2024 NHL Draft Picks 14, 42, 43, 76, 108, 109, 161, 172, 204 (Draft on 6/28 and 6/29)

[TehDoak]

I would find hilarious us drafting miro jr and having the same coach bench him who benched his dad.

Time is a flat circle, man.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Love to get this guy in the second round. I'd even move up a bit.

Meet Cole Beaudoin, the fittest, strongest player in the 2024 NHL Draft

Projected as a late-first or second-round pick, Beaudoin has earned the respect of everyone he's worked with on his path to the NHL Draft.

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With Beaudoin you have to hope his offensive skills develop as that's the weakest part of us game. He checks out on size and grit but lags behind the other centers in the same range like Miettenen and Bouilard

 

[Dingo44]

With Beaudoin you have to hope his offensive skills develop as that's the weakest part of us game. He checks out on size and grit but lags behind the other centers in the same range like Miettenen and Bouilard

True but that's why he's a good fit. He's also good at face offs. We need more of these strong tough hard working defensively excellent players with size.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

True but that's why he's a good fit. He's also good at face offs. We need more of these strong tough hard working defensively excellent players with size.

I agree but those same qualities are also shared by Miettenen who's a bull in a China shop down low, and Bouilard has been the Drakkars defensive 3C

 

[Dingo44]

 

[Dingo44]

I agree but those same qualities are also shared by Miettenen who's a bull in a China shop down low, and Bouilard has been the Drakkars defensive 3C

Scott Wheeler's U18 worlds standouts and disappointments

A breakdown of the tournament's standouts and risers and disappointments and fallers after 29 games in 11 days in Finland.

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Cole Beaudoin (F, Team Canada/2024 NHL Draft)
Beaudoin’s impact on this Canadian roster is immeasurable. Canada never had full faith in the rest of its centers and as a result, just kept going to him over and over and over again. Matchups. Defensive zone draws. PK. Often centering two different forward lines and double-shifting at five-on-five. And despite the usage, his motor just kept running, and he just kept tracking, hunting, winning pucks and blocking shots. Instincts. Details. Work ethic. He was outstanding. And then it was him, late in the third period of the gold medal game, who gave Canada their first lead at 4-3 on the power play. He only finished with four points in seven games but he was every bit as important to this Canadian team as McKenna, Martone and goaltender Carter George were. He might have made himself a first-round pick because of it, too.

 

[hizzoner]

I will be glued to my tv Tuesday at 7 to see the Sabres move up a few spots in the nhl lottery! I wish I knew who I want Sabres to pick after the first 3 or 4 guys are gone--we have enough smallish skilled players but if they have Benson's skill and drive but better skating then size be damned...

 

[Jim Bob]

2024 NHL Draft top 32 prospects: Scott Wheeler’s post-U18 worlds ranking

Scott Wheeler breaks down the top 32 prospects eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft.

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Wheeler's tiers go like this:

Tier 1 - 1 (Celebrini)
Tier 2 - 2-3 (Demidov & Levshunov)
Tier 3 - 4-11 (Buium, Parekh, Eiserman, Dickinson, Catton, Helenius, Silayev, & Lindstrom)

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

I will be glued to my tv Tuesday at 7 to see the Sabres move up a few spots in the nhl lottery! I wish I knew who I want Sabres to pick after the first 3 or 4 guys are gone--we have enough smallish skilled players but if they have Benson's skill and drive but better skating then size be damned...

I'm the skeleton in a chair meme, waiting for the Sabres to ever move up in the draft lottery. Same chair I've been sitting in waiting for a playoff series.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Zman5778]

Bob McKenzie's NHL Draft Ranking: An 'unpredictable ride' after Macklin Celebrini | TSN

Ten out of 10 NHL club team scouts surveyed in the past week by TSN have Macklin Celebrini as the undisputed No. 1 draft prospect. Beyond Celebrini, though? Buckle up.

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It would be a misnomer to say there’s no consensus to be found in these rankings.

Demidov, for example, had nine scouts place him firmly amongst the top five prospects in the draft; Silayev, Levshunov and Lindstrom each had eight votes in the top five.

But as you drill down on the numbers, there appears to be a wider divergence of opinion than we usually see within the top five, and the bandwidth between Nos. 6 to 15 appears to be a lot tighter than we’ve seen before.

To wit: Five scouts had Demidov as the No. 2 prospect behind Celebrini but five others — three for Levshunov and two for Silayev — saw it differently.

Six prospects got votes at No. 3 — Silayev (three); Demidov and Lindstrom (two each) and one apiece for Levshunov, Parekh and Helenius.

There were eight — eight! — prospects who got votes in the No. 4 slot — two each for Silayev and Lindstrom and one apiece for Demidov, Levshunov, Parekh, Dickinson, Buium and Yakemchuk.

And seven prospects garnered No. 5 votes — Levshunov (three); Lindstrom (two) and one apiece for Demidov, Dickinson, Sennecke and Yakemchuk.

