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Forum: Mock-DraftMay 16, 2022 at 12:43 p.m.
Forum: Mock-DraftApr. 27, 2022 at 2:12 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27, 2021 at 10:09 p.m.
Thread: Habs Rant Everyone welcome
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leemer</b></div><div>I respect the comment and analysis - Every single one of those players had far more North American rink experience than KK with the exception of Gaborik who was off and running at the start. I'll be patient and give KK one more year
Toews - Had Sharp and Kane his first 3 years, Duchene - Hejduk and Stastny, Dubois - Panarin, Jones/Werenski , Leon - McDavid, Eberle Taylor Hall, - KK has not exactly been set up or developed for success. Galchenyuk had one good year with Patches I believe then started to tank.</div></div>

That's partly my point. It's time to rebuild properly and acquire players our young guys can grow with. I don't want to keep hearing the phrase "let's just get into the playoffs and see what happens". THAT is how you build a perennial loser. Not cup contend year in year out.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 26, 2021 at 5:40 p.m.
Thread: Habs Rant Everyone welcome
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leemer</b></div><div>1) The trading for "rebound" players and praying for them to elevate their games has not worked - time to push the draft and stockpile some picks. Armia is a typical example. Tatar was a throw-in. The **** with Merrill, Gustafson and Staal should never have happened. Byron is a another example of a potential flash in the pan that never materialized
2) Our LHD prospect pool is extremely strong - Norlinder, Struble, (Physical stud) Guhle (shutdown defender) , Harris (stready eddie) but they are just prospects at the moment. We need more goal scoring and centre depth. I would be packaging a 2nd rounder plus something to move into another top 40 pick in this year of the gamble. I would love Sillinger, McTavish, Lucius, Pastujov, Bourgault, Raty if we could swing 1 or 2 of them. Not a rebuild but get some more scoring prospects which admittedly don't grow on trees
3) KK is 20 years old - he will be fine - not sure what all the fuss has been about so far just because Tkachuk has outplayed him. Poehling and Evans are 3rd or 4th liners. The team needs more depth at Centre beyond KK and Suzuki but the free agent tree is dry. We will need a trade here. Unlikely Buffalo parts with Eichel to a team in the division but the asking price is too much. Move on from Danault - nice for a shutown centre but he adds no scoring
4) Weber - thank god he is likely only good to be here for 2 more years but he can't play top pairing minutes. If we have a chance to move him, he should be dealt and even partial salary retained for next year. One of Chiarot or Edmundson should be gone - too much overlap in their similar games. We need a puck moving LHD and if we can trade for unlikely to be protected in the expansion draft - Vince Dunn or Jake Bean, pull the strings. Play Romanov. Give Brook or Fleury a chance.
5) Convince Carey Price to waive his NMC in the expansion draft so we can keep Jake Allen. Very unlikely Seattle takes Price in the draft at that cap salary although Price may want to be closer to his home town. Sure hoping Seattle plucks Byron, or Chiarot, Lehkonen. etc.
6) Sadly I think Bergevin is here for 1 more year - it might be too rushed to try to find a new GM before this expansion draft and prospect draft. He has to change his approach to live with the youth including a guy like Jesse Ylonen. Coaching - Joel Bouchard has done a great development job in Laval.
7) I don't know what to think of Drouin's situation - mental health, physical health issues personally or in family. I love what I see in Caufield's game - vision, skating, passing, and shooting - Cole is going to be a star so I hope they pair him with the right players.</div></div>

The fuss about KK is exactly what you mentioned. We need to stop using the "he's the youngest player in the draft - he's one of just 3 teenagers playing in the nhl - he's only 20 years old"
For reference, this was posted on Habs forum a while ago;

Career statistics under the age of 21:

DRAFT NAME GP G A PTS P/G
2006 Jonathan Toews 146 58 65 123 0.84
2000 Marian Gaborik 206 74 81 155 0.75
2009 Matt Duchene 200 63 83 146 0.73
2016 Pierre-Luc Dubois 164 47 62 109 0.66
2014 Leon Draisaitl 116 23 43 66 0.57
2012 Alex Galchenyuk 167 38 56 94 0.56
2003 Nathan Horton 126 42 27 69 0.55
2011 Jon Huberdeau 117 23 36 59 0.50
2013 Jonathan Drouin 89 6 34 40 0.45
2018 Jesperi Kotkaniem 168 22 40 62 0.37
2007 Kyle Turris 66 8 13 21 0.32
2001 Alexandr Svitov 103 6 13 19 0.18
2015 Dylan Strome 18 1 1 2 0.11

