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

[67 others]

I kinda wanna take a risk at 33 and go for a skill guy. Cole Hutson? Though we desperately need RD. I’m just kinda meh on picking a 3rd pairing projected guy with 33.

Dominick Badinka and Charlie Elick have 3/4 shutdown d potential

 

[Xirik]

Please Chernyshov. I don't want the ducks or Canes to get him

 

[Broomout]

Chernyshov!!! woooo

 

[Friday]

Yewwwwww, I lovveee this

 

[spintops]

lol nvm

 

[jMoneyBrah]

Sunburn, schumburn.

 

[CaptainShark]

Yes, never thought we would get away with Nr.1, 14 and 16 on my list

 

[Xirik]

Congrats Shark Fans. Best NHL draft for an NHL team since the Stars in 2017.

 

[Patty Ice]

Killing it!

 

[Juxtaposer]

Yoooooooooo f*** yeah.

 

[Le Rosbeef]

Just an unreal draft no matter what happens now.

 

[Lebanezer]

Nice!

 

[NiWa]

Let's go!!!

GMMG savior!!

 

[ChompChomp]

Okay, so Chern it is! Can't complain with that.

 

[Jargon]

Wasn’t he supposed to go in the 1st round in most mocks? Man, what a draft.

 

[Alaskanice]

Fabulous pick!!

 

[drunksage]

This was worth waking up early for.

 

[Bizz]

going with the high ceiling guy, love it.

 

[Internazionale]

Let's gooooooo!

 

[Xirik]

Shark Fans can just relax for the rest of the Draft. anyone after this pick is gravy.

 

[NiWa]

Wasn’t he supposed to go in the 1st round in most mocks? Man, what a draft.

On talent, he's in the top 20. Gotta love the "Russian factor".

 

[Friday]

MG is absolutely killing it rn

 

[pspete]

Need was a D, but the value was so lopsided in favor of Igor Chernyshov that this is a great pick. Good job Grier!

 

[NiWa]

Here are some targets I'd like to see.

33:

1. BPA: Chernyshov (if medical isn't a concern)
2. RHD: Badinka (6'3, physical shutdown D with good skating and breakout pass)
3. Trade back a few spots to pick up more darts.
4. RHD: Elick (6'3, shutdown D - but no offensive upside. he could be a perfect fit with Cagnoni on 3rd pairing but I'd prefer to swing for more offensive upside)
5. LHD Freij (6'1, offensive high risk D - fantastic shot but defensive red flags)

53:

1. Anyone from above
2. LHD: Shuravin (6'4, Shut-down D, strong skater, offensive potential, bad shot)
3. LHD: Skahan (6'5, physical shutdown D, very good skater, great positioning, great vision, but limited in creativity with puck, hard but inaccurate shot.)
4. RHD: Mews (6'0, offensive D, exceptional skater, but can unravel when faced with adversity)
5. RHD: Brunicke (6'3, two-way, big & mobile, 2nd pair D)
6. RHD: Kleber (6'6, physical, solid defense, some offensive instincts, good but slower skater)
7. LHDs: Muggli, Kiviharju, Sahlin-Wallenius, Hutson,Pulkkinen, Ustinkov, Vaisanen

3rd / 4th round:

1. Hope we pick up one of the Russian goalies with the 3rd or 4th. 3rd would give us a lot of choice, 4th would mean less options.
2. Pick a high risk faller (like Cagoni)

Lol, going exactly like my list so far.

 

[drunksage]

Also interested to hear what those of you at the draft thought of the Sphere as a hosting location. From a televised event perspective, I thought it looked incredible and thought the NFL and NBA should immediately move every draft there. But maybe it's different when you're there live.

The walk from (and back to) the Venetian was indoor and air-conditioned, and it was only a bitch since I had already walked thousands of steps from my free parking spot.

There was extremely good resolution on that big screen (for San Jose ppl, think Hackworth dome but way way better), and very good sound with low reverb.