Thank you guys for continuing to provide us Habs fans with insightful updates. I check in every day to see what you have to say. But right now, my main focus is on hoping and praying that the hated Leafs don't win the Cup this year. Because if they do, we'll *never* hear the end of it. Anyone else with me on that?
I have an insane draft day if you guys have time to read it. First thanks again for always putting out a great product. I dont want to trade matheson yet because of what he brings but here is my draft day. Trade Matheson and Winnipeg first and whatever it takes to get it done to Anaheim for there first round pick and use it to draft Sennecke. Trade Rienbacher to Anaheim for Zegras. Use the 5th overall to select Yakemchuk. Select Cole Hutson in the second round. I have reasons for why i would select these players and make these moves if you would like to talk about it more, thanks for everything you do and have a great day
If you could have 2 Cale Makars on your team are you better or worse because he is small? Size matters yes but we all saw what happened to the offence when Lane is on the ice. If Cole has that potential, then you grab him if available and run like you stole something.
@@jjevans1693 what do you think Cale Makars value is? What would a team have to trade in order to get him? It would be an absolute haul. If Cole has that kind or potential how do you not draft him?
One could hope that one of the 'brother scenarios' could work out as well as it did for the HABS when they had brothers Frank & Pete Mahovlich playing together for the HABS. Together they won 2 Stanley Cups with the HABS in 1971 & 1973! 👍
I don't see Kent Hughes drafting Cole. For one simple reason. He shoots left. For the LONGEST of time I have been asking Montreal to draft for skill and to take risks. They have done that with Slafkovsky and Hutson. They are drafting the way I have wanted them to draft for decades. I can tell you now, they will be drafting two forwards this first round. They want to find impact players immediately. They already have a deep defense pool of prospects. And the way Kent drafts, he drafts for how each player might fit on the team. Look at David Reinbacher. He was the best defenseman in the draft. Has the height, speed, great hands and vision. And most importantly filled a huge need being that he was a right shooting D. And who would Reinbacher pair with best? Lane Hutson. I know some people will say, you should always draft Best pick available. They are only BPA if you the person believes it. If the organization doesn't, then your opinion doesn't matter. Especially if you think you can trade these players later for draft capital. Kent Hughes wants players now, not in the future and not to crowd an already crowded backline. Look at our future defense pairs. Guhle-Mailloux Hutson-Reinbacher And here is where I differ with most. I am a big Struble stan and I want him over Xhekaj. So for me it would be Struble on the left and the right is still open. Marc Godin is a huge Mailloux fan and thinks he has a higher upside over Reinbacher. Plus if a trade has to happen, he would trade Reinbacher over Mailloux. And this is where I think his thinking is flawed. Maillous despite being on the all rookie team in the AHL, he isn't a David Reinbacher. Mailloux doesn't have his speed and Mailloux big issue was always his foot speed. He doesn't have his playmaking nor does he have Reinbacher's shot or size. Reinbacher is 6'3'' after all. He has all the tools to be a first pairing top defenseman. When the 2023 draft and people wanted Montreal to draft Matvei Michkov. I wanted David Reinbacher. He was the best defenseman in the draft and you don't get to draft number one defenseman that often. You get them when you see them. Montreal did the right thing in drafting Reinbacher. He will be a stud for us for a long time. Where I see Mailloux fitting in is a lock down roll with Guhle and handling the tough minutes against the other teams top forwards. This is an important roll and he would still get second team power play minutes. Logan will still be very important for the Habs, just not the roll that Godin invisions that he will be. As for the draft. unless something totally wacky happens and it becomes a top heavy forward draft and defenseman start dropping. I see Montreal drafting two forwards. If Cayden Lindstrom somehow drops because of his injury history, he would be my top pick. Then Ivan Demidov who I think will drop because of his Russian roots, then Berkly Catton. These are my top 3 picks to be drafted in that order. After that I expect several top defenseman and forwards to drop from their rankings since teams always have a different draft strategy. Its up to Kent Hughes to take advantage of that opportunity when it comes.
