HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[PavelBrendl]

Earlier this year I had a dream we selected Helenius 8th overall. Guess I’m a f***ing fraud after all.

 

[DrBizz4r3]

With the teams with the best odds to finish second (CHI/SJ) needing top d prospects, do you think there is a possibility of a trade 2 vs 5th ++. They may bet that their prospect will still be there and adding valuable pieces and i think that we are in for quantity for quality. Demidov would be a dream but a small russian winger could make a gm prefer the safe d option. I it almost never happens, but i find it interesting that Hugues say trade up or down if they think that the Bpa at their rank is not a forward

 

[Rozz]

Drafting odds

58.2% chance of drafting 6th or 7th

and 41.8% chace 1,2,3,5... great odd we get someone awesome!!!

 

[KevSkillz4]

Earlier this year I had a dream we selected Helenius 8th overall. Guess I’m a f***ing fraud after all.

Instead, they will draft him 5-6th overall loll.

 

[Rozz]

We don't talk enough about Levshunov on this board.

I have not looked at the dman much as I just want the hight offensive potential this draft... swing for the fences!

that said.. what's your take on him and why should we want him? I'm open to being swayed

 

[KevSkillz4]

So far I'm very happy with the picks Habs scouts made in 2022 and 2023 draft, so I have big faith on scouts to draft the best player possible for Habs team.

Drafting a player like Slaf who have all tools to become one of the best wingers in NHL and Reinbacher potential to become a two-way beast and become the best partner possible for a player like Lane Hutson, that's a huge win for the rebuild.

Go Habs Go, no matter the pick, I have big faith with Habs management!!

 

[Benstheman]

So far I'm very happy with the picks Habs scouts made in 2022 and 2023 draft, so I have big faith on scouts to draft the best player possible for Habs team.

Drafting a player like Slaf who have all tools to become one of the best wingers in NHL and Reinbacher potential to become a two-way beast and become the best partner possible for a player like Lane Hutson, that's a huge win for the rebuild.

Go Habs Go, no matter the pick, I have big faith with Habs management!!

So Helenius it is.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

It's mind boggling how the value of elite hockey IQ often gets dismissed here. In a modern hockey world where almost all top 6 NHL forwards skate and have strong puck skills, hockey IQ is the trait that most often differentiates them.

It is the one and only trait that all elite players have in common.

 

[KevSkillz4]

So Helenius it is.

Helenius is not my first wishlisht, but I will trust Habs management if he is the pick. He have great stats in SM-Liigaa and my favorite scout in this forum is @Goldenhands and he like him a lot. So I would be happy with that.

 

[BenchBrawl]

We will get 1st overall.

The gods have spoken, and they told me we have a great chance at this destinal luck.

 

[morhilane]

Hmmm. I don't trust Marinaro on habs stuff, but the media guys are usually right when they say they wont pick a certain guy.

You don't even need to be an insider to know Eiserman isn't the guy for this Habs management at 5th oa. Just their drafting habits point at it: they focused on players with excellent development curve in their draft year, Eiserman main negative has been his lack of development this season.

 

[River Meadow]

I am curious...

Lindstrom's father is Swedish I would assume? and his mother is black?

 

[sampollock]

Is there a date for the lottery yet?

 

[bopeep]

Is there a date for the lottery yet?

Nothing official but ballpark around May 8th or 9th

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

I am curious...

Lindstrom's father is Swedish I would assume? and his mother is black?

Ummm....there are black people in Sweden as well, about 350,000 so no need to assume that the old man is not of mixed race.

 

[Skip Bayless]

You don't even need to be an insider to know Eiserman isn't the guy for this Habs management at 5th oa. Just their drafting habits point at it: they focused on players with excellent development curve in their draft year, Eiserman main negative has been his lack of development this season.

Meh, the only people I hear talking about Eiserman's bad season is twitter nerds.

Still ranked highly by NHL scouts.

 

[KFlint]

I had a dream that we were drafting 6th and picked Catton. Let’s leave some trails here and see what happens I wouldn’t be mad tbh.

 

[TT1]

234 = dmen book it, we're getting Demidov at 5

if we're 6 or 7 23456 = dmen

 

[Mrb1p]

I have not looked at the dman much as I just want the hight offensive potential this draft... swing for the fences!

that said.. what's your take on him and why should we want him? I'm open to being swayed

He's a massive physical package. He's seriously big, like heavy. He reminds me a lot of Sergachev, big shot, good skater, physical, pushes the pace and he's sometimes lacking in his D coverage but overall D isn't a weakness. His potential is very similar to what Sergachev had pre-draft.

 

[HabsMD97]

I was looking at a few team's drafting history and turns out chicago didnt draft a single defenceman in the first 6 rounds last year. They 100% looked at this draft last year and decided they were just gonna draft D this year instead.

 

[SOLR]

We will get 1st overall.

The gods have spoken, and they told me we have a great chance at this destinal luck.

The gods have spoken, and they told me we have a great dance at this festival's put luck.

 

[crosbyshow]

Analyse complète intéressante et objective de : Catton bs Lindstrom

How Catton and Lindstrom compare against each other in the 2024 draft class

Berkly Catton versus Cayden Lindstrom. Speed versus power. Brain versus brawn. Explaining the differences, and what makes each so special.

nhlentrydraft.com

 

[FrankMTL]

I know i'm late to the party regarding this, so not only is Lindstrom missing the U18's, now Catton is missing them as well? Well, that puts a major damper on that tournament. Was really looking forward to watching Catton on Team Canada.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Meh, the only people I hear talking about Eiserman's bad season is twitter nerds.

Still ranked highly by NHL scouts.

Well...he did fall to #12 for North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings after being at #8 mid-year and at #2 at the beginning of the season.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Just 1 secondary assist so far in 4 games against Prince George for Tij Iginla.

Think some people overreacted to Catton's series against that team. Does this make Catton a better playoff player than Iginla as in 4 games, he had 4 assists?