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

[Doug Prishpreed]

Tij Ignila's not his old man though. He's not a power forward. He's a 6' tall mid-range finisher who seems more like Jack Quinn than Jerome Iginla in how he plays the game.

I watched some of his tape this weekend and he didn't look like Quinn in the slightest. He sometimes went for the hit first and worried about the puck later. Granted I need to see more before making any kind of claims, but that doesn't jibe with the little bit I've watched so far.

 

[Chainshot]

I watched some of his tape this weekend and he didn't look like Quinn in the slightest. He sometimes went for the hit first and worried about the puck later. Granted I need to see more before making any kind of claims, but that doesn't jibe with the little bit I've watched so far.

I’ve watched both at their respective level and I don’t get PF vibes from Tij at all.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

I’ve watched both at their respective level and I don’t get PF vibes from Tij at all.

I'm not sure I even know what a PF is specifically. I guess he really isn't one in that he isn't a bruiser, but he does his own working/fighting for the puck, and seems to get a ton of his goals in the high danger areas, unlike Quinn or anyone on the Sabres.

 

[Chainshot]

I'm not sure I even know what a PF is specifically. I guess he really isn't one in that he isn't a bruiser, but he does his own working/fighting for the puck, and seems to get a ton of his goals in the high danger areas, unlike Quinn or anyone on the Sabres.

Quinn did that in Ottawa.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Quinn did that in Ottawa.

The only thing that looks like the same to me is how they both just snap the puck immediately, without needing even a second to set up or anything. I only watched Quinn's highlights, mostly, and also have a bad memory, so I'm sure I missed him finishing so many checks and winning so many puck battles along the boards. I don't remember that standing out to me at the time.

Quinn also seemed to score from all over the place, where as Tij seems to drive towards to net more forcefully and have a sweet area. I don't think he had a single fight though, so I wouldn't expect him to be his dad.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

They're in the range where it depends on whether there's a big run on defensemen which means a forward like Catton dropping. I still have hope for Helenius, but wouldn't be too surprised if they're sitting 11 / 12 they take a swing at Sennecke. Growth spurt so supposedly up to 6'3+, fast, likes contact and appears to be a riser in the rankings. In my personal rankings I have him sitting at 13th, ahead of Greentree

 

[The Blunder Years]

What prospects have the highest ceilings in our range? I still want us swinging for the fences with these picks

 

[Old Navy Goat]

My personal top 15 rankings
Tier 1
1. Celebrini

Tier 2
2. Demidov
3. Levshunov
4. Dickinson
5. Lindstrom

Tier 3
6. Silayev
7. Yakemchuk
8. Iginla
9. Catton
10. Buium

Tier 4
11. Parekh
12. Helenius
13. Sennecke
14. Brandsegg-Nygard
15. Greentree

 

[Jim Bob]

Flames GM Conroy Discusses Potentially Drafting Tij Iginla - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

With all the hype surrounding it, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy took some time to discuss the potential of drafting Tij Iginla.

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[MarkusKetterer]

If we draft from 8-11, the only players we should be looking at are:

1 - Iginla (won't be available)
2 - Greentree (might not be available)
3 - Brandsegg-Nygard (definitely available)

It's time to draft for need since our dumbass GM clearly can't address needs through trades.

I love Iginla’s game, and if you check out the first couple of pages on this thread I mentioned drafting him. Of course that was before he rocketed (no pun intended) up the standings.

If we miss out, there’s always his brother Joe who is available in 2026.

 

[Chainshot]

Demidov playing in a few minutes:

 

[Gabrielor]

I've started drinking the Demidov koolaid.

Even though only a lotto win gets him to Buffalo.

 

[Faceboner]

I've started drinking the Demidov koolaid.

Even though only a lotto win gets him to Buffalo.

I think he has a higher offensive ceiling than crlebrini where celebrinin looks like a future bona-fide 1c putting up a fantastic ncaa freshman year and demimedov is up against lower competition in the mhl he looks like a potentially more dynamic player when all is said and done

 

[Chainshot]

I've started drinking the Demidov koolaid.

Even though only a lotto win gets him to Buffalo.

I'm curious if he Michkov's his draft position.

Edit - almost immediately after posting that highlight, he scored again.

