HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[GrandmaCookie]

So Hughes thinks Reinbacher will be a #2. So who will be our #1D? Guhle?

Does Guhle have the potential to be a #1D on a championship team?

Because if not, this draft sounds like the perfect draft to get that #1D... just saying...

Look at the Leafs, or even better the Oilers. You can have the best player of this era (McDavid) and another generational forward (Draisatl) but if you don't have that #1D you're not sniffing the cup.

I fervently believe our biggest need is a #1 defenseman before a top 6 forward so I'm with you on this one. Not sold on any of our young defenseman to be leading the d core into a championship.

 

[themilosh]

So Hughes thinks Reinbacher will be a #2. So who will be our #1D? Guhle?

Does Guhle have the potential to be a #1D on a championship team?

Because if not, this draft sounds like the perfect draft to get that #1D... just saying...

Look at the Leafs, or even better the Oilers. You can have the best player of this era (McDavid) and another generational forward (Draisatl) but if you don't have that #1D you're not sniffing the cup.

Im not sure why people are against drafting: Levshunov/Dickinson/Buium/Parekh/Silayev all of which would be a massive upgrade to our already "near top" D prospect pool. Just smart roster building...

 

[KevSkillz4]

Why can't I select Zeev Buium?

Kent Hughes said that they will likely go with forward or RD, not LD.

I'm a big fan of Buium tough.

 

[Mrb1p]

Just finished work. That sucks.

Happy hes going to SJ though.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

When you're picking in the top 10, you always factor in the team. These guys are a year or two away from being in your lineup.

If they're special talents you do it. Which is why you'd take Bedard if you were already small up front. Or take Celebrini when all you've done is draft forwards for a decade (Sharks)

You're not gonna pick a LD that's subjectively a bit better than a forward that you need.

What about the BPA Jesuits? If your LD is infinitesimally better than your forward options by 0.1%..."in the top ten, you must go BPA"? Even with 10+ NHL level LDs on the roster.

Hopefully, HuGo agree with your take and adopt a constrained optimization approach. Your last sentence summarizes it nicely, from my standpoint.

 

[Habs7631]

I fervently believe our biggest need is a #1 defenseman before a top 6 forward so I'm with you on this one. Not sold on any of our young defenseman to be leading the d core into a championship.

Im not sure why people are against drafting: Levshunov/Dickinson/Buium/Parekh/Silayev all of which would be a massive upgrade to our already "near top" D prospect pool.

Someone earlier on this thread said we don't have 3 Nicklas Lidstrom and I got a good chuckle.

Seriously, I don't know what Guhle/Hutson/Xhekaj have done for us to not even consider Buium/Dickinson if Demidov and Lindstrom are gone at 5.

 

[JustAHabFan]

Do any of you believe Sennecke is a reach at 5?

I like his size and game a lot.

No. I like him a lot. I will pick him at 5 over Iginla if Demidov and Lindstrom has already gone.

 

[Bobby Holik agent]

Why can't I select Zeev Buium?

LOL are they bluffing the universe with Buium?
He got the best floor after Celebrini in this draft.
Lock future 1st. liner D.

 

[Runner77]

Access is one thing.

What one does with that access, quite another

Athletic writers can lead their subscribers to believe that they have entered a cavern of precious troves, only for the rest of us to find out that they are deep into someone’s anal cavity.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Rumors are actually that Kyle Davidson likes Sam Dickinson a lot and they've scouted him a bunch of time. They might be willing to stay put and pick him 2nd.

Where did you see that?

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Buium

 

[salbutera]

Im not sure why people are against drafting: Levshunov/Dickinson/Buium/Parekh/Silayev all of which would be a massive upgrade to our already "near top" D prospect pool. Just smart roster building...

Maybe because the only “people” that matter are HuGo and Hughes said they’d draft a Fwd

 

[Gravity]

If they take Lindstrom, I hope they develop him as a C.

 

[Runner77]

So Hughes thinks Reinbacher will be a #2. So who will be our #1D? Guhle?

Does Guhle have the potential to be a #1D on a championship team?

Absolutely.

Who else can be counted upon to hit the LITR before the trading deadline every year and make it back on time for the playoffs?

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Just realising now that there is a near 100 point defenseman in Zayne Parekh that will be available interesting. Smallish blue liner for sure but his insane offensive production has to amount for something...

 

[Habs7631]

LOL are they bluffing the universe with Buium?
He got the best floor after Celebrini in this draft.
Lock future 1st. liner D.

But haven't you heard LD is a positional strength ?

And by positional strength I mean Guhle might be injury prone, Hutson is yet to be seen what he can do at the NHL level and Xhekaj is most likely a 3rd pairing guy on a good playoff team. And Engstrom...

Gotta go with a forward.

 

[Runner77]

Where’s the trading option?

I firmly believe there is a chance to take Calgary to the cleaners.

 

[Mrb1p]

If they take Lindstrom, I hope they develop him as a C.

Why is that? Dach is already a C and Lindstroms game would be tailored for the wing.

 

[Kojo]

So Hughes thinks Reinbacher will be a #2. So who will be our #1D? Guhle?

Does Guhle have the potential to be a #1D on a championship team?

Because if not, this draft sounds like the perfect draft to get that #1D... just saying...

Look at the Leafs, or even better the Oilers. You can have the best player of this era (McDavid) and another generational forward (Draisatl) but if you don't have that #1D you're not sniffing the cup.

Our number one is going to be Hutson.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Our number one is going to be Hutson.

Didn't see him play a lot: does he have the defensive game to log #1 minutes? and when was the last time a small defenseman led a team to a championship?

 

[Runner77]

For a Club like Calgary, drafting Iginla would be huge.... The feelgood vibes would do wonders for the fan base, almost erasing the pain over the past 2 years.

I firmly believe CGY could well be the Habs’ best trading partner — Habs can rake them over coals as the quest for Iginla could get desperate.

 

[MasterD]

But haven't you heard LD is a positional strength ?

And by positional strength I mean Guhle might be injury prone, Hutson is yet to be seen what he can do at the NHL level and Xhekaj is most likely a 3rd pairing guy on a good playoff team. And Engstrom...

Gotta go with a forward.

So that's 4. Plus Matheson. Plus Struble. Plus Harris.

I don't see the issue at LD , we'd have to be the unluckiest team in the league to have trouble at that position in the upcoming years.

Just realising now that there is a near 100 point defenseman in Zayne Parekh that will be available interesting. Smallish blue liner for sure but his insane offensive production has to amount for something...

With Hutson already in the pipeline? Just no, bad fit.

 

[Kojo]

Didn't see him play a lot: does he have the defensive game to log #1 minutes? and when was the last time a small defenseman led a team to a championship?

He's still a work in progress but he wants to be that guy and he's always been up to the challenge so far. He's always going to be small but he can also use it to his advantage.

If he's surrounded by other big defensemen his size shouldn't be a problem.

Edit: with that said I wouldn't mind if we draft another defenseman if it's the BPA.

 

[River Meadow]

LOL are they bluffing the universe with Buium?
He got the best floor after Celebrini in this draft.
Lock future 1st. liner D.

I hope so.

I love Buium.

 

[Garo]

If Buium is available and we pass on him I really really hope we don't regret it.