Post your 2024 Draft List

[Kraken Jokes]

These are my super-early picks. I've only really started digging into this year's draft a couple weeks ago.

Celebrini 1
Levshunov 2
Lindstrom 3
Dickinson 4
Catton 5
Eiserman 6
Helenius 7
Parekh 8
Demidov 9
Silayev 10
Buium 11
Greentree 12
Yakemchuk 13
Connelly 14
Jirocek 15
Iginla 16

 

[Castle8130]

I'll throw my current top 16 down;

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

Tier break (good forwards to bet-on)

12. Helenius
13. Chernyshov
14. Eiserman
15. Connelly
16. Greentree

 

[EbonyRaptor]

I don't know the order after Celebrini at #1 but I know the Hawks have 7 picks in the top-70 with 2 in the 1st, 3 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd. After Celebrini with the 1st pick I want large forwards and RD's.

 

[austin63867]

Top 100

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Top 100

Is this guy good at evaluating prospects, or just a random dude?

 

[austin63867]

Is this guy good at evaluating prospects, or just a random dude?

I think I'm alright at it

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

I think I'm alright at it

So you posted your own tweet instead of a list? Confusing, but thanks for clarifying.

 

[Blueswin]

Sportsnet's 2024 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings: February Edition

In the last edition of the rankings before the NHL trade deadline, Sam Cosentino looks at what the top prospects are doing to increase their draft stock.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

March list

Spoiler: Top 64+32 HM's

2024 Draft List:

1. Mack Celebrini-C
2. Berkly Catton-C
3. Ivan Demidov-W
4. Artyom Levshunov-RHD
5. Anton Silayev-LHD
6. Carter Yakemchuk-RHD
7. Sam Dickinson-LHD
8. Cole Eiserman-W
9. Zeev Buium-LHD
10. Cayden Lindstrom-C
11. Adam Jiricek-RHD
12. Konsta Helenius-C
13. Aron Kiviharju-LHD
14. Tij Iginla-C
15. Trevor Connelly-W
16. Zayne Parekh-RHD
17. Matvei Shuravin-LHD
18. Nikita Artamonov-W
19. Michael Brandsegg Nygard-W
20. Igor Chernyshov-W
21. Kamil Bednarik-C
22. Will Skahan-LHD
23. Liam Greentree-W
24. Henry Mews-RHD
25. Cole Hutson-LHD
26. Mac Swanson-W
27. Leo Sahlin Wallenius-LHD
28. Charlie Elick-RHD
29. Yegor Surin-C
30. Dean Letourneau-C
31. John Mustard-W
32. Michael Hage-C
33. Maxim Masse-W
34. Luke Misa-C
35. Terik Parascak-W
36. Alfons Freij-LHD
37. Emil Hemming-W
38. Sacha Boisvert-C
39. Andrew Basha-W
40. Veeti Vaisanen-LHD
41. Tory Pitner-RHD
42. Marek Vanecker-W
43. Ryder Ritchie-W
44. Miguel Marques-W
45. Tarin Smith-LHD
46. Andrew Basha-W
47. Colton Roberts-RHD
48. EJ Emery-RHD
49. Justin Poirier-W
50. Simon Zether-C
51. Niilopekka Muhonen-LHD
52. Tanner Howe-W
53. Teddy Stiga-W
54. Jett Luchanko-C
55. Dominik Badinka-RHD
56. Lucas Pettersson-C
57. Sam O’Reilly-C
58. Adam Jecho-W
59. Lucas Van Vliet-C
60. Cole Beaudoin-C
61. Leon Muggli-LHD
62. Sebastian Soini-RHD
63. Tomas Lavoie-RHD
64. Timur Kol-LHD

32 Unordered HM’s (approximates a third round): Beckett Sennecke (W), Noah Lapointe (LHD), Ben Danford (RHD), Christian Humphreys (W), Aidan Park (C), Noel Fransen (LHD), Linus Eriksson (C), Louka Cloutier (G), Carter George (G), Mikhail Yegorov (G), Eriks Mateiko (W), Melvin Fernstrom (W), Tomas Galvas (LHD), Anthony Cristoforo (RHD), Oskar Vuollet (W), Stian Solberg (LHD), Aatos Koivu (W), Andrei Krutov (W), Daniil Anatsky (C), Clarke Caswell (W), Max Plante (W), Nick Kempf (G), Ondrej Kos (W), Felix Lacerte (C), Raoul Boilard (C), Alexandre Blais (W), Marcus Kearsey (LHD), Ryerson Leenders (G), Luca Marrelli (RHD), Artyom Shchuchinov (LHD), Lukas Fischer (LHD), Julius Miettinen (W)