Arber over Struble 100%. He is getting better and better, hardest/fastest slap shot in the entire NHL, hits like a train, scores points, can fight when needed. He is a special player. He turned the Laval Rocket around when he went down. I like Struble I really do, but Arber impacts the game, and you see it. Imagine when his shoulder heals? Good lord he is going to be a wrecking ball.
Size is not everything, McCarron and other talphysical players that were total flops, if a player is a D and has a special skill set, then pick him if he’s available and when in your camp, see what he can really do and then trade other D men to complete your offense with heavier players.
Imagine a Hutson-Hutson Powerplay duo. I feel like them as a 5on5 pairing maybe might not work right due to both having an offensive nature, cant say for certain.
I dont want them to draft a player that is just meh. (i’m looking at you Mr. Mesar). They have enough of them in the prospect pool. You either shoot for a high ceiling player (Sennecke, Basha, Connelly) or you trade it in a package for something else.
Can anybody answer this question. How come nhl teams never make a trade for a player that was just drafted like they do on nba draft day? Let’s say a team drafts Hutson. But the habs really want him. Shouldn’t they offer a trade?
Listen...Go BIG...Or Go Home ...Look at Colorado ...Or ..Carolina ...big ...skilled ..tough ...playoff beasts ..!! We've had the surf team ...doesn't work ...Stop with the small draft picks ..!! News flash ..SIZE MATTERS ..!!!!!
If the kid can play a slick defensive game by working the boards well in his own end I don't see why not. Andre Markov wasn't the most physical guy but was great player for the Habs. It would make for an interesting second PP unit!!!
Maybe having ANOTHER Dman isn't the greatest, small as well. But the skill is there for both respectably. I think they both need to take a page out of the Xhejai cookbook and put on some LBS lol. get some muscle and they can throw around and hip check like the best of 'em.
I'm actually so done with this fan base crying about size like ya'll really would've passed on Logan Stankoven because of his size?.. Don't forget when we drafted purely for size we ended up wasting a first round pick on Micheal McCarron.. Ah yes that worked out so well. This fan base will cry and moan about drafting a player because they're 5 foot 11 and not 6 foot like come on..
The MTL pick won't be at 27. CAR/NYR...they play each other, both finished ahead of WPG in the reg season, so whichever looses will push the WPG pick a spot better. Dallas gets taken out in the first 2 rounds, the WPG pick gets pushed to a spot better again. At worst, it will be a 26th pick, at best a 25th pick
We are seeing small guys like Q Hughes getting tossed around in the playoffs, but yes lets go have a team of dwarfs again. This fan base just doesn't know much.
I lovewatching your guys podcast but why are yous talking about a guy who the Habs won’t even give a sniff to in the NHL club? Obviously he’s not valued or thought of as a loss if he leaves. He never got a shift this year and they got Beck coming in! On top of that we have Suzuki, Dach, Dvorak and Evan’s playing. This news is not even important imo. He’s not part of the plan or the future
Hey guy's, why couldn't one of the Hudson bros be shifted to a forward position given they have the offensive abilities to put the puck in the net & given their defensive skills already built into their attributes, you could have a good offensive/defensive skilled player without too much training to do?
I called it last year. But they need to get beefier. I'm a shorty but l know we need size for playoffs. Unless thry change everything and it pans out with speed and skill. But, we need yo take best player and we can always trade for a bigger player not all will succeed and make it.
Lets look at this way.. Lane gets hurt... Cole comes in, good problems bug other 4 yo 5 need to be big and physical. Its a shame these guys didnt become wingers.
Wouldn't make sense with the D mtl already has and can't use another small one. He'd end up traded eventually if his potential becomes that of his brother's it would make for good trade bait but that is all
Draft Lindstrom/iginla Then Gran Hutson and trade Matheson, Beck,Mesar, wp1st for Byfield. I WouId Imagine we have enough in our line up already. Suzuki Caulfield SLAFKOVSKY, DACH BYFIELD LINDSTROM, Newhook Roy ARMIA DVORAK Evens ANDERSON. GUHLE hutson XHEKAJ MAILLOUX REINBACHER hutson pretty big team.
