Habs brass enjoy the draft and were disappointed to only have one pick in the 1st & 2nd rounds. Two in the 3rd and Two in the 5th.
In previous years, the Habs had multiple 1st and 2nd rounders- so it was a slower draft day but enjoyable all the same.
The draft week kicked off by trading the 2nd overall to the Pens for Kuznetsov. It wasnt that difficult of a trade to make, as Kuznetsov is on a good contract for the next 2 seasons and should have a solid rerate. We would have loved to draft Svechnikov, but we like the immediate impact Kuznetsov will bring.
The Habs picks goes as follows:
13th- Joel Farabee- Captain of the USNTDP, who is an excellant skater with a great work ethic. One poll had him 2nd in the draft for top playmaker (behind McShane) and 2nd in hockey sense (behind Dalhin) and 5th as top goal scorers.
With that said, the Habs had a list of 13 players, one of which we were guarenteed- Farabee was the only player remaining, as our first twelve were already off the board. Farabee is a Boston Unuversity commit, so he will take a while before making his CPHL impact.
41st - Jacob Bernard-Docker- Right-handed puck-moving defenseman in the AJHL. Excellent skater with a hard, accurate shot and great vision and offensive instints. JBD has committed to University of North Dakota, and will look to add some strength.
It was between JBD and Jonny Tychonick at this pick. Ultimately went with JBD because the Jake Gardiner comparison to Tychonick, scared the s*** outta us. Will be interesting to follow, as Tychonick also committed to University of North Dakota
69th- Milos Roman- One of the top scoring rookies in the WHL. Played less than 40 games but was at a point-per-game pace during the playoffs.
Milos will probably go later in the NHL but I decided to take him at 69, as cheese was frightening us with his picks.
80th- Filip Johansson- Filip wasnt someone who interested us but at 80 and still on the board, we had to grab him. He is described as a mobile two-way defenseman with a good shot. We think he will go earlier than 80 in NHL draft.
125th- Alexander Romanov- Smaller defenseman with offensive upside. At 125 we will take a gamble. Hopefully he gets drafted into NHL.
140th- Mr. Irrelevant- Wyatte Wylie- Last pick of the draft we chose the riser. He wasnt on anyones radar at beginning of season, but slowly climbed. Probably will not get drafted in NHL, but figured we would roll the dice.
Thanks to all, especially Jiri, for the smooth draft.
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