Official 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Appleyard]

Have you ever looked at studies around older/younger players in their draft year? Ie. is Eiserman being young a plus?

yeh, being young is a pretty big advantage.

Eiserman should go top 5 no doubt.

 

[BigToe]

Eiserman at 8 is mental
As is Mews so low.
Artomonov being behind some of the guys ahead of him is laughable.
No Timur Kol (39th) or Noel Fransén (UNRANKED, bahahaha, guy just scored his first SHL goal, in draft season!) when some of those Euro Dmen are on there as well aha. Like, did they just not watch them?

But then again at this point Central Scouting have proven worse results than basically everyone.

Didn’t even notice Fransen was unranked haha. There’s so many wild ones. Not surprising that he’s not super high but 57 for Hutson? Galvas at 29? Reber at 110? Wild.

 

[Appleyard]

Too early but 2025 is interesting from a Euro perspective... and some very high end North American guys too. The forward crop looks fantastic.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Have you ever looked at studies around older/younger players in their draft year? Ie. is Eiserman being young a plus?

It generally does but it probably has more relevance once you start moving away from the top picks & there’s more projection to be had. At the top I don’t think it really matters much because most guys that generally go in that slot are older players with fall/winter birthdays.

 

[Appleyard]

Really crazy that have four defensemen in the same draft who are scoring at 99.9th centile levels for their league... and the consensus is that none of these four are the best Dman in the draft. (though I would take the field against Dickinson if betting who ends up best.)

 

[FLYguy3911]

Parekh looks like Karlsson so much at the point it's crazy. Obviously wouldn't project that kind of career.

Not sure I'm buying Silayev's production. Think he benefited from an early season shooting heater. 6 points in the first 6 games. 5 in 42 since. Ice time has gone down too.

I wish Dickinson would shoot less at the point. I know some of that is probably power play strategy related, get pucks to the front for Bonk to tip, but a trigger happy dman is tough to project.

 

[Flyerfan13]

If nothing else with the extra draft picks this year and next it will give u draft guys something to look forward to. Hopefully we can find some gems with those picks.

 

[tinycars]

Who is going to be available at pick #32?

 

[volnoir]

Who is going to be available at pick #32?

You beat me to it!

 

[FLYguy3911]

Involvement leaders at the halfway mark:

Forwards:

Defensemen:

*removed the U20 Czech and Slovak leagues as the numbers are wonky. Miroslav Satan has a son of the same name and he's 6'7 lol.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Miroslav Satan has a son of the same name and he's 6'7 lol.

New Jersey needs to right some wrongs in the 2024 draft.

 

[JustJeff]

For those interested, Friday 7:00 pm ET on NHL Network, Saginaw vs Ottawa, Parekh vs Mews.

 

[BigToe]

Small sample but...

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

What are your takes on Julius Miettinen from the Everett Silvertips?

A Helsinki product, in his first season in the WHL, will turn 18 tomorrow and switched positions from LW to C.

At 6`3" and 207 lbs with with 20g and 22a in 44 games played he is intriguing to me. We won't have any chance to draft one of Demidov, Helenius, Lindström or Catton so I am wondering if he has top6 C upside?

 

[Appleyard]

Wonder if Nolan Ling gets drafted...

0.55 P/GP
0.52 EV P/GP

Skates pretty well, quite aggressive and a good passer.

Not talked about at all.

Was a high pick in the OHL draft a few years ago (16th overall) but the Kingston Frontenacs only played him 12 games last year in a limited role and this year has moved to Gatineau in the Q.

His statistical profile is the kind that has a veeeery high chance of being an NHLer. Over 0.5 EV P/GP is so hard to do for a Dman in CHL. And when watch him not like he has massive holes.

Not even on central scoutings list.

 

[Wangstar]

The CHL, Top prospects game Wednesday Jan 24, will obviously be heavily scouted.
‘the guy I will keep an eye on is Tanner Howe.
we will add to our cupboard with 2 firsts and 51 for JOB in 24.
‘Briere is building 25 picks. Our first and Columbus and Anaheim 2nds,

 

[Strawberry Fields]

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[BigToe]

There’s some full free games of draft eligible USHL guys in here

https://www.youtube.com/@FloHockey/streams

 

[FLYguy3911]

There’s some full free games of draft eligible USHL guys in here

https://www.youtube.com/@FloHockey/streams

Bookmarked for the summer.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Who is going to be available at pick #32?

You mean the fla pick?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I think the dream result (including trades, etc.) for me is:

• Demidov and Parekh

Nearly as good:

• Demidov and Mews

Great, but not quite as good:

• Catton and Parekh

Very good, but not great:

• Catton and Mews

Very terrible and awful:

• Zeev Buium

 

[Embiid]

Wrong thread

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Sadly it's unrealistic bb. That same mock has us taking 2 guys I like, so that's cool.

You mean Hage and Hutson? What do you like about Hage?

 

[BigToe]

You mean Hage and Hutson? What do you like about Hage?

Yea, I think he has a lot of upside. Skilled playmaking C that's a good skater? Yes please.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Yea, I think he has a lot of upside. Skilled playmaking C that's a good skater? Yes please.

Toe, what if he's just another dirty toilet seat like Morgan Frost?