HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

Who do you want at #5?

  • Tij Iginla

    Votes: 209 49.5%
  • Cole Eiserman

    Votes: 14 3.3%
  • Berkly Catton

    Votes: 92 21.8%
  • Konsta Helenius

    Votes: 13 3.1%
  • Beckett Sennecke

    Votes: 75 17.8%
  • Zayne Parekh

    Votes: 19 4.5%

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SlafySZN

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Sennecke and Catton both scored 55 pts in their D-1.

Catton (+61 pts) almost doubled Sennecke’s (+13 pts) production in their draft year on a garbage team (granted, it’s not the same league but similar enough), and most see Sennecke as the riser and Catton as the faller because Sennecke grew a few inches. This is wild to me.
I’m not saying i don’t like Catton. I like him a lot, i just don’t think he’s a target for the habs.
 

SlafySZN

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Best Skill/Size combo to me is Tij Iginla. Sennecke is close behind him but Tij has a better all around game IMO.

Catton would be mostly skill. Not terribly soft but I probably maxes out around 185 lbs. Someone like Tij will probably be 6'-1" and 200+ lbs.

If Demidov slips, it would be a difficult decision for me between him and Tij. I'm not sold on Lindstrom one bit. Risky pick for me.

I'd rank the forwards this way:
* Demidov and Iggy. Edge to Demidov
* Catton and Sennecke. Edge to Catton but this is another close one. I really like Sennecke too.
* Lindstrom, Eiserman, Helenius

Don’t get me wrong, Iginla is skilled but he is not a guy i’m thinking about when we talk about pure skills.

Sennecke’s hands are magical, his backhand shot is so nice to watch he’ll beat defenders 1 on 1, drive the play and create some incredible plays.

To me, i’d take Sennecke everytime
 

Deebs

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The more I watch Sennecke, the more nervous I get. Upright skating with his head down trying to dangle is a recipe for CTE in his future from being blasted by NHL Defensemen. Definitely talented but man oh man he leaves himself open for punishment.
 
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vokiel

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The more I watch Sennecke, the more nervous I get. Upright skating with his head down trying to dangle is a recipe for CTE in his future from being blasted by NHL Defensemen. Definitely talented but man oh man he leaves himself open for punishment.
He just doesn't have the hands to be a top 10 pick imho.
 
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Watching the playoffs as much as you need physicality the team is going nowhere if they don’t have high end special teams especially PP. Maybe Hutson and a healthy Dach help us but our 2nd unit is meh at best, need some skills to help that out

Oh and maybe we can trade for a NHL quality PP coach
 
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Lockin17

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Does the combine affect the draft rank much ?

for exemple: Cameron Allen killed it in the combine and that did not help him going up in the ranks.
 

austin316

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f*** it, i’m on team Lindstrom before Demidov.

I like demidov, don’t get me wrong here, i won’t be mad if we draft him. But with Dach not being able to play more than 40 games a year, we need more depth at center. Newhook ain’t gonna cut it if he has to replace Dach. Suzuki needs help to protect him from top defender. If Dach goes down once again, at least Lindstrom can come and replace him no problem in a couple of years and Newhook can stay as 3rd line center or on the wing. We have poor top 6 center depth in our pool.

And once again, this year playoffs prooves that Big skill players are the way to go. It’s amazing how many small players who are elite in sesson becomes ghost in playoffs.

This is how I feel too
 
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sheed36

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He just doesn't have the hands to be a top 10 pick imho.
If the Habs were picking 9th-12th I'd feel more comfortable taking Sennecke there than @ 5.

It's just that maybe reaching a bit (going by draft rankings) to possibly take Sennecke @ 5 means the Habs will have passed over some damn good players mostly because these players play a position the Habs feel they're already strong at and that kinda irks me since they'd be going by need again.

It shouldn't be much longer now and we'll get a name or 2 leaking through the MTL media setting us up for which player the Habs will likely pick.
 

Next Best Thing

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The problem with Lindstrom is he might pull a Daze injury wise and then there's hockey iq issues so he's not the most skilled guy at that position imo (too bad he had to get injured and missed a big chunk of development and exposure). These are two main reasons I'm not too keen on drafting him any longer, like I initially wanted after if Demidov was gone. That being said I really won't mind if we do end up taking him. He's a big wildcard in this draft thoigh imo.

