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1. Macklin Celebrini – C
2. Artyom Levshunov – RHD
3. Cole Eiserman – LW
4. Ivan Demidov – RW
5. Anton Silayev – LHD
6. Zayne Parekh – RHD
7. Zeev Buium – LHD
8. Sam Dickinson – LHD
9. Berkley Catton – C
10. Konsta Helenius – C
11. Cayden Lindstrom – C (I included him since I know people will ask about him)
Hopefully it ends up something similar to this so we have can our choice of one of Catton, Hellenius, or Lindstrom.
Also, relevant quote about D: A clear top 12 has emerged for me in this class and half of them are D (for reference, I also like four or five of that half dozen more at this stage than I did David Reinbacher, the top D in last year’s class).
PKG0D
I hope we fall enough to get Demidov/Eiserman, but goddamn would Lindstrom be a nice consolation prize
deimos289
We will end up with another D wont we
SOXERX
Levshunov at 2 is insane considering he’s not even the best RHD in this draft lol
mdlt97
anyone but Silayev
Id prefer EIserman or Demidov but id happily take Parekh or Buium
2sexy4thish8
I have a feeling this is going to be one of those drafts that produce a fuck ton of talented players.
jomagnum
Demidov please
FakeCrash
The dream* for me is to keep the Habs’ own pick in the 6-8 range (Lindstrom/Catton/Helenius; maybe Demidov slips?), and get at least another in the middle of the round, say in the 13 to 15 range. I wonder if it would be possible to package a late first with a young defenseman and/or another pick to move up to that spot. Then just pick up the best player available there; with some luck, someone will have slipped a little (Brandsegg-Nygard or Parekh for example). It’s usually expensive to move up with the draft, but the Habs need that top, game breaking talent.
Hell, if the habs get TWO extra firsts (three total) I won’t complain. Then you can hopefully get a Dach-like deal going.
*Note: the actual dream is winning the draft lottery, but you can’t count on that…
Baronleduc
I know the season isn’t finished yet, but where are gonna land or projected to land at this draft? 7th, 8th, 9th-ish ?
Obv, Celebrini or Eiserman would be awesome, but I doubt we’re gonna tank hard (unless something’s drastic happens like KH trade every talent for shit players, idk).
IMO, having Catton or Lindstrom could be interesting choices for us.
If KH had not chose Reinbacher and went for Michkov, or Leonard or whoever not a dman (this is not a complain: I’m glad we have Reinbacher), I’d pick either Parekh or Buium. Unless KH resolves our D logjam (ie trade a shitload of them), I don’t think we’re gonna pick a Dman this time. Who knows, we’re not scouts nor working for the Habs.
bless24
We absolutely need a guy like Catton : high-end, PROVEN offensive talent. I know it’s early to say, but I don’t see how this kid doesn’t become a top 6 player.
GeistHunt
I hope Hughes doesn’t draft Eiserman. Talented, but extremely one dimensional and only offers goals. No defence, no playmaking, nothing that fits the future of the Habs. He’d likely compliment Bedard well, so if Chicago doesn’t get 1OA I wouldn’t be surprised if they draft him.
Helenius and/or Lindstrom are the optimal choices of players that would fit with the Habs future. Helenius having incredible hockey IQ and play making, Lindstrom being an your ideal power forward with speed and agility.
Night_Sky02
2 Russian players in the top 5? Somehow I doubt it. They may be the best players but some teams a very reluctant to draft them this high. It’s always a gamble with their KHL contracts.
CloudyyM00n
We need a high end winger, we’re set with Suzy and Dach as our top 2 centres
Seb_Nation
In the 7-9 range I’d look for Connelly and Catton. Some character issues for Connelly off the ice but his play on ice is impressive at all levels. If you don’t mind Catton’s size he could also be an option.
Thank_You_Love_You
I hope we just get some offensive talent.
Last year we got a defenseman in a forward stacked draft.
