With less than a week until the draft, we are joined by Brock Otten of McKeen’s Scouting. Brock does his own version of a mock draft and explains his thought process in why Montreal will get that player. He then proceeds to explain the kind of player that Montreal will get, the pros and cons before moving on the 26th pick and what Montreal could find there. In the end, Brock explains his thoughts on the NCAA and European players having a four year evaluation period whereas Canadian Juniors only have two.
In the second part of the podcast, Hadi Kalakeche follows the same route, but Montreal ends up with another player. Hadi explains his reasoning and gives the lowdown on the player he thinks that Montreal will end up with. It becomes a bit of a longer discussion about the fourth and fifth pick. Hadi also offers up his knowledge to give an insight to the best player from Quebec, what he could bring to the table, and where he could go in the draft.
[Approximate timeline]
2:20 Brock’s mock
5:20 Brock’s pick
8:40 Picking 26th
11:35 The four year evaluation period vs. juniors two years.
[All times here are approximate after the advertising break]
15:55 Hadi’s mock
18:00 Fourth overall
22:25 Fifth overall
24:40 Best Québecois player?
