HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[BergevinBurner]

Friday can't get here soon enough. I'm ready to be pissed that we drafted:

• An injury prone powerforward
• Another defenseman
• 68 point Sennecke
• Helenius

The only true win would be to trade back and acquire another pick in the 10-15 range. Then we can draft 2 busts instead of 1

 

[Lockin17]

Lindstrom = Dach 2.0
Playing 20 games a year

 

[thebestnic]

He doesn’t understand you are talking about the goaltender John Gibson lmao.

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you're right the timing got me, still seems like a huge nitpick/stretch to me

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Lindstrom = Dach 2.0
Playing 20 games a year

If the Top 4 goes as per Bob’s list, they need to just draft Buium or Dickinson and figure out a trade for a forward.

 

[Jaynki]

The only true win would be to trade back and acquire another pick in the 10-15 range.

The mother of all loss

 

[The Last Red]

And?

They’re not getting a player in return who would affect their draft plans.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

I’m moderately concerned with the most recent move by Detroit clearing space with the Walman trade. I see Gibson as a fit with Detroit and Detroit has young D’s to trade back to Anaheim which will then open the door for them to pick a forward.

 

[thebestnic]

They’re not getting a player in return who would affect their draft plans.

Mo Seider for Gibson brah (sarcasm)

 

[The Last Red]

What Red Wings D other than Mo Seider would change Anaheim's draft plans?

Mo Seider for Gibson brah (sarcasm)

Brilliant minds think alike.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

What Red Wings D other than Mo Seider would change Anaheim's draft plans?


Brilliant minds think alike.

Edvinsson maybe, don’t know. Sandin-Pellika? Don’t see anyone having the ceiling of one of this draft top d.

 

[McGees]

please understand...there will be a completer and utter meltdown no matter who we pick lol.
maybe a slightly lower level if it is Demidov...but then people will still bitch about what we did or didn't do with our other 1st rd pick!

 

[vokiel]

If the Top 4 goes as per Bob’s list, they need to just draft Buium or Dickinson and figure out a trade for a forward.

Trades are hard though. Unless, you sacrifice one of our elite pieces, it would be nearly impossible. So who do you choose to trade?

I chose Hutson, plenty of eliteness in him.

 

[skidcells]

Thankfully it’s only Pagnotta talking about it for now which means it’s like if no one is talking about it lol

 

[Leto]

please understand...there will be a completer and utter meltdown no matter who we pick lol.
maybe a slightly lower level if it is Demidov...but then people will still bitch about what we did or didn't do with our other 1st rd pick!

I already made my peace with Demidov... I'll be there to laugh at the meltdown.

 

[BoneHutson]

Concerning Demidov (if we end up drafting him), I wonder whether Hughes and Bobrov could try to come up with some sort of transfer deal with SKA. Lets say they allow Demidov to extend with SKA for one or two more years BUT in exchange Demidov gets to come in MTL for the training camp, tries to make the team and:

Option 1: If he does make the team alongside getting top 9/6 minutes + decent pp time, MTL gets to keep him.

Option 2: If they judge hes not ready for the NHL, instead of sending him in the AHL, MTL is forced to send him back to russia for the year where he could play in the KHL.

This way, SKA still gets the opportunity to have Demidov depending on his camp (and might be more inclined to develop him properly if hes not ready for the NHL next year and potentialy the year after) AND MTL gets more control over his development and gets the chance to keep him in NA if hes ready.

 

[Gustave]

This happens every year but it is REALLY noticable this year.
McKenzies ranking demonstrates that NHL teams value size, grit and defensive play over smaller skilled guys. When compared to concensus rankings, the big guys all move up the list once you get past the top 18.


O'Reilly, Letourneau, Elick, Pulkkinen, Masse, Skahan, Shuravin, Gill, Eliasson, Ralph, Battaglia, Kos, Villeneuve, Pikkarainen, Lavoi, and Procyszyn all ranked higher on McKenzies list.

Artamonov, Freij, Stiga, Hutson, Kiviharju, Misa, Galvas, Mustard all ranked later than concensus rankings.

