GDT: 2024 NHL Draft Talk - Picked 2nd, 18th, 27th, 67th, 72nd, 92nd, 138th, & 163rd Overall

[Bubba88]

If Lev is the pick, then I definitely want forwards with our next two picks. I'd still like Chernyshov at 18 and maybe package 34 and 50 to move up a get Surin. I think both of them could be 2nd line talent.

Take BPA. There is no such thing as having too many good D prospects.

With Bedard and Nazar we have 2 young NHL Players for the Top 6 (logically Bedard #1 forward). We still have guys coming up with Hayes, Moore and even Greene that can become middle 6 guys you want on your team.
That's without Safonov or Kantserov. Plenty of options already.

Will need to find room for all of them and we have enough high picks the next 2-3 years. That's all without trading for players or signing a UFA to fill out the roster.

Just keep picking BPA and figure things out later.

 

[Sarava]

I agree. BPA all the way. Draft Demidov at #2. Connor needs someone to play with.

 

[ndgt10]

I agree. BPA all the way. Draft Demidov at #2. Connor needs someone to play with.

Somebody leaked the pick which is why Levshunov is such a huge betting favorite.

 

[ello]

My super bold prediction for tonight:

Lev at 2 , a strong skating forward at 18 and mtl drafting Demidov :,(

 

[clydesdale line]

My super bold prediction for tonight:

Lev at 2 , a strong skating forward at 18 and mtl drafting Demidov :,(

Not sure how "bold" that is considering that's been gaining stream for a while now.

 

[Chuck Testa]

In my opinion, you don't pass on the potential that comes with Demidov for someone like Levshunov. If he had the skill of a Makar then yes, you make that move but you don't take a guy with a Connor Murphy skillset at 2. I just wouldn't.

 

[Darkstar]

Take BPA. There is no such thing as having too many good D prospects.

With Bedard and Nazar we have 2 young NHL Players for the Top 6 (logically Bedard #1 forward). We still have guys coming up with Hayes, Moore and even Greene that can become middle 6 guys you want on your team.
That's without Safonov or Kantserov. Plenty of options already.

Will need to find room for all of them and we have enough high picks the next 2-3 years. That's all without trading for players or signing a UFA to fill out the roster.

Just keep picking BPA and figure things out later.

You draft BPA at 2. Outside of the top 10 or 12 players you should be grouping these prospects with similar talent and upside, then picking someone in that group mostly on need. We already have a pretty solid dmen prospect pool and adding Lev would mean we have two top ten selections in that pool. Both of the prospects I suggested are not reaches at that part of the draft and both offer something different than these smaller forwards we have, do. I like Jiricek and Solberg but I don't consider them to be better prospects than Chernyshov and Surin.

 

[Bubba88]

You draft BPA at 2. Outside of the top 10 or 12 players you should be grouping these prospects with similar talent and upside, then picking someone in that group mostly on need. We already have a pretty solid dmen prospect pool and adding Lev would mean we have two top ten selections in that pool. Both of the prospects I suggested are not reaches at that part of the draft and both offer something different than these smaller forwards we have, do. I like Jiricek and Solberg but I don't consider them to be better prospects than Chernyshov and Surin.

all things equal, it would make them BPA.

Take Lev and imagine Zeev or Dickinson drops to a point we could trade up or by miracle get him at 18. Do you pass on him because of position? It won't happen, but if it does you still take them.

If the best is a D you take the D. Simple as that.

 

[Darkstar]

all things equal, it would make them BPA.

Take Lev and imagine Zeev or Dickinson drops to a point we could trade up or by miracle get him at 18. Do you pass on him because of position? It won't happen, but if it does you still take them.

If the best is a D you take the D. Simple as that.

If someone in your top 10-12 drops to 18 then of course you pick them, but the NHL draft isn't as deep as the NFL draft, you get a few prospects that stand out and the rest with various strengths and weaknesses. We need forwards with both size and skill and that needs to be addressed early, not late with fringe prospects like the last draft.

 

[Larmer83]

Last mock by Pronman.

Final 2024 NHL Mock Draft: After Macklin Celebrini, there’s room for surprise

Who will go No. 2? Will Ivan Demidov drop? Pronman attempts his final projection of the 2024 NHL Draft.

www.nytimes.com

Nothing has changed at #2 as he has Lev with this quote included:

However, as one NHL scout put it, “I would bet for at least half the league, they don’t have Levshunov/Demidov 2/3 on their list in some order.” That’s not a criticism of Chicago, it’s just the wide open nature of the top of the draft class, in that if the team order were different, the group of players being discussed would change notably (I’ve talked to at least one team that doesn’t have either player in their top five).

