HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[G0bias]

His edges are very Makar/Crosby-like. Fun player

 

[WeThreeKings]

I want Ivan Demidov which means Hughes will quickly pass on him for karakter concerns.

Their scouts specifically mentioned Demidov to Arpon.

They just didn't think 5th overall was the right price to pay for Michkov.

 

[Kaladin]

This might be a moment where I get quoted months from now and get dunked on

but I'll put a hot take in here and say Celebrini won't get 1st overall.

Is this more of a statement on Celebrini or your favourable view of the rest of the field?

 

[WeThreeKings]

Is this more of a statement on Celebrini or your favourable view of the rest of the field?

Just a hot take right now. I liked Eiserman a bit more at the U18s but recognize Celebrini has the positional value and brings more than offense to the ice.

I'll see what Celebrini brings over his draft year, I do feel a bit of a Fantilli vibe where he looks enticing but something seems missing to really be a franchise player.

 

[SOLR]

This might be a moment where I get quoted months from now and get dunked on

but I'll put a hot take in here and say Celebrini won't get 1st overall.

Not sure what more offence Eiserman could bring (not seeing the potential for anything else than a linear progression), IMO lots more opportunities for him to slide from Levshunov.

Just a hot take right now. I liked Eiserman a bit more at the U18s but recognize Celebrini has the positional value and brings more than offense to the ice.

I'll see what Celebrini brings over his draft year, I do feel a bit of a Fantilli vibe where he looks enticing but something seems missing to really be a franchise player.

In my book, he's anti-Fantilli. He has so much defence that I can't really compute how good he can't get. We haven't seen a prospect like this since...Ron Francis. I guess Jonathan Toews would be a more modern comparable (and would go 1st overall in 2006 easily in a re-draft)

I'm only worried about his injury.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Just a hot take right now. I liked Eiserman a bit more at the U18s but recognize Celebrini has the positional value and brings more than offense to the ice.

I'll see what Celebrini brings over his draft year, I do feel a bit of a Fantilli vibe where he looks enticing but something seems missing to really be a franchise player.

I definitely saw what you were talking about at the beginning of the U18s, but by the end of the tournament I thought he was brilliant. I need to watch more of him at any rate.

 

[Whitesnake]

Demidov is already better than Michkov. Can't imagine how he'll be at the end of the year.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Demidov is already better than Michkov. Can't imagine how he'll be at the end of the year.

He might be so good that he scores as many goals as Michkov.

 

[Whitesnake]

He might be so good that he scores as many goals as Michkov.

WE will see. Since hockey is a team sport, chances are a lot of things has to come together for that to happen. It doesn't change how a player is as far as creativity, strength and 3-zone play.

 

[Lockin17]

If Calgary first is between 20 and 25 in 2024 i take the pick
Sacha Boisvert would be a great pick at that spot

 

[montreal]

If Calgary first is between 20 and 25 in 2024 i take the pick
Sacha Boisvert would be a great pick at that spot

neither the Flames picking that high or the Habs taking that pick are very likely imo.

 

[SOLR]

neither the Flames picking that high or the Habs taking that pick are very likely imo.

Habs wouldn't take Boisvert, why?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Canada has named their roster for Hlinka Gretzky tournament.

2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Rosters

l’équipe nationale masculine estivale des moins de 18 ans du Canada, qui tentera de défendre son titre à la Coupe Hlinka-Gretzky 2023, du 31 juillet au 5 août à Trencin, en Slovaquie, et à Breclav, en Tchéquie.

www.hlinkagretzkycup.ca

Michael Misa (2025)
Gabriel D'Aigle (2025)
Porter Martone (2025)
Jordan Gavin (2025)
Roger McQueen (2025)
Malcolm Spence (2025)

are the underagers.

12 OHLers
8 WHLer
3 QMJHLers
1 GOJHLer

 

[montreal]

Habs wouldn't take Boisvert, why?

they won't take the Flames '24 pick

 

[SOLR]

they won't take the Flames '24 pick

Oh I see what you mean, they would pass to get a better one later.

Maybe, hard to know what they would do if another Newhook becomes available.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Oh I see what you mean, they would pass to get a better one later.

Maybe, hard to know what they would do if another Newhook becomes available.

Can't imagine they'd trade an unknown pick for a player like that. Even for a player like Dach, unless they attach conditions with it.

 

[WeThreeKings]

This is my boy for us if we aren't picking super high



Motor - check
Nastyness - check
Skating - check
IQ in all 3 zones - check
Finisher - check
Skill - check

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

This is my boy for us if we aren't picking super high



Motor - check
Nastyness - check
Skating - check
IQ in all 3 zones - check
Finisher - check
Skill - check

Plus he's norwegian, so you know he's made of stern stuff, nothing like these soft swedes and finns.

 

[Toene]

I'm looking at the prospects and I see a lot of LHJMQ players compared to last year. Is it going to be a good QC class?

 

[bopeep]

Can't imagine they'd trade an unknown pick for a player like that. Even for a player like Dach, unless they attach conditions with it.

Can you imagine adding MORE conditions to the already labyrinthine trade for Calgary's 1st???

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I'm looking at the prospects and I see a lot of LHJMQ players compared to last year. Is it going to be a good QC class?

Yes, it should be a good one this year. 2023 was pretty bad with barely any top 100 picks, and no 1st rounders.

They should have at least 2 first rounders in 2024, which is similar to 2022 (Gaucher, Lamoureux). Plus, some more picks throughout first 3 rounds.

2021 had four 1st rounders: Bolduc, Bourgault, L'Hureaux, and Dean.

2020 had 5 first rounders: Lafreniere, Mercer, Lapierre, Barron, Bourque.

 

[SOLR]

I'm looking at the prospects and I see a lot of LHJMQ players compared to last year. Is it going to be a good QC class?

Best in 10 years in terms of depth, the OHL is having a good year, too, and we have about the same numbers (very rare).

Massé, Boisvert, and Poirier are in the first round right now. Tomas Lavoie is in the team Canada system, likely to be in the top 60 as well. Fillion, Veilleux and Lanthier are all promising Ds. Let's see how they do in their draft years. Xavier will be in the USHL with Boisvert.

Xavier Veilleux (D)	Séminaire St-François Blizzard
Guillaume Fillion (D)	Magog Cantonniers
Mathieu Taillefer (D)	Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois
Félix Lacerte (C)	Shawinigan Cataractes
Justin Poirier (RW)	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Alexandre Blais (LW)	Rimouski Océanic
Jérémy Leroux (C)	Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Tomas Lavoie (D)	Cape Breton Eagles
Marek Beaudoin (LW)	Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Adam Fortier-Gendron (D)	Moncton Wildcats
Julien Lanthier (D)	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Thomas Desruisseaux (C)	Cape Breton Eagles
Éliot L'Italien (C)	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

 

[WeThreeKings]

Stoked the Hlinka is only a couple weeks away.

It sucks without hockey.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Stoked the Hlinka is only a couple weeks away.

It sucks without hockey.

It's in Czech Republic/Slovakia this year, so most games are going to be late morning to early afternoon start times. Worst starts for me, but we'll see.

 

[SOLR]

It's in Czech Republic/Slovakia this year, so most games are going to be late morning to early afternoon start times. Worst starts for me, but we'll see.

I was booking my trip this winter to go see the tournament, then my gf got a new job...and that was that. I'll be in Copenhagen/Berlin/Prague in September, so ain't that bad