NHL Entry Draft 2024 NHL Draft Talk

[Erik Alfredsson]

Anaheim just killing it as usual.

You'd think they'd be a much better team if they always kill it at the draft.

 

[Senator Stanley]

Rare for an Elite Prospects guy to not hate one of our picks.

 

[SENATOR]

This Sens draft is D+ at best.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

This Sens draft is D+ at best.

Better than 2020 by your estimation, then

 

[SENATOR]

)

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

Rare for an Elite Prospects guy to not hate one of our picks.

This seems encouraging.

 

[PlayersLtd]

Are they at any point going to realize…it’s not working?

Worked with Brady, Ostapchuk, Kleven to name a few. Kastelic made it. Could work with Halliday, Jarventie and Andonovsky, Sogaard if you want to count him. Almost worked with Sokolov. (Those guys are all bigger than Boucher by the way who you would probably try to lump into your argument despite him not being all that big).

What big picks are you so unhappy about other than Roger and Carson Lattimer?

You're acting like big picks fail in spite of their size when the reality lots of guys are failing because the odds are against them in their draft position.

I think people would just complain no matter what around here because it's easier than offering up any productive analysis. If its not size it would be hockey iq, if not iq it would be game breaking talent, if they were small we'd say we need to draft big etc...

The 'we only draft for size and grit' narrative is a legacy of the 2020 draft but it's lazy and uninformed.

 

[BondraTime]

Ellison seems like he may have a jump next year, big body and physical

 

[mianjo]

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]112[/TD]
[TD]OTT[/TD]
[TD]DET-OTT[/TD]
[TD]Javon Moore[/TD]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]6′5″[/TD]
[TD]203[/TD]
[TD]HIGH-MN[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

2023-24	Team TDS Transportation	UMHSEHL	18	5	12	17	4	-	Playoffs	3	1	3	4	0	-
	Minnetonka High	USHS-MN	28	26	27	53	2	-
	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	3	0	1	1	0	0
2024-25	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA

 

[Senscore]

Tall guy from an American high school

 

[Senator Stanley]

Why not! Big athlete.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Worked with Brady, Ostapchuk, Kleven to name a few. Kastelic made it. Could work with Halliday, Jarventie and Andonovsky, Sogaard if you want to count him. Almost worked with Sokolov. (Those guys are all bigger than Boucher by the way who you would probably try to lump into your argument despite him not being all that big).

What big picks are you so unhappy about other than Roger and Carson Lattimer?

You're acting like big picks fail in spite of their size when the reality lots of guys are failing because the odds are against them in their draft position.

I think people would just complain no matter what around here because it's easier than offering up any productive analysis. If its not size it would be hockey iq, if not iq it would be game breaking talent, if they were small we'd say we need to draft big etc...

The 'we only draft for size and grit' narrative is a legacy of the 2020 draft but it's lazy and uninformed.

Drafting for size and grit is also not something that is unique to Ottawa. Every team values that, and the only teams I see consistently taking undersized skill players are basement teams. Maybe there's a correlation...

 

[Rodzilla]

lmao Bondra called it

 

[Speatleysson]

Thats a big winger

 

[Icelevel]

Javon Moore. Like it.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

Low PIMS!!

IS DON BOYD ALRIGHT???

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I hope he’s related to that dude in the black shirt with the gold watch that he hugged lol

I like our 4th round so far

 

[BondraTime]

lmao Bondra called it

Nope, close but was 3 months from being an overage

Obscure US league though is a go to for the Sens

 

[Speatleysson]

6'3+ or bust

 

[PatrickEaves]

Nope, close but was 3 months from being an overage

Obscure US league though is a go to for the Sens

Close enough.

 

[Icelevel]

6'3+ or bust

Have to surround lifetime senator Erik brannstrom with some muscle.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

We always seem to have one mid round US high school kid.

 

[mianjo]

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]117[/TD]
[TD]OTT[/TD]
[TD]TBL-OTT[/TD]
[TD]Blake Montgomery[/TD]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]6′4″[/TD]
[TD]180[/TD]
[TD]USHL[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

2023-24	Lincoln Stars	USHL	58	22	21	43	43	8	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	1
2025-26	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA

 

[Micklebot]

Blake Montgomery, now there's a name to be proud of

 

[PatrickEaves]

Now we pick a tall unranked goalie, and we have the most sens late rounds ever.