best option imo -trade the lottery pick for a guy like zegras , cozens or Raymond. (Zegras might be the only realistic option here) Or draft Lindstrom with the first and package wpg pick and col pick with a LD like strike or Harris for someone like Necas or johnston If lindstrom is gone at 5 than I think they should seriously consider trading the pick for a 1st line forward to give mtl more depth on their 2nd line with Dach and new hook. Also for free agency to add a boost I’d take a hard look at debrusk or teravainen to add depth on the 3rd line . I feel like Hughes will pull another Kirby dash this year. Habs just need a couple more forward pieces to be able to make the playoffs. Using both 1sts although exciting doesn’t seem like the ideal decision. Kent Hughes has impressed me so I trust the mtl brass. Whoever the scout was that vouched for Jacob Fowler in last years draft. Just let him make all the decisions. I freaking love that guy !
Who caresses. In a playoff series do you want a smaller winger or a big physical dman stopping from top players from scoring? Look at marner out there! Kids invisible in the playoffs. And the attitude as well too? Fuck that shit. They made the right choice for a playoff contender instead of a pretender like Toronto
@@finalguildis they made the right choice ? Reinbacher looking pretty average and will never be better than Mailloux, Hutson , engstrom and Guhle , so we picked a defenseman that will play in a 3rd to 5th spots because the habs already had 10 good prospects in defense and were hurting up front? The Reinbacher pick was a huge mistake And please don’t confuse a spoil bitch like marner to a guy that was brought up in Russia , and if you think that Reinbacher would or ever will be worth a Mitch Marner than I’m not sure you should be a reference. Btw Reinbacher is not an offensive defenseman , so again , the habs drafted a mid to bottom pairing defensive defenseman over possible generational talent in michkov Please tell me where you would play Reinbacher in the future from what you saw from him, even watching Barron right now I don’t see how he could surclass him Guhle-Mailloux Hutson-Barron Xhekaj- ????? Engstrom struble, Harris , Bogs, Reinbacher Go asked the flyers if they want to make a trade reinbacher vs michkov, they’ll laugh at you
Thank you guys for continuing to provide us Habs fans with insightful updates. I check in every day to see what you have to say. But right now, my main focus is on hoping and praying that the hated Leafs don't win the Cup this year. Because if they do, we'll *never* hear the end of it. Anyone else with me on that?
I have an insane draft day if you guys have time to read it. First thanks again for always putting out a great product. I dont want to trade matheson yet because of what he brings but here is my draft day. Trade Matheson and Winnipeg first and whatever it takes to get it done to Anaheim for there first round pick and use it to draft Sennecke. Trade Rienbacher to Anaheim for Zegras. Use the 5th overall to select Yakemchuk. Select Cole Hutson in the second round. I have reasons for why i would select these players and make these moves if you would like to talk about it more, thanks for everything you do and have a great day
I'm glad Josh and Jesse aren't the GMs of the Habs. They'd make the Habs a team of garden gnomes.
🙄
The Habs don’t need two small Hutsons, one is enough
Lets not forget the Richard Brothers.
Speed size and scoring winning the playoffs
totally agree...especially when your talented bigger players also have speed !!!
Dude, the Monahan saga was so good to us. I'm going to his jersey retirement ceremony.
If you could have 2 Cale Makars on your team are you better or worse because he is small? Size matters yes but we all saw what happened to the offence when Lane is on the ice. If Cole has that potential, then you grab him if available and run like you stole something.
? He had two assists and was -3 in two games.
@@jjevans1693 what do you think Cale Makars value is? What would a team have to trade in order to get him? It would be an absolute haul. If Cole has that kind or potential how do you not draft him?
I'm pretty sure Hutson is not going to win a Norris trophy.
@@rakchazak4672 I wouldn't be comparing a small US college player to Makar just yet. lol.
One could hope that one of the 'brother scenarios' could work out as well as it did for the HABS when they had brothers Frank & Pete Mahovlich playing together for the HABS.
Together they won 2 Stanley Cups with the HABS in 1971 & 1973! 👍
What about the brothers Richard?
@@SilverFox-qr1ci We have the skilled and modernized HABS management team that can make it happen again.