Imagine where Poirier goes if a Stiga can’t get a shoutout in the first round over Emery or Ellick types (no disrespect).

 

[Lockin17]

If the Top 4 goes as per Bob’s list, they need to just draft Buium or Dickinson and figure out a trade for a forward.

Then one of Hutson or Guhle would have to be sacrificed.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Concerning Demidov (if we end up drafting him), I wonder whether Hughes and Bobrov could try to come up with some sort of transfer deal with SKA. Lets say they allow Demidov to extend with SKA for one or two more years BUT in exchange Demidov gets to come in MTL for the training camp, tries to make the team and:

Option 1: If he does make the team alongside getting top 9/6 minutes + decent pp time, MTL gets to keep him.

Option 2: If they judge hes not ready for the NHL, instead of sending him in the AHL, MTL is forced to send him back to russia for the year where he could play in the KHL.

This way, SKA still gets the opportunity to have Demidov depending on his camp (and might be more inclined to develop him properly if hes not ready for the NHL next year and potentialy the year after) AND MTL gets more control over his development and gets the chance to keep him in NA if hes ready.

This is not allowed.

 

[sampollock]

Maybe KH moves a Guhle
As Kent thinks those d man at the top of draft is better then him

 

[Gustave]

Maybe KH moves a Guhle
As Kent thinks those d man at the top of draft is better then him

Then get ready for another two seasons of tank. I’d say they can all co-exist, no need to trade Guhle.

Trade Matheson though

 

[BergevinBurner]

Then get ready for another two seasons of tank. I’d say they can all co-exist, no need to trade Guhle.

Trade Matheson though

Yea, moving Guhle would definitely set us back next season more so than moving Matheson. I'm pretty sure Hughes wants to be much more competitive next season.

If Demidov/Lindstrom are gone at our pick then I think my ideal off-season would be something along the lines of:

• Draft Buium/Dickinson at 5.
• Have a Buium/Dickinson-Reinbacher top pairing in Laval next season.
• Trade Matheson+ for a top 6 forward.
• Trade Winnipeg pick+Harris/Struble/Xhekaj+ for another pick in 10-15 range
• Draft one of the falling forwards out of Eiserman/Iginla/Catton/Sennecke

 

[Gustave]

Yea, moving Guhle would definitely set us back next season more so than moving Matheson. I'm pretty sure Hughes wants to be much more competitive next season.

If Demidov/Lindstrom are gone at our pick then I think my ideal off-season would be something along the lines of:

• Draft Buium/Dickinson at 5.
• Have a Buium/Dickinson-Reinbacher top pairing in Laval next season.
• Trade Matheson+ for a top 6 forward.
• Trade Winnipeg pick+Harris/Struble/Xhekaj+ for another pick in 10-15 range
• Draft one of the falling forwards out of Eiserman/Iginla/Catton/Sennecke

I’m in. Don’t think any of those happens but I’m here for it.

 

[dcyhabs]

No interest in Levshunov. Another really overrated player in this draft for me.

I’ve seen evaluations that suggest his game will translate to second pairing on a good team.

 

[1000eeer]

I would take Buium or Dickinson any day of the week over Lindstrom...

Not that I don't like the potential output of the kid. I really like what he brings to the table and his skills are underrated.

But we CANNOT draft a guy who's gonna play once in a while. The health issues (especially back issues) scare me AF.

Dickinson and Buium could become #1 D for us so they have more value IMO.

My prediction for the top 5:

SJ - CELEBRINI
CHI - Levshunov
ANA - BUIUM
CLB - Demidov
MTL - Dickinson

 

[Habs7631]

please understand...there will be a completer and utter meltdown no matter who we pick lol.
maybe a slightly lower level if it is Demidov...but then people will still bitch about what we did or didn't do with our other 1st rd pick!

I don’t know, I feel like Demidov is the only player where the whole fan base would be like yup, that’s the pick.

Now if Demidov is available at 5 and they pass on him it’s where things are gonna get wild.