I don't think Hutson's size is a concern. I think it's what makes him that mobile, fast and tough to pursue. Considering we have guys like Reinbacher, Mailloux, Xhekaj and Guhle playing with him, it's even less of a concern.
If he entered the nhl today he would be in the top 10% at skating/edge work. He will be even better in a year, I agree his skating and work ethic will more then make up for size
@@Zaghzackio It's true you are right. I had the same concern when Cale Makar was about to reach the NHL. Back then, after he won the Hobey Baker Award, but at only 5' 11'' 180lbs, i question myself. Would he he able to defend against bigger player like Oveshkin? And look at him now, his intelligence help him in every aspect of the game. He never panic, and always take the right decision. After that he won; the calder, the James norris trophy , the stanley cup, and the Conn Smythe Trophy. Not bad, for a too small defenseman. I am not saying he is a Cale Makar. He has a smaller frame then him. But like Makar he is smart. And what i saw of him, let me think that he also always take the right decision. And is ceiling on the offensive side is very very high. Now he will continue is development at Boston's university. May be reinforce those small skinny legs. And for sure, he will be a contender for the Hobey Baker Award. Will see.
Well made video! I personally think Guhle is worth more of a discussion for the future of the habs. Extremely solid in every aspect of the game, I see him without a doubt a top pair defenseman in the NHL for a very long time. He will be the pillar at defense for the years to come and probably one of our top 3 most important piece once playoff time, mark my word. I see him as a Pietrangelo type of guy just can do it all. Mailloux also is worth more of a discussion. Very interesting upside and ceiling and similar to Guhle solid in every aspect too. The future of our defense is looking absolutely elite when you add up Reinbacher, Hutson, Xhekaj, Barron and Harris. Surely they can use some of them in a package to get more talent up front. I really like the comparison with Carolina btw
I actually don't think the KHL contract was the main reason why the Habs skipped on Michkov. I think the concern was his attitude. We saw Arizona go with Simashev when they missed out on Reinbacher (who was almost certainly their guy), so fear of Russian contracts wasn't the only thing keeping teams away. Also: Luke Hughes was drafted in 2021, not 2022. Which makes Hutson's season even more remarkable.
I don’t agree that the Canadiens are a long way away from contesting. Last year with 10 regulars out of the lineup we weren’t winning but we were competitive. I think we are loaded, especially on defence, and will contend for a top spot this year. The most significant improvement this year is a new training staff.
Contend for a top spot this year? Wowza. That is a very optimistic look. Most fans and media talking heads seem to agree MTL is still 8th best in their division, on paper. That is to say dead last. I hope you're right, but I don't see the habs being better than a single team in the atlantic. If they were in the metropolitan division, than ya, maybe they'd finish 5th or 6th.
@@terrygain1343 It's not a question of evidence. The habs are starting year 2 or 3 of their rebuild, depending on how you're looking at it. Detroit, Buffalo, Ottawa have been in a rebuild for a while and are a bit ahead. Tor, TB,Bos and Fla are still ahead of those teams. Thinking the habs can somehow go from 8th to 1st is very optimistic. I think most would agree.
@@pixelj4877 Very well said, it sucks to have to tell people that our team isn't as good as they believe, but some people have the craziest expectations, it's just unrealistic, we aren't close to contending, i just hope we can finish somewhere near the bottom, so we can get a good pick, and maybe not waste it on another defenseman that has 3 goals last year... I know everyone's all over Reinbacher now, but u will all see, when we watch Leonard, and Michkov, it's going to be like playing ottawa and having to watch Tkachuk, except there are 2 or 3 guys we passed on, that would have helped us A LOT more. I wish Gorton and Hughes would make a move that would help regain some of my trust back in them, i thought that pick was so bad, and i know, altho everyone agreed it was a waste of a pick at the time, now everyone loves Reinbacher. I felt bad that idiots sent him hate mail too, but it doesnt change the fact that the Habs went with the wrong player. Drafting for position doesnt work, and management 2 days before the draft, said they are going with the best player available. Well the best player available, was Michkov, or MAYBE Leonard, personally i wanted Leonard. Dude's a beast and exactly what this team needs.
Last season the Habs ended the season with 68 points. Due to all the injuries they had last season there were 10 games they lost that, if healthy, they almost certainly would have won. That would mean they would have closed out the season with 88 points. I think the Habs are closer to contending for a playoff spot than many people think they are. Of course they have to stay much more healthy this season
Guhle and Xhekaj are the keepers IMO. They bring a skill/toughness combination that is too rare these days. I can see Harris and maybe even Barron as valuable trade pieces to bring in more scoring. Mailloux will be top 4 and maybe even a top pairing with Guhle. Struble could be a good player too with his skating and physicality, and possibly as a forward due to the logjam on defense. Hutson and Reinbacher are a ways away yet.
