HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[NotProkofievian]

That's crazy good

Konsta is a serious prospect. He's usually more of a playmaker but the assists haven't really come for him yet this year. But it's nice to see that he can rip it.

 

[MasterMatt25]

All the defensemen ranked A - level (1st round talent) by NHL Central Scouting

Zeev Buium, LD - Denver (NCAA)
Sam Dickinson, LD - London (OHL)
Adam Jiricek, RD - Plzen (Czechia)
Aron Kiviharju, LD - HIFK (Liiga)
Artyom Levshunov, RD - Michigan State (NCAA)
Henry Mews, RD - Ottawa (OHL)
Zayne Parekh, RD - Saginaw (OHL)
Matvei Shuravin, LD - CSKA (MHL)
Anton Silayev, LD - Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
Carter Yakemchuk, RD - Calgary (WHL)

Cole Hutson was ranked B - level (2nd/3rd round pick)

All the forwards ranked A - level by Central Scouting

Sacha Boisvert, C - Muskegon (USHL)
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW - Mora (Allsvenskan)
Berkly Catton, C - Spokane (WHL)
Macklin Celebrini, C - Boston University (NCAA)
Igor Chernyshov, LW - Moskva (MHL)
Trevor Connelly, LW - Tri-City (USHL)
Ivan Demidov, RW - SKA (KHL)
Cole Eiserman, LW - US U18 Development Team (USNDP)
Liam Greentree, RW - Windsor (OHL)
Konsta Helenius, C - Jukurit (Liiga)
Emil Hemming, RW - TPS (Liiga)
Tanner Howe, LW - Regina (WHL)
Adam Jecho, C - Edmonton (WHL)
Cayden Lindstrom, C - Medicine Hat (WHL)
Maxim Masse, RW - Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
Lucas Pettersson, C - Modo (J20 Nationell)
Ryder Ritchie, RW - Prince Albert (WHL)
Beckett Sennecke, RW - Oshawa (OHL)

 

[WeThreeKings]

Konsta is a serious prospect. He's usually more of a playmaker but the assists haven't really come for him yet this year. But it's nice to see that he can rip it.

Can't wait to see him at WJC. I really want Konsta to be a potential 1st line player because we need as many options of that depending on where this team finishes

 

[TT1]

Celebrini/Eiserman/Levshunov/Silayev or bust

getting another 1st for Hutson would be nice too

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Jiricek looks awesome.

There is also that McDavid kid who's not doing too bad...

Godly figures don't count. He probably simply self-healed by holding his palms over his knees regularly.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Celebrini/Eiserman/Levshunov/Silayev or bust

getting another 1st for Hutson would be nice too

Go away Bobrov

 

[TT1]

Go away Bobrov

damn exposed

 

[Toene]

Celebrini/Eiserman/Levshunov/Silayev or bust

getting another 1st for Hutson would be nice too

Imagine the two Cole (Caufield and Eiserman) on the same line.

 

[SlafySZN]

Imagine the two Cole (Caufield and Eiserman) on the same line.

The goals line

 

[Sagikev]

damn exposed

Big if true

 

[montreal]

Celebrini 1st goal - 7:57
Celebrini 2nd goal - 11:52

 

[TT1]

Big if true

if u google this name ull see that im known for something.. but it isn't hockey

(i played starcraft professionally when i was younger)

 

[NotProkofievian]

I've actually liked Gridin just as much as Boisvert, if not more.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Looks like I turned it off just before it started to get good.

 

[montreal]

a lot of Levshunov, not as much as the 1st game. He picked up 1A, but once again struggled defensively at times.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Parascak up to 17 goals.

 

[Locks]

Parascak up to 17 goals.

Wow! I just looked it up and this is a crazy story. The kid who was cut from the team last year leads the WHL in goals and is third in scoring. Definitely, it is worth to keep an eye on him. He is not small at 5-11 and can skate judging by the clips posted.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Parascak up to 17 goals.

Prince George is insane this year

 

[RationalExpectations]

damn exposed

Wrong, Goldenhands is obviously Bobrov

 

[WeThreeKings]

There's nothing wrong with coming out of this draft with Catton or Demidov.. or even Lindstrom, Helenius, MBN.

Any one of those guys will add talent and depth up front.

 

[SOLR]

Hawks getting both Bedard and Celebrini would be like giving them a brand new version of Kane and Toews again.

Except much better than Toews and Kane.

Celebrini looks better than Toews at the same age by quite a bit.
Bedard looks more generational than Kane.

There's nothing wrong with coming out of this draft with Catton or Demidov.. or even Lindstrom, Helenius, MBN.

Any one of those guys will add talent and depth up front.

I agree, as much as I think we are missing a guy like Celebrini to complete the rebuild, I see a path where we draft 2 times in the top 15 to achieve the same outcome.

Ie. if we are draft 6-10, I think we have to trade our way back in the top 16.

 

[Nipsey]

Lindstrom would be unreal. Lindstrom/Dach down the middle could be scary. We need to start losing games.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Lindstrom would be unreal. Lindstrom/Dach down the middle could be scary. We need to start losing games.

For the about 30 games Dach plays, we would be unstoppable.

 

[Twisted Sinister]

Kiviharju will be the BPA and we will reach for Brandsegg Nygard, Demidov will be off the table by January due to character/Russia concerns.

There I saved a year's worth of discussion

 

[Jaynki]

Regarding Boisvert : it seems the American system is better at developing Québécois players than the actual QMJHL. Sad.

I know Hockey Québec has done a huge turn-around in the past few years, but the effects will take time to show. For now, an elite young QCois is better served going the OHL or NCAA route than the QMJHL one.

Not just for the Q. Even some top canadians prospects take that route now. Celebrini, Fantilli.

Louis Leblanc was an avant-gardiste.

Honestly its normal, hockey was a north american thing and mainly quebec thing 50 years ago. So quebecois had a massive presence throughout the league.

As it is getting more and more popular, we simply dont have the resources nor the demographic to compete against USA, Europe and Russia.

I expect in a couple of decades to see Americans and Europeans dominate the sport (its already started) much more than Canadians. Quebecois in the NHL will become an exception like a small european country like Switzerland.

As Montreal Canadiens, its time we stop the favoritism for local (im not against having local talent, just no favoritism) and its time we kill the label of a local coach. The options are becoming very thin and we are shooting ourselves in the foot big time with such restriction.