I'm ok with the Habs choosing Cooley over Wright. I'll be mad if they take Slaf, though. Slaf strikes me as a 50 point player, 60 at his absolute peak.
I've heard that Cooley, is also a 'Character" player, somewhat like Brenden Gallagher. He would be an excellent acquisition for any team, though, I'm pulling for Shane to join the Canadiens.
As I heard the NFL Owner Al Davis once say..... "Nobody can coach speed." He wanted players that had abilities that can't be taught. Your description of this young man reminded me of that.
@@donaldcodes You missed the point. I am not making a case for how wonderful Al Davis was at instructing his staff about who to draft. You obviously missed the point.
Looks very promising. Hard to tell for the smaller centers how it will work out on the highest level but he got wheels and from what I've seen plays smart. I think he's a top 5, not sure if he's top 3 for me.
Height is one thing, but build and strength are an even bigger factor IMO. 5'10 isn't THAT short, and if he's already 175 while not looking overly physically mature yet I personally wouldn't worry too much about him getting pushed around in the long run.
@@misterritter9854 You don’t have to worry about being pushed around if you’re faster than everyone. See Gaudreau, Caufield, Point, Debrincat, Peterson (weight wise first year) etc. Preoccupation with size is the thought of the dinosaur gms in this league who are getting left behind more and more in the modern age. All these guys were supposedly going to get pushed around and crushed in the NHL, yet they were the one crushing the bigger less skilled players. The GM who worries about size in place of speed and skill is going to get left in the dust. The same guys who let Caufield drop to 15 and Rossi drop to 10
Seeing you with that yotes jersey I thought you would talk a bit about the negotiation of the new arena... 30 years of commitment :o "NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said via video call that he endorsed the plan without reservation, but said a 30-year no-relocation agreement would be required."
As much as the season and playoffs have been exciting. I think off season might be even more exciting between the draft and all of the possible free agents and how all the shaking up their rosters of the teams.
Cliff Ronning... that's who he reminds me of. Or Theo Fleury. Little guys can play big as 1st liners, Cliffy was arguably the best player on his line with Geoff Courtnall and Trevor Linden, he was the playmaker who made them successful, not as popular as Theo around the NHL but just as integral to the Canucks in the 90s. Wayne Gretzky wasn't a big guy either. Cooley's in good company.
You make a very interesting point because do you happen to know when Cliff Ronning was drafted? How about Fleury? Despite the fact that both of them put up absolutely insane numbers in junior, Ronning was drafted in the 7th round and Fleury in the 8th (there are only 7 rounds now btw). So 165 guys were taking before Fleury and the vast majority of them didn't even play in the NHL. Same story with Ronning. It's a crap shoot...same thing every year. I'm a Habs fan and I think they should take Cooley because of his skating. That seems to be the way the game is being played and that's the kind of team we've had the past few years, speedy with puck pressure all over the ice. He might be a better fit in that system...but of course I'm only guessing lol.
@@OnPoint88 Wayne got knocked around like a rag doll if anyone could catch him, he wasn't big enough to throw his weight around, that's why he had tough guys like McSorley watch his back, hell, Marty's nickname was Gretzky's Bodyguard.
I got to be honest Shannon, to me this is the worst pick Arizona could make (as a Preds fans (bring back our blue and black jersey) with a soft spot for Arizona and Buffalo (who should go back to black and red). He isn’t a bad player, but there is at least four years to wait for a new arena and I think he would jump and quite frankly if they lost a lotto pick in exchange for a second I think it would cripple them. Kind of hope they take the winger Slafkovsky or Nemec or even Jiricek. Just someone that can’t potentially walk away and leave them high and dry. They do have McBain, Smith, and Hayton all walking in at center and Guenther as a sniper with Soderstrom as defenseman. This isn’t a knock on Cooley either, he’s fantastic. But given the circumstances I feel like there is a shot he is Adam Foxed Just trying to save the Yotes and make them befter
TheHockeyGuy agree with yourview for upcomin draft Cooley is a 1st round pick. Only thing & it's a GM, players agent, rep issue the contract package how many dollars plus how many times this has come back and bitten the drafting in the kaduna so is it time consider canopy contract on top of bridge contracts, and contract extension. 'How longs a piece of string"? G8 content again, #OilerNation2022StanleyCup #ComeonEdmonton
As a Habs fan wouldn’t be disappointed with Cooley being drafted at #1. I think he will be a fantastic player in the NHL. That said, Wright wants to play in Montreal. I think he has the maturity to deal with the pressure and the Montreal spotlight.
