NHL Entry Draft 2024 NHL Draft Talk

[Golden_Jet]

I'd like to see the Sens take a flyer on Gavin Hodnett with their 5th round pick. He's tiny but the kid has great wheels, plays pretty fearlessly and plays a two way game.

I could see a Pageau type player there eventually.

He’s 5’7”, he’s going to need a growth spurt

 

[GCK]

He’s 5’7”, he’s going to need a growth spurt

That’s Branny size.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

He’s 5’7”, he’s going to need a growth spurt

If he was 6'1 he'd likely be a 1st rounder. 2nd at most. But he gets the job done. Worth a 5th rounder imo. Like a Stankoven-lite. If he pans out he has a pretty high ceiling.

 

[Sensators]

Sennecke so tall now. Think the Habs might take him.

 

[PlayersLtd]

Nobody ever mentions Boucher when they talk about taking the BPA but it's an example that nobody really knows who each team has as the BPA when they go up to pick & in a number of cases the guy they wanted could be gone or they reach because they like a particular player a lot. Every yr at every draft people are amazed at one GM or another for taking a guy too soon, sometimes the GM turns out to be right & more times than not they turn out to be wrong & their swing for the fences is a strike out. It happens at every draft, BPA is in the eye of the beholder. & this upcoming draft seems wide open with all kinds of players ranked all over the place.

Lots of examples to prove your point but Yegor Chinakov on CBJ sums up what you're trying to say perfectly.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I wonder if MTL takes Sennecke at #5 and Iginla is still there at #7, does Ottawa trade back with Calgary for #9 + and take Yakemchuk? Feels plausible.

@benjiv1 says staios loves iginla. So maybe not. Maybe we just take him

 

[BondraTime]

Sens interviewed over 70 guys

 

[Tuna99]

@benjiv1 says staios loves iginla. So maybe not. Maybe we just take him

Sens for sure are going to take a player who can cycle the puck and has size - I’d say the targets are Yakumchuk, Senneckel and Iginla.

 

[Tuna99]

Lots of examples to prove your point but Yegor Chinakov on CBJ sums up what you're trying to say perfectly.

Detroit drafting Mo Seider also 6 raised a ton of eyebrows as he was rated in the teens - but who doesn’t want a giant RD who wants to be the man on their team?

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Too many in here are focused on RD when we could easily be going LD or F.

This isn’t the NFL we cannot afford to draft for need and potentially miss out on a better player.

We can’t get cute at this draft and Boucher it up

Yeah this management group needs to grab as close to a sure thing as possible regardless of position. Its gunna take a year or two for whoever they grab at 7 to make the team at least. Can't be drafting based on position, not with that top pick.

 

[Icelevel]

Yeah this management group needs to grab as close to a sure thing as possible regardless of position. Its gunna take a year or two for whoever they grab at 7 to make the team at least. Can't be drafting based on position, not with that top pick.

Big strong smart is good. Go with those guys.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Sens for sure are going to take a player who can cycle the puck and has size - I’d say the targets are Yakumchuk, Senneckel and Iginla.

Well sennecke is a lot of open ice talent. I haven’t watched much of him though.

 

[Crosside]

Dickinson in a interview said , he think he can play in the nhl this fall and compare him to Heiskanen

 

[Golden_Jet]

Dickinson in a interview said , he think he can play in the nhl this fall and compare him to Heiskanen

He can say that in an interview if asked, I don’t see him saying nah, I’m not ready.

I doubt many are ready, Macklin will play probably.

 

[Micklebot]

He can say that in an interview if asked, I don’t see him saying nah, I’m not ready.

I doubt many are ready, Macklin will play probably.

He's been discussed as the most pro ready guy in the draft for a while now, with some suggesting that he'd be able to step right in, so this isn't a unique to him opinion.

It's always more likely than not that a player won't play right out of being drafted, outside of 1OA, but I think of everybody else, he's probably the most likely to play depending on what team he ends up on.

 

[Sens in Process]

I would have no problem going for Sennecke at #7. There is some risk, but he has a higher ceiling than Iginla in my opinion. My preference is Yak, but the team could go in multiple different ways.

As been said, there a lot of big athletic D-men in this draft, but many fall way short in skills department and are nowhere near as good as the top 6 at this stage. Even so, I think we should try and grab a couple to to develop over the long-term. However, I wouldn't start strategically reconfiguring my draft board to take a winger early expecting to get a Badinka or Elick with the late first pick. They will probably be gone. I also see no reason why we couldn't a grab a couple of D in the first round

In the Athletic podcast, released today form the combine, they expect a big run on D-man in the top 10 and possibly further.

Due to defensive and durability concerns. I would not be surprised to see Parekh fall out of the top 10. I love the player but he absorbs way too much contact and show a serious lack of commitment to defense.

 

[Sens in Process]

Too many in here are focused on RD when we could easily be going LD or F.

This isn’t the NFL we cannot afford to draft for need and potentially miss out on a better player.

