2024 Draft

[Qubax]

You think we can slide to pick 6-8?

I worry we may need to be that high to get Tij.

If Tij goes higher than that, we'll still get a great player there.

...
Also Joe Iginla in 2026 (Would be awesome if that was the Vegas pick)

 

[Lunatik]

You think we can slide to pick 6-8?

I worry we may need to be that high to get Tij.

If Tij goes higher than that, we'll still get a great player there.

...
Also Joe Iginla in 2026 (Would be awesome if that was the Vegas pick)

I think we could get pick 8 or 9.

But I think Montreal and Arizona are too far behind for them to catch us

 

[crackdown44]

8-10 has like a 5-6% of winning the lottery so thats kinda cool

But I agree it doesn’t look like lower than 8 is achievable. We also have to out suck a lot of mid teams just to get to 8

 

[wasunder]

I always maintain in the first round ignore positional need and draft whoever is the best available(but it’s fair to say where we will be drafting there will be a group of players who you could all claim are BPA)

If we select 8-10 and a guy like Iginla is available that’s awesome but if a defenceman like silayev or levshunov slips for any reason you gotta grab them regardless of position.

 

[crazyfisherman]

Honestly the only team i cant see passing us is Pittsburgh, that team looks like its just given up. I think 9 is the number we gonna end up at.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny

 

[Dack]

I think Berkeley Catton is a top 3 player in this draft class and I think he'll be avaliable at 9 or 10.

 

[crazyfisherman]

without watching any of the prospect, I think im reading the tier around something below

Macklin Celebrini

Ivan Demidov
Berkley Catton
Cayden Lindstrom
Sam Dickinson
Cole Eiserman
Artyom Levshunov
Anton Silayev
Zayne Parekh
Zeev Buium

Trevor Connelly
Tij Iginla
Carter Yakemchuk
Konsta Helenius

So baring a lottery win, as long as we are in the top 10 i think its gonna be fine

 

[User1996]

I think Berkeley Catton is a top 3 player in this draft class and I think he'll be avaliable at 9 or 10.

Top 5 without a doubt. Between Demidov, Catton, and Buium I’m hopeful we can get a prospect with game breaking potential if we can just slide down to that ~10 range. Iginla would be a very good consolation as well.

We won’t have our pick of that list, but I’m confident one of them will be around at near 10.

 

[User1996]

without watching any of the prospect, I think im reading the tier around something below

Macklin Celebrini

Ivan Demidov
Berkley Catton
Cayden Lindstrom
Sam Dickinson
Cole Eiserman
Artyom Levshunov
Anton Silayev
Zayne Parekh
Zeev Buium

Trevor Connelly
Tij Iginla
Carter Yakemchuk
Konsta Helenius

So baring a lottery win, as long as we are in the top 10 i think its gonna be fine

Having watched a bunch of draft eligible games this year, I’d have that list split into 4 tiers, and have some movement between your 2nd and 3rd tiers. For example, I have Catton, Demidov, and Buium as significantly better prospects than Parekh or Levshunov.

 

[Qubax]

Yah Catton or Tij would be great.

Would live to somehow get both even if we had to deal our 2nds and a 3rd to move the lower 1st rounder up.

Maybe 9th and 13th would get those two.

If 26 + 2nd, 2nd, 3rd could get us up to 13th for Catton I would do it.

Conroy would benefit from taking some quantity and turning it into quality.

Oh nvm I guess Catton looks like he'll go higher than Tij.

 

[crackdown44]

Devils might be in that 13-14 range and still have interest in Markstrom as well

 

[Qubax]

Devils might be in that 13-14 range and still have interest in Markstrom as well

If we could do Markstrom 25% retention - straight up for the 13th pick I think it would be a good deal.

50% Retention with Holtz

75% Retention with Holtz and a 3rd we add in a 5th

 

[Lunatik]

In less than a week, we've gone from sitting at the 14th pick, to the 11th.

