HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[AHShadow]

Seeing lots of hype for Parekh. I know we just drafted Reinbacher, but having a lineup of:
Guhle - Parekh
Hutson - Reinbacher

For years to come just seems like a dream to me. We'd be able to offload Mailloux, Barron and most of our other Ds.

I still want Demidov/Lindstrom/Catton over a D, but wonder if we can snag a 2nd 1st and draft him. Doubt he falls too far though.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I want forward with that pick, but I will understand if they pick a great D aswell.

Look with Romanov, Habs acquire Dach because of Romanov. So it's will easy to trade a good young D for a very good young forward.

But the perfect scenario for the rebuild it's if we can be lucky with the lottery and having a chance to grab a very good forward.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Craig Button's latest list.

Craig’s List: Dominant defencemen set to take over 2024 NHL Draft | TSN

Boston University centre Macklin Celebrini is the crown jewel and favourite to go first overall in the 2024 NHL Draft but expect defence to dominate draft day.

www.tsn.ca

One year ago he had Reinbacher at 35.

 

[Trabdy2]

Celebrini
Demidov
Catton/Lindstrom/Eiserman for 3rd tier forwards
Levshunov/Buium for 3rd tier Ds

Helenius is good but shouldn't be part of the convo, IMO.

I'll admit I haven't watched much tape yet of the prospects, but I did catch some of the WJC. Celebrini looked amazing to me. Clearly going to be a franchise center for anyone unless Chicago gets him, because then it'll still be Bedard haha. Buium also looks very good.

Eiserman seems to be falling a bit from last year's projections - is it mostly because of his reliance on his shooting/goalscoring ability and not rounding his game out?

 

[HabsForHire]

trade guhle in a deal for zegras then draft Dickinson

 

[Gustave]

Seeing lots of hype for Parekh. I know we just drafted Reinbacher, but having a lineup of:
Guhle - Parekh
Hutson - Reinbacher

For years to come just seems like a dream to me. We'd be able to offload Mailloux, Barron and most of our other Ds.

I still want Demidov/Lindstrom/Catton over a D, but wonder if we can snag a 2nd 1st and draft him. Doubt he falls too far though.

I understand the thinking but we’d be selling our weakest assets, thus bringing in lesser players, which wouldn’t give us the target needed for our needs.

We’ll have to bite the bullet and sell high on a Guhle, Hutson or Reinbacher.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

trade guhle in a deal for zegras then draft Dickinson

Or keep our players and draft Catton.

 

[Fuonki]

His release and offense hockey IQ say hi. That s what people used to say about Aho, Hintz, Lundell… Harder to seem elite when you play with men at 17 than when you are deking around 17 year old who will never make it to the pros.

Well we clearly have different standards then when it comes to defining an elite ability. Helenius to me seems clearly like an opportunistic goal scorer who creates goals through shifty movement and good hands, not with his pure shooting ability. It's not a weakness by any means, but clearly not something that is already at an NHL level. He has great chemistry with his linemates at Jukurit and fits in very well with their fluid playstyle, but I can't see the top 5 potential that some people are saying.

Lundell was a much more mature & a complete player (but a weaker skater too) and he went near the middle of the first round and so far has settled in nicely in Florida as a solid middle six center. Aho & Hintz both only took massive steps in their D+1 seasons and were never even considered as legitimate top line talents before that. And Liiga is currently at one of it's lowest points in terms of talent, as there are simply too many teams and even the top teams are still running tight on finances after Covid, which has meant that all the best players are leaving for Switzerland/Sweden.

I see Helenius currently being close to Lundell in terms of overall talent, with a slight edge in pure offensive output thanks to his superior skating ability. As of right now I just don't see him having that top line NHL potential that you'd want in a top 5 pick

 

[RationalExpectations]

Well we clearly have different standards then when it comes to defining an elite ability. Helenius to me seems clearly like an opportunistic goal scorer who creates goals through shifty movement and good hands, not with his pure shooting ability. It's not a weakness by any means, but clearly not something that is already at an NHL level. He has great chemistry with his linemates at Jukurit and fits in very well with their fluid playstyle, but I can't see the top 5 potential that some people are saying.

Lundell was a much more mature & a complete player (but a weaker skater too) and he went near the middle of the first round and so far has settled in nicely in Florida as a solid middle six center. Aho & Hintz both only took massive steps in their D+1 seasons and were never even considered as legitimate top line talents before that. And Liiga is currently at one of it's lowest points in terms of talent, as there are simply too many teams and even the top teams are still running tight on finances after Covid, which has meant that all the best players are leaving for Switzerland/Sweden.

