if you goto the tankathon mock for 2024. the Russian highlights are a different level then eisermen (who is really young) and celebrini who is pretty young as well.
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Interesting choice. I'll leave aside the obvious jokes about how he's following in Keith's footsteps because he wants to be a Blackhawk.. Taking a very quick glance at their roster they have a super young blueline, so have to imagine he's going to get a ton of opportunity and will get to show out against some high-end talent in conference play
I'm completely in love with Demidov at this point. What a treat to watch. You know KD has a massive hard on too with that level of skating.
If we get him or Eiserman I would be over the freaking moon.
If we get him or Eiserman I would be over the freaking moon.
Regarding Demidov-- I agree w small sample views of Hilite package... Kid seems to have the "it" factor--looks like a cross between Kane/Panarin-- Love his IQ/Patience and shifty-ness...
Of Course- thats against NON NHL guys-- But pretty impressive- we will see how it "Translates" to NHL-- but He is Definitely on My Radar now!!!
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Not gonna lie, I know some mentioned Jiricek but I'm partial to Henry Mews on the backend. Think kid is electric. Skating is so damn good. Think he's another one who can move up draft rankings when it's all said and done into the top 10.
mynhldraft has the Hawks taking Aron Kiviharju at 7th and Liam Greentree at 23. Funny thing is, they still show the Maple Leafs are having their first round pick? That cannot be true? 
RD Adam Jiříček - HC Plzen, Czechia (2024, 16th, STL)
It seems almost like Adam Jiricek plays more like Simon Nemec than he does like David Jiricek. Similarly sized. Adam with a better shot than Nemec but less razzle dazzle? Adam doesn't really have a great shot yet, he usually elects to pass. But I've never viewed Nemec as much of a dangler. He...
here is some video of Adam J who could be a option with tampas pick
RD Adam Jiříček - HC Plzen, Czechia (2024, 16th, STL)
It seems almost like Adam Jiricek plays more like Simon Nemec than he does like David Jiricek. Similarly sized. Adam with a better shot than Nemec but less razzle dazzle? Adam doesn't really have a great shot yet, he usually elects to pass. But I've never viewed Nemec as much of a dangler. He...forums.hfboards.com
here is some video of Adam J who could be a option with tampas pick
If he plays like this for a full season, good luck getting him with Tampa's pick
Looks like he could rival Levshunov as far as sheer toolsiness. June birthday too so he will be one of the youngest guys in this draft. Intriguing player
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That would be awesome, but I'd be surprised if TB doesn't make the P/O's. While they're getting older, guys like Kuch, Hedman, Stamkos and Point are still all elite and that alone will get them in, even if the lack of depth is going to hurt. When the wheels come off in TB it's really going to be brutal because they've smartly gone 100% balls deep with this current group.
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Wheeler just posted his very early one. And yes, it's definitely a defense rich draft.
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Scott Wheeler's preseason 2024 NHL Draft ranking
The class of 2024 is led by three very different star forward prospects but could be defined by its defensemen.
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The Defensemen this upcoming Draft, not sure how accurate or up to date these measurements are:
Artyom Levshunov - RHD 6'2 198
Sam Dickinson - LHD 6'3 194
Aron Kiviharju - LHD 5'10 165
Henry Mews - RHD 6'0 185
Cole Hutson - LHD 5'8 143
Zayne Parekh - RHD 6'0 170
Adam Jiricek - RHD 6'1 152
Carter Yakemchuk - RHD 6'2 194
Zeev Buium - LHD 5'11 165
Charlie Elick - RHD 6'3 190
Will Skahan - LHD 6'4 205
Anthony Cristoforo - RHD 5'11 174
Veeti Vaisanen - LHD 6'0 163
The D in this draft have some very high-end ones and are also a very deep group overall of ones that have first round potential. As the way things tend to go, Defensemen will go from a strength of the Hawks prospect pool to a weakness with players maturating/graduating and the Hawks taking no defensemen (until the very end) of the 2023 Draft, so I expect they will go D heavy in 2024. It works out nicely (and perhaps was part of the reasoning) with what will likely be a much stronger D group in '24.
From an organizational need standpoint, RHD is far more vital and Levshunov would fit the existing organizational pool like a glove from my perspective. But "need" is not that important as you can always fill those three RHD spots outside of solely prospects, especially with Seth Jones locked in for a long time. So you don't need to draft totally off the board or anything.
