GDT: 2024 NHL Draft GDT | [EDM/PHI] FLA 1st '24 (32nd Overall) <---> cond. Edm 1st ('25 unless Top-12, then slides to '26)

[TheNumber4]

Don’t know him a ton but most scouts had him outside the first, 9th on his team in points, below a PPG. Doesn’t seem like much of an offensive player mostly a defensive guy. If it was a pick we had or traded up from our second not terrible. But using one of our few assets that could up build our team to trade for the pick to pick him is.. odd.

Maybe they are going to outsmart everyone but it doesn’t seem like the best use of the pick. Pracey was shaky enough for me in his history to begin with.

Interesting k. Ultimately, we traded probably our 26 first for a 24 first. I know nothing about the 26 draft class, but earlier the better in general for draft picks.

I appreciate JJ giving Pracey a shot at making his mark early. And JJ has been making good calls. Hope this works out. Now to time learn more about this kid, who does sound pretty underwhelming on the surface.

 

[FlameChampion]

Is it just me or was this move extremely stupid? We just gave up a future 1st round pick to get the 32nd pick? If that’s correct, then wtf is going on? Thats bad.

Well they obviously had him way higher so they think it’s a good trade. Only time will tell. It is a super weird trade though.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Interesting k. Ultimately, we traded probably our 26 first for a 24 first. I know nothing about the 26 draft class, but earlier the better in general for draft picks.

I appreciate JJ giving Pracey a shot at making his mark early. And JJ has been making good calls. Hope this works out. Now to time learn more about this kid, who does sound pretty underwhelming on the surface.

It could definitely turn out. If we had a better head scout I’d feel more confident but outside of a single draft, Pracey has been awful.

 

[TheNumber4]

It could definitely turn out. If we had a better head scout I’d feel more confident but outside of a single draft, Pracey has been awful.

Yeh that's the story on him. Hopefully JJ saw something different in his history we may not be privy to.

 

[Wreckus]

 

[TheNumber4]

 

[tiger_80]

Pracey hitting on 4 picks would be a grand slam. Get it done Pracey. First impressions are everything. Don’t fail us. I expect atleast one Datsyuk in the bunch.

That would be a loser move. Need Datsyu, Zetterberg, and throw a couple of crosbies for change.

Horcoff. lol

 

[Hollywood55]

Led OHL rookies in playoff scoring with 12 pts in 16 games. Also London is great at developing players. I like this pick.

 

[TheNumber4]

That would be a loser move. Need Datsyu, Zetterberg, and throw a couple of crosbies for change.


Horcoff. lol

Hmm true. Anything less and I want him fired.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Drafting a Scott Laughton in the first no thanks.
But hey wish the kid the best.

 

[tiger_80]

It could definitely turn out. If we had a better head scout I’d feel more confident but outside of a single draft, Pracey has been awful.

They always have interesting ideas that never pan out, because scouts or development sucks. I remember one year Lowe and McTarded converted something like a 3rd round pick in 4 or 5 later round picks. Not sure what happened to all those players. I guess they have been out of the organization for years.

 

[Hollywood55]

Kids just drafted and everybody hates him already. Welcome to oil country lol.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Drafting a Scott Laughton in the first no thanks.
But hey wish the kid the best.

To be fair, I still consider #32 a second rounder, call me old school

 

[McBooya42]

Well they obviously had him way higher so they think it’s a good trade. Only time will tell. It is a super weird trade though.

Meh. Bob McKenzie had him at 32...I like that.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Scouts are all over the place.

I guess the hope is he has an Eason Cowan like draft+1 when he gets more ice time and opportunity.

No issue with the pick in the bubble but the trade to do so seems pretty dumb. Not great for JJs first move without Holland.

 

[TheNumber4]

JJ talked about wanting to have more presence in the OHL market.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Just watched an 18 minute youtube clip of his. Seems hard working, skilled, goes to the dirty areas and he has good vision. Seems like a solid pick because there's lots to work with. When I first started watching he reminded me of Hyman, then as it continued I started getting ROR types of vibes. Not the flashiest or fastest but just a damn good hockey player.

 

[Fourier]

This is very high praise from Otten.

 

[Soli]

 

[McBooya42]

Just watched an 18 minute youtube clip of his. Seems hard working, skilled, goes to the dirty areas and he has good vision. Seems like a solid pick because there's lots to work with. When I first started watching he reminded me of Hyman, then as it continued I started getting ROR types of vibes. Not the flashiest or fastest but just a damn good hockey player.

 

[Fourier]

Just watched an 18 minute youtube clip of his. Seems hard working, skilled, goes to the dirty areas and he has good vision. Seems like a solid pick because there's lots to work with. When I first started watching he reminded me of Hyman, then as it continued I started getting ROR types of vibes. Not the flashiest or fastest but just a damn good hockey player.

Interestingly enough ROR's box scores in his draft year in Erie were actually quite similar to those of SOR.

 

[oil Leaks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806889944322809949

 

[TheNumber4]

Wait. So what if we trade the 25 first? Are we still allowed to?

 

[Wreckus]

Fine by me.

I find it funny that people are bitching that we lost another first round pick in 25 or 26 to get a first round pick this year. What's the f***ing difference, we drafted someone in the first round.

Trade chip for the deadline next year for a rental? Can't do that forever and I think what the Oilers did was much more beneficial as our prospect pool was getting thin.

 

[Sheikyerbouti]

The only issue is he has missed like the entire year. It’s insanely hard for prospects to miss arguably one of their biggest development years.

Agreed, really hard, and it's basically been two seasons

But in the middle of it, at camp, he showed he was physically mature, and able to skate and think quick enough to play pro, so in a perfect world he goes directly to the AHL to develop anyways.

Lots of drafted prospects are worse off by going back to junior imo, Nurse is the poster boy.