HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Schooner Guy]

In my view Suzuki is too heavy at 212.....at 30 years it could catch him.

Catton will be at atound 185 to 190 I guess at 22..perfect

Are you going to need to be on suicide watch when Habs draft someone other than Catton in the top 7?

 

[FrankMTL]

He told your mom who told me

 

[1000eeer]

Kasper PIKKARAINEN could be a really good pick for the later rounds.

 

[Hannibal]

Gimme Lindstrom or Iggy and i’m a happy camper.

 

[Mrb1p]

Gimme Celebrini or Demidov and call it a day.

 

[WeThreeKings]

What happened with Eiserman and an interview? I obviously missed something.

Multiple interviews now he's asked about his game and he thinks his two way game is a strength that doesn't need improvement.

 

[Sam I Am]

He is a very good hockey player, but pretty light and gets pushed off the puck too easily. Reminds me a bit of Zegras. He is likely a no draft anyway.

Team Canada and USA are absolutely stacked and its easier to shine in those circumstances. Team Finland is 2 players, the rest are mid/late round picks at best. Team Finland absolutely got steamrolled last tuesday, they just couldnt handle USA forecheck and they got outplayed in all facets oif the game, especially the puck battles.. No excuse for Helenius though, he needs to elevate his game.

Extremely unlikely that the Habs are interested in Connelly especially in the top 7. Just saying that the other top 2024 eligible forwards in the U18 have not convinced me. The true standouts are 2025 and 2026 eligible.

If the Habs have bad luck in the lottery and slide back to 6th or 7th there is an excellent chance that both Demidov and Lindstrom will be off the board. Iginla is a possibility I suppose but I can't help feeling that the BPA at that point will be a defenseman. Maybe Catton is the best bet--too bad he's not playing .

 

[Schooner Guy]

Multiple interviews now he's asked about his game and he thinks his two way game is a strength that doesn't need improvement.

His +/- is 0 in the WU18 right now and his team's GF:GA is 33:7. Hutson is +11.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Sennecke is very very legit. I would not be mad if he is the pick for Habs at 5 or 6.

Catton, Iginla or Sennecke are all good options if Lindstrom or Demidov are not there.

 

[Gustave]

If he’s there with Colorado, I would jump on it

He’s a gamer that is not afraid to go in dirty area and he has one of the best shoot in the draft

I’ll even go Winnipeg on him, I don’t care at this point

I’m walking away with him in my prospect pool. Sue me.

 

[Mrb1p]

I’ll even go Winnipeg on him, I don’t care at this point

I’m walking away with him in my prospect pool. Sue me.

I feel you. People are sleeping on him hard. He's a little ball of hate that can score goals at a rate only Eiserman and Iginla can rival. He's crazy talented.

Were falling head over heels for Sennecke but were ignoring Poirier who's scoring 16 goals in 12 games in the Pos.

If you took away all of 8 poiriers assists, he would be 7th in scoring in the Q's Pos, lmao.

He currently leads the nation in goals, points and PPG. Oh f*** it, plus minus too.

All this while being the youngest draft eligible left in the playoffs.

 

[Gustave]

I feel you. People are sleeping on him hard. He's a little ball of hate that can score goals at a rate only Eiserman and Iginla can rival. He's crazy talented.

Were falling head over heels for Sennecke but were ignoring Poirier who's scoring 16 goals in 12 games in the Pos.

If you took away all of 8 poiriers assists, he would be 7th in scoring in the Q's Pos, lmao.

He currently leads the nation in goals, points and PPG. Oh f*** it, plus minus too.

All this while being the youngest draft eligible left in the playoffs.

My whole fandom resides in this; his goals are translatable to a pro game. He goes hard to the net, strong bottom half body.

That shot is NHL level already, so he has two ways to score. Say you draft Catton at first, Poirier becomes a no brainer from a roster construction POV.

 

[Mrb1p]

My whole fandom resides in this; his goals are translatable to a pro game. He goes hard to the net, strong bottom half body.

That shot is NHL level already, so he has two ways to score. Say you draft Catton at first, Poirier becomes a no brainer from a roster construction POV.

For me, he's one of the reason I wouldn't mind going D or size in the top 5. Reach for him, I don't care.

Something like Lindstrom + Poirier + Elick/Emery and Id be happy.

 

[PavelBrendl]

Reunite two of these kids.

 

[Deebs]

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Reunite two of these kids.

Names please?

????, ???? and Bilbo

 

[PavelBrendl]

Names please?

????, ???? and Bilbo

Mack, Dick, Pear tree

 

[Mrb1p]

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Reunite two of these kids.

How about reuinite all three ???

Names please?

????, ???? and Bilbo

Calel Macklebrini, Dickie Samson and Justune Poire.

 

[Vachon23]

You know what they say, every championship team need there redhead

That’s one of the reason why we need to draft Poirier

 

[Mrb1p]

You know what they say, every championship team need there redhead

That’s one of the reason why we need to draft Poirier

Do they actually say that lmao ? It would explain so much.

 

[JoelWarlord]

You know what they say, every championship team need there redhead

That’s one of the reason why we need to draft Poirier

As long as we're picking Best Ginger Available instead of reaching for need

 

[crosbyshow]

Are you going to need to be on suicide watch when Habs draft someone other than Catton in the top 7?

Yes!! Lol

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

I could see them maybe trade back if player out of their top 5 is selected ahead of us

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

38 minute mark starts the highlights when McCagg talks about him.

 

[Nevins]

Wow!!!!

I just listened Marco D'amico's interview on the French Radio 91.9.

He said that he did about 15 interviews so far with prospects of the June draft and Berkly Catton is the one who impressed him the most:


He said that usually the interviews are 15 minutes long but with Catton's passion of the game the interview was an hour.

He said that he is exactly the type of Martin St Louis cause he is a student of the game.

He gave an example:

Catton told him that last summer he spent hundreds of hours working on his shot but for him it was not enough so he décided to go to a goaltenders camp to speak with them. Catton asked them what were the areas where they were the most uncomfortable in the net. So with the answers that the goaltenders gave him he worked on his shot specically on that.

D'Amico said Catton had the best personnalty he interviewed so far because of his passion , his knowledge of the game etc.

Catton told him thst during the season he watched 15 habs games to study Nick Suzuki's game on 200 foot and Cole Caufield for his release.

I had Catton 3rd overall because of his IQ ( the most important quality for a hockey player). ...this convince me even more..

Agree withthe You.Catton’s hockey IQ and playmaking hability is why he is my favorite,after Demidov.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

You know what they say, every championship team need there redhead

That’s one of the reason why we need to draft Poirier

I wanted it to be Firkus haha