What about the kostitsyns
That would would be great,imagine he has a growing sprout n grows to 6ft2
I don't see Kent Hughes drafting Cole. For one simple reason. He shoots left.
For the LONGEST of time I have been asking Montreal to draft for skill and to take risks. They have done that with Slafkovsky and Hutson. They are drafting the way I have wanted them to draft for decades. I can tell you now, they will be drafting two forwards this first round. They want to find impact players immediately. They already have a deep defense pool of prospects. And the way Kent drafts, he drafts for how each player might fit on the team.
Look at David Reinbacher. He was the best defenseman in the draft. Has the height, speed, great hands and vision. And most importantly filled a huge need being that he was a right shooting D. And who would Reinbacher pair with best? Lane Hutson.
I know some people will say, you should always draft Best pick available. They are only BPA if you the person believes it. If the organization doesn't, then your opinion doesn't matter. Especially if you think you can trade these players later for draft capital. Kent Hughes wants players now, not in the future and not to crowd an already crowded backline.
Look at our future defense pairs.
Guhle-Mailloux
Hutson-Reinbacher
And here is where I differ with most. I am a big Struble stan and I want him over Xhekaj. So for me it would be Struble on the left and the right is still open.
Marc Godin is a huge Mailloux fan and thinks he has a higher upside over Reinbacher. Plus if a trade has to happen, he would trade Reinbacher over Mailloux. And this is where I think his thinking is flawed. Maillous despite being on the all rookie team in the AHL, he isn't a David Reinbacher. Mailloux doesn't have his speed and Mailloux big issue was always his foot speed. He doesn't have his playmaking nor does he have Reinbacher's shot or size. Reinbacher is 6'3'' after all. He has all the tools to be a first pairing top defenseman.
When the 2023 draft and people wanted Montreal to draft Matvei Michkov. I wanted David Reinbacher. He was the best defenseman in the draft and you don't get to draft number one defenseman that often. You get them when you see them. Montreal did the right thing in drafting Reinbacher. He will be a stud for us for a long time.
Where I see Mailloux fitting in is a lock down roll with Guhle and handling the tough minutes against the other teams top forwards. This is an important roll and he would still get second team power play minutes. Logan will still be very important for the Habs, just not the roll that Godin invisions that he will be.
As for the draft. unless something totally wacky happens and it becomes a top heavy forward draft and defenseman start dropping. I see Montreal drafting two forwards. If Cayden Lindstrom somehow drops because of his injury history, he would be my top pick. Then Ivan Demidov who I think will drop because of his Russian roots, then Berkly Catton. These are my top 3 picks to be drafted in that order. After that I expect several top defenseman and forwards to drop from their rankings since teams always have a different draft strategy. Its up to Kent Hughes to take advantage of that opportunity when it comes.
Arber over Struble 100%. He is getting better and better, hardest/fastest slap shot in the entire NHL, hits like a train, scores points, can fight when needed. He is a special player. He turned the Laval Rocket around when he went down. I like Struble I really do, but Arber impacts the game, and you see it. Imagine when his shoulder heals? Good lord he is going to be a wrecking ball.
@@rakchazak4672exactly! The guy is oozing with a champions contagious energy
Mtl need to draft only foward
Size is not everything, McCarron and other talphysical players that were total flops, if a player is a D and has a special skill set, then pick him if he’s available and when in your camp, see what he can really do and then trade other D men to complete your offense with heavier players.
This is facts replace and upgrade not only ur defence but your offence at the same time
Rhem and Tyler Pitlick aren’t brothers. His brother is Rhett Pitlick, playing at Minnesota
Drafted by Montreal 5th round 2019
Love seeing a host that wasn't alive when Montreal last iced a great team. 1989. That 93 cup team was not favored to compete for the cup.
Imagine a Hutson-Hutson Powerplay duo. I feel like them as a 5on5 pairing maybe might not work right due to both having an offensive nature, cant say for certain.
Does Slafzilla have a brother? Asking for a friend 😅
I dont want them to draft a player that is just meh. (i’m looking at you Mr. Mesar). They have enough of them in the prospect pool. You either shoot for a high ceiling player (Sennecke, Basha, Connelly) or you trade it in a package for something else.