 

[Gabrielor]

I'm curious if he Michkov's his draft position.

Edit - almost immediately after posting that highlight, he scored again.

i think Michkov got A LOT more hype than this kid, which led to a lot more 'will Russia make it so he can't leave?'

haven't heard that with Demigod. Just that he's insanely competitive and skilled (and a so-so skater)

As someone probably in a rare camp of thinking that the Sabres have drafted a surplus of small skill, but none of it appears to be elite (except maybe Benson), this kid is currently 2 on my board now.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Michkov got the hype because he was able to play internationally before they shutout the Russians. He outperformed Bedard in those tournaments, then came the ban and he shuffled around due to SKA politics

 

[Jim Bob]

How Teddy Stiga went from projected seventh-round pick to a potential first-rounder in 2024

He’s a coach’s dream… every team needs a Teddy Stiga.”

www.dailyfaceoff.com

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Chainshot]

Great interview with Troy Pitner, a RHD in this draft:

Meet Tory Pitner, the 2024 NHL Draft's most interesting man

What makes Tory Pitner tick? Who does he model his game after, and why? What does his future hold? All that more in this exclusive Q&A.

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My autocorrect does not like him.

 

[truthbluth]

Haven't been paying strict attention this year because the Sabres have soured my taste for hockey, but I'm watching the frozen four, and, let me tell ya, going off of Bob's list, if there are really 12 players and 5 skaters better than Zeev Buium this is an all time draft. That kid is a freaking stud. Has everything but size and he doesn't play small. Something tells me the rankings are off. He's got to be a top 5 pick, right?

 

[Chainshot]

Haven't been paying strict attention this year because the Sabres have soured my taste for hockey, but I'm watching the frozen four, and, let me tell ya, going off of Bob's list, if there are really 12 players and 5 skaters better than Zeev Buium this is an all time draft. That kid is a freaking stud. Has everything but size and he doesn't play small. Something tells me the rankings are off. He's got to be a top 5 pick, right?

I can see him top 10 in the 2nd batch of five (6-9 range).

 

[Gabrielor]

Assuming:

San Jose Sharks	Macklin Celebrini
Chicago Blackhawks	Ivan Demidov
Anaheim Ducks	Artyom Levshunov
Columbus Blue Jackets	Sam Dickinson
Montreal Canadiens	Cayden Lindstrom
Arizona Coyotes	Anton Silayev
Ottawa Senators	Berkly Catton
Calgary Flames	Tij Iginla

That leaves us with Parekh, Buium, and Yakemchuk.

Of the 3, I prefer Yakemchuk or Buium.

 

[Gabrielor]

2nd rounder I like: Raoul Boilard

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Assuming:

San Jose Sharks	Macklin Celebrini
Chicago Blackhawks	Ivan Demidov
Anaheim Ducks	Artyom Levshunov
Columbus Blue Jackets	Sam Dickinson
Montreal Canadiens	Cayden Lindstrom
Arizona Coyotes	Anton Silayev
Ottawa Senators	Berkly Catton
Calgary Flames	Tij Iginla

That leaves us with Parekh, Buium, and Yakemchuk.

Of the 3, I prefer Yakemchuk or Buium.

I'd go Yakemchuk or Helenius

2nd round I'm on the Jecho or Miettinen bandwagon

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Assuming:

San Jose Sharks	Macklin Celebrini
Chicago Blackhawks	Ivan Demidov
Anaheim Ducks	Artyom Levshunov
Columbus Blue Jackets	Sam Dickinson
Montreal Canadiens	Cayden Lindstrom
Arizona Coyotes	Anton Silayev
Ottawa Senators	Berkly Catton
Calgary Flames	Tij Iginla

That leaves us with Parekh, Buium, and Yakemchuk.

Of the 3, I prefer Yakemchuk or Buium.

Silayev will not go that high...he's going to be one of the big droppers, based on what almost everyone who watches him has been saying this season -- he hasn't improved at all, and all he really brings is size with not much else. He's not even close to Simashev.

Buium and Parkek cold also easily go above Dickenson. So could Greentree or Eiserman.

After a top 4 of Celebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom, and Levshunov, these players are all basically the same tier so mocking them is kind of pointless without inside info on who the teams have been drooling over.