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

[Kevin Musto]

Christian Humphreys must have had some bad interviews or something. Craziness

Pittsburgh has one more pick. Will they take the local kid?

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Pittsburgh has one more pick. Will they take the local kid?

I’ve been chomping at the bit for the Pens to draft him. I love that guy. I’m glad they took Swanson but I would’ve absolutely preferred Humphreys

Pittsburgh has one more pick. Will they take the local kid?

damn, you jinxed me lol. Of course Colorado gets him.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Zetterberg is the only player I have on my board that hasn't been picked yet

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Zetterberg is the only player I have on my board that hasn't been picked yet

He’s the last guy available I wanted the Penguins to target. Galvas would also be a decent pickup though.

 

[Speyer]

Agree it's crazy he got picked ahead of all the more talented 06 born kids. At the same time Gredig is trending better than most of them and played at a higher level as well. I wouldn't discount his NHL chances. He's probably better suited for an NHL bottom six role than most 06 kids.

I mean its a bit hard to argue that he is trending better than prospects who are a year younger than him. Last year Gredig was still in the U20 league and was not exactly dominating. Hasnt ever been notable in the junior national teams until this years WJC either. I dont disagree that he has a better shot at a bottom six role than some of the 06 born players. Its just that every NHL team can fairly easily get players that are just flat out better than Gredig for such a role. A lot of bottom six NHLers were notable junior players. Gredig is not.

 

[Hinterland]

This is insane. Now Sansonnens goes, too...with Ustinkov still on the board

 

[Speyer]

This is insane. Now Sansonnens goes, too...with Ustinkov still on the board

Size is king in the 7th round apparently

 

[MasterMatt25]

No Ustinkov
No Galvas
No Hynnninen
No Cristoforo

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Never heard of Finn Harding.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Rights to Tanev traded to Toronto

 

[BerthMania]

Galvas, Ustinkov and Zetterberg not being drafted surprises me!

 

[FinPanda]

Suoniemi not drafted is a surprise to me

 

[Kuracmugger]

Zetterberg not getting draft is really surprising IMO

 

[Runner77]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807136515446755823

 

[Garl]

Galvas, Ustinkov, Zetterberg, Sterner, Bodin not picked, very strange

 

[Hinterland]

No Ustinkov
No Galvas
No Hynnninen
No Cristoforo

Crazy. I think the knock on Galvas was size. He was too slight. Ustinkov probably didn't get drafted because of his lack of IQ and vision, completely ignoring his other qualities. Shocked they didn't get drafted but time to put the nose in the dirt to make it next year I guess. They have the talent.

 

[kudla]

This was supposed to be the best swiss generation in a long time and they ended up with 0 drafted forwards

 

[Beauterham]

Guys that didn't got drafted that surprised me (some already mentioned a couple of times).

Daniil Ustinkov
Daniel Nieminen
Tomas Galvas
Yegor Graf
Anthony Cristoforo
Eric Burger
Tanner Adams
Luke Mistelbacher
Topias Hynninen
Rhys Pederson
Gian Meier
Jere Lassila

Alex Zetterberg wasn't that much of a surprise due to his size.

 

[Garl]

39 pts in 24 games for swedish u18 team. Not drafted at all. Wonderful.

 

[uncleben]

Here's the roundup from my list

Biggest omissions:
Tomas Galvas (LD) - ranked 71st, for me
Alex Zetterberg (C) - 74
Daniil Ustinkov (LD) - 75
Topias Hynninen (LW) - 112
Karl Sterner (C) - 121
Aidan Park (RW) - 122
Gabriel Frasca (C) - 133
Tuomas Suoniemi (C) - 135
Felix Lacerte (C) - 136
Matvei Babenko (RW) - 137


Biggest slumps:
Christian Humphreys (C) - 81 vs. 215
Ryerson Leenders (G) - 95 vs. 219
Luke Misa (C) - 52 vs. 150
Jakub Fibigr (LD) - 109 vs. 202
Mac Swanson (C) - 115 vs. 207


Biggest stretches:
Gregor Biber (LD) - undrafted vs. 98
Owen Protz (LD) - undrafted vs. 102
Gabe Smith (C) - undrafted vs. 103
Luke Ellinas (C) - undrafted vs. 104
Trevor Hoskin (C) - undrafted vs. 106
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Jake Fisher (LW) - 225 vs. 121


On the nose (8):
Macklin Celebrini (C) - 1
Cayden Lindstrom (C) - 4
Berkly Catton (LW) - 8
Zayne Parekh (RD) - 9
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (RW) - 15
Adam Jiricek (RD) - 16
Tarin Smith (LD) - 79
Will McIsaac (RD) - 145


My unranked players (11):
Victor Johansson (LD)
Viktor Norringer (RW)
Max Graham (C)
Connor Clattenburg (LW)
Stevie Leskovar (LD)
Albin Sundin (RD)
Rico Gredig (LW)
Hunter St. Martin (LW)
Yaroslav Korostelyov (G)
Fisher Scott (LD)
Rasmus Bergqvist (LD)

 

[GaboriklessWild]

39 pts in 24 games for swedish u18 team. Not drafted at all. Wonderful.

Folks get drafted rarely from the Swedish U18 league

 

[Hinterland]

Guys that didn't got drafted that surprised me (some already mentioned a couple of times).

Daniil Ustinkov
Daniel Nieminen
Tomas Galvas
Yegor Graf
Anthony Cristoforo
Eric Burger
Tanner Adams
Luke Mistelbacher
Topias Hynninen
Rhys Pederson
Gian Meier
Jere Lassila

Alex Zetterberg wasn't that much of a surprise due to his size.

Mistelbacher was trending nicely I thought. Late riser doing very well in playoffs for Swift Current. Strange that he got overlooked.

 

[Garl]

Folks get drafted rarely from the Swedish U18 league

U18 National team, not league.

 

[Speyer]

If this draft shows anything its that size isn't getting less important in todays NHL. At least not unless you excell in any other aspect of the game. Lots of tall risers in the first round. 120 players are getting picked ahead of Kiviharju. Misa falls to the fifth. Galvas and Zetterberg go undrafted. Jamiro Reber too. There is definitely a pattern there.

 

[Garl]

Zetterberg is 1st overall in history in scoring and 5th ever in PPG for Sweden U18 internationally. Not drafted.