2024 Draft

[NinjaTurtle]

Agreed I like this player. Didn't have him in the 1st, but had him in the second round.

Wanted Misa at 84 or 106 so I’m excited to get him/a centre with offence at 150. Good job trading down and still getting a good prospect.

 

[Backlund]

Misa is worth it especially with his brother coming to Calgary next year

We're going to be drafting too high to take Michael

 

[Qubax]

Parekh
Brewsky
Mews

Are all very offensive Right Handed D.

We need to find a couple of Left Handed top 2 Pairing guys to go with them....

But we've covered off the offensive Right Shot D man.

 

[Qubax]

I really think we'll get atleast 2 Top 9 players out the below... and we're not done yet

Matvei Gridin
Andrew Basha
Luke Misa
Jacob Battaglia
Trevor Hoskin

 

[crazyfisherman]

Galvas and fibigr are a couple of highly ranked Czech D still available. Wouldnt be surprised by fibigr selection given that they mustve had some viewings watching misa

 

[Some Other Flame]

#170 Hunter Liang

Another center!

6'5" and a right shot to boot. Seems like a 4th liner at best though

 

[crazyfisherman]

Went with size that pick lol

 

[super6646]

Ya he probably won’t amount to anything. Under half a ppg in juniors lol. At this post though it doesn’t really matter

 

[Bounces R Way]

Well.. the search for a 1C continues but I'm pretty damn happy with what I saw from Conroy's team this draft. Lot better than last year IMO

Lots of high upside picks and with 9 of em why not.

 

[super6646]

Last pick a lhd from the dub. Decent production with size, complements our offensive rhd coming in lol.

Overall, very happy with the results of this draft. Good going Connie

 

[Some Other Flame]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807116921508446416

 

[Double Dion]

Wanted Misa at 84 or 106 so I’m excited to get him/a centre with offence at 150. Good job trading down and still getting a good prospect.

Him and Mews were both good value picks. Mews didn't look happy coming to Calgary though which isn't ideal.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807116921508446416

What is Bader referring to there?

 

[super6646]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807116921508446416

Why wasn’t this guy Gm 5 years ago?

Seriously, I hope he’s a lifer. Brad Tre was a constant source of disappointment for this club, so to see a new mentality is a breath of fresh air.

 

[crazyfisherman]

Ya he probably won’t amount to anything. Under half a ppg in juniors lol. At this post though it doesn’t really matter

PG was stacked, probably didnt get much playing time. Guy probably projects as a checker anyway (ik nothing about him lol)

 

[Double Dion]

Jamieson is probably a top 5 most physical player in the WHL. He won't be a puck mover at the next level and isn't a plus skater, but if he hits his ceiling he's a Sarich/Warrener type.

 

[Some Other Flame]

What is Bader referring to there?

Conroy likes his skilled players and perhaps has a good eye for talent.

Jamieson is probably a top 5 most physical player in the WHL. He won't be a puck mover at the next level and isn't a plus skater, but if he hits his ceiling he's a Sarich/Warrener type.

So if he pans out, he'd be the perfect complement to Parekh or Brzustewicz. Ditto for Grushnikov.

Conroy seems to really be going for a defensive left side and an offensive right side.

 

[Double Dion]

Conroy likes his skilled players and perhaps has a good eye for talent.


So if he pans out, he'd be the perfect complement to Parekh or Brzustewicz. Ditto for Grushnikov.

Conroy seems to really be going for a defensive left side and an offensive right side.

Yeah, if he pans out. These guys rarely do, but if you have 5-10 of them you should get a couple of physical bottom 4 guys. For a 6th round it's fine. It's not the Misa or Mews pick, but it's decent.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

What is Bader referring to there?

The rumour (or myth, lore, whatever) is that the Flames had Kucherov & Gaudreau high on their to-draft list but felt they'd last, so waited. Some guys in the org. wanted to take them (both) much sooner than they were. The intimation is that one of those guys was Conny.

Most likely bs until someone actually speaks to it.

 

[Double Dion]

The rumour (or myth, lore, whatever) is that the Flames had Kucherov & Gaudreau high on their to-draft list but felt they'd last, so waited. Some guys in the org. wanted to take them (both) much sooner than they were. The intimation is that one of those guys was Conny.

Most likely bs until someone actually speaks to it.

Ah I see. Bader does actually know some people, but it's like everyone probably had guys higher than they went at points. I had Point as a 2C in his draft year. I had Stankoven as a top sixer too. I've also had guys I was wrong about like Shinkaruk and Steenbergen.

 

[Kranix]

The rumour (or myth, lore, whatever) is that the Flames had Kucherov & Gaudreau high on their to-draft list but felt they'd last, so waited. Some guys in the org. wanted to take them (both) much sooner than they were. The intimation is that one of those guys was Conny.

Most likely bs until someone actually speaks to it.

Further to that lore, isn't also said that Burkie told Button he could take one or the other but not both

 

[Backlund]

Further to that lore, isn't also said that Burkie told Button he could take one or the other but not both

Passing on Kucherov because you want to use the picks on Markus Granlund and Tyler Wotherspoon makes him look like a complete idiot

 

[Volica]

Day two went very well for Conroy.
Lots of high end value in my opinion. Probably ends up being a valuable draft for Calgary when it’s all said and done. Just have to hope the guy we spent a top ten pick on can become something significant

 

[Fig]

Further to that lore, isn't also said that Burkie told Button he could take one or the other but not both

Wrong lore. I think it was Feaster.

 

[User1996]

Really can’t complain about the results overall here. Not getting a C with actual top 6 upside, let alone 1C, feels like a failure. But I guess you can’t control how the board aligns with your list. I don’t hate any of the Parekh, Gridin, Basha, Battaglia, Mews, or Misa picks - based on my list roughly where they should have gone (or later). I can’t profess to know anything about the players selected after the Misa pick, though.

Of course I get the benefit of hindsight here, but this is what I would have done given what we know about where players ended up now. Ignoring possible signing issues that maybe put us off Buium. You get three F’s who have top 6 upside (one C, one LW, one RW), a D with high end 1 potential, a complete D with probably 3/4 potential, another D that is a wildcard after injuries but was thought to be an elite prospect just a few years ago, and a Russian F who is also a complete wildcard.

9 - Zeev Buium
28 - Igor Chernyshov
41 - Ryder Ritchie
62 - John Mustard
74 - Tarin Smith
84 - Melvin Fernstrom
106 - Aron Kiviharju
150 - Ilya Pautov (or Misa)

Will be interesting to look back on this and the actual haul in a few years, but they did fairly well finding value.

 

[joescores]

Do we think Conny tried to trade up to get Eiserman or Hage? Kind of disappointing we couldn't snatch any of these 2 guys.