He has the Hawks taking Jett Luchanko at #18:

The league loves his two-way game, his skating and his compete. He fits the profile of the type of forward Chicago has targeted and has that profile in spades.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

If only we could change the whole Blackhawks scouting department and replace it with a punch of hfboards members.

What if Demidov will be next Nikita Filatov? Who knows, let´s not pretend here that we know better. People are reflecting their feelings into opinions. Blackhawks make their pick based on data that they have gathered from these youngsters for several months. Still it could go wrong. Let´s not declare what the outcome will be. Wait and see.

As I said appeals to authority are so boring.

 

[Drumman44]

I actually agree with this. The report they Chicago is turning down offers to trade up too. I wonder if Kyle would rather trade down and is trying to up the price to do so by making Levshunov seem like a forgone conclusion

 

[Northernhawk]

If you don’t Levshunov at #2 trade down with someone for an established defenceman like say Guhle in Montreal

#2 and #72 to MTL for #5 and Guhle

 

[Wally1112pac]

11 hours, 19 minutes to go...

 

[HawksDub89]

My super bold prediction for tonight:

Lev at 2 , a strong skating forward at 18 and mtl drafting Demidov :,(

My bold prediction is you’ll have a huge meltdown despite knowing levshunov is likely the pick.

We’ll have clean diapers waiting for you!

 

[DemiGod]

A whole year of tanking to end up choosing Levshunov f***ING PICK 2. No hope, it's sad to end the season like this.
If this is Lev 100%, I hope Kyle trades down at the last moment and we get Levshunov anyway.

 

[clydesdale line]

Vlasic - Levshunov
Korchinski - Rinzel

The future. Big, fast, mobile defensemen who all have some offensive ability to bring to the table (moreso Lev, Korch and Rinzel though) and can move the puck up in transition.

Get another top 10 pick next year, get a big PF guy like McQueen (I don't think Martone will be available when the Hawks pick which will likely be 7-10 range) and this team is starting to look great down the road. And you still have the 2025 FA to really swing for the fences and grab that elite player to help Bedard (c'mon Draisaitl or Rantanen).

 

[Taze em]

If Levshunov is such a bad pick, why would Anaheim take him 3 if we didn’t pick him. Their fans always lurking here checking in.

If Demidov is such a great pick why isn’t Anaheim running to the podium to pick him. Same with Columbus.

HF Hawks board is smarter than Davidson, Verbeek, the rest of HF.

 

[ndgt10]

I actually agree with this. The report they Chicago is turning down offers to trade up too. I wonder if Kyle would rather trade down and is trying to up the price to do so by making Levshunov seem like a forgone conclusion

I don't think any team is trying to trade up to 2 for Levshunov. I could see a team trading up for Demidov though.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I think we'll draft Bronny James.

 

[ColbyChaos]

If Levshunov is such a bad pick, why would Anaheim take him 3 if we didn’t pick him. Their fans always lurking here checking in.

If Demidov is such a great pick why isn’t Anaheim running to the podium to pick him. Same with Columbus.

HF Hawks board is smarter than Davidson, Verbeek, the rest of HF.

Lot of indications they are team Silayev lol

 

[wladyslaw]

I think we'll draft Bronny James.

I think he would have a better NHL future than Lev ( Murphy2.0)

 

[ClydeLee]

If Levshunov is such a bad pick, why would Anaheim take him 3 if we didn’t pick him. Their fans always lurking here checking in.

If Demidov is such a great pick why isn’t Anaheim running to the podium to pick him. Same with Columbus.

HF Hawks board is smarter than Davidson, Verbeek, the rest of HF.

Lev has always lead the Ducks boards, who do you want polls everytime i looked by a significant margin too

People keep saying they want demidov. I think too many people here have convinced themselves Demidov is a higher talent or reputation than most scouts give him because of Forward need. They keep saying, no it's pure bpa, yet in the same breathe say Bedard needs forward help. I think there's a psychological factor happening therethey don't want to acknowledge.

The surprise I still would want is buium but I have Lev after that

 

[TLEH]

Its less about it has to be Demidov, its more that I have a few players ahead of Levshunov. If you're going to tell me its between those two, then I definitely want Demidov.

 

[Taze em]

Drinking a nice morning coffee out of my 2015 Stanley Cup mug thinking about that big goofy Drago patrolling our blue line. When suddenly I look at the mug and it says “Hawks 2 Lightning 1,
Hawks 2 Lightning 1
Hawks 2 Lightning 1,
Hawks 2 Lightning 0”

Tell me again Hawks fans about how we need forwards over defensemen to help *check notes* one of the five greatest prospects in the modern history of hockey.