It was like that all the way through the rest of the top 10 slots — six prospects split the No. 6 votes; seven prospects divvied up the No. 7 votes; six prospects at No. 8; seven at No. 9; and eight at No. 10.

 

[Gabrielor]

1	Macklin Celebrini
2	Ivan Demidov
3	Anton Silayev
4	Artyom Levshunov
5	Cayden Lindstrom
6	Sam Dickinson
7	Zayne Parekh
8	Zeev Buium
9	Konsta Helenius
10	Tij Iginla
11	Berkly Catton
12	Carter Yakemchuk
13	Cole Eiserman
14	Beckett Sennecke
15	Trevor Connelly

Bob's new list.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

I'm the skeleton in a chair meme, waiting for the Sabres to ever move up in the draft lottery. Same chair I've been sitting in waiting for a playoff series.

I think that chair may be cursed. We can start a GoFundMe if you need a new, curse-free chair.

 

[Chainshot]

1	Macklin Celebrini
2	Ivan Demidov
3	Anton Silayev
4	Artyom Levshunov
5	Cayden Lindstrom
6	Sam Dickinson
7	Zayne Parekh
8	Zeev Buium
9	Konsta Helenius
10	Tij Iginla
11	Berkly Catton
12	Carter Yakemchuk
13	Cole Eiserman
14	Beckett Sennecke
15	Trevor Connelly

Bob's new list.

I’d still take Sennecke at 11 if that is how itbreaks.

 

[TehDoak]

2024 NHL Draft top 32 prospects: Scott Wheeler’s post-U18 worlds ranking

Scott Wheeler breaks down the top 32 prospects eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft.

theathletic.com

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Wheeler's tiers go like this:

Tier 1 - 1 (Celebrini)
Tier 2 - 2-3 (Demidov & Levshunov)
Tier 3 - 4-11 (Buium, Parekh, Eiserman, Dickinson, Catton, Helenius, Silayev, & Lindstrom)

Only 3 players in the top 15 under 6'0''

Adams is going to trade out if Demidov, Helenius and Catton are gone.

 

[Gabrielor]

I’d still take Sennecke at 11 if that is how I breaks.

If thats what's drafted before 11, I easily take Yakemchuk

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

I think that chair may be cursed. We can start a GoFundMe if you need a new, curse-free chair.

I'm currently renovating a more comfortable hole in the ground. I won't need a new chair.

 

[Fjordy]

Guys, is Helenius Lundell 2.0 or does he play in a different style? I just want to know more about this player.

 

[Gabrielor]

Guys, is Helenius Lundell 2.0 or does he play in a different style? I just want to know more about this player.

Speaking strictly on ceiling, he's more like Aho than Lundell.

 

[Fjordy]

Speaking strictly on ceiling, he's more like Aho than Lundell.

Pack and wrap

 

[HaNotsri]

Guys, is Helenius Lundell 2.0 or does he play in a different style? I just want to know more about this player.

You can watch him in the world championships, I get the impression he's more of an elias pettersson type than Lundell.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

1	Macklin Celebrini
2	Ivan Demidov
3	Anton Silayev
4	Artyom Levshunov
5	Cayden Lindstrom
6	Sam Dickinson
7	Zayne Parekh
8	Zeev Buium
9	Konsta Helenius
10	Tij Iginla
11	Berkly Catton
12	Carter Yakemchuk
13	Cole Eiserman
14	Beckett Sennecke
15	Trevor Connelly

Bob's new list.

If that's what pro scouts are thinking then there are some teams that are going to get burned bad picking some of those dmen. In the meantime, I hope Buffalo runs to the podium to pick Catton. Sennecke and MBN would (grudgingly) be acceptable. Grab a dman in the 2nd round.

 

[Gabrielor]

If that's what pro scouts are thinking then there are some teams that are going to get burned bad picking some of those dmen. In the meantime, I hope Buffalo runs to the podium to pick Catton. Sennecke and MBN would (grudgingly) be acceptable. Grab a dman in the 2nd round.

Sennecke fits a niche they lack. Catton (and Helenius) is more of the same. They need size and d acumen, again, as a priority the entire draft. 2023 again, but there won't be a Benson who's small but excels at every part of the game immediately.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Sennecke fits a niche they lack. Catton (and Helenius) is more of the same. They need size and d acumen, again, as a priority the entire draft. 2023 again, but there won't be a Benson who's small but excels at every part of the game immediately.

Fair point. I think they need hockey sense as much as size.

 

[Chainshot]

If that's what pro scouts are thinking then there are some teams that are going to get burned bad picking some of those dmen. In the meantime, I hope Buffalo runs to the podium to pick Catton. Sennecke and MBN would (grudgingly) be acceptable. Grab a dman in the 2nd round.

I like Catton. If he were there, I'd have a hard time not calling his name.

But I think Sennecke is going to be more like Tuch than Tuch was until Tuch became Tuch.