2024 NHL Draft: WE DID IT, CELEBRINI IS OURS!!!

[StanleyCup2035]

1
Macklin Celebrini
Ht/Wt:5'11"/181 lbs
Position:C
Team: Chicago (USHL)


2
Cole Eiserman
Ht/Wt:5'11"/192 lbs
Position:LW
Team: US NTDP


3
Ivan Demidov
Ht/Wt:5'11"/168 lbs
Position:RW
Team: SKA (MHL)


4
Artyom Levshunov
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/198 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Green Bay (USHL)



5
Dickinson size matters (Sam)
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/194 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: London (OHL)

 

[gaucholoco3]

1
Macklin Celebrini
Ht/Wt:5'11"/181 lbs
Position:C
Team: Chicago (USHL)


2
Cole Eiserman
Ht/Wt:5'11"/192 lbs
Position:LW
Team: US NTDP


3
Ivan Demidov
Ht/Wt:5'11"/168 lbs
Position:RW
Team: SKA (MHL)


4
Artyom Levshunov
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/198 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Green Bay (USHL)



5
Dickinson size matters (Sam)
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/194 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: London (OHL)

Isn’t Macklin in the NCAA this year?

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Isn’t Macklin in the NCAA this year?

Yes, at Boston University. That site hasn’t updated yet. But Top 5 seem accurate. Let’s hope we don’t go on any stupid winning streaks.

 

[gaucholoco3]

Yes, at Boston University. That site hasn’t updated yet. But Top 5 seem accurate. Let’s hope we don’t go on any stupid winning streaks.

At least if they win the Lottery Grier won’t have to pass over Celebrini for a Boston kid.

 

[WTFetus]

At least if they win the Lottery Grier won’t have to pass over Celebrini for a Boston kid.

Celebrini's Canadian though, while Eiserman was born 40 miles from Boston.

 

[Hodge]

1
Macklin Celebrini
Ht/Wt:5'11"/181 lbs
Position:C
Team: Chicago (USHL)


2
Cole Eiserman
Ht/Wt:5'11"/192 lbs
Position:LW
Team: US NTDP


3
Ivan Demidov
Ht/Wt:5'11"/168 lbs
Position:RW
Team: SKA (MHL)


4
Artyom Levshunov
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/198 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Green Bay (USHL)



5
Dickinson size matters (Sam)
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/194 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: London (OHL)

Just need to finish bottom 3 to guarantee one of these guys. They all look like they would overtake Smith as our top prospect.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Just need to finish bottom 3 to guarantee one of these guys. They all look like they would overtake Smith as our top prospect.

What? I’m pretty sure it was being mentioned, even if it was meant as a hypothetical opinion, that Smith and Fantilli would’ve been in consideration for 1st OA in this 2024 draft. They went 3rd and 4th respectively because 2023 is widely considered the deepest in along long time.

 

[Hodge]

What? I’m pretty sure it was being mentioned, even if it was meant as a hypothetical opinion, that Smith and Fantilli would’ve been in consideration for 1st OA in this 2024 draft. They went 3rd and 4th respectively because 2023 is widely considered the deepest in along long time.

Fantilli, sure, but I don't think anyone said that about Smith.

 

[Sendhelplease]

Fantilli, sure, but I don't think anyone said that about Smith.

It is my understanding that Will Smith is seen as a typical #2 pick in most drafts.

 

[Hodge]

It is my understanding that Will Smith is seen as a typical #2 pick in most drafts.

I think the three forwards all look on track to being better than Smith and the other two prospects listed are 6'2 200 pound two-way defensemen.

Hopefully Bedard and Cooley are the real deal and single handedly lift the Blackhawks and Coyotes well ahead of us.

 

[mogambomoroo]

I think the three forwards all look on track to being better than Smith and the other two prospects listed are 6'2 200 pound two-way defensemen.

Hopefully Bedard and Cooley are the real deal and single handedly lift the Blackhawks and Coyotes well ahead of us.

By the looks of Arizona vs LA game in Australia, Cooley looks like the real deal.