Artyom Levshunov - RHD 6'2 198
Sam Dickinson - LHD 6'3 194
Aron Kiviharju - LHD 5'10 165
Henry Mews - RHD 6'0 185
Cole Hutson - LHD 5'8 143
Zayne Parekh - RHD 6'0 170
Adam Jiricek - RHD 6'1 152
Carter Yakemchuk - RHD 6'2 194
Zeev Buium - LHD 5'11 165
Charlie Elick - RHD 6'3 190
Will Skahan - LHD 6'4 205
Anthony Cristoforo - RHD 5'11 174
Veeti Vaisanen - LHD 6'0 163
The D in this draft have some very high-end ones and are also a very deep group overall of ones that have first round potential. As the way things tend to go, Defensemen will go from a strength of the Hawks prospect pool to a weakness with players maturating/graduating and the Hawks taking no defensemen (until the very end) of the 2023 Draft, so I expect they will go D heavy in 2024. It works out nicely (and perhaps was part of the reasoning) with what will likely be a much stronger D group in '24.
From an organizational need standpoint, RHD is far more vital and Levshunov would fit the existing organizational pool like a glove from my perspective. But "need" is not that important as you can always fill those three RHD spots outside of solely prospects, especially with Seth Jones locked in for a long time. So you don't need to draft totally off the board or anything.
Agreed, the Blackhawks' forward pool is not so stacked with high-end talent that I would want to go RHD or bust- there seem to be some really good forwards at the top of this draft, even outside of the trio of Celebrini-Demidov-Eiserman. Helenius in particular seems to fit the speed-skill-compete mold of what Davidson is trying to build- would not be surprised to see the Blackhawks target him if they pick in the 5-10 range
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Or Catton, who’s also a really good skater.
Wheeler's ranking reconfirms that the Hawks should be in a great place to address the weakest piece of their prospcet pool....RHD either with their own 1st, the Tampa 1st, or even their own 2nd. There should be a player on the board at each pick that makes sense and not reaching just to get a RHD. Obviously if the lottery gods are favorable again you take Celebrini and look to the Tampa pick to fill "need" at RHD. I think once you get past Celebrini you actually have a debate on if you take Eiserman/Demindov or Levshunov. RHD D position of need has me leaning Levshunov especially when the choice is between he and wingers that are 5'11 and more of the same size and shape as Bedard, Nazar, Moore and even Reichel. Lots of hockey to be played in all of these kids draft years and the pecking order should become clearer as those games get played for all these kids. Eiserman or one of the Russian forward may have a great year and the gap between them and Levshunov may be to wide. Good news is there will be several quality RHD options in the range you hope/expect the Tampa pick to be....late teens/early 20's.
wheeler has levshunov 3rd
guys that could be in play with tampa pick
18 Jiireck
19 yakemchuk
22 eleick
then with our 2nds
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guys that could be in play with tampa pick
18 Jiireck
19 yakemchuk
22 eleick
then with our 2nds
Badinka
emery
lavoie
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It's way too early for me to really have an opinion on next year's batch of prospects or really know where everybody falls on the board.
That being said, I'd get a Blackhawks shirsey with Brandsegg-Nygård on the back. I'm all for fun, goofy, and/or ludicrously long names on such gear.
Hopefully there's eventually a prospect with a surname along the lines of O'Shaughnessy-van der Woodsen.
That being said, I'd get a Blackhawks shirsey with Brandsegg-Nygård on the back. I'm all for fun, goofy, and/or ludicrously long names on such gear.
Hopefully there's eventually a prospect with a surname along the lines of O'Shaughnessy-van der Woodsen.
Funny, coz I'm developing a crush on Konsta Helenius just coz of given name solely.
Konsta, how cool.
Absolutely no doubt that it is way to early to put any of these prospects in any order other than in pencil. Lot's of hockey to be played to solidify where these kids are relative to each other. Good news at this point is that there are a lot of RHD with almost a dozen possibles in the top 30ish picks where we'll have at least 3 picks.
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Remember these rankings are very early. Alot of things will change between now and then. Me personally for example, I doubt Jiricek will be there at 18. He'll likely go alot higher after this season (barring injury).
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Or if he’s there, it’s because he isn’t projected to be a top pairing defenseman.
If we’re getting an elite D prospect, which we need, it will be with the Hawks pick, not Tampa’s.
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This interview is classic Button. I realize it's a preseason hype/puff piece for top OHL prospects but what did he say in this whole video that can't be summarized as "wow, this kid is so good. He did really good last year and his coach said really nice things about him. And he's going to get even better!"
This is much better content.
I've been thinking above the top pair RHD vs playdriving Top 6 forward convo above. Both are a need and either would be great, but I'd love to get the D ahead timing wise. Forwards I feel can break in easier.
Levshunov looks fantastic.
Imagine this in three years:
Korchinski (2nd year) - Jones
Kaiser (3rd year) - Levshunov (R)
Del Mastro/Allen (R) - Murphy (for his last season)
On paper that works out amazing timing wise.
Anyway, I'll be happy either way.
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