HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[FrankMTL]

"Oh hi Mr Hughes, heck what a coincidence that Cole Eiserman is in the same restaurant as the Habs management. Cole Eiserman loves steak. Do you mind if Cole Eiserman sits down at your table so Cole Eiserman can order a meal with y'all?"

- Habs combine meal with Cole Eiserman (probably)

 

[HuGort]

Here's my dream scenario for our picks. Listed in order of preference (3 options per pick)

5th overall:
Ivan Demidov/Berkly Catton/Cayden Lindstrom

26th overall:
Teddy Stiga/Andrew Basha/Dean Letourneau

57th overall:
John Mustard/Linus Eriksson/Raoul Boilard

70th overall:
Aatos Koivu/Carson Wetsch/Jacob Battaglia

78th overall:
Nathan Villenueve/Tomas Mrsic/AJ Spellacy

102nd overall:
Yegor Graf/Ethan Procyszyn/Ilya Protas

130th overall:
Oskar Vuollet/Jack Pridham/Ilya Nabokov

134th overall:
Eriks Mateiko/Javon Moore/Eemil Vinni

166th overall:
Hagen Burrows/Ilya Pautov/Miloslav Holinka

198th overall:
Luca Testa/Viktor Olofsson/Arsen Taimazov

210th overall:
Heikki Ruohonen/Andrei Krutov/Gabriel Eliasson

222nd overall:
Herman Traff/Matvey Babenko/Maxmillian Curran

I wouldn't take Demidov and Stiga both. Lindstrom and Stiga my picks for first round. Boilard good for 2nd round. Our 3rd I like Wetsch/Sam O'Reilly or Brunicke. The 4th round Ruohonen

 

[Andrei79]

Are people saying the worst case scenario is being left to pick a potential top pairing d man?

Yes, people and management are overthinking it. I would add a Hughes, Bouchard or Dobson regardless of who we already have. The quality of defensemen available is too great and far exceeds any issues too much depth would create.

 

[Canadienna]

I'm sure this is happening with the rest of you, but I'm constantly flip flopping between scenarios and wanting a different player every few days.

I'm not sure if it's because I haven't done as much research this year or it's just a really tough to discern group, but I'm less worried about who they go with than normal. I've seen rational arguments for like 6 different guys.

 

[Heffyhoof]

I trust his opinion on Connelly more than I do Snake. I see warts in his game as well. He plays entitled which makes sense because he seems to be an entitled little shit.

How old are you again? Social media is wild.

 

[Cubebrick]

I wouldn't take Demidov and Stiga both. Lindstrom and Stiga my picks for first round. Boilard good for 2nd round. Our 3rd I like Wetsch/Sam O'Reilly or Brunicke. The 4th round Ruohonen

O'Reilly and Brunicke are way more likely to go in the 20s/late 1st than in the 3rd round, imo.

 

[Runner77]

Are people saying the worst case scenario is being left to pick a potential top pairing d man?

Nope. The worst case scenario is which D ++ will have to be moved for a 2nd line forward that some team has soured on rather than taking our chances on an entry level forward with potential high ceiling.

All depends where Habs see separation and whether they consider that there is a forward at 5 that is in the same tier as that D.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Basu speculates that taking Eiserman out for dinner is more them wanting to trade up/into a place where they could get him.

 

[Runner77]

Basu speculates that taking Eiserman out for dinner is more them wanting to trade up/into a place where they could get him.

So he becomes a target depending on how high they can move up packaging the 26th.

 

[Riggins]

Basu speculates that taking Eiserman out for dinner is more them wanting to trade up/into a place where they could get him.

Paging @Lafleurs Guy ... how does this sound to you? Lindstrom/Demidov and Eiserman. Sign us all up right now.

 

[MtlSars]

If they pass on Demidov I swear to god...

I'll keep watching them and be very salty like always

 

[Rob Sense]

So he becomes a target depending on how high they can move up packaging the 26th.

we are not getting to #2 for Eiserman.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Paging @Lafleurs Guy ... how does this sound to you? Lindstrom/Demidov and Eiserman. Sign us all up right now.

Right there with you bud.