 

[Qubax]

In less than a week, we've gone from sitting at the 14th pick, to the 11th.

Yah, I'm liking that progress up the draft board.

Maybe we only move to 8th-10th, but I could see a lot of losses with our current defense.

 

[Siignal]

At this point, the variance on rankings and lack of consensus beyond Celebrini means that we should be able get a good pick regardless

 

[FLAMESFAN]

At this point, the variance on rankings and lack of consensus beyond Celebrini means that we should be able get a good pick regardless

True, but its nice to be able to get the guy that we want, and not the guy that falls to us.
Almost everyone has the same guys in the top 13, then the fun starts.

 

[crackdown44]

Unless we jump up into the top 3 there’s probably no way we’re passing on Tij if he’s still on the board right? No matter where we pick if it’s in the 8-14 range

 

[FLAMESFAN]

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Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny

Is that Celebrini in a Flames jersey? LOL, Looks good on him!

Unless we jump up into the top 3 there’s probably no way we’re passing on Tij if he’s still on the board right? No matter where we pick if it’s in the 8-14 range

Lots of mocks I've seen have us taking Yak, even when Iginla is available.
But they are just mocks, so....
I don't know how anyone could not be happy with drafting him.

 

[crackdown44]

Is that Celebrini in a Flames jersey? LOL, Looks good on him!


Lots of mocks I've seen have us taking Yak, even when Iginla is available.
But they are just mocks, so....
I don't know how anyone could not be happy with drafting him.

As long as we don’t take one of the LHD

 

[DomBarr]

As long as we don’t take one of the LHD

the Flames aren't good enough to be picky. they need to take the best player available regardless of position or name. Besides the top 3 LD should be better than any of the LD prospects in the system

 

[User1996]

As long as we don’t take one of the LHD

It’s one thing to propose we discriminate based on position, another based on handedness entirely.

Our pool is not good enough to do this.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Nah, it's BPA so long as it's a defenceman or center. No wingers (except maybe Iginla) or goalies.

Contending teams build around the defence and center and it's long past time the Flames followed suit.

Which is why it's a virtual guarantee the Flames will draft a left shot left winger with their first


As an aside, one other thing to keep in mind is if the Flames draft a RHS defenceman (or bring one in via trade or free agency), Brzustewicz might not sign here. There's already 3 RHS ahead of him that play similar styles in Andersson, Weegar, & Miromanov all signed for at least 2 more years. And then there's Pachal who as a stay at home type that even if bottom pairing quality, might not be moved because of need.

 

[IharRB]

16 Tij Iginla C Kelowna DOB: 4-Aug-06 Ht: 5' 11.75\" Shoots: L Iginla has been excellent this season in the WHL for Kelowna and has emerged as a top NHL prospect. The son of Jarome Iginla, Tij is a very talented offensive player. His stickhandling displays stand out constantly. He beats defenders one-on-one at a high rate, and improvises very well with the puck. He skates well and can make high-skill plays with his feet moving. Iginla had a strong shot, scoring a lot of goals this season, and projects to beat pro goalies from range. His pure sense and playmaking don't stand out like the rest of his game, and I wouldn't call him a high-compete type, but he works hard enough. He has the makings of a potential strong top-six wing.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Nah, it's BPA so long as it's a defenceman or center. No wingers (except maybe Iginla) or goalies.

Contending teams build around the defence and center and it's long past time the Flames followed suit.

Which is why it's a virtual guarantee the Flames will draft a left shot left winger with their first


As an aside, one other thing to keep in mind is if the Flames draft a RHS defenceman (or bring one in via trade or free agency), Brzustewicz might not sign here. There's already 3 RHS ahead of him that play similar styles in Andersson, Weegar, & Miromanov all signed for at least 2 more years. And then there's Pachal who as a stay at home type that even if bottom pairing quality, might not be moved because of need.

Brewski will need at least a full year in the AHL, and the good news is there won't be much in his way there. Again - just imagine Poirier & Brzust on the PP!