Who should the Chicago Blackhawks select 2nd overall in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft?

[Blackhawkswincup]

Vanacker, Badinka and O'Reilly are a bit higher than I would have expected

I see Miettinen hype isn't being bought into here. Firmly planted in mid 40's rather than Button having him in teens

 

[Castle8130]

— Apropos of nothing, one name in our Top 32 that seems to be generating a lot of final week buzz: Guelph Storm centre Jett Luchanko. He’s No. 19, but several scouts told us they feel he’s picking up momentum as we head towards Friday’s draft. Someone to keep an eye on.

Jett Luchanko is the player that Scott brought up in discussions around the 18th pick.

I think the Red Wings will draft one of Luchanko/Helenius/Solberg/MBN. Seems like all 4 guys fit that mold.

 

[TLEH]

“His hockey sense and skills are better than any forward [in the draft] with the exception of [Celebrini and Demidov],” said a scout.

Okay... so the only reason you're ranking Catton at 10-18 scouts is .. because of the size? So we still haven't learned from Benson, DeBrincat, Point for example.. All undersized players who are extremely talented and underdrafted. Also 5'11 174 at 18 isn't even that undersized.

 

[u2wojo]

Yakemchuk ranked a high of #4 and low of #20 with 4 top 10's. If somehow we came out of this draft with Demidov and Yakemchuk even if we end up trading away most of the other picks to do it, I would be beyond ecstatic.

 

[TLEH]

I think the Red Wings will draft one of Luchanko/Helenius/Solberg/MBN. Seems like all 4 guys fit that mold.

I could definitely see that.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Could you imagine Lev + Luchanko?

Riveting stuff...

 

[TLEH]

Could you imagine Lev + Luchanko?

Riveting stuff...

Would definitely be a KD type draft.

 

[Mrfenn92]

— Apropos of nothing, one name in our Top 32 that seems to be generating a lot of final week buzz: Guelph Storm centre Jett Luchanko. He’s No. 19, but several scouts told us they feel he’s picking up momentum as we head towards Friday’s draft. Someone to keep an eye on.

Jett Luchanko is the player that Scott brought up in discussions around the 18th pick.

He’d fit the hawks drafting profile

 

[Putt Pirate]

Bob said 6/10 scouts had Demidov 2nd. 3 had Lev 2nd.

 

[TLEH]

I like Luchanko a little bit more than Moore to be honest, but they still fill similar profiles that I don't really think we need to chase anymore.

 

[TJBrocker]

Do the right thing KD

 

[Drumman44]

Bob said 6/10 scouts had Demidov 2nd. 3 had Lev 2nd.

That only accounts for 9/10. Who is the lone scout who went off the board at #2? Who did they pick?

 

[Larmer83]

If all goes right...

Korchinski-Levshunov
Vlasic-Jones
Del Mastro-Allen
Kaiser

Rinzel says hey. And your top pairing will be in-zone challenged

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

— Apropos of nothing, one name in our Top 32 that seems to be generating a lot of final week buzz: Guelph Storm centre Jett Luchanko. He’s No. 19, but several scouts told us they feel he’s picking up momentum as we head towards Friday’s draft. Someone to keep an eye on.

Jett Luchanko is the player that Scott brought up in discussions around the 18th pick.

I've been really high on Luchanko for awhile. He's a better slightly slower version of Moore. At eighteen he's a great pick.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Powers keeps saying it's Levshunov...

Meanwhile, Doneghey has been made unavailable to the media...

Now why is that?

 

[ClydeLee]

That only accounts for 9/10. Who is the lone scout who went off the board at #2? Who did they pick?

Some public other scouts boards have had Sayliev. Some had Lidstrom with disregarding the injury. Probably 1 of those

 

[TLEH]

I've been really high on Luchanko for awhile. He's a better slightly slower version of Moore. At eighteen he's a great pick.

