HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[sampollock]

My French is good enough, coles notes?

Me too
I don't know French

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Poor Levshunov. A Hairline so bad the scouts think you're lying about your age

 

[Skip Bayless]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798858177355931974

Poor Levshunov. A Hairline so bad the scouts think you're lying about your age

There's now way in hell this dude is a teenager.

 

[Hannibal]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798858177355931974

Poor Levshunov. A Hairline so bad the scouts think you're lying about your age

Jesus, i’m also starting to think the guy ain’t 18 lol

 

[le_sean]

Think he said trade up to 4, swap picks with Columbus.

No Dickinson talk but Lev been talking to Chicago and Silayev stock is skyrocketing, won’t get past Columbus.

Convinced….no….he said Habs WANT Demidov if he and Lindstrom still there.

50% chance Kakko with Habs

Thinks Ylonen and Dvorak are gonzo

Hutson and Roy start season with Habs….lots of interesting stuff.

I thought that they asked him if Columbus would trade back since we don’t know if they want a forward or not. I think he said it was unlikely and mentioned Anaheim. Maybe I misheard. Either way, he thinks Demidov is who they want.

 

[bleuetbio]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798858177355931974

Poor Levshunov. A Hairline so bad the scouts think you're lying about your age

I think the page is gone, what happens?

 

[Jabba11]

I feel we've wasted so much time, threads, posts about this draft. I would just trust the hockey historians

 

[Jaynki]

I feel we've wasted so much time, threads, posts about this draft. I would just trust the hockey historians

Imagine Silayev is the pick and Bobrov is there with another hyper dramatic hype speech.

 

[Saundies]

Like a scorned lover afraid to love again.

It’s ok @Habssince89. Let Demidov in. Allow yourself to be hurt. It’s the only way

ALL HAIL THE DEMIGOD, THE ONE TRUE PICK. ALL OTHER PROSPECTS ARE FALSE IDOLS.

 

[Jabba11]

Imagine Silayev is the pick and Bobrov is there with another hyper dramatic hype speech.

"Not only did Anton was the youngest in KHL's history to play in the league at 12 years old, hockey historians will say that he was the tallest to ever play the game. This must count for something. We will have a whole country behind us."

 

[TheBuriedHab]

I think the page is gone, what happens?

Levshunov combine photo, don't know why it was deleted.

 

[Gravity]

When does Bob's list drop?

 

[Shutdown]

When does Bob's list drop?

about a week before the draft - no official date yet

 

[SlafySZN]

about a week before the draft - no official date yet

I’d say june 24th, monday week of the draft.

I’m just guessing

 

[Skip Bayless]

First of all, i haven’t seen a complete game from Demidov, but i saw probably all of his highlights packages on youtbe there is. Personnally, i’m not convinced that much his game will translate that much in NA and in the NHL. He wont be doing circle against weak competition here or going against 3 defenders at the same time and coming out with the puck.

What makes you think otherwise? Sell me the kid because im not sold yet.

No other Russian has ever done what he did last year in that league. He’s basically the greatest russian prospect of all time at this point in time.

 

[Gravity]

about a week before the draft - no official date yet

Thanks.

 

[Mrb1p]

RE: Catton the thing I keep coming back to is that these types of players always seem to be available later than we think. In 2019 online fans wanted Caufield at 5-10 and he went to us at 15. Last year we debated Benson at 5 and he went at 13. This year we're debating Catton at 5 and he's being projected in the 8-13 range. Just seems like those small/smallish wingers who don't quite have superstar upside always fall as the bad teams picking high usually have to focus on drafting cornerstone C & D with size and can't justify a small winger unless it's a Marner level of talent.

I wouldn't be upset if Catton ends up being our pick, but I think we're better off sticking to a forward with size given we'd have a good shot at the 2025 draft's rough equivalent to Catton/Benson/Caufield in the 10-15 range next year.

Why are you justifying NHL management's stupidity? Cole and Benson should've both went much higher than they did.

There's now way in hell this dude is a teenager.

I'll link a Pic of me at 18, some of us peak early testosterone wise.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I'll link a Pic of me at 18, some of us peak early testosterone wise.

Post pics or it never happened.

 

[Mrb1p]

Post pics or it never happened.

I wish I took pics

 

[The Last Red]

Why are you justifying NHL management's stupidity? Cole and Benson should've both went much higher than they did.


I'll link a Pic of me at 18, some of us peak early testosterone wise.

Shoulda, coulda, woulda . . . They didn’t go higher. You can think they’re dumb . . . they run hockey teams, you don’t. Life’s not fair. I can easily see see Catton falling out of the top 15.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Catton is better than Caufield and Newhook at the same age

We draft him and we can trade one of the others in 2 years.

Dont Be too confident that we will not draft him....cause I red in 2018 that we will not draft kk and last year with Reinbacher.

Catton is rhe most talented forward except Celebrini and Demidov...and we need talent to win the cup.

Plenty of hall of fame players who won the Cup were at 5.11 175 pounds at 18 years old

I like Catton. I just wish he was one half of a one-two Top 15 punch. I see a successful NHL career ahead for him.
No projections, numbers or comparisons, but I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t deliver.

 

[LV426]

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Poor Levshunov. A Hairline so bad the scouts think you're lying about your age

Damn, his hair is receding at 18? When he turns 25 his hairline will be down to his ass.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Damn, his hair is receding at 18? When he turns 25 his hairline will be down to his ass.

When he turns 25 my man is going to have a certified plane landing runway up there.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Couple of interesting names at 26.

Would like Cole Beaudoin

I’d like that. If Beck is No. 3 C, maybe Beaudoin could play wing. Have seen very little of C.B.

 

[Hannibal]

I want one of Nathan Villeneuve or Carson Wetsch.

One of them with Beck, Florian and Tuch will be good mix of skill and grit to our futur bottom 6.