HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[DiglettDangles]

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Buium is locked in

Fire-in-the eyeness assessment
Levshunov 2/10, missing his old man nap in the afternoon
Lindstrom 7/10, so hot right now
Buium 18/10, Ramsay Bolton level off-the-charts
Celebrini 4/10, but f'in regal (he IS the Senate)
Iginla "Did Not Test", busy flying like Pegasus

 

[River Meadow]

The question I have when I watch Buium is: does he ever make mistakes ?

Guy is locked in on the ice too.

He's the closest thing to Makar as there is in this draft class, IMO.

Give me Buium or give me death.

 

[sampollock]

I'm hoping for one of Demidov, Lindstrom, Catton or Sennecke at 5.

I have a growing feeling that the Habs are going to be using the WPG pick in a package for a young established forward (Necas/Zegras etc). If not, there are lots of players that I'd like in that range.

DEMIDOV
LINDSTROM
SEENECKE
For me

 

[KevSkillz4]

The only D's I would happy at 5 with Habs it's Dickinson, Parekh or Buium.

But please select Demidov or Lindstrom if they are there... Just please.

It's ok Dickinson, Parekh or Buium ahead of Iginla, I will understand. But not Lindstrom or Demidov

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

He's the closest thing to Makar as there is in this draft class, IMO.

Give me Buium or give me death.

Buium is nothing like Makar as he is no where near the skater that Mskar is. He is one of my favoutire dmen in this draft but he will never be on Makar's level as he just doesn't have the same explosiveness and dynamism

 

[River Meadow]

Buium is nothing like Makar as he is no where near the skater that Mskar is. He is one of my favoutire dmen in this draft but he will never be on Makar's level as he just doesn't have the same explosiveness and dynamism

I'm not saying he's a carbon copy of Makar stylistically, but I expect Buium to put up points a la Makar in the NHL.

A very smart, offensive Dman who can do it all and play in all situations.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Buium is nothing like Makar as he is no where near the skater that Mskar is. He is one of my favoutire dmen in this draft but he will never be on Makar's level as he just doesn't have the same explosiveness and dynamism

Buium isn't Makar, but he have the potential to become the best D in this draft. IMO. He is going to be a really really special player.

 

[Andrei79]

I'm not saying he's a carbon copy of Makar stylistically, but I expect Buium to put up points a la Makar in the NHL.

A very smart, offensive Dman who can do it all and play in all situations.

I like how quickly he processes the game in all three zones. He's very deceptive as well as he can both make skilled plays and simple plays. I don't think he's quite at Parekhs level, in the sense that Parekh seems to be one of these gifted 130+ IQ people, but Buium understands systems, small area games and 1 on 1 battles. Very smart player. I really like this years D-crop.

 

[Redux91]

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Buium is locked in

While Macklin looks like a Team President surveying the ice

But it's nothing like Levshunov who at age 40 something looks like he is currently running FIFA observing a match wondering when he's gonna get pinched for a scandal lol

 

[ginomini]

Buium is nothing like Makar as he is no where near the skater that Mskar is. He is one of my favoutire dmen in this draft but he will never be on Makar's level as he just doesn't have the same explosiveness and dynamism

Buium is much closer to Fox in terms of comparison imo

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I think 200 is probably where he ends up. He doesn't really have a big frame like slaf who can hardly stay under 225.

I could see 200-210 range. Spezza like.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

People expecting a Makar-like offensive impact with Buium will be disappointed but he's a beast defensively and basically a one man automatic breakout.

 

[le_sean]

He's the closest thing to Makar as there is in this draft class, IMO.

Give me Buium or give me death.

Except Makar is a fantastic skater. Big thing that separates them

 

[Habsfan18]

Sorry if it’s been posted, but according to Arpon Basu on the latest Athletic mock draft, the Habs really like Andrew Basha. Arpon still isn’t convinced we’ll be making that pick, but if we do and Basha is still there, he said the Habs see an NHL projectable game there. They met with him 5 times over the course of the season.

Demidov and Basha? I’d be ecstatic. Greentree even moreso, but I can’t see him falling to 26.

 

[dcyhabs]

Would it be more palatable if we drafted for Parekh instead?

I'd be pretty pissed if we skip on a potential superstar winger again when we need offensive power in our top 6, but getting the potential best offensive defensemen of the class is not a bad consolation prize?

I just don't know who we play on PP1. Do we just put both Hutson and Parekh? When was the last time a team had 2 really good offensive defensemen in their lineup? Preds with Josi and Subban?

I'm trying to play gymnastics in my head and convince myself it's "fine" if Demidov is skipped on, but man I just hope Hughes doesn't overthink it this year.

Set records for short handed goals against.

I doubt the habs can handle another offensive but defensively challenged D. I don’t know if they can win with another small F, either, but if Demidov of Catton is too good to pass on then fine.

The habs have to hope the teams that pick ahead of them pick very badly.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Buium and Makar, there's no closeness at all.

 

[River Meadow]

Buium and Makar, there's no closeness at all.

When Makar was drafted he wasn't thought of as highly as he is now.

We shall see.

 

[Lockin17]

SJ : Celebrini
CHI : Buium
Ducks : Levshunov
CLB : Lindstrom

This will be the first 4 picks

 

[Andrei79]

SJ : Celebrini
CHI : Buium
Ducks : Levshunov
CLB : Lindstrom

This will be the first 4 picks

I think Chicago will go Levshunov and Anaheim Dickinson or Silayev. Columbus I can't see not taking Lindstrom.

 

[Jaynki]

SJ : Celebrini
CHI : Buium
Ducks : Levshunov
CLB : Lindstrom

This will be the first 4 picks

Im betting on

Celebrini
Dickinson
Levshunov
Silayev

As the first 4 picks

 

[ZUKI]

SJ : Celebrini
CHI : Buium
Ducks : Levshunov
CLB : Lindstrom

This will be the first 4 picks

Sources ?

 

[BoneHutson]

Maybe they plan on sending a 6.9-9.1m offersheet this summer. That’s a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Lots of really good RFAs available.

Byfield 9,1m for 2 years. If LA extend Roy before July 1st, no way they can match

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Buium put up better numbers than Makar, Fox and Hughes in their freshman seasons.

He also won gold on both the u-18 and u-20 team.

He shutdown the first overall pick in Maclin Celebrini and BU

He then shutdown the most dominant line in NCAA history Gauthier-Smith-Perrault on his way to winning the NCAA championship.

Whoever picks him is getting a stud and there is a reason the Habs love him, even with him being a LHD. He's that good.

 

[Jabba11]

You gotta have 5 names if you're picking 5th. I think those names for me are Celebrini, Lindstrom, Buium, Parekh, and Iginla.

Post your 5 names people.

Celebrini
Demidov
Buium
Dickinson
Levshunov

 

[Team_Spirit]

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