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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I'm not sure where Montreal is headed. When I think of teams with great young talent I gravitate towards Buffalo, NJD, and the Nu-Dallas core.
Seems like Montreal has an Ottawa-esque core so far. Some good young players, but seemingly not enough to get them over the hump. I guess there is still time for some of their more recent picks to blow up, but it doesn't look super promising so far.
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I think they have built a pretty deep team with skill throughout. If Hutson is what he appears to be then they may have an Adam Fox-like puck mover for themselves. Demidov could be a top 10 offensive player in the game in a few years. Slafkovsky looks he could be the next Rantanen. As long as Caufield stays healthy, I think they will become a team that has a top 10 powerplay every year.
The only position I’m not really sold on for them going forward is at center. Love Suzuki - I think he could be a Selke winner one day soon. But, outside of him, I don’t see much that I think is that impressive. They’re still betting on Dach to reach his potential. He might but they could really use a bonafide #1 centre prospect.