Someone for the love of god break 40 goals or 70 points (only 5 times has a hab had more than 70 points since 2000 Koivux2, Domi, Plekanec & Kovalev).
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1. Macklin Celebrini – C
2. Artyom Levshunov – RHD
3. Cole Eiserman – LW
4. Ivan Demidov – RW
5. Anton Silayev – LHD
6. Zayne Parekh – RHD
7. Zeev Buium – LHD
8. Sam Dickinson – LHD
9. Berkley Catton – C
10. Konsta Helenius – C
11. Cayden Lindstrom – C (I included him since I know people will ask about him)
Hopefully it ends up something similar to this so we have can our choice of one of Catton, Hellenius, or Lindstrom.
Also, relevant quote about D: A clear top 12 has emerged for me in this class and half of them are D (for reference, I also like four or five of that half dozen more at this stage than I did David Reinbacher, the top D in last year’s class).
I hope we fall enough to get Demidov/Eiserman, but goddamn would Lindstrom be a nice consolation prize
We will end up with another D wont we
Levshunov at 2 is insane considering he’s not even the best RHD in this draft lol
anyone but Silayev
Id prefer EIserman or Demidov but id happily take Parekh or Buium
I have a feeling this is going to be one of those drafts that produce a fuck ton of talented players.
Demidov please
The dream* for me is to keep the Habs’ own pick in the 6-8 range (Lindstrom/Catton/Helenius; maybe Demidov slips?), and get at least another in the middle of the round, say in the 13 to 15 range. I wonder if it would be possible to package a late first with a young defenseman and/or another pick to move up to that spot. Then just pick up the best player available there; with some luck, someone will have slipped a little (Brandsegg-Nygard or Parekh for example). It’s usually expensive to move up with the draft, but the Habs need that top, game breaking talent.
Hell, if the habs get TWO extra firsts (three total) I won’t complain. Then you can hopefully get a Dach-like deal going.
*Note: the actual dream is winning the draft lottery, but you can’t count on that…
I know the season isn’t finished yet, but where are gonna land or projected to land at this draft? 7th, 8th, 9th-ish ?
Obv, Celebrini or Eiserman would be awesome, but I doubt we’re gonna tank hard (unless something’s drastic happens like KH trade every talent for shit players, idk).
IMO, having Catton or Lindstrom could be interesting choices for us.
If KH had not chose Reinbacher and went for Michkov, or Leonard or whoever not a dman (this is not a complain: I’m glad we have Reinbacher), I’d pick either Parekh or Buium. Unless KH resolves our D logjam (ie trade a shitload of them), I don’t think we’re gonna pick a Dman this time. Who knows, we’re not scouts nor working for the Habs.
We absolutely need a guy like Catton : high-end, PROVEN offensive talent. I know it’s early to say, but I don’t see how this kid doesn’t become a top 6 player.
I hope Hughes doesn’t draft Eiserman. Talented, but extremely one dimensional and only offers goals. No defence, no playmaking, nothing that fits the future of the Habs. He’d likely compliment Bedard well, so if Chicago doesn’t get 1OA I wouldn’t be surprised if they draft him.
Helenius and/or Lindstrom are the optimal choices of players that would fit with the Habs future. Helenius having incredible hockey IQ and play making, Lindstrom being an your ideal power forward with speed and agility.
2 Russian players in the top 5? Somehow I doubt it. They may be the best players but some teams a very reluctant to draft them this high. It’s always a gamble with their KHL contracts.
We need a high end winger, we’re set with Suzy and Dach as our top 2 centres
In the 7-9 range I’d look for Connelly and Catton. Some character issues for Connelly off the ice but his play on ice is impressive at all levels. If you don’t mind Catton’s size he could also be an option.
I hope we just get some offensive talent.
Last year we got a defenseman in a forward stacked draft.
Someone for the love of god break 40 goals or 70 points (only 5 times has a hab had more than 70 points since 2000 Koivux2, Domi, Plekanec & Kovalev).