GDT: NHL 24 Draft Combine June 3-8 NOT the trade, roster or KK thread

[Treb]

Their lists are horrendous. Poirier is a first round talent, I'm not sure I'd even draft a guy like Woolley.

But size.

Many lists have him in the 2nd/3rd.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

But size.

Many lists have him in the 2nd/3rd.

I don't care how big his butt is

 

[Treb]

I don't care how big his butt is

I know. However, teams repeatedly make the mistake of obsessing about it.

 

[The Last Red]

I really don't understand the logic behind not inviting guys whose biggest question marks are physicality (Swanson, Poirier) to the combine where they can SHOW where they're at physically.

No matter how many Gaudreaus or Stankovens we get it seems like the league never learns.

We don't get too many, actually. They're the exceptions that prove the rule.

 

[Playmaker09]

First bet of news:

• Habs are one of 15 teams to interview Raoul Boilard.

He's got 17 y/o Joshua Roy's work ethic, but if he can turn it on he could be nice.

 

[vokiel]

I don't care how big his butt is

We need to see Biceps!... Don't care about butts yep.

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[morhilane]

Demidov is doing his rehab in Miami. Aiming for the Panthers or the Lightning I suspect .

And I'm glad that the media are back at the Combine, nobody was loitering in the hotel's lobby to share what they hearing around last year.

 

[HuGort]

where did you see this?

I think it was on Basu/Godin yesterday

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I think it was on Basu/Godin yesterday

where did you see this?

Yup, it was mentioned on the B&G podcast.

 

[Runner77]

Great news ! We need depth in our center prospect pool especially with size and and I would be really surprise if he doesn’t play in the NHL

Interesting.

Boilard (6’2, 190 lbs) is expected to go off the board somewhere in the 2nd round, as per MOB.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797987741764088255

Would have great for the Habs to have held on to their 2nd rounder.

Maybe the Habs think he’ll be there later in the 2nd? Good that they’re doing their due diligence with him, the guy sounds like quite the athlete. He was on his way to becoming an elite competitive skier and gave it all up at age 14 to pursue hockey.

The interview process may be a tilting point.

 

[sampollock]

Interesting.

Boilard (6’2, 190 lbs) is expected to go off the board somewhere in the 2nd round, as per MOB. Would have great for the Habs to have held on to their 2nd rounder.

Maybe the Habs think he’ll be there later in the 2nd? Good that they’re doing their due diligence with him, the guy sounds like quite the athlete. He was on his way to becoming an elite competitive skier and gave it all up at age 14 to pursue hockey.

The interview process may be a tilting point.

grab him with peg pick?

 

[Vachon23]

Interesting.

Boilard (6’2, 190 lbs) is expected to go off the board somewhere in the 2nd round, as per MOB. Would have great for the Habs to have held on to their 2nd rounder.

Maybe the Habs think he’ll be there later in the 2nd? Good that they’re doing their due diligence with him, the guy sounds like quite the athlete. He was on his way to becoming an elite competitive skier and gave it all up at age 14 to pursue hockey.

The interview process may be a tilting point.

I think there is a chance that he will be available. He come from hockey family to, his brother plays with him in Baie Comeau. Could see him become a player like Nicolas Roy

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Interesting.

Boilard (6’2, 190 lbs) is expected to go off the board somewhere in the 2nd round, as per MOB.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797987741764088255

Would have great for the Habs to have held on to their 2nd rounder.

Maybe the Habs think he’ll be there later in the 2nd? Good that they’re doing their due diligence with him, the guy sounds like quite the athlete. He was on his way to becoming an elite competitive skier and gave it all up at age 14 to pursue hockey.

The interview process may be a tilting point.

Where he's ranked, he could go anywhere from mid 20s to early 3rd.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

grab him with peg pick?

I think that would be pretty early to take him. There will be better prospects available there

 

[Runner77]

Where he's ranked, he could go anywhere from mid 20s to early 3rd.

Maybe Hughes can swing a deal to recoup that early 2nd rounder? Lots of teams interviewing Boilard today could mean someone ranking him earlier than the Habs.

 

[le_sean]

Interesting.

Boilard (6’2, 190 lbs) is expected to go off the board somewhere in the 2nd round, as per MOB.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797987741764088255

Would have great for the Habs to have held on to their 2nd rounder.

Maybe the Habs think he’ll be there later in the 2nd? Good that they’re doing their due diligence with him, the guy sounds like quite the athlete. He was on his way to becoming an elite competitive skier and gave it all up at age 14 to pursue hockey.

The interview process may be a tilting point.

Just so people are aware, he didn’t play on the top 2 lines in Baie Comeau. They kept him as a 3C. I can definitely see teams having him higher in their rankings than the amateur scouting services.

 

[Vachon23]

Just so people are aware, he didn’t play on the top 2 lines in Baie Comeau. They kept him as a 3C. I can definitely see teams having him higher in their rankings than the amateur scouting services.

And for context he was behind Justin Gill, probably the best center in the Q last year and Felix Gagnon probably the best defensive forward in the Q so he wasn’t behind pilon

 

[montreal]

Amateurs indeed.


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I've got over 1000 vids on my youtube channel, many are full games that I cut out everything except when they are on the ice/camera, so you can see a full game of a prospect in under 20 mins. They are almost every Laval game, a bunch of BU and BC games plus MHL/VHL, just about every single NL game Reinbacher played this year and a couple SEL, Liiga games. Plus a bunch of OHL (Xhekaj mostly but Mesar and Beck too)

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[SlafySZN]

 

[WeThreeKings]

I wish

 

[A Loyal Demidog]

I wish

Who are your top picks for MTL for this upcoming draft? For me, it's Dickinson, Demidov, Lindstrom if healthy, Levshunov, Catton, Buium, Sennecke, Ignila in that order (though I'm high on all - just dropped some expectations a little with Iginla recently).

I can't wait to see what comes from the combine! So exciting!!!

 

[MasterMatt25]

Who are your top picks for MTL for this upcoming draft? For me, it's Dickinson, Demidov, Lindstrom if healthy, Levshunov, Catton, Buium, Sennecke, Ignila in that order (though I'm high on all - just dropped some expectations a little with Iginla recently).

I can't wait to see what comes from the combine! So exciting!!!

Not including Celebrini bc he'll be gone but otherwise:

1. Demidov
2. Levshunov
3. Dickinson
4. Catton
5. Parekh
6. Buium
7. Lindstrom
8. Iginla
9. Silayev
10. Sennecke

 

[WeThreeKings]

Who are your top picks for MTL for this upcoming draft? For me, it's Dickinson, Demidov, Lindstrom if healthy, Levshunov, Catton, Buium, Sennecke, Ignila in that order (though I'm high on all - just dropped some expectations a little with Iginla recently).

I can't wait to see what comes from the combine! So exciting!!!

Celebrini
Demidov
Catton
Lindstrom
Sennecke

 

[HuGort]

Yup, it was mentioned on the B&G podcast.

Is Demidov at combine?