 

[Stewie Griffin]

March list

Spoiler: Top 64+32 HM's

2024 Draft List:

1. Mack Celebrini-C
2. Berkly Catton-C
3. Ivan Demidov-W
4. Artyom Levshunov-RHD
5. Anton Silayev-LHD
6. Carter Yakemchuk-RHD
7. Sam Dickinson-LHD
8. Cole Eiserman-W
9. Zeev Buium-LHD
10. Cayden Lindstrom-C
11. Adam Jiricek-RHD
12. Konsta Helenius-C
13. Aron Kiviharju-LHD
14. Tij Iginla-C
15. Trevor Connelly-W
16. Zayne Parekh-RHD
17. Matvei Shuravin-LHD
18. Nikita Artamonov-W
19. Michael Brandsegg Nygard-W
20. Igor Chernyshov-W
21. Kamil Bednarik-C
22. Will Skahan-LHD
23. Liam Greentree-W
24. Henry Mews-RHD
25. Cole Hutson-LHD
26. Mac Swanson-W
27. Leo Sahlin Wallenius-LHD
28. Charlie Elick-RHD
29. Yegor Surin-C
30. Dean Letourneau-C
31. John Mustard-W
32. Michael Hage-C
33. Maxim Masse-W
34. Luke Misa-C
35. Terik Parascak-W
36. Alfons Freij-LHD
37. Emil Hemming-W
38. Sacha Boisvert-C
39. Andrew Basha-W
40. Veeti Vaisanen-LHD
41. Tory Pitner-RHD
42. Marek Vanecker-W
43. Ryder Ritchie-W
44. Miguel Marques-W
45. Tarin Smith-LHD
46. Andrew Basha-W
47. Colton Roberts-RHD
48. EJ Emery-RHD
49. Justin Poirier-W
50. Simon Zether-C
51. Niilopekka Muhonen-LHD
52. Tanner Howe-W
53. Teddy Stiga-W
54. Jett Luchanko-C
55. Dominik Badinka-RHD
56. Lucas Pettersson-C
57. Sam O’Reilly-C
58. Adam Jecho-W
59. Lucas Van Vliet-C
60. Cole Beaudoin-C
61. Leon Muggli-LHD
62. Sebastian Soini-RHD
63. Tomas Lavoie-RHD
64. Timur Kol-LHD

32 Unordered HM’s (approximates a third round): Beckett Sennecke (W), Noah Lapointe (LHD), Ben Danford (RHD), Christian Humphreys (W), Aidan Park (C), Noel Fransen (LHD), Linus Eriksson (C), Louka Cloutier (G), Carter George (G), Mikhail Yegorov (G), Eriks Mateiko (W), Melvin Fernstrom (W), Tomas Galvas (LHD), Anthony Cristoforo (RHD), Oskar Vuollet (W), Stian Solberg (LHD), Aatos Koivu (W), Andrei Krutov (W), Daniil Anatsky (C), Clarke Caswell (W), Max Plante (W), Nick Kempf (G), Ondrej Kos (W), Felix Lacerte (C), Raoul Boilard (C), Alexandre Blais (W), Marcus Kearsey (LHD), Ryerson Leenders (G), Luca Marrelli (RHD), Artyom Shchuchinov (LHD), Lukas Fischer (LHD), Julius Miettinen (W)

Swap Catton and Lindstrom and I think that's how its likely to play out on draft day. Maybe Iginla a little higher too.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Swap Catton and Lindstrom and I think that's how its likely to play out on draft day. Maybe Iginla a little higher too.

I also got some players like Kiviharju and Jiricek higher than others have them and higher than where they'll be picked. I think if both had played full seasons they would be like top 10 picks or very close to it. I think they are two of the value players for this draft. If they can stay on the ice, they have potential to rise a lot post-draft.

