Hughes & Habs Plan to Draft a Forward with 5th Overall Pick 

Nicely said...Iginla is like a Tkachuk..and we know the team's that passed him up are kicking themselves.

Iginla , fuck it id take him with number 2 even hes our guy

Jay about boom boom g effrions relative ... Maurice Richards son ...look it up ..they could not make the nhl

.. and would amazing paired with Kirby Dach.

so true

Snipers are lazy.... get a hockey player not a guy who likes to play hockey.....Dahhhhh

I will, thank you. And thanks for supporting, appreciate it 😎

Not opposed to this but lots of good options for 5th

Funniest thing is where the Winnipeg picks sit, there's a chance Cole Hutson could still be available. You don't pass on a Hutson bro (not when you're going for taller forwards, only very interesting one remaining is Satan jr, but he's most likely to be picked further down the list, somewhere between 2nd and 3rd round)

we should pick 2 Habs should pick 2.3 or 4 by trading pick #24 and Matheson for 1 of those picks so lets talk to Chicago, Anaheim, or Columbus and pick what fits and be prepared to add to our #5 pick and Add 2 prime talents to our line up. Management will pick the best 2 that fits their plans!

With winnipegs first round loss, that was the result. Check sportsnet.ca. It’s there

www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/complete-results-from-nhl-draft-lottery-who-will-pick-no-1/

I’ll be looking into him this week

We will get cole hutson with winnipegs 1st ...pair 1 with xhejai and 1 with mailoux .. trade matheson harris barron kovecivic ..keep struble he plays both sides , keep savard for leadership and a 7th dman 2yrs down the road

@@naturalbeast5157 Please please enough with the SMURFS... Dallas at 201 pounds avg. beat the much faster, much more skilled, much smaller Colorado at 196 pounds.... Learn from other peoples mistakes .... Dahhhh

Eiserman is way over rated. and small ...... Habs would never trade down.... but , But they could trade ( draft pick winnipeg + a D- man + a 2025 pick) for 7 th or 8 th or 9th .... for Sennece

Only if Demidov and Lindstrom are gone.

I don't see Demidov still there at 5, if Chicago passes on him (doubtful) then he goes at 3, he won't get down to 5. However Chicago takes Demidov, Anaheim and Columbus both take D, then Lindstrom falls to 5, and you take him for sure

Habs need a top six right winger. Left wing prospects are in place, for now. They don't have the high end right winger in the farm system either. A very high end RD would be brilliant. If they did then the D would be completed midway through the rebuild which would be amazing. The goalie prospects are in place. After the #5 pick they have another 24 draft picks over this year and next year to fix RW and build the bottom six. The problem with Lindstrom is that he upsets what they already have built. Does Dach become the 3rd line centre? Owen Beck has already proven he is better than a career 4th line centre. They would have to start altering what they just built.

@@starledge Lindstrom can always play wing. I mean how many lines did we field that had 2 centers on it? Dach, Newhook Monahan Evans Having too many centers is a good problem to have. So is having a lot of power forwards. Lindstrom doesn't upset anything. Plus he is likely not to play for the Habs this season provided we don't set a record for injuries again

@@viper29ca Lindstrom is excellent on draws. I’d put Dach on his wing, but your point is still correct. Lindstrom does not at all upset what they’ve already built.

@@shmitzysays that's the beauty of playing 2 centers on the same line. Just put the hot hand in the circle to take the draw. Or if one gets thrown out of the draw, you have someone else that can reliably take the draw to come in, and still have a better than average chance at winning the draw. Some have said we don't need Lindstrom, we don't need another behemoth power forward, we have Slaf and Dach. When has it ever been a bad decision to have more power forwards on a team? Imagine a line of Slaf Dach and Lindstom. Be a hell of a line to play against. Not advocating in taking Slaf off the Suzi/Caufield line, but having 3 bruisers on the same line isn't bad either. Couple that line with Xhekaj and Mailloux on D......

Two shrimps.... getting ready to get shacked and baked by larger heavier teams.

@@FooFahFoeFum cope harder

@@thomasbgageI mean he’s not wrong. Fact that you said cope harder suggests you need to also do the same.

@@Dcheen yeah I need to cope with Connor Bedard at center and a smaller but elite skill wing similar to Kanes size on my first line... woe is me

Catton has crazy skills, super high IQ, to me, he's the Will Smith of the 2024 draft

and take nikita artamonov or terik parascak with there second ist round pick then take a big defence .

Sober up, we should be taikng Iginla

I think they will. The last two drafts Gorton & Hughs drafted size with their tops pick. The stud they pick at #5 along with Mailloux & Reinbacher ... they are going to transform into a bigger team.

KK was regarded as the best pick by the Habs, they actually thought he was better then Tkachuk

@@matthewlarose9958 Total failure from top to bottom. Not identifying the BPA and drafting by position.

Great choice but they don't need to trade, not yet. They might draft in the top 10 next year plus they have Calgary's 2025 1st round pick and will probably get another 1st round pick for Savard. That makes 5 1st round picks for 2024 & 2025. They have a long list of prospects with practically no NHL games played - Reinbacher, Mailloux, Hutson, Beck, Roy. They will become a rookie team again, soon. Lots of time to fix RW with a high end draft pick.

