2024 NHL Draft Thread | No Picks, No Problems

[Canucks LB]

Hope we get a goalie here

 

[HelloCookie]

Miroslav Satan 2.0 to capitals, come on Devils you're on the clock now

 

[Hansen]

Basile Sansonnens isn't a real name

 

[innitfam]

Do the Canucks have any picks left?

 

[SiZ]

[delete]

 

[Hansen]

I'm pretty sure Ryerson Leenders was our guy and when he went right before our pick they just gave Stan Smyl the mic

 

[Vector]

So no goalies or NCAA players. First three picks were all scoring forwards while the last two were big defenceman. Two Euros (Sweden and Switzerland) and then three from the CHL. Finally took a local kid. Very interesting draft that kind of goes against their recent tendencies.

 

[ChilliBilly]

Think we did pretty for a team not having any early picks. Still unhappy about the lIndholm deal, cuz I don't think we are going to sign him.'

Oh well, still a B+ in my opinion. decent draft .

 

[Bitz and Bites]

Got some good upside forwards considering we didn’t pick until almost 100 players in and even Alcos seems like a decent bet to become something down the road. Last pick is the real mystery box, though.

 

[Nick Lang]

Beauty, my top 2 picks Patterson and Romani. Can't say I've been this accurate ever. Really like what we've done with limited picks.

Basille Sansonnens - 6'4" 198 lbs.

Really not a fan of Elite Prospects way of displaying player stats. Prefer Hockey DB for size, visibility, info, and viewing straightforwardness. Not even on hockey database though.

 

[Wisp]

HockeyDb is very readable at a glance

 

[Spectrefire]

LMAO.

Pronman gave the Canucks draft a D.

I swear every single year, that dude just gets more and more clueless about prospects.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

American college athletes from wealthy families are perhaps the most entitled people in the entire world

There really isn't as much attention as there should be on Adam Fox's nonsense.

 

[credulous]

LMAO.

Pronman gave the Canucks draft a D.

I swear every single year, that dude just gets more and more clueless about prospects.

they didn't pick until deep into the 3rd. they were always gonna get a D

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

There was a draft this year? Lol how times have changed, looking forward to July 1 & Free Agency. We Want Cup!

 

[I am toxic]

Basile Sansonnens isn't a real name

It's actually swiss for Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond - everybody knows that

 

[LandfiII]

There was a draft this year? Lol how times have changed, looking forward to July 1 & Free Agency. We Want Cup!

There is a draft each NHL season.

 

[bandwagonesque]

It's actually swiss for Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond - everybody knows that

I went over to a friend's place a few days ago for a movie night. He'd made cookies, and although he hadn't made them for the occasion I probably ate 6 or 7. They were oatmeal raisin, and they were amazing. They had pecan chunks for a bit of crunch, although I didn't even notice the flavor of them. The cookies tasted buttery, but when I remarked on this he told me he used -- get this -- coconut oil.

You wouldn't have liked these cookies, or at least would have been too determined not to eat them to find out, but I'm telling you about them anyway because I know you'd want me to be happy.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Also...Anthony Romani is still on the board.

Completely passed over last year but:

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Hell yeah brother, cheers from Iraq

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Hell yeah brother, cheers from Iraq

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[bossram]

Gotta say, at first glance I'm quite happy with the draft selections this year, given their pick capital. And especially relative to last year.

There's a clear throughline with the forward prospects, targeting guys with encouraging junior production profiles and offensive skills. However, the drawback for them all being deficient skating, hopefully something they can improve. Patterson's skating does seem to be starting from a better place.

I like the Alcos pick as well. EP had him rated decently high, and he's a big, mobile, physical, RD. Those kinds of players can project to play games through physical tools alone.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Gotta say, at first glance I'm quite happy with the draft selections this year, given their pick capital. And especially relative to last year.

There's a clear throughline with the forward prospects, targeting guys with encouraging junior production profiles and offensive skills. However, the drawback for them all being deficient skating, hopefully something they can improve. Patterson's skating does seem to be starting from a better place.

I like the Alcos pick as well. EP had him rated decently high, and he's a big, mobile, physical, RD. Those kinds of players can project to play games through physical tools alone.

I'm still evaluating the draft and so haven't formed a strong opinion yet, but it seems like they drafted forwards almost exactly as I would prefer to draft them lol: Intelligence and production, less about tools (skating/size).

And sure enough, they're recent tendency for Dmen is also on display for the Alcos pick. Not sure about going in the opposite direction for dmen, but it's fine given the position of the pick.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

It seems the Canucks concentrated on players that had skills that were hard to teach but also had deficiencies that they could teach and improve upon. I think this draft is where we will see the affect of the Canucks organizational coaching depth they have been striving for.

They have amazing depth of knowledge in foward, defense, mental toughness, goaltending, peak fitness, lifestyle and even how to have a long career as an NHL depth player. There isn't a single category of player that these prospects might become that doesn't have a coach/mentor with real NHL experience.

 

[F A N]

I think the draft projects to be one of the worst drafts in recent memory so I'm fine with the shift in priorities.

Otherwise, I would be curious at the change in direction in terms of the forwards. At least at the NHL level, Rutherford is known to acquire forwards for their skating abilities. We did so here notably with Lafferty and Mik. Drafting forwards whose skating is an issue seems inconsistent with what the team has been looking for at the NHL level. With that said, the forwards (minus Lekkerimaki) that we have drafted under Rutherford/Allvin (very small sample size) haven't looked very good so I'm all for a change in approach.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

Well at least no D+2 players drafted by your Canucks this year is a positive.

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