2024 NHL Draft Picks 11, 43, 75, 107, 108, 171, 203, 222

[My Cozen Dylan]

As of now, we pick 8th. If that sticks, the pick should move to the front of the line in terms of tradable assets.

But if we keep it, Parekh or Yakemchuk please. But I know Adams will take another undersized forward.

 

[Fearnot]

As of now, we pick 8th. If that sticks, the pick should move to the front of the line in terms of tradable assets.

But if we keep it, Parekh or Yakemchuk please. But I know Adams will take another undersized forward.

I'm all about drafting Zayne

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

As of now, we pick 8th. If that sticks, the pick should move to the front of the line in terms of tradable assets.

But if we keep it, Parekh or Yakemchuk please. But I know Adams will take another undersized forward.

That would be Berkly Catton where we pick, unless I'm forgetting somebody. He seems to be ranked all over the place.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

That would be Berkly Catton where we pick, unless I'm forgetting somebody. He seems to be ranked all over the place.

Either him or Helenius.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

My current tiers are as follows, forwards first as 2 through 9 are pretty much interchangeable depending on taste. Within the tiers I went higher floor as someone like Helenius at worse ends up a 200' 3c, while I see Catton topping out as a mid 6w. For defensemen Levshunov and Silayev have 1D potential, while Dickinson looks at worse to be a 20+ min 3D

1a Celebrini
2a Demidov
2b Lindstrom
3a Helenius
3b Catton
3c Iginla

1a Levshunov
1b Silayev
2a Dickinson
3a Yakemchuk
3b Parekh

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

My current tiers are as follows, forwards first as 2 through 9 are pretty much interchangeable depending on taste. Within the tiers I went higher floor as someone like Helenius at worse ends up a 200' 3c, while I see Catton topping out as a mid 6w. For defensemen Levshunov and Silayev have 1D potential, while Dickinson looks at worse to be a 20+ min 3D

1a Celebrini
2a Demidov
2b Lindstrom
3a Helenius
3b Catton
3c Iginla

1a Levshunov
1b Silayev
2a Dickinson
3a Yakemchuk
3b Parekh

Surprised you have Demidov over Lindstrom based on higher floor.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Surprised you have Demidov over Lindstrom based on higher floor.

I went back and forth on those 2 but Demidov is a special talent. I can't see him being less than a 2W while Lindstrom looks more of a 2/3C. I wonder how much his success is based off his skills as he's not really a play driver

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[lecherous]

Watched a lot of euro games this year and I'm all in on Helenius really wherever we pick - I really think he might be the best player in this whole draft.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

So how about Carter Yakemchuk, he just put up another 2g1a to best Jake Bean's Hitman record for goals by a defenseman. He'll be right in their draft area so I hope he's at the top of their tier chart

 

[Chainshot]

So how about Carter Yakemchuk, he just put up another 2g1a to best Jake Bean's Hitman record for goals by a defenseman. He'll be right in their draft area so I hope he's at the top of their tier chart

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

So how about Carter Yakemchuk, he just put up another 2g1a to best Jake Bean's Hitman record for goals by a defenseman. He'll be right in their draft area so I hope he's at the top of their tier chart

Yes.

 

[Zman5778]

2024 NHL Draft consensus big board: Macklin Celebrini, defensemen lead midseason list

Our consensus midseason draft board digs into one of the most interesting defense classes in years, and more.

theathletic.com

Never heard of this Max Bultman. Looks like he was The Athletic's DRW beat guy and maybe got a promotion? Anywho.......

the top of the class is certainly coming into view, with Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini emerging as a clear-cut No. 1. But who will be behind him?

As The Athletic compiled its 2024 midseason consensus big board, the answer was far from conclusive. Compiling the composite ranking, though, revealed some of the most divisive, and most unanimously loved, prospects in this class. On defense, for example, there is near unanimous love for Michigan State’s Artyom Levshunov, who finished second on the consensus list, but there are differences of opinion about the rest of what looks like a rare-level defense crop.

Top defensemen

RANK	PLAYER	POSITION	PRONMAN RANK	WHEELER RANK	PETERS RANK	MCKENZIE RANK
2	Artyom Levshunov	RHD	5	2	2	3
3	Anton Silayev	LHD	2	5	4	2
7	Sam Dickinson	LHD	7	8	6	7
T9	Carter Yakemchuk	RHD	3	12	10	12
T9	Zayne Parekh	RHD	10	6	12	9
12	Zeev Buium	LHD	12	7	11	13
14	Adam Jiricek	RHD	13	17	15	14

No idea why the forwards won't paste as nicely.....

1 - Celebrini
T4 -- Lindstrom
T4 - Demidov
6 - Eiserman
8 - Catton

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Scout’s Analysis: Ranking the top 40 prospects for the 2024 NHL Draft – Sportsnet.ca

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Old Navy Goat]

I had a premonition that the lottery balls fell in the Sabres favor so they traded 1OV to Columbus for Jiricek + their first. KA then drafted Lindstrom to add nastiness to the top 6

 

[Zman5778]

I had a premonition that the lottery balls fell in the Sabres favor so they traded 1OV to Columbus for Jiricek + their first. KA then drafted Lindstrom to add nastiness to the top 6

While your scenario is nice.......I'm not sure that I'd so willingly hand CBJ a C duo of Celebrini/Fantilli for the forseeable future.

If we win #1, I'm staying put and putting Celebrini as our 1C and making the league deal with Celebrini/Tage/Cozens for years.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

While your scenario is nice.......I'm not sure that I'd so willingly hand CBJ a C duo of Celebrini/Fantilli for the forseeable future.

If we win #1, I'm staying put and putting Celebrini as our 1C and making the league deal with Celebrini/Tage/Cozens for years.

In my scenario I would also have Tage on the first bus out of town. My center spine then moves to nastiness and grit

 

[Fly Boy]

In my scenario I would also have Tage on the first bus out of town. My center spine then moves to nastiness and grit

Tage/Mitts/Celebrini and move Cozens to wing. Trade Quinn/JJ to fill holes and get the nastiness.

 

[Zman5778]

My center spine then moves to nastiness and grit

This assumes that Lindstrom pans out how he's projected.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

This assumes that Lindstrom pans out how he's projected.

I'm waiting for more Lindstrom - Yakemchuk games as watching those 2 trying to kill each other is the height of entertainment

 

[Zach716]

I had a premonition that the lottery balls fell in the Sabres favor so they traded 1OV to Columbus for Jiricek + their first. KA then drafted Lindstrom to add nastiness to the top 6

Completely random internal thought but I’ve been feeling 99.9% certain the balls will fall in our favor for Celebrini. Regardless of if the odds are against our favor.

If that happens get ready for other fanbases to hate us for landing 18, 21, and 24. Oilers had a stigma about them for such a long time.

Let’s see if it comes to fruition

 

[Der Jaeger]

While your scenario is nice.......I'm not sure that I'd so willingly hand CBJ a C duo of Celebrini/Fantilli for the forseeable future.

If we win #1, I'm staying put and putting Celebrini as our 1C and making the league deal with Celebrini/Tage/Cozens for years.

Plus there's a bylaw in the CBA about having two players of any one position on the team who's name ends in "i."

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Completely random internal thought but I’ve been feeling 99.9% certain the balls will fall in our favor for Celebrini. Regardless of if the odds are against our favor.

If that happens get ready for other fanbases to hate us for landing 18, 21, and 24. Oilers had a stigma about them for such a long time.

Let’s see if it comes to fruition

The Sabres have never moved up from the draft lottery. I'll argue that to the rest of the board...TO THE DEATH!!!