@theraphman, please leave your thoughts and any constructive criticism

That’s not something ottawa would do

I can’t see the Canes even remotely thinking about trading Necas for Gallagher. Love Gallagher, but unless MTL is retaining half and giving up that first, I can’t see the Canes doing that.

i don't think Slaf is that much better than Wright that it would justify taking the W over the C. Don't overthink it, just take Wright

I mean the point is that New Jersey would take slaf over wright. It makes much more sense for them to take slaf over wright

no I agree. I just mean in general, not referencing moving down. MTL should just take Wright

In my mock teams I like to leave a decent amount of cap for something like this. The habs have the cap to retain half so it’s always possible. Canes also move back into the first round and get a “top prospect” 😬😬😬. Tbh I think it’s possible for that move to happen, maybe include mysak too but tbh I don’t know the habs too well

For sure. I think if they can get assets out of it tho they should capitalize. I prefer juraj but I know wright is most likely the best pick at #1 based on the fact he had a down year and slaf had a phenomenal draft year. I think slaf is more nhl ready but I know wright is who the habs should draft based on their needs

I mean most of these look fair, but I think the habs get more for Petry than that.

Slaf is not better than Wright, go look at his stats in the WC he had 0 points against the tougher competition Germany, Canada and Finland. All his points came against non traditional hockey countries. I say if the Devils want to waste a top 2 pick on him they can take him, the Habs should go with Wright or Cooley.

"Juraj Slafkovsky has 9 points in 8 games at the World Championship. Impressive? Here's the breakdown:

2A vs FRA
0 vs GER
0 vs CAN
1B vs SUI
1B+1A vs KAZ
2A vs ITA
1B+1A vs DEN
0 vs FIN

9 points vs FRA/SUI/KAZ/ITA/DEN
0 points vs GER/CAN/FIN

This guy reminds me of Benoit Pouliot, someone we should absolutely stay away from and stick to the better players.

We're not giving up assets
We'll just take Wright @2, it would be horrible

Ottawa declines.

Anderson and Savard for 7 ? Dorion said he wants RW and RD.

Those aren't the RW or RD the Sens would give up the pick for

Juraj Slafkovsky stats in the Olympics, a tournament with the best hockey players in the world who are not currently in the NHL.
7 goals in 7 games
2 goals against Finland
1 goal against Sweden
1 goal against the USA
1 goal against Latvia
Another 2 against Sweden in the bronze medal game

All of those teams have talent minus Latvia. He scored twice against Finland who won the gold. Not to mention Olympic MVP. This year the WC was more competitive based on the fact that some NHLers were there but if you look at what he did in the Olympics it’s hard to pass up. He’s playing against men. Also hard not to mention that wright didn’t even play in the world championship. He did play in the u20 championship thought but don’t you find it questionable that wright didn’t make a team with Eric Odell and Noah Gregor as forwards. There is no excuse for wright to have not made that roster. I will be honest and say there could be a rule I don’t know of where a player can’t play for the u20 team and the mens team but I did research and I could not find a rule like that. If there is please tell me but there is nothing I have found. Even if there is a rule I am shocked that wright stayed on the junior team when his counterpart played against men and preformed, if you don’t think he did, he still put up points against men. There are things you are picking apart from slafkovskys game while I could easily pick apart aspects to wrights games myself. While I think wright should be the first pick I think he should be the first pick of the habs r picking first. If the devils r first it should be juraj slafkovsky. It’s based on need. Both prospects I see as very even but on NHL readiness I have slaf by a mile and a more well rounded prospect I have wright. Slaf has a higher ceiling. Wright is a better leader. If we are being honest the only persons fault there is even a debate on who goes 1 is wright. He underperformed which feels blasphemous to say considering he was nearly 1.5PPG in the OHL. He let slafkovsky build a case to be first by not preforming like he should be. He showed he may not be NHL ready. Both players could easily be busts but believe or not I view slaf as the safer option because he can evolve into a better player based on his size. Take pulju for example. Similar size and was originally viewed as a bust. Went back to Finland and refined his defensive game and now he is one of the best defensive forwards in the league. Wright doesn’t have the intangibles slaf has and therefore has a higher chance of being a bust. No matter who takes him should let him sit in the OHL for half a season and then move him to the AHL if he is preforming well and then maybe at the end of the season bring him to the league. Slafkovsky on the other hand is probably playing 82 games his rookie season. As I said before, wright should be the first pick but slafkovsky is the better player

Looking for top end talent. Savard and Anderson are nowhere near that.

Throwing two medicore at best pieces together doesnt get you a premium asset like 7th overall. Thats like Ottawa offering Brown and Brannstrom for 1st overall.

The Olympics this year were a joke, not many actual NHL players were on the rosters. It was a weak competition compared to the WC. I mean Eric Staal was the biggest name on the Canadian roster and he is 38 now. Like I said, he only thrives against weaker opposition.

Edit** The world cup was happening while the Fronts were in the playoffs, so he stayed with his JR team to help with their quest for a championship. The Front's were eliminated the 14th of May which was after the tournament started (WC ran from May 13-26) but the point is he was with his team trying to make a deep playoff run.

Don’t really want Gallagher at his contract.

Ah I see you. Good reason that he didn’t play in the WC. Although the Olympics were a joke, he still put up against men. The best of leagues all around the world, SHL, LIIGA, KHL. Plenty of quality players. Not the quality of the WC but still very good quality players. As I said, if devils were first they should be picking slafkovsky and if the habs r first they should take wright. Based on need that is what those two respective teams should take

I fully expect you are right and that is the way the draft will go 1. Wright 2. Slafkovsky 3. Cooley. I also have a sneaking suspicion that Francis goes off the board and takes Gauthier at 4 to compliment his center depth of Wennberg and Beniers.

Tbh I think it will go wright slafkovsky cooley and at four Francis takes best player available which is probably nimec being him as the top d man in the class but I wouldn’t be surprised if they go off the board to get their guy, they did it with aho at 35 and that worked out but not too many other examples of Francis going off the board and getting their guy. Tbh their center depth is not it and being where they are I fully expect them to just go best player available at every pick because they need every position. Ideally Francis trades down to a team with multiple first round picks and gets 2 mid first rounders plus a second for 4th OA. The drop off after Cooley is kinda hard and every prospect from like 4-9 could be in any order and from 10-22 it’s kinda the same. Tbh I would like to see them trade with buffalo for 9 and 16 but the only way I see the sabres doing that is if cooley falls to 4 and by then Seattle should keep the pick. A trade with buffalo would be ideal for Seattle tho because they can get two guys to help their future instead of one