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Forum: Mock-DraftYesterday at 2:41 p.m.
Thread: Guessing Montreal's List Based on the TSN Article
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Z0ra</b></div><div>The three people that Montreal is currently high on are:

Demidov
Lindstrom
Iginla

Normally Montreal values hockey sense, compete, and character in their prospects. The three that make the most sense are Iginla, Sennecke, and Stiga. Yes Montreal has been drafting bigger prospects, but those 3 things are what Hughes and company value the most.

Lindstrom doesn't make a lot of sense for the Canadiens given his compete level in the playoffs, I didn't like the way he played. Demidov is from Russia and he would 100% be the pick if he's available. Montreal would have to win the lottery in order to get him. Iginla checks all the boxes: goal-scorer, physical player, but also has the hockey sense, character (Jarome's son), and compete (had a solid U18 and was the driving force for Kelowna).

But the question is, how do you know that certain players have met with Montreal?</div></div>

I think Stiga will be out of consideration for the same reason that Catton is; Habs management want to enough big, skilled forwards to support their smaller guys in the playoffs. Also, it's not impossible to imagine Stiga falling to the Winnipeg pick (even if some other teams would be making a mistake in letting it happen).

As for Lindstrom, I don't want to be too harsh on his playoff performance, since he was definitely still dealing with injury. Of course, that's cause for some concern itself, but every option after Celebrini comes with its own set of trade-offs. I do think there's a fit for him on the Habs playing on Dach's wing. He's strong in the face-off dot even though he's more of a natural winger, so he could split face-off duties with Dach. Lindstrom's more of a shooter while Dach is more of a playmaker, and their combined size could be difficult for teams to handle.

To answer your question, all my knowledge on that front comes from media reports throughout the season. Obviously, we can't know that they didn't talk with other prospects, but I'm using the information that we do have as best as I can.
Forum: Mock-DraftApr. 24 at 2:48 a.m.
Thread: First 2024 Mock with Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_92</b></div><div>Gotta love and appreciate the effort on this one, seems like you did your research on everything well.

That being said, I don’t see Igor Chernyshov being high on Toronto’s list - at least the people I know that work for the team haven’t mentioned his name a lot.

Treliving typically doesn’t draft a lot of Russians and Chernyshov doesn’t fit his style of play. He’s more of a skilled playmaker and perimetre player whereas Treliving values the bigger, stronger, meaner guys earlier on in the draft and typically saves the skilled players for later in the draft as project picks.

I’ve heard they’re keeping an eye on Charlie Elick - a big, strong skating right handed defender playing for Brandon in the WHL. &amp; that seems to not only fit Treliving’s draft history style, but also the team needs. Elick should eventually round out as a solid #3 or #4 defender that plays a push back style game - it’s something the Leafs don’t have a single prospect in the system that plays that way at that position so I gotta believe my sources are right that Elick is high on their board. If he’s available, gotta think Treliving runs to the podium to get him</div></div>

Elick is already gone at 15 in the mock though. Maybe Badinka would be a good alternative.
Also, Chernyshov is 6'2", 192lbs, so hardly a small guy.
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