 

[landy92mack29]

Have Basha twice at 39+46....should be in the teens though haha. Ritchie and Howe also I have quite a bit higher but decent from WHL perspective

 

[SimGrindcore]

Have Basha twice at 39+46....should be in the teens though haha. Ritchie and Howe also I have quite a bit higher but decent from WHL perspective

Need an edit there!

 

[wetcoast]

Swap Catton and Lindstrom and I think that's how its likely to play out on draft day. Maybe Iginla a little higher too.

Is Lindstrom a man among boys though?

Catton definitely has a better skillset and hockey IQ but this draft is really hard to pin down.

All I know is that Celebrini is going #1 then there are about 500 different combinations for the next 15 picks and the order that will depend on how these guys finish and what NHL teams think and do and project.

Maybe it's just me but there seem to be a lot of guys that some people have in their top 5 that a lot of other people have closer to 15.

 

[tomd]

Harrison Brunicke seems like a real wild card...1st rounder on some lists; not in top 100 in others. Seems like he should be in the top 40 of this draft.

 

[vildurson]

Actually having some games in for players now and some confidence in opinions now.

Couple of favourite Ds have emerged for me. Dickinson being my favourite and Buium not far off. Levshunov is guy that can potentially hit really big but I have more questions about his IQ and defensive play when compared to Buium/Dickinson.

Cayden Lindstrom is also intriguing case that I still have bit of trouble to figure where he is at.

My favourite forwards after Celebrini are basically Helenius and Iginla right now. Catton, Demidov and Eiserman all fighting for same spot and I could be convinced to have them go before. Its just about picking different upsides.

Zayne Parekh is kind of an intriguing guy who is bit harder to project where he is at. I dont necessarily like his pace always and he can make panick decisions a bit more than i like on defensive side as well when he is pressured.

Still need to watch more Lindstrom after he recovers from his injury and to figure out where he really is at.

T1
Macklin Celebrini

T2
Sam Dickinson
Zeev Buium

T3
Cayden Lindstrom
Artyom Levshunov
Anton Silayev

T4
Konsta Helenius
Tij Iginla
Berkly Catton
Ivan Demidov
Cole Eiserman

T5
Carter Yakemchuk
Zayne Parekh
Adam Jiricek
Henry Mews
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Andrew Basha

T6
Trevor Connelly
Liam Greentree
Aron Kiviharju
Tanner Howe
Ryder Ritchie
Emil Hemming
Sacha Boisvert

 

[User1996]

Actually having some games in for players now and some confidence in opinions now.

Couple of favourite Ds have emerged for me. Dickinson being my favourite and Buium not far off. Levshunov is guy that can potentially hit really big but I have more questions about his IQ and defensive play when compared to Buium/Dickinson.

Cayden Lindstrom is also intriguing case that I still have bit of trouble to figure where he is at.

My favourite forwards after Celebrini are basically Helenius and Iginla right now. Catton, Demidov and Eiserman all fighting for same spot and I could be convinced to have them go before. Its just about picking different upsides.

Zayne Parekh is kind of an intriguing guy who is bit harder to project where he is at. I dont necessarily like his pace always and he can make panick decisions a bit more than i like on defensive side as well when he is pressured.

Still need to watch more Lindstrom after he recovers from his injury and to figure out where he really is at.

T1
Macklin Celebrini

T2
Sam Dickinson
Zeev Buium

T3
Cayden Lindstrom
Artyom Levshunov
Anton Silayev

T4
Konsta Helenius
Tij Iginla
Berkly Catton
Ivan Demidov
Cole Eiserman

T5
Carter Yakemchuk
Zayne Parekh
Adam Jiricek
Henry Mews
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Andrew Basha

T6
Trevor Connelly
Liam Greentree
Aron Kiviharju
Tanner Howe
Ryder Ritchie
Emil Hemming
Sacha Boisvert

I thought I was crazy having Buium so high (he’s my #1 D right now). I think he becomes the best from this class.

