HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Schooner Guy]

They need a forward better than all of the ones we have.

You can’t just pass on Demidov.

If they do pass on him, it will be because they have legitimate concerns. Hughes and Gorton aren't dumb, they always do their due diligence, they have people close to the situation, and they have a very impressive batting average that is worthy of getting the benefit of the doubt. There are so many factors involved when you invest a #5 pick on a player.

 

[le_sean]

Next year another 5th overall pick

“Yeah but Reinbacher and Buium haven’t even graduated, they aren’t sure things. We should take another defender just to be sure”

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

It much ado about nothing folks, we're trading up to pick Lindstrom on draft day anyway

 

[Habs Icing]

The US isn’t going to arrest draft dodgers of other countries and ship them back home.

Especially since he wasn't even born in Israel. If the US has to ship him back then they have to do the same with every Jewish man and woman of conscription age.

 

[The Great Weal]

Literally 3 forwards have graduated and they led us to 5th worst team in the league. But sure, it’s enough.

Good to know that Kirby Dach hasn't graduated and that it's entirely on those 3 forwards that we've sucked. Certainly has nothing to do with guys like Barron playing over 18 minutes a night despite not being seen as NHL caliber by management.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Not stupid but it would be a real head scratched if they pass on a player like Demidov if he is available.

Not something i’ll be happy about or encouraged for the future.

If they don't take him, they'll have their reasons. They want offense.

The head scratcher for me is how fans think they fully understand the possible complexities that might be involved with a Russian hockey player who nobody in North America knows.

 

[skidcells]

If they do go D they must have a trade in place for a forward using an existing D. If we want quality we have to give quality so I suspect Matheson or Guhle would be used as trade pieces. If we draft Buium and just keep all our existing Ds I’m going to start asking serious questions on management’s team construction capabilities.

 

[le_sean]

Good to know that Kirby Dach hasn't graduated and that it's entirely on those 3 forwards that we've sucked. Certainly has nothing to do with guys like Barron playing over 18 minutes a night despite not being seen as NHL caliber by management.

wtf has Kirby Dach done other than be hurt and only produce when on the RW of Cole and Nick? But yeah let’s say he’s a certainty to be a 2C

 

[The Great Weal]

wtf has Kirby Dach done other than be hurt and only produce when on the RW of Cole and Nick? But yeah let’s say he’s a certainty to be a 2C

Wtf has Kaiden Guhle done other than be hurt and never produce? But yeah let's say he's a certainty as a top pairing dman.

 

[le_sean]

Wtf has Kaiden Guhle done other than be hurt and never produce? But yeah let's say he's a certainty as a top pairing dman.

Yeah they are definitely comparable in terms of being injured

Worthless debating with dishonest people

 

[The Great Weal]

Worthless debating with dishonest people

Agreed.

 

[HabsCode]

wtf has Kirby Dach done other than be hurt and only produce when on the RW of Cole and Nick? But yeah let’s say he’s a certainty to be a 2C

40 points in 60 games with the Habs, projecting at around 55 points over a full season, big 6'4 center former 3OV, only 23 years old and the mystery of all his injury possibly hiding untapped potential.

This is what the hype is about.

 

[le_sean]

40 points in 60 games with the Habs, projecting at around 55 points over a full season, big 6'4 center former 3OV, only 23 years old and the mystery of all his injury possibly hiding untapped potential.

This is what the hype is about.

And who is this coveted 2C passing to exactly? Joel Armia? Can’t wait. This offence is going to be bananas.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Literally 3 forwards have graduated and they led us to 5th worst team in the league. But sure, it’s enough.

I'll never fault a management team for drafting whoever they believe is the top asset. The draft isn't the only way to address gaps.

 

[The Great Weal]

40 points in 60 games with the Habs, projecting at around 55 points over a full season, big 6'4 center former 3OV, only 23 years old and the mystery of all his injury possibly hiding untapped potential.

This is what the hype is about.

He's not proven enough unlike the studs we got in Barron/Struble/Harris.

 

[HabsCode]

And who is this coveted 2C passing to exactly? Joel Armia? Can’t wait. This offence is going to be bananas.

What point are you trying to make exactly? I just replied to you shitting on him lmao.

 

[le_sean]

What point are you trying to make exactly? I just replied to you shitting on him lmao.

I’m not shitting on him. I like him. But he needs to stay healthy and produce as a centre before I say the offence is taken care of.

 

[Ozmodiar]

So can he be drafted? I think it’s like S Korea, you can’t seem dodge military service with a cash payment.

No

 

[HabsCode]

I’m not shitting on him. I like him. But he needs to stay healthy and produce as a centre before I say the offence is taken care of.

On that I agree. Even with a healthy Dach offense isn't taken care of. We need a dynamic top 6 winger, Roy is a good player but not a play driver. Demidov/Iginla/Sennecke would be perfect fit.

 

[sampollock]

Not me

Me neither
Another forward please

 

[BergevinBurner]

If Lindstrom and Demidov are gone then I wouldn't hate taking Buium and moving Matheson as part of a Necas trade.

We'd still have a pretty big log jam at D though. Xhekaj, Struble and Harris would all be on the outside looking in. Maybe a bubble team really values Xhekaj and he could be packaged with Winnipeg's pick to move up into the 10-15 range. Then we could end up with something along the lines of Matheson, Xhekaj and the 26th pick out and Buium, Necas and Catton/Eiserman/Sennecke/etc... in.

 

[sampollock]

Thought
KH keep #5
And
Turn peg pick++ and get a pick from 6-10
2 picks in the top 10

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Thought
KH keep #5
And
Turn peg pick++ and get a pick from 6-10
2 picks in the top 10

There might be a path where you could Trade Matheson + 26 for Seattle’s 8th or NJ’s 10th.

Walking out of the draft with 2 of Buium, Dickinson, Iginla, Catton or Sennecke could be game changing for the franchise.

Matheson is a fine stop-gap for us, but by the time we’re ready to compete he’ll need a new contract and the way he’s been playing he’s unlikely to re-sign at a value that will be a net benefit for us.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Gut feeling top 15 2024 draft prediction:

1. San Jose - Macklin Celibrini
2. Chicago - Artyom Levshunov
3. Anaheim - Anton Silayev
4. Columbus - Cayden Lidstrom
5. Montreal - Tij Iginla
6. Utah - Ivan Demidov
7. Ottawa - Zeev Buium
8. Seattle - Sam Dickinson
9. Calgary - Berkly Catton
10. New Jersey - Carter Yakemchuk
11. Buffalo - Beckett Sennecke
12. Philadelphia - Cole Eiserman
13. Minnesota - Zayne Parekh
14. San Jose - Konsta Helenius
15. Detroit - Michael Hage

Feel free to applaud or shit on it.

I'll shit on it, but only for the Habs

Thought
KH keep #5
And
Turn peg pick++ and get a pick from 6-10
2 picks in the top 10

That's going to cost a lot and the Habs aren't going to pay the assets required to get a 2nd top 10 pick.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Next year another 5th overall pick

“Yeah but Reinbacher and Buium haven’t even graduated, they aren’t sure things. We should take another defender just to be sure”

Guhle Reinbacher
Hutson Mailloux
Xhekaj Barron
Harris Engstrom
Bogdan (+ vet)

Adding at least one vet because they won’t roll with all 6 under 25s on D.

A couple of busts and a couple of trades and there’s still 6.