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HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread
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He's well rounded and not the flashiest, which for some reason seems to be regarded as "lame" nowadays. He may not have any exceptional tool but he'a a great, intelligent play driver with a high motor and awareness in all 3 zones. Whether he ends up playing C or W in the NHL doesn't have any relevance for me personally since he's very efficient at everything he does on the ice.
I think we can question whether or not he has much room to grow as opposed to others (close to his ceiling) since he plays a mature game already and if he can sustain the pressure in a more physical NHL. But on the flip side, his floor is also much higher than most forwards within his range (same with MBN imo).
Not sure yet where he ranks on my list, he probably won't be my first choice but I also don't get the hate. He's a solid player. If you can add another Suzuki-like player (in terms of efficiency) in the Habs top 6 then I'm all for it.
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A lot of publications have us taking Eiserman but…
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It's a little odd considering earlier today it was posted that we haven't even met with him
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Yeah I had a front row seat to Drouin and Nate. Drouin was the more impressive junior player but you could tell Nate was special.
I wouldn’t put a whole lot of stock into that, even as we move closer to the draft. We took Wright and Cooley to dinner but not Slaf.
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I really don't get the Lindstrom love. Like he's a sure thing. I don't know, I might be among the few, but not a fan of him. Skating mechanics is awkward, for a top prospect, he only has 19 assists (yes in 32 games) but it's junior league, you have to be able to create. I also am worried about his injury, we should not take a chance on such a risky prospect. He is too much of a wild care for me. Too many question marks. People tend to forget we need talent and skills, not just big bodies. This team lacks scoring/offensive abilities. We need a pure talent.
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I know that. I was pointing out to a poster that points aren't everything. Hence the Drouin picture. Drouin was 21 points ahead of the next highest scoring teammate (Frk) on that Moosheads team in his draft year. Catton played with an overager who had 108 points.
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Deservedly so. Undersized two-way Cs without elite attributes have been some of the most overdrafted profiles in recent memory.
Jost, Turcotte, Krebs.
A lot of teams have failed chasing the next Sebastian Aho.
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Our GM and VP of Hockey Ops both live in the same town as Eisermann and are extremely connected to hockey people in every corner of New England.
Don't worry. Habs will interview ALL the potential picks in their draft range. This brass does its due diligence.
But but he is 6.4.....no matter your flaws ...People dont want to see it if you are big and tall...
On the other hand.when you are 5.10 or 5.11 watch out....you have to be perfect...even then...
Lindstrom has 19 assists on a stack team...big red flag..the guy has no vision.
Again...Catton and Iginla are better than Lindstrom...
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Are either of you going to mention that he scored 27 goals in 32 games?
Are you gonna mention that Catton scored 54 goals and he was alone on his team???
Catton scores ..and feed his teammates..
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Catton played with an overage 108 point player. LMAO!
I certainly haven't knocked Catton's production. My concern with Catton is I don't know if his style of game will be effective in NHL playoffs. It was so-so in WHL playoffs. I certainly don't see him as a center in the show and I think we'll have better options with our first pick.
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Confirmed that the Habs have already met and interviewed Tij Iginla, Berkly Catton and Zayne Parekh
I red the exact same thing for Suzuki, Stankoven etc....and Catton has better 17 years old than those guys.
Those guys were not 6.0 foot tall...Suzuki was an average skater but with a great IQ..and he was drafted 13 th overall...so we will see with Catton.
...but there is not a single habs player who were or are not able to do zone entrance variations like Catton..not one
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I kinda agree I’m always worried when a player has so much more goal than he does have assists, kind of a red flag. But I don’t see how the skating or the injury / hand surgery (unless there is something else) is a issue.
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I think it's going to come down to whichever one of Demidov or Lindstrom are available at our pick. If both are, Id think they would go with Lindstrom based on past selections (although I personally would go with Demidov) If neither are, then it gets wild.
With so many great defense prospects this year I think one of them will be available at our pick. Dmen are just too valuable and most teams picking ahead of us I could see opting for a defenseman over the forwards.
I still stand by my prediction that Lindstrom will be the 2nd forward taken in the draft, even given his injury. Teams drool over his mixture of size, speed, skill, and position and I don't see a GM opting for a smaller winger over him.
I'd be happy with either Demidov or Lindstrom, although I'd prefer Demidov myself.
With so many great defense prospects this year I think one of them will be available at our pick. Dmen are just too valuable and most teams picking ahead of us I could see opting for a defenseman over the forwards.
I still stand by my prediction that Lindstrom will be the 2nd forward taken in the draft, even given his injury. Teams drool over his mixture of size, speed, skill, and position and I don't see a GM opting for a smaller winger over him.
I'd be happy with either Demidov or Lindstrom, although I'd prefer Demidov myself.
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Good point but again, with his injury, we would have never known if his progression would have stayed on course and progress or actually regress and slowed down. It's basically speculation/guessing
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The good news is if we end up drafting Demidov he could make the move to CHL maybe as soon as next year. I don't believe he is signed in Russia.
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Ideal situation. We draft Demidov and he gets drafted to play for the London Knights
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He has one more year left on his contract. He'll probably be playing with SKA in the KHL next season.
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