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

[StevenToddIves]

Best D available is without a doubt Swiss LD Daniil Ustinkov -- great skater and defender, very mature and smart with and without the puck.

Best F is Kevin He or Justin Poirier, ton of upside with both these kids. Walton and Krutov are also Fs to watch.

 

[MadDevil]

Ustinkov?

That name is ripe for picking if he plays poorly in the NHL

Good thing he's not a goalie. The chants would be out of control.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

No that cant be it!

It has to mean Fitzgerald hates drafting centers and purposely isnt doing it!!

You gonna stink up this whole thread with whatever this is or are you done yet?

 

[Blender]

Dano in full panic mode with these names.

 

[StevenToddIves]

I dont understand this picks after them last year.

I dont like to load by wingers because they are not good assets and both doesnt look like players with higher ceiling.

I would prefer player with NHL tools like Shuravin.

I think Fitz asked his scouts for wingers with size and some upside, and he had to give his Finland and Sweden scouts a swing after already giving his Russian scouting a big LD. That's the only way I could explain it.

 

[Oneiro]

Beyond Lenni and Filmon having that nice year, it's been a while since we could get excited about one of these F picks (outside of Mercer) under Fitz.

I think I might question the strategy here.

 

[Nico Hischier]

B2b picks for the flames followed by b2b picks for the Sabres

 

[Guttersniped]

No that cant be it!

It has to mean Fitzgerald hates drafting centers and purposely isnt doing it!!

We should draft more centers and it’s annoying we don’t.

That’s true.

 

[StevenToddIves]

traff seems like decent value at 91

Ranked #80 by CONSOLIDATED RANKING
Ranked #41 by THN/FERRARI
Ranked #77 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #48 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #25 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters)
Ranked #170 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY
Ranked #39 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
Ranked #88 by DOBBERPROSPECTS
Ranked #58 by SMAHT SCOUTING

I had both Traff and Pikkarainen in my 70s. Both good picks.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807098261733273862

 

[Guadana]

I think Fitz asked his scouts for wingers with size and some upside, and he had to give his Finland and Sweden scouts a swing after already giving his Russian scouting a big LD. That's the only way I could explain it.

It does look reasonable. It may be looks not but it is. I saw videos from the draft and he literally asked scouts after scouts for their players. In some specific round he asked scout for goalie. So yeah, looks like this is the way how they are working.

 

[Normal Devil]

Fitz has really been doing some "big" game hunting.

 

[JimEIV]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807098261733273862

At least he's a friendly ghost.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Fitz has really been doing some "big" game hunting.

 

[StevenToddIves]

It does look reasonable. It may be looks not but it is. I saw videos from the draft and he literally asked scouts after scouts for their players. In some specific round he asked scout for goalie. So yeah, looks like this is the way how they are working.

I've been saying for years Devils need more cohesion at the draft table. Giving alternating scouts picks is inherently flawed, and explains wasted picks like Salminen, Baumgartner and Hurtig. Last year, Squires and Brown were not exactly savvy picks either. Karpovich was probably the best player NJ drafted, but our Russian scouting is top-end and we should trust it more.

Hopefully we nab Krutov in the 5th. Maybe Kevin He will still be around, or Poirier -- we still haven't taken a CHL skater so those scouts might get a pick.

 

[Guttersniped]

It does look reasonable. It may be looks not but it is. I saw videos from the draft and he literally asked scouts after scouts for their players. In some specific round he asked scout for goalie. So yeah, looks like this is the way how they are working.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Yeah I don't really like Fitz's drafting philosophy for later round picks.

Kevin He gone to Winnipeg

 

[NjDevsRR]

Dano in full panic mode with these names.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Kevin He to Winnipeg, that team always drafts well.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Friedman: Trotz has received a lot of calls about Askarov, looking for an NHL player or a great prospect at a different position.

Another Bratt reference: Kevin He says he models his game after Jesper

 

[StevenToddIves]

These analytic stats on NHL network are a waste of air-time. They mean nothing and waste air time which could be used on actually relevant aspects of the players and the draft.

 

[Guadana]

May be we have specific scout for Swissland?

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Ya I think as you get past the high-end players of the draft big guys get overvalued. And Fitz is one of the guys overvaluing them while some other teams are taking the skilled players that have higher upside and steal potential. Just my thinking

 

[StevenToddIves]

Friedman: Trotz has received a lot of calls about Askarov, looking for an NHL player or a great prospect at a different position.

Another Bratt reference: Kevin He says he models his game after Jesper

Kevin He is a stud. Unbelievable pick for a Winnipeg organization which always drafts well.

 

[Brodeur]

No fourth round pick meant it was time to move upstairs and get some grub. Definitely easier to take in the whole screen from the upper deck.

I might have missed it, but didn't see Yegorov meet the table.