the caveat a guy like Yurov doesn't slips to the 3rd round or something silly. By that he likely means if for example Yurov and Howard are both available, he goes with Howard even if Yurov has the higher upside. In 5-6 years I bet we see a number of major steals in this draft. Let's hope we're one of those teams!

Also, the Russian factor could pose an even bigger wrinkle this year because of the Ukraine conflict. gonna be chaos imo. Watch a top 10 talent like Yurov slip past 20. I wonder if it could even affect a guy who played in North America like Mintyukov

Schaefer will probably go way higher due to his power forward build. That would actually be a really really nice haul! Not so bold prediction, this draft is going to be all over the place. Off the board selections and many perceived drops. Outside the top 7-8, there’s a huge group of prospects that could go anywhere from say 9-30 imo. A guy like Ohgren could go top 10, or slip far, maybe even 26. Even though this draft isn’t considering incredible (good depth though) it’s going to be really exciting to follow imo.

More expressive than the average prospect that’s for sure. I always laugh/lament at how monotone many hockey players are in interviews. I always caution myself from valuing a prospect because they’re charismatic though. Interviews are almost more of making sure there are not any red flags in my opinion. Sort of a “ok, he seems to have his head on straight, now how’s his game.

I’d honestly say close to 0%. There could be a team out there who likes slaf more or something, but I don’t think it’s MTL.

I’m hoping for the same. We need two nice players this year

Nemec please 👍🏻

Yea, unless BIG pieces are involved I can’t see moving past the top 15. I see moving up 5-6 places to draft a guy HuGo felt slipped and they really love. could be one of the big d men, (mateychuk, mintyukov or Korchinski) or a talent like Yurov who slips due to the Russian factor. Geekie or Lambert other guys who could slip, and if HuGo likes them, they could see for to move up. that’s my thoughts anyway

I 100% wouldn’t. We already know Caufield is a 20 (and easily potential for 30) goal scorer at the NHL level. Cooley and Slaf are still unproven at this level.

I personally would need the 2nd and Another nice piece to trade Caufield

Yea that makes sense. 33 Seems early when I think about it. EDM pick would be great. You swing there and hope you hit a Krug or Gryzelyck calibre guy

Interesting thought. Perhaps that vision/processing could translate well to playing up front

Met him downtown St. John’s and bought him a drink one time! He went for a vodka sofa with a splash of cran hahah. He was nice enough to invite me back to his table where Matthieu Dandenault was. Chatted for a long time and Dandenault literally started doing magic tricks (and he was good at them 😂) One of the most unexpected nights ever. This was when the Icecaps were based in St. John’s. Very nice people by the way