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

[Chainshot]

Hard to watch Lindstrom when he's been hurt for a month or so now

Video is our friend. Same with mini-Jiricek.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Video is our friend. Same with mini-Jiricek.

I agree, just sucks that I'm caught up on his videos. Lots to like, somethings to question but that package is so enticing.

With the way things are moving ranking wise, I have to say that Yakemchuk is looking more and more likely. I love his compete, and willingness to lay a beating on people. My only concern to keep an eye on is whether he's one of those all tools, no toolbox types

 

[TageGod]

I wonder how much 1st overall is worth when the Sabres win the lottery.

 

[Team Cozens]

Macklin Celebrini the unanimous No. 1 prospect in Bob McKenzie's mid-season draft ranking | TSN

Ten out of 10 NHL team scouts surveyed by TSN have the 17-year-old Boston University freshman centre at No. 1. Almost all of them can’t see anyone other than Celebrini going first overall on June 28.

www.tsn.ca

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They shouldn't list defensemen as just D.... should be RHD or LHD. It makes a huge difference. Why a RW or LW ??

 

[Zman5778]

I wonder how much 1st overall is worth when the Sabres win the lottery.

Not nearly enough.

Celebrini would give us a legit, no-question #1 center....an actual center. That would allow us to slot players better in the lineup.

Of course we won't win it though.

 

[EichHart]

Are we taking another midget this draft?

 

[Ehran]

Are we taking another midget this draft?

If KA is still our GM, then yes.

On a side note, we're 6th overall right now. We'd really have to crash and burn to fall any further down. We have a 7 point "lead" over Ottawa, although they've played 4 less games.

So I guess there is a decent chance we'll finish bottom 5.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Are we taking another midget this draft?

If another Benson is available I would hope they run to the stage to draft him. Sidenote: I hope they trade their pick for immediate help. But if not, I hope they use the pick on someone with elite hockey sense and great compete (see Catton).

 

[Chainshot]

 

[MeenOlViks]

He’s under 6’
Perfect

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Demidov is fun but way too skilled to be in the MHL, he's toying with the competition. Celebrini gets the nod over him due to Center preference, the question is whether the next team or 2 go with the big D

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Hands off the chart. And he's fallen from 2/3 to, what was he, #6 on "Bob's" list?

 

[Chainshot]

Probably the end of an era -



I admit, I didn't watch it the other night. It was always a fun event to go to just for seeing guys off camera and away from the puck. It was also before things started streaming and being readily available.

 

[Chainshot]

Our very own @Brock has his OHL mid-season 50 up and it's so worth the read:

Midseason Top 50 for the 2024 NHL Draft

It's time to update my draft board for the 2024 NHL draft now that we're past the halfway point of the OHL season. Back in early November ( ...

ohlprospects.blogspot.com

Cool to see Greentree up in his ratings.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Chainshot]

Picked the right night to take in some Windsor to see Greentree... 3 goals, 3 assists for him in an 8-2 win over Peterborough.

 

[truthbluth]

A frustrating thing about the way Adams has drafted for the past few drafts is, the Sabres may be in position to draft Ivan Demidov, and they simply cannot draft another undersized winger. It's a shame, because he'd be the best of them. Now they have to force size and/or position, at a time when they have a high pick.

 

[Tatanka]

A frustrating thing about the way Adams has drafted for the past few drafts is, the Sabres may be in position to draft Ivan Demidov, and they simply cannot draft another undersized winger. It's a shame, because he'd be the best of them. Now they have to force size and/or position, at a time when they have a high pick.

I don’t think you ever force size/position. Not for someone who isn’t in the plans for at least a couple of years. They took Benson despite size concerns. BPA. But then you need to work on pro scouting to fill immediate holes and be willing to make moves. I think KA takes the path of least resistance drafting BPA and doing nothing via trade.

 

[Ehran]

the Sabres may be in position to draft Ivan Demidov, and they simply cannot draft another undersized winger.

Have you not met GM Kevyn Adams?

He can, and will, draft another undersized winger. It's his "thing".

 

[Chainshot]

Have you not met GM Kevyn Adams?

He can, and will, draft another undersized winger. It's his "thing".

He might if it's Demidov. Hell, Berkly Catton would be high on my list if they're in their usual 8-spot and he's there. *shrug*

But right now, I'm day dreaming that they can figure out how to get some guys like Greentree or Brandsegg-Nygard to load up a further injection of skilled size to go with Wahlberg.

 

[Zman5778]

A frustrating thing about the way Adams has drafted for the past few drafts is, the Sabres may be in position to draft Ivan Demidov, and they simply cannot draft another undersized winger. It's a shame, because he'd be the best of them. Now they have to force size and/or position, at a time when they have a high pick.

Demidov isn't THAT small. B-Mac's list has him at 5'11", 181 pounds.

Yeah, he could stand to put on a couple of pounds.......but he's not Benson-sized. The Amerks list Kulich at 5'11", 170 pounds and he's hardly mentioned among our "undersized" winger brigade.

The average height of an NHL forward in 2024 is 6 foot, 0.5 inches. It's not like we're fielding an entire team of Zach Bensons.

If Demidov is BPA where we pick, we pick him. It's no more complicated than that.

 

[Zman5778]

But right now, I'm day dreaming that they can figure out how to get some guys like Greentree or Brandsegg-Nygard to load up a further injection of skilled size to go with Wahlberg.

A good-old Canadian boy who's big and plays big? You KNOW he's going to rocket up boards way past us.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

There's a lot to like about Greentree but he's on the slower side and likes taking shifts off. I'm personally jumping on the Yakemchuk bandwagon the rest of the year as he checks my personal boxes of big, fast, mean, nasty and a RHD

 

[Zman5778]

There's a lot to like about Greentree but he's on the slower side and likes taking shifts off. I'm personally jumping on the Yakemchuk bandwagon the rest of the year as he checks my personal boxes of big, fast, mean, nasty and a RHD

Calling him "big" is a little disingenuous. He's 6'2" and 188. Slightly bigger than R. Johnson.

That said, our D could certainly handle a guy like that given the size of Dahlin/Power/Sammy.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Calling him "big" is a little disingenuous. He's 6'2" and 188. Slightly bigger than R. Johnson.

That said, our D could certainly handle a guy like that given the size of Dahlin/Power/Sammy.

He's not Silayev sized but I'd wager that his measurements will be bigger at the combine giving He's a still growing 17yo.