Mesar put up 52 pts in 45 games this year
@@Mike-ed6de For a 20 year old first rounder playing again teens...it is kind of average !!!
@@powers1500let’s see what he does in nhl!
@@komirules indeed, time will tell !!!!
Chances are what are them will be hurt at any give them time so yeah, let’s get both of them
Imagine the two Hutson bros on the power play 👀
Can anybody answer this question. How come nhl teams never make a trade for a player that was just drafted like they do on nba draft day? Let’s say a team drafts Hutson. But the habs really want him. Shouldn’t they offer a trade?
No way.
Listen...Go BIG...Or Go Home ...Look at Colorado ...Or ..Carolina ...big ...skilled ..tough ...playoff beasts ..!! We've had the surf team ...doesn't work ...Stop with the small draft picks ..!! News flash ..SIZE MATTERS ..!!!!!
CAYDEN LINDSTROOOOM
Say that to Martin St Louis or Brian gionta
Better say that to henry richard
Is that what your girlfriend/wife said to you?
Bruh... Marchessault just won the Conn Smythe and he s 5'9...
What about Saku Koivu's boy?
3rd round with minnesotas oick
If the kid can play a slick defensive game by working the boards well in his own end I don't see why not. Andre Markov wasn't the most physical guy but was great player for the Habs. It would make for an interesting second PP unit!!!
Maybe having ANOTHER Dman isn't the greatest, small as well. But the skill is there for both respectably. I think they both need to take a page out of the Xhejai cookbook and put on some LBS lol. get some muscle and they can throw around and hip check like the best of 'em.
They will never be like Arber, but, thry will have a trainer help them gain 15 to 25 pounds.
I'm actually so done with this fan base crying about size like ya'll really would've passed on Logan Stankoven because of his size?.. Don't forget when we drafted purely for size we ended up wasting a first round pick on Micheal McCarron.. Ah yes that worked out so well. This fan base will cry and moan about drafting a player because they're 5 foot 11 and not 6 foot like come on..
You are right! Every hockey fan knows it’s the tiniest teams that win the cup every year 🤷🏻♂️😂
Been watching some U18s and I really like Henry Mews for the Habs second 1st round pick
The MTL pick won't be at 27. CAR/NYR...they play each other, both finished ahead of WPG in the reg season, so whichever looses will push the WPG pick a spot better. Dallas gets taken out in the first 2 rounds, the WPG pick gets pushed to a spot better again. At worst, it will be a 26th pick, at best a 25th pick
Bouilion was small 5'8 to 5'9 but thick... Get him in to help them get thick
I guess you guys are running out of interesting things to talk about....
Bouillon was 6’😅
No thanks with Beckett Seneke or Terek parasak possibly still available
Forwards, Forwards Forwards please😊
Enough with shrimps. .... Size matters ....
go for it ! absolutely
Keep the best one
Mtl need to draft poirier of baie-comeau drakkar 17 year old and he score more than 50 goal the last one to do that is sydney crosby
We are seeing small guys like Q Hughes getting tossed around in the playoffs, but yes lets go have a team of dwarfs again. This fan base just doesn't know much.
Your team sucks🙂
Cole is a small LD. That's the last thing Montreal needs more of.
I think we are good for D men. There is going to be a big shake up with all our young D. Soon some will be traded away for more scoring prowess.
There is no world where a cup contender has 2 5'10 and under d men...sorry
I lovewatching your guys podcast but why are yous talking about a guy who the Habs won’t even give a sniff to in the NHL club? Obviously he’s not valued or thought of as a loss if he leaves. He never got a shift this year and they got Beck coming in! On top of that we have Suzuki, Dach, Dvorak and Evan’s playing. This news is not even important imo. He’s not part of the plan or the future
You need to do 32-8=24 choix
Why?
Another left hander? Not happening.
Get Cole and we can have a new Hutson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show. I'm really showing my age here.
