Prospect Info: 2024 NHL Entry Draft Discussion

[SlafySZN]

Right now has to be Celebrini, and aren't both Demidov and Eiserman on his heels?

Catton could start making noise too.

 

[lanky]

Brock has spoken. Watching Canada vs Czechia on YouTube and Dickinson has the size and skating. He plays physical and can skate it into the OZ.

I've never seen Dickinson play. I trust Brock that he's the top D. But I'll flush my phone down the toilet if we use our top pick on a LD two years in a row.

I don't advocate for drafting positional need. I advocate for drafting premium positions. LD is maybe the easiest position to fill on a roster (see Valimaki).

 

[rt]

Brock has spoken. Watching Canada vs Czechia on YouTube and Dickinson has the size and skating. He plays physical and can skate it into the OZ.

Dickinson is legit. He’s LD though. Not a deal breaker by any means but all else being equal, I’d rather draft a RD.

I've never seen Dickinson play. I trust Brock that he's the top D. But I'll flush my phone down the toilet if we use our top pick on a LD two years in a row.

I don't advocate for drafting positional need. I advocate for drafting premium positions. LD is maybe the easiest position to fill on a roster (see Valimaki).

He just said top D from the OHL. That doesn’t take Levshunov, Jiricek, Kiviharju, Elick, Yakemchuk, etc into consideration.

It’s VERY early but I expect most people have either Dickinson or Levshunov as their top rated blueliner.

Catton could start making noise too.

100%

 

[rt]

Filth. Absolute FILTH. F-I-L-T-H



Adam Jiříček led all players in TOI in the gold medal game with 31:13.

 

[Grimes]

Filth. Absolute FILTH. F-I-L-T-H



Adam Jiříček led all players in TOI in the gold medal game with 31:13.

I don't feel like he will make it past the top 6

 

[moosemeister]

Filth. Absolute FILTH. F-I-L-T-H



Adam Jiříček led all players in TOI in the gold medal game with 31:13.

Top 5 pick.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Adam Jiricek is exactly what the coyotes need and the guy they totally will not be able to draft next summer.

 

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[moosemeister]

Idk how he doesn’t go at 4 or 5. Just way too much upside to overlook

 

[rt]

https://x.com/hockey_robinson/status/1690909353912553472?s=46&t=7TY7xhXKLIY1MTzPzPZ29A

Is this website not showing Twitter previews anymore?

 

[TheLegend]

https://x.com/hockey_robinson/status/1690909353912553472?s=46&t=7TY7xhXKLIY1MTzPzPZ29A

Is this website not showing Twitter previews anymore?

The way Musk keeps screwing around with the APIs it's surprising they show up at all.

 

[rt]

Blueliners on Wheeler’s pre-season ranking.

3-Levshunov
5-Kiviharju
8-Mews
9-Dickinson
13-Hutson
16-Parekh
17-Buium
18-Jiricek
19-Yakemchuk
22-Elick
23-Vaisanen
26-Cristoforo
27-Ustinkov
28-Freij
29-Skahan
30-Felicio

Scott Wheeler's preseason 2024 NHL Draft ranking

 

[lanky]

I added some deets for my own reference.

Blueliners on Wheeler’s pre-season ranking.

3-Levshunov RD NCAA 6'2
5-Kiviharju LD Liiga 5'10
8-Mews RD OHL 6'0
9-Dickinson LD OHL 6'3
13-Hutson LD NTDP 5'8
16-Parekh RD OHL 6'0
17-Buium LD NTDP 5'11
18-Jiricek RD Czech 6'2
19-Yakemchuk RD WHL 6'2
22-Elick RD WHL 6'3
23-Vaisanen LD Liiga 6'0
26-Cristoforo RD OHL 5'11
27-Ustinkov LD SwissNL 6'0
28-Freij LD SweJ20 6'1
29-Skahan LD NTDP 6'4
30-Felicio LD USHL 5'10

Scott Wheeler's preseason 2024 NHL Draft ranking

 

[rt]

Fingers crossed for Adam Jiricek.

 

[SlafySZN]

Fingers crossed for Adam Jiricek.

Would be amazing. But i don’t see how he doesn’t go top 5 or very close to!

 

[rt]

Would be amazing. But i don’t see how he doesn’t go top 5 or very close to!

He’s still sitting in the teens in most public lists.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Yep...he's likely to rise, but there is still lots of guys he'll have to pass and it would be great if all the top 10 had great years and Jiricek is still sitting in the teens on draft day

 

[GhostofYotesFan47]

I think Bill likes risers. Cooley rose from the mid teens to top 5, Simashev rose from the late teens/early 20s to around 10. I'm guessing Buium will be our riser selected. He fits the size profile, and I think we'll see a lot of lists with him in the 20s. I'll need to see if I can find some good video on his skating, that could make my prediction doodoo.

 

[rt]

I think Bill likes risers. Cooley rose from the mid teens to top 5, Simashev rose from the late teens/early 20s to around 10. I'm guessing Buium will be our riser selected. He fits the size profile, and I think we'll see a lot of lists with him in the 20s. I'll need to see if I can find some good video on his skating, that could make my prediction doodoo.

Not sure about a LD with below average size being the top pick. Could happen, doesn’t match the profile as well as some others, though.

 

[GhostofYotesFan47]

Not sure about a LD with below average size being the top pick. Could happen, doesn’t match the profile as well as some others, though.

Shoot, I was thinking he was 6'3, 200+lbs. Well who the hell am I thinking of?

 

[rt]

Shoot, I was thinking he was 6'3, 200+lbs. Well who the hell am I thinking of?

Maybe his older brother? He’s that size.

If you’re interested in little brothers, Adam Jiricek fits the profile. Large, RD, excellent skater. Could be a riser.

Chris Peters: #12
Daily Faceoff: #15
Scott Wheeler: #18
Cory Pronman: #24

 

[Grimes]

Maybe his older brother? He’s that size.

If you’re interested in little brothers, Adam Jiricek fits the profile. Large, RD, excellent skater. Could be a riser.

Chris Peters: #12
Daily Faceoff: #15
Scott Wheeler: #18
Cory Pronman: #24

Wow wonder why Pronman has him so low. I thought he was a big fan of the other Jiricek, or at least became one

 

[rt]

Wow wonder why Pronman has him so low. I thought he was a big fan of the other Jiricek, or at least became one

To be fair this is old and a mock. Not a ranking and pre Hlinka.

But I think that’s the idea. He’s already rising but will likely be a consensus 10-15 when the bonafide lists start creeping out.

 

[rt]

One of my favorite prospects for ‘24 not generally rated top 20.

https://x.com/nathan_villy89/status/1691651854021665079?s=46&t=7TY7xhXKLIY1MTzPzPZ29A