HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[sheed36]

McKenzie's Top 15 Jan 2024 mid season, May 2024 and final June 2024 ranking comparison.

 

[Benstheman]

Pronman's mock last year was pretty bang on. Only switched Carlsson and Fantili but had the top 5 players right.

I think the top 5 players this year will be Celebrini, Silayev, Levshunov, Lindstrom, Demidov but apart for Celebrini, the order could very well change. The only outsider i can see getting in is Dickinson but i would really be surprised.

 

[Habs Halifax]

McKenzie's Top 15 Jan 2024 mid season, May 2024 and final June 2024 ranking comparison.

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Nice! Love stuff like this.

Biggest movers are Eiserman, Iggy, and Sennecke? Eiserman slipping and Iggy/Sennecke sneaking in that fringe top 10. Rest are pretty stable. I'm guessing but the movement is less vs other drafts.

Man, I'm going to revisit this later after we do redrafts. I find it very interesting to try to find the hits and busts in that top 15 in this draft.

 

[jaffy27]

1. If Demidov is off the board (90% sure), we go after BUIUM or Dickinson
2. We trade Matheson, a good prospect and WPG first round pick for the Wild's first rounder and Yurov
- Then we draft one of : Catton, Sennecke, Eiserman, Helenius or Brandsegg-Nygard


Caufield - Suzuki - Slaf
Sennecke/Catton - Dach - Yurov
Newhook - Beck - Roy

Dickinson - Reinbacher
Hutson - Guhle

So this is the 2026-27 lineup?

 

[1000eeer]

So this is the 2026-27 lineup?

I'm trying to think out of the box

But one of Zegras, Laine or Necas might be a better fit to improve the team faster.

 

[The Last Red]

At some point the anti-Lindstrom crowd will have to accept the reality that we drafted him, which we will if he’s there at 5, even if Demidov is available too - it’s unlikely they’re both available at 5OA.

 

[Benstheman]

If one of Danford, Kleber or Brunicke is available at 57 I'll be very happy.

Maybe Raoul and Zether in the 3rd.

I'd love Kleber as a 3rd pair monster, after Reinbacher and Mailloux on the right.

 

[jaffy27]

At some point the anti-Lindstrom crowd will have to accept the reality that we drafted him, which we will if he’s there at 5, even if Demidov is available too - it’s unlikely they’re both available at 5OA.

Unless Anaheim go Dickinson, you’re probably right

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Pronman's mock last year was pretty bang on. Only switched Carlsson and Fantili but had the top 5 players right.

I think the top 5 players this year will be Celebrini, Silayev, Levshunov, Lindstrom, Demidov but apart for Celebrini, the order could very well change. The only outsider i can see getting in is Dickinson but i would really be surprised.

Only thing to keep in mind is it just takes one team who's in the top 5 and ranks an outsider top 5 to mess things up. What if Anaheim is a team that has Yakemchuk at 3? What if Columbus has Helenius at 3?

 

[Deebs]

Only thing to keep in mind is it just takes one team who's in the top 5 and ranks an outsider top 5 to mess things up. What if Anaheim is a team that has Yakemchuk at 3? What if Columbus has Helenius at 3?

Then we get wasted because we hit the jackpot

 

[The Last Red]

Only thing to keep in mind is it just takes one team who's in the top 5 and ranks an outsider top 5 to mess things up. What if Anaheim is a team that has Yakemchuk at 3? What if Columbus has Helenius at 3?

As long as Anaheim drafts a D at 3, it doesn’t matter who it is from our perspective. We just need 2 D taken in the top 4. And Helenius ain’t going 3, you know that.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

As long as Anaheim drafts a D at 3, it doesn’t matter who it is from our perspective. We just need 2 D taken in the top 4. And Helenius ain’t going 3, you know that.

He won't go to Anaheim, no. But Columbus could very well be one of the teams that are that high on him.

I hope Levshunov and Silayev go 2 and 3, so Columbus can take Lindstrom and give us Demidov.

 

[lilmaxo]

 

[Gravity]

IMO, if Demidov isn't available I would go for a D (even over Lindstrom).

 

[Jack Skellington]

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This guy is basically their Basu right

 

[bcv]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805638878776508544

"He only wants to play with SKA in KHL, yet we've loaned him out to other KHL teams the last 2 years"

 

[le_sean]

You guys don’t have to worry. The Hawks aren’t using a 2nd overall pick on a winger they never scouted live over a 6’2 RD that they’ve seen 20+ times and interviewed/taken to dinner. Plus he has an infectious personality. There’s just no shot they don’t take Lev.

I also can’t see Verbeek taking a forward, it’s the last thing they need.

 

[Leto]

This guy is basically their Basu right

Yes, he is the Athletic's beat reporter for Chicago.

 

[MasterMatt25]

You guys don’t have to worry. The Hawks aren’t using a 2nd overall pick on a winger they never scouted live over a 6’2 RD that they’ve seen 20+ times and interviewed/taken to dinner. Plus he has an infectious personality. There’s just no shot they don’t take Lev.

I also can’t see Verbeek taking a forward, it’s the last thing they need.

Madden’s interview made it sound like the Ducks really liked Silayev but I don’t know. Anaheim has a plethora of young D (Zellweger, LaCombe, Mintyukov, Luneau) plus Fowler/Gudas under term.

I think they could take Demidov at 3

 

[Sam I Am]

It's feeling like Lindstrom. Lots of risk attached to a top 5 pick but WTH.

How about rolling the dice again with the 26th? Jesse Pulkkenen, anyone?

6'6" over-ager. Late bloomer. Hard-hitting but with soft hands.

 

[sampollock]

with this draft so close from 2-10 picks.
scouting will be a huge part of this pick. more then slam dunk pics in other years

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Hawks and Ducks are probably going D
Seems like jackets will go F

We just pick whichever of Demidov and Lindstrom that's left

 

[WeThreeKings]

Madden’s interview made it sound like the Ducks really liked Silayev but I don’t know. Anaheim has a plethora of young D (Zellweger, LaCombe, Mintyukov, Luneau) plus Fowler/Gudas under term.

I think they could take Demidov at 3

Ducks have more forwards and they are all left shots.

All the defenseman you are talking about other than Luneau are offensive inclined. They could absolutely use the size and stopping ability of Silayev.

If Ducks go forward, it'd be a right shot guy in Sennecke and I don't see them doing that with Silayev there.

 

[Sam I Am]

with this draft so close from 2-10 picks.
scouting will be a huge part of this pick. more then slam dunk pics in other years

Last year, the top 4 was more or less set in stone. At 5, the Habs were looking at 2 or 3 players. This year, the are 8 to 10 possible candidates. Nothing would surprise me.

 

[Doublechin]

You guys don’t have to worry. The Hawks aren’t using a 2nd overall pick on a winger they never scouted live over a 6’2 RD that they’ve seen 20+ times and interviewed/taken to dinner. Plus he has an infectious personality. There’s just no shot they don’t take Lev.

I also can’t see Verbeek taking a forward, it’s the last thing they need.

I think more than anything it's the total lack of size within their forward core especially what they have lined up for the future

Bedard, Nazar are 5'10 tops each

Then there's Oliver Moore that's 5'11 and Reichel that's 6 feet but very slim

Team building is as important BPA and in this case I think they had to see Demidov as an absolute and undisputed 2 to draft him. While not as undersized as their core, another 6'0 guy in their top 6 might not cut it.

You can compensate with a below average forward core by having a massive D line and when your main player is Bedard you might as well start building that around him right now

I think Chicago might have Levshunov, Silayev and Lindstrom as their 2,3 and 4 honestly