GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft (HFSJ Edition) - Round 1: Fri, Jun 28 4pm PT/7pm ET | Rounds 2-7: Sat, Jun 29, 8:30am PT/11:30am ET

[Sharkz4Fun]

He's likely the goalie for the Swiss WJC team the next 2 years, so it's a great gamble and will be fun to watch. As soon as they missed out on Nabokov it didn't matter.

 

[OversKy]

I don't like the pick either but at least drafting tendies are a crap shoot. Perfect time to pick Kiviharju but this draft is already A+ as far as I'm concerned. I pretty much dreamt of the first three picks.

 

[The Nemesis]

There went Kiviharju

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Only guy left that I would view as a steal if they fall to their pick at 131 is Misa but I don't expect him to fall that far even though he's fallen pretty far already.

 

[mogambomoroo]

Hate to see Kiviharju go there... He could become one of the best defencemen of this class! Minnesota rocking the draft so far imo.

 

[The Nemesis]

If we're into lottery ticket territory, come on Sharks and pick one of the Vancouver Giants. I want someone to watch for like 35 games next season. There's even a d-man option right there.

 

[The Nemesis]

3 picks before the Sharks.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

If we're into lottery ticket territory, come on Sharks and pick one of the Vancouver Giants. I want someone to watch for like 35 games next season. There's even a d-man option right there.

So you want them to take Roberts?

 

[The Nemesis]

So you want them to take Roberts?

Wouldn't be the worst thing at this point in the draft. He wasn't a game-breaker last season but he seems like he could be a reasonable 2-way guy who doesn't have a standout skill but can be fairly well-rounded. plus he had a solid Top Prospects game so he could be the type that plays up with better running mates.

He got caved in in terms of +/- last year but some of that was deployment and the fact that the Giants were incredibly inconsistent defensively. He has to tighten up his game a bit but I think the tools are there.

The other ranked Giant, Tyler Thorpe, would probably be a 7th round pick lottery ticket. 2 years ago I thought he had no pro future as big, lumbering checking forward but last season he showed some better skating and a good shot and was the team's leading goal-scorer until he suffered a nasty cut on his arm and missed most of the back half of the season. His pro future is probably as a crash-and-bang bottom 6 guy who can occasionally surprise the goalie with a quick wrister.

 

[Patty Ice]

There you go Nem

 

[The Nemesis]

f*** yeah!

 

[landshark]

Satan Jr. *clap clap clapclapclap*

Holy shit, they did it. SNOD awarded...

 

[mogambomoroo]

Good pick!

 

[ChompChomp]

Roberts is a good pick at this stage.

 

[The Nemesis]

Roberts comps on the draft braodcast are Jon Merrill and Ilya Lybushkin

 

[The Nemesis]

A+ grade for this draft now.

 

[ChompChomp]

At 143, my SNOD has Beau Jelsma. I still want him. Rare 20 year old draft eligible. Good junior career, and even played a few games at Wilkes-Barre Scranton in AHL. Would be a nice dart throw that you can immediately send to the Cuda.

 

[Nighthock]

Colorado loading up on goalies

 

[landshark]

At 143, my SNOD has Beau Jelsma. I still want him. Rare 20 year old draft eligible. Good junior career, and even played a few games at Wilkes-Barre Scranton in AHL. Would be a nice dart throw that you can immediately send to the Cuda.

You hit that one and a win is pretty much a lock

 

[The Nemesis]

So my SNOD moment of Roberts is kind offset by sayign Ty Thorpe was probably a 7th rounder only for him to go with the pick right before Roberts :lol

 

[Patty Ice]

A+ grade for this draft now.

It was only decent before.

But in all seriousness, it is a great value pick at a position we need talent.

 

[The Nemesis]

It was only decent before.

But in all seriousness, it is a great value pick at a position we need talent.

We already knew that Celebrini was a B+ pick. So in comes Roberts to drag things upward a bit.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I'm hoping for Misa being on the board still at 143. He may be undersized but he's got energy and a two-way game. May not have Grier's size but definitely has what Grier has been looking for in attitude and skills.

 

[The Nemesis]

2 picks and then us again.

 

[landshark]

So my SNOD moment of Roberts is kind offset by sayign Ty Thorpe was probably a 7th rounder only for him to go with the pick right before Roberts :lol

It's all about the Sharks tho...