Wright goes first because of course he will, Slafkovsky to New Jersey because a second overall pick on a guy who will be a third or fourth line center for most of his time there, so Cooley goes third unless Arizona decides they like someone else more
I feel like Cooley at 3rd seems like the most obvious place. Arizona should almost certainly be looking for a center, and he seems to be the 2nd best center available. Wright, Slafkovsky, and Cooley seems like the obvious top 3, with New Jersey passing on another Center with Hischier and Huges already there. Cooley seems to be rated closer to Nazar, Savoie, Gauthier, or Lambert than he is to Wright, so I don't see him being picked number 1. That's especially true seeing as Cooley won't be playing in the NHL in 2022. Only way I see Cooley going anywhere else is if Wright somehow drops to 3rd, but I seriously doubt that happens. Even if the Habs think Slafkovsky has a higher ceiling than Wright, I think they'd rather have a 2nd top tier center with Suzuki over a 2nd top tier winger alongside Caufield. If they do pass on Wright, I think it'd be because they're _very_ high on one of Nemec or Jiricek and want a true #1 Dman. That seems unlikely, but even if it happens I find it hard to believe Wright gets past 2nd overall as well. NJ is likely to pass on a center, but IIRC they've also said they're not opposed to shopping around their pick. Wright would fetch a high price, and I think they'd get more from trading the pick than they would from taking Slafkovsky.
I think Montreal takes Wright, best player available is a no-brainer, New Jersey might go with Defenceman Pavel Mintyukov and Cooley going to Arizona. Seattle will probably go with a local guy the fans are familiar with, D Kevin Korchinski of the Seattle Thunderbirds. Cutter Gauthier to the Flyer rounds out my Top 5 predictions.
The Canadiens, of all teams, have shown a tendency over the years to pick American players. Just looking over the list, since 2000 they have taken US born player with their first pick 10 different times. It must be admitted, with very mixed results, the best of them being a guy who never even played for them (Ryan McDonagh). Cole Caulfield looks like he'll be a good pick, Max Pacioretty has had an excellent career, Chris Higgins, Galchenyuk and Komisarek were decent for a few years, and a couple of busts like David Fischer & Mike McCarron, who were late first round picks, so hit & miss by nature. I doubt they'll take Cooley, though. They should just go with the obvious guy in Wright.
Nothing wrong with picking American players, you just have to know how to develop players. The Habs have not been good at that for us a while! I wouldn't have a problem with picking Cooley, I would just want a early 30something pick in return to trade down to #2 or #3.
@@ClarenceJBoddicker1987 Not saying anything wrong, but just interesting that a Canadian based team would select so many Americans. It goes back even further with players like Craig Ludwig, Rod Langway are even Larry Pleau in the 60’s when even American teams weren’t signing US players.
The hawks need to get faster, don’t need Debrincat, his prime is going to be wasted and he’s going to want a monster contract…NJ could get him at a discount this next season and he’d look great next to Hughes…as a hawks fan going through the last six seasons, Dach not living up to standards and bowman in general…full rebuild means Kane and Toews should penalty be dealt too, Cooley would be a great pickup along with next years likely Top 5 pick
Yes and Caufield was supposed to go higher, but his size caused teams to pass on him. That's how DeBrincat because a second round steal. GMs just don't seem to learn size isn't the end all be all anymore.
@@kradz5172 I agree. He is the safe pick. Should be at the very least a solid two way 2C. But this is Wright. Like people may argue Cooley has more potential but I don’t think that’s true at all. Wright easily has the potential to be the best player in this draft class and a potential top 10 player in the NHL.
Hehe.. when you have the name like Shane Wright or Logan Cooley.. your bound develop a personality.. good or bad.. lol Shane the gunslinger (old western)... Logan.. think MC Wolverine.. Cutter (Gauthier) you hear that name used in movies or as a alias/code name. Think of all the puns too..
Wright is like Lafreniere, good all around, well balanced #1 Cooley is like Zegras, speedy, explosive quick, skillful, but not a #1 prospect who knows who will have the better career
He'll be ok but that's it. Too small to be an effective NHL centerman. How many really good small centermen in the NHL right now ?? One, Brayden Pointe, and Cooley will never be that good.