Potential D-core in the future: Reinbacher x Hutson Mailloux x Guhle Harris x Xhekaj And we still have Engstrom, Barron, Struble to consider. Having someone as good as Guhle on the second pairing is insane. Much like Dahlin and Owen Power in Buffalo. Up front we have Dach, Newhook, Slaf, Beck, RHP, Roy, Mesar, Heinemen who all have top 6 potential if they aren’t already. We have a lot of trade value with a lot of our prospects so if goaltending is ever a problem Hughes will make it happen. I’d say the future is looking fantastic
@@shtroubithemaster2533 Wow... If you know what's been going on in our division this past week and still think Xhekaj isn't part of our current and future D core, there's no hope for you. I'm losing braincells just by reading your horrible "takes."
For me Hoffman, Dvorak, Armia, and Allen, possibly Wideman need to be gone like yesterday. I'm a Gally fan so I want to see him turn it around this year and be that front of net grinder we know he can be but if by trade deadline he's not there then he needs to go as well. Anderson is the only one I'd be looking to keep unless a very very good deal made it's way in. We need to start getting these young prospects NHL games under their belts. I think Slav was misused this year, I'd like to see him get a year in with Laval with some games brought up for injuries and what not. Goaltending is an issue that no one is talking about. I was hoping Montreal would look at getting Swayman from Boston. Since that doesn't seem to be in the cards I'm hoping Dobes pans out unlike Primeau. Although we may still have a 2-3 more years as I'm sure he'll be in Laval before headlining the Habs. I just can't wait to get 3 lines of forwards that can all put up 30-50 points a year. 1) Suzuki, Dach, Caufield 2) Monahan, Slav, Roy 3) Newhook, Pinard, (Beck, Kidney, Anderson). And if any one of these guys are not cutting it there are still more talent below them that can be brought up. The future looks bright my friends, we just need to let it unfold and not rush it.
Hutson reinbacher Guhle mailloux Xhekaj barron I think harris is either gonna be a better trade token, or a 7d. Sure there are others to consider, but at this point its mostly for injury depth and to cover the bases in laval
Hutson is a bigger prospect than Reinbacher. Ive watched more of Reinbacher than most, and i dont understand why he's a 5th overall pick, MAYBE in last years draft, but not in a offensive packed draft. Habs missed out BIG TIME, anyone can argue all they want, we will see in 3-5 years, EVERY TIME we see Leonard or Michkov tearing it up, we r gonna be like, ya we got reinbacher tho, he's very responsible defensively... I know u need D to win, but we already have a pretty good D core, without Reinbacher, (Guhle, Matheson, Kovacevic, Xhekaj, Barron, and Harris, (Plus A LOT of good guys coming up, Mailloux, Hutson, Struble, Engström, so what does management do?? Waste a 5th overall pick in a super offensively rich draft, on another defenceman), it's literally sickening, i want to throw up every time i think about it. Im super mad, but im not one of the idiots that would write to Reinbacher, and write bad shit to him, he didnt draft himself! lol, it's totally not the kids fault. Some Habs fans just take it too far. Now, if u want to talk about our offensive talent that's coming up, it's not near as rich! We have Beck, Mešár, Kidney, Roy, and Smilanic, That's all i can think of, and these players I just named, it's not a guarantee that they will even make it to the NHL, I can see MAYBE 2 of them becoming full time NHL'ers. But keep going with more D, maybe we should go for Karlson, he wants what? $12M, Might as well, if management is THAT sold that defense is going to win a cup, then why not go for the best of the best?? lol, even tho he's 244 years old. As soon as Caufield gets hurt, and if u've watched Slafkovsky at all, in the NHL, u'd know he is going to get caught with his head down again, and again, and again, and he will be gone. Then we have our scoring left up to Newhook, Suzuki, Dach, and Anderson. Even with Caufield, that doesn't cut it. Habs r FAR from even making the playoffs, years away. I started the off season thinking we were going to have Ryan Leonard, and PLD, instead we got Newhook, (another failing forward that management thinks MSL will perform miracles with), it seems like every move they've (Management) made is for this type of player, scraps, and it's not really working out, unless u count Dach's 12 goals, or 13 or even 14 whatever he had, unless u consider that working. That's the problem with us as Habs fans, we r too easily appeased, we just know the team's gonna suck, so when they do, ticket numbers dont go down like they would in a normal hockey market. Management DEFINITELY knows this, and Molson knows this, that's why we haven''t gone thru 6 gm's in the last decade. I think we've had more then 2 players hit 20 goals two times in the last ten years! Ten years!!! Not good enough, and Habs fans were pissed about Reinbacher, and now 90% of them are just fine with it. (Oh management explained it and it sounds right now! lol, NO! It's not ok, it fuckin sucked!!! Well they said it was a good pick, so it must be, so that's what im going to say now too. I PROMISE u Habs will regret this pick in less than 5 years, Just like when we took Kotkaniemi, drafting for position doesn't work out. Now every time we play Ottawa, and i see Tkachuk, who we could have drafted, but we drafted a center, because we needed centers at the time, well how'd that work out? Kotkaniemi hasn't broke the 20 goal mark, AND isn't even with the team anymore, and Tkachuk hasn't scored under 20 goals in his season, with last season being his best, (So far!), he had 35 goals, and 48 assists, that's 83 points, in 82 games, Kotkaniemi's best year, he has 43 points, Tkachuk almost beat his combined assists and goals, with just his goals. Well we r going to regret this trade JUST like this one, I PROMISE U THIS!!! That's a guarantee u can count on!!! And if u had have asked any Habs fan that last year, if we should draft the best player, or draft for the position we are weakest. Well either way they were wrong, we aren't weakest on the back end, we r weakest up front, BY A LOT. And we still are, and will be for 2 or 3 more years. IT FUCKIN SUCKS. I like the channel tho, thanks, and sorry about the book ive written!!! lol. Sorry for the rant, im just soooooo pissed about giving up Leonard, even Michkov. It is sickening to me, like really, ive been a LOYAL Habs fan for the last 42 or 43 years, I make sure to catch a couple games every year, even tho i live quite far from Montreal, on the east coast, I haven't missed a game on TV for more then a decade in a half, unless i was live at the game. I know my hockey, i played provincial hockey til i was 19, my old man played in the OHL. If u can't see the Habs seriously lack fire power, then i dont know, i dont even want to talk to you, because either ur blind, or one of those guys/girls who just can't accept anything, and believe's everything they're told, sound familiar??? Wow, i wrote ALOT! 🤢🤢🤢🤮 Suoer unhappy Habs fan!