No , we are taking Iginla , we are breakin the family curse of being in a shames jersey

I agree and could get another pick as they are desperate to get Iggy Jr

Reinbacher is a stud

They’ll trade if that happens but I’m hearing that Demidov will be available,Lindstrom is apparently going to Columbus

Guhle & Parekh, Hutson & Reinbacher, Xhekaj & Mailloux. Six high end defence prospects in place midway through a rebuild. That would be amazing, outstanding. Once in place the D usually take longer to develop than forwards, need 250 to 300 NHL games. Parekh would seal the deal, complete the rebuild of the D and shift the entire D to development. They would be the envy of the NHL and a lesson for 31 GMs in how to execute a rebuild.

@@starledge Parekh is not even drafted and not all will stay

@@caperboy1169 Of course Parekh is not drafted yet. It was a projection IF they pick him at #5

@@starledge there are no guarantees that the rebuild will be successful

Nah lyndstrome or tij

It’s more likely they’ll take a forward. It’s their greatest need by far. It’ll also depend on which D are available at 5.

@@DrewDekes I mean. Why would a GM make a statement like this? How is it helping him? It's fog war.

It helps the fan base stay calm perhaps? Haha. It’s also such a glaring need that it really wouldn’t surprise anyone in the least. I don’t know, I’ll ask kent next time I see him in Buffalo at the prospects challenge. Lol

I gave my head a shake and they’re still taking a forward. I know what happened last year, this year their need is desperate at forward. Relax. They’re taking a forward.

@@DrewDekes i love your content drew. you have a way with words and are good on camera imo . i know where the source of this we need a fw stuff came from , basu . i took the advice of what the media talking heads came up with for years .they would say guys like zadina -wrong,people like wright-wrong. so i decided to shake my head and see what guy i could come up with on my own . taking advice from scouts and elite prospects into account .using the internet as a tool .projecting stats .watching youtube videos of people such as yourself . then seeing what comes out . thats parekh or yakemchuck at 5 . there is a severe drop off in talent after the few fw and lots of d .some would say HUGE drop off . but thats my opinion . i understand saying what people want will get views .i dont mean to be contrary or a negative nancy . i like you,i find your content to be good . but if basu says fw,and everybody else says fw.and its d ? in a d heavy draft ? odds are im right hes wrong imo . but we shall see wont we? im out on a limb .a few are starting to climb the tree i see them lol gohabsgo

I appreciate your honest response. At least you give context rather than just throwing arrows and walking away. It’s fun for some people I guess, I’ve learned that. Thank you for the kind feedback too. I’m not just going by Arpon’s question. It was also Eric’s question, too. And frankly, it was Hughes answer above all else….it is what I would like to see, your right, for them to add a solid forward at this draft. We saw what happened last year when I said the exact same thing, and they took a D…so, I could be wrong, of course I can. I’m just encouraged that a good chunk of fans, and Hughes and possibly some of the habs scouts, see the same glaring need at forward that the fans do….so, that’s what im going on for now. Not just one narrative, it’s the teams biggest need, and it’s difficult for me to see that as somwthigg they won’t do their best to address, whether they move up to make sure they get who they want, or they get who they want right where they are, or, still get their guy if they move down…I just think a forward is their greatest need BUT, I also know, after seeing the Dach trade, Hugo is creative enough to address their needs in different ways than we expect. So I’m excited to see what forward they add, whoever/whenever that is…

@@DrewDekes im just trying to not fall into the same trap thats been set by the media for us .every year come draft time. im trying to have an open mind and seeing all the angles that is what separates the normal fan from the superfan imo . sometimes im snarky ,other times i just have a dry humor . i also have bias towards certain talking heads in the media . specifically basu . i didnt like how he and dom unfollowed me on twitter because i said someone was wrong with their habs projections last year .then i got ratiod and had all kinds of nasty messages from that persons fans . i ended up being right .if i had backup instead of an unfollow ...my bias would slant another way imo . i understand he is a highly esteemed member of the habs community . i avoid what he says . imo most fans are sheep . if one black sheep is in the heard . one that dislikes drinking the cool aid ,because it tastes like almonds . is that a bad thing ? gorton/hughes will do what they have planned imo .i trust them to do what it takes to build not only 1 cup runs but 10 . if they go off piste with the pick.ill have a problem with that . gohabsgo

@onetwothreefour546 none....Like I said, get us a tough Western Canadian....The Habs Euros have all been a disappointment. Maybe Slav might be OK. but as a second pick...Just so you cry WOKE and pull out your Racist card, try looking at the players Mtl did not draft that are in the Leaugue because they want to play Poloitics since Sammy Pollock left and N Mtl traded Chelios for a washed up Savard

Iginla was 4th in scoring in the tourny, plus he was 2 weeks away from being in next years draft . U obviously did not watch the turny or you woukd be thrilled to have Iginla at 5 and pissibly cole hutson at 24

@@naturalbeast5157 why don’t you go back to a video McCagg did a few days back. Tij Iginla was underwhelming at the tournament. Malcom Spence was told to play a more team friendly style as an underager

@@michaelwou1667 who cares about a video some guy that ca t even skate made...i watcjed parts of the tourny plus simply you can look at the stats , explain how the 4th leading scorer in the tournamnet at just under 2pts a game on the gold medal team was under whelming? Put your meth pipe down