That is a recipe for disaster.Okay everyone, post your beefcake draft wish lists, no one under 6'3 200 allowed
5.) Cayden Lindstrom
WPG.) Julius Miettinen
58.) Jesse Pulkkinen
70.) Adam Jecho
78.) Dean Letourneau
That is a recipe for disaster.
DittoThe habs needs pure skills
If Demidov and Lindstrom are gone they should take Sennecke.
Pure skill pick isn’t Catton?The habs need pure skills
If Demidov and Lindstrom are gone they should take Sennecke.
I can't see Sennecke going 5
Lindstrom at 5 then go wild with a bundle of picks to get Catton when he's falling in the #11-15 range due to his size.
Catton-Suzuki-Slaf
Lindstrom-Dach-Caufield
f*** it, i’m on team Lindstrom before Demidov.
I like demidov, don’t get me wrong here, i won’t be mad if we draft him. But with Dach not being able to play more than 40 games a year, we need more depth at center. Newhook ain’t gonna cut it if he has to replace Dach. Suzuki needs help to protect him from top defender. If Dach goes down once again, at least Lindstrom can come and replace him no problem in a couple of years and Newhook can stay as 3rd line center or on the wing. We have poor top 6 center depth in our pool.
Lets draft Silayev and convert him to a Center!
Him too.Pure skill pick isn’t Catton?
Sennecke and Catton both scored 55 pts in their D-1.Him too.
But at this point i’d take skills + size
Him too.
But at this point i’d take skills + size
I’m not saying i don’t like Catton. I like him a lot, i just don’t think he’s a target for the habs.Sennecke and Catton both scored 55 pts in their D-1.
Catton (+61 pts) almost doubled Sennecke’s (+13 pts) production in their draft year on a garbage team (granted, it’s not the same league but similar enough), and most see Sennecke as the riser and Catton as the faller because Sennecke grew a few inches. This is wild to me.
Don’t get me wrong, Iginla is skilled but he is not a guy i’m thinking about when we talk about pure skills.Best Skill/Size combo to me is Tij Iginla. Sennecke is close behind him but Tij has a better all around game IMO.
Catton would be mostly skill. Not terribly soft but I probably maxes out around 185 lbs. Someone like Tij will probably be 6'-1" and 200+ lbs.
If Demidov slips, it would be a difficult decision for me between him and Tij. I'm not sold on Lindstrom one bit. Risky pick for me.
I'd rank the forwards this way:
* Demidov and Iggy. Edge to Demidov
* Catton and Sennecke. Edge to Catton but this is another close one. I really like Sennecke too.
* Lindstrom, Eiserman, Helenius
The Habs need a high-end play driver and that’s exactly what Catton is. If he’s not a target there’s a major problem.I’m not saying i don’t like Catton. I like him a lot, i just don’t think he’s a target for the habs.
He just doesn't have the hands to be a top 10 pick imho.The more I watch Sennecke, the more nervous I get. Upright skating with his head down trying to dangle is a recipe for CTE in his future from being blasted by NHL Defensemen. Definitely talented but man oh man he leaves himself open for punishment.
The interviews they do can, not sure about the physicals.Does the combine affect the draft rank much ?
for exemple: Cameron Allen killed it in the combine and that did not help him going up in the ranks.
f*** it, i’m on team Lindstrom before Demidov.
I like demidov, don’t get me wrong here, i won’t be mad if we draft him. But with Dach not being able to play more than 40 games a year, we need more depth at center. Newhook ain’t gonna cut it if he has to replace Dach. Suzuki needs help to protect him from top defender. If Dach goes down once again, at least Lindstrom can come and replace him no problem in a couple of years and Newhook can stay as 3rd line center or on the wing. We have poor top 6 center depth in our pool.
And once again, this year playoffs prooves that Big skill players are the way to go. It’s amazing how many small players who are elite in sesson becomes ghost in playoffs.
As I was instructed today you can't look at it that wayPassing on Dickinson at 5 would be a mistake.
We have a lot of LD, unproven LD.
If the Habs were picking 9th-12th I'd feel more comfortable taking Sennecke there than @ 5.He just doesn't have the hands to be a top 10 pick imho.
Does the combine affect the draft rank much ?
for exemple: Cameron Allen killed it in the combine and that did not help him going up in the ranks.