I feel your pain and agree with a lot of what your saying. I personally would have loved to seen them pick Benson this year instead of drafting for positional need in such a rich offence draft. That being said, I think we owe it to Hughes/Gorton/Marty to give them another year or two to leave their imprint on the team and just try to have faith that they are building a legit cup contender. If we look at their first draft last year (Slaf, Hutson, Beck, Engstrom, Mesar, Davidson, Rhorer), one year later, I would argue that only Columbus did better. I may regret it in a year or two but I think Hughes deserves this one time pass. There are so many prospects that look to be impactful NHL players in the cupboards, the law of averages would suggest that one or two of them will pan out and blow all expectations. I think you're a bit harsh on Newhook though.. If you played hockey and your dad played in the OHL, I'm sure you can understand that being 21-22 is still young and most haven't peaked at that age yet. And some guys really do need a change of scenery to become the best version of themselves. If his ceiling really is a bottom 6 that can provide secondary scoring than so be it, but i highly doubt it. I do believe there is a chance that one of Newhook, Roy, Farrell, Kidney can become that offence machine we have been waiting on forever and I think Marty is the guy that can unlock that sort of potential as he has done with Caufield, Dach, etc. With the logjam of top prospects on LD, some will eventually become important trade pieces to hopefully get us that established top 6 forward. I don't hate PLD but I'm actually glad we don't have him on our books at 8.5million as he is not worth that kind of money and I don't think it would be wise to try and fast forward the rebuild at the cost of developing our young guns right now. I do understand where your coming from and as a fellow hardcore habs fan, I get it. I hope to christ its not going to be another KK/Tkatchuk situation but we have to remember most of the fanbase, myself included wanted Zadina at the time not necessarily Tkatchuk and look at Zadina now. We have to remember we have two 1st rounders next draft as well where I will expect Hughes to go for pure offence forwards since if his strategy really is to draft for position that will likely be the biggest need now that the Defense and Goalie shelves are well stocked. Let's be patient, cheer our boys on, hope the youngins continue to improve and even surpass our expectations and then we can circle back in a year
@@samuellauzon8446 Oh i will continue to cheer, and u make some valid points, i wish i could agree on the offense, I just dont see it, and the fact that Hughes said like 2 days before the draft, that they were DEFINITELY taking the best player available, and not drafting for position. They (Habs management) say that Reinbacher WAS the best available player, but let's be honest, we know that's not true, if he were a left shot D man, we DEFINITELY would have gone with offense. I did have so much faith in the new management, but it seems to be fading more and more. It seems like hughes only wants players that were expected to do well, and that didnt, hoping MSL can revive their careers, as u said, like he did with Caufield. To expect that MSL is going to do with with Slaf, Newhook, Dach, and the rest of the team, is putting A LOT on MSL's shoulders. Anyway, like i said u made some valid points, I dont mean to sound like i just want to argue, because I hate when we as Habs fans are dicks to each other, it really makes no sense, even if we disagree on something. I hope Hughes will make some moves that will restore my faith in him. And Im glad PLD isn't here also really, I just expected him to be trouble in the dressing room eventually, like he has EVERY where else hes played. I guess i was hoping we wouldnt get PLD, but i did think we would go after someone else in the same price category. We r still VERY short on offense. Ok im done, beating a dead horse here! lol, we will have to respectfully disagree on a few things, we do agree on some things too tho. thanks for being civil about the whole thing!! Later, Go Habs Go! Ive been a fan for a LONG time, and it looked like we were getting away from where we build from the goallie, to the D, then what's left we use to obtain forwards, it hasn't worked for us in the last 40 years, except the 2 cups Roy won for us! lol. Ok that''s it, im done!! lol. Have a good day brother! 😄
what if all THESE offensive talent prospects end up being not as good as we think... we never know, only time is gonna tell us. for the moment, trust the process my guy.
