GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft Part TWO: Rounds 2-7 | Sat. June 29, 11:30 a.m. | SN1, TVA Sports

[MarkovsKnee]

Our picks today, which of course could change:

1st round:
Ivan Demidov (W)
Michael Hage (C)

3rd round:
Aatos Koivu (C)
Logan Sawyer (C)

4th round
Owen Protz (LD)

5th round
Tyler Thorpe (W)
Mikus Vecvanags (G)

6th round
Ben Merrill (C)

7th round
Makar Khanin (W)
Rasmus Bergqvist (LD)

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[Whitesnake]

And I repeat. for people in the back, this is TODAY'S DISCUSSION. The day of the draft. Where EVERY YEAR, while having strong opinions, I keep saying that this is one day. And in reality it's in 4-5 years that we will know.

Everybody knows that. And yet, why do you pretend like it's not what is. I never said that by passing on Poirier we passed on our future 50-goal scorer! But for every single one of our picks, I had other names in mind.

Yes, Koivu and Sawyer have some talent that will be fun to follow. Actually every prospecct chosen so far will be. I had Koivu in my top 100. Why would I put a guy in my top 100 if I don't like him? It's crazy.

 

[Treb]

Time for the board to explode again with MTL random pick.

 

[Seb]

Another big boy Center <3

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Ben Merrill is ours

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806846250920341989

Weird, Gary didn't do that with Anders Lee when the Isles made their pick lol. Suave Anders Lee.

 

[MD thaivuN]

MOAR SIZE COPIUM

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Betting sites do have knowledge of what is going on. How do you think they come up with the starting odds? Now i suspect, that like horse racing, the experts and insiders place their bets at the end so the final odds represent what should happen. Weren't the odds correct for the top 5 in the draft?

Jesus...you as well lol.

They have the same knowledge that we have, they do not have insider knowledge....it is an absolutely mindless statement to state that NHL teams allow gambling sites anywhere near their most guarded secrets.

I swear if my dog had a 20 IQ bump he would know this as well.

 

[Mrb1p]

The best is when people think a certain player should go in the 2nd round but then it's the 32 NHL teams and all their hockey ops staff who are the clueless ones when he goes late in the 5th.

And they get mad at Habs brass because they didn't race fast enough to get to the front of that massive lineup at the podium to pick the player.

Kinda like when I said
Philip kurashev should go top 40 but he went fourth round
Josh Roy should go top 20 but he went 5th round
Dorofeyev should've gone top 20 but he went 4th round
Mattias Macelli should've gone top 30 but he went 5th round

And on and on we go.

You know? It's almost as if sometimes we're not all idiots.

 

[The Great Weal]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807086958490833131

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Big boi centre who's going to the BCHL and then Harvard.

Worth the gamble Imo.

 

[c3z4r]

another prospect going to the BCHL next year

 

[Treb]

Another big man project.

BCHL next year. so up to 5 years away before they need to sign him.

 

[417]

Having the opinion that team is clueless is still an opinion. It's the other end of spectrum of saying they are doing well.

Of course, not sure how that differs from what I just wrote.

I just think before you label someone an idiot for not drafting or drafting a player (in late rounds no less) maybe its best to wait to see?

Otherwise all you're saying is you judge a teams draft based on whether or not they make picks you want them to make.

Meh

 

[GrandmaCookie]

lots of big boy in the 6th

 

[The Great Weal]

It's almost as if sometimes we're not all idiots.

Speak for yourself mate

 

[Habs13]

The return of Merill!?

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Would have liked Humphreys there

 

[Wateredgarden]

This generation's Quailer if you ask me.

 

[Treal]

Opinions are fine…like “damn I wish they would have picked player X”.

But saying “why didn't they take player Y, they are clueless” is a whole other thing.

Problem is that any dissession to a pick, quickly goes to ''You know nothing'' rebuttals and segways into mudslinging, it's tiring. And yes, I fully acknowledge that I know nothing no need to remind me loll

 

[A Loyal Demidog]

Remember when everyone panicked at the random wtf pick that was Romanov?

 

[le_sean]

Ben Merrill is ours

High School prep hockey. Harvard hockey soon. Getting 2000-2010 PTSD

 

[Mrb1p]

Opinions are fine…like “damn I wish they would have picked player X”.

But saying “why didn't they take player Y, they are clueless” is a whole other thing.

Thanks for protecting HuGos feeling, you're a real soldier

 

[newdimension]

Ben Merrill felt like either an undrafted, Boston or Montreal selection coming into the draft. Turns out it was the latter.

(would have rather they grabbed Timur Kol, who went 2 picks later, but who knows what'll happen).

 

[Mrb1p]

Speak for yourself mate

I said sometimes, I'm an idiot a lot of the time sometimes

 

[le_sean]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807086958490833131

lol. Team that can’t score in the playoffs sign a defensive defenceman. Leafs hockey