Personally I'm upset with his likely position in the draft. Why is it that the guy who is cool always gets picked before the guy who is geekie?
Because Savoie-Faire is always there
well now we get to be cool and geekie🤩
Confidence=you believe in your abilities - Arrogance= You look down opponents abilities
Just for the name alone, if this kid ever plays for a team I cheer for, I'm buying his jersey!
His name IS pretty Cool !
Did You know that att leka - in Swedish - means to play ( Kids play with toys - type ) !
Slaf on paper fits with NJ but I’d really rather they get Cooley. Talent overload
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I'm ok with the Habs choosing Cooley over Wright. I'll be mad if they take Slaf, though. Slaf strikes me as a 50 point player, 60 at his absolute peak.
As long as the Habs get a 30something pick to trade down to #3 I could live with Cooley.
I've heard that Cooley, is also a 'Character" player, somewhat like Brenden Gallagher. He would be an excellent acquisition for any team, though, I'm pulling for Shane to join the Canadiens.
As I heard the NFL Owner Al Davis once say..... "Nobody can coach speed." He wanted players that had abilities that can't be taught. Your description of this young man reminded me of that.
You kind of can in the NHL because technique is also important but yes I get the point
Al Davis also drafted JaMarcus Russell who literally had 0 work ethic but all the talent in the world
@@donaldcodes You missed the point. I am not making a case for how wonderful Al Davis was at instructing his staff about who to draft. You obviously missed the point.
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Every team in the league would have drafted russell first in his year. He was the consensus #1.
Looks very promising. Hard to tell for the smaller centers how it will work out on the highest level but he got wheels and from what I've seen plays smart. I think he's a top 5, not sure if he's top 3 for me.
Height is one thing, but build and strength are an even bigger factor IMO. 5'10 isn't THAT short, and if he's already 175 while not looking overly physically mature yet I personally wouldn't worry too much about him getting pushed around in the long run.
I think a lot of people forget about the big guy failures
@@misterritter9854 You don’t have to worry about being pushed around if you’re faster than everyone. See Gaudreau, Caufield, Point, Debrincat, Peterson (weight wise first year) etc. Preoccupation with size is the thought of the dinosaur gms in this league who are getting left behind more and more in the modern age. All these guys were supposedly going to get pushed around and crushed in the NHL, yet they were the one crushing the bigger less skilled players. The GM who worries about size in place of speed and skill is going to get left in the dust. The same guys who let Caufield drop to 15 and Rossi drop to 10
Seeing you with that yotes jersey I thought you would talk a bit about the negotiation of the new arena... 30 years of commitment :o
"NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said via video call that he endorsed the plan without reservation, but said a 30-year no-relocation agreement would be required."
Thanks for the metric measurements.
Appreciate that.
Imagine a PP of Hughes-Cooley-Bratt-Hughes-Hamilton.. 🤤
He is the player of the future.
Great lightning, good job 😜
His NTDP production is great. I think he'll develop well in one year at Minnesota.
If the Devils trade their pick I think he goes 2nd if they keep it he’ll go 3rd.. IMO
As a Devils fan I'd be absolutely livid if they traded the #2OA pick.
Reminds me of Brayden Point
I hope AZ gets him!
As much as the season and playoffs have been exciting. I think off season might be even more exciting between the draft and all of the possible free agents and how all the shaking up their rosters of the teams.
Cliff Ronning... that's who he reminds me of. Or Theo Fleury. Little guys can play big as 1st liners, Cliffy was arguably the best player on his line with Geoff Courtnall and Trevor Linden, he was the playmaker who made them successful, not as popular as Theo around the NHL but just as integral to the Canucks in the 90s. Wayne Gretzky wasn't a big guy either. Cooley's in good company.
You make a very interesting point because do you happen to know when Cliff Ronning was drafted? How about Fleury? Despite the fact that both of them put up absolutely insane numbers in junior, Ronning was drafted in the 7th round and Fleury in the 8th (there are only 7 rounds now btw). So 165 guys were taking before Fleury and the vast majority of them didn't even play in the NHL. Same story with Ronning. It's a crap shoot...same thing every year. I'm a Habs fan and I think they should take Cooley because of his skating. That seems to be the way the game is being played and that's the kind of team we've had the past few years, speedy with puck pressure all over the ice. He might be a better fit in that system...but of course I'm only guessing lol.
