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

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Lmfao you lost the argument so early that you already jumped to “HURR DEE DURR GO ROOT FOR ANOTHER TEAM”

I said I’d prefer Buium because he doesn’t need Vladimir Putin to give him a knuckle sandwich to come play for the Devils. Pipe down, pipsqueak

lol pipsqueak

Too many unfamiliar places today

The exotic location of UTAH

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I believe it was a joke. not so killing, pretty meh.

nah, he is 100% serious.

 

[beekay414]

I don't think some of you even know what the word happy is lol

 

[Patrik26]

Sphere damnit! SPHERE! Not THE Sphere! Get it right!

 

[My3Sons]

Ok. Let's process the pick a little here.

Devils did not need a puck moving offensive defenseman so from that point of view this pick makes sense.
Kid has size, physical enough and positionally sound on the defensive end. That all makes sense in terms of team fit.
He is an unusually good skater for his size. If he can turn into a Chara type I would eat crow.

I would still have gone Dickinson there. It's just my intuitive choice, having analized video of each player and reading scouting reports. You always go for the safe pick each time every time. I am not a big fan of drafting for potential. And you drafted a russian when you had a canadian stud like Dickinson fall in your lap? It's just a puzzling decision to me. I hope to be proven wrong but this is a pattern of bad picks with Fitzgerald. I don't trust the guy's judgment when picking in the first round. Too many blunders like Holtz, Muk and Stillman.

I think Mukh was a pretty good pick.

 

[Whaddagoal]

this is legitimately the opposite of the scouting reports on him.

Very weird stuff.

It is. Weird as hell to be arguing the exact opposite of what the scouting report has on him.

It's also crazy this pick we made is being lambasted before anyone really got to watch him play a single game and most barely know a lick about him in detail

I can think of only probably 3 fans here that saw him play with some regularity....

 

[OmNomNom]

Imagine letting this man get under your skin

 

[Cheddabombs]

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Imagine letting this man get under your skin

I love this pick now

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Eiserman falling big time

 

[OmNomNom]

Who are the strangers on the forum today

 

[My3Sons]

Held it's value and was the centerpiece of a big trade for a stud like Meier. About as good as you can realistically ask for, and I think he's going to be quite good in SJS

You’ve had how many at this point? I recall 11 was going to be some sort of benchmark and you were at 9?

 

[ikyan]

Man you guys did great here.

You got a 6'6.5 dman with wheels that just broke Tarasenko's points record as a 17 year old in the KHL. Oh and any offense he gives is bonus because he is lights out defensively and isn't afraid to be a little greasy if needed.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

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I love this pick now

Needs more Dano

 

[NJDevs26]

I think Mukh was a pretty good pick.

Yeah people are talking like he was a bust, that’s not the case yet since he made the NHL at 22 and was a significant piece in trading for Timo

 

[dgibb10]

You’ve had how many at this point? I recall 11 was going to be some sort of benchmark and you were at 9?

I'm a bit confused to what you're referring to here?

 

[pkbrux]

He literally has no f***ing offense to his game. He's legit just Kevin Bahl 2.0. He's not physical, his size is worthless.

*Looks at Devils young dmen, Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec* Yeah, we really needed to target an offense first dman. We were screwed over when Parekh went one pick before us.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Eiserman falling big time

Now we know where Holtz would go in a re-draft

 

[MasterofGrond]

Who are the strangers on the forum today

love welcoming the playoff posters for the draft, free agency, trade deadline and opening night

it's a tradition

 

[dgibb10]

Get him over here as soon as possible after this contract hes on

What I want to know is would his ELC be one or two years?

if he comes over after 2 years it would be a 3 year ELC. Same as Seamus Casey

 

[My3Sons]

Man you guys did great here.

You got a 6'6.5 dman with wheels that just broke Tarasenko's points record as a 17 year old in the KHL. Oh and any offense he gives is bonus because he is lights out defensively and isn't afraid to be a little greasy if needed.

He broke a points record?

 

[HBK27]

Muk and Silayev are comparable in the fact that they're both tall Russian LHD.

Beyond that...Muk was considered a 2nd round pick by most and a reach at #20 overall when the Devils selected him. Silayev was largely considered a top 10, or in many cases a top 5 pick, that dropped to NJ at #10.

I get that there may be some disappointment that they didn't go with Bium or Dickinson, who were also highly rated LHD. The fact that Silayev still has 2 years left in the KHL and they still took him probably says they see something really special in this kid.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

*Looks at Devils young dmen, Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec* Yeah, we are really needed to target an offense first dman. We were screwed over when Parekh went one pick before us.

This is gonna be a fun draft to revisit 5 years from now

 

[pkbrux]

Who cares about 6'7 sized players? Why would you want an oversized player in your roster to begin with?

Yeah, who wants a player like Zdeno Chara or Victor Hedman on their team?

 

[My3Sons]

I'm a bit confused to what you're referring to here?

Its specific to something that poster said earlier

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Yeah, who wants a player like Zdeno Chara or Victor Hedman on their team?

If the pick had a western name, no one would be complaining