We can’t get cute at this draft and Boucher it up

There is wide variance on who is better and the RD are comfortably in range of pick 7.

There are about 14 players who could conceivably go top ten. It is all over the place. People who focus on RD may not be feeling the other options at LD or winger.

This isn't a Boucher situation.

 

[DJB]

Right now my educated guess on who the Sens take is Tij Iginla. He checks so many boxes that we look for;

Compete level
Bloodlines
Goal scoring
Character

He possesses all of these in bunches. I absolutely would not be shocked if we take him if hes on the board.

Two other notes on this, to me Im not too worried about the Habs taking him, they are looking for size at the C position and likely looking at Lindstrom. I also definately think Iginla is a LW at the next level and not a C. Thats ok since we lack LW depth past Brady.

 

[Icelevel]

Right now my educated guess on who the Sens take is Tij Iginla. He checks so many boxes that we look for;

Compete level
Bloodlines
Goal scoring
Character

He possesses all of these in bunches. I absolutely would not be shocked if we take him if hes on the board.

Two other notes on this, to me Im not too worried about the Habs taking him, they are looking for size at the C position and likely looking at Lindstrom. I also definately think Iginla is a LW at the next level and not a C. Thats ok since we lack LW depth past Brady.

Would be totally fine with that

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Right now my educated guess on who the Sens take is Tij Iginla. He checks so many boxes that we look for;

Compete level
Bloodlines
Goal scoring
Character

He possesses all of these in bunches. I absolutely would not be shocked if we take him if hes on the board.

Two other notes on this, to me Im not too worried about the Habs taking him, they are looking for size at the C position and likely looking at Lindstrom. I also definately think Iginla is a LW at the next level and not a C. Thats ok since we lack LW depth past Brady.

Which educations

 

[Sens in Process]

I think there are better options at Iginla at 7. I came into the draft cycle loving Iginla and Parekh and have moved off both of them.

I won't be heartbroken if the team goes that route and yell "garbage pick," but it will sting.

 

[aragorn]

I wonder if MTL takes Sennecke at #5 and Iginla is still there at #7, does Ottawa trade back with Calgary for #9 + and take Yakemchuk? Feels plausible.

If Iginla is still on the board at #7 that is exactly what I expect to happen & the Sens take Yakemchuk RD with their 9th OA unless they suspect Seattle wants Yakemchuk. Calgary has two 2nd rd picks & would probably give one up to move up a couple of spaces to assure they get Iginla who I think is who they kind of have to draft based on their fan sentiment. It's arguable if Iginla is the BPA available at #7 or #9, but IMO the pressure of fans is what they need to appease. Conroy their GM is in a tough spot & won't last long if they pass on Iginla & he turns into a very good NHL player & if the guy they select turns out to be lacking. I would be fine with Sennecke RW or Yakemchuk RD.

 

[Senator Stanley]

Right now my educated guess on who the Sens take is Tij Iginla. He checks so many boxes that we look for;

Compete level
Bloodlines
Goal scoring
Character

He possesses all of these in bunches. I absolutely would not be shocked if we take him if hes on the board.

Two other notes on this, to me Im not too worried about the Habs taking him, they are looking for size at the C position and likely looking at Lindstrom. I also definately think Iginla is a LW at the next level and not a C. Thats ok since we lack LW depth past Brady.

He's also an average-sized skilled winger, and historically we (during the Murray/Dorion era) never draft the skilled winger. Not saying he won't be the pick, but at the most basic level he isn't what our scouts typically look for.

 

[Micklebot]

There is wide variance on who is better and the RD are comfortably in range of pick 7.

There are about 14 players who could conceivably go top ten. It is all over the place. People who focus on RD may not be feeling the other options at LD or winger.

This isn't a Boucher situation.

I don't think anybody has suggested we draft someone outside of the guys MacKenzie had in his top 15, so it's definitely not a boucher situation.

I do think some people are talking about drafting for need though, which imo is a mistake. In three years, we may need to replace Chabot, we may need to replace Batherson, we may have signed and traded for a trifecta of RHD signed to long term deals. The top of the draft isn't the time to look at needs.

All that said, there are players in every position that are options for 7OA, Lindstrom, Sennecke, Iginla and Catton are all perfectly acceptable options up front, Yakemchuk and Perekh are solid options at RD, Dickenson, Buium and Silayev are all great LHD prospects that could be available. I'm probably forgetting some guys too.

I'm ok with liking a guy like Yakemchuk over Buium or Dickenson because you think he has the better future, I just don't like the idea of passing on a guy you think will probably be better because RD is a current need.

 

[DJB]

He's also an average-sized skilled winger, and historically we (during the Murray/Dorion era) never draft the skilled winger. Not saying he won't be the pick, but at the most basic level he isn't what our scouts typically look for.

I agree on what youre saying here but its tough to find a player that checks every single box all the time and is available at our pick.

Im definately curious to see what who we select though!