Quoting: Aaron_Dell_Pickle
Habs already have a lot of depth in their prospect pool, it makes no sense to pass on possible franchise superstar Matvei Michkov for some more depth pieces.
Other than Bedard and maybe Fantilli, Michkov is clearly the best player and we would be fools to trade that pick.
Every day I see mock trades of our 1rst going to WSH or DET and I dont understand why you guys are so addemint to trading it. Can someone explain?
Depends on if the Habs believe in Michkov.
1) No one can scout him in person
2) No one really understands the situation with his emotional well-being. Was his father killed to keep him in line?
3) No one knows if the Russian government will allow him to leave, even 3 years from now. It's clearly is tied to the war. They imprisoned Brittney Griner to make a point. I would not put anything past them
On top of the usual risks you take with a player who is never guaranteed to develop, you have these geo-political ones.
Your perspective that we have depth is not actually true. We have a lot of "maybes" but not a lot of "sure things". Not all of our maybes will work out.
Mailloux might not work out and we have 0 other RHD prospects of note.
Dobes might not work out and we have 0 other Goalie prospects of note.
Farrell/Roy/Mesar might not work out and even if they do, they are all relatively small body forwards.
My plan is to draft best RHD available, a forward with top 6 upside who has size and skill, and the best Goalie available in the draft.
Not every move has to be a swing for the fences move.