HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[SlafySZN]

You say that now, but imagine we pick 7-9 and these 5 are off the board, and Demidov might be a ND regardless.

Celebrini
Eiserman
Demidov
Catton
Lindstrom

There’s also Ryder Ritchie before MBN, imo.

But not all of those guys will be off the board if we pick let’s say 7-8, there’s some defenseman that are gonna be taken in between those forwards.

 

[Mrb1p]

You say that now, but imagine we pick 7-9 and these 5 are off the board, and Demidov might be a ND regardless.

Celebrini
Eiserman
Demidov
Catton
Lindstrom

Why the f*** would Demigod be a ND? Dont rile.me up son

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[HuGort]

Sportsnet's 2024 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings: November Edition

In our second rankings for the 2024 NHL Draft, Macklin Celebrini is again at the top. But who does Sam Cosentino have poised to make a move?

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Ritche, Lindstrom, Boisvert I am keeping an eye on. We need offense

 

[Hannibal]

What a freaking complete beast. We need that.

 

[bcv]

Why the f*** would Demigod be a ND? Dont rile.me up son

Sources say he likes to drive under the speed limit in the left lane.

 

[atrud66]

He looks really good. From these clips, it looks like he's just missing explosiveness. Once he gains more lower body strength, he'll be able to more effectively drive the net.

 

[WeThreeKings]

He looks really good. From these clips, it looks like he's just missing explosiveness. Once he gains more lower body strength, he'll be able to more effectively drive the net.

My main concern is Lindstrom is going to take a lot of time.. like Slafkovsky will.

Having this board sit through the development of two big men and crying about wasted top ten picks and Bobrov would be enough to make me ignore every thread on this board.

 

[Hannibal]

My main concern is Lindstrom is going to take a lot of time.. like Slafkovsky will.

Having this board sit through the development of two big men and crying about wasted top ten picks and Bobrov would be enough to make me ignore every thread on this board.

I don’t see it being as long as Slaf tbh. Lindstrom plays already a efficient NA style of play, pro game. Slaf is still adjusting to the time and space. Don’t see that problem with Lindstrom.

 

[morhilane]

I don’t see it being as long as Slaf tbh. Lindstrom plays already a efficient NA style of play, pro game. Slaf is still adjusting to the time and space. Don’t see that problem with Lindstrom.

Prospect that size usually don't breakout until their D+3/+4. We can even see it with Dach and Byfield as recent examples.

 

[Hannibal]

Prospect that size usually don't breakout until their D+3/+4. We can even see it with Dach and Byfield as recent examples.

I know, but if that’s the case im willing to wait. We need more big skilled player in that top 6.

 

[morhilane]

I know, but if that’s the case im willing to wait. We need more big skilled player in that top 6.

Sure, but WTK's point is that this forum wouldn't be willing to wait that long. They need their candies now.

 

[Hannibal]

Sure, but WTK's point is that this forum wouldn't be willing to wait that long. They need their candies now.

Who gives a f*** about this forums and those posters, anyway?

Are we going to be scared to pick a player because of the fans here lol?

 

[Michelangelo]

The point with Lindstrom is moot anyways because we're drafting top 5

 

[Hannibal]

The point with Lindstrom is moot anyways because we're drafting top 5

EP has him 4th.

He’s in the conversation.

 

[Mrb1p]

Sure, but WTK's point is that this forum wouldn't be willing to wait that long. They need their candies now.

Sounds like a WTK problem, and not even a real one. Skill issue.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Who gives a f*** about this forums and those posters, anyway?

Are we going to be scared to pick a player because of the fans here lol?

The team won't, I'm just saying that this board will be annoying AF while he figures it out.

The development of Lindstrom and Helenius so far this year is such a huge W for us, the more forwards in the mix the better

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Sources say he likes to drive under the speed limit in the left lane.

That is a hanging offense.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Lindstrom is definitely in the convo for top 5, IMHO.

 

[Riggins]

Lindstrom is definitely in the convo for top 5, IMHO.

Let's see if Goldenhands and McCagg like him first, then we can confidently downgrade Lindstrom

I'll be very disappointed if it's not one of Celebrini, Eiserman, Catton or Demidov.

 

[covfefe]

I've been watching Ritchie for a few years now and I'll shed some light on why I think he's the most intriguing W guy this year.

When he was in the CSSHL he was probably the 3rd, and potentially 4th, most effective guy on his team. (Albeit one of those guys was Gavin McKenna). He wasn't even playing on that team's 1st line in either season that I followed.

Hits the W - rookie of the year. This year - curve continues to go up. Some of that is preternatural skill but I suspect it's mostly just hard work. I hate that cliche shit but it's simply the truth.

Then you consider the late bday....

Historically those kinds of guys work out. Doubly so when they are as smart as he is. He has an innate sense of where to be/where to go next. He also won't cost you much defensively. ++

On to the critical discussion:

While I'm confident he'll make the show, I'm also wondering how high his ceiling is. Drafting a player like him in the top 10 is a bet on him playing top 6 minutes over the long run. And at this point I'm not 100% convinced he has that level in him. He's also slight - teams will have durability questions. He doesn't look 6'0.

Tertiary point is that the interview stages will be important for him because he has a helicopter Dad à la Gallagher. Sometimes that backfires.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Oyoyoyoy

 

[WeThreeKings]

Oyoyoyoy

We need a 2nd first cause I wanna take a shot at one of these big boys like Boisvert Masse or Greentree

 

[covfefe]

We need a 2nd first cause I wanna take a shot at one of these big boys like Boisvert Masse or Greentree

I'll post either a summary and/or the conversation I'm having w/ my old coach (his current coach) about Letourneau in the next couple days. He's cool w/ it but we're still going back and forth. Suffice to say he should go high barring disaster. Can't really skate gud though.

Oyoyoyoy

this is nasty. that final backhand before the shot requires so much restraint, almost everyone fires post toe drag in that scenario.

kid might be a player

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

He looks really good. From these clips, it looks like he's just missing explosiveness. Once he gains more lower body strength, he'll be able to more effectively drive the net.

Not sure how you could possibly miss how explosive he is?

The skating is great, the question is IQ.....there could also be a lot of Eller, Ylonen, Patrick Poulin in him as his vision and decision making is questionable from what I have seen from him but I need a larger sample. I have not as of yet seen enough actual offensive talent outside of his footwork to confidently pick him as high as EP is suggesting. He could very well just be another in a long history of guys who look great on the rush but don't ultimately produce.

I am not saying that they are necessarily wrong about him, just that they are currently overhyping him imo. The kid has a huge size/speed advantage and we have seen how this often plays out when there just isn't much evidence of upper tier puck skills and IQ.