2024 Draft

[viper0220]

And McQueen would have been a bigger name if he was still playing.
Add in Hensler, Schaeffer, Desnoyers, Ryabkin, Moore, Wozniak, Spence and a few highly touted goalies and it looks to me like a good draft.

Very true, if we can get more picks for 2025, that would be awesome.

In the offseason the Flames need to trade Markstrom, Coleman, Anderrson and one other vet.

Teams will be desperate to get over the hump.

The Flames to finish in the bottom 5, while making sure Florida finishes high(sent Coleman to Florida for less.)

Top heavy maybe in the sense that Hagens seems to be the clear #1, like this year. Misa at times over the past couple years has made an arguement, but Hagens has been clearly ahead for most of that time.

This is 100% true, this draft has the potential to be a very good one.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Very true, if we can get more picks for 2025, that would be awesome.

In the offseason the Flames need to trade Markstrom, Coleman, Anderrson and one other vet.

Teams will be desperate to get over the hump.

The Flames to finish in the bottom 5, while making sure Florida finishes high(sent Coleman to Florida for less.)



This is 100% true, this draft has the potential to be a very good one.

Sucks that LV is crapping out and we could lose that 2nd rnd pick next year
But then again, a bird in the had is worth 2 in the bush!

 

[viper0220]

Sucks that LV is crapping out and we could lose that 2nd rnd pick next year
But then again, a bird in the had is worth 2 in the bush!

Hopefully they can come back.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I hope we take a swing on players with high upside with our second first. Justin Poirier for example could be the next Stankoven. Would love him with Van’s pick

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I hope we take a swing on players with high upside with our second first. Justin Poirier for example could be the next Stankoven. Would love him with Van’s pick

I have JP on my 2nd rnd wish list with about 6 or so others. I think late 1st might be a reach for him.
Someone ranked around 15th will drop to around 25...Guys like Connelly, Boisvert, Hage, Ritchie.
Your boy Artamonov might be there too

 

[herashak]

I hope we take a swing on players with high upside with our second first. Justin Poirier for example could be the next Stankoven. Would love him with Van’s pick

only saw one video on him but he cheats the defensive side hard and I doubt he’s as talented as stankoven

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

These are my rankings

1. Celebrini
2. Demidov-explosive offensive talent
3. Buium- creates space with his skating. High IQ
4. Dickinson- such a smart player. He won’t be flashy so our fan base will probably hate him but these are the guys you win with.
5. Levshunov-big and skilled. Some warts but he’s got high end potential.
6. Lindstrom- big center. More of a project but he’s the kind of player that can be a 1C down the line.
7. Eiserman- just too much skill. Future first liner. Tough to pick him with our need at C and D
8. Catton- highly skilled C with a dynamic quality
9. Iginla- smart and skilled. I don’t know if he can skate with enough explosiveness to play C though
10. Silayev- punishing, he can skate and he will chip in offensively
11. Yakemchuk- world class tools. Elite offensively. Has a lot of work to do. Kinda reminds me of Dougie
12. Helenius- Just a smart player. Lacks explosiveness though
13. Parekh- he’s got skill but I am not sure we can pick another offensively oriented D. We need guys who can shut down the cycle and move the puck

 

[viper0220]

These are my rankings

1. Celebrini
2. Demidov-explosive offensive talent
3. Buium- creates space with his skating. High IQ
4. Dickinson- such a smart player. He won’t be flashy so our fan base will probably hate him but these are the guys you win with.
5. Levshunov-big and skilled. Some warts but he’s got high end potential.
6. Lindstrom- big center. More of a project but he’s the kind of player that can be a 1C down the line.
7. Eiserman- just too much skill. Future first liner. Tough to pick him with our need at C and D
8. Catton- highly skilled C with a dynamic quality
9. Iginla- smart and skilled. I don’t know if he can skate with enough explosiveness to play C though
10. Silayev- punishing, he can skate and he will chip in offensively
11. Yakemchuk- world class tools. Elite offensively. Has a lot of work to do. Kinda reminds me of Dougie
12. Helenius- Just a smart player. Lacks explosiveness though
13. Parekh- he’s got skill but I am not sure we can pick another offensively oriented D. We need guys who can shut down the cycle and move the puck

If we land the 9th pick(which is most likely) and we can get the Devils 1st round pick, that will be win/win.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Helenius seems very much like a Conroy pick.

 

[Body Checker]

I’m thinking all our desireables will be gone by 9.

Parekh, Yakemchuk, Buium, Helenius and Eiserman are left. Throw Sennecke in there who seems to be rising.

Who do you take? I’m going Helenius

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I’m thinking all our desireables will be gone by 9.

Parekh, Yakemchuk, Buium, Helenius and Eiserman are left. Throw Sennecke in there who seems to be rising.

Who do you take? I’m going Helenius

From that group, Helenius for me too.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I’m thinking all our desireables will be gone by 9.

Parekh, Yakemchuk, Buium, Helenius and Eiserman are left. Throw Sennecke in there who seems to be rising.

Who do you take? I’m going Helenius

Buium for me. Always take the Z

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I’d be shocked if Buium was still there, he was the best D on Team USA and a championship team in Denver as a draft eligible. That doesn’t happen. Also if you look at the draft, most of those teams sorely need D.

Columbus, Anaheim almost for sure go D.
Only really Montreal looks like they need a F for sure. Celebrini is going 1, after that this is the most unpredictable draft in a decade at least.

 

[Body Checker]

I’d be shocked if Buium was still there, he was the best D on Team USA and a championship team in Denver as a draft eligible. That doesn’t happen. Also if you look at the draft, most of those teams sorely need D.

Columbus, Anaheim almost for sure go D.
Only really Montreal looks like they need a F for sure. Celebrini is going 1, after that this is the most unpredictable draft in a decade at least.

If that’s the case maybe Iginla or Dickinson will be there for us

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I like Dean Letourneau as an option with our later 1st round pick.

https://thehockeynews.com/news/big-man-on-campus-meet-2024-nhl-draft-prospect-dean-letourneau

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I like Dean Letourneau as an option with our later 1st round pick.

https://thehockeynews.com/news/big-man-on-campus-meet-2024-nhl-draft-prospect-dean-letourneau

I like him too & have mentioned his name a bunch of times. Hoping he's still an option with our 2nd, him getting injured & not being able to play USHL could drop him a bit. Real project - lots of potential & question marks.

Our 1st: A top 7 player drops, or Iginla, Helenius, Yak
Van 1st: A player ranked around 20th that drops: Connelly, Boisvert, Hage, Ritchie
2nd: Surprise drop, or Luchanko, Beaudoin, Misa, Jecho, Letourneau, Meittinen
Late 2nd: A physical Dman thats dropped a bit - Emery, Skahan, Eliasson, Pulkinen, Gill, Lavoie

 

[Body Checker]

I know there’s a size bias here meaning that most don’t want to see us draft just for size but after watching all these 0-0 games going into the third periods and NHL coaches designing stifling playoff systems we can’t build around small skill players. You can have a few but we don’t need another Pelletier. Caveat is the solid built guys like the Marchands.

 

[User1996]

I’d be shocked if Buium was still there, he was the best D on Team USA and a championship team in Denver as a draft eligible. That doesn’t happen. Also if you look at the draft, most of those teams sorely need D.

Columbus, Anaheim almost for sure go D.
Only really Montreal looks like they need a F for sure. Celebrini is going 1, after that this is the most unpredictable draft in a decade at least.

Is it unlikely? Probably at this point. I have him 3, and have been on him for awhile being way too low in rankings, but I do think shocked may be a little strong though I would be surprised for sure.

Celebrini and Demidov can certainly be crossed of the list. After that you have 9 guys who could go anywhere in those next 7 spots (assuming we stay at 9).

At the end of the day, even Anaheim and Columbus just need talent. Depending how it all shakes out, even they could value having the opportunity to follow the popular blue print of having an elite 1C and 2C combo with either Carlsson and Fantilli with Lindstrom, for example.

Edit: McKenzie will have an even split 5F/5D in his top 10. Even if there are some teams looking specifically D, there are lots of options there for them.

 

[Volica]

Honestly, I'd really love to see Calgary get back into the top 12-14 of the draft with that late Vancouver pick.
It feels dirty, but I think the best thing that could happen would be a Edmonton win over Van; Boston upsetting Florida.

Vancouver's pick would slot into 25; with a bunch of 2nd/3rd over the next few years, there'd have to be a team that'd have a draft board with a bunch of players they were interested in late, a la Flames with Zary.

 

[Body Checker]

We are picking 6 players in top 84, might get to 7 or 8 after a trade or two. After the deadline trade pickups like Brzustewicz and Jurmo we will have a flush prospect pool. Just keep building it up Connie, don’t get cute.

 

[User1996]

Mckenzie’s preview to his final rankings:

1. Celebrini
2. Demidov
3. Silayev
4. Levshunov
5. Lindstrom
6. Dickinson
7. Parekh
8. Buium
9. Helenius
10. Iginla
11. Catton
12. Yakemchuk
13. Eiserman
14. Sennecke
15. Connelly

I’m encouraged because I do have Buium and Helenius above his 3-7 right now (mine aren’t final). I’d be elated to get either of those two. Besides that, I’m pretty agreeable on this list. Iginla likely becomes a better NHL’er than Lindstrom in my opinion, but the ceiling for Lindstrom would be too high to pass on given a choice between them.

 

[Siignal]

Genuinely have no reason but for some reason I think we end up with Charlie Elick

 

[Body Checker]

Mckenzie’s preview to his final rankings:

1. Celebrini
2. Demidov
3. Silayev
4. Levshunov
5. Lindstrom
6. Dickinson
7. Parekh
8. Buium
9. Helenius
10. Iginla
11. Catton
12. Yakemchuk
13. Eiserman
14. Sennecke
15. Connelly

I’m encouraged because I do have Buium and Helenius above his 3-7 right now (mine aren’t final). I’d be elated to get either of those two. Besides that, I’m pretty agreeable on this list. Iginla likely becomes a better NHL’er than Lindstrom in my opinion, but the ceiling for Lindstrom would be too high to pass on given a choice between them.

Consensus is that the top 5 on Bobs list are gone by nine. I could see Iginla, Helenius and Catton going before Parekh. Be crazy if we had Parekh, Dickinson and Buium on the board when we went up to draft. However I feel Seattle goes with a dman at their pick.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Genuinely have no reason but for some reason I think we end up with Charlie Elick

I would love a similar Dman in the 2nd/3rd. He was a little polarizing in the U18 - some good stuff, some not so good. But we need a gritty, physical DMan. Others could be Emery, Skahan, Gill, Lavoie, Eliasson to name a few

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Consensus is that the top 5 on Bobs list are gone by nine. I could see Iginla, Helenius and Catton going before Parekh. Be crazy if we had Parekh, Dickinson and Buium on the board when we went up to draft. However I feel Seattle goes with a dman at their pick.

I know BPA blah blah blah but I'd genuinely be surprised as well if Seattle doesn't take a D.