GDT: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[stevo61]

Okay with Lindstrom if they’re 90% confident in the medicals.

Felt a similar feeling to when it was PLD over JP, but that ended up being the right pick technically… so I’ll trust the scouts and roll with this one.. “hope for the best!”

Sidenote— would love to hear what their assessment was of Demidov. Someone mentioned earlier about CBJ not seeing him play live and/or their ability to sign him.. how much did any of that play into it if at all?

noone could see him or sign him? I doubt it mattered, I think Waddell and the staff wanted to bring more skills that the team is sorely lacking

 

[Viqsi]

DAMNIT. Hage is who I wanted for Nashville. One pick away.

 

[Viqsi]

annnnd my reaction to the Nashville pick...

Chernyshov was RIGHT THERE as a possibility to get over the fear of Russians and they went off the board.

Second time today I'm using this GIF...

 

[stevo61]

damn Nashville, Surin and L'Heureux together would be a pain in the ass

 

[Viqsi]

damn Nashville, Surin and L'Heureux together would be a pain in the ass

I still severely doubt L'Heureux will ever amount to much of anything. But I'm cynical like that.

 

[stevo61]

I still severely doubt L'Heureux will ever amount to much of anything. But I'm cynical like that.

He just had a 48 point season and a ppg in the playoffs while filling an agitator role... he'll make it in some capacity

 

[Viqsi]

He just had a 48 point season and a ppg in the playoffs while filling an agitator role... he'll make it in some capacity

He's going to keep Kadriing himself out of games without being good enough to justify being kept around like Kadri was.

 

[majormajor]

Sidenote— would love to hear what their assessment was of Demidov. Someone mentioned earlier about CBJ not seeing him play live and/or their ability to sign him.. how much did any of that play into it if at all?

Every club is used to video scouting now, but not seeing him live does factor into it a little bit. There isn't much concern about signing Demidov because he is free to sign in the NHL next year and he's learning English quickly and very close to NHL ready. He obviously wants to play in the NHL soon.

I think there is some question about whether Demidov or Lindstrom is really the hardest player to get. Lindstrom has the strength and speed to break defenses and make space for the soft skill guys that we have in abundance - I'm thinking of KJ and Gaudreau especially. I'm guessing that was the calculation. Not so much about what we already have, but more about how much a player like Lindstrom opens up space for skill on the ice around him and how impossible it is get a player like him aside from this draft choice.

annnnd my reaction to the Nashville pick...

You're going to love Yegor Surin. Dubinsky type fiery competitor.

 

[Viqsi]

You're going to love Yegor Surin. Dubinsky type fiery competitor.

That might be nice.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Flyers trading the 32nd pick. Perhaps an indication they feel we’re giving them our pick?

 

[ClevelandJacketFan]

Flyers trading the 32nd pick. Perhaps an indication they feel we’re giving them our pick?

they are talking about how they are starting a long rebuild and got a future 1st rounder for the literal last pick in the 1st round.

That's an easy accept regardless of what happens with our 2nd.

 

[tunnelvision]

Flyers trading the 32nd pick. Perhaps an indication they feel we’re giving them our pick?

Pulkkinen (!!!), Miettinen, Chernyshov.... still available and there are only 3 more teams before our #36.

I say keep the pick Waddell.

 

[majormajor]

they are talking about how they are starting a long rebuild and got a future 1st rounder for the literal last pick in the 1st round.

I don't know the conditions but the Oilers pick is probably #29-#32 next year, so you really only make that move as the Flyers if you're not excited with the players you can pick there this year.

 

[ClevelandJacketFan]

I don't know the conditions but the Oilers pick is probably #29-#32 next year, so you really only make that move as the Flyers if you're not excited with the players you can pick there this year.

Either way, I don't think it has any signal towards our pick.

 

[majormajor]

Pulkkinen (!!!), Miettinen, Chernyshov.... still available and there are only 3 more teams before our #36.

I say keep the pick Waddell.

I'd be thrilled to get any of them, especially Pulkkinen. And obviously our scouting staff won't have overlooked any of these guys.

But once we get into the 2nd round there are a lot of possible picks that I haven't seen play at all so I'm not going to worry too much if Ville Siren calls out a name I haven't heard of.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806885587216990555

 

[CalBuckeyeRob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806885587216990555

Not unexpected. The sooner you get them the sooner they can get to be 21 years old and ready to possibly make a difference.

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806885587216990555

Glad to see it. Seemed a common sense decision. Bet on the team being better.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806888994413658511

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806888994413658511

Impossible to evaluate without exact details. Would need to know what the other picks were.

 

[Viqsi]

Impossible to evaluate without exact details. Would need to know what the other picks were.

True, but one could also just as easily say "meh, the last time we did that with Chicago it just got us Sillinger" and act like it was no big deal.

 

[CBJx614]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806886327570293143

 

[majormajor]

Chernyshov's sunburn could be the key to a team getting a second round steal.

[He was unable to play in the Russian prospect showcase in Florida because he promptly got badly sunburned after arrival]

He's a power forward with great top speed and handling. I can see a little bit of Nichushkin in his game, and a little Chinakhov the way he wheels around the zone at speed.

 

[Napoli]

Wouldn't hate Cayden's teammate Basha with the 2nd rounder.

 

[Aaaarrgghh]

Chernyshov's sunburn could be the key to a team getting a second round steal.

[He was unable to play in the Russian prospect showcase in Florida because he promptly got badly sunburned after arrival]

He's a power forward with great top speed and handling. I can see a little bit of Nichushkin in his game, and a little Chinakhov the way he wheels around the zone at speed.

I'd be very happy if the Blue Jackets got him, Badinka or Basha and Nabokov on day 2.