HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Harry Kakalovich]

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.

I agree with you @BeliveauFan4ever

I'm very confident in Dickinson and whoever drafts him will be getting a really solid player. I also see a top pairing dman in him.

If KH and the Habs feel he is the BPA they will select him, I'm fairly confident in that. There are strong cases to be made for a lot of the guys in the top 15, so it will come down to which player the Habs feel has something special and can become an impact NHLer. At the end of the day, that's what will matter most, and so hopefully their process works well.

 

[SlafySZN]

Ok it’s in the MHL and it’s only highlights but i watched this kid all year and he was so much fun to watch.

i think he’ll go higher than some think like Daniil But last draft but if he’s still there after the 15th pick i would pray the habs trade up with the winnipeg pick. Feel like he could be a steal.

 

[Runner77]

Is there even a smidgeon or a speck of a hint in the Rumor Mill that Habs want to deal to get another high 1st?

Million dollar question at every draft.

I wonder what the ask might have been for the Habs to move up one slot last year.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

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.

I think they'll get a real solid player at pick 24-27. I would lean towards keeping that pick, personally.

 

[Whitesnake]

I will have 2 more lists before my final top 50, 75 or 100. But right now, here's my top 32. I still have to look at a lot of players in that list before draft day....

1-Celebrini
2-Demidov
3-Iginla
4-Catton
5-Buium
6-Parekh
7-Levshunov
8-Lindstrom
9-Dickinson
10-Sennecke
11-Yakemchuck
12-Silyaev
13-Eiserman
14-Brandseeg-Nygard
15-Helenius
16-Connolly
17-Hage
18-Solberg
19-Chernyshov
20-Mustard
21-Boisvert
22-Ritchie
23-Badinka
24-Emery
25-Kiviharju
26-Jiricek
27-Mews
28-Basha
29-Artamonov
30-Greentree
31-Hutson
32-Surin

 

[WeThreeKings]

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.

I remember when Slafkovsky was supposed to be in the morgue after his rookie year because of his awareness. I think we already have a case study where this isn't an issue, nor do I think it actually is one as I haven't seen that at all, he was a smaller kid who kept his head up until his growth spurt. He doesn't have the bad habits Tall kids have.

You might as well be worried about Iginla getting his head knocked off trying to cut into the crease from a stand still.

He just doesn't have the hands to be a top 10 pick imho.

If he doesn't then only Demidov does and every team should forfeit their top 10 selection.

Passing on Dickinson at 5 would be a mistake.

We have a lot of LD, unproven LD.

Dickinson has proven even less. He hasn't even played a NHL game.

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.

Only if you are Trevof Timmins

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.

It's harder to project who will be there but I'd say these are names to think about

Jett Luchanko
Yegor Surin
Dean Letourneau
Sacha Boisvert
Michael Hage

Million dollar question at every draft.

I wonder what the ask might have been for the Habs to move up one slot last year.

Probably our first this year unprotected. Like it would have had to be silly.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I think people underrated the offensive potential of Tij Iginla, to me he looks like a 30-35, even 40 goalscorer at NHL level. This guy is a very very good sniper. Everything else of his game is very solid aswell.

This guy is a top 5 talent and that will be very dumb by Habs to pass on him if Lindstrom, Leshunov or Demidov are not there at 5.

 

[Team_Spirit]

*ducks*

 

[WeThreeKings]

*ducks*

Hopefully Anaheim Chicago and Columbus are watching.

 

[vokiel]

Who did you watch? It’s clearly not Sennecke…

C’mon now, doesn’t have the hands?

Not what I wrote. The player has his head down on vids I watch often. He's a good stick handler sure, but when you have your eyes riveted on the puck to control it, it's a sign the hands aren't that great.

Compared to Demidov for instance, he's got his head up high all the time.

 

[Naslund]

I think people underrated the offensive potential of Tij Iginla, to me he looks like a 30-35, even 40 goalscorer at NHL level. This guy is a very very good sniper. Everything else of his game is very solid aswell.

This guy is a top 5 talent and that will be very dumb by Habs to pass on him if Lindstrom, Leshunov or Demidov are not there at 5.

The biggest mistake we could make is picking Lindstrom with Iginla being available.

 

[Garbageyuk]

I ignored it cause you had Letourneau in the 3rd when he's going round 1 lol

The next Brian Boyle.

 

[Garbageyuk]

The biggest mistake we could make is picking Lindstrom with Iginla being available.

Iginla has middle-six upside.

 

[Naslund]

Iginla has middle-six upside.

You are in for a shock in a few years. Iginla will be a much better NHLer than Lindstrom.

 

[Garbageyuk]

You are in for a shock in a few years. Iginla will be a much better NHLer than Lindstrom.

Based on nothing but a glance at his stat line and his last name

 

[ryan callahan]

Iginla is a slightly better Bronny James, situation wise. Fans give him qualities he doesn't have because of his last name.

 

[Mrb1p]

Iginla has middle-six upside.

Dumb take

 

[Garbageyuk]

Dumb take

Really? Seems like a pretty common take. He’s not in the top 10 on most lists. On HF Habs, he’s ranked like 3rd after Celebrini and Demidov lol. This is the same board who loved Wright and had him penciled in as the Habs 1C for the next 20 years and as a 100 point player lmao. I think you were one of them

 

[Jack Skellington]

Iginla is a slightly better Bronny James, situation wise. Fans give him qualities he doesn't have because of his last name.

It was nice of Jarome to score 47 goals for him

 

[Schooner Guy]

He just doesn't have the hands to be a top 10 pick imho.

If you haven't watched him play, at least read about his strengths. He may have the 2nd best hands in this draft class (Demidov would be #1)

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.

Cameron Allen's simply not a very good player. He was always big for his age and everyone else caught him.

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.

Lindstrom does not have hockey IQ issues. This is an absolutely outrageous fabrication.

 

[ryan callahan]

It was nice of Jarome to score 47 goals for him

Exactly. He is a good goalscorer with decent physical tools. The rest is fabrications by people who never watched him play.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Iginla is definitely taking heat for his play style. He plays a lot like his dad, though. The Tkachuks have proven that you can play a simple game in today's NHL all the way to 100 pts. Play style shouldn't really count against a prospect, only the quality of their game. Can they do what they're good at at the NHL?

 

[le_sean]

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.

You don’t have to be 100% convinced on the Habs defenders to see that they still are far better than the crap coming up at the forward position.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

[QUOTE="WeThreeKings, post: 195573134, member: 42509



Dickinson has proven even less. He hasn't even played a NHL game.

Right. I’m projecting, which is, what we’re all supposed to be doing when it comes to teenage players at draft time.

I want a creative offensive force as much as anyone else, but I make no apologies and won’t back pedal for liking Dickinson and what he would bring to the Habs.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

You don’t have to be 100% convinced on the Habs defenders to see that they still are far better than the crap coming up at the forward position.

If Dickinson is sitting there at 5, and it’s far from clear that he will be, I take him bc he’s likely the best player available.