Official 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Until you realize we just traded up to 7 for him.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Until you realize we just traded up to 7 for him.

He didn't think that one through.

 

[MrGuyPerson]

I guess I just meant in the sense of: does he have the tools to be a genuine no. 1 (or at least top pair guy) or are people more in love with his size and physical attributes.

Obviously both can be the case. But it seems when people see "big," that's what they care about most.

It is possible he could be 1, but I would say unlikely. Just not enough apparent offensive upside to be a 1. Top pair is very possible. He could be a great #2, but I would stick with top 4 as most likely. Size does move him up the board. If he was 6' I doubt he gets as much attention, but as far as drafting big players goes he is very likely to be at least good in the NHL.

 

[MrGuyPerson]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803794330991096132

All this talk about moving up with Ottawa, but apparently Columbus open for business. Assuming Chicago takes a D do the flyers go get Demidov?

 

[ponder719]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803794330991096132

All this talk about moving up with Ottawa, but apparently Columbus open for business. Assuming Chicago takes a D do the flyers go get Demidov?

Screw it, empty the cupboard. Keep Michkov, move anything else, take back expiring garbage, come out of the draft with 4, 7, 12, 32, and get Waddell to commit to giving us 36 this year.

 

[MrGuyPerson]

Screw it, empty the cupboard. Keep Michkov, move anything else, take back expiring garbage, come out of the draft with 4, 7, 12, 32, and get Waddell to commit to giving us 36 this year.

That would be insanely awesome. Abra-ka-Boom rebuild over

 

[BernieParent]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803812047261458746

Just for you guys

Top 32.

 

[IronMarshal]

Screw it, empty the cupboard. Keep Michkov, move anything else, take back expiring garbage, come out of the draft with 4, 7, 12, 32, and get Waddell to commit to giving us 36 this year.

Sounds good, but how are we getting #4 and #7? it will have to cost us something, probably #12+ for #4 and probably players and maybe #32 for 7.

 

[ponder719]

Sounds good, but how are we getting #4 and #7? it will have to cost us something, probably #12+ for #4 and probably players and maybe #32 for 7.

I don’t really have specifics, but that’s the “empty the cupboard” part. I presume Konecny, Farabee, and Laughton at minimum are part of that, probably Sanheim, and possibly a couple pieces like York or Tippett. Don’t care much about keeping anything on the current roster, we’re not building a winner with what’s here unless we are far luckier, or far savvier, than I think they could ever be. Better to convert current assets into ones that will fit the Michkov timeline better.

 

[Rebels57]

Buzz going around Sennecke won't make it passed 7. Hype has probably gone a bit too far.

Nonsense like this happens EVERY draft and it throws the Top 15 Mock Drafts out the window.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Buzz going around Sennecke won't make it passed 7. Hype has probably gone a bit too far.

Well, of course not, the Flyers are trading up

 

[Redpath]

 

[renberg]

The Silly Season is officially open for business. Bettman opened it up by extending the POs to an absurd length. Ninety percent of the hockey fans don't care any longer who wins. They just want it over,

 

[Beef Invictus]

Yes please do that

 

[ponder719]

We already know DB and Verbeek will trade with each other. There are huge rumors regarding Philly and Ottawa.

Somehow, this ends with Philly at 3, Anaheim at 7, Ottawa at 12, we take Demidov, Anaheim takes Yakemchuk, Ottawa takes Catton.

 

[iceman42]

We already know DB and Verbeek will trade with each other. There are huge rumors regarding Philly and Ottawa.

Somehow, this ends with Philly at 3, Anaheim at 7, Ottawa at 12, we take Demidov, Anaheim takes Yakemchuk, Ottawa takes Catton.

Can I have a hit of that when you are done

 

[Redpath]

Yes please do that

I really don't have a problem with Yakemchuk , but I'm pretty excited at the thought of him going high to bump more guys down to us. Especially if we find a way to get to #7.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

I don’t really have specifics, but that’s the “empty the cupboard” part. I presume Konecny, Farabee, and Laughton at minimum are part of that, probably Sanheim, and possibly a couple pieces like York or Tippett. Don’t care much about keeping anything on the current roster, we’re not building a winner with what’s here unless we are far luckier, or far savvier, than I think they could ever be. Better to convert current assets into ones that will fit the Michkov timeline better.

You seem to overrate the Flyers players. They do not carry that type of value at least to me. Nice solid players is all. TK a step above that.

 

[BillDineen]

If Yakemchuk goes 3, it makes getting a top d plausible at 12. 4 demidov 5 Lindstrom 6 Buium, Dickinson or Silayev 7 Parekh 8 Buium, Dickinson or Silayev 9 Ignila 10 and 11 Helenius or Eiserman 12 Buium, Dickinson or Silayev

 

[FlyTimmo]

If Yakemsuck goes 3 I’ll die

 

[FLYguy3911]

Nothing in this league really surprises me anymore but that would.

 

[ponder719]

You seem to overrate the Flyers players. They do not carry that type of value at least to me. Nice solid players is all. TK a step above that.

6+ of the best players off any roster, plus taking back cap dumps, should be enough to acquire 3 draft picks, even if they are relatively high. Maybe not this past year's Sharks, but most rosters, yes. And if that's not the case, then there is no hope for that roster, and we shouldn't bother keeping anything at all, take what you can get and start again.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

6+ of the best players off any roster, plus taking back cap dumps, should be enough to acquire 3 draft picks, even if they are relatively high. Maybe not this past year's Sharks, but most rosters, yes. And if that's not the case, then there is no hope for that roster, and we shouldn't bother keeping anything at all, take what you can get and start again.

Flyers "best" players are as vanilla as can be. Nothing special overall in any sense.

 

[PALE PWNR]

No way the Canadians pass on the falling elite Russian prospect again at #5 right?

 

[Beef Invictus]

I really don't have a problem with Yakemchuk , but I'm pretty excited at the thought of him going high to bump more guys down to us. Especially if we find a way to get to #7.

Yeah it would be super ideal. If the bad teams want to make bad picks, it opens the possibility that we will do A Good Thing