HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Leto]

Pronman's latest mock:

1. Celebrini
2. Levshunov
3. Silayev
4. Lindstrom
5. Demidov

We get Julius Miettinen with our WPG 1st.

I am going to hike Mount Olympus to pray to the Greek gods (or perhaps the Greek god Struble) for this timeline. Zeus, give me Demigod or give me death.​

 

[calder candidate]

a 5th OA for me it either Lindstrom or Catton.
If you able to trade down and still get Catton I would do it

 

[Shutdown]

Pronman's latest mock:

1. Celebrini
2. Levshunov
3. Silayev
4. Lindstrom
5. Demidov

We get Julius Miettinen with our WPG 1st.

i do for some reason feel it in my bones that Columbus is going Lindstrom - gotta hope the other two take a D. would love to inject Demidov's skill into this team.



any WHL watchers got a read on Miettinen if that's the guy?

 

[ReHabs]

I am going to hike Mount Olympus to pray to the Greek gods (or perhaps the Greek god Struble) for this timeline. Zeus, give me Demigod or give me death.​

Demidov or Catton would be the kick in the ass injection of talent this roster needs.

 

[WeThreeKings]

i do for some reason feel it in my bones that Columbus is going Lindstrom - gotta hope the other two take a D. would love to inject Demidov's skill into this team.



any WHL watchers got a read on Miettinen if that's the guy?

Highly competitive, smart player, has some physicality to him.. the offense isn't high end but he's got some tools, a plus shot, above average playmaking, isn't overly creative.. your typical finnish center.

 

[SOLR]

a 5th OA for me it either Lindstrom or Catton.
If you able to trade down and still get Catton I would do it

We are not getting Catton, stop it.

 

[Hannibal]

f*** Waddel and CLB. They will screw us again by picking Lindstrom.

 

[Hacketts]

mock 2.0

demigod to us again.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798308885046202464

 

[WeThreeKings]

f*** Waddel and CLB. They will screw us again by picking Lindstrom.

When did they screw us before?

 

[Saundies]

mock 2.0

demigod to us again.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798308885046202464

The prophecy has been written. Demigod will bless and rule over this land for years to come.

When did they screw us before?

Waddell screwed us over by pivoting at the last second and trading Hossa to the Penguins. Bastard.

 

[Hannibal]

When did they screw us before?

Waddel is the Hossa trade and CLB seems to always pick the player we want right in front of us.

 

[Redux91]

CLB seems to always pick the player we want right in front of us.

When..?
That 1 time they took PLD at 3 when we were 9 lol..?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Waddel is the Hossa trade and CLB seems to always pick the player we want right in front of us.

I think you meant "me" in this case, or a small portion of the fanbase. Montreal would jump for joy if Demidov is available at 5.

 

[Hannibal]

When..?
That 1 time they took PLD at 3 when we were 9 lol..?

Last year when we miss out on the top 4 fowards, CLB was one of the teams i hate for not letting one of them slip lol

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

I can’t see Columbus passing up Demidov unless Chicago and Anaheim somehow, some way, go D and Columbus prefers the C. If we got Demidov it would be unbelievable

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

I can’t see Columbus passing up Demidov unless Chicago and Anaheim somehow, some way, go D and Columbus prefers the C. If we got Demidov it would be unbelievable

I wouldn't be surprised if Columbus wanted to go Lindstrom. Him and Fantilli would be pretty good building blocks together (even if I don't see Lindstrom at C, they might).

 

[ReHabs]

We are not getting Catton, stop it.

Why is that?

 

[le_sean]

Waddel is the Hossa trade and CLB seems to always pick the player we want right in front of us.

Well we did screw up their franchise for years by “letting” them pick Gilbert Brûle

 

[SOLR]

Why is that?

Because he's the last thing we need to win a cup.

If we have another pick at 15 and he's still there, sure. I like him quite a bit, but not for the Habs. You can't have Caufield AND Catton. It's one or the other. Plus, we have Newhook, which is in the same format as well. Suzuki isn't giant either; we have to take that into account. If Suzuki was as big as Barkov/Drai, it would be a different story.

Look at the top 8 teams in the NHL, they don't have a collection of these players.

No more than 1 undersized, with no physical dimension, and "not fast" player in the top 6 or bust.

Obviously, Demidov is the target here:

Necas(or another trade) - Suzuki - Slafkovski
Caufield - Dach - Demidov/Lindstrom/Iginla/Sennecke.
Roy - Newhook - Mesar
Evans- Beck -Gallagher

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Because he's the last thing we need.

If we have another pick at 15 and he's still there, sure. I like him quite a bit, but not for the Habs. You can't have Caufield AND Catton. It's one or the other. Plus we have NewHook who is in the same format as well.

Look at the top 8 teams in the NHL, they don't have a collection of these players.

I'm pretty sure Catton would be just fine on a line with Dach and Roy.

 

[ReHabs]

Because he's the last thing we need.

If we have another pick at 15 and he's still there, sure. I like him quite a bit, but not for the Habs. You can't have Caufield AND Catton. It's one or the other. Plus we have NewHook who is in the same format as well.

Look at the top 8 teams in the NHL, they don't have a collection of these players.

Would you agree that we shouldn't base our drafting decisions off the presence of Alex fkn Newhook?

Catton's upside is what matters. If the top6 has to be re-shuffled, then so be it. Purposefully not drafting a super-skilled and super effective player because we have Alex Newhook on the roster is ridiculous.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Would you agree that we shouldn't base our drafting decisions off the presence of Alex fkn Newhook?

Catton's upside is what matters. If the top6 has to be re-shuffled, then so be it. Purposefully not drafting a super-skilled and super effective player because we have Alex Newhook on the roster is ridiculous.

Flashbacks to Pierre losing his mind when we drafted Price because we had Theodore, Huet, and Danis lmao

 

[ReHabs]

Flashbacks to Pierre losing his mind when we drafted Price because we had Theodore, Huet, and Danis lmao

Oh man, I remember that!! Exactly so, great reference.

Nikita Kucherov is listed at 5'11" 182 lbs... Berkely Catton is listed (pre-combine) at 5'10 175 lbs according to that TVA interview... but we can't consider him because we have Alex Newhook on the roster.

 

[SOLR]

Would you agree that we shouldn't base our drafting decisions off the presence of Alex fkn Newhook?

Catton's upside is what matters. If the top6 has to be re-shuffled, then so be it. Purposefully not drafting a super-skilled and super effective player because we have Alex Newhook on the roster is ridiculous.

There's 10 players better than Catton in this draft on a BPA basis. Of course, I'm not basing anything on Newhook being there, but we have a limited window to form a team that will unlock the next level, and in that window, you absolutely cannot draft a role you already have repeatedly without that window dissolving. Catton will take 3 years to arrive.

I'm pretty sure Catton would be just fine on a line with Dach and Roy.

Fine ain't what we are looking for. Fine = losing.
We are done with fine. Fine is not winning since 1993.

 

[ReHabs]

There's 10 players better than Catton in this draft on a BPA basis. Of course, I'm not basing anything on Newhook being there, but we have a limited window to form a team that will unlock the next level, and in that window, you absolutely cannot draft a role you already have repeatedly without that window dissolving. Catton will take 3 years to arrive.

Discounting the four that will be picked ahead of our pick, that leaves Catton as one of six options in a wide open field. Take away the LDs and that leaves Catton as a viable option.

I fully agree that we need to draft for our reality as an organization but any player drafted 5OA 2024 will take at least two years to arrive and three to be relied on. Seems like it's unfair to say Catton's too far away while you covet Demidov or whoever. I like all of them, mind you, I'm just saying.