GDT: 2024 NHL first round. 7PM EST / 4PM PST

[Half Clapper]

They drafted 3 d-men in 2021. And Quality>quantity. Simashev is good, but not great. Soderstrom doesn't seem like he's gonna work out. Lamoureux is not high upside. And just their picks in general, Geekie was picked too high. Hayton was a huge reach and was clearly not worth it. Cooley, Guenther are great. Iginla is a good value pick. But otherwise, I don't like their drafting.

Bill armstrong and staff started drafting in 2021. In 2021 they took Guenther, Moser, Doan, Lilleberg who all played in the NHL this year.

Have you watched Simashev play?
Geekie is projecting well. Hayton / Soderstrom were drafted by Chayka.

Lamoureux is the only real question mark right now.

 

[spfan]

Wasn't a big need, but Greentree is a steal here. Insane Greentree goes 26th and Sennecke goes 3rd. The difference is very little to me.

 

[OKR]

I guess Greentree’s skating is seen as a huge red flag, even more ”proof” of teams prefering safer picks in this draft imho

 

[spfan]

Bill armstrong and staff started drafting in 2021. In 2021 they took Guenther, Moser, Doan, Lilleberg who all played in the NHL this year.

Geekie is projecting well. Hayton was drafted by Chayka.

Well I was speaking to their draft history in the last while.

Geekie is not the greatest pick. He's fine, but meh...

Buium, Dickinson. These types are star d-man.

 

[Koivu11]

That bottom stripe on the new Kings jersey is ridiculous.

 

[Straight Fire]

I watched St Andrew's games from 2015 to 2019 almost religiously. I don't think I've ever been more impressed by a hockey program. The league was impressive too. I'm going to be following Letourneau's career closely guaranteed.

 

[TheNumber4]

That bottom stripe on the new Kings jersey is ridiculous.

At first glance, I thought the kid's undershirt was showing. Horrible design.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

That bottom stripe on the new Kings jersey is ridiculous.

For a big reveal, it wasn't grande.

 

[robertocarlos]

Fact check, Wheeler wasn't drafted by the Bruins

Wheeler was drafted by a NHL team that never happened.

 

[Half Clapper]

Well I was speaking to their draft history in the last while.

Geekie is not the greatest pick. He's fine, but meh...

Buium, Dickinson. These types are star d-man.

Overall yes, but I am judging them based on the new staff from 2021 and on. Bium is tiny. He has work to do in the D-zone before he becomes an NHL regular.

 

[5cotland]

If Rangers pick, I hope they get Cole Hutson

 

[Mickey Marner]

Pretty good value for the Canes

 

[William H Bonney]

Emery felt like a Carolina pick before they made the trade

 

[5cotland]

Ughh Carolina do this shit every year with every pick. Delay and move back, delay and move back.

 

[Osprey]

I guess Greentree’s skating is seen as a huge red flag, even more ”proof” of teams prefering safer picks in this draft imho

The pick makes sense, then. Robitaille wasn't a great skater, Toffoli wasn't and even Byfield had an odd skating style. It seems to be something that LA thinks isn't a huge liability and can be improved.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Still available:

Igor Chernyshov
Teddy Stiga
Emil Hemming
Cole Hutson
Aron Kiviharju
Maxim Masse
Charlie Elick
Matvei Shuravin
Eric Emery
Nikita Artamonov
Leo Sahlin Wallenius
Matvei Gridin
Henry Mews
Dominik Badinka
Andrew Basha
Samuel O’Reilly
Ryder Ritchie
Alfons Freij

 

[spfan]

Overall yes, but I am judging them based on the new staff from 2021 and on. Bium is tiny. He has work to do in the D-zone before he becomes an NHL regular.

Tiny lol. You don't have to be 6'4"
Simashev will not be better than Buium. I supposed you'd only have taken Silayev lol.
Makar, Hughes, Fox show the trend the NHL is going. And heck Buium is taller than them.

 

[5cotland]

Gotta think they take Chernyshov here.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Liam Greentree is the best name of the night.

 

[spfan]

Vanacker is okay, Levshunov is good, but not #2 good. Chicago had way better potential for a draft. Last year they killed it. Not just the obvious Bedard. Moore was a huge steal.

 

[robertocarlos]

The pick makes sense, then, since LA isn't too worried about skating issues. Robitaille wasn't a great skater and it didn't hold him back, Toffoli wasn't and it improved enough to make him a good player and even Byfield had an odd skating style. It seems to be something that LA thinks that they can improve.

When the ice is really bad, skating doesn't even matter.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Why does everyone hate Florida. They literally saved the NHL from an unimaginable horror

 

[Half Clapper]

Tiny lol. You don't have to be 6'4"
Simashev will not be better than Buium. I supposed you'd only have taken Silayev lol.
Makar, Hughes, Fox show the trend the NHL is going. And heck Buium is taller than them.

Bium played on a stacked team, so his numbers are inflated. There is a reason he fell in this draft. He is not Adam Fox level...Every cup winner in past 10 years has a team full of Big D-men. I will say he is not that small though, he isn't quinn hughes size I guess.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Chicago could’ve walked out of this with Eiserman & Demidov smh

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Th

Liam Greentree is the best name of the night.

There's a Howe waiting