Habs Draft Summary
It was a busy few hours for me, drafting for 3 teams- but it got done and with only a few minors errors.
Habs Draft looked like this (without the flashy photoshop)
23 - Pascal Laberge - Habs wanted someone to fall or hoped to land Tufte. Simmer got the slider and Philly took Tufte at 22. We were disappointed but went to plan B, which was to take Laberge out of the rest.
33 - Boris Katchouk - We wanted Boris here and got him. Simple.
36/37 - Sam Steel/Jordan Kyrou - Habs liked Steel and was going to to be selected if around. We almost took Samuel Girard, but went with Kyrou- which we are happy with.
44 - Nathan Bastian - Big body who can play with good players. We were hoping for a few guys here but they were all gone. Settled on Bastian who will be interesting to follow next season.
71- Joey Anderson -Habs didn't do any research for this part of the draft. We took the, 'we'll see what happens' approach. Like Bastian, Anderson rode shotgun with good linemates. Be interesting to track his progression.
78 - Evan Fitzpatrick - Habs committed to drafting no goalies. But the 'see what happens part of the draft' overtook previous commitments. Fitzpatrick is the reason for the HNL (Hockey Newfoundland Labrador) conflict of interest issue, so he has been on the news here. I was surprised to still see him on the board, being he was some scouts top goalie. Either way, we drafted the Newfie.
89 - Markus Nurmi - Last pick of the draft for the Habs. Don't expect much but could have some upside. I'll see what happens.
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