HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Nico Cauzuki]

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.

It 100% should be RDs are alot more valuable then wingers specially when that def has all the tools to become a #1 then you add that dmens take longer to develop and that the next 2 years will have great forward prospects to take I dont believe for a second that CHI will take Demidov at 2

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

You don't want small team of pansies

Yeah drafting exclusively for size nets you stars like McCarron

 

[sampollock]

Yeah drafting exclusively for size nets you stars like McCarron

huge fail
and drafting Centre's just cause
KK
Chucky and so on

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

huge fail
and drafting Centre's just cause
KK
Chucky and so on

Agreed that we shouldn't reach for position. If Demidov or Catton are there take them, otherwise trade down

 

[McGees]

but ignoring needs entirely gets you the decade of smurf Hab hockey.
At some point you have to take swings on bigger guys with skill.

 

[sampollock]

Agreed that we shouldn't reach for position. If Demidov or Catton are there take them, otherwise trade down

demidov then lindstrom before Catton

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

demidov then lindstrom before Catton

Not as impressed by Lindstrom as many around here, I don't see him at C and don't think he has more than ~65 pt powerforward potential. Still valuable, but he's closer to 10 on my list.

 

[HURRICANES ROCK]

then why do players like FLA, less taxes

is not Montreal the highest tax team in the NHL?

You're not following. He said it is up to the League not the government to fix this.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

but ignoring needs entirely gets you the decade of smurf Hab hockey.
At some point you have to take swings on bigger guys with skill.

I'd be interested in seeing this is true when it comes to the draft table; I don't recall the Habs using their first round picks on many small players during Timmins' time, if anything Caufield seems like an outlier looking back.

Seems more like the small players ended up carrying the day mostly because the Habs kept striking out on their non-smurf picks, if anything.

 

[HURRICANES ROCK]

Not as impressed by Lindstrom as many around here, I don't see him at C and don't think he has more than ~65 pt powerforward potential. Still valuable, but he's closer to 10 on my list.

I have seen Lindstrom live more than once and it was like men against boys. He has the "potential" to be a top 10-15 player in the NHL if he is healthy. Very interesting player.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

I have seen Lindstrom live more than once and it was like men against boys. He has the "potential" to be a top 10-15 player in the NHL if he is healthy. Very interesting player.

I get the appeal, and if we draft him I hope I'm wrong about his upside, but I really don't see top 10-15 potential with him.

 

[The Great Weal]

I'm pretty convinced that Catton will drop out of the top 10. We really gotta capitalize on that.

 

[McGees]

I'm pretty convinced that Catton will drop out of the top 10. We really gotta capitalize on that.

I’d say it’s almost guaranteed 10-15.

 

[JackZap]

I have seen Lindstrom live more than once and it was like men against boys. He has the "potential" to be a top 10-15 player in the NHL if he is healthy. Very interesting player.

question is how will he play when he can’t over power everyone like he does in junior.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Cant wait til draft or at very least BMacs final list

Currently, everything that has been said has been discussed many times and going in circles at this point.

And the Canucks were eliminated so i dont even have the hate fire for playoffs. Bored lol

We could shift discussion to the second pick Habs’ own, which could be interesting.

Just wish it was a top 20, better options.

 

[Gally11]

This draft is looking unpredictable but you know what IS predictable?
Half the fan base hating our pick.

And if we all like it that means it will probably be a bust

question is how will he play when he can’t over power everyone like he does in junior.

Well technically he will probably over power most NHL players when he fills out as an adult too, so that shouldn’t be a problem lol

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[WeThreeKings]

And this is why his model is a joke

 

[Seb]

question is how will he play when he can’t over power everyone like he does in junior.

His game is not all about power, it's only one aspect. As another poster pointed out, he will still over power NHL players once (if) he fills out his frame.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

Button’s list is crazy. I don’t mean crazy good.

Seems like the draft is six months away.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

On smaller forwards, I think if they can still play their game when things get nasty, that’s good.

And how strong on their skates are they? Some guys are just too easily bumped off the puck.

Luchanko isn’t big, but he’s a good, strong skater. I was impressed with him in the OHL playoffs. Would be a nice pick at 26.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

And this is why his model is a joke

It's definitely not perfect but honestly it would probably outperform 1/2 the scouting departments in the league, especially ours over a span of probably 15 years

 

[Runner77]

Speaking of Lindstrom, his agent apparently sent his entire medical file to the 32 teams today , plus reports by his doctors, so they don't seem to think there's anything worth hiding health wise, which is good news.

Good news for who? The better he looks, the more likely he falls to one of the 2-4 teams.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

And this is why his model is a joke

Advanced metrics and analytic stats bring a lot of interesting angles to a scouting discussion, but it definitely should never be THE main tool you use to rate a player. There's just too many variables and in the end you can make the numbers say pretty much whatever you want them to.

 

[Gainesvillain]

Yeah drafting exclusively for size nets you stars like McCarron

C'mon, man. McCarron was 25th OA lol.

And he's played more than 200 NHL games.