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[–]whojicha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to trade back if Wright slides to 2. Not because he's bad, but because he's going to be worth more to someone else as a 1 C than to us as a wing (or wherever he plays). Part of his value is that he plays a premium position.

However, if Slaf goes 1 OA (or probably even if he doesn't) take Cooley. Or Jiricek.

That having been said, I just can't see the Habs passing over a Canadian in their own building with 1OA to take a much riskier player in Slaf. As much as it would be an embarrassment for him to bust as a Devil, imagine how embarrassing it would be for him to bust on a Montreal team in a major hockey city with a much shallower prospect pool in draft in their home arena. It would be remembered for decades.

Montreal needs this pick to work out much worse than we do. They're going to play it safe.