2024 NHL Draft Thread - Upd: Draft Lottery is May 7th

[belfour30]

 

[Rooh]

Please do not upset the lottery powers that be.

Blessed @Rooh, please forgive Chucky, he knows not what he is meddling with, and may you be so gracious to grant all of us degenerate, illiterate, losers on HFHawks back-to-back #1s. Blessed be.

 

[Northernhawk]

Here’s who I’m hoping the Blackhawks select this summer

1-Macklin Celebrini, f, duh!
20-(TB)Adam Jiricek, d, stacking dcorp
33-Charlie Elick, f, be a nice addition
50-(LA)Will Skahan, d, decent add
65-(VAN)Leon Muggli, d, ditto
66-Alexander Zetterberg, f, Swedish flav
70-(OTT)-Jack Sadowski, f, great HSer
162-Jakub Milota, g, can’t hurt to add a g

I think that looks good…

To think the DeBrincat trade could land us Kevin KorchinSKI, Paul LudwinSKI and Jack SadowSKI!!!

 

[Chuck Testa]

Here’s who I’m hoping the Blackhawks select this summer

1-Macklin Celebrini, f, duh!
20-(TB)Adam Jiricek, d, stacking dcorp
33-Charlie Elick, f, be a nice addition
50-(LA)Will Skahan, d, decent add
65-(VAN)Leon Muggli, d, ditto
66-Alexander Zetterberg, f, Swedish flav
70-(OTT)-Jack Sadowski, f, great HSer
162-Jakub Milota, g, can’t hurt to add a g

I think that looks good…

To think the DeBrincat trade could land us Kevin KorchinSKI, Paul LudwinSKI and Jack SadowSKI!!!

Jakub Milota plays for my hometownish team, the Cape Breton Eagles.

 

[MTU34]

Here’s who I’m hoping the Blackhawks select this summer

1-Macklin Celebrini, f, duh!
20-(TB)Adam Jiricek, d, stacking dcorp
33-Charlie Elick, f, be a nice addition
50-(LA)Will Skahan, d, decent add
65-(VAN)Leon Muggli, d, ditto
66-Alexander Zetterberg, f, Swedish flav
70-(OTT)-Jack Sadowski, f, great HSer
162-Jakub Milota, g, can’t hurt to add a g

I think that looks good…

To think the DeBrincat trade could land us Kevin KorchinSKI, Paul LudwinSKI and Jack SadowSKI!!!

Elick is a defenseman. I’d also imagine there’s a decent chance he and Skahan aren’t available at those picks

 

[Northernhawk]

Elick is a defenseman. I’d also imagine there’s a decent chance he and Skahan aren’t available at those picks

Oops my bad, then how about Cole Beaudion at 33 instead

Celebrini
Jiricek
Beaudoin
Skahan
Muggli
Zetterberg
Sadowski
Milota

 

[WarLax]

If the Hawks draft Catton then between Bedard playing Juniors in Regina and Korchinski and Catton being from Saksatoon, the Hawks would really be leaning into the Saskatchewan roots.

Don't forget our remaining Dach brother! Provided he can find a way to stay healthy.

 

[Malaka]

Before patting yourself on the back over your made up story, you should learn his name is Beniers, not Berniers.

Something something Bernstein bears Mandala effect large hadron collider etc

 

[MicronMega]

Here’s who I’m hoping the Blackhawks select this summer

1-Macklin Celebrini, f, duh!
20-(TB)Adam Jiricek, d, stacking dcorp
33-Charlie Elick, f, be a nice addition
50-(LA)Will Skahan, d, decent add
65-(VAN)Leon Muggli, d, ditto
66-Alexander Zetterberg, f, Swedish flav
70-(OTT)-Jack Sadowski, f, great HSer
162-Jakub Milota, g, can’t hurt to add a g

I think that looks good…

To think the DeBrincat trade could land us Kevin KorchinSKI, Paul LudwinSKI and Jack SadowSKI!!!

Not bad. Stacking up some physical D, but we need some forwards. So...