@@antix7947 That's what im saying, i dont believe they will all pan out, im not sure 50% will turn out. We r heading back to the 90's and 2000's, all defense, and struggling to find consistent goal-tending. It's tiring, I feel like Im always putting my own team down, and i dont want to, but some of the expectations people have are SOOO unrealistic! Dude above said we r going to have TEN 20 goal scorers this season!! lolol. I dont know if he was a troll or what, hopefully he doesn't really believe that! We r so far from that! I will cheer for the Habs this year, again, and watch as they slowly slip in the rankings, they will have a decent start, but after 10 or 15 games, we will start to see what we r really working with, and it's not a lo, in my opinion, we need a couple goal scorers, so tired of always D first. Back to finishing high enough to not get a good pick, but not making the playoffs either, and i hope all the people who have argued with me, remember me. Habs aren't a playoff team, no where near yet. Hopefully Hughes and Gorton will make better decisions in the future, no more players that arent working on other teams, and hoping MSL can return them to glory!! lol.
You meant, not “time to acclimate to the American game”….but, “time to acclimate to the CANADIAN GAME”. Just pointing that out 🇨🇦. Otherwise, great video especially for us habs fans.
Habs may have the Seider of this draft, worse case scenario he goes to Laval for some seasoning to play with a crazy stacked D core. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he beats out Kovacevic & Wideman for the 7/8th man and splits time with Xhekaj for the 3rd pairing.
Bite yer nose ! 100 + % }}} Black eye Jackeye FAN/boy -- guys not ONLY ! tough as nails --- he scores ! and is a responsible D man >>> Habs haven"t had a cruncher sints Emelin...WHACK! here he is
What? We have one of the best prospect pools and young depth in the entire league and it’s only year 2 of the rebuild. Are entire Left and Right D depth is so good that we’ll probably have to trade either Matheson, Harris, Engstrom, Mailloux or Barron. We have so many forwards with breakout top line potential it’s insane
@@Bdubsky only year 2? Habs never rebuilded in the first place. They got lucky with injuries. They have a mid table, bubble team. And if Newhook can be that 2C, Montreal is guaranteed to pick in the 12-15 range. That’s mediocrity. As far as high end prospects go, this is the best it’s going to get. Imagine having the 1st & 5th OA pick and leaving the draft with Slafkovsky & Reinbacher, instead of Wright and Michkov. Literally any one of Wright, Cooley, Nemec was a better pick than him. Montreal had the opportunity to draft franchise altering players, instead they chose a younger Lehkonen and Petry
@@pahulgill6114Lucky with injuries? We lost more man games to injury than any other team last season. The rest of your comment isn’t any better. Where did Wright play last year? Reinbacher and Hutson will be a top pairing in 3 to 4 years, but the Habs will contend and win the Cup before then.
@@pahulgill6114 The only mistake they made with Slaf was not starting him in Laval. I would've probably taken Wright but none of them look like stars yet. If they didn't like Michkov, they should've traded down IMO and would still have picked up a very good player this year.
I don't think Hutson's size is a concern. I think it's what makes him that mobile, fast and tough to pursue. Considering we have guys like Reinbacher, Mailloux, Xhekaj and Guhle playing with him, it's even less of a concern.
If he entered the nhl today he would be in the top 10% at skating/edge work. He will be even better in a year, I agree his skating and work ethic will more then make up for size
Been saying this about Erik Brannstrom but IDK
I think his defensive ability is his biggest concern... he'll put up great numbers though especially on thr Power Play
@@Zaghzackio It's true you are right. I had the same concern when Cale Makar was about to reach the NHL. Back then, after he won the Hobey Baker Award, but at only 5' 11'' 180lbs, i question myself. Would he he able to defend against bigger player like Oveshkin? And look at him now, his intelligence help him in every aspect of the game. He never panic, and always take the right decision. After that he won; the calder, the James norris trophy , the stanley cup, and the Conn Smythe Trophy. Not bad, for a too small defenseman.
I am not saying he is a Cale Makar. He has a smaller frame then him. But like Makar he is smart. And what i saw of him, let me think that he also always take the right decision. And is ceiling on the offensive side is very very high.
Now he will continue is development at Boston's university. May be reinforce those small skinny legs. And for sure, he will be a contender for the Hobey Baker Award. Will see.
Well made video! I personally think Guhle is worth more of a discussion for the future of the habs. Extremely solid in every aspect of the game, I see him without a doubt a top pair defenseman in the NHL for a very long time. He will be the pillar at defense for the years to come and probably one of our top 3 most important piece once playoff time, mark my word. I see him as a Pietrangelo type of guy just can do it all. Mailloux also is worth more of a discussion. Very interesting upside and ceiling and similar to Guhle solid in every aspect too. The future of our defense is looking absolutely elite when you add up Reinbacher, Hutson, Xhekaj, Barron and Harris. Surely they can use some of them in a package to get more talent up front. I really like the comparison with Carolina btw
Mailloux could become a top 2 Dman.