So to be perfectly frank, and looking at that list, KK is another Drouin... just worse. That doesn't bode well for him or instill much confidence in his career progression thus far. Even Galchenyuk's stats and overall effectiveness at the same age with equal amount of Games played was much more encouraging. And look how he turned out for us...
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 25, 2021 at 5:29 p.m.
Thread: Habs Rant Everyone welcome
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Howisjulienstillhere</b></div><div>Jack hughes is on the top line because there is no talent. Kk is behind Suzuki who is a year older and is better at this point and danault who has excelled the last few years at 5v5.

People will stop(including myself) pointing out his age when it can no longer be used in as a reasonable issue. Not trying to bring in a sad story here but,

At 18 he left his family and country to come to Canada and made the nhl immediately. He is staying to play in the nhl, while being responsible defensively all while learning English and even French. He then also has the pressure of being the third overall pick and supposed to be the up and coming #1 centre for a huge hockey city.

I understand you want to write him off for some reason. I also understand that you understand how I want to give him more time. If he can’t take steps in his next two years feel free to call him a bust. At this point he isn’t given the same ice time and line mates as Suzuki and yet he has to be responsible defensively. Again if Ofer the next two years, next year and the year after he’s still a below average centre, then yes he’s a bust.

I know if said this twice, but he still can’t drink alcohol in the USA, and yet he’s somehow done developing?</div></div>

Ok so from what I understand, in your eyes he has 2 years to prove his worth as a top-6 C. I guess that's fair since that would put him at 22 almost 23yrs old. The odds and numbers are against him but I'm sure we're all rooting for him
Forum: Mock-DraftMay 2, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.
Thread: Mock Draft Top 32
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leemer</b></div><div>I like your thinking for the Habs - I would rank Pastujov ahead of Ceulemans - only because Romanov is adept at playing the right side as is Guhle in the pipeline. While they need an heir to Weber and Petry in the next 2 years, their need for a centre or even LW is stronger. Normally one takes the Best available player but I do not see much of a difference in this year's draft so I choose need.</div></div>

Thank you and yes I agree that Montreal will probably take a forward this year. I think Romanov, Guhle and Struble will be our next 3 LHD. I read somewhere that Harris and Norlinder can play on the right side so it's another option. Ceulemans is interesting for us because we don't have many RHD prospects after Brook and Fleury but yes I think we'll draft a forward in this year's draft.
Forum: Mock-DraftApr. 21, 2021 at 10:23 a.m.
Thread: April Draft Rankings
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leemer</b></div><div>Really nice work and write-ups. Typo on Matthew Coronato - he scored all those goals and points for Chicago Steel of the USHL Not Harvard. He is only committed to Harvard next year.
It would be nice to see a draft of players by team need. Most of the time Best Available Player (BAP) theory should trump need, however in this draft where scouting reports are critical without many games played for improvement / growth evaluation and talent differences, I wonder if many teams will draft for need. As an example, Montreal has needs at Centre and Left wing scoring, and perhaps a RHD with a high ceiling to step into Petry's role in a couple of years. Otherwise their D Prospects are strong, and RW with Anderson, Gallagher and Caufield are likely set.
I think you hit it in this draft for them at Zachary L'Heureux, but I could see them going for Pastujov and no more small forwards. Oskar Olausson or Xavier Bourgault may fit. Possibly Sillinger, McTavish or Raty fall to them</div></div>

Thank you for the support and feedback.
Forum: Mock-DraftOct. 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.
Thread: 2020 Two Round Mock Draft With Explanations
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Connors_Corner_Hockey</b></div><div>That's the one pick in the top 10 I'm not 100% on, but I love Sanderson's game, and I'm not as high on Perfetti. I think Buffalo will look at their team right now, and think they are a few pieces away from being a contender. With Eichel and Cozens, they could draft by position, pick Sanderson, and feel very safe with the defensive system they have built up.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leemer</b></div><div>I would love Buffalo to take Sanderson- IMO he’s so overrated vs the quality of competition he’s faced. I’ll. Wait to be proved wrong.</div></div>

Sanderson is one of those question marks this year simply because of the lack of viewing opportunities. We never got to see him playing vs peers in the U-18’s. Or at the combine. He’s in a category along with some of those injured players where we did not get to see them play to determine what level they were at. In my Mock I have him going to Florida.