GDT: 2024 NHL Draft Rounds 2-7. 11:30 a.m. ET

[Number 57]

What the hell are the Habs doing. Justin Poirier still on the board in the 5th round and they skip over him twice

 

[HockeyVirus]

What the hell are the Habs doing. Justin Poirier still on the board in the 5th round and they skip over him twice

He's 5 foot 8

 

[5cotland]

He's 5 foot 8

Just because he is small doesnt mean he is not good enough to play in the NHL.

 

[Maverick41]

Slovenia 1
Slovakia 0
Norway 2

You can add Germany with 0. Not surprisingly.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Stevie Y’s picks in the 2+ rounds have been pretty bad. Max Plante is a 3rd-4th round guy for me.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Victor Nörringer is a terrific name

 

[Garbageyuk]

What the hell are the Habs doing. Justin Poirier still on the board in the 5th round and they skip over him twice

The Habs and every other team you mean?

 

[Canadian Game]

Very surprised Ryerson Leeders (G) hasn’t been picked yet.

 

[Hinterland]

Finally Misa goes...quite the fall.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Bastards. You couldn’t let Misa fall to 175?

Finally Misa goes...quite the fall.

Late first/early second talent. Great pick. I think he plays.

 

[Quinning]

Surprised that nobody has taken Romani unless I missed it.

2023-24

North Bay Battalion

OHL

68

58

53

111

Should warrant a selection this season

 

[5cotland]

Luke Misa's downfall has been crazy.

This kid was a surefire 1st round puck 6 months ago

 

[Kevin Musto]

Carolina having a ridiculous draft

 

[thaman8765678]

Flames seem to be doing well... this is weird.

I am used to Brad and his truculent picks.

 

[5cotland]

Of course its Carolina that takes Poirier

 

[Hinterland]

Bastards. You couldn’t let Misa fall to 175?


Late first/early second talent. Great pick. I think he plays.

Had him as a mid 2nd rounder. I agree he fell too far...

 

[5cotland]

Nathan Aspinall for Rangers.

What a waste of a damn pick.

Great. A tree who will do nothing.

6'7 but literally all height and no ability.

 

[MaxDummy]

Another year, another crazy Carolina draft on paper

 

[Garbageyuk]

Flames seem to be doing well... this is weird.

I am used to Brad and his truculent picks.

Agreed. They did really well after losing out on Iginla. Parekh’s upside is insane as well, so I wouldn’t be too upset if I was a Flames fan.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Carolina having a ridiculous draft

They do every year.

 

[5cotland]

Nucks got a goody in Romani. Smashed it in his overage year. Earned to be picked this year.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Ty Henry.

Not really familiar with him. He's 6'4" and his father played in the CFL, so he's probably just a gifted athlete.

 

[5cotland]

Ty Henry.

Not really familiar with him. He's 6'4" and his father played in the CFL, so he's probably just a gifted athlete.

I understand he is a stay at home dman but how can you play nearly 60 games and only score 4 assists in the OHL lol

 

[Canucks LB]

Considering how little picks Vancouver has, everybody they selected high value point producers, really going for boom or bust guys.

No wasted pick so far this year

 

[Speyer]

If the 1st round taught us anything it's that righties are way more popular than left handed defensemen. Also, Ustinkov has been inconsistent in international tournaments. I liked his WJC20 but not his WJC18. Muggli had a couple of good games over both tournaments only. I expect both to be locks but since they're left handed defensemen and their international play hasn't quite matched their league performances I wouldn't be shocked to see them fall into the 3rd or 4th round. Conversely, I'm expecting Gian Meier to sneak into the later rounds. I don't know if it's gonna happen but I think he turned heads at the WJC18 where he outplayed Ustinkov and Muggli (and many other fellow other defense prospects for that matter) by far. He's the complete opposite case of Muggli/Ustinkov where his league play has never quite matched his talent. Has always been a prospect with a good standing but never quite lived up to expectations until that WJC18. He was exceptional in all areas of the game in that tournament though and I wonder if he's done just enough to sneak into the 6th or 7th round. He's a tall righty and is only gonna get better as he fills out.
Kirsch and Lachat I think should get drafted based on upside as well but you never know with goalies. Reber, Antenen and Dorthe are all coin flips. Could go both ways. A few others with off chances as well. I think more than two Swiss players are gonna get drafted this year but I don't know how many and when the first one is gonna go.

Sixth round in progress now with only Muggli and Kirsch drafted. Ustinkov will probably still get picked albeit late. Not holding my breath for anybody else. Lachat is still a possibility. Reber probably lost his shot at the U18s. I seriously doubt that Meier and Dorthe were ever on anybodys radar. Still to early to tell but it looks like we might have been a bit to optimistic once again. I certainly hoped for more in regards to the 06 class going into the season.