HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[MarkovsKnee]

Preliminary rankings dont come out til Hlinka tournament.

Rough top 25 rankings:

1. Macklin Celebrini (C) - Boston University
1. Cole Eiserman (LW) - US NTDP
3. Ivan Demidov (C) - MHL (Russia)
4. Artyom Levshunov (RD) - Green Bay (USHL)
5. Aaron Kiviharju (LD) - HIFK (Liiga)
6. Igor Chernyshov (LW) - MHL (Russia)
7. Berkley Catton (C) - Spokane (WHL)
8. Zeev Buium (LD) - US NTDP
9. Linus Ericksson (C) - Djurgardens J20
10. Konsta Helenius (RW) - Jukurit (Liiga)
11. Cole Hutson (LD) - US NTDP
12. Zayne Parekh (RD) - Saginaw (OHL)
13. Cayden Lindstrom (C) - Medicine Hat (WHL)
14. Beckett Sennecke (RW) - Oshawa (OHL)
15. Tomas Lavoie (RD) - Cape Breton (QMJHL)
16. Trevor Connelly (C) - Tri-City (USHL)
17. Anton Olsson (LD) - Mora J20
18. Carter Yakemchuk (RD) - Portland (WHL)
19. Liam Greentree (RW) - Windsor (OHL)
20. Maxim Massé (RW) - Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
21. Sam Dickinson (LD) - London (OHL)
22. Ryder Ritchie (RW) - Prince Albert (WHL)
23. Henry Mews (RD) - Ottawa (OHL)
24. Jesse Heslop (LW) - Everett (WHL)
25. Tij Iginla (C) - Kelowna (WHL)

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[Hope Of Glory]

So I'm guessing you guys already found 7th round sleepers?

 

[Vachon23]

It will be a better year for the QMJHL for sure

 

[Seb]

This year we went for the Jackeyes, next year we're going to reunite the Hutsons.

 

[Michelangelo]

Hope we can get a good D from this good defensemen draft class

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

It will be a better year for the QMJHL for sure

Usually is.

EP notable prospects for the draft already has way more Q players than this draft..

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'll be focusing on forwards but my Leo Carlsson for this draft, i.e. someone not seen as top 5 before going top 5.. is Parekh

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

I'll be focusing on forwards but my Leo Carlsson for this draft, i.e. someone not seen as top 5 before going top 5.. is Parekh

Yessir. And he would be that PP QB d-man, right?

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Hope we can get a good D from this good defensemen draft class

Sam Dickenson will go in the top 10. Probably much higher. I think he is a much better prospect than Mailloux.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Let's draft a goalie. Let's shock the world.

 

[ginomini]

Wow I hadn’t realized James Hagens was not eligible next year!

 

[SlafySZN]

This year we went for the Jackeyes, next year we're going to reunite the Hutsons.

Sad Cole isnt a RHD. We could’ve had

L. Hutson-Reinbacher
Guhle-C. Hutson

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Bold take: they end up trading their 1st+ for a young forward in the same vain as Dach

 

[Fatbiggie]

Bold take 2: we’re going to win the lottery

 

[Cubebrick]

Every though it's leaning towards being a draft heavier on dmen, there's a bunch of interesting forwards who have been solid in their D-1 year. I'm looking forward to watch their progression in this upcoming season.

Catton, Massé, Boisvert, Zether, Eriksson, Brandsegg-Nygard, Chernyshov, Ritchie, Sennecke, Greentree... to name a few.

 

[The Great Weal]

Bold take 2: we’re going to win the lottery

It would have to be a bad draft class for us to win the lottery.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Does it ever end???

 

[ginomini]

So next year I’m putting 50$ on @Goldenhands two favourite prospects mid-February

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Does it ever end???

No.

 

[Jaynki]

In 2012 : hey Preds, why did you picked Filip Forsberg in draft heavy defenseman?

Picking Reinbacher in forward heavy draft is so not an argument against picking Reinbacher.

Lets see how 2024 unfold. I expect Habs to draft lower. Me thinks we fight for a wild card spot.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

If the Habs are going to draft to fill a need in the prospect pool, maybe draft some forwards with size.

 

[Jaynki]

If the Habs are going to draft to fill a need in the prospect pool, maybe draft some forwards with size.

Sometimes you fill a need with the BPA.

They are not exclusive.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Can our next first pick be a guy who scores goals?

 

[The Great Weal]

Can our next first pick be a guy who scores goals?

Don’t you want someone who needs to exert 455% of energy and hard work to occasionally create offense by capitalizing on the other teams mistakes instead of being naturally talented and skilled? Smh ITS LIKE YOU DIDNT EVEN WATCH THE PLAYOFFS

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Bold take 2: we’re going to win the lottery

And not draft Celebrini because we found out he yelled at his teamates & coach once.