2024 NHL Draft Thread Part 2 - Picks 2 & 18 in the 1st Round

[No Fun Shogun]

Continued from here:

https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2024-nhl-draft-thread-upd-draft-lottery-is-may-7th.2934582/

Who do we take second overall?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Demidov or Levshunov - let the debate commence.

 

[CallMeShaft]

So we go from 1st and 19th last year to 2nd and 20th this year?

Why are the hockey gods making our picks ever so slightly worse???

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Deminov or Luvshunov? Tough choice for Hawks

 

[Praetorian Caps]

Demidov.

 

[EddieTheEagle]

Use this post as your Demidov button.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

I think I’m more excited about the 20th pick this year. Seems there’s a large gaggle of players in that second to third tier, seems likely one of them will fall to us.

Also wouldn’t be shocked to see Davidson trade up with one of our seconds if someone like Dickinson falls.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Picks	NAME	POS	CTRY	HT	WT
1st Round, Pick 2	Ivan Demidov	RW	Russia	5'11"	181
1st Round, Pick 20 (from Tampa Bay)	Michael Hage	C	Canada	6'1"	187
2nd Round, Pick 34	Yegor Surin	C	Russia	6'1"	192
2nd Round, Pick 54 (from Los Angeles)	Adam Kleber	RHD	USA	6'5"	207
2nd Round, Pick 60 (from Vancouver)	Harrison Brunicke	RHD	Canada	6'3"	184
3rd Round, Pick 67	Luke Misa	C	Canada	5'10"	170
3rd Round, Pick 72 (from Ottawa)	Lucas Van Vliet	C	USA	6'2"	175
5th Round, Pick 138 (from Nashville)	Pavel Moysevich	G	Russia	6'5"	187
6th Round, Pick 163	Oskar Vuollet	C	Sweden	5'11"	173

 

[WarriorofTime]

So we go from 1st and 19th last year to 2nd and 20th this year?

Why are the hockey gods making our picks ever so slightly worse???

Honestly Hawks pick 3rd and Toronto 21st next year doesn't seem too farfetched either lol

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Deminov or Luvshunov? Tough choice for Hawks

Must be your dream come true though. Russia vs Russia Jr.

 

[Wally1112pac]

I like Levshunov and Silayev but I'm picking Demidov.

This team seriously lacks high skill forwards. We have Bedard and that's it. You could say Demidov is the best player available at #2 and he fills a tremendous need. His compete level is ultra high as well. So the will to win is there.

He has 1 more year on his contract in Russia. He's said he wants to come to North America in a year.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Demidov at 2. Cole Eiserman at 20.

 

[Kevin Musto]

This team seriously lacks high skill forwards. We have Bedard and that's it.

This is Nazar erasure

 

[CallMeShaft]

Hawks only have picked 2nd once in the team's history, back in the 60s. They've also only drafted 1st overall two times (Kane, Bedard).

So this pick is tied with one other for the 3rd highest pick in franchise history. Not terrible.

 

[CapitalistInfidel]

Lindstrom

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Whoever they pick, they can’t miss

 

[WarriorofTime]

Let's all go to the Draft Watch Party and be like those Ranger fans that cheered when the Devils took Hughes so we can look dumb five years later.

 

[BHFAN92]

I like Levshunov and Silayev but I'm picking Demidov.

This team seriously lacks high skill forwards. We have Bedard and that's it. You could say Demidov is the best player available at #2 and he fills a tremendous need. His compete level is ultra high as well. So the will to win is there.

He has 1 more year on his contract in Russia. He's said he wants to come to North America in a year.

IFFFFFFFF.. Russia lets him

 

[CallMeShaft]

I find it hilarious that over the last near decade, the Wings have been worse than us for longer than us and never got a top 3 pick out of it.

All while the Hawks got a 3rd overall (Dach), a 1st overall (Bedard), and a 2nd overall.

Just need to bring Kaner home to make them hurt just a bit more. And then 1st overall next year, of course.

 

[clydesdale line]

I like Levshunov more than most, but I'm definitely taking Demidov.

 

[Wally1112pac]

IFFFFFFFF.. Russia lets him

That's a bad stigma.

Name an elite Russian talent that Russia didn't let come over in the last 20 years.

This is Nazar erasure

I love Nazar but he needs to prove it first.

Same with Reichel.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

One must consider possibility that Hawks trade down

If they like a guy who is going to be available at say #5 (Habs pick) and Habs want to jump up for Demidov that has potential as trade partner given Habs have additional 1st this year (Jets) and several potential prospects they can offer in deal (Someone like Mesar)

 

[clydesdale line]

You don't trade a top 2 pick.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

One must consider possibility that Hawks trade down

If they like a guy who is going to be available at say #5 (Habs pick) and Habs want to jump up for Demidov that has potential as trade partner given Habs have additional 1st this year (Jets) and several potential prospects they can offer in deal (Someone like Mesar)

Mesar is garbage. If the Habs are offering up a prospect willingly, it’s because they suck. I’m not trading #2 for #5, a late first and a crappy prospect.

If the Habs want #2 that bad, it’s gonna hurt them. Owen Beck or Josh Roy are the only guys I would even consider, and even then it’s hard to trade from #2.

 

[razor ray]

If I'm not mistaken the depth at RD and RW are both somewhat thin....no?