HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread
- Thread starter MarkovsKnee
- Start date
-
It's Back - NHL Survivor 2024 is now open Click here to join.
- Status
Quite unfair assessment. Most draft eligible have not even played world championship, you can t demote him because of this. In the U18 he did not have a great tournament but Finland was not a great team either. If you want the 5 game tournament against juniors to discard a 55 game season against pros, sure…Waiting for the tournament he's going to excel at. First it was the U18, then it was the World Championship because he's used to playing with pros. You got anything scheduled Helenius can show off at?
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
He was just ribbing the poster about claims he made regarding Helenius.
But everyone has been asking questions about Helenius skill level all year long and his opportunities against his age group were fails in that department. That leaves questions as to realistically how much scoring can he do at the NHL level.
And it's the scouts who have cooled on him after his last viewings. The u18s in particular weren't good at all. You can say the Finnish team is weak sure, but there were only weak teams besides Canada and USA and when you get your lunch handed to you by Teddy Stiga, that doesn't help your stock.
Nothing stops him from still becoming a good player but his opportunities to take a top 10 spot were missed and I'd bet on Catton or Lindstrom at center , even if they have to move to wing over Helenius personally.
Luckily for me, someone who remains unconvinced of his offensive upside, his size and failure to take his opportunities have closed the door on being the Habs selection so it's nothing i have to be concerned about.
Well these lists are completely different from te to team, the consensus isn't worth a thing when we talking one team's specific list, for all we know, they might have him in the 4th tier of players
Habs Halifax
Loyal Habs Fan
I always look at ranking movement like this. It's a very interesting angle to see which players move up/down as the draft year moves along.
These kids are growing fast at this age. Draft is all about timing and then you wonder who are the ones who make more moves/development in D+1 and D+2. Got to try to find the guy who is improving at the right time. This is why I like Iggy so much. Yong and one of the hottest trending players. Kind of like Slaf and Reinbacher picks. We did this with KK but looking back, his draft year in Liiga was not that impressive. It was his U18's that made him a mover. Not enough of a strong resume in several areas.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
- Jun 24, 2012
- 84,681
- 153,698
D’Amico has been saying for some time that there are no lingering health issues with Lindstrom and that he had resumed working out a while back so this gives some additional credence to the player’s recovery.
Last edited:
Kents polished head
Formerly Tough Au Lit
- Feb 4, 2013
- 9,684
- 4,680
I don't know what to make of that news.
It's good news in itself, but it's good news to other teams as well...
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
I'd say nothing to worry about because the teams ahead of us are likely to go defenseman if not Demidov.
Mrb1p
PRICERSTOPDAPUCK
It is info thats right out of Lindstroms agent, so I'll take it with a grain of salt. Trust the medicals of the team first and the PR second.
McGees
Registered User
- Jun 15, 2016
- 13,504
- 26,853
Lindstrom is just trying to scare off CBJ from picking him so that Habs can - Michkov style.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
I think CBJ will go with Silayev or Dickinson, they really need someone with size, defensive acumen, skating and range to help supplement Mateychuk and Jiricek.
The Great Weal
Phil's Pizza
- Jan 15, 2015
- 54,250
- 69,083
Eiserman would be extremely disappointing.
Jack Skellington
Registered User
- Sep 29, 2017
- 1,487
- 2,836
Habs management seems extremely opposed to picking up players with perceived character issues. Bergevin liked to talk about character but constantly picked up guys who were very questionable in that regard if he deemed the price was low enough to be worth it. I don't get that sense from Hughes personally. I don't think any amount of talent would sway him.
le_sean
Registered User
- Oct 21, 2006
- 41,640
- 44,441
Isn’t that what Werenski and Severson for? They are there for forever.
Also, the Canes didn’t seem to use a lot of premium draft capital on defenders since he was there. So who knows.
SannywithoutCompy
Registered User
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2,390
- 4,430
That was because the owner of the Canes made a public statement saying he didn't want them to draft D in the first round lol
le_sean
Registered User
- Oct 21, 2006
- 41,640
- 44,441
Well let’s hope that’s the case. I still think the Jackets are quite loaded defensively and will lean to take a forward. Not only are Mateychuk and Jiricek their best prospects, they also have Svozil and Ceulemans behind them. They need good wingers, Demidov is the perfect player for them.
KevSkillz4
Registered User
- Apr 11, 2016
- 7,874
- 13,254
If Sennecke or Leshunov are another options, It's ok, my television will survive.
But if it's another players than all these 5, I will never be watching TV again in my life.
Riggins
Registered User
Werenski has 4 years left, if CBJ's history has taught us anything he will probably be gone then or ask out earlier. Their top pick this year will be 22 when Werenski's deal expires.
SannywithoutCompy
Registered User
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2,390
- 4,430
Maybe, but they were also doing their due diligence in the most likely even that they fall out of the top 2.
sampollock
Registered User
- Status
