GDT: 2024 NHL Draft - (1st Round - 6/28 at 7PM ET and Remainder of Draft - 6/29 at 11:30AM ET)

[Flyerfan4life]

there it is

#destinationFranchise..

 

[Sombastate]

Today is the least I've ever felt about the Flyers organization. I think we all have our level of incompetency that we'll accept. Today mine was reached. This will be the first year I don't fly back to Philly for opening night in YEARS.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

If their concept is to build team around 6ht & higher guys... I'm done...

you know deep down they want nothing more then to bring back the BSB.


good ol honest hockey facepunching

 

[Jtown]

Today is the least I've ever felt about the Flyers organization. I think we all have our level of incompetency that we'll accept. Today mine was reached. This will be the first year I don't fly back to Philly for opening night in YEARS.

Oh god. What did i miss?

 

[ponder719]

Oh god. What did i miss?

Not much, which is kind of the problem.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Today is the least I've ever felt about the Flyers organization. I think we all have our level of incompetency that we'll accept. Today mine was reached. This will be the first year I don't fly back to Philly for opening night in YEARS.

Not even to see Michkov's home debut?

 

[Jtown]

No one wants that hayes contract. The worst contract of all time. What gm signed him to that deal in first place?

 

[Sombastate]

Not even to see Michkov's home debut?

That goes to show you how little I feel.

Michkov was supposed to be one of the steps towards actually competing. We were fools.

 

[mja]

No one wants that hayes contract. The worst contract of all time. What gm signed him to that deal in first place?

There are worse contracts, but I and others bitched about that signing the minute it happened and then all that summer. We were told we were being overly negative, and not just by the usual suspects.

 

[Jtown]

There are worse contracts, but I and others bitched about that signing the minute it happened and then all that summer. We were told we were being overly negative, and not just by the usual suspects.

I swear if i ever run into fletcher or dave Scott….

 

[Random Forest]

Final thoughts for now: The Buium snub bugs me and will always bug me, but I’m going to refrain from being too pissed about the rest of the draft for another couple years. I think there is a decent amount of potential in most of these picks, and I can squint and see plausible scenarios for most of them, even if they’re not the most likely outcomes (the most likely outcome is that they all bust, even the ones I wanted in rounds 2+).

I remember being very pleased with the 2015 draft, thinking we had secured our franchise defender in Provorov, top line forward in Konecny when he fell (at least that one worked), and taken high upside shots on David Kase and Cooper Marody. Similar in 2016, picks like Laberge, Allison, Hogberg, and Laczinsky all felt like solid shots at later round talent. Only one of those picks actually worked.

To use David Kase as an example, that felt like a great pick on draft day. And it was a solid bet on an undervalued player, but he’s been as useful as Tyrell Goulbourne, and Kaprizov was taken later that round.

Similar, Wade Allison also felt like a pretty good pick. But you had Filip Hronek one selection later, which would have felt like a total waste on draft day.

I don’t think they did themselves many favors, but I will give this some time before declaring it indicative of a total organizational failure. It could be — and probably will be — but I’ve followed too many drafts to do that today.

 

[FLYguy3911]

There are worse contracts, but I and others bitched about that signing the minute it happened and then all that summer. We were told we were being overly negative, and not just by the usual suspects.

Don't forget they gave up a mid round pick for the right to give him that contract.

 

[mr figgles]

Hayes traded with a 2nd and Skinner bought out… More good longterm signings of players in their late 20s

 

[Tripod]

Today is the least I've ever felt about the Flyers organization. I think we all have our level of incompetency that we'll accept. Today mine was reached. This will be the first year I don't fly back to Philly for opening night in YEARS.

Just wait.

We still have 1-2 bad trades to look forward to and the re-signing of 36 year old EJ

 

[Curufinwe]

Darren Dreger sucks.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807138649672499573

I can’t believe he’s making that mistake in 2024. What a crusty old dope.

Also, Tanev is more beat up than your average 34 year old NHLer. It will be a miracle if he’s still healthy and effective in 4 years, let alone 7.

 

[GKJ]

Briere is out of touch with what the market value is of his assets are.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Just think it's funny how the broadcast last night called Carolina "always a wild card" yet almost every player they took was a no brainer and close to consensus as could be.

So wild

 

[mr figgles]

I can’t believe he’s making that mistake in 2024. What a crusty old dope.

Also, Tanev is more beat up than your average 34 year old NHLer. It will be a miracle if he’s still healthy and effective in 4 years, let alone 7.

It would be a miracle if he makes it 2 years… love it. Hope it’s for big money.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The obsession with height in a sport that is played at foot level is baffling.


There's no way he would have gotten an 8 year contract lol. They didn't give up much. Likely just want to work out a deal before Monday.

And where lower center of gravity can actually be a huge advantage.

 

[FLYguy3911]

And where lower center of gravity can actually be a huge advantage.

I'd at least entertain the idea of wingspan and arm length being important for certain types of defenders, but raw height has very little benefit in hockey.

Like Provorov was around 6'1 but had really short arms so his size wasn't really useful for taking away space.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Briere is out of touch with what the market value is of his assets are.

The exorbitant ask for Laughton is so they can pretend they're moving him while being able to keep him forever.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'd at least entertain the idea of wingspan and arm length being important for certain types of defenders, but raw height has very little benefit in hockey.

Like Provorov was around 6'1 but had really short arms so his size wasn't really useful for taking away space.

The moment Briere got inside Chara's stick range he gave him absolute fits, and even bodied him around.

You'd think that experience would be informative

 

[GKJ]

Pretty different message than he had for Michkov last year.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Briere is out of touch with what the market value is of his assets are.

It’s ok, he’ll be moved at the TDL.

Rinse and repeat.

 

[Rebels57]

Pretty different message than he had for Michkov last year.

Who gives a shit? Rotenberg is kunt.