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

[Alaskanice]

The draft happens in Vegas and there isn’t even a forum discussing the draft or their pick. Weird.

 

[coooldude]

They all left the building after their pick. I think it's just that the fans in Vegas aren't intense/ long suffering enough to seek out a message board as a form of therapy (speaking for a friend of course).

I'd be happy with Badinka, Chernyshov, Pulkkinen, hell even Kleber. But not Elick. Feels like Okhotiuk to me, no puck skills at all.

But whatever. 95% of this draft is already in the bag.

 

[drunksage]

They all left the building after their pick. I think it's just that the fans in Vegas aren't intense/ long suffering enough to seek out a message board as a form of therapy (speaking for a friend of course).

I thought I knew a lot of VGK fans, but based on social media, none of them attended the draft or so much as acknowledged their 1st round pick.

 

[The Nemesis]

I imagine most Vegas fans will tell you that the draft isn't really integral to the team-building process

 

[Cas]

I thought I knew a lot of VGK fans, but based on social media, none of them attended the draft or so much as acknowledged their 1st round pick.

Maybe they just don't want to acknowledge who they picked.

 

[Hodge]

So the Hawks traded picks 20, 34, 50, 54 and 61 for picks 18 and 27. What the hell are they doing over there?

 

[Patty Ice]

They had a friendly exchange on Monday. Might have just been the question he was asking.

Are you referring to Grier's "Oh you mean your report" remark? That was another example that leads me to believe Grier doesn't care much for him.

But of course, it can just be my own bias as over the years I've come to find him smug and at times a bit dismissive (even at our own @Kcoyote3 )

 

[dmcccdmn]

What a day. Celebrini and Dickinson. Could not have imagined a better haul.

Celebrini and Buium? or traded #33 and #11 for Celebrini and Demidov?

 

[Lebanezer]

Here are my preferences for 33:

Chernyshov, had him at 16 in my personal rankings, would be a great addition to complement Eklund or Smith. No other remaining forward comes close in my view, that’s why I wouldn’t be okay taking another forward.

If they go D for positional need, it goes like this for me: Elick, Badinka, Pulkkinen/Brunicke (high-upside, lot of risk would be ok for me after getting the safest D in SD).

Could live with Basha or Hutson as well and I like Ritchie more than most, also reading a lot of negative quotes from scouts have put a damper on that thought.

Unfortunately, I have to attend a birthday that starts half an hour after round one begins and have to get there…

I’m interested in Nikita Artamanov who played a full season in the KHL last year, which is kind of nuts in your draft year. And he had 23 points.

 

[coooldude]

Are you referring to Grier's "Oh you mean your report" remark? That was another example that leads me to believe Grier doesn't care much for him.

But of course, it can just be my own bias as over the years I've come to find him smug and at times a bit dismissive (even at our own @Kcoyote3 )

No, that one was definitely Grier ribbing him a bit. But Sheng asked him a question on Monday re: Atkinson and made a funny comment "it wasn't my report" calling back to that Warso presser exchange and they both laughed. I think it's a fine relationship between them. The press is always a little annoying.

Sheng can be a little dismissive at times but generally he's pretty thorough and even handed about the sharks while having a perspective, which is more than a lot of journalists can say.

 

[timorous me]

They all left the building after their pick. I think it's just that the fans in Vegas aren't intense/ long suffering enough to seek out a message board as a form of therapy (speaking for a friend of course).

I'd be happy with Badinka, Chernyshov, Pulkkinen, hell even Kleber. But not Elick. Feels like Okhotiuk to me, no puck skills at all.

But whatever. 95% of this draft is already in the bag.

I have a feeling Kleber might be the guy. Chris Peters' choice for the Sharks and his #33 ranked prospect. A beast of a RD? You can really start to dream about the building blocks of a pain-in-the-ass defense for opponents to play against being in place.

 

[sjsharks92]

Celebrini and Buium? or traded #33 and #11 for Celebrini and Demidov?

If you had told me before the draft we'd end up with Celebrini and Dickinson I'd have pooped my pants.

But I think I prefer Dickinson to Buium for this team, and why do we believe 33 and 11 would have enticed Montreal to trade us #5?

 

[ChompChomp]

Cole Hutson is going to BU. Grier is probably drooling tonight over drafting another BU guy lol.

 

[Star Platinum]

Somehow getting Dickinson and Emery is my dream

Congrats on getting the better half of your dream

 

[LadyStanley]

The draft happens in Vegas and there isn’t even a forum discussing the draft or their pick. Weird.

I think VGK fans hang out on reddit or similar. Don't know many VGK fans are aware of forums.

Sharks draft center Macklin Celebrini, defenseman Sam Dickinson in first round of 2024 NHL Draft | San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Mike Grier and Director of Amateur Scouting Chris Morehouse made two selections in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft, including center Macklin Celebrini and defenseman Sam Dickinson. "It's a big weekend for the organization," said Grier...

www.nhl.com

Day one recap

 

[Star Platinum]

OhNyquist on Youtube says Dickinson will fall to us at 11.

That would be in-sane.

Good call!

 

[TheBeard]

Whoever decided to start tmrw at 8 in the morning is an asshole. I may just stay up and nap during round 4.

 

[Star Platinum]

Whoever decided to start tmrw at 8 in the morning is an asshole. I may just stay up and nap during round 4.

I plan on briefly waking up, finding out who the 33rd pick is, then going right back to sleep, then waking up later wondering whether I dreamed the 33rd pick or it was real

 

[LadyStanley]

Whoever decided to start tmrw at 8 in the morning is an asshole. I may just stay up and nap during round 4.

830am pt

 

[Star Platinum]

I can’t tell if this is going to be a totally wild draft or if we’re going to pick Eiserman/Solberg and all of us are gonna be like… oh…

It was the former. So so the former.

 

[TheBeard]

I plan on briefly waking up, finding out who the 33rd pick is, then going right back to sleep, then waking up later wondering whether I dreamed the 33rd pick or it was real

I’m not gonna have that luxury, but at least I’ll be next to the players.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Star Platinum]

Is it too late to fly to Vegas?

Not if you were Superman

For f***'s sake Grier, do we really have to sit here and burn the whole clock?

I wondered to myself today whether there's a gentlemen's agreement for the first pick amongst teams where they take all the time to give teams a chance to start making phone calls. Because I don't know of a league where this ever doesn't happen.

 

[themelkman]

The draft happens in Vegas and there isn’t even a forum discussing the draft or their pick. Weird.

Maybe it got deleted given the player controversy?

 

[dmcccdmn]

If you had told me before the draft we'd end up with Celebrini and Dickinson I'd have pooped my pants.

But I think I prefer Dickinson to Buium for this team, and why do we believe 33 and 11 would have enticed Montreal to trade us #5?

PuckMedia has #5 pick = #11 + #32 picks value-wise, so #33 + a late pick would do it when it comes to value evaluation of picks. But that's different than Montreal willing to trade away Demidov that fell to their lap. They could potentially view him as #2 overall for all we know.