Official 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Danko]

I got no problems

 

[Sombastate]

Well I guess we can pray that Catton drops or Yakemchuk is still there.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The Blackhawks may get the better player at 2nd overall, anyway. Their not falling is them winning.

 

[iceman42]

So which hard-nosed grinder, low ceiling, high floor, face puncher we targeting at 12

 

[BernieParent]

Doesn't matter. Torts would trade the #2 for the rights to maroon this off season

Did you intend to use "maroon" as a non-proper noun? It is pretty accurate.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

12 is still a great spot for a draft that has 12-13 “top 10 draft pick” potential. In theory the Flyers should have an easy decision to make. Just take the leftover guy.

 

[IronMarshal]

Well I guess we can pray that Catton drops or Yakemchuk is still there.

I doubt Catton will be there, but that would be ideal. Yakemchuk is a possibility though.

 

[Sombastate]

I doubt Catton will be there, but that would be ideal. Yakemchuk is a possibility though.

I do, too. My only hope with Catton is this:

Anaheim, Chicago, Columbus all go D.

Demidov, Lindstrom round out the top 6. Iginla goes to the Flames, Someone bets heavy on Eiserman and the other teams panic and go D, something like:

1. Macklin
2. Lev
3. Buium
4. Silayev
5. Lindstrom
6. Demidov
7. Dickinson
8. Parekh
9. Iginla
10. Eiserman
11. Yakemchuk
12. Catton

Its not totally unrealistic considering the Devils don't need another undersized forward, Buffalo has too much young forward talent, not enough D prospects (Komarov isn't high end enough).

 

[Svedu]

Helenius together with Michkov. Then tank for one year and draft Hagens next year or McKenna one year after? Philly cheesesteak please, thank you.

 

[Tripod]

12 is still a great spot for a draft that has 12-13 “top 10 draft pick” potential. In theory the Flyers should have an easy decision to make. Just take the leftover guy.

2017 was an easy decision too.

Just take the leftover guy.

 

[Sombastate]

I wouldn't hate Helenius at all. Still holding out hope for Catton or Yakemchuk, but Helenius is my third favorite option (Buium is very unlikely, unfortunately).

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I’d rather hold onto and use the Panthers 1st and Col ‘25 1st but I wonder how much one or both of them onto the 12 overall would move the Flyers up. Personally I don’t think there is a monstrous gap between the guys slated to go 2-5 and the guy that would make it down to the Flyers pick. Wouldn’t shock me if Demidov started falling either. Maybe there is a serious run on Dmen and Catton or Lindstrom make it to 12. Realistically im hoping for Iginla or Eiserman

 

[Rodu58]

We're trading 12 for a modern day Steve Emminger

 

[Magua]

Yakemchuk is the most Flahr 12th overall pick I’ve ever seen. I respect a team that has a sense of identity, and perpetually spending premium assets on defensemen without ROI is the Flyers’.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

2017 was an easy decision too.

Just take the leftover guy.

That was bad luck and a strange draft. Hischier is good but no EP, Makar, or Heiskanen. I’d be a little disappointed if we drafted someone like Greentree, Hage, Nysgard, Senneke, Connelly and that group of players even though they certainly have the potential to be impact players. I just think the top 12-13 guys (unsure how I feel about Yakemchuk) give you better odds. I do think the draft is a bit of a crapshoot after the first few picks and there will certainly guys selected in the top 10 that disappoint. It’s just the nature of the beast. It’s a shame we can’t look into a crystal ball before making a draft pick lol

 

[IronMarshal]

I guess we are looking at one of Eiserman, Iginla, Helenius, Yakemchuk, Hage, and Connelly.
I expect Celebrini (rather know), Demidov, Levshunov, Catton, Dickenson, Lindstrom, Parekh, Buium, and Silayev will be most likely be gone. Brandseeg-Nygard, Jiricek, Greentree, and Sennecke are possible too. I would prefer Eiserman, Yakemchuk, or Hage out of the possible guys at this point, but would understand Iginla or Helenius as well.

 

[GKJ]

When I hear about how there's no consensus #2 among like 12 other guys or so, that sounds good as a blanket, neutral evaluation of the draft, but that's not going to be the case on the draft floor.

That just means everyone is going to have someone else #2, and if your #2 or #3 is falling to 7 or 8, and you have #12, you're not sitting still, because nobody is going to be rating their #2-3 on the same level as #12-13. Just isn't what's going to happen. It's just too many guys to not think that even 2-3 don't stand out.

Now, it takes another team to make a deal because they'll be in the same position, but that tells me there will be attempts to jockey for position. This is where you need an intel-rich operation like Howie Roseman has, where he has about a 95% idea as to what is going to happen in front of him, and know how to make a move to get your guy. Unless you have half of your first round dead-even and graded down, there is no sitting and "waiting for a leftover." If you have a guy, and he's your guy, you have to get your guy.

Some other teams are going to outsmart themselves too and pick someone else. I would be a lot of money that whatever list of guys in this top not-Celebrini tier, one of 'em is gonna fall out to like 20 or something.

 

[iceman42]

2017 was an easy decision too.

Just take the leftover guy.

You give them too much credit

 

[Flyerfan4life]

LOL.. of course Chi gets 2nd OA..


i cant wait to select a nobody face puncher at 12..

 

[Wangstar]

Yakemchuck, Helenius are both realistic.
I hope the bees take out Florida, then watch us draft a goalie in round one…………………………

 

[renberg]

I guess we are looking at one of Eiserman, Iginla, Helenius, Yakemchuk, Hage, and Connelly.
I expect Celebrini (rather know), Demidov, Levshunov, Catton, Dickenson, Lindstrom, Parekh, Buium, and Silayev will be most likely be gone. Brandseeg-Nygard, Jiricek, Greentree, and Sennecke are possible too. I would prefer Eiserman, Yakemchuk, or Hage out of the possible guys at this point, but would understand Iginla or Helenius as well.

Don’t want Connelly. He’s done too many stupid things on and off of the ice.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Glad we’re drafting a non impact player at 12. Same as it ever was in Philadelphia.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

At least we didn't move down

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Thank christ Chicago didnt win again.

Please dont have anymore of these kids in the studio lol. Celebrini couldnt have been more uncomfortable.

The "uh, what's Zillow?" is an all-timer. Poor kid.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

The "uh, what's Zillow?" is an all-timer. Poor kid.

Are we supposed to know what Zillow is? Is it a sex pillow?