HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Lockin17]

Not against any of your choices, they’re all fine, but I hate trading down, especially for more picks. Considering we might have the biggest prospect pool in the league (quantity wise), I don’t want more picks or prospects. I’d need an NHl ready quality prospect and the 9 spot, so that rules out the Flames in that scenario.

I’d say just take the one you prefer and roll with it.

The plan would be this

MTL : #5
for
CGY : #9 + #28
------
MTL : #25 + #28
for
Caps `#17
or
NYI: #18

#9 = Helenius/Catton/Iginla
#17/#18 = Greentree/Hage/Sennecke

 

[austin316]

I’m convinced CBJ will be taking Lindstrom so if we want him we will need to trade into the top 3.

 

[Riggins]

You could also threaten Calgary that you're taking Iggy unless they do this:

To Calgary: #5
To Montreal: #9 and Calgary drops the protections on their 1st next year

 

[Andrei79]

You could also threaten Calgary that you're taking Iggy unless they do this:

To Calgary: #5
To Montreal: #9 and Calgary drops the protections on their 1st next year

Yeah, no.

 

[Riggins]

Yeah, no.

That's what Calgary would say, the downside is huge for them on that.

 

[Andrei79]

That's what Calgary would say, the downside is huge for them on that.

Yeah, no. Both teams say no. Montreal doesn't get anything tangible and risk dropping from the 5th pick for literally nothing, which would make them look completely foolish.

 

[Lockin17]

You could also threaten Calgary that you're taking Iggy unless they do this:

To Calgary: #5
To Montreal: #9 and Calgary drops the protections on their 1st next year

Rather have the Canucks first pick this year

 

[Shutdown]

Barron, maybe up to 16-17th? He is still somewhat young but is losing value by the minute.
Harris, you can add him all you want, you aren't moving up. Guy holds very little value.
Struble, maybe move to 20th.

you're either overestimating Barron or underestimating Harris here - who is 1 year older than Barron, not 5 or 6.

not arguing what either player is worth in a trade-up scenario. just that you're discounting a guy who's an easy 6th-7th defenceman on half the teams in the league.

 

[Andrei79]

I mean, we all want the best player possible, but isn't it reassuring that whatever happens, the team is getting a heck of a prospect ?

 

[Nicko999]

I mean, we all want the best player possible, but isn't it reassuring that whatever happens, the team is getting a heck of a prospect ?

It's the wrong way to look at it. Our direct competitors (our tanking friends lol) are getting an even better prospect theoretically.
The important thing is drafting well. Did we get a hell of a prospect in 2018 when we drafted KK 3rd overall?

 

[Andrei79]

It's the wrong way to look at it. Our direct competitors (our tanking friends lol) are getting an even better prospect theoretically.
The important thing is drafting well. Did we get a hell of a prospect in 2018 when we drafted KK 3rd overall?

Yeah, it definitely isn't the wrong way to look at it, considering your next sentence and example from 2018 literally nullifies what you just said previously, as there were star players up to the 12th pick. Team needs to draft well, no shit lmao. Picking 5th should help with that. The direct competition only matters if they're in the same competition window. The teams in the top 4 are looking to stay there for a while.

 

[River Meadow]

I’m convinced CBJ will be taking Lindstrom so if we want him we will need to trade into the top 3.

They can take him then.

 

[The Last Red]

The plan would be this

MTL : #5
for
CGY : #9 + #28
------
MTL : #25 + #28
for
Caps `#17
or
NYI: #18

#9 = Helenius/Catton/Iginla
#17/#18 = Greentree/Hage/Sennecke

No.

 

[austin316]

They can take him then.

We are going nowhere in the playoffs with more undersized players like Catton. We need Lindstrom.

 

[River Meadow]

We are going nowhere in the playoffs with more undersized players like Catton. We need Lindstrom.

If CBJ takes Lindstrom it means someone else is dropping to us...

Maybe the 6ft7 Russian D man Silayev...

 

[Lockin17]

We are going nowhere in the playoffs with more undersized players like Catton. We need Lindstrom.

So Crosby, Mckinnon, Bedard, Keller, Jack Hughes etc... are all in the 5,11 just like Catton
This guy is not Undersize like Debrincat or CC

Hughes : 5,11 , 170 pounds , 4 years older
Catton : 5,11 , 165 pounds .

 

[Doublechin]

So Crosby, Mckinnon, Bedard, Keller, Jack Hughes etc... are all in the 5,11 just like Catton
This guy is not Undersize like Debrincat or CC

Hughes : 5,11 , 170 pounds , 4 years older
Catton : 5,11 , 165 pounds .

Only one is an elite staying pro center and showed it in his draft year to go first

 

[WeThreeKings]

Leafs proving once again that talent isn't enough if it can't impose itself in the playoffs.

If CBJ takes Lindstrom it means someone else is dropping to us...

Maybe the 6ft7 Russian D man Silayev...

Hughes already confirmed there's pretty much no chance they're taking a LD high

 

[River Meadow]

Hughes already confirmed there's pretty much no chance they're taking a LD high

No one expected them to take Rainbecker last year either..

 

[le_sean]

Sennecke 1 point away from being the OHL point leader in the playoffs. Only been held pointless once in this postseason. That combined with his 22 points in his last 12 regular season games. He’s finally getting used to his crazy growth spurt. I bet a lot of teams are intrigued.

 

[Justin11]

No one expected them to take Rainbecker last year either..

I recall there was chatter that the Habs were seriously considering drafting him if he would be available, which of course they did. If he was LD, chances were that they would go in a different direction.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

No one expected them to take Rainbecker last year either..

We had no depth on the RD

 

[Schooner Guy]

Sennecke 1 point away from being the OHL point leader in the playoffs. Only been held pointless once in this postseason. That combined with his 22 points in his last 12 regular season games. He’s finally getting used to his crazy growth spurt. I bet a lot of teams are intrigued.

Sennecke was listed 5ft10 when Oshawa picked him less than two years ago. He is now 6ft3.

I thought he looked great in the CHL Prospects game. Can stickhandle in a phone booth.

 

[austin316]

I hope we draft one of the top RD prospects if Lindstrom is gone. No interest in Catton or any of the other forwards (besides Celebrini of course).

Yakemchuk would be amazing

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Man hockey fans have such a weird size fetish. Catton is an elite player that constantly attacks the middle of the ice and has an extremely high hockey IQ but because he doesn't make the arbitrary cut off of 6'0" he's not gonna take us anywhere in the playoffs. Nevermind Point, Marchand, Kucherov, Kane, Briere, or any of the other great playoff performers who were considered "small".