GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1 - June 28th - 7 P.M. / Round 2-7 - June 29th - 11 A.M

[ndkjr70]

Awful

heavy sigh

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1700645885896790336

 

[StevenToddIves]

Max Graham, I saw him a bunch in Kelowna. Big versatile C/LW used mostly in a middle 6/physical role. He's an overeager with no offensive talent but he fights and hits really well and can play center. Maybe has a shot at a future 4C role.

 

[Comparison Ford]

yeh this has 4th liner / non NHLer written all over it tbh

 

[JimEIV]

20 years old

 

[RememberTheName]

A double overager that only put up 42 points in 67 games in the WHL and recorded 135 PIM...

Absolutely a wasted pick. Brandon Baddock 2.0 what the f***.

 

[forceten]

We probably could have waited on him until the 6th round. Better players available. What the f.... I do say we aren't a great drafting team anymore.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I don't really like drafting for bottom-6 traits. It's better to draft higher talented guys that "settle" into being role players like Lazar and the other guy.

If all the guy does is hit, that's not providing much value. They can sign me to come in and hit, I'd be happy to do it. I'd rather get guys that have talent and have room to grow but have fundamentals to fall back on.

Pretty much exactly the opposite of Shero's drafting strategy which was just to take guys with IQ/hockey sense and hope they hit the weights.

 

[forceten]

Walton is intriguing. And a bigger body too.

 

[tailfins]

yeh this has 4th liner / non NHLer written all over it tbh

Rempe response

 

[Guadana]

heavy sigh

double overager with 40 points in 65 games in WHL. we could stryout him as free agent.

it is a waste of pick. there are no potential.

 

[JimEIV]

This draft is giving me heartburn.

 

[R8Devs]

I don't really understand why teams make picks like this. you could just trade these picks for players who are in the NHL who already fill that kind of role. Like the Devils themselves just acquired Macdermid for basically two seventh round picks.

 

[Comparison Ford]

This draft is giving me heartburn.

dont worry only one more pick left

 

[StevenToddIves]

But that’s exactly my point. Why are we drafting potential bottom 6 guys? Take a bunch of guys who have skill and a bit of higher upside. You consistently do that and you have a decent chance at getting a guy or two that move the needle. These bottom 6 guys will probably be pretty insignificant players even if they hit. Maybe just maybe you get a Jesper Bratt or something if you continuously take guys with some upside.

Well, Justin Poirier is still there. Krutov and Kieron Walton too. Not much else in terms of F upside.

The Graham pick makes little sense except as a future guy to drop the gloves on the 4th line, maybe.

 

[JimEIV]

We lost Graham had to replace a Graham

Always have to have a gram.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I’m expecting Satan with the size theme. Even if he stinks

 

[NJDevils17]

Some of these picks have Lou / Conte written all over them.

 

[beekay414]

Fitz is like Regina George with a burn book right now. Dude is OBSESSED with physicality lmao.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Well, Justin Poirier is still there. Krutov and Kieron Walton too. Not much else in terms of F upside.

The Graham pick makes little sense except as a future guy to drop the gloves on the 4th line, maybe.

Ya which still doesn’t make sense because as some else just mentioned you can get a MacDermid for 7th round picks.

 

[Guttersniped]

Be

Best available:

34 LD Ustinkov
47 RD Pitner
50 RW Poirier
54 LW/C Walton
60 LD Kol
65 LW Swanson
67 LW Krutov
77 LD Whipple

I think that's everyone left on my list but I didn't go as deep this year as in some past seasons.


I like Kol better than Siryatsky.

Graham might be the worst pick since… I don’t know… a very long time.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Double overager. So he’ll probably be on Utica in 2025. Another low upside maybe 4th line/depth guy by the looks of it

Exactly.

 

[TrufleShufle]

dont worry only one more pick left

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[forceten]

Re: drafting for "bottom six", I don't think that's valid anymore. It's top 3 lines, then a 4th line. So guys that can slot in as a winger with energy in the 2nd and 3rd lines is valuable and you don't win championships without them.

I am a little disgusted with the Graham pick. It's a throwaway and there were some genuine players 50-70 spots below rankings available. We can get THIS kind of player in FA.

Poirier I get skipping as he's what, 5'8"? But Kieron Walton is 6'5"...

 

[Oneiro]

Institutional memory apparently is not a thing.

Hate what we’ve done. At least the Shero F approach gives you trade capital.