I was with you til' you brought up Wayne
@@OnPoint88 Wayne got knocked around like a rag doll if anyone could catch him, he wasn't big enough to throw his weight around, that's why he had tough guys like McSorley watch his back, hell, Marty's nickname was Gretzky's Bodyguard.
I’m pretty sure Steve Yzerman didn’t weigh 160 lbs his rookie year. He was small as well. He turned out to be decent 🤣
Nice to include metrics, aside from being a great video as always
Cooley isn’t dropping below 3rd
Thanks again man!
He was my number one.
Time will tell.
I genuinely want this guy here in AZ.
I got to be honest Shannon, to me this is the worst pick Arizona could make (as a Preds fans (bring back our blue and black jersey) with a soft spot for Arizona and Buffalo (who should go back to black and red).
He isn’t a bad player, but there is at least four years to wait for a new arena and I think he would jump and quite frankly if they lost a lotto pick in exchange for a second I think it would cripple them.
Kind of hope they take the winger Slafkovsky or Nemec or even Jiricek. Just someone that can’t potentially walk away and leave them high and dry. They do have McBain, Smith, and Hayton all walking in at center and Guenther as a sniper with Soderstrom as defenseman.
This isn’t a knock on Cooley either, he’s fantastic. But given the circumstances I feel like there is a shot he is Adam Foxed
Just trying to save the Yotes and make them befter
TheHockeyGuy agree with yourview for upcomin draft Cooley is a 1st round pick. Only thing & it's a GM, players agent, rep issue the contract package how many dollars plus how many times this has come back and bitten the drafting in the kaduna so is it time consider canopy contract on top of bridge contracts, and contract extension.
'How longs a piece of string"?
G8 content again, #OilerNation2022StanleyCup
#ComeonEdmonton
Sounds like Carl Hagelin
As a Habs fan wouldn’t be disappointed with Cooley being drafted at #1. I think he will be a fantastic player in the NHL. That said, Wright wants to play in Montreal. I think he has the maturity to deal with the pressure and the Montreal spotlight.
Wright goes first because of course he will, Slafkovsky to New Jersey because a second overall pick on a guy who will be a third or fourth line center for most of his time there, so Cooley goes third unless Arizona decides they like someone else more
There's no chance Montreal doesn't pick Wright
I feel like Cooley at 3rd seems like the most obvious place. Arizona should almost certainly be looking for a center, and he seems to be the 2nd best center available. Wright, Slafkovsky, and Cooley seems like the obvious top 3, with New Jersey passing on another Center with Hischier and Huges already there. Cooley seems to be rated closer to Nazar, Savoie, Gauthier, or Lambert than he is to Wright, so I don't see him being picked number 1. That's especially true seeing as Cooley won't be playing in the NHL in 2022.
Only way I see Cooley going anywhere else is if Wright somehow drops to 3rd, but I seriously doubt that happens. Even if the Habs think Slafkovsky has a higher ceiling than Wright, I think they'd rather have a 2nd top tier center with Suzuki over a 2nd top tier winger alongside Caufield. If they do pass on Wright, I think it'd be because they're _very_ high on one of Nemec or Jiricek and want a true #1 Dman. That seems unlikely, but even if it happens I find it hard to believe Wright gets past 2nd overall as well. NJ is likely to pass on a center, but IIRC they've also said they're not opposed to shopping around their pick. Wright would fetch a high price, and I think they'd get more from trading the pick than they would from taking Slafkovsky.
I think Montreal takes Wright, best player available is a no-brainer, New Jersey might go with Defenceman Pavel Mintyukov and Cooley going to Arizona. Seattle will probably go with a local guy the fans are familiar with, D Kevin Korchinski of the Seattle Thunderbirds. Cutter Gauthier to the Flyer rounds out my Top 5 predictions.
Why would Slafkovsky drop out of the top 5?
The Canadiens, of all teams, have shown a tendency over the years to pick American players. Just looking over the list, since 2000 they have taken US born player with their first pick 10 different times. It must be admitted, with very mixed results, the best of them being a guy who never even played for them (Ryan McDonagh). Cole Caulfield looks like he'll be a good pick, Max Pacioretty has had an excellent career, Chris Higgins, Galchenyuk and Komisarek were decent for a few years, and a couple of busts like David Fischer & Mike McCarron, who were late first round picks, so hit & miss by nature. I doubt they'll take Cooley, though. They should just go with the obvious guy in Wright.