I'm thinking (or maybe hoping) we're going to go less questionmarks and pure skill here at forward so if not Demidov at 5 then give me Catton, who cares if he's not 6ft tall seriously.
 

BeliveauFan4ever

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As I was instructed today you can't look at it that way
Defenseman could take years to develop

Maybe so, but Dickinson looks damn good to me. Top pairing good.

Quite possible he’s already gone by pick 5, so my concern is moot.

But I see meh in Struble, Barron and I fear injury-prone with Guhle. Like Hutson’s trajectory and what he brings, and I’m an Arber fan. Mailloux…I have hope there. Ditto Reinbacher.

It’s not a sure-fire group. And I see no hand-wringing dilemma in (finally) having too much talent at ANY position. Haven’t seen Habs confronted with that ‘problem’ since I was in my teens.
 
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Estimated_Prophet

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If the Habs were picking 9th-12th I'd feel more comfortable taking Sennecke there than @ 5.

It's just that maybe reaching a bit (going by draft rankings) to possibly take Sennecke @ 5 means the Habs will have passed over some damn good players mostly because these players play a position the Habs feel they're already strong at and that kinda irks me since they'd be going by need again.

It shouldn't be much longer now and we'll get a name or 2 leaking through the MTL media setting us up for which player the Habs will likely pick.

There are no names that "leak" into the media......can we please stop with this ridiculous narrative. It crops up every spring like a bad rash.

If you think that this stuff leaks out of the organization you are dead wrong, you are conflating media consensus with actual facts.
 

morhilane

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The interviews they do can, not sure about the physicals.
It was mentioned a few Combine ago that teams look at wingspam for dmen and I think a few players who lied about their height fell a few ranks after the Combine set them a few inch shorter. Also, a few players have been drafted on them being superb athletes, but teams usually knows that before the Combine.
 
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The problem with Lindstrom is he might pull a Daze injury wise and then there's hockey iq issues so he's not the most skilled guy at that position imo (too bad he had to get injured and missed a big chunk of development and exposure). These are two main reasons I'm not too keen on drafting him any longer, like I initially wanted after if Demidov was gone. That being said I really won't mind if we do end up taking him. He's a big wildcard in this draft thoigh imo.

I'm thinking (or maybe hoping) we're going to go less questionmarks and pure skill here at forward so if not Demidov at 5 then give me Catton, who cares if he's not 6ft tall seriously.
Damn. He seems like the perfect fit but I'm starting to get Evander Kane 2.0 vibes from him. We can't afford to have another injury-prone player. We already have Dach for that.

Iginla might really be our guy.
 

Rob Sense

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The problem with Lindstrom is he might pull a Daze injury wise and then there's hockey iq issues so he's not the most skilled guy at that position imo (too bad he had to get injured and missed a big chunk of development and exposure). These are two main reasons I'm not too keen on drafting him any longer, like I initially wanted after if Demidov was gone. That being said I really won't mind if we do end up taking him. He's a big wildcard in this draft thoigh imo.

I'm thinking (or maybe hoping) we're going to go less questionmarks and pure skill here at forward so if not Demidov at 5 then give me Catton, who cares if he's not 6ft tall seriously.
If we are afraid of drafting hockey players who have been injured then we will never draft again. Injuries happen...it is a tough sport.

Damn. He seems like the perfect fit but I'm starting to get Evander Kane 2.0 vibes from him. We can't afford to have another injury-prone player. We already have Dach for that.

Iginla might really be our guy.
Dach's injuries were one-offs and none were related to anything chronic or recurring...get over it. Tough sport and luck. If this is what keeps you up at night then you should be more concerned about Xhekaj and his shoulders.
 

Addik04

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Can we speak about the pick received from the Jets or we are gonna go another 500 pages on Sennecke, Lindstrom, Iginla or any defenseman?

Since I didnt follow much that draft, what could be a potential target in your eyes? I could see a trade to improve a bit like they did with Miller in New York or Schneider for a player they targeted.
 
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