Also a team with Yzerman and Lidstrom did pretty well. I think it’s a good omen.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

we are not getting to #2 for Eiserman.

No. But we might trade up to 10 to get him…

 

[Nedved]

Was kicked off multiple teams as a teenager.
Pissed in a teammates bag.
Shit in a teammates bag.
Directed slurs at his own teammates.
Directed slurs at opponents.

that's wild. hope he isn't drafted and doesn't mess up his next opportunity. at the end of the day, hockey is a business, and some of these behaviours means he needs a reminder to stop being such a shitty person.

 

[Jaynki]

I dont f***ing care and i now want Zeev Buium 5th overall. I watched him a lot tonight and i don't f***ing care that he is a LD.

The potential is a top 10D league wide in his prime.

Buium, Lindstrom, Demidov, its exciting.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

I dont f***ing care and i now want Zeev Buium 5th overall. I watched him a lot tonight and i don't f***ing care that he is a LD.

The potential is a top 10D league wide in his prime.

Buium, Lindstrom, Demidov, its exciting.

I feel ya brother. We're all going schizo. This draft needs to happen now before I change my mind on who I want for the 8th time.

 

[Kents polished head]

I dont f***ing care and i now want Zeev Buium 5th overall. I watched him a lot tonight and i don't f***ing care that he is a LD.

The potential is a top 10D league wide in his prime.

Buium, Lindstrom, Demidov, its exciting.

Yeah if Demidov/Lindstrom are gone and Iginla is not the forward we're looking at I'm at the point where I wouldn't mind a D.

Roster projections years in advance is a pointless exercise anyway. There are numerous examples of it blowing up in our faces in the past.

#CollbergGalchenyukBozon

Additionnally, while we have many good Ds in the pipeline, I fail to see that bonafide quarterback within the organisation. There are a couple of candidates but no slamdunks.

Say what you want about Hutson he very much still is an unproven commodity.

 

[Jaynki]

Yeah if Demidov/Lindstrom are gone and Iginla is not the forward we're looking at I'm at the point where I wouldn't mind a D.

Roster projections years in advance is a pointless exercise anyway. There are numerous examples of it blowing up in our faces in the past.

#CollbergGalchenyukBozon

Additionnally, while we have many good Ds in the pipeline, I fail to see that bonafide quarterback within the organisation. There are a couple of candidates but no slamdunks.

Say what you want about Hutson he very much still is an unproven commodity.

I can't state how high i am on Hutson.

It is irrelevant

Buium is just too good to pass up.

Buium - Reinbacher is a contender 1st pairing for 15 years

 

[Kents polished head]

I can't state how high i am on Hutson.

It is irrelevant

Buium is just too good to pass up.

I trust Hutson to be an elite PP quarterback. It's his ability to munch around 25 minutes night in and night out that remains to be seen.

 

[sampollock]

Man this draft seems so far away

 

[River Meadow]

I dont f***ing care and i now want Zeev Buium 5th overall. I watched him a lot tonight and i don't f***ing care that he is a LD.

The potential is a top 10D league wide in his prime.

Buium, Lindstrom, Demidov, its exciting.

I concur.

 

[Habssince89]

I'm not sure if it's because I haven't done as much research this year or it's just a really tough to discern group, but I'm less worried about who they go with than normal. I've seen rational arguments for like 6 different guys.

I think we finally are in a high position in a draft that basically leaves us a good safety net. In a few years yeah maybe we regret not drafting someone but whoever we pick at 5 should be a great addition

 

[Habs7631]

I dont f***ing care and i now want Zeev Buium 5th overall. I watched him a lot tonight and i don't f***ing care that he is a LD.

The potential is a top 10D league wide in his prime.

Buium, Lindstrom, Demidov, its exciting.

Tomorrow night :

“I dont f***ing care and i now want Zayne Parekh 5th overall. I watched him a lot tonight and i don't f***ing care that he is a RD.

The potential is a top 10D league wide in his prime.

Parekh, Lindstrom, Demidov, its exciting”

 

[WeThreeKings]

I vastly prefer Demidov + Reinbacher to Michkov + Dickinson/Buium/Parekh