HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[26Mats]

2nd OA but I haven't seen a single WHL or Q game this year and I didn't see any WHL games last year either.

Yeah a lot of talk about Cayden Lindstrom and Tij Iginla from the whl...

 

[Michoulicious]

I want us to draft Dickinson so much.

Heck trade Guhle or all of our LDs for Zegras and draft Dickinson if you have to.

He'll be a stud. It is just too obvious.

 

[Goldenhands]

I wonder if Greentree is closing in on top 10 talk.

That size and skill there... a team might really value that.

Not a chance. Just a terrible skater with low defensive awarenesses. Bust factor will make him drop about where Musty went.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I want us to draft Dickinson so much.

Heck trade Guhle or all of our LDs for Zegras and draft Dickinson if you have to.

He'll be a stud. It is just too obvious.

I'm fine picking Dickinson, but trading Guhle for Zegras would be a huge mistake.

 

[Michoulicious]

I'm fine picking Dickinson, but trading Guhle for Zegras would be a huge mistake.

Yeah, not sure about the trade either, but I can't stand when people say we should not draft a LD with our pick because we have so many you ng LDs. I'd rather trade our current young LDs so the crowd gets their forward and we can pick BPA.

Not drafting BPA in the top 10 is asking for trouble. People forget KK, but it was a classic case of that. You can consider need later in draft for sure, but not in the top 10.

Dickinson is not only a safe pick. He has the potential of being a big, mobile, Norris caliber, 25 minutes all-situation D that has a Weber like shot. No brainer pick IMO.

Better and safer pick than a smaller forward like Catton or even Demidov (which I like a lot).

 

[Mrb1p]

Hey guys.

Long time no see.

Catton sucks.

That is all.

What?

3, I think Demidov is that good that he's in a tier of his own and Celebrini in a tier of his own as well better than Demidov.

I think Demidov is closer to Celebrini than Levshunov, whom I have second is closer to him, and thats saying a lot because I love both Levshunov and Celebrini. Hes as strong of a 2OA as Svechnikov for me.

Like not a single doubt in my mind hes the BPA at 2

Everything looks too easy for him in the MHL.

thats because every thing is easy there for him.

I wonder if Greentree is closing in on top 10 talk.

That size and skill there... a team might really value that.

Yeah, I have him in high teens. Dont believe the hate on him, his IQ alone will carry him.

Yeah, not sure about the trade either, but I can't stand when people say we should not draft a LD with our pick because we have so many you ng LDs. I'd rather trade our current young LDs so the crowd gets their forward and we can pick BPA.

Not drafting BPA in the top 10 is asking for trouble. People forget KK, but it was a classic case of that. You can consider need later in draft for sure, but not in the top 10.

Dickinson is not only a safe pick. He has the potential of being a big, mobile, Norris caliber, 25 minutes all-situation D that has a Weber like shot. No brainer pick IMO.

Better and safer pick than a smaller forward like Catton or even Demidov (which I like a lot).

Or you know, we could keep the much better player in Guhle and run the best LD depth in the league.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Dickinson looks great but it's a one horse race for 2nd OA at this point. If he were in the KHL it'd be a 2 horse race for 1st.

 

[HuGort]

Jets lost 5 in a row. That pick may slide up there if they go out first round.

I'm fine picking Dickinson, but trading Guhle for Zegras would be a huge mistake.

I will take Dickinson/Guhle as 1/2 100 times out of 100.

 

[26Mats]

Jets lost 5 in a row. That pick may slide up there if they go out first round.


I will take Dickinson/Guhle as 1/2 100 times out of 100.

Also, if the Jets slide in the regular season, including not winning their division, it doesn't affect the position of their pick whether they win in the first round or not, as long as they lose in the second round.

 

[Jaynki]

I wonder if Greentree is closing in on top 10 talk.

That size and skill there... a team might really value that.

He is a target with WPG pick imo

 

[WeThreeKings]

Also, if the Jets slide in the regular season, including not winning their division, it doesn't affect the position of their pick whether they win in the first round or not, as long as they lose in the second round.

If they could pick in the early 20s, they could package some picks to move up a bit too.

Walking away with a Demidov/Lindstrom/Catton and a MBN would be a very sick draft.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

If they could pick in the early 20s, they could package some picks to move up a bit too.

Walking away with a Demidov/Lindstrom/Catton and a MBN would be a very sick draft.

Demidov / Lindstrom or Catton and anyone would be a sick draft.

 

[FrankMTL]

So the top 5 will probably be a combination of

Celebrini
Demidov
Lindstrom
Silayev
Levshunov

If it plays out that way, and we're picking outside the Top 5, who do you guys like the most if you have the choice between:

Catton
Eiserman
Dickinson
Parekh
Buium
Helenius
Iginla

 

[Jaynki]

So the top 5 will probably be a combination of

Celebrini
Demidov
Lindstrom
Silayev
Levshunov

If it plays out that way, and we're picking outside the Top 5, who do you guys like the most if you have the choice between:

Catton
Eiserman
Dickinson
Parekh
Buium
Helenius
Iginla

Iginla and Dickinson. I would add Trevor Connelly in this category.