I also like him more than Moore

 

[Putt Pirate]

That only accounts for 9/10. Who is the lone scout who went off the board at #2? Who did they pick?

That was on the video with Bob on TSN. They didn’t say who the random was.

 

[bwanajamba]

I think a lot of Powers' analysis is informed by Pronman and Pronman adores Levshunov. Maybe that's just my cope but I'm sticking to it.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I also like him more than Moore

Moore is all floor very little ceiling. Easy guy to like he's not a prospect you beat the drum over.

 

[TLEH]

Moore is all floor very little ceiling. Easy guy to like he's not a prospect you beat the drum over.

Luchanko is smarter and uses his tools better.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Luchanko is smarter and uses his tools better.

He's Slaggert with wheels.

 

[Drumman44]

I mean Levshunov would be fine. He is more likely to be Ekblad than Doughty but that’s still a solid player.

At this stage in the rebuild, I’m still hoping the players we draft this high are of the “core piece who will be a Blackhawk for life” variety like the old core

 

[TLEH]

To give some context on the 2019 draft prediction:

3. Chicago Blackhawks​

Alex Turcotte, C, USNTDP-USHL

I was torn between Turcotte and Bowen Byram. Honestly, Byram is probably what the Blackhawks need right now. He could be in their season-opening lineup. But because the Blackhawks have drafted five defensemen in the first two rounds over the past three years and appear set as of now to return at least Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Connor Murphy, Erik Gustafsson and Slater Koekkoek from this past season’s defense, they probably don’t have a spot for Byram. Turcotte likely requires some patience and will probably spend a year in college – he’s committed to Wisconsin – but he seems to have the greatest upside among the forwards after Hughes and Kakko. As one source quite familiar with Turcotte recently said, “He just does a little of everything. His compete factor is what sets him apart. I think he wants it.” Someone else recently used Jonathan Toews at the same age as a comparable. The source completely agreed. He said, “That’s a good comparison. He’s focused and works.” A Toews-like player to one day replace Toews? The Blackhawks could certainly use that. – Scott Powers

Pronman: Turcotte would be my pick here, as well. Between a projected No. 1 center or a No. 1 defenseman, I would always take the center in terms of value to a team and less projection risk.

 

[ClydeLee]

To give some context on the 2019 draft prediction:

3. Chicago Blackhawks​

Alex Turcotte, C, USNTDP-USHL

I was torn between Turcotte and Bowen Byram. Honestly, Byram is probably what the Blackhawks need right now. He could be in their season-opening lineup. But because the Blackhawks have drafted five defensemen in the first two rounds over the past three years and appear set as of now to return at least Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Connor Murphy, Erik Gustafsson and Slater Koekkoek from this past season’s defense, they probably don’t have a spot for Byram. Turcotte likely requires some patience and will probably spend a year in college – he’s committed to Wisconsin – but he seems to have the greatest upside among the forwards after Hughes and Kakko. As one source quite familiar with Turcotte recently said, “He just does a little of everything. His compete factor is what sets him apart. I think he wants it.” Someone else recently used Jonathan Toews at the same age as a comparable. The source completely agreed. He said, “That’s a good comparison. He’s focused and works.” A Toews-like player to one day replace Toews? The Blackhawks could certainly use that. – Scott Powers

Pronman: Turcotte would be my pick here, as well. Between a projected No. 1 center or a No. 1 defenseman, I would always take the center in terms of value to a team and less projection risk.

Because of all the turcotte talk and lose a lot for turcotte memes, I watched him a lot. But I fell out of love with him from that because he seriously had to goals off of a shot. All his goals were dekes or rebounds. He seemed to have nothing from a slot shot even. I got concerned he wasn't a guy who could score enough. I wound up having no-one I loved that draft.

I was never a Byram guy like 75% here were. I just felt he didn't have a real #1 potential. Oddly I think like 3-4 Dmen this draft do have more #1 potential than he did.