Official 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Beef Invictus]

@BigToe I have decided to be all in on Hage. I am smart, right?

 

[BigToe]

I've never seen a draft with this much variance between mockers. The D are all over the f***ing place.

Probably because a lot of guys feel boom/bustish this year.

@BigToe I have decided to be all in on Hage. I am smart, right?

If you like to bet on upside, yea. He’s got some inconsistent IQ issues imo but you’re not gonna find many guys with his skill set, scoring profile and overall flashes. Don’t think he’s close to his ceiling yet and he still put up big numbers in the USHL. There’s a lot to work with there and I think he could be a home run with good development.

 

[hystyk1921]

Probably because a lot of guys feel boom/bustish this year.


If you like to bet on upside, yea. He’s got some inconsistent IQ issues imo but you’re not gonna find many guys with his skill set, scoring profile and overall flashes. Don’t think he’s close to his ceiling yet and he still put up big numbers in the USHL. There’s a lot to work with there and I think he could be a home run with good development.

 

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[TheKingPin]

I want him. Those shots and moves will 100% translate well in the NHL

 

[ponder719]

I know, this team is almost certainly not going to, but I badly want them to make a big, big move for a second lottery pick. Two big swings in and around this same area, if we don’t completely Juolevi that shit, could set us up for a decade.

 

[Wangstar]

Sounds like Catton if available, Yakenchuk or Hage, which fills needs, just go bpa.
2025 that looks like a stronger draft class. Hagens,Misa.
The number of Centers 1-20, which is our wheelhouse, about 10 Centers. The size in round 1, is small, 5’8,5-9 fellas.

 

[ValeriKamensky]

I mostly agree with you. I really like Dickinson but doubt he is there. I am hoping for that either Catton or Yakemchuk is there at 12. Catton is the apple of my eye. I see him centering Michkov and Foerster in the future. If he isn’t there and Yakemchuk is, I’d like Yakemchuk and hope for a bad year this year and first line center next year. Depending on who is there, Dickinson, Yakenchuk, Catton, Buium and the obvious top guys are gone, I do like Hage a lot for the reasons you mention. If we could flip Laughton for the pick to get Hage, I’d do that.
I also like Elick or Badinka with the Fla pick if we get a forward with the first. A third D at that spot I’d like is Solberg.

Yeah, obviously I forgot about Catton. Despite there is no place in my own hockey universe for under 7’0/270 players (just an Eastern European joke), really like him. But it would be some kind of miracle if he fall outside top 10. But Zach Benson case is always possible though.

 

[Ironmanrulez]

You're not wrong, but I would rather draft a guy named literally "Penis" than a guy named "Zeev F***ing Buium"

Nothing wrong with Penis!

Think of all the wonderful "It was Mustard in the slot with the backhand" (and the like) memes! We need to draft this kid based on that alone. And lucky for us, if it's Flahr's turn to pick, it's a slam dunk.

Iam waiting for frozen mustard for mitchkov

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

So yeah, if Catton falls, I'd be happy camper.

 

[TheKingPin]

I just don’t see how Eiserman fails to be at least a 30 goal scorer. I’d love him and Hage if we can trade up with the Fla pick. If Eiserman is gone then Catton and Hage. Forget about D until the 2nd round

 

[volnoir]

So yeah, if Catton falls, I'd be happy camper.

Sounds like Giroux. For those that have watched him, does he resemble a young G or am I off base?

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Sounds like Giroux. For those that have watched him, does he resemble a young G or am I off base?

If we got Giroux's passing for Michkov... jesus...

 

[TheKingPin]

Sounds like Giroux. For those that have watched him, does he resemble a young G or am I off base?

I was thinking the same on the highlights.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yeah I don’t think Parekh is making it to 12 lol.

 

[BigToe]

Yeah I don’t think Parekh is making it to 12 lol.

What'd he do

 

[Magua]

Yeah I don’t think Parekh is making it to 12 lol.

My hunch is his ranking will vary quite a bit by team. I also think if Seattle doesn’t take him, there’s a good chance he is there. And the Flyers will pass, and I have a shoulder for you to cry on. I moonlight in Japan as a Handsome Weeping Boy.

 

[BigToe]

Nevermind lol

 

[FLYguy3911]

What'd he do

Look sexy.

 

[BigToe]

Look sexy.

A Freij-Parekh pairing would be fun.

 

[FLYguy3911]

A Freij-Parekh pairing would be fun.

Too much fun. We need a Pietrangelo.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Nice push back from Moose Jaw late, had a chance to tie it.

 

[Wangstar]

I think we should take Ruslan Gazizov with a late pick. A bottom line winger, 3rd,4th line. But another guy coached by Dale Hunter, and he’s a Russian

 

[bauer]

Yeah I don’t think Parekh is making it to 12 lol.

Hard to say. There’s like 13 players that people think will go top 10. Somebody has to drop. I think Parekh and Yakemchuk are the two most likely D to be there at 12. No way we’re getting a shot at Dickinson or Buium. Still hoping for Catton though.