Toggle sidebar

HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

  • Work is still on-going to rebuild the site styling and features. Please report any issues you may experience so we can look into it. Click Here for Updates

Who do you want at #5?

  • Tij Iginla

    Votes: 209 49.5%

  • Cole Eiserman

    Votes: 14 3.3%

  • Berkly Catton

    Votes: 92 21.8%

  • Konsta Helenius

    Votes: 13 3.1%

  • Beckett Sennecke

    Votes: 75 17.8%

  • Zayne Parekh

    Votes: 19 4.5%
  • Total voters
    422
Status
Not open for further replies.
Reader mode
Lafleurs Guy said:
I get it and don’t disagree. But in interviews with him I’d be asking the question about willingness to move positions.

And it seems like a waste to draft him and then put him in the wing. His value is largely the fact that he’s a big center.
Click to expand...

I think the value is in that he's a big forward who was scoring at nearly a goal per game pace.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Leto and Schooner Guy
Goalfield22 said:
Why? We have 8 forward spots open for the PP, and he will likely be on PP2 regardless of being on line 2 or 3, and if we have three strong lines, it just means less icetime for the 4th line 5v5.
Click to expand...
Because Dach's too good for the 3rd line. I wouldn't want to use him in limited minutes. We also wouldn't have any talented wingers for him to play with. Moreover, it would push Beck to the 4th line.
 
WeThreeKings said:
I think the value is in that he's a big forward who was scoring at nearly a goal per game pace.
Click to expand...
Seems a waste to draft him and not use him at center. And again, I'd make sure he was good with playing wing before taking him and using him there.
 
Last edited:
DiglettDangles said:
We've had problems at C for 30 years but yeah, let's not draft a C in 2024 because we might already have 2 that are decent when healthy.
:rolleyes:
Click to expand...

I think Lindstrom might be better on the wing. I am not entirely sold on his distribution skills or his overall skill level. I like him but he scares me as a possible 3rd liner who may not be able to create much when he loses much of his speed/size advantage.
 
DiglettDangles said:
We've had problems at C for 30 years but yeah, let's not draft a C in 2024 because we might already have 2 that are decent when healthy.
:rolleyes:
Click to expand...
By all means draft him. But don't draft him and play him to play him on the wing. And if you're thinking about doing that, make sure he's good with it or draft somebody else.
 
Last edited:
Lafleurs Guy said:
Seems a waste to draft him and not use him at center. And again, I'd make sure he was good with playing wing before taking him and using him there.
Click to expand...
Players who are star centers in Junior end up on the wing all the time in the NHL and they don't sulk or cause problems. I don't know why this is an argument.

Draft the best player.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Habs Icing, Vachon23, Sagikev and 7 others
Schooner Guy said:
Players who are star centers in Junior end up on the wing all the time in the NHL and they don't sulk or cause problems. I don't know why this is an argument.
Click to expand...
Okay fair enough. And if it's Lidstrom, sure. I can understand that even if I'd rather him at center. If it's Catton though... you're not drafting that guy to play on the wing.

Do you really want to draft Catton and put him on the wing? Makes no sense at all. Same with Cellebrini. If we got him would we put him on the wing? No right?
 
Schooner Guy said:
Players who are star centers in Junior end up on the wing all the time in the NHL and they don't sulk or cause problems. I don't know why this is an argument.
Click to expand...
It shouldn’t be an argument. Catton and Lindstrom would be good wingers - might actually be more suited there in the NHL.

The Habs will be evaluating Dach at center next season, like they planned to do this season. If they draft a center it gives them flexibility going forward.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Vachon23, bopeep, Sagikev and 2 others
Lafleurs Guy said:
Okay fair enough. And if it's Lidstrom, sure. I can understand that even if I'd rather him at center. If it's Catton though... you're not drafting that guy to play on the wing.

Do you really want to draft Catton and put him on the wing? Makes no sense at all. Same with Cellebrini. If we got him would we put him on the wing? No right?
Click to expand...
I could see Catton ending up on the wing. The NHL's a different beast than the CHL. Most CHL wingers were centers throughout minor hockey. It's the nature of the beast as players move up to higher levels. Only one player on the ice can play center at a time.

Cellebrini will end up at center because's he's a potential franchise player but he could play on the wing next year until he adapts to the much higher level of play.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bopeep and Estimated_Prophet
Schooner Guy said:
I could see Catton ending up on the wing. The NHL's a different beast than the CHL. Most CHL wingers were centers throughout minor hockey. It's the nature of the beast as players move up to higher levels. Only one player on the ice can play center at a time.

Cellebrini will end up at center because's he's a potential franchise player but he could play on the wing next year until he adapts to the much higher level of play.
Click to expand...
Okay, fair enough. I’ll take it back. I’m not digging in here as I don’t know these players other than what I’ve read.

To me you draft a scoring center that’s where you’d want to play him but if folks in the know say he’s be good at the wing so be it.
 
Lafleurs Guy said:
Okay, fair enough. I’ll take it back. I’m not digging in here as I don’t know these players other than what I’ve read.

To me you draft a scoring center that’s where you’d want to play him but if folks in the know say he’s be good at the wing so be it.
Click to expand...
The point is that just because he's a big scorer at center in the CHL doesn't necessarily mean he'd be able to do that at the NHL level, although he might. It's a different game. I also don't want two "smallish" centers on my top two lines, and Suzuki isn't moving to wing.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Schooner Guy and Estimated_Prophet
The Last Red said:
The point is that just because he's a big scorer at center in the CHL doesn't necessarily mean he'd be able to do that at the NHL level, although he might. It's a different game. I also don't want two "smallish" centers on my top two lines, and Suzuki isn't moving to wing.
Click to expand...
That’s fine. I don’t know him well enough to argue it.

To me, I see a scoring center not a winger. But hey, maybe he’d be fine on the wing.
 
Lafleurs Guy said:
But why draft a center if you’re going to put him at wing? Just draft a winger.

And if it were - Cellebrini? He ain’t going to wing.

It would be a great problem to have.
Click to expand...
That’s why you draft BPA. Talent can adapt. Hence we’ve seen it often juniors positions change once pro
 
MTL Dirty Birdy said:
That’s why you draft BPA. Talent can adapt. Hence we’ve seen it often juniors positions change once pro
Click to expand...
Always down with BPA.

But this draft is - all over the place. Rankings are everywhere and I don’t think BPA is clear. This is the kind of draft where teases will likely draft for need because player values aren’t easy to determine.
 
Estimated_Prophet said:
I think Lindstrom might be better on the wing. I am not entirely sold on his distribution skills or his overall skill level. I like him but he scares me as a possible 3rd liner who may not be able to create much when he loses much of his speed/size advantage.
Click to expand...
We have over a decade most likely before worrying mate ;)
 
  • Like
Reactions: Habs Icing
Reader mode
Status
Not open for further replies.

Latest posts

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad

Top Bottom