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

[LilLeeroy]

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Bob Mckenzie's mid-season ranking.

Top 3 (our range lol):
1. Celebrini
2. Silayev
3. Levshunov

4. Eiserman
5. Lindstrom

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Macklin Celebrini the unanimous No. 1 prospect in Bob McKenzie's mid-season draft ranking | TSN

Ten out of 10 NHL team scouts surveyed by TSN have the 17-year-old Boston University freshman centre at No. 1. Almost all of them can’t see anyone other than Celebrini going first overall on June 28.

www.tsn.ca

If draft day was today. SJ would get:

1. Celebrini
13. Buium

 

[one2gamble]

Macklin Celebrini the unanimous No. 1 prospect in Bob McKenzie's mid-season draft ranking | TSN

Ten out of 10 NHL team scouts surveyed by TSN have the 17-year-old Boston University freshman centre at No. 1. Almost all of them can’t see anyone other than Celebrini going first overall on June 28.

www.tsn.ca

If draft day was today. SJ would get:

1. Celebrini
13. Buium

done, write it up

 

[Juxtaposer]

Crazy that Silayev is #2 after he’s cooled off so much from the beginning of the year. Genuinely I don’t think there’s any chance he goes 2nd given his contract status.

 

[Alaskanice]

Macklin Celebrini the unanimous No. 1 prospect in Bob McKenzie's mid-season draft ranking | TSN

Ten out of 10 NHL team scouts surveyed by TSN have the 17-year-old Boston University freshman centre at No. 1. Almost all of them can’t see anyone other than Celebrini going first overall on June 28.

www.tsn.ca

If draft day was today. SJ would get:

1. Celebrini
13. Buium

I would be truly excited if this happened.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

We’d also get 6’6 D man Jesse Pulkkinen at the top of the 2nd rd.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Celebrini
Levshunov/Dickinson/Lindstrom/Catton/Demidov
Silayev/Eiserman/Buium/Parekh/Helenius
Yakemchuk/Brandsegg-Nygaard/Connolly/Jiricek

If we could get someone from this top-15 with the Pens pick, I’d be thrilled.

 

[coooldude]

Celebrini
Levshunov/Dickinson/Lindstrom/Catton/Demidov
Silayev/Eiserman/Buium/Parekh/Helenius
Yakemchuk/Brandsegg-Nygaard/Connolly/Jiricek

If we could get someone from this top-15 with the Pens pick, I’d be thrilled.

Totally. I don't think it's possible, but Yakemchuk with PIT pick is my dream. He seems like the only top D in that list who may slide. Feels like Buium and Parekh will be gone. Jiricek feels like a big risk at 10-15 but maybe he's this year's Musty who slides too far.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Totally. I don't think it's possible, but Yakemchuk with PIT pick is my dream. He seems like the only top D in that list who may slide. Feels like Buium and Parekh will be gone. Jiricek feels like a big risk at 10-15 but maybe he's this year's Musty who slides too far.

Yup, Jiricek is my least preferred of that group. They’re tiers but they’re also in approximately the order I’d like them.

Basically, we just need Pittsburgh to not make the playoffs and we’re guaranteed someone I want.

 

[fasterthanlight]

Yup, Jiricek is my least preferred of that group. They’re tiers but they’re also in approximately the order I’d like them.

Basically, we just need Pittsburgh to not make the playoffs and we’re guaranteed someone I want.

We're guaranteed to have the /chance/ to get someone you want

 

[Juxtaposer]

We're guaranteed to have the /chance/ to get someone you want

Okay yeah, you’re not wrong.

 

[Shark Finn]

We’d also get 6’6 D man Jesse Pulkkinen at the top of the 2nd rd.

Really liked his game at WJC.

 

[Hodge]

I think @Desert Eagle posted a podcast interview with our new Russian scout a few months back where he was praising Igor Chernyshov. He liked him better than Silayev. Looks like Chernyshov is ranked right in range of the Pittsburgh pick.

 

[Desert Eagle]

I think @Desert Eagle posted a podcast interview with our new Russian scout a few months back where he was praising Igor Chernyshov. He liked him better than Silayev. Looks like Chernyshov is ranked right in range of the Pittsburgh pick.

He said it a little differently

His quotes:
"Silayev isn`t top-10"
"Chernyshov is 1st rd pick level prospect"

But it was in November. Maybe he changed his mind

 

[TheBeard]

I keep forgetting Silayev is 6'8.