1-Celebrini, F
20-Greentree, F
33-Vanacker, F
50-Skahan, D
65-Pikkarainen, F
66-Mustard, F
70-Ziemer, F
162-Spunar, G

 

[TheDoorDoctor]

Knock on wood but I dont see hawks being anywhere but a top 2 pick going into lotto night! Ducks currently 9 points ahead in third last. Thats a big gap.

 

[ColbyChaos]

San Jose dropping 6 goals tonight made a 4pt gap now for last

 

[ndgt10]

If we finish last, we are guaranteed a top 3 pick?

 

[CallMeShaft]

If we finish last, we are guaranteed a top 3 pick?

Yes.

 

[Chuck Testa]

If we finish last, we are guaranteed a top 3 pick?

Yes. Finishing dead last; although it will be a bitter pill to swallow, is what will be what's best for the future of the team.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

 

[Putt Pirate]

Hoping this is the last year we finish this terrible. A lot was due to our injury issues I get but would like to enjoy watching the games more than recently.

 

[Wally1112pac]

Hoping this is the last year we finish this terrible. A lot was due to our injury issues I get but would like to enjoy watching the games more than recently.

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If we look at the teams with low points and where they are slotted to draft we see that even the teams close to .500 are about 5-8.

I don't think this off season brings any major changes. Hopefully some depth scoring is signed to play with Bedard but I don't see anything moving the needle too much.

So having said that if we improve and finish 10 games under .500 next year we were still be slotted around #5 in the lotto.

Not great but anything is better than dead last.

 

[hawksfan50]

My targets :

RD 1:

1.Celebrini
2.Lindstrom
3 Parekh

TB pick spot: Alfons Freij (LD) or Dean Letiurneau (C)*

* depending on whether we took a C or a RD pmd with our first pick in round 1.If we took a C at #1or#2 then go for Freij with theTB pick

If we took Parekh (Or Leshunov) the RD who can movevpucks up ice and produce points with 3rdoverall pick,then go big C with Letourneau with TB pick in ourc2bd pick in roubd one.

Rd 2:

#33 Letourneau or Freij if onevofvtgesexleftvon the board for us who we didcnot take with TB pick in round one.

Otherwise if off the board then:

i) Nikita Artamanov (RW)
ii) Markus Fernstrom(RW)

Middle 2nd round pick (L.A. pick spot)

i) if we did not take Fernstrom at #33 and he lasts to this pick,take him then .

ii) Colton Roberts (RD)

Late 2nd round pick (VAN pick slot):

i) Roberts if we did not pick him yet ...

ii) Nathan Villeneuve C/RW ...if we got Roberts here,I take Villeneuve with our1st pick in round 3 if he still is on the board.

Dream Draft :

Celebrini (or Lindstrom)
Freij
Letourneau
Fernstrom
Roberts
Villeneuve

If we pick at #3 round 1;

Parekh
Letourneau
Artamanov
Fernstrom
Villeneuve

This only takes us through roubd 2...if Roberts lasts to our 1st pick in Roubdc3 takechom then..
So in this scenario other choices for our 2 picks 3 if available:

.Atos Koivu
.Pikkarainen
.maybe a goalie?

 

[monkforasia]

Really want another late first to take artamonov.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Really want another late first to take artamonov.

?

We have the Tampa 1st

 

[monkforasia]

?

We have the Tampa 1st

Meant an additional first. So three firsts.

 

[hawksrule]

Since I don’t see these guys I’m not weighing in, but it’s an interesting write-up.

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[bwanajamba]

I know I'm kind of late to the party on him but I really like what I hear about Basha. Wouldn't mind him at all with Tampa's pick if it stays in the 20ish range

 

[scorehawks]

From the "Coulda shoulda, woulda club". What was Bowman and crew thinking when they took Boqvist over Dobson or Bouchard? And then to compound lunacy, took Beaudin (similar player) with the late 1st round pick? Yikes.

 

[TheFridge]

Yes. Finishing dead last; although it will be a bitter pill to swallow, is what will be what's best for the future of the team.

Who would be bitter about having the best odds in the lottery for a team designed to be in exactly that position?