Anyways, good to see others are pretty high on him too.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

1. Macklin Celebrini
2. Ivan Demidov
3. Berkley Catton
4. Cayden Lindstrom
5. Sam Dickinson
6. Cole Eiserman
7. Artyom Levshunov
8. Carter Yakemchuk
9. Anton Silayev
10. Konsta Helenius
11. Zahne Parekh
12. Zeev Buium
13. Trevor Connelly
14. Tij Iginla
15. Nikita Artamonov
16. Liam Greentree
17. Kamil Benardik
18. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
19. Henry Mews
20. Igor Chernyshov
21. Tanner Howe
22. EJ Emery
23. Andrew Basha
24. Adam Jiricek
25. Will Shakan
26. Luke Misa
27. Christian Humphreys
28. Aron Kiviharju
29. Miguel Marques
30. Ryder Ritchie
31. Teddy Stiga
32. Sasha Boisvert

Edit: My top 3 is definitely set. As of right now, my 4-12 could pretty much go in any order imo. 13-32 is essentially the same. There are some players I obviously prefer, but I think this is a weaker draft outside of the top 12.

 

[BerthMania]

My list is probably worth less then most others because I don't really watch full games of junior hockey except in international competition and the memorial cup. However, I've listened to every podcast imaginable in french or english about the draft and I've watched highlights of the 32 players I'm ranking here.

#1 Macklin Celebrini
#2 Ivan Demidov
#3 Berkly Catton
#4 Cole Eiserman
#5 Artyom Levshunov
#6 Sam Dickinson
#7 Cayden Lindstrom
#8 Zayne Parekh
#9 Konsta Helenius
#10 Carter Yakemchuk
#11 Zeev Buium
#12 Trevor Connelly
#13 Tij Iginla
#14 Anton Silayev
#15 Michael Brandsegg Nygard
#16 Aron Kiviharju
#17 Andrew Basha
#18 Liam Greentree
#19 Ivan Chernyshov
#20 Nikita Artamonov
#21 Beckett Sennecke
#22 Adam Jiricek
#23 Tanner Howe
#24 Emil Hemming
#25 Sacha Boisvert
#26 Yegor Surin
#27 Henry Mews
#28 Ryder Ritchie
#29 Michael Hage
#30 Maxim Masse
#31 Terik Parascak
#32 Adam Jecho

HM: Cole Hutson, Dean Letourneau, Jesse Pulkkinen, Luke Misa

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

My list for what it's worth (which is nothing). Tiers are roughly in descending order of interest. In other words, I would be ecstatic to get a player from the top tier, less so for the second tier, and so on. I stopped at 22 because that's where my interest in other prospects really drops.


1. Celebrini
2. Demidov
3. Catton
4. Lindstrom
------------------------------
5. Buium
6. Dickinson
------------------------------
7. Helenius
8. Silayev
9. Artamonov
10. Levshunov
11. Brandsegg Nygard
12. Eiserman
13. Iginla
14. Chernyshov
-------------------------------
15 Basha
16. Greentree
17. Misa
18. Jiricek
19. Freij
20 Hemming
21. Sennecke
22. Boisvert
--------------------------------

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

I thought I was crazy having Buium so high (he’s my #1 D right now). I think he becomes the best from this class.

Anyways, good to see others are pretty high on him too.

Out of all the defensive prospects available at the top of the draft, Buium most closely resembles the modern day elite defensemen taking over the game. I'm not as active this year in watching prospects but he gave me the most glimpses of what I seek with a high D-man pick.

 

[User1996]

Out of all the defensive prospects available at the top of the draft, Buium most closely resembles the modern day elite defensemen taking over the game. I'm not as active this year in watching prospects but he gave me the most glimpses of what I seek with a high D-man pick.

Completely. His mobility allows him to do so many things that I just don’t see from the others.

I’d argue the most important ability for a D today is to retrieve the puck cleanly, escape forecheckers, and move the puck up ice. Buium doesn’t spend much time in is own zone because he’s so good at this.