I see Helenius currently being close to Lundell in terms of overall talent, with a slight edge in pure offensive output thanks to his superior skating ability. As of right now I just don't see him having that top line NHL potential that you'd want in a top 5 pick

I agree with Helenius being different but close to Lundell in terms of potential. I had Lundell somewhere between 5 and 7 and still think he has untapped potential.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Go BPA. Lean more to forward of course.

No problem going D as long as there’s big offensive upside

 

[montreal]

Why isn't he rated with the top d for the draft?

I think he's not far off from the top D but due to his size some will drop him.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I repeat what I have wrote a couple months ago. The big prize of this year draft (other than Macklin) is Catton. You get him, you finally have a franchise star player similar to Jack Hughes

 

[WeThreeKings]

trade guhle in a deal for zegras then draft Dickinson

No thank you

 

[montreal]

sick game from Demidov, not just the points as he easily could of had 5 or 6 points.

Goal - 4:17
1st assist - 2:08
2nd assist - 6:38

I wonder if Demidov's teammate, #70 blue Yegor Graf gets drafted. He doesn't usually play on Demidov's line but did set up his goal.

Yegor Graf - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Yegor Graf, 2006-06-26 Barnaul, RUS Russia. Most recently in the MHL with SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

 

[G0bias]

sick game from Demidov, not just the points as he easily could of had 5 or 6 points.

Goal - 4:17
1st assist - 2:08
2nd assist - 6:38

I wonder if Demidov's teammate, #70 blue Yegor Graf gets drafted. He doesn't usually play on Demidov's line but did set up his goal.

Yegor Graf - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Yegor Graf, 2006-06-26 Barnaul, RUS Russia. Most recently in the MHL with SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

2nd assist was disgusting. Must not get too hyped

 

[The Great Weal]

I repeat what I have wrote a couple months ago. The big prize of this year draft (other than Macklin) is Catton. You get him, you finally have a franchise star player similar to Jack Hughes

He'd be a perfect Hab, guy is so complete and oozes leadership.

 

[WeThreeKings]

sick game from Demidov, not just the points as he easily could of had 5 or 6 points.

Goal - 4:17
1st assist - 2:08
2nd assist - 6:38

I wonder if Demidov's teammate, #70 blue Yegor Graf gets drafted. He doesn't usually play on Demidov's line but did set up his goal.

Yegor Graf - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Yegor Graf, 2006-06-26 Barnaul, RUS Russia. Most recently in the MHL with SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Yegor Graf definitely gets drafted. Good player.

 

[Maitz]

I really like the Gauthier trade for ANA perspective, they will probably target a D with their 1st, leaving us a shot at top forward this year. I would love to get either Lindstrom or Helenius with our potential 6-8th overall

 

[Adam Michaels]

Question: if Habs end up drafting 2nd or 3rd and both Cole Eiserman and Cayden Lindstrom are available, which one would you guys pick?

I don't know enough of either. But both have size, Eiserman (6' and 190 lbs) and Lindstrom (6'4" and 216 lbs) and both provide offence to their respective teams.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Question: if Habs end up drafting 2nd or 3rd and both Cole Eiserman and Cayden Lindstrom are available, which one would you guys pick?

I don't know enough of either. But both have size, Eiserman (6' and 190 lbs) and Lindstrom (6'4" and 216 lbs) and both provide offence to their respective teams.

personally for me i would go

Catton ( really big on him )
Eiserman
Lindstrom

 

[WinterLion]

Lineups named for 2024 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | TSN

The Canadian Hockey League announced Thursday the rosters for both Team Red and Team White ahead of the 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, January 24.

www.tsn.ca

 

[NekkiChiconey]

Question: if Habs end up drafting 2nd or 3rd and both Cole Eiserman and Cayden Lindstrom are available, which one would you guys pick?

I don't know enough of either. But both have size, Eiserman (6' and 190 lbs) and Lindstrom (6'4" and 216 lbs) and both provide offence to their respective teams.

Right now, Lindstrom (and fairly easily I would say). Eiserman would be a great add as well, I just don't see him driving play as much as Lindstrom in the NHL.

With how our team is apparently shaping up, Lindstrom is a perfect fit.

personally for me i would go

Catton ( really big on him )
Eiserman
Lindstrom

I would probably go with Catton before Eiserman too.

 

[habsfan891]

I can't even watch Demidov videos I'm too afraid that we will pass even if he's on the board.

 

[Seb]

Other than the obvious russian factor, what's the knock on Demidov?

 

[Team_Spirit]

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