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.
Honestly while I think Levshunov has the highest offensive upside of the lot. Reinbacher is the best of the bunch (early tho), followed by Dickinson. With the left shot being the separator

I second the Reinbacher/Dickinson point. Dickinson's game looks "boring" on the surface as opposed to guys like Levshunov but his game is mature and he brings attention to details. There is no glaring weakness in his game. Also, kid has one hell of a piss missile.

Levshunov has high highs and low lows. He's still raw overall and likely won't ever be a rock defensively (though we never know). As of right now I put him in the same mold as Sergachev, where his puck moving ability and shot will fill a big role in a top 3/4 but won't be the dman you want to rely on in critical situations.

OT but I have a soft spot for Yakemchuk. Pretty much has all the attributes you're looking for in a dman, he can do it all and looks like a pain in the ass to play against. His game isn't perfect, as he sometimes takes questionable decisions but I think part of this comes from playing on a trash Hitmen team. Imo, he's what happens if the Tkachuk bros were dmen.
 
1699180298203.png


Danielsson is high scoring, very young for his draft year, and takes almost no penalties. Good analytics pick IMO.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sagikev and bopeep
Levshunov with 3 pts this weekend, only 3 U-19 skaters in the NCAA have put up more points. He's the 3rd youngest player in the league I believe. Only Celebrini, Will Smith and Gabe Perreault have more pts.
 
  • Like
Reactions: WeThreeKings
Watched a bit of Lindstrom, he is like a mix of Brady Tkachuk and Quinton Byfield. For me might be top 5 but need more viewings.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Hannibal
Watched a bit of Lindstrom, he is like a mix of Brady Tkachuk and Quinton Byfield. For me might be top 5 but need more viewings.
If he keeps his production up there is no doubt in my mind he is a top 5 with his size and skills as a right handed centerman.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Hannibal
Any chance Demidov fall because of his injuries?

He might be the type of offensive talent we crave.

McKenzie had him 3rd but by the looks of things right now maybe Catton, Levshunov and Dickinson go before him and he is reachable at 6-8?
 
Any chance Demidov fall because of his injuries?

He might be the type of offensive talent we crave.

McKenzie had him 3rd but by the looks of things right now maybe Catton, Levshunov and Dickinson go before him and he is reachable at 6-8?
Maybe, but then, will the habs take him?

Hope he comes back soon and picks up where he left off
 
Maybe, but then, will the habs take him?

Hope he comes back soon and picks up where he left off

I would think so. He is under contract for only 1 years after the draft and it appears he don't have attitude issue like Michkov.

We will see when he comes back. Around Christmas if i read properly. There will still be a lot of time left to cement his place in the top 3 if he keeps it up.
 
I would think so. He is under contract for only 1 years after the draft and it appears he don't have attitude issue like Michkov.

We will see when he comes back. Around Christmas if i read properly. There will still be a lot of time left to cement his place in the top 3 if he keeps it up.
Yeah otherwise i have no doubt at all on his talent and skills, he’s probably the most dynamic of the draft.
 
Maybe, but then, will the habs take him?

Hope he comes back soon and picks up where he left off
Why wouldn't the Habs take him if he's their perceived BPA when they pick? They drafted a few Russians last draft, the problem with Michkov wasn't his nationality.
 
Any chance Demidov fall because of his injuries?

He might be the type of offensive talent we crave.

McKenzie had him 3rd but by the looks of things right now maybe Catton, Levshunov and Dickinson go before him and he is reachable at 6-8?

Chances he falls because of injuries and the handling of him by the same team that chose to loan Michkov out.

I would expect Celebrini, Eiserman, Dickinson, Levshunov and Silayev to go ahead of him.

We should have an option to select one of Demidov or Catton.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SlafySZN
Why wouldn't the Habs take him if he's their perceived BPA when they pick? They drafted a few Russians last draft, the problem with Michkov wasn't his nationality.
Not talking about russia.

More like he’s been injured and mostly up and down. The development can scare them. But then like @Jaynki said he has 1 year so it’s better than Michkov.
 
Not talking about russia.

More like he’s been injured and mostly up and down. The development can scare them. But then like @Jaynki said he has 1 year so it’s better than Michkov.
Demidov was supposed to only be 3 months out. Plenty of time to see him play before the draft. His KHL team refusing to play kids is its own thing too. It's not like he can't be loaned and if his contract is one year only post draft, it can be bought back.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SlafySZN and Jaynki
Are we really still huffing that copium?
Don't need to cope over a hockey decision, especially when the other end of the spectrum is a RD like Reinbacher.

There is a reverse to copium. I don't know if there is a specific word or slang for it.

I would describe it as refuting information to validate a bias. We see plenty of it in this board.

We should have an option to select one of Demidov or Catton.
After the 2022 and 2023 draft debacle, i can only imagine such a scenario ending into a riot, especially since we will draft MBN or Lindstrom. /s.

Seriously, we would be a in very, very good spot if we had to make this choice. With who would you go? I know you like Catton a lot.

If i remember correctly, Basu(Not sure if its him) tweeted that Habs did not like Michkov a lot, but that one habs scout told him that they thought that Demidov was the real deal.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SlafySZN
Status
Not open for further replies.

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad