Plus Roy, Mesar, Mailloux, Hutson, Beck, Heineman, Kidney and Farrell coming up… https://t.co/8W38zgNkM5
– Raphaël Doucet (@raphdoucet) June 28, 2023
![Draft: the Canadian has only one say among the top 68](https://cdn.buminteractif.com/2023/06/Kent-Hughes-.jpg)
That’s why, yesterday, the Habs moved two draft picks for Alex Newhook, a former Kent Hughes client who won the Stanley Cup in Colorado.
Because yes, the youngster fits in with what the CH is trying to do. He’s not a veteran coming to town, you know.
All that to say, the Habs gave Gianni Fairbrother and two good draft picks to get their hands on the young man, who can play center. Note that the Habs have several centers, but I’d rather have more than not enough.
#Habs Martin St-Louis on Alex Newhook: “he’s going to have opportunity to show us how high his ceiling can be; we don’t expect him to show it day 1 but we’re going to try to develop him like we do all the other guys and maximize what we have with this player.”
– Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) June 27, 2023
For agreeing to give away auction picks #31 and #37, Kent Hughes really feels the youngster is worth it. After all, they’re good picks.
No, the success rate with these picks isn’t always high, but the fact remains that the CH may have just traded Logan Mailloux and/or Owen Beck and/or Lane Hutson for Newhook.
It’s pretty funny to read many of you saying that picks 31 & 37 aren’t worth much, stats aside. And then a majority of these same twitter analysts believe that L Mailloux 31st, O Beck 33rd and L Hutson 62nd will all 3 be impact players with the #CH Edifying 😉
– Jean-Charles Lajoie (@JiCLajoie) June 28, 2023
But that’s part of the risks of the job.
With the Alex Newhook trade, the #GoHabsGo now have 9 picks in the 2023 #NHLDraft:
Round 1 ➡ 5th
Round 3 ➡ 69th
Round 4 ➡ 101st, 110th, 128th
Round 5 ➡ 133rd, 144th
Round 6 ➡ 165th
Round 7 ➡ 197th– Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) June 27, 2023
Remember when we thought the Panthers’ pick would yield another top-10 pick? Well, the situation has changed.
Obviously, the CH’s top-68 pick is the fifth overall. Not only is it an excellent pick, but everyone agrees that it’s a pivotal one in the draft.
Of course, we don’t know if the Habs will draft fifth tonight. Several rumours suggest that the Habs could move up or down, depending on need.
“As we speak, we still have the 5th pick, but we’re open to anything” – Kent Hughes(@JFChaumontJDM) https://t.co/zxA6HOGXxT
– Le Journal de Montréal (@JdeMontreal) June 27, 2023
What this means, in the end, is that the Habs will draft pretty high (if nothing changes…), but after that, we’ll have to wait until the third round to see the CH speak. We can forget, presumably, about Ethan Gauthier in Montreal.
It’s all on the table. Have a great draft day, guys.
In a gust
– Still, eh?
– The Jets goaltender is only seconds away from making a move.
Friedman on Sportsnet talking Connor Hellebuyck: “I’ve heard right now it’s not on the frontburner… I think there is a lot of goalies out there right now, teams are really trying to get their handle on who’s available at what price, trade, free agent, all of that”
– NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) June 28, 2023
– Will the Kings regret Pierre-Luc Dubois’ contract? [BPM Sports]
– Speaking of the draft.
Right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes takes the top spot, unseating teammate Dylan Crews. https://t.co/pX2DoV7qEp
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) June 28, 2023