Could be. I’ve seen some people very high on his game, and some that don’t think much of him.
@@Mach97HKYThose that don’t think much of him are clueless. In the OHL playoffs he looked like a man playing with boys.
Totally agree. Easily.
Mailloux future is on bettman decision.
@@terrygain1343maybe because he was a man playing against boys
I actually don't think the KHL contract was the main reason why the Habs skipped on Michkov. I think the concern was his attitude. We saw Arizona go with Simashev when they missed out on Reinbacher (who was almost certainly their guy), so fear of Russian contracts wasn't the only thing keeping teams away.
Also: Luke Hughes was drafted in 2021, not 2022. Which makes Hutson's season even more remarkable.
>> and ! Washington not interested ! says a LOT!
@@grandcrowdadforde6127 Absolutely. If Washington had been interested, guaranteed Arizona trades the 6th with them for the 8th.
A guy like Bobrov has way more insight on the player than we do as fans. If its a character issue, you cant touch the guy (especially that high)
Exactky .. finally someone that gets it !
Cant wait for David and Lane playing together in the nhl its gonna be fire 🔥
I don’t agree that the Canadiens are a long way away from contesting. Last year with 10 regulars out of the lineup we weren’t winning but we were competitive. I think we are loaded, especially on defence, and will contend for a top spot this year. The most significant improvement this year is a new training staff.
I definitely agree the old training staff obviously sucked sheit
Contend for a top spot this year? Wowza. That is a very optimistic look. Most fans and media talking heads seem to agree MTL is still 8th best in their division, on paper. That is to say dead last. I hope you're right, but I don't see the habs being better than a single team in the atlantic. If they were in the metropolitan division, than ya, maybe they'd finish 5th or 6th.
@@pixelj4877
How many of those naysayers got an A in Evidence in Law School?
@@terrygain1343 It's not a question of evidence. The habs are starting year 2 or 3 of their rebuild, depending on how you're looking at it. Detroit, Buffalo, Ottawa have been in a rebuild for a while and are a bit ahead. Tor, TB,Bos and Fla are still ahead of those teams. Thinking the habs can somehow go from 8th to 1st is very optimistic. I think most would agree.
@@pixelj4877 Very well said, it sucks to have to tell people that our team isn't as good as they believe, but some people have the craziest expectations, it's just unrealistic, we aren't close to contending, i just hope we can finish somewhere near the bottom, so we can get a good pick, and maybe not waste it on another defenseman that has 3 goals last year... I know everyone's all over Reinbacher now, but u will all see, when we watch Leonard, and Michkov, it's going to be like playing ottawa and having to watch Tkachuk, except there are 2 or 3 guys we passed on, that would have helped us A LOT more. I wish Gorton and Hughes would make a move that would help regain some of my trust back in them, i thought that pick was so bad, and i know, altho everyone agreed it was a waste of a pick at the time, now everyone loves Reinbacher. I felt bad that idiots sent him hate mail too, but it doesnt change the fact that the Habs went with the wrong player. Drafting for position doesnt work, and management 2 days before the draft, said they are going with the best player available. Well the best player available, was Michkov, or MAYBE Leonard, personally i wanted Leonard. Dude's a beast and exactly what this team needs.
Last season the Habs ended the season with 68 points. Due to all the injuries they had last season there were 10 games they lost that, if healthy, they almost certainly would have won. That would mean they would have closed out the season with 88 points. I think the Habs are closer to contending for a playoff spot than many people think they are. Of course they have to stay much more healthy this season
No mention for Guhle, Barron and Harris seem's off and Mailloux too. They made the team last year and are gonna a better impact than Xhekaj.
Yeah especially since Guhle being a possible top2 D if Hutson wasn’t in the system
Guhle, Barron and Harris definitely have higher ceilings than Xhekaj, I just find his situation more interesting.
All 4 will be very good.
Guhle and Xhekaj are the keepers IMO. They bring a skill/toughness combination that is too rare these days. I can see Harris and maybe even Barron as valuable trade pieces to bring in more scoring. Mailloux will be top 4 and maybe even a top pairing with Guhle. Struble could be a good player too with his skating and physicality, and possibly as a forward due to the logjam on defense. Hutson and Reinbacher are a ways away yet.
Barron and Harris are bottom pair d-men. It's ok to not go in depth with those guys. There's only so much time.
Potential D-core in the future:
Reinbacher x Hutson
Mailloux x Guhle
Harris x Xhekaj
And we still have Engstrom, Barron, Struble to consider.
Having someone as good as Guhle on the second pairing is insane. Much like Dahlin and Owen Power in Buffalo.
Up front we have Dach, Newhook, Slaf, Beck, RHP, Roy, Mesar, Heinemen who all have top 6 potential if they aren’t already.
We have a lot of trade value with a lot of our prospects so if goaltending is ever a problem Hughes will make it happen. I’d say the future is looking fantastic
What about Justin Barron?
Barron is going to be better than Harris, so I would say Barron x Struble, because Xhekaj is not going to stay for long.