They took Kotkaniemi - and Where IS He now ?
Nothing wrong with picking American players, you just have to know how to develop players. The Habs have not been good at that for us a while!
I wouldn't have a problem with picking Cooley, I would just want a early 30something pick in return to trade down to #2 or #3.
@@ClarenceJBoddicker1987 Not saying anything wrong, but just interesting that a Canadian based team would select so many Americans. It goes back even further with players like Craig Ludwig, Rod Langway are even Larry Pleau in the 60’s when even American teams weren’t signing US players.
The hawks need to get faster, don’t need Debrincat, his prime is going to be wasted and he’s going to want a monster contract…NJ could get him at a discount this next season and he’d look great next to Hughes…as a hawks fan going through the last six seasons, Dach not living up to standards and bowman in general…full rebuild means Kane and Toews should penalty be dealt too, Cooley would be a great pickup along with next years likely Top 5 pick
Speed, you say? Any chance he drops to Vancouver? 😝
He’ll go third to Arizona
I wouldn't move a top 6 pick, but beyond that maybe. I think a D goes 3rd but Cooley top 5 no doubt. Cooley could easily go 3rd though
I hope he drops to sixth and Columbus snags him to feed Laine.
This kid reminds me of Barzal.
Always good analysis, but this must be a very thin draft....if this guy is the 3rd pick... Well he's no Cole caufield, remind me what pick Cole was?
Cole isn't a center and was seen as a sniper. Cooley is a better all around player and is a center.
@@TheHockeyGuy speed and sniper seems pretty valuable in this NHL
Yes and Caufield was supposed to go higher, but his size caused teams to pass on him. That's how DeBrincat because a second round steal. GMs just don't seem to learn size isn't the end all be all anymore.
He's 5'11 and still growing. Check his USDP page. Its updated with him being heavier too. I think he goes 1st
I could see Montreal taking a good and fast passer to play with caufeild though I think Montreal will probably take wright
MTL isn’t passing on Wright
I think it'd be foolish to pass on Wright if you're Montreal.
@@kradz5172 I agree. He is the safe pick. Should be at the very least a solid two way 2C. But this is Wright. Like people may argue Cooley has more potential but I don’t think that’s true at all. Wright easily has the potential to be the best player in this draft class and a potential top 10 player in the NHL.
Wright is on another level then everyone else in the draft.
#1 in my eyes
The Hockey Guy do you make content for OHL AHL and WJH (world junior hockey) just thought I'd ask
Hehe.. when you have the name like Shane Wright or Logan Cooley.. your bound develop a personality.. good or bad.. lol
Shane the gunslinger (old western)... Logan.. think MC Wolverine..
Cutter (Gauthier) you hear that name used in movies or as a alias/code name.
Think of all the puns too..
To me he looks like he will transitionned from center to the wing in the nhl I dont see his game translating well in a man''s league.
Hey Shannon, how concerned about you about Bill C-11? Just watched a J.J. McCullough video on it.
It's a cool hockey name. Sounds made up for fictional hockey. Charlie Conway needs a linemate.
How cool IS That ? Cool Aid
Nj cant take another center
Sure they can.
"You can never have too many centers among your forwards unit." - Team Canada @ any best-on-best, probably
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Have You heard of Lekkerimaki ?
matt savoie should be going number 2, not this overhyped player.
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Wright is like Lafreniere, good all around, well balanced #1
Cooley is like Zegras, speedy, explosive quick, skillful, but not a #1 prospect
who knows who will have the better career
Laf isn’t even a good #1 lmfao
It would be a devastating mistake to take anyone but Wright 1st overall...
Doesn't impress me. Expecting him to be a bust.
That’s what I think about slafkosky
He'll be ok but that's it. Too small to be an effective NHL centerman. How many really good small centermen in the NHL right now ?? One, Brayden Pointe, and Cooley will never be that good.
Sidney Crosby and Jack Hughes are only 5 11
@@mr.porkchop6377 Ok, Crosby, Hughes please. Imo, I think Cooley will be a bit above average, but no star.
@@idarthcadeus I didn't say he's Crosby level. I was just pointing out some smallish centermen who don't exist to you
@@mr.porkchop6377 You missed my point (pun intended) completely, but that cool.
Bettman is being unreasonable here with the 30 year NMC. He’s a little dictator.
Dictator? You do realize he reports back to the owners, right?