 

[LilLeeroy]

What? I’m pretty sure it was being mentioned, even if it was meant as a hypothetical opinion, that Smith and Fantilli would’ve been in consideration for 1st OA in this 2024 draft. They went 3rd and 4th respectively because 2023 is widely considered the deepest in along long time.

Bedard, Carlsson, Michkov, and Fantilli definitely would have went 1st in 2022, but Celebrini imo is probably a better prospect than all of them but Bedard.

Definitely too bad the Sharks ended up just barely missing out on those guys thanks to a single win.

A good Smith comparable in this years draft is probably Berkly Catton, but he has much better tools than Smith.

 

[Jargon]

People really underestimating Smith here.

 

[LilLeeroy]

People really underestimating Smith here.

In what way?

Berkley Catton is a fantastic prospect who looked like the best player by far for Canada at Hlinka and already has 4 points in his first game in the WHL. Saying he is a slightly better prospect than Smith was isn't an insult.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

@PuckPreps

BREAKING There it is. Our #3 ranked skater in the 2006 class and projected top 3 2024 NHL Draft pick Cole Eiserman commits to Boston University. He joins the #1 ranked 2006 skater Macklin Celebrini at BU. What a get for the Terriers!

 

[Hodge]

Philly scares me. Thankfully Couturier and Atkinson are healthy but the rest of their roster would lose to a decent AHL team. Save us Torts you're our only hope.

 

[LilLeeroy]

@PuckPreps

BREAKING There it is. Our #3 ranked skater in the 2006 class and projected top 3 2024 NHL Draft pick Cole Eiserman commits to Boston University. He joins the #1 ranked 2006 skater Macklin Celebrini at BU. What a get for the Terriers!

GMMG will be despondent if he's not able to draft Eiserman. A Newburyport boy going to BU...he'd probably take him over Mario Lemieux.

 

[landshark]

GMMG will be despondent if he's not able to draft Eiserman. A Newburyport boy going to BU...he'd probably take him over Mario Lemieux.

Maybe GMMG should.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Eiserman had 4 goals last night. Thornton would be proud

 

[coooldude]

People really underestimating Smith here.

I really hope he lives up to the promise, but every clip I see of him, I worry that his game won't translate to elite tier in the NHL. He seems like he's just not quite fast enough, not quite big enough, not quite hungry enough. He definitely seems to have elite hands, he's very shifty versus his peers, he is sneaky solid on forechecking, and he seems to have a deadly enough shot... but my (non-professional, fan-only, armchair) gut says he tops out as a solid 2nd line center, 60-80 points kind of guy. Only one data point, but in the rookie showcase, he just seemed to be trying to do too much and could be neutralized by faster, bigger peers vs. who he played at USNTDP. Then scored a really nice forecheck turnover+snipe (hence being a good NHLer just not elite).

Which means we need at least 1 more F and at least 1 more D prospect that pans out above this potential to feel really solid about our core in 5-7 years. So yes, god willing, we suck this year and get Celebrini/Eiserman/Levshunov and possibly Misa (? or someone that talented) in 2025.

 

[Barrie22]

Question for people more familiar with the KHL, how can ska st petersburg be so bad at identifying talent?

 

[coooldude]

Question for people more familiar with the KHL, how can ska st petersburg be so bad at identifying talent?

Having followed the last 20 pages of the LATEST Michkov tire fire thread in the prospects forum, I think the consensus is that the coach (Rotenberg) is a nepo-baby who only has a job because he's on team Putin, has no clue about hockey, or talent development, or rosters, or anything at all, and is squandering every good player he gets given. Not just Michkov. But not sure if that answers your question?

 

[The Nemesis]

People really underestimating Smith here.

I don't know how anyone can have any faith in Smith since he made After Earth

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Will Smith is better than Macklin. Also, I have zero sympathy for Michkov.

 

[LilLeeroy]

Will Smith is better than Macklin. Also, I have zero sympathy for Michkov.

Not sure if this was meant to be sarcastic or not, but Will Smith scored 0.77 ppg in the USHL in his D-1 year while Celebrini scored 1.72.

Celebrini is also a significantly better skater while being bigger.

They really aren't particularly close as prospects.