Hell yes U are 100% bang on deff 👌! We're gonna need an elite Goalie eventually
@shtroubithemaster2533 sorry WiFi is deff gonna be there plus other big men cause Toronto is gonna push us around deff
@@shtroubithemaster2533 Wow... If you know what's been going on in our division this past week and still think Xhekaj isn't part of our current and future D core, there's no hope for you.
I'm losing braincells just by reading your horrible "takes."
Good video, thank you 🙏
This is about 2 years away ...but then...LOOK OUT .!! They do need a few more STARS ..to add legit contender status
For me Hoffman, Dvorak, Armia, and Allen, possibly Wideman need to be gone like yesterday. I'm a Gally fan so I want to see him turn it around this year and be that front of net grinder we know he can be but if by trade deadline he's not there then he needs to go as well. Anderson is the only one I'd be looking to keep unless a very very good deal made it's way in. We need to start getting these young prospects NHL games under their belts. I think Slav was misused this year, I'd like to see him get a year in with Laval with some games brought up for injuries and what not. Goaltending is an issue that no one is talking about. I was hoping Montreal would look at getting Swayman from Boston. Since that doesn't seem to be in the cards I'm hoping Dobes pans out unlike Primeau. Although we may still have a 2-3 more years as I'm sure he'll be in Laval before headlining the Habs. I just can't wait to get 3 lines of forwards that can all put up 30-50 points a year. 1) Suzuki, Dach, Caufield 2) Monahan, Slav, Roy 3) Newhook, Pinard, (Beck, Kidney, Anderson). And if any one of these guys are not cutting it there are still more talent below them that can be brought up. The future looks bright my friends, we just need to let it unfold and not rush it.
D core in 5 years:
Lane Hutson, Logan mailloux
Kaden guhle, David Reinbacher
Arber Xekaj, Justin barron
Damn 😳
Also slafkovsky will be at least top 6 potential, only needs to learn arber xekaj physicality, or Anderson for the forward ideal
That disrespect to ghule is crazy !!! I think ghule can be 40 50 pts guy with insane defensive play too and physicality
If Price retired why has there been no official announcement yet?
Not mentionning Guhle or barely is ridiculous , is going to be the pillar of the habs defence for years to come ...
Hutson reinbacher
Guhle mailloux
Xhekaj barron
I think harris is either gonna be a better trade token, or a 7d. Sure there are others to consider, but at this point its mostly for injury depth and to cover the bases in laval
It's looking like Engstrom might be the 7d man. Harris might be the odd man out down the line. Though I really like Harris too.
i don't think we will ever see mailloux in a habs jersey , he is banned by bettman to play in the nhl
Hutson is a bigger prospect than Reinbacher. Ive watched more of Reinbacher than most, and i dont understand why he's a 5th overall pick, MAYBE in last years draft, but not in a offensive packed draft. Habs missed out BIG TIME, anyone can argue all they want, we will see in 3-5 years, EVERY TIME we see Leonard or Michkov tearing it up, we r gonna be like, ya we got reinbacher tho, he's very responsible defensively... I know u need D to win, but we already have a pretty good D core, without Reinbacher, (Guhle, Matheson, Kovacevic, Xhekaj, Barron, and Harris, (Plus A LOT of good guys coming up, Mailloux, Hutson, Struble, Engström, so what does management do?? Waste a 5th overall pick in a super offensively rich draft, on another defenceman), it's literally sickening, i want to throw up every time i think about it. Im super mad, but im not one of the idiots that would write to Reinbacher, and write bad shit to him, he didnt draft himself! lol, it's totally not the kids fault. Some Habs fans just take it too far. Now, if u want to talk about our offensive talent that's coming up, it's not near as rich! We have Beck, Mešár, Kidney, Roy, and Smilanic, That's all i can think of, and these players I just named, it's not a guarantee that they will even make it to the NHL, I can see MAYBE 2 of them becoming full time NHL'ers. But keep going with more D, maybe we should go for Karlson, he wants what? $12M, Might as well, if management is THAT sold that defense is going to win a cup, then why not go for the best of the best?? lol, even tho he's 244 years old. As soon as Caufield gets hurt, and if u've watched Slafkovsky at all, in the NHL, u'd know he is going to get caught with his head down again, and again, and again, and he will be gone. Then we have our scoring left up to Newhook, Suzuki, Dach, and Anderson. Even with Caufield, that doesn't cut it. Habs r FAR from even making the playoffs, years away. I started the off season thinking we were going to have Ryan Leonard, and PLD, instead we got Newhook, (another failing forward that management thinks MSL will perform miracles with), it seems like every move they've (Management) made is for this type of player, scraps, and it's not really working out, unless u count Dach's 12 goals, or 13 or even 14 whatever he had, unless u consider that working. That's the problem with us as Habs fans, we r too easily appeased, we just know the team's gonna suck, so when they do, ticket numbers dont go down like they would in a normal hockey market. Management DEFINITELY knows this, and Molson knows this, that's why we haven''t gone thru 6 gm's in the last decade. I think we've had more then 2 players hit 20 goals two times in the last ten years! Ten years!!! Not good enough, and Habs fans were pissed about Reinbacher, and now 90% of them are just fine with it. (Oh management explained it and it sounds right now! lol, NO! It's not ok, it fuckin sucked!!! Well they said it was a good pick, so it must be, so that's what im going to say now too. I PROMISE u Habs will regret this pick in less than 5 years, Just like when we took Kotkaniemi, drafting for position doesn't work out. Now every time we play Ottawa, and i see Tkachuk, who we could have drafted, but we drafted a center, because we needed centers at the time, well how'd that work out? Kotkaniemi hasn't broke the 20 goal mark, AND isn't even