HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[McGees]

Trade the pick for Lafreniere?

Trade the pick for PLD?

 

[bleuetbio]

On last week’s Athletic podcast, Basu stated that Connelly was part of the last group of prospects at the combine for physical tests I believe. Think he was first or among the first of that group and the Habs staff packed up and left as they started. I would imagine, if they had any interest, they would had stuck around for at least his tests.

Pretty sad fact. I wonder if they leave the arenas before the end of the game when they scout.

 

[G0bias]

I'm surprised there hasn't been any smoke of Dickinson to any of the top 4 teams. Thought for sure he'd be among the D-favouring teams' targets.

 

[McGees]

HockeyProspect.com are probably the closest rankings to how I feel about top 10 (not how they will actually go)

Top 10

1: Celebrini
2: Lindstrom
3: Buium
4: Demidov
5: Silayev
6: Sennecke
7: Iginla
8: Dickinson
9: Perekh
10: Levshunov

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

Maybe there is some chance Catton goes 4 to Columbus with Lidstrom New info coming up

Celibrini
Levshunov
Silayev
Catton
Demidov

 

[ReHabs]

Disagree. Lafeniere is the archetype "plays better under pressure" - he was like that at 15 years old, he's still like that. Danault etc.

Few Points Danault the playoff stud lol

 

[Scintillating10]

Sure, on a team that doesn’t already have his carbon copy and like 3 other NHL-level LD. I don’t think we can justify picking him with a 5th overall pick with other glaring holes.

You take best player available. You sound like Marc Bergevin. That's what he did, bypass Tkachuk took Kotkaniemi because had glaring hole at center.

Dickinson superior to anybody we have. Be a year before he is ready. Matheson likely traded by then. Guhle can play both sides. His two concussions scare me. Hutson lacks size. Even if we draft a forward he's not going to play next season.

Dickinson is in Pietrangelo, Hedman, Ekblad category. Not exact but equal impact. Dickinson hockey sense probably higher than anybody in draft

 

[NotProkofievian]

We need this pick to bust so we can have a new talking point beyond "but you said such and such about Tkachuk and KK" like holy jumpin change the goddamn record

 

[ReHabs]

Maybe there is some chance Catton goes 4 to Columbus with Lidstrom New info coming up

Celibrini
Levshunov
Silayev
Catton
Demidov

Trevor Timmins in CBJ won’t allow them to draft a skilled forward. He’ll bang on the table and argue that there’s a better American HS student with a thick frame out there.

 

[G0bias]

We need this pick to bust so we can have a new talking point beyond "but you said such and such about Tkachuk and KK" like holy jumpin change the goddamn record

No.
I will keep saying it so i can atodaso when any XYZ player that wasn't our pick hits.

 

[26Mats]

Maybe there is some chance Catton goes 4 to Columbus with Lidstrom New info coming up

Celibrini
Levshunov
Silayev
Catton
Demidov

It will be interesting to hear the rumblings after Demidov and Saliyev have their camp.

 

[FrankMTL]

Dobbers crew has 3 F top 3 and then Parekh as the top D

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802366793459098060

Just for reference, in their mid year rankings, they had Iginla at 17th.

With all the final rankings coming out, it's pretty apparent that Iginla is in that 5th-9th grouping.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Bold take: Trevor Connelly is the Josh Ho Sang of this draft

B Hayton?

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

B Hayton?

I suspect the Ho Sang reference also has to do with attitude. I recall him saying he was the best player in the draft by far. Career AHLer( all while wearing #66….)

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

You take best player available. You sound like Marc Bergevin. That's what he did, bypass Tkachuk took Kotkaniemi because had glaring hole at center.

Dickinson superior to anybody we have. Be a year before he is ready. Matheson likely traded by then. Guhle can play both sides. His two concussions scare me. Hutson lacks size. Even if we draft a forward he's not going to play next season.

Dickinson is in Pietrangelo, Hedman, Ekblad category. Not exact but equal impact. Dickinson hockey sense probably higher than anybody in draft

I find this to be a bold take when the likes of Celebrini are right there. I'm not sure I'd even list it as a strength for Dickinson, just not a glaring weakness either. His physical tools help him a lot at this level.

 

[sandviper]

Pretty sad fact. I wonder if they leave the arenas before the end of the game when they scout.

I dunno, just relaying what Basu reported. Take it for what you will but to me, that just tells me Connelly is a DND for the Habs.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Pretty sad fact. I wonder if they leave the arenas before the end of the game when they scout.

When I was at the U18s I noticed that a lot of scouts do head out early to beat the traffic.

 

[Habs Icing]

When I was at the U18s I noticed that a lot of scouts do head out early to beat the traffic.

There's traffic after a U18 game in a European city?

 

[WeThreeKings]

I dunno, just relaying what Basu reported. Take it for what you will but to me, that just tells me Connelly is a DND for the Habs.

I didn't need the combine story to tell me that but that just slams the door shut on it.

I don't know how anyone following this team and management group ever thought there was a possibility though.

 

[NotProkofievian]

There's traffic after a U18 game in a European city?

Yes sir.

 

[SOLR]

Few Points Danault the playoff stud lol

Stopping all the big players on the other side. Barkov has a lot less points than McDavid but he's certainly has useful.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Stopping all the big players on the other side. Barkov has a lot less points than McDavid but he's certainly has useful.

He will probably win the conn smythe

 

[le_sean]

Stopping all the big players on the other side. Barkov has a lot less points than McDavid but he's certainly has useful.

Watching the Kings, I think Danault’s performance was overstated a bit. He played his part, but clearly it had more to do with Carey Price and the top 4 defence.

 

[Frozenice]

Pretty sad fact. I wonder if they leave the arenas before the end of the game when they scout.

I’d bet on them leaving at the 2nd intermission.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

You take best player available. You sound like Marc Bergevin. That's what he did, bypass Tkachuk took Kotkaniemi because had glaring hole at center.

Dickinson superior to anybody we have. Be a year before he is ready. Matheson likely traded by then. Guhle can play both sides. His two concussions scare me. Hutson lacks size. Even if we draft a forward he's not going to play next season.

Dickinson is in Pietrangelo, Hedman, Ekblad category. Not exact but equal impact. Dickinson hockey sense probably higher than anybody in draft

Dickinson might not even be the best left blueliner in the draft….

Again, I get it it’s for Levshunov. But it’s not happening for a LD.