GDT: 2024 Blues Draft Day Thread

[542365]

Excited for day 2. My guess is Army finds a player he really likes and moves the spare 2nd and/or 3rd to go get him. Highly doubt we make 4 picks in the next two rounds. Army seems more focused on quality rather than quantity.

 

[mk80]

Excited to see how Day 2 plays out today!

 

[Damian Frerker]

herman traff please

 

[Damian Frerker]

pulkkinen please

 

[STL fan in MN]

Is it a potential home run though? Even the best case emphasized his stay at home potential vs any real 2 way defensive capability. Best case scenario does he ever become better than Parayko?

Likely not a 1st overall caliber home run but a home run given we’re talking about pick 16? Yeah, it’s possible. How likely totally depends on how well he bounces back from the knee surgery.

Parayko is a beast defensively but severely lacking in terms of transition, outlets, entries etc. From what I’ve seen, that’s a strength for Jiricek.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

I feel like I've already seen offense drive from Jiricek that we didn't see from Parayko somewhat consitently until this past season.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

I'm hoping Dominik Badinka drops to 48. He intrigues me most of all the D-men that are left.

 

[kimzey59]

Time to get day 2 started.
First move of the Day:
Caps trades Beck Malenstyn to Buffalo for pick #43.

 

[TK 421]

I'm ready to watch other teams get the players I want, let's do this.

 

[Spektre]

I tried telling ppl that this was a lot like 2021 when we were like "Maybe Sillinger/Coronato/etc" can drop and then they all went relatively in order. The top tier IMO was the top 6 defensemen and the top 7 forwards. Only Luchanko going before Helenius was slightly out of order for me. Solberg was there, but I was lower on him than most. People went a little crazy pushing him up boards as a late riser. Some even had him top 8. But we were always going to be picking in that 2nd tier of talent in MBN, Connelly, Eiserman, Boisvert, etc.

Just a tough spot to be in. We won too many games. Crazy the difference between picking Dickinson, Buium, Helenius and the like came down to a few meaningless games.

The Blues just needed to tank one year. Imagine a top 5 pick and trading Buchnevich at the least.

Just my opinion but I think the Blues goofed. They were never going to be a contender. It’s not like Army had to publicly say he wants the Blues to tank for one year. He could have made decisions that helped that outcome.

Oh well. I still think Buchnevich gets traded at the next deadline. I will be very surprised to see Army sign him to a long term deal.

 

[Dr Robot]

I know nothing about the players in the second round. Who should i be mad we don’t draft?

 

[Damian Frerker]

hell we just needed a couple more losses and we could of had dickinson or bulium SUCKS

 

[kimzey59]

The Blues just needed to tank one year. Imagine a top 5 pick and trading Buchnevich at the least.

Just my opinion but I think the Blues goofed. They were never going to be a contender. It’s not like Army had to publicly say he wants the Blues to tank for one year. He could have made decisions that helped that outcome.

Oh well. I still think Buchnevich gets traded at the next deadline. I will be very surprised to see Army sign him to a long term deal.

Not sure this was the year to do it.
None of the D men in this draft scream "sure fire legit #1 D man".
They all had warts.

As opposed to next year with Logan Hensler.

 

[Blanick]

Carolina just took Badinka at 34

 

[PJJJP]

The caps got the 42nd for Beck Malenstyn a 26 year old who had 21 points last year

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[Snubbed4Vezina]

Welp, there goes Badinka already at 34 to Carolina. Damn.

 

[Spektre]

What are the odds the Blues get Adam Jecho with one of their 2nd round picks

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Freij to Winnipeg

 

[Drubilly]

Dammit

 

[kimzey59]

Badinka, Elick and Freij off the board early.
Not going that well for us.
Somebody wake up Army.

 

[Blanick]

and there goes Freij at 37. Damn was really hoping he would fall to us.

 

[ezcreepin]

Welp

 

[bleedblue1223]

Lots of dmen going, to be expected, but still.

 

[tfriede2]

COL with first off the board pick - that’s good for us

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

@simon IC can we make this a live thread please?