HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[vokiel]

That’s what I was going to say; I swear I saw quotes of him saying that Demidov was Mtl bound like last week. So what changed? The nature of Lindstrom’s injury being revealed?

Nothing he's just an entertainer.

 

[FrankMTL]

Mccagg has changed his tune every podcast.

That way, he can never be wrong.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

You know what would help the Habs the most? The same thing the Habs are lacking the absolutely most, even more than “jam up front”…

Playmaking skill. We have Slaf, we don’t need to draft a Robin to his Batman, we need to have the rest of the Avengers assembled. Whoever the Habs draft is likely our last shot at a topX style forward. These forwards are impossible to acquire outside of the draft…

Slaf is a playmaker, Dach is a play maker, Suzuki is mainly a playmaker. Habs need another hybrid like Suzuki who can make plays and score goals. Iginla can do both. Demidov can do both. You also need to look at players who's games translate to the playoffs better. Which player scores playoff style goals. Which one would be harder to match up against. I'm not an Iginla Stan but players like Catton, etc won't translate as well because there game focuses on dominating from the middle even though they're built like a 16 year old

Nothing he's just an entertainer.

Or unlike previous years, he's not getting any inside info that will indicate who they're leaning towards. Just throwing crap at a wall

 

[ReHabs]

Slaf is a playmaker, Dach is a play maker, Suzuki is mainly a playmaker. Habs need another hybrid like Suzuki who can make plays and score goals. Iginla can do both. Demidov can do both. You also need to look at players who's games translate to the playoffs better. Which player scores playoff style goals. Which one would be harder to match up against. I'm not an Iginla Stan but players like Catton, etc won't translate as well because there game focuses on dominating from the middle even though they're built like a 16 year old

Slaf is an everything but he’s not an elite playmaker right now. Dach is nothing until he proves he isn’t made of glass and suffer from boneitis. Suzuki is a two way player with good playmaking skill but not elite.

We don’t have an elite playmaker and haven’t had one in decades.

 

[McGees]

If all those forwards are gone, you gotta go Buium. He’s a game breaker.

 

[ReHabs]

If all those forwards are gone, you gotta go Buium. He’s a game breaker.

If a lot of F are taken then some very good D — better than Buium, overall — will remain available. It’s a no-lose scenario just as long as the Habs don’t f*** it up and draft a project or someone who needs to be “fixed”.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Slaf is an everything but he’s not an elite playmaker right now. Dach is nothing until he proves he isn’t made of glass and suffer from boneitis. Suzuki is a two way player with good playmaking skill but not elite.

We don’t have an elite playmaker and haven’t had one in decades.

You could make that exact same case for goal scoring

 

[Doublechin]

That’s what I was going to say; I swear I saw quotes of him saying that Demidov was Mtl bound like last week. So what changed? The nature of Lindstrom’s injury being revealed?

Who knows

At least for a while the word was that Anaheim was leaning Silayev or D full stop. Suddenly they're considering forwards, legit or not who knows, the guy does have connections though so i won't go as far as saying he's farming clicks...yet

 

[ReHabs]

You could make that exact same case for goal scoring

If course, but Im of the school who believe goal scoring is a function of playmaking skill. Something we lack big time.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

If course, but Im of the school who believe goal scoring is a function of playmaking skill. Something we lack big time.

Yes but goal scoring touch allows players like Slaf to look better in a playmaking sense. Look at him with Slovakia. Amazing plays squandered by crappy players who can't finish. Habs should focus on a dynamic player who can do it all at a high level. Thats why demidov is a must. If that's off the table, I think Iginla and maybe sennecke is the next best option

 

[Team_Spirit]

Good afternoon who are we drafting today? Sounds like Sammy D is back on the menu.

Call your dads.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801681249066504411

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801658068876357781

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Good afternoon who are we drafting today? Sounds like Sammy D is back on the menu.

Call your dads.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801681249066504411

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801658068876357781

 

[BoneHutson]

Id bet Hughes objective for this draft is to end up with two of Lindstrom, Demigod, Iginla, Sennecke, Catton, Eiserman or MBN. We need that extra top 15 pick.

 

[Balthazar]

Sounds like Sammy D is back on the menu.

Some weird stuff surrounding the Habs and Dickinson here:

Camp d’évaluation de la LNH | Et si la perle rare était en Californie ?

Vous ragez contre les bouchons de circulation ? Vous trouvez que votre agglomération locale traîne la patte dans la colonne des ponts par million d’habitants ? Mettez-vous un moment dans les souliers de Zeev Buium et de sa famille.

www.lapresse.ca

Elvis est-il mort ou vivant ? L’homme a-t-il réellement marché sur la Lune ? Et Sam Dickinson a-t-il soupé avec le Canadien à Buffalo ? Autant de questions qui tourmentent les esprits les plus curieux. Le confrère du Journal de Québec Kevin Dubé l’avait pourtant aperçu en train d’attendre un véhicule en compagnie de membres de l’état-major du CH. Questionné samedi à Buffalo, Dickinson a dit avoir seulement soupé avec l’équipe de l’Utah. Mais voilà que le collègue de Radio-Canada Marc Antoine Godin affirme que Dickinson a cassé la croûte avec Montréal. Fin du suspense dans trois semaines.

 

[vokiel]

Or unlike previous years, he's not getting any inside info that will indicate who they're leaning towards. Just throwing crap at a wall

He got insider info like Eklund or Marinaro got insider info. In other words, not too many take him seriously and most of what he does is speculating. The exact same thing we do on this forum.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

He got insider info like Eklund or Marinaro got insider info. In other words, not too many take him seriously and most of what he does is speculating. The exact same thing we do on this forum.

True but to his credit, he was bang on with Slaf and reinbacher

 

[Balthazar]

Mccagg has changed his tune every podcast.

The only constant is Columbus want for the exact same guys as Montreal and they get to pick first.

It's not just McCagg though, it's everyone at this point.

 

[le_sean]

If all those forwards are gone, you gotta go Buium. He’s a game breaker.

We already have Buium

 

[Skip Bayless]

Id bet Hughes objective for this draft is to end up with two of Lindstrom, Demigod, Iginla, Sennecke, Catton, Eiserman or MBN. We need that extra top 15 pick.

I'm thinking he goes D with that second pick. Then he trades Shane Hutson to Anaheim for Travis Zegras.

 

[Jaynki]

Yeah I can’t wait to see them have to move the puck up to first liner Cedrick Guindon.

He could score a couple of goals with all the o time zone he will have with those guys behind him.

Guindon and Sam Harris are underrated here !

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I'm thinking he goes D with that second pick. Then he trades Shane Hutson to Anaheim for Travis Zegras.

Shane Hutson? Lol.

Anaheim already has Zellwegger, how many small D they gonna run?

 

[vokiel]

I'm thinking he goes D with that second pick. Then he trades Shane Hutson to Anaheim for Travis Zegras.

I'd think about Hutson to San Jose for the 14th pick before that, but that's only if we manage to get our hands on Dickinson.

 

[le_sean]

I'd think about Hutson to San Jose for the 14th pick before that, but that's only if we manage to get our hands on Dickinson.

lol no thanks. Zero offensive defencemen is a poor way to build a team.

 

[vokiel]

lol no thanks. Zero offensive defencemen is a poor way to build a team.

That's not Dickinson.

 

[le_sean]

That's not Dickinson.

He’s not good enough to run an NHL PP. At least not a 1st unit and nowhere near Hutson level.