with the team anymore, and Tkachuk hasn't scored under 20 goals in his season, with last season being his best, (So far!), he had 35 goals, and 48 assists, that's 83 points, in 82 games, Kotkaniemi's best year, he has 43 points, Tkachuk almost beat his combined assists and goals, with just his goals. Well we r going to regret this trade JUST like this one, I PROMISE U THIS!!! That's a guarantee u can count on!!! And if u had have asked any Habs fan that last year, if we should draft the best player, or draft for the position we are weakest. Well either way they were wrong, we aren't weakest on the back end, we r weakest up front, BY A LOT. And we still are, and will be for 2 or 3 more years. IT FUCKIN SUCKS. I like the channel tho, thanks, and sorry about the book ive written!!! lol. Sorry for the rant, im just soooooo pissed about giving up Leonard, even Michkov. It is sickening to me, like really, ive been a LOYAL Habs fan for the last 42 or 43 years, I make sure to catch a couple games every year, even tho i live quite far from Montreal, on the east coast, I haven't missed a game on TV for more then a decade in a half, unless i was live at the game. I know my hockey, i played provincial hockey til i was 19, my old man played in the OHL. If u can't see the Habs seriously lack fire power, then i dont know, i dont even want to talk to you, because either ur blind, or one of those guys/girls who just can't accept anything, and believe's everything they're told, sound familiar??? Wow, i wrote ALOT! 🤢🤢🤢🤮 Suoer unhappy Habs fan!
I feel your pain and agree with a lot of what your saying. I personally would have loved to seen them pick Benson this year instead of drafting for positional need in such a rich offence draft. That being said, I think we owe it to Hughes/Gorton/Marty to give them another year or two to leave their imprint on the team and just try to have faith that they are building a legit cup contender. If we look at their first draft last year (Slaf, Hutson, Beck, Engstrom, Mesar, Davidson, Rhorer), one year later, I would argue that only Columbus did better. I may regret it in a year or two but I think Hughes deserves this one time pass. There are so many prospects that look to be impactful NHL players in the cupboards, the law of averages would suggest that one or two of them will pan out and blow all expectations. I think you're a bit harsh on Newhook though.. If you played hockey and your dad played in the OHL, I'm sure you can understand that being 21-22 is still young and most haven't peaked at that age yet. And some guys really do need a change of scenery to become the best version of themselves. If his ceiling really is a bottom 6 that can provide secondary scoring than so be it, but i highly doubt it. I do believe there is a chance that one of Newhook, Roy, Farrell, Kidney can become that offence machine we have been waiting on forever and I think Marty is the guy that can unlock that sort of potential as he has done with Caufield, Dach, etc. With the logjam of top prospects on LD, some will eventually become important trade pieces to hopefully get us that established top 6 forward. I don't hate PLD but I'm actually glad we don't have him on our books at 8.5million as he is not worth that kind of money and I don't think it would be wise to try and fast forward the rebuild at the cost of developing our young guns right now. I do understand where your coming from and as a fellow hardcore habs fan, I get it. I hope to christ its not going to be another KK/Tkatchuk situation but we have to remember most of the fanbase, myself included wanted Zadina at the time not necessarily Tkatchuk and look at Zadina now. We have to remember we have two 1st rounders next draft as well where I will expect Hughes to go for pure offence forwards since if his strategy really is to draft for position that will likely be the biggest need now that the Defense and Goalie shelves are well stocked. Let's be patient, cheer our boys on, hope the youngins continue to improve and even surpass our expectations and then we can circle back in a year
@@samuellauzon8446 Oh i will continue to cheer, and u make some valid points, i wish i could agree on the offense, I just dont see it, and the fact that Hughes said like 2 days before the draft, that they were DEFINITELY taking the best player available, and not drafting for position. They (Habs management) say that Reinbacher WAS the best available player, but let's be honest, we know that's not true, if he were a left shot D man, we DEFINITELY would have gone with offense. I did have so much faith in the new management, but it seems to be fading more and more. It seems like hughes only wants players that were expected to do well, and that didnt, hoping MSL can revive their careers, as u said, like he did with Caufield. To expect that MSL is going to do with with Slaf, Newhook, Dach, and the rest of the team, is putting A LOT on MSL's shoulders. Anyway, like i said u made some valid points, I dont mean to sound like i just want to argue, because I hate when we as Habs fans are dicks to each other, it really makes no sense, even if we disagree on something. I hope Hughes will make some moves that will restore my faith in him. And Im glad PLD isn't here also really, I just expected him to be trouble in the dressing room eventually, like he has EVERY where else hes played. I guess i was hoping we wouldnt get PLD, but i did think we would go after someone else in the same price category. We r still VERY short on offense. Ok im done, beating a dead horse here! lol, we will have to respectfully disagree on a few things, we do agree on some things too tho. thanks for being civil about the whole thing!! Later, Go Habs Go! Ive been a fan for a LONG time, and it looked like we were getting away from where we build from the goallie, to the D, then what's left we use to obtain forwards, it hasn't worked for us in the last 40 years, except the 2 cups Roy won for us! lol. Ok that''s it, im done!! lol. Have a good day brother! 😄
what if all THESE offensive talent prospects end up being not as good as we think... we never know, only time is gonna tell us. for the moment, trust the process my guy.
