Prospect Info: All-Purpose 2024 Draft Thread & Celebrini discussion (also the 14th pick and whatever else is draft related)

[Juxtaposer]

New draft order is clear…

Nah, we’re just going to have to figure out a way to land all five of them.

 

[Barrie22]

Nah, we’re just going to have to figure out a way to land all five of them.

Good thing is 4 of them are well within the reach of the 1st and 14th picks, so 2 out of that bunch would not be that bad.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Good thing is 4 of them are well within the reach of the 1st and 14th picks, so 2 out of that bunch would not be that bad.

And it’s not unreasonable that Elick is there at 33.

 

[Jargon]

Do you guys think this answer…

Celebrini, on how going back to college could help his game:

It would just give me a little bit more time to develop. There’s nothing wrong with just taking your time and improving a little bit more, getting stronger, getting bigger, and faster. In those ways, another year would benefit me, just to get more physically ready. Make sure I’m very fit and strong when I try to make that jump.

…suggests that there’s a real chance of him staying for another year?

 

[Juxtaposer]

Do you guys think this answer…

Celebrini, on how going back to college could help his game:

It would just give me a little bit more time to develop. There’s nothing wrong with just taking your time and improving a little bit more, getting stronger, getting bigger, and faster. In those ways, another year would benefit me, just to get more physically ready. Make sure I’m very fit and strong when I try to make that jump.

…suggests that there’s a real chance of him staying for another year?

The guy is 6’0”, almost 200 lbs., did ten pull-ups and excelled in VO2 max. He could go back but he’s physically ready for the NHL.

 

[Jargon]

The guy is 6’0”, almost 200 lbs., did ten pull-ups and excelled in VO2 max. He could go back but he’s physically ready for the NHL.

Oh, I agree, this answer just sounds like it’s a thing he’s seriously considering. Then again, I don’t really know if it was one part of an answer where he continued to then talk about playing in the NHL, etc.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Oh, I agree, this answer just sounds like it’s a thing he’s seriously considering. Then again, I don’t really know if it was one part of an answer where he continued to then talk about playing in the NHL, etc.

He also said that he wants to improve on “everything”. I think he’s just a humble guy who isn’t getting ahead of myself. Bedard said “if I make the NHL” before camp last year, as though there was any chance at all that he’d get cut.

 

[Lebanezer]

Sub 6 feet… uh oh…

 

[Patty Ice]

Sub 6 feet… uh oh…

That's 6'5 on tinder. It's all good.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Zeev Buium comes in at 6’0” even. As expected. That 6’2” listing was always hilarious.

 

[Munnyro]

Sub 6 feet… uh oh…

I checked the results from last year. Willie is also 5'11.75'' which is funnier to me than it should be.

 

[Lebanezer]

I checked the results from last year. Willie is also 5'11.75'' which is funnier to me than it should be.

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We’re doomed!

 

[TealManV]

Isn’t there a saying in hockey that a 5’11.75” prospect is actually 6’00” if they weren’t drafted by DWJr.?

 

[Juxtaposer]

So heights that I’ve seen confirmed so far:

Celebrini: 5’11.75”
Levshunov: 6’1.75”
Dickinson: 6’2.75”
Catton: 5’10.25”
Buium: 6’0”
Lindstrom: 6’3”
Parekh: 6’0.25”
Iginla: 6’0”
Brandsegg-Nygard: 6’0.75”

Silly but fun “out for dinner” rumors:

Celebrini: SJ
Levshunov: only Chicago
Helenius: Utah, amongst others
Lindstrom: Columbus, Montreal
Sennecke: Utah, Columbus, not Montreal
Dickinson: Montreal, not Columbus
Iginla: Montreal
Catton: Utah

 

[tiburon12]

Zeev Buium comes in at 6’0” even. As expected. That 6’2” listing was always hilarious.

There's a big difference between 6'2 and 6' that goes beyond just height. That's hilarious he was listed that generously.

Oh, I agree, this answer just sounds like it’s a thing he’s seriously considering. Then again, I don’t really know if it was one part of an answer where he continued to then talk about playing in the NHL, etc.

When I put myself in his shoes it made more sense. He's will be 18 and a sophomore at BU as the #1 pick. He's going to be a celebrity even more than he was, and it may be likely that he didn't get to fully enjoy everything college has to offer when he was 17. Plus his buddy is going to play there next year.

If you are him and you are confident you will be a star nhler, why not take that extra year you "earned" by being so good and go make memories and have experiences while also working on your game without the spotlight of the nhl?