Like, Dickinson is noted as a strong skater, so is Parekh but I don’t see them ever being near as dynamic of skaters as Buium - it closely resembles how Hughes, and Makar can turn on a dime and lose pressure.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

My initial top 32 ranking. This doesn't take into account specific team needs, but does reflect the positional value of D and C over wings:

1. Celebrini
2. Silayev
3. Levshunov
4. Dickinson
5. Demidov
6. Catton
7. Lindstrom
8. Parekh
9. Helenius
10. Buium
11. Iginla
12. Boisvert
13. Freij
14. Eiserman
15. Greentree
16. Connelly*
17. Emery
18. Hemming
19. O’Reilly
20. Mews
21. Brandsegg-Nygard
22. Roberts
23. Bednarik
24. LSW
25. Hage
26. Shuravin
27. Basha
28. Fischer
29. Ritchie
30. Badinka
31. Yakemchuk
32. Sennecke

*I don't know that I am comfortable spending a 1st on Connelly based on character concerns, but this is how I would rank him as player.

 

[Hrabal the Giant]

Here's my March Rankings

I look at things through a fantasy lens as I am in multiple dynasty leagues so I look for upside with productivity and dynamism more than others. Other big traits I seek are heavy compete, solid skating, and NHL projectability. I've listened to tons of podcasts and watched enough video to make your eyes bleed. I'm open to any discussion and disagreements on my list as I am by no means an expert at this.

Tiers are 1, 2-9, 10-22, 23-33, 33-45, 45-75. Sadly you could flip flop 90% of these 45-75 and it wouldn't be much difference to me at this point. After 33, the tiers really drop off and continue to be difficult to determine player upside.

EDIT: I should note I haven't scouted any goalies this year hence why none are in my list. I have a ton on my fantasy rosters and from my listening - I haven't heard any worth spending time on at this time. Seems like a fairly weak class and I likely wouldn't pick any until late 2nd/early 3rd.

1	Macklin Celebrini (C)
2	Ivan Demidov (RW)
3	Berkly Catton (C)
4	Arytom Levshunov (D)
5	Zayne Parekh (D)
6	Zeev Buium (D)
7	Sam Dickinson (D)
8	Cayden Lindstrom (C)
9	Konsta Helenius (C)
10	Liam Greentree (C)
11	Tij Iginlia (RW)
12	Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (RW)
13	Igor Chernyshov (LW)
14	Andrew Basha (LW)
15	Cole Eisermen (LW)
16	Anton Silayev (D) 6'7
17	Nikita Artamonov (RW)
18	Trevor Connelly
19	Carter Yakemchuk (D)
20	Alfons Freij (D)
21	Beckett Sennecke (RW)
22	Luke Misa (RW)
23	Adam Jiricek (D)
24	Michael Hage (C)
25	Raoul Boilard (C)
26	Jesse Pulkkinen (D)
27	John Mustard (RW)
28	Dominik Badinka (D)
29	Miguel Marques (CW)
30	Jett Luchanko (RW)
31	Simon Zether (C)
32	Lukas Fischer (D)
33	Teddy Stiga (C)
34	Ryder Ritchie (RW)
35	Tanner Howe (LW)
36	Henry Mews (D)
37	Emil Hemming (RW)
38	Terik Parascak (RW)
39	E.J. Emery (D)
40	Yegor Surin (C)
41	Veeti Väisänen
42	Tomas Galvas (D)
43	Sasha Boisvert (C)
44	Harrisson Brunicke (D)
45	Leon Muggli (D)
46	Charlie Elick (D)
47	Daniil Ustinkov (D)
48	Will Skahan (D)
49	Leo Sahlin Wallenius (D)
50	Matvei Shuravin (D)
51	Ondrej Kos (LW)
52	Sam O'Reilly (C)
53	Will Zellers (C)
54	Clark Caswell (LW)
55	Lucas Pettersson (D)
56	Cole Hutson (D)
57	Julius Miettinen (LW)
58	Matvei Gridin
59	Dean Letourneau (C) 6'6
60	Colton Roberts
61	Maxim Masse (RW)
62	Spencer Gill
63	Justin Poirier (RW)
64	Aron Kiviharju (D)
65	Marek Vanacker (LW)
66	Ben Danford (D)
67	Adam Jecho (C) 6'5
68	Aatos Koivu
69	Topias Hynninen
70	Christian Humphreys (LW)
71	Stian Solberg (D)
72	Cole Beaudoin
73	Tarin Smith (D)
74	Tuomas Suoniemi
75	Anthony Romani (C)

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Is there a chance that Ottawa could end up with Levshunov and Brandsegg-Nygård?