HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Pronman still giving us Demidov at 5th.

I get the idea of the Chicago needing to bolster their RD, but I'm not convinced Levshunov should be the move here if they stick at #2.

 

[The Last Red]

What he said was that if it's close, most teams go with the defenseman.

Hawks will be drafting top 5 for the foreseeable future. They can get a d-man next year or year after, or year after . . . They'll take Demidov.

 

[Sorinth]

Hawks will be drafting top 5 for the foreseeable future. They can get a d-man next year or year after, or year after . . . They'll take Demidov.

It's quite the opposite, getting big skilled RHD is much rarer then a small skilled winger. If they believe they're drafting top-5 for the next few years then they are much better off going for the D now, not only are they rarer, they also take longer to develop so getting them earlier in the rebuild makes it easier to transition out after accumulating a bunch of top picks.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Hawks will be drafting top 5 for the foreseeable future. They can get a d-man next year or year after, or year after . . . They'll take Demidov.

Next year is mainly forwards, unless they think they are for sure getting Logan Hensler, I'm not sure you can be comfortable doing that.

Especially for a guy who stayed in the MHL again this year and you don't have any live viewings of.

 

[McGees]

D take longer to develop and next draft is forward heavy - in reality it is smarter for Hawks to take the D this year but I think they take Demidov.

 

[WeThreeKings]

It's quite the opposite, getting big skilled RHD is much rarer then a small skilled winger. If they believe they're drafting top-5 for the next few years then they are much better off going for the D now, not only are they rarer, they also take longer to develop so getting them earlier in the rebuild makes it easier to transition out after accumulating a bunch of top picks.

Not to mention you gotta look at the top 6 of the competing teams, are they really gonna go.. you know what Demidov Bedard Nazar Moore Reichel is big enough to get it done.

 

[Runner77]

I know this item has been referenced here earlier but talk about cruel and not so unusual punishment (not on account of the outcome obviously but just the fact of how stuff like this raises hopes).

https://x.com/i/web/status/1793283324795847136

I don’t want to end up like those fans who showed up at the draft with Wright nameplated Habs jerseys. I hope they were knockoffs.

 

[WeThreeKings]

My boy Stian Solberg really elevated his stock.

 

[le_sean]

My boy Stian Solberg really elevated his stock.

MBN too honestly. For NHL teams at least. He seems like a perfect fit for the Devils who want NHL ready players.

 

[McGees]

My boy Stian Solberg really elevated his stock.

I thought Kulich blew up his stock last year at U18 and still ended up end of the 1st.
But ya I've been hearing about Solberg getting props.

MBN too honestly. For NHL teams at least. He seems like a perfect fit for the Devils who want NHL ready players.

We can offer them extremely ripe NHL players for their pick if that's the case.
Josh Armallagher anyone?

 

[SlafySZN]

Pronman talked about columbus maybe having their sight on Iginla at 4 in his podcast.

Crazy if it actually happens. It’s one of the team we don’t really know what they’ll do.

 

[MD thaivuN]

I definitely a see a world where Chicago takes a D. Don't think Anaheim wants a Demidov.

Main question is really: how much copium is Columbus huffing on Silayev?

 

[Lockin17]

 

[Leto]

I definitely a see a world where Chicago takes a D. Don't think Anaheim wants a Demidov.

Main question is really: how much copium is Columbus huffing on Silayev?

Copium? I don't know, but I know Timmins (who now works for Columbus) looooooves his biceps club and his creatine...

 

[Lockin17]

Let's say Demidov and Lindstrom are available at #5 ,, who do you pick ?

 

[KevSkillz4]

If Demidov become a Habs, no doubt, everyone will forget about Michkov.

If Iginla become a Habs, no doubt, everyone will forget about Leonard.

If Lindstrom become a Habs, no doubt, everyone will forget about having a small hockey club.

 

[crosbyshow]

Let's say Demidov and Lindstrom are available at #5 ,, who do you pick ?