Wouldn't be my choice, but I see it

 

[Patty Ice]

So heights that I’ve seen confirmed so far:

Celebrini: 5’11.75”
Levshunov: 6’1.75”
Dickinson: 6’2.75”
Catton: 5’10.25”
Buium: 6’0”
Lindstrom: 6’3”
Parekh: 6’0.25”
Iginla: 6’0”
Brandsegg-Nygard: 6’0.75”

Silly but fun “out for dinner” rumors:

Celebrini: SJ
Levshunov: only Chicago
Helenius: Utah, amongst others
Lindstrom: Columbus, Montreal
Sennecke: Utah, Columbus, not Montreal
Dickinson: Montreal, not Columbus
Iginla: Montreal

Montreal casting a wide net. f*** boi of the NHL, trying to get a taste of every player.

 

[Patty Ice]

With the results he is putting up at the combine, unfortunately, it is becoming more and more unlikely that Emery will be there at 33. A few teams drafting in the second half of the 1st round should be loving him and his strong defensive game.

Ah well, maybe Badinka will still be there at 33. Skahan at 42 and I'll be happy.

 

[Hodge]

So heights that I’ve seen confirmed so far:

Celebrini: 5’11.75”
Levshunov: 6’1.75”
Dickinson: 6’2.75”
Catton: 5’10.25”
Buium: 6’0”
Lindstrom: 6’3”
Parekh: 6’0.25”
Iginla: 6’0”
Brandsegg-Nygard: 6’0.75”

Silly but fun “out for dinner” rumors:

Celebrini: SJ
Levshunov: only Chicago
Helenius: Utah, amongst others
Lindstrom: Columbus, Montreal
Sennecke: Utah, Columbus, not Montreal
Dickinson: Montreal, not Columbus
Iginla: Montreal

I have a feeling Utah takes Sennecke at 6. Another big toolsy player who hasn't filled out yet like But and Simashev.

 

[Juxtaposer]

With the results he is putting up at the combine, unfortunately, it is becoming more and more unlikely that Emery will be there at 33. A few teams drafting in the second half of the 1st round should be loving him and his strong defensive game.

Ah well, maybe Badinka will still be there at 33. Skahan at 42 and I'll be happy.

The more combine results I see, the more I feel like Emery was an athlete designed in the lab. 6’3” but has a wingspan of 81”, insane vertical jump, good bench press and everything else, but is extremely lean with a lot of room to add muscle on his frame. The rare combo of “guy who owns the combine” and “raw, physically immature athlete”.

I have a feeling Utah takes Sennecke at 6. Another big toolsy player who hasn't filled out yet like But and Simashev.

I could see it. Their current NHL forward group is pretty tiny between Keller, Cooley, and Guenther.

There's a big difference between 6'2 and 6' that goes beyond just height. That's hilarious he was listed that generously.

Agreed. I feel like anyone who really watched him play knew he was 6’0” max, and only folks who had never seen him on the ice were pushing the 6’2” narrative.

 

[Patty Ice]

The more combine results I see, the more I feel like Emery was an athlete designed in the lab. 6’3” but has a wingspan of 81”, insane vertical, good bench press and everything else, but is extremely lean with a lot of room to add muscle on his frame. The rate combo of “guy who owns the combine” and “raw, physically immature athlete”

I'm not hating the idea of taking him at 14.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I'm not hating the idea of taking him at 14.

14 is way too high. He’s got almost no offense to him at all. I don’t think his upside is any higher than complementary middle-pairing guy. You don’t take that player at 14.

I’d have time for him if we traded up or back to the 22-24 range. Although it sounds like LA is pretty interested in him.

 

[Patty Ice]

14 is way too high. He’s got almost no offense to him at all. I don’t think his upside is any higher than complementary middle-pairing guy. You don’t take that player at 14.

I’d have time for him if we traded up or back to the 22-24 range. Although it sounds like LA is pretty interested in him.

Fair but I'd rather him than Solberg.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Fair but I'd rather him than Solberg.

Hmm, I think I’d prefer Solberg. He’s got more two-way upside. But I wouldn’t be thrilled with Solberg at 14 either, so I might just be reaching too high.

Speaking of physicality mature, Zeev leads the combine with 16 pull-ups. He’s 186 lbs. at 6’0” too, probably close to what he plays at in the NHL (maybe he gets up to 195).

 

[coooldude]

The Norwegians tested very well. Solberg #1 in both left and right agility by a lot. Also did generally well in jumping and anaerobic. MBN was in the top 10-20 almost across the board, strength and fitness.

Emery tested like a basketball player, lean, tall, enormous wingspan, explosive. Spellacy like the football player he is.

Celebrini tested well, I think. Love a high vo2 player.

 

[Hodge]

If Emery has a good chance of developing into like a Brandon Carlo type player, I'd take him at 14. You're unlikely to draft a star in that range anyway.