Winners and losers of the 2024 NHL draft?

[Legend123]

Obviously I'm biased, but SJ may have walked out of this draft with 5 or 6 legit NHL pieces.

Very unlikely just in general

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No Cups.

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All the Cups.


I'm on both ends of the spectrum.

How does it work being a fan of two teams

It's like having two wives

 

[CanadienShark]

Very unlikely just in general


How does it work being a fan of two teams

It's like having two wives

Nailed it. I say that being a guy with zero wives. I try to please both sides and I constantly let everyone down.

 

[Canadienna]

I am curious to know who Montreal was targeting when they moved up to 21.

It sounds like Hage. They definitely spent of lot of energy following him throughout the year.

I'm guessing they had some intel that one of the 22-25 teams was in on him. Hughes also said they had a backup plan if Hage was gone before 21.

 

[Rooch]

The contention that Anaheim is a loser in this draft because they chose Sennecke over Demidov is so amateur. Look at the players Verbeek has drafted in the first round recently: Carlsson, McTavish, Mintyukov, Sennecke, Solberg, etc. Big, physical bodies that won't be pushed around like Zegras and Terry. Demidov doesn't fit that mold.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Nailed it. I say that being a guy with zero wives. I try to please both sides and I constantly let everyone down.

As a guy with 1 wife, having 2 sounds like a major headache

 

[Yepthatsme]

Seeing lots of people saying Calgary so I’ll go a bit more in depth for anyone reading not sure why they’re listed. Calgary seemingly decided that with an abundance of draft capital this year, they’d bet on high end skill with plenty of question marks knowing that while there will plenty of misses, the players they get will be impact players. Breaking it down by just production, here’s what it looks like:

Player	Round	League	Pos.	Points	GP
Parekh	1 (9)	OHL	D	96	66
Gridin	1 (28)	USHL	RW	83	60
Basha	2	WHL	LW	85	63
Battaglia	2	OHL	RW	65	67
Mews	3	OHL	D	61	65
Hoskin	4	OJHL	RW	100	52
Misa	5	OHL	C	81	66
Jamieson	6	WHL	D	32	66

Plenty of high level of production there, even across the later rounds. Most won’t make it due to their limitations that made them slide to the spot Calgary picked, but the ones who do should have a high level of impact.

 

[AKL]

Sometimes it’s best to not overthink it …. And just take the guys that fall to you

I feel like minnasota has kinda had that happen to them for a few years

Credit to Guerin, he works the phones really well, and has traded up 1-2 spots for both Buium and Wallstedt now. No guarantee either of them make it to the Wild's original pick, but Guerin made sure they secured those guys.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Credit to Guerin, he works the phones really well, and has traded up 1-2 spots for both Buium and Wallstedt now. No guarantee either of them make it to the Wild's original pick, but Guerin made sure they secured those guys.

Fair, i meant it as a compliment... that they were prob considered falling and wild did what they needed to do to grab these guys.

Been a big fan of what Minnasota has done in the draft the last little while(with minimal in terms of high picks)... i feel like the Wild and the Hurricanes just put on clinics.

 

[AKL]

Fair, i meant it as a compliment... that they were prob considered falling and wild did what they needed to do to grab these guys.

Been a big fan of what Minnasota has done in the draft the last little while(with minimal in terms of high picks)... i feel like the Wild and the Hurricanes just put on clinics.

Yeah I'm definitely glad they haven't tried to be the smartest guys in the room. We'll see how they all turn out now, but can't ask for much more yet. We have gotten pretty lucky that some of these guys dropped in the first place though.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Yeah I'm definitely glad they haven't tried to be the smartest guys in the room. We'll see how they all turn out now, but can't ask for much more yet. We have gotten pretty lucky that some of these guys dropped in the first place though.

Getting kiviharju at 122 seems pretty wild(no pun)

Like ritchie at 45 too (i was thinking thats who wed go for at our original 31 pick, or 35)

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Losers: Oilers

That’s about it.

 

[sabremike]

1962 Mets Level Loser: Kevyn Adams.

 

[AKL]

Getting kiviharju at 122 seems pretty wild(no pun)

Like ritchie at 45 too (i was thinking thats who wed go for at our original 31 pick, or 35)

I think most of their picks the last several years have been fallers. Rossi "fell", Boldy fell, Wallstedt, Lambos, Yurov, Heidt, Buium, Ritchie, Kiviharju all considered fallers. It's kind of incredible actually.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I think most of their picks the last several years have been fallers. Rossi "fell", Boldy fell, Wallstedt, Lambos, Yurov, Heidt, Buium, Ritchie, Kiviharju all considered fallers. It's kind of incredible actually.

Stramel too, technically.

 

[Legend123]

Nailed it. I say that being a guy with zero wives. I try to please both sides and I constantly let everyone down.

Haha

Life's story

 

[Turin]

Pittsburgh the big loser. Take this with a grain of salt, as I am a Caps fan.

This organization is struggling with the “in between times”, and seem to be making things worse.

It’s time to blow it up Pittsburgh.

? They got a 2nd for free and made ok picks.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

sharks coming away with celebrini and dickinson makes them the clear winner

Who did they get that pick from?

 

[EddieTheEagle]

Who did they get that pick from?

Originally had #14 via Pittsburgh in the Karlsson deal and then traded with Buffalo for #11 prior to the draft.

 

[scoutman1]

besides Montreal and San Jose...I thought Calgary had a pretty solid draft....Parekh, Gridin, Basha, Mews, Misa all real good picks.

I still think Montreal missed the boat not taking Thomas Lavoie in the draft, they drafted Sawyer just before him.

 

[HoweFan]

What if you added in their two dmen, Solberg and Dickinson? Who won the battle of the best F and D twosome?

 

[Juxtaposer]

What if you added in their two dmen, Solberg and Dickinson? Who won the battle of the best F and D twosome?

Celebrini + Dickinson >>>> Sennecke + Solberg. No shade to the latter two players whom I like a lot but come on, this isn’t close.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

I liked Calgary Minnesota and San Jose off the top of my head

Montreal had a good 1st round

Liked Anaheim’s overall draft

Sawyer is a great pick 100%, kids got 2nd line upside.

 

[Fantomas]

The contention that Anaheim is a loser in this draft because they chose Sennecke over Demidov is so amateur. Look at the players Verbeek has drafted in the first round recently: Carlsson, McTavish, Mintyukov, Sennecke, Solberg, etc. Big, physical bodies that won't be pushed around like Zegras and Terry. Demidov doesn't fit that mold.

So? They've made some picks, none of whom have proven much yet. Time will tell.

 

[Dr Quincy]

No argument that Demidov is a non-stop highlight reel now. But everything that Verbeek does - every single draft pick and trade - is with the playoffs in mind. I really believe that as time and space disappears, Sennecke will not. He proved that in the recent OHL playoffs. I'm not sure we can say the same about Demidov but only time will tell.

How did Demidov do in the MHL playoffs?

Anaheim reached. It may work out, but only time will tell.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I liked the Capitals draft way more than most. I'm higher on Parascak than everyone besides Craig Button, Hutson has very good offensive upside, Muggli has shown he can be a solid pro D as a 17 year old, and Protas was pretty good in the USHL last year. Sure, this draft could backfire on them, but I thought they got solid value, especially since they traded Malenstyn (a 4th liner) for a mid 2nd.