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

[clydesdale line]

As much as I would've loved Davidson putting his nuts on the table there to trade up to get Demidov, I am so happy Columbus turned that down. Hawks will be in the lottery again next season in a much stronger forward draft.

 

[spfan]

?? We literally picked Helenius for Buffalo at 11 in the team board mock. We very much like 200’ natural centers (size queens aside, and I’m sure every board has a few of those).

Maybe I generalized, but there was definitely some Sabres fans that said they didn't want any more small players. Even though I argue Sabres should be blessed that they got guys like Benson and Savoie.

Biggest boom-bust potential in the Draft imo.

And i disagree with there being a ”general draft mentality”, it varies yearly based on who there is on the board etc.

There's always a bias for size, which is them projecting safeness to the NHL. The Debrincat's get undervalued, The Letourneau's get overvalued.