@@antix7947 That's what im saying, i dont believe they will all pan out, im not sure 50% will turn out. We r heading back to the 90's and 2000's, all defense, and struggling to find consistent goal-tending. It's tiring, I feel like Im always putting my own team down, and i dont want to, but some of the expectations people have are SOOO unrealistic! Dude above said we r going to have TEN 20 goal scorers this season!! lolol. I dont know if he was a troll or what, hopefully he doesn't really believe that! We r so far from that! I will cheer for the Habs this year, again, and watch as they slowly slip in the rankings, they will have a decent start, but after 10 or 15 games, we will start to see what we r really working with, and it's not a lo, in my opinion, we need a couple goal scorers, so tired of always D first. Back to finishing high enough to not get a good pick, but not making the playoffs either, and i hope all the people who have argued with me, remember me. Habs aren't a playoff team, no where near yet. Hopefully Hughes and Gorton will make better decisions in the future, no more players that arent working on other teams, and hoping MSL can return them to glory!! lol.
Hugues was actually taken a year prior than Hutson
It really isn’t important but Luke Hughes and Hutson weren’t in the same draft. Hutson was in the draft with Slafkovsky.
Short answer: second best future out of Canadian nhl teams right behind the jets
No word on Maillou and Newhook?
Mailloux will not play in the nhl he is banned by bettman, and if he leeked naked picture of your daughter should he ever play in the nhl?
You meant, not “time to acclimate to the American game”….but, “time to acclimate to the CANADIAN GAME”. Just pointing that out 🇨🇦. Otherwise, great video especially for us habs fans.
Saying Suzuki needs to up his game on the offense side is ridiculous ...
Habs may have the Seider of this draft, worse case scenario he goes to Laval for some seasoning to play with a crazy stacked D core. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he beats out Kovacevic & Wideman for the 7/8th man and splits time with Xhekaj for the 3rd pairing.
positivity i Like it !!!
annoying . they pick a D in a stacked Forward draft and watch them take a Forward in a Deep D-Man 2024 draft
Cooley has definitely separated himself more than the other two
Bite yer nose ! 100 + % }}} Black eye Jackeye FAN/boy -- guys not ONLY ! tough as nails --- he scores ! and is a responsible D man >>> Habs haven"t had a cruncher sints Emelin...WHACK! here he is
Why are you singing and not talking? 😂
I agree. Decent content, but you gotta speak more naturally. Speak like you are explaining this stuff to a friend.
All wasted top picks with slavofsky and reinbacher
the trades done this off season the habs look awful this year.
top 5 best futures in the league
slafkosky will be good but never a 40 goals scorer or a point per game player, where i can see him shine is in a playoff run if that ever happens
God help us if thats all we've got.
What? We have one of the best prospect pools and young depth in the entire league and it’s only year 2 of the rebuild. Are entire Left and Right D depth is so good that we’ll probably have to trade either Matheson, Harris, Engstrom, Mailloux or Barron. We have so many forwards with breakout top line potential it’s insane
@@Bdubsky only year 2? Habs never rebuilded in the first place. They got lucky with injuries. They have a mid table, bubble team. And if Newhook can be that 2C, Montreal is guaranteed to pick in the 12-15 range. That’s mediocrity. As far as high end prospects go, this is the best it’s going to get.
Imagine having the 1st & 5th OA pick and leaving the draft with Slafkovsky & Reinbacher, instead of Wright and Michkov. Literally any one of Wright, Cooley, Nemec was a better pick than him. Montreal had the opportunity to draft franchise altering players, instead they chose a younger Lehkonen and Petry
@@pahulgill6114 you can tell the future or what? all those players never did a full season yet lmao
@@pahulgill6114Lucky with injuries? We lost more man games to injury than any other team last season. The rest of your comment isn’t any better. Where did Wright play last year? Reinbacher and Hutson will be a top pairing in 3 to 4 years, but the Habs will contend and win the Cup before then.
@@pahulgill6114 The only mistake they made with Slaf was not starting him in Laval. I would've probably taken Wright but none of them look like stars yet. If they didn't like Michkov, they should've traded down IMO and would still have picked up a very good player this year.