Meller93

Well then. At least looking back we’ll be able to say 3 GMs passed up on Wright..? chaos

Here. We. Go.

I would love to trade for 7 especially in the event one of the top 2 RD guys drop there. drafting Wright and Nemec/Jiricek would be insanity

I share optimism on the rebuild too, but its mostly because of the talent pool we are already set to have in place. Suzuki Caufield and presumably Wright are extremely solid as a core up front for the next decade+ Then our defence (specifically left) has a ton in the cupboards too. Romanov, Guhle, Barron, and Harris all looking like they can be top 4 (or for Harris maybe an excellent bottom pair.) if MTL were to pull off a trade for say OTT at 7, it might be specifically if a guy like Jiricek falls to 7 to shore up that rd

I hope so! I’m all about draft day chaos. Would easily be my favourite time to be a hockey fan, except no hockey is actually being played 😕

With a trade up lambert could be more realistic in the 20 area

This draft is going to reveal a ton about the HuGO mentality and what they’re trying to build for MSL In general it seems fast, skilled and cerebral is the focus. I could see one of the following guys at 26 Filip Mesar, Isaac Howard, Noah Ostlund, or Jagger Firkus Lambert as well if somehow he fell all that way

This year’s draft has been so dragged out. Wonder have it must affect the psyche of a guy like Wright who has been scrutinized for literal years as a prospect

https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-history-best-26th-overall-draft-picks/ Some really solid picks at 26 over the years? Some of the worst recently have been by none other than mark Bergevin. (Scherbak and Juulsen). Though I can’t blame him for juulsen’s injuries. let’s nab a Shea Theodore, Kuznetsov Danult or Tage Thompson

Interesting. Most sources I read talk about him as a solid skater "quick" is often used, but yea the word elite is never used. But skating is something that can be worked on. With Dumais being such a high skill/cerebral guy, I wonder if his skating has some room to grow (from it being decent already). Almost the definition of a high risk high reward pick. He's top 6 or nothing

You may be getting confused with Lane Hutson (the 5'8 D man, who's actually ranked anywhere from 25-60) I'm talking about RW Jordan Dumais

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