HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[habsfan891]

MA Godin just reported that Eiserman had dinner with the Canadiens.

I'm fine with this if it was to explore trading up trading up to 15-17 and grab him not at 5th.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

MA Godin just reported that Eiserman had dinner with the Canadiens.

Oh no, Pierre McGuire got to them

 

[JackZap]

to be fair with Pierre he did say hed draft Brady instead of KK but all moot after Carey Price meltdown

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

No reason not to take as many of the guys on their list as possible to dinner, it's an easy way to get more intel. There's no cap on the money you spend on scouting anyway and the organization can sure afford it.

 

[Runner77]

Interesting, Levshunov, Surin, Parekh, Simashev and our very own Bogdan Konyushkov are all Milstein clients .

Milstein has a huge list of Russian clients. I wonder if he left any for other agents and whether any of them are part of this draft class.

Do I understand that “Russian Combine” only means Milstein clients? After all, only Milstein/GoldStar is being named as the party organizing it.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Milstein has a huge list of Russian clients. I wonder if he left any for other agents and whether any of them are part of this draft class.

Do I understand that “Russian Combine” only means Milstein clients? After all, only Milstein/GoldStar is being named as the party organizing it.

That appears correct, it's a Milstein showcase, for players who can't go to the combine, and he has a lot of Russian clients. Insert some Venn diagram for all factors and it happens to be pretty overlapping.

to be fair with Pierre he did say hed draft Brady instead of KK but all moot after Carey Price meltdown

Even a broken clock....anyway, he was "right" on that one (Hughes would be even better) but I think this is just an example of his bias aligning correctly for once, rather than a good comparative analysis or anything deep.

 

[salbutera]

Milstein has a huge list of Russian clients. I wonder if he left any for other agents and whether any of them are part of this draft class.

Do I understand that “Russian Combine” only means Milstein clients? After all, only Milstein/GoldStar is being named as the party organizing it.

Yes Russian & Ukranian

 

[Doublechin]

to be fair with Pierre he did say hed draft Brady instead of KK but all moot after Carey Price meltdown

Pierre will always fall in love with players from the US college system and the USNDTP program, rarely will he pick a prospect from anywhere else when it comes to favorites

 

[HomaridII]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800216093585485969

 

[Richard Bolton]

MA Godin just reported that Eiserman had dinner with the Canadiens.

I'm pretty sure Cole Eiserman invited The Canadiens to dinner so they can talk about them to him.

 

[Deebs]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800216093585485969

The Russian factor is real, rightly or wrongly and it could make things real greasy at the top of the draft

 

[le_sean]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800216093585485969

To me he’s shown more of a willingness to come to NA than Michkov did. The issue is that potential lost year of development since his team might try and be petty with him.

 

[JoelWarlord]

How many dinners can these kids eat. I swear every team is taking the entire first round out for dinner lmao

 

[sampollock]

He is talking about Trevor Connelly. During the U18 finals (USA vs Canada), Team USA was leading 3-2 with 10 minutes to go in the 3rd period. Connelly took a 5-minute major penalty and was booted out of the game. Canada scored 3 goals during that PP. That won Canada the gold medal.​

crazy

to be fair with Pierre he did say hed draft Brady instead of KK but all moot after Carey Price meltdown

so did many of us

 

[Jaynki]

Can Demidov buy out the last year of his contract?

 

[The Last Red]

One thing that surprised me is how Sennecke isn’t at all considered at 5. I find his overall package (skills + size) to be the most unique of the draft. Sure, there are question marks on some things like all prospects but his absolute ceiling may be the highest in the draft if he puts it all together. I’d think they would be bet on Adam Nicholas being able to get him there. Oh well, I’ll get over it I guess.

The bolded part is the problem for a guy you're drafting at 5OA. Cannot afford to screw this up. Iginla is a much safer pick at 5, and will likely be a very good top 6 forward also even if his "in a perfect world" ceiling is a bit lower than Sennecke's. We don't inhabit a perfect world.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

To me he’s shown more of a willingness to come to NA than Michkov did. The issue is that potential lost year of development since his team might try and be petty with him.

Russian SKA Factor

 

[le_sean]

Russian SKA Factor

I prefer the Ska factor when it’s simply listening to Less Than Jake

 

[ReHabs]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800216093585485969

Demidov will go top10 and his team will be pleased with him. The issue he has is there are a lot of diversely interesting prospects in the top10.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I prefer the Ska factor when it’s simply listening to Less Than Jake

No love for the cherry poppin daddies ?

 

[Jaynki]

Why is there a Russian factor with Demidov, but not with Silayev?

 

[Saundies]

Do not listen to the heretics!

Priests of other prospects will whisper "russian factor", "complicated geopolitical situation" and "performed well in a weaker league" into your ears, but do not let it enter your heart!

Keep the faith in the one and only Demigod! Praise be to all who keep the faith!

 

[pylero]

More smoke to the Lindstrom going 3-4 fire, and Buium + Silayev mentionned as intriguing defensemen for Montreal. Eiserman also had dinner with Hughes and co.

Analyse | Le Canadien a encore des interrogations en vue du repêchage

Le Canadien a peut-être plus de chances de repêcher Ivan Demidov qu’on ne le croyait au départ alors que nous avons l'impression inverse avec Cayden Lindstrom.

ici.radio-canada.ca

 

[WeThreeKings]

Why is there a Russian factor with Demidov, but not with Silayev?

It's the CSKA factor.

Silayev is with torpedo, signed for a bit more term but expected to come over when it ends and Larionov is a good contact, people are comfortable with him.

They're more worried that CSKA either pressures Demidov into a longer term deal, especially with his brothers there, and with no ability to loan him out they could kill another year of his development by putting him back in the MHL with no recourse.

 

[le_sean]

Why is there a Russian factor with Demidov, but not with Silayev?

Because Silayev’s organization has shown a willingness to play and develop him. His coach is Igor Larionov who seems to appreciate young players. Silayev has a contract for two more years and he needs the time to develop.

Demidov has been unwilling to sign a new contract with SKA. They have kept him down in a league way too easy for him to be petty. They might do the same thing next season which would be a wasted year.