Bob Mckenzie's mid-season ranking.

Top 3 (our range lol):
1. Celebrini
2. Silayev
3. Levshunov

4. Eiserman
5. Lindstrom

Totally. I don't think it's possible, but Yakemchuk with PIT pick is my dream. He seems like the only top D in that list who may slide. Feels like Buium and Parekh will be gone. Jiricek feels like a big risk at 10-15 but maybe he's this year's Musty who slides too far.

Honestly, I'd be ok using the Devils pick or even our own 2nd to move up into the top ten.

 

[Friday]

I keep forgetting Silayev is 6'8.



Honestly, I'd be ok using the Devils pick or even our own 2nd to move up into the top ten.

Ive seen the % of draft picks who are over 6'5 who actually hit and it's the worst % of any height range. When I see those big dudes, just think its not worth the risk and certainly not at pick #2

 

[coooldude]

Ive seen the % of draft picks who are over 6'5 who actually hit and it's the worst % of any height range. When I see those big dudes, just think its not worth the risk and certainly not at pick #2

Bob McK' article quotes 5 of 10 NHL scouts putting him at 2OA, with the lowest putting him at 6, and the best compliment saying "he's not as offensive as pronger or as punishing as Chara in their draft years but he combines elements of both. Could be a Hedman." This is from his prospect thread as well. But nobody can see him in person...

Seems like he might be a real steal at wherever he falls to, if these scouts are right.

 

[TheBeard]

Ive seen the % of draft picks who are over 6'5 who actually hit and it's the worst % of any height range. When I see those big dudes, just think its not worth the risk and certainly not at pick #2

I kinda feel ya. I feel like super tall guys, especially D-men get too much praise simply because of their height. They also tend to look more impressive playing against other players who haven't fully grown yet making their physical dominance look even more impressive.

 

[coooldude]

I kinda feel ya. I feel like super tall guys, especially D-men get too much praise simply because of their height. They also tend to look more impressive playing against other players who haven't fully grown yet making their physical dominance look even more impressive.

Yeah, but Silayev is 18 playing in the KHL.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Silayev is not really on my radar at #2. I think he’s a tier below Levshunov/Dickinson/Catton/Lindstrom/Demidov, personally. But I haven’t seen a ton of full games from him so I wouldn’t consider myself super knowledgeable on his play.

 

[Friday]

Yeah, but Silayev is 18 playing in the KHL.

The current variation of the KHL is the weakest we've probably ever seen. Still playing against grown men though. There really isn't a clear 2nd /3rd pick right now so maybe this happens. That tall of kid has to worry y'all right?

 

[TheBeard]

Yeah, but Silayev is 18 playing in the KHL.

I'm just saying in general. I do like Silayev, but if I had the choice at 2 I'd go Levshunov all the way.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Yeah, but Silayev is 18 playing in the KHL.

He's actually still 17 (turning 18 in April). Hope he gets taken #2 or #3, if we slide to #3 or #4
Would rather have Levshunov, Lindstrom, or Eiserman

 

[coooldude]

I'm not stumping for Silayev at 2, I'm just reporting that NHL scouts told Bob Mackenzie that 5 out of 10 of them put him at 2. There's enough noise about Levshunov's defensive zone processing and decision making that he scares me at 2 even as a RD with good numbers, Dickinson seems very solid with a Pietrangelo ceiling but might end up boring 3-4 so that's scary at 2, Eiserman is falling, Demidov is lighting up the equivalent of CHL, Catton is lighting up the CHL but people worry about his size, Silayev is very solid in a "weaker than before but still probably 2nd best league in the world" KHL.

With all this noise, you probably go with the kid you think is a perfect fit for your org in his intangibles (leadership, work ethic, etc) and you can see some spikes in an area you want... Or you go with crazy upside, which only a few players on that list really have (Silayev, Lindstrom...)... But who knows.

If Silayev hadn't cooled off on points generation in the last 25 games he'd probably be a clear #2, and then you have the Russia problem. But Wheeler's deep dive on him from October (paywall) was pretty exciting. Meet Anton Silayev, the 2024 NHL Draft's 6-foot-7 unicorn with 'elite skating'

As it stands, I have no idea what I'd do at 2 and I won't even have a good guess as to what Grier would do there until we're closer to June. I'm definitely not sold on any of them.