Habs are drafting 19th
Washington 17th
NY islanders 18th
It’s not algebra
Hey guy's, why couldn't one of the Hudson bros be shifted to a forward position given they have the offensive abilities to put the puck in the net & given their defensive skills already built into their attributes, you could have a good offensive/defensive skilled player without too much training to do?
I’ll quote those superficial women : “I don’t want no man under 6foot2”
Are we going back to do another smurf team?
I called it last year. But they need to get beefier. I'm a shorty but l know we need size for playoffs. Unless thry change everything and it pans out with speed and skill. But, we need yo take best player and we can always trade for a bigger player not all will succeed and make it.
Lol stupid Habs have to draft size they will never win playoff hockey until they get bigger
Hard no. Recipe for disaster
Lets look at this way..
Lane gets hurt... Cole comes in, good problems bug other 4 yo 5 need to be big and physical. Its a shame these guys didnt become wingers.
Out matheson ,in Cole Hutson😊
Out Matheson regardless
lol let’s bring In Suzukis and Caufields Brother too 😂Cmon this is just stupid to even talk about!Sorry guys
Lane pp Mtl... Cole pp Laval
Well if that's the case, then we should get rid of Matheson lol
Wouldn't make sense with the D mtl already has and can't use another small one. He'd end up traded eventually if his potential becomes that of his brother's it would make for good trade bait but that is all
Cayden lindstrom
Cole Hutson
Aatos koivus
Nhl ready pour le pp
Draft Lindstrom/iginla Then Gran Hutson and trade Matheson, Beck,Mesar, wp1st for Byfield. I WouId Imagine we have enough in our line up already. Suzuki Caulfield SLAFKOVSKY, DACH BYFIELD LINDSTROM, Newhook Roy ARMIA DVORAK Evens ANDERSON. GUHLE hutson XHEKAJ MAILLOUX REINBACHER hutson pretty big team.
This would b lit
I think Suzuki should be SUZUKI here tho
And stop drafting mall players. No to the Hutson Brother lol
best option imo -trade the lottery pick for a guy like zegras , cozens or Raymond. (Zegras might be the only realistic option here) Or draft Lindstrom with the first and package wpg pick and col pick with a LD like strike or Harris for someone like Necas or johnston
If lindstrom is gone at 5 than I think they should seriously consider trading the pick for a 1st line forward to give mtl more depth on their 2nd line with Dach and new hook.
Also for free agency to add a boost I’d take a hard look at debrusk or teravainen to add depth on the 3rd line .
I feel like Hughes will pull another Kirby dash this year. Habs just need a couple more forward pieces to be able to make the playoffs. Using both 1sts although exciting doesn’t seem like the ideal decision.
Kent Hughes has impressed me so I trust the mtl brass.
Whoever the scout was that vouched for Jacob Fowler in last years draft. Just let him make all the decisions. I freaking love that guy !
🔥
Need more size. If they get cole in the second round or later then okay.
Btw have you guys heard about Michkov coming over to NA soon?
Who caresses. In a playoff series do you want a smaller winger or a big physical dman stopping from top players from scoring? Look at marner out there! Kids invisible in the playoffs. And the attitude as well too? Fuck that shit. They made the right choice for a playoff contender instead of a pretender like Toronto
@@finalguildis they made the right choice ? Reinbacher looking pretty average and will never be better than Mailloux, Hutson , engstrom and Guhle , so we picked a defenseman that will play in a 3rd to 5th spots because the habs already had 10 good prospects in defense and were hurting up front? The Reinbacher pick was a huge mistake
And please don’t confuse a spoil bitch like marner to a guy that was brought up in Russia , and if you think that Reinbacher would or ever will be worth a Mitch Marner than I’m not sure you should be a reference. Btw Reinbacher is not an offensive defenseman , so again , the habs drafted a mid to bottom pairing defensive defenseman over possible generational talent in michkov
Please tell me where you would play Reinbacher in the future from what you saw from him, even watching Barron right now I don’t see how he could surclass him
Guhle-Mailloux
Hutson-Barron
Xhekaj- ????? Engstrom struble, Harris , Bogs, Reinbacher
Go asked the flyers if they want to make a trade reinbacher vs michkov, they’ll laugh at you
Worst case scenario, you make him a foward.