 

[Jaynki]

Trevor Connelly could be a big f***ing pick imo if we are to pick 9-12OV.

What he did is a obviously a very, very bad look but on the other hand, it is a teenager mistake, did not realised the importance of what he did. We have 30YO NHLer taking some very dubious political stance too.

 

[sampollock]

So the top 5 will probably be a combination of

Celebrini
Demidov
Lindstrom
Silayev
Levshunov

If it plays out that way, and we're picking outside the Top 5, who do you guys like the most if you have the choice between:

Catton
Eiserman
Dickinson
Parekh
Buium
Helenius
Iginla

Dickinson in this line up

 

[FrankMTL]

Dickinson in this line up

Yeah, even i'm warming up to the idea of drafting a defensemen if one of the top projected picks falls to us and he's the BPA.

We'll just be even more stacked on defense and we can always trade one for a young forward.

All 23 and under

Guhle
Struble
Xhekaj
Harris
Dickinson
Reinbacher
Hutson
Mailloux
Engstrom
Konyushkov
Trudeau

 

[sampollock]

Yeah, even i'm warming up to the idea of drafting a defensemen if one of the top projected picks falls to us and he's the BPA.

We'll just be even more stacked on defense and we can always trade one for a young forward.

need and WANT scoring.. but that being said, a stud is a stud

 

[26Mats]

If they could pick in the early 20s, they could package some picks to move up a bit too.

Walking away with a Demidov/Lindstrom/Catton and a MBN would be a very sick draft.

Yes, really hoping for an early 20's pick. The Jets have lost 5 in a row and Jets fans are really worried the team will collapse under pressure like they did last year. They say Kyle Connor is a one dimensional scorer and a liability elsewhere on the ice...

 

[SlafySZN]

If they could pick in the early 20s, they could package some picks to move up a bit too.

Walking away with a Demidov/Lindstrom/Catton and a MBN would be a very sick draft.

Would be the perfect scenario.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Would be the perfect scenario.

Pittsburgh is a prime candidate - they'll likely miss the play-offs, be picking in that mid 1st round and need draft capital to restock their cupboards or use for trade chips. Washington is another in the same situation but may sell at the deadline and may be picking too high for us to make that big of a leap.

 

[Benstheman]

Yeah, even i'm warming up to the idea of drafting a defensemen if one of the top projected picks falls to us and he's the BPA.

We'll just be even more stacked on defense and we can always trade one for a young forward.

All 23 and under

Guhle
Struble
Xhekaj
Harris
Dickinson
Reinbacher
Hutson
Mailloux
Engstrom
Konyushkov
Trudeau

One or two... or three.

 

[austin316]

This will not be popular among the fanbase but I am of the opinion that if one of the top defensemen fall to our pick we need to pick one of them.

Successful teams are built for playoff success with deep defence units. I am not ignoring the fact that we are in desperate need for top offensive talent, but the thought of having a defence core consisting of Guhle, Reinbacher, Mailloux(?)/Barron, Hutson, Xhekaj, Struble, and someone like Dickinson is really really hard to ignore. This would put us in a position to have some real long term success.

Perhaps someone like Matheson can be traded for an upgrade on offence. I’m a firm believer we need to build from the defence out. Just look at teams like Toronto, they arguably have the best top 6 talent in the NHL but that is meaningless if you don’t have the horses on defence to eat up 25mins a night and control the pace of the game.

 

[Ezpz]

This will not be popular among the fanbase but I am of the opinion that if one of the top defensemen fall to our pick we need to pick one of them.

Successful teams are built for playoff success with deep defence units. I am not ignoring the fact that we are in desperate need for top offensive talent, but the thought of having a defence core consisting of Guhle, Reinbacher, Mailloux(?)/Barron, Hutson, Xhekaj, and someone like Dickinson is really really hard to ignore. This would put us in a position to have some real long term success.

Perhaps someone like Matheson can be traded for an upgrade on offence. I’m a firm believer we need to build from the defence out. Just look at teams like Toronto, they arguably have the best top 6 talent in the NHL but that is meaningless if you don’t have the horses on defence to eat up 25mins a night and control the pace of the game.

I have no problem with picking a dman and trading our excess firsts for a top six player if we can't get one of the top forwards. If we're picking top 5 I don't see how there wouldn't be a top forward available though. A single win moved us from 6 to 10 but I think every team below us save the bottom three is better than us. I suspect Ottawa even will pass us so we could drop to Columbus.

I just don't think we have the depth to stay where we are after trading Monahan. If I'm Hughes I'm selling more too.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Having two first rounders takes a lot of the pressure off IMO. I'd go BPA regardless, but we're in a position now where we can take a dman early and still walk away with a talented forward after.