HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[River Meadow]

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.

If someone wants Xhekaj and we can move up in the draft we should jump on it.

I love Xhekaj but we need to be realistic with his 2 blown out shoulders.

I also wouldn't be too concerned about players like Struble, Harris, Baron, etc, as logjam on D, in regards to drafting Buium. Those guys are bums and interchangeable compared to him, we can move em for wtv.

 

[Mrb1p]

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.

The Kraken is one of the only team in the league that actually does need a top 4 LD too and they said they'd be down to trade the 8th OA.

I also think they need youth still, and a RD.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

If Habs pick Zeev Buium if Demidov or Lindstrom are gone, I will be a very happy man.

Buium is my favorite D in this year draft class, he have the potential to become the best D in few years.

He would be a very very solid player to add with Habs.

He can play RD aswell.

Guhle - Buium.
Hutson - Reinbacher.

Or trade Guhle (I don't want trade him, but with Engstrom and Xhekaj at LD, Buium aswell, we need to trade great value to acquire great value at forward) and let play Buium with Mailloux.

Hutson - Reinbacher.
Buium - Mailloux.


That's insane D-core.

Really ? I could swear it was Silayev.

 

[Jaynki]

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”

We should take a dman because next year draft is full of forward ;-)

It certainly looks that way,

66 goals in 12 non conference games vs mostly weak comp outside the Hockey East teams,

vs Yale - 14 goals/2 games
vs ASU - 13 goals/2 games
vs Alaska - 12 goals/2 games
vs Niagara - 11 goals/2 games
vs Augustana - 5 goals/1 game
vs Air Force - 4 goals/1 game

vs Providence/BC - 7 goals/2 games

Still better than the whole MHL by quite a margin.

 

[Lockin17]

No more love for Catton looks like

 

[WeThreeKings]

Logan Hensler, you are a Montreal Canadien

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

This board is like a bunch of 15 yr girls talking about their favorite boy bands.

Overzealous, over the top views

 

[River Meadow]

This board is like a bunch of 15 yr girls talking about their favorite boy bands.

Overzealous, over the top views

 

[crosbyshow]

No more love for Catton looks like

3rd overall for me.

Many people and few teams will regret it soon

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

No more love for Catton looks like

Still like him. Interested to see where he lands on Bob’s list.

I know his name isn’t surfacing in the R Mill, but I find it hard to believe he’s been completely stroked off.

 

[Deebs]

Still like him. Interested to see where he lands on Bob’s list.

I know his name isn’t surfacing in the R Mill, but I find it hard to believe he’s been completely stroked off.

I say PARDON???

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

I say PARDON???

From Habs consideration…

That clarify it?

 

[WeThreeKings]

Madden Jr's comments seems to indicate they are leaning Silayev.

 

[Weber Fan]

No more love for Catton looks like

I got him 4th on my list behind Celebrini, Demidov and Lindstrom

 

[Jack Skellington]

Why are people freaking out about Buium? Some news came out?

 

[Lockin17]

I got him 4th on my list behind Celebrini, Demidov and Lindstrom

Same, i have Catton before Tig

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

What happened to @Goldenhands ?

He's focusing on the draft with the Habs crew, he will come soon, to tell us who are we drafting.

Why are people freaking out about Buium? Some news came out?

New flavor of the day.

 

[skidcells]

Madden Jr's comments seems to indicate they are leaning Silayev.

What did he say and where can I read it?

 

[McGees]

This board is like a bunch of 15 yr girls talking about their favorite boy bands.

maybe grown ass men talking about athletes are pretty much the same thing.

 

[WeThreeKings]

What did he say and where can I read it?

Go to the Ducks board, last 3ish pages of their draft thread. You can listen to the interview, as well.

 

[McGees]

Madden Jr's comments seems to indicate they are leaning Silayev.

which comments? last I saw he mentioned they were between 8 players.

 

[sampollock]

which comments? last I saw he mentioned they were between 8 players.

Does any media person know one habs top 3?

 

[WeThreeKings]

which comments? last I saw he mentioned they were between 8 players.

Yeah he did - but he's talking about a few of the players and then makes other comments. Way he talked about Silayev and what he said later matched up and they were saying he did the same thing last year when asked about Fantilli and Carlsson.

Me when someone suggests drafting Iginla, Helenius or Buium at 5

 

[Ozmodiar]

No more love for Catton looks like

Right behind Demidov for me. (Among forwards)

If you want a play-driver for the 2nd line, he’s your guy.
- 116 points
- led his team
- led Hlinka
- led all CHL draft eligible players
- CHL 2nd team all star
- Sask kid.

Lindstom might have been ahead until the back injury report.

Rutger McG - Catton - Dach

 

[sampollock]

Right behind Demidov for me. (Among forwards)

If you want a play-driver for the 2nd line, he’s your guy.
- 116 points
- led his team
- led Hlinka
- led all CHL draft eligible players
- CHL 2nd team all star
- Sask kid.

Lindstom might have been ahead until the back injury report.

Rutger McG - Catton - Dach

Sask kid is a plus!