You are going with talent...big time..and in this case..no question..it's Demidov..

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Let's say Demidov and Lindstrom are available at #5 ,, who do you pick ?

Demidov without thinking twice about it. I've got him in a tier with Celebrini (below still), and Lindstrom closer to 10 than to 2.

 

[WeThreeKings]

About 36ish minutes in he answers my question.

Summation:
50/50 Demidov is there for the Habs
Slight chance the Ducks go for Lindstrom but believes the needs on defense outweight that for them so 60/40 Lindstrom to the Habs.

Says there's a good chance either or, or both may be sitting there and they have to make a decision.

If both were gone (least likely scenario in his view) there is smoke around Sennecke, and Sennecke with the Habs, and that Sennecke has passed Iginla on a lot of teams boards. Smoke with the Habs liking Sennecke.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

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The 3 Dmen in the top 4 ideal scenario for us. TBH, I'm not sure they don't go with Lindstrom anyway if this happens, they might be that high on him. Historically, big offensive centers do weird things to most scouts erogenous zones, there's going to be a lot of second guessing going.

 

[Habs Icing]

Let's say Demidov and Lindstrom are available at #5 ,, who do you pick ?

Eeny, meeny miny moe?

 

[sampollock]

About 36ish minutes in he answers my question.

Summation:
50/50 Demidov is there for the Habs
Slight chance the Ducks go for Lindstrom but believes the needs on defense outweight that for them so 60/40 Lindstrom to the Habs.

Says there's a good chance either or, or both may be sitting there and they have to make a decision.

If both were gone (least likely scenario in his view) there is smoke around Sennecke, and Sennecke with the Habs, and that Sennecke has passed Iginla on a lot of teams boards. Smoke with the Habs liking Sennecke.

Demidov has 38 pounds on Michkov

 

[Hannibal]

Let's say Demidov and Lindstrom are available at #5 ,, who do you pick ?

Lindstrom. I have no doubt that he will end up a beast.

Multiple sources, even Basu, mentionned that Hughes and Gorton want to build a team for the playoffs. It was one of the reason they prefer Reinbacher over Leonard and Michkov. Even one of the reason they go with Slaf over Wright/Cooley.

Hughes as stated multiple times that position weight a lot in the final ranking. Center always more important than winger. Dach being the question mark that he is, we need to draft a high end potential center.

Demidov will he be a ghost ala Kaprisov comes playoffs time? Is he a player that will be dominant in the playoffs? How much of him toying with weak competition in MHL will translate tonthe Pro? Put Lindstrom in MHL and he will tear that league in pieces too. He was tearing the WHL before getting down.

 

[le_sean]

Lindstrom. I have no doubt that he will end up a beast.

Multiple sources, even Basu, mentionned that Hughes and Gorton want to build a team for the playoffs. It was one of the reason they prefer Reinbacher over Leonard and Michkov. Even one of the reason they go with Slaf over Wright/Cooley.

Hughes as stated multiple times that position weight a lot in the final ranking. Center always more important than winger. Dach being the question mark that he is, we need to draft a high end potential center.

Demidov will he be a ghost ala Kaprisov comes playoffs time? Is he a player that will be dominant in the playoffs? How much of him toying with weak competition in MHL will translate tonthe Pro? Put Lindstrom in MHL and he will tear that league in pieces too. He was tearing the WHL before getting down.

I don’t know how you can assume Lindstrom will be great in the playoffs and Demidov won’t. For all we know Lindstrom turns out to be Patrick Marleau or Max Pacioretty in crunch time. Just because he’s big doesn’t mean he wants it.

 

[Hannibal]

I don’t know how you can assume Lindstrom will be great in the playoffs and Demidov won’t. For all we know Lindstrom turns out to be Patrick Marleau or Max Pacioretty in crunch time. Just because he’s big doesn’t mean he wants it.

I know, but the style of play he plays tends to be beast in tight games. Marleau and Pacioretty were big perimeter players. Nothing about power there.