HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Matthew McConaughay]

Anyone likes Dean Letourneau for the Winnipeg first round pick ?

 

[Schooner Guy]

Imagine if they did go Sennecke. It would be out of nowhere.

He reminds me of Scheifele in his draft year except Scheifele was a center.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Imagine if they did go Sennecke. It would be out of nowhere.

They do seem to love their late risers. That coupled with the fact that Kent has mentioned potentially trading back multiple times makes me think it's not completely out of the realm of possibility.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Imagine if they did go Sennecke. It would be out of nowhere.

I will be very surprised if they pick him with their high pick. He is not on my wishlist, but I will not be mad at all. He looks very very good in playoffs and show very high potential. If they judge he is the best option at 5 or 6, let's go.

 

[SlafySZN]

Imagine if they did go Sennecke. It would be out of nowhere.

I’d kinda… love it

 

[le_sean]

Imagine if they did go Sennecke. It would be out of nowhere.

Wouldn’t be the craziest thing I’ve seen. Wheeler was 17th on CSB’s NA rankings and was taken 5th. He ended up with the 3rd most points that draft after Ovechkin and Malkin.

Mark Scheifele was 16th on NA final rankings and was taken 7th.

It would sure be ballsy and piss a lot of fans off. But so did the Slafkovsky and Reinbacher picks, so they don’t seem to care.

 

[Gustave]

Wouldn’t be the craziest thing I’ve seen. Wheeler was 17th on CSB’s NA rankings and was taken 5th. He ended up with the 3rd most points that draft after Ovechkin and Malkin.

Mark Scheifele was 16th on NA final rankings and was taken 7th.

It would sure be ballsy and piss a lot of fans off. But so did the Slafkovsky and Reinbacher picks, so they don’t seem to care.

I think « fans » want a high octane offense. And I’m 100% sure that the team has a lot more leeway now than last season or last two seasons. What we have coming up is just gravy now that they seem to have hit on Slaf and Hutson.

 

[The Last Red]

I will be very surprised if they pick him with their high pick. He is not on my wishlist, but I will not be mad at all. He looks very very good in playoffs and show very high potential. If they judge he is the best option at 5 or 6, let's go.

If he’s “judged the best option at 5 or 6” then we should consider a new head of amateur scouting.

 

[SlafySZN]

If he’s “judged the best option at 5 or 6” then we should consider a new head of amateur scouting.

Have you followed him this season?

Best option at forward they mean. After Celebrini, Demidov and Lindstrom gone, he is in the next tier with couple of others, yes.

 

[Michoulicious]

Way more skilled than those two, though. But yes, i’m sure he’ll go way higher than some think.

He's a winger so there is hope if we trade up with Winnipeg's pick.

 

[Scintillating10]

Thats Grant's 5th option after Celebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom and Iggy. Personally I would be surprised, but not entirely impossible, but unlikely IMO, it would be a KK type of reach and I dont think Bobrov will go there.

Surprised he has Sennecke ahead of Catton. CHL playoffs has certainly changed the rankings

 

[vokiel]

Anyone likes Dean Letourneau for the Winnipeg first round pick ?

At 26-27 for sure.

 

[le_sean]

Surprised he has Sennecke ahead of Catton. CHL playoffs has certainly changed the rankings

Grant has always valued size. NHL teams do too. And Sennecke has the size without giving up on the skill.

 

[Scintillating10]

Grant has always valued size. NHL teams do too. And Sennecke has the size without giving up on the skill.

If Habs could trade back and draft Sennecke and pick up good young player like Dach or Newhook. Be good draft day

 

[le_sean]

If Habs could trade back and draft Sennecke and pick up good young player like Dach or Newhook. Be good draft day

The Sens and Flames both have an extra late 1st on top of Top 10 picks. Both are decent targets to trade down with. I wouldn’t do it just for the sake of trading down, but it gives the Habs extra ammunition to get a player to help the team today while still drafting a high end forward.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Anyone likes Dean Letourneau for the Winnipeg first round pick ?

Yeah, the thing with him is he's a long-term, potential home run swing

Grant has always valued size. NHL teams do too. And Sennecke has the size without giving up on the skill.

From the highlights he looked like what Armia would have been had he hit his ceiling but with better skating/speed.

Sennecke seems to have those really nice hands that Armia has.

 

[Deebs]

If we draft Sennecke at 5 I'll be disappointed. He's a solid player but he's not a top 5 talent, not sure he's top 10 or 15.

I also hate the idea of moving back. I want the best players of the draft and think we should be doing everything possible, if necessary, to move up to get the guy we want. We have a load of currency to make such a move. Ideally, we don't need to do it at #5, but then we should be trying to make a deal that includes Winnipeg's pick and some other assets to either trade for a young, somewhat established player or move up to take another guy we are high on.

It's time to make some serious moves.

 

[Scintillating10]

The Sens and Flames both have an extra late 1st on top of Top 10 picks. Both are decent targets to trade down with. I wouldn’t do it just for the sake of trading down, but it gives the Habs extra ammunition to get a player to help the team today while still drafting a high end forward.

The Flyers do too. But I'd rather have top 6 forward now though. Even if I had to throw in decent defenseman like Harris to get deal done

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

If we draft Sennecke at 5 I'll be disappointed. He's a solid player but he's not a top 5 talent.

I also hate the idea of moving back. I want the best players of the draft and think we should be doing everything possible, if necessary, to move up to get the guy we want. We have a load of currency to make such a move. Ideally, we don't need to do it at #5, but then we should be trying to make a deal that includes Winnipeg's pick and some other assets to either trade for a young, somewhat established player or move up to take another guy we are high on.

It's time to make some serious moves.

Agreed about moving back, Habs have volume but top end offensive talent is the gaping hole in the prospect pool right now.

Only way I consider moving back is if Demidov and Lindstrom* (I'm trusting he's as good as promised) are off the board.

 

[Lockin17]

Why not draft Eiserman ??

Anyone likes Dean Letourneau for the Winnipeg first round pick ?

Depends who available then , i mean i would take Sennecke or Basha, Parascak wayy before , if their gone then maybe

 

[MasterMatt25]

Why not draft Eiserman ??


Depends who available then , i mean i would take Sennecke or Basha, Parascak wayy before , if their gone then maybe

Eiserman’s only positive is an elite shot. Just in the U18s he scored a hat trick yet didn’t play like a top forward for USA. Hes very one dimensional and there’s lots of question marks about his ability to compete

 

[Lockin17]

Eiserman’s only positive is an elite shot. Just in the U18s he scored a hat trick yet didn’t play like a top forward for USA. Hes very one dimensional and there’s lots of question marks about his ability to compete

yeah but the guy can score, surround him with playmakers and he could be a danger

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I would rather have Sennecke than Eiserman.

 

[bcv]

Eiserman’s only positive is an elite shot. Just in the U18s he scored a hat trick yet didn’t play like a top forward for USA. Hes very one dimensional and there’s lots of question marks about his ability to compete

1, Wrong
2. Litterally player of the game for USA the following game (deservedly so)
3. True - he's inconsistent

 

[hardcorehabs]

How about we just keep things simple and win the lottery.......