People often go from one extreme to the other. Above all in politics in the sport…
“The Canadian should have drafted Shane Wright, not Juraj Slafkovsky! Booouuuuhhhh! »
“JurajSlafkovsky is a flop! »
Then…
“Kent Hughes must sign Slafkovsky for eight years. It’s our best day and if we wait too long, it will cost more than $10 million per season to extend it. »
The same exercise would give the same conclusions with PK Subban, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Lars Eller, Marc Bergevin and so on.
On a higher level macrohow many times have we heard the experts AND supporters say that it was not necessary to draft as needed during the draft NHL fan?
That it was necessary to select the best player, period…
Pretty much everyone agrees that in the first round (and in the second, in my opinion), the GM and his teams must select the highest ranked player on their list, period.
Of course, organizations all have different lists because A) their evaluation criteria are not the same and two) Not all scouts like all players the same way.
The Canadian, for example, seems to prioritize raw talent, size, character and the likelihood of becoming a high-quality player, not turning out to be a home run. Other organizations think differently.
Some teams don’t draw in Russia, Quebec or certain European countries while others are crazy about these selections.
But in the end, it has been shown that a team that goes down its list and drafts the best player available has a better chance of making good selections in the end than another team that goes down its list to draft a player playing at a specific position. In short, it is better to avoid drafting according to your needs. Especially when said player selected (or ignored) will only have an impact in a few years…
Needs have time to change.
And that avoids mistakes that make entire directions look bad a few years later! Mathias Brunet also wrote a word about it yesterday in La Presse.
However, experts AND Many fans are currently calling for an attacker, claiming that we have too many defenders (especially young ones) in Montreal. Practice what you preach, guys!
I don’t want to point the finger at anyone. You just have to follow Quebec sports news to find out who doesn’t want to see CH draft a defender, regardless of the situation…
In ten days in Vegas, I want to see Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, Nick Bobrov and Martin Lapointe say the name of the highest ranked day on their top five, that’s it. It doesn’t matter what position he plays…
If we have a surplus ofassets at a given place at a given time, a transaction will be carried out.
Here is MY top 5 personnel for the first round:
1. Macklin Celebrini
2. Ivan Demidov (even if he plays in the KHL)
3. Sam Dickinson
4. Tij Iginla
5. Zayne Parehk/Artyum Levshunov
The Canadian has his own.
When it comes time to speak to the fifth ranked player, I want to see the Canadian say the name of the highest ranked player on his list, that’s it. The chances of it being a defender are huge. Especially since there are Anton Silayev and Zeev Buium who are praised by several recruiters…
Cayden Lindstrom’s herniated disc… size by Berkly Catton… the one-dimensional acting of Cole Eiserman… the general doubt towards Beckett Sennecke…
Several attackers have downsides and we are heading towards a defender draft.
In Rome, do as the Romans.
In an Asian restaurant, don’t ask if they have shepherd’s pie.
Don’t take your hockey stick to a golf course.
And if the best player available at fifth overall is a defenseman, draft a defenseman. So !
Then we’ll see what we do with all that! #BeauProblem
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