Pretty clickbait-y article, but Basu claims that Habs fans shouldn’t rule out the idea that Montreal could select Sennecke 5th overall.
Beefiest_bison
If Demidov/Lindstrom are off the board you could sell me on it, he’s 6’3 lanky with great hands. The next tier of forwards is all pretty interchangeable tbh
jadenspan
Please god no
JehovahsBestWitness
At the Winnipeg pick right??? What a horrible mock at 5
nottakingpart
This assumes Levshunov, demidov and Lindstrom are gone right?… Then let’s just trade down.
Bohmer
Possible depending on who gets drafted before us. If it’s all Ds, we take Demidov or Lindstrom (unless there’s some issues we don’t know about him). Tij would be my pick though.
admarsden
I don’t know enough about the kid one way or another to really have an informed opinion. But this management team has earned the benefit of doubt with me that they can properly develop a toolsy prospect with size (Slaf) so wouldn’t be upset if they decided he’s their guy.
Minato_is_God
Makes sense, he’s a late riser and has great physical tools, that’s what we generally target. I’ve read some character/compete concerns though, and we tend to avoid players like that.
Would still pick Tij over him.
ln0Sc0p3dJFK
Noooo. Watched a lot of gens games – he’s a good player but nothing groundbreaking. I also am not a scout
astonedgecko
If the top 4 is Celebrini, Levshunov, Lindstrom, and Demidov, I trust whatever HuGO does. Please don’t pass on those guys though
FxSpecter
YES.
Physical-Asparagus48
I haven’t loved what I’ve seen from him, but if he’s their guy I trust them at this point
katana_3
Personally, I don’t understand the hype. In my eyes, he’s not top 5 material. He shows good things, but the first thing that popped in my mind when I look at his highlights, is that he is slow. By slow, I mean the pace in which he’s making his plays. A junior pace that works in junior but not necessarily in the NHL. But other players already have the speed and will be available at our pick. Alot of the time he also seems out of balance, probably due to his growth spurt.
So it’s a risk taking a player that you hope will continue to progress when there will be some who are available that are more NHL ready than he is. In my mind, he looks more like a project than a sure deal. Definitely not the player I would pick at 5.
Longshanks123
Okay
unKappa
ofc we would reach for a guy that’s currently ranked in the 20s-30s at 5, why wouldn’t we?
Stingray_17
If neither Demidov or Lindstrom are available at 5, I think we should try and trade down a couple of spots since the teams right behind us seem to be focused on D. That way we can get another asset on top of presumably either Iginla or Sennecke.
Le8ronJames
The guy ranked in the 20s? With the 5th pick? Nah I don’t believe it. Maybe they really like him but I don’t think they use #5 on him.
syn_47
Lol. We keep forfeiting every high pick like we’re trying to prove we can win without drafting. I thought Bergevin was the problem but maybe it’s Molson or every prospect says they don’t want to play in french land? But i feel like the team should tell us this otherwise we will draw our own conclusions which is that they are incompetent and sabotaging our favorite team…and probably trade down every year instead of wasting trade value
okmijnmko
Let me help all the people
TLDR version:
> …but anything is possible at the draft…
SkinnyGetLucky
Gotta be careful drafting a hockey player with a baseball player’s name.
MasterMatt25
I’d rather just pick another defenseman if Demidov is gone
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Pretty clickbait-y article, but Basu claims that Habs fans shouldn’t rule out the idea that Montreal could select Sennecke 5th overall.
If Demidov/Lindstrom are off the board you could sell me on it, he’s 6’3 lanky with great hands. The next tier of forwards is all pretty interchangeable tbh
Please god no
At the Winnipeg pick right??? What a horrible mock at 5
This assumes Levshunov, demidov and Lindstrom are gone right?… Then let’s just trade down.
Possible depending on who gets drafted before us. If it’s all Ds, we take Demidov or Lindstrom (unless there’s some issues we don’t know about him). Tij would be my pick though.
I don’t know enough about the kid one way or another to really have an informed opinion. But this management team has earned the benefit of doubt with me that they can properly develop a toolsy prospect with size (Slaf) so wouldn’t be upset if they decided he’s their guy.
Makes sense, he’s a late riser and has great physical tools, that’s what we generally target. I’ve read some character/compete concerns though, and we tend to avoid players like that.
Would still pick Tij over him.
Noooo. Watched a lot of gens games – he’s a good player but nothing groundbreaking. I also am not a scout
If the top 4 is Celebrini, Levshunov, Lindstrom, and Demidov, I trust whatever HuGO does. Please don’t pass on those guys though
YES.
I haven’t loved what I’ve seen from him, but if he’s their guy I trust them at this point
Personally, I don’t understand the hype. In my eyes, he’s not top 5 material. He shows good things, but the first thing that popped in my mind when I look at his highlights, is that he is slow. By slow, I mean the pace in which he’s making his plays. A junior pace that works in junior but not necessarily in the NHL. But other players already have the speed and will be available at our pick. Alot of the time he also seems out of balance, probably due to his growth spurt.
So it’s a risk taking a player that you hope will continue to progress when there will be some who are available that are more NHL ready than he is. In my mind, he looks more like a project than a sure deal. Definitely not the player I would pick at 5.
Okay
ofc we would reach for a guy that’s currently ranked in the 20s-30s at 5, why wouldn’t we?
If neither Demidov or Lindstrom are available at 5, I think we should try and trade down a couple of spots since the teams right behind us seem to be focused on D. That way we can get another asset on top of presumably either Iginla or Sennecke.
The guy ranked in the 20s? With the 5th pick? Nah I don’t believe it. Maybe they really like him but I don’t think they use #5 on him.
Lol. We keep forfeiting every high pick like we’re trying to prove we can win without drafting. I thought Bergevin was the problem but maybe it’s Molson or every prospect says they don’t want to play in french land? But i feel like the team should tell us this otherwise we will draw our own conclusions which is that they are incompetent and sabotaging our favorite team…and probably trade down every year instead of wasting trade value
Let me help all the people
TLDR version:
> …but anything is possible at the draft…
Gotta be careful drafting a hockey player with a baseball player’s name.
I’d rather just pick another defenseman if Demidov is gone