TRAIKOS: Top NHL scout warns 'this is going to be one of the most unpredictable drafts in a long time'
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.tap here to see other videos from our teamTRAIKOS: Top NHL scout warns"this is going to be one of the most unpredictable drafts in a long time"The top prospect heading into next month’s NHL Entry Draft was having dinner with the members of the Montreal Canadiens’ management team. And he wanted to order steak. But before he did, he politely asked what he hopes will be his future boss for permission.
“I think they were interested,” Slafkovsky said. “I didn’t have the dinner, but I think the talk we had tasted better than the dinner.”However you look at it, the Canadiens have a lot to chew on. The Canadiens haven’t tipped their hat on who they are looking at selecting No. 1 — or even what they are looking for in terms of position. Complicating matters is that Wright, Cooley and Slafkovsky all bring different qualities to the table.Wright, who gained exceptional status to play for the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League as a 16-year-old, is a two-way forward who models his game after Patrice Bergeron. Flashy, he is not.
The 5-foot-10, 174-pound Cooley, who compares himself to Patrick Kane, spent the past two years with the US National Development Team, where the Pittsburgh native scored 27 goals and 75 points in 51 games. And then there is Slafkovsky, who might be the dark horse of the three. He also might be the most NHL-ready prospect, having played the past two seasons against grown men in the Finnish league.
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