GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft, at The Sphere in Vegas, Friday, June 28, 7 p.m. edt | SN, TVA Sports, ESPN, NHLN

[Habs Halifax]

Raymond basically carried the Wings to the playoffs. He's underrated.

Underrated to only some fans though. I liked Raymond a lot pre draft and he's been developing well in the NHL. He's got to improve his 200 game though.

90+ potential in the future? Possible but hard to know where he tops out at.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Top defense prospects:
David Reinbacher
Lane Hutson
Logan Mailloux
Adam Engstrom
Bogdan Konyushkov

Top forward prospects:
Joshua Roy
Owen Beck
Sean Farrell
Filip Mesar

 

[Habs Halifax]

I didn't say Guhle won't be better at 27, he will be much better.
But Hutson is showing real game breaking flair we haven't seen since Hughes (vancouver). If Reinbacher can bring the D to this duo, watchout, we'll have a Bobby-Orr/Paul Coffee style #1D in Hutson.

I evaluate it a bit differently. A #1D for me is strong at both ends.

Only 2 NHL games and it's early but Hutson's turnovers/60 is already very high. When you evaluate him, evaluate him on both sides.

 

[SnapVirus]

Top defense prospects:
David Reinbacher
Lane Hutson
Logan Mailloux
Adam Engstrom
Bogdan Konyushkov

Top forward prospects:
Joshua Roy
Owen Beck
Sean Farrell
Filip Mesar

In an ideal world, we still are missing : one PPG forward ; another top6 forward ; a number 1 dman (top15 league wide) ; number 1 goalie (except if Fowler can keep growing and become one).

 

[HabsCode]

I'd move him for 3rd overall and only for 3rd overall.

For what? Short of Celebrini, who is a safest pick to help this team during Suzuki/Caufield window than Ghule. We don’t know how this year D from the draft will project compared to Ghule, we might just shoot ourselves in the foot by going backward in the rebuild if we move him.

 

[SOLR]

Top defense prospects:
David Reinbacher
Lane Hutson
Logan Mailloux
Adam Engstrom
Bogdan Konyushkov

Top forward prospects:
Joshua Roy
Owen Beck
Sean Farrell
Filip Mesar

Oh darling. All these Ds have top 4 potential, none of these forwards have top 6 potential (except maybe Roy or Mesar later).

Engstrom is so underrated here.

We need 2 top 10 forwards asap.

 

[Richiebottles]

Top defense prospects:
David Reinbacher
Lane Hutson
Logan Mailloux
Adam Engstrom
Bogdan Konyushkov

Top forward prospects:
Joshua Roy
Owen Beck
Sean Farrell
Filip Mesar

That's currently.

Drafting on need is how we ended up with Chucky & KK.

We can always trade some young D for young forwards, like what Anaheim did with Drysdale.

 

[SOLR]

For what? Short of Celebrini, who is a safest pick to help this team during Suzuki/Caufield window than Ghule. We don’t know how this year D from the draft will project compared to Ghule, we might just shoot ourselves in the foot by going backward in the rebuild if we move him.

Draft Demidov at 3 and Iginla at 5

We can afford to lose Guhle given our depth. I believe he will self-destruct with injuries post 28 years old. People who don't want to trade Guhle don't know Engstrom...........

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Trading Guhle is like trading McDonaugh or Sergachev. PLEASE STOP GUHLE TRADERS! Thank you.

 

[Legend123]

Demidov Lindstrom or buium please

 

[dinodebino]

I guess the kids didn’t watch the playoffs much, where NO kiddos on the blue made an impact. Reality check: teams win with Ds that are closer to the 27-30 year old window. Ds take time to mature and understand the game.

If we trade Ghule because we are drafting a 18 year old and thus it makes Ghule expendable, it will just put this org back 3-4 years. It won’t happen, unless we find IMMEDIATE replacement.

From now on, all trades will be hockey related. The tanking is over.

 

[Richiebottles]

Trading Guhle is like trading McDonaugh or Sergachev. PLEASE STOP GUHLE TRADERS! Thank you.

We also didn't have the depth back then that we have now.

Especially if we draft Buium

Eventually a young D will need to be traded for a game breaking top 6

 

[SnapVirus]

Trading Guhle is like trading McDonaugh or Sergachev. PLEASE STOP GUHLE TRADERS! Thank you.

Problem was not trading Mcdonagh and Sergachev. Problem was what we received in exchange. Small and shitty forward: Gomez and Drouin. You can trade anyone, as long as the return is as good as what you sent.

 

[vokiel]

Buium 100% gets a few games at the end of next season to burn his first ELC and steps into the line up full time in 2025-2026.

The kid already won everything there was to win at the college level as a draft eligible freshman, for godsake.

He doesn't have much more to learn.

Makar 2.0 kind of situation.

If by some kind if miracle we made the playoffs he'd step in no problem like Makar did. No AHL for that kid.

Makar?? No seriously.. he's not that good.

He's going to do exactly the same as Hutson, which means D+2. He burns a year like Hutson yes, but we'll be waiting close to 2 seasons for his input with a defense that's going to look like mush... No changes from last season.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

In an ideal world, we still are missing : one PPG forward ; another top6 forward ; a number 1 dman (top15 league wide) ; number 1 goalie (except if Fowler can keep growing and become one).

So your saying, we are missing more than just a star winger? 3rd rebuild draft.

I guess im not shocked

 

[Gravity]

Demidov falls to the Habs, who promptly pass on him because of "reasons".

 

[Tyson]

Top defense prospects:
David Reinbacher
Lane Hutson
Logan Mailloux
Adam Engstrom
Bogdan Konyushkov

Top forward prospects:
Joshua Roy
Owen Beck
Sean Farrell
Filip Mesar

When Sean Farrell is considered one of your top prospects you know the talent pool is thin.

 

[SOLR]

That's currently.

Drafting on need is how we ended up with Chucky & KK.

We can always trade some young D for young forwards, like what Anaheim did with Drysdale.

We have a good shot at McGroarty already with that depth.

 

[dinodebino]

That's currently.

Drafting on need is how we ended up with Chucky & KK.

We can always trade some young D for young forwards, like what Anaheim did with Drysdale.

Trading Guhle and not replacing him would be stupid. We have no one to replace him.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

There is not a single reason to get up in arms about this years pick like last year unless we pass on Demidov , just enjoy the night boys , hell maybe we get an exciting trade

People act like passing on their guy, who mind you, has never played an NHL game, is like passing on McDavid. PEOPLE ARE CRAZIER THAN EVER.

 

[habsfan891]

I apologize in advance for my behavior if we take Demidov and if we don't.

Seconded here is to a long ass 8 hours of work f***

 

[vokiel]

Trading Guhle is like trading McDonaugh or Sergachev. PLEASE STOP GUHLE TRADERS! Thank you.

On the bright side, if they really decide to do this, we know they aren't any different from the previous front office, eh.

 

[HabsCode]

Draft Demidov at 3 and Iginla at 5

And how do you plan on replacing Ghule?

 

[ReHabs]

When Sean Farrell is considered one of your top prospects you know the talent pool is thin.

Don’t forget Riley Kidney

 

[Tyson]

Makar?? No seriously.. he's not that good.

He's going to do exactly the same as Hutson, which means D+2. He burns a year like Hutson yes, but we'll be waiting close to 2 seasons for his input with a defense that's going to look like mush... No changes from last season.

if Hutson was 6'0 there would be no talk of drafting Buium...strange.