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

[Muffin]

Edmonton traded for the 32nd pick to see what it feels like to win the cup.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Edmonton's picking 32nd. Guess they won after all

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Ben Danford lol

Dan Benford

 

[JPeeper]

Edmonton trading a pick that is clearly going to be better in '25 or '26 to get the last pick in the 1st makes no sense to me.

 

[5cotland]

¿Dan Benford

‽Den Banford

 

[TheNumber4]

HOYL CRAP. IM NO LONGER HERE FOR NO REASON!!!!

OILERS HAVE ENTERED THE BUILDING BABY!

 

[SEALBound]

Bewildering pick given the relative weakness of this draft.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

WTF trade

 

[a mangy Meowth]

‽Den Banford

¡Brandon Ford!

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Ryan O Reilly's son?

 

[AvatarAang]

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[Maurice of Orange]

Flyers want to pick higher but are waiting till next year.

 

[Some Other Flame]

LOL at the "oilers suck" chants

 

[spfan]

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

Skating's an issue, but I wouldn't say he has huge bust potential. He is a big winger that uses his size too.

But I would say this is the draft mentality in general. Not specific to this draft.

 

[TMLeafer]

Why would the NHL get rid of an onsite draft?

Hell do it at the sphere every year, it was great.

 

[Kcb12345]

What's wrong with people lmao getting up to leave while the kid is trying to make his way to the stage

 

[Some Other Flame]

Oilers taking an awful lot of risk to take a winger

 

[Pablo El Perro]

O

Ryan O Reilly's son?

Oddly,also Eric Beaudoin's son.

 

[5cotland]

LOL a first round pick in 25 or 26 for a player ranked mid-2nd round with the very last pick of the first round in a fairly weak draft is pretty funny.

 

[spfan]

I thought Chernyshov would fall a little bit cause Russian bias. But surprised he's a day 2 guy. And for Surin and Gridin to be picked over him. Specifically as other lower ranked Russians.

 

[JurassicTunga]

So odd. Moving a trade chip in your contending window for 32nd pick in the draft this year??

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Edmonton acquired the 32nd pick to pretend that they won the cup

Too easy?

 

[Pablo El Perro]

LOL a first round pick in 25 or 26 for a player ranked mid-2nd round with the very last pick of the first round in a fairly weak draft is pretty funny.

I thought they were going best goalie available, which might have made sense considering where their next pick is. But I guess they could use a wing in a few years.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I'm not sure what was weaker, the NHL or NBA first round.

 

[Straight Fire]

Full marks to Vegas for putting on a tremendous draft. Best ever IMO. Don't think it's really close tbh.