Official 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

Have to go BPA, regardless of position.

I agree, always, with your first pick. I'm just hoping the best player that's available when we pick is a centre or defenceman.

 

[Appleyard]

They are going to get a really good player... a guy who will immediately be the #2 prospect in the pool.

But have a feeling that BPA will be a winger tbh.

 

[BiggE]

They are going to get a really good player... a guy who will immediately be the #2 prospect in the pool.

But have a feeling that BPA will be a winger tbh.

It’s the Flyers. I fully expect them to draft our next 2 way 3rd line center or a large shutdown Dman who at best rises to the level of a 4/5 player.

 

[BernieParent]

They are going to get a really good player... a guy who will immediately be the #2 prospect in the pool.

But have a feeling that BPA will be a winger tbh.

They will have the chance to get a really good player. We will see in a few years whether they do. And that isn't solely an indictment of their talent evaluation: good picks can have bad outcomes, as we have all witnessed.

 

[Appleyard]

It’s the Flyers. I fully expect them to draft our next 2 way 3rd line center or a large shutdown Dman who at best rises to the level of a 4/5 player.

Thankfully unless they reached on Boisvert I dont think there is a C in that range who fits that bill... tbh I think the only C likely in their range (and he wont be BPA) is Hage.

On D... yeh, Silayev has some risk in terms of top end. But he will be gone by then.
Jiricek worries me in some ways, but think ~12 is too high for him to be a serious contender.

Tbh #12 in this draft on paper? Not many guys who are likely to be picked who have a high level of "bust potential". They SHOULD get at least a 2nd liner winger or 2nd pairing Dman barring a very off the wall pick or some bad luck.

 

[BernieParent]

One interesting side story to the first round will be whether Iginla gets by the Flames.

 

[Appleyard]

One interesting side story to the first round will be whether Iginla gets by the Flames.

I hope he does not.

He is a good player and I like him... but it would increase odds one of the higher end Dmen fell.

 

[Henry Miller]

One interesting side story to the first round will be whether Iginla gets by the Flames.

I would like Iginla but if he gets drafted by the Flames that probably means there is a good chance of a big name “faller” that makes it to the Flyers

 

[Appleyard]

I mean:

Celebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom
Levshunov, Silayev, Dickinson

I think are the 6 guys pretty much guaranteed to be gone by ~9-10.

Then if Iginla goes to Flames at pick #8-9?

That is 7 guys gone.

And:

Catton, Helenius
Buium, Parekh

Left with only 4 picks likely ahead of the Flyers.

Now, ofc the first 11 off the board could be the 11 listed here!

But:
Greentree, Eiserman, Brandsegg-Nygard
Yakemchuk

would be 4 guys who I think between them? 1 might be be taken ~8-11 alongside Iginla... and in turn one of likely Helenius, Buium or Parekh would be there. (I think Catton might fall but would be crazy if he fell past 10)

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I mean:

Celebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom
Levshunov, Silayev, Dickinson

I think are the 6 guys pretty much guaranteed to be gone by ~9-10.

Then if Iginla goes to Flames at pick #8-9?

That is 7 guys gone.

And:

Catton, Helenius
Buium, Parekh

Left with only 4 picks likely ahead of the Flyers.

Now, ofc the first 11 off the board could be the 11 listed here!

But:
Greentree, Eiserman, Brandsegg-Nygard
Yakemchuk

would be 4 guys who I think between them? 1 might be be taken ~8-11 alongside Iginla... and in turn one of likely Helenius, Buium or Parekh would be there. (I think Catton might fall but would be crazy if he fell past 10)

Watch Eiserman or Nygard fall to the Panther's pick. So get something like Parekh and Eiserman/Nygard in the first round sounds like a pretty damn good pull.

 

[Appleyard]

Watch Eiserman or Nygard fall to the Panther's pick. So get something like Parekh and Eiserman/Nygard in the first round sounds like a pretty damn good pull.

Aha. I think the odds of that are tiny. NHL scouts love Nygards game. Especially with the playoffs he is having. And Eiserman will probably fall a bit... but not past ~14-15 I guess.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Aha. I think the odds of that are tiny. NHL scouts love Nygards game. Especially with the playoffs he is having. And Eiserman will probably fall a bit... but not past ~14-15 I guess.

If Benson can fall to 13th, they have a chance to fall that far as well. But we'll see. Would be nice!

 

[BernieParent]

It’s the Flyers. I fully expect them to draft our next 2 way 3rd line center or a large shutdown Dman who at best rises to the level of a 4/5 player.

If last year's draft is any way a template, they will make a good pick at 12 and then use the Panthers' pick for a "fit" prospect.

 

[Rebels57]

If last year's draft is any way a template, they will make a good pick at 12 and then use the Panthers' pick for a "fit" prospect.

The first pick is always Brieres and the second pick is always Flahrs. I think we know what Humpty Dumptys pick will be. He likes em' big and meaty.

 

[FLYguy3911]

They're going to be hot and horny for centers and defensemen and they're probably going to try to trade up like the last two years.

 

[BiggE]

I mean:

Celebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom
Levshunov, Silayev, Dickinson

I think are the 6 guys pretty much guaranteed to be gone by ~9-10.

Then if Iginla goes to Flames at pick #8-9?

That is 7 guys gone.

And:

Catton, Helenius
Buium, Parekh

Left with only 4 picks likely ahead of the Flyers.

Now, ofc the first 11 off the board could be the 11 listed here!

But:
Greentree, Eiserman, Brandsegg-Nygard
Yakemchuk

would be 4 guys who I think between them? 1 might be be taken ~8-11 alongside Iginla... and in turn one of likely Helenius, Buium or Parekh would be there. (I think Catton might fall but would be crazy if he fell past 10)

I don’t think Eiserman falls out of the top 10. For all his faults, the guy scores goals, a whole lot of goals. Unlike our coach, many GMs value that.

Kid gives me a bit of a Brett Hull vibe. Obviously not saying he’s gonna score 600+ goals in the NHL, but I think he’s gonna be a guy who routinely puts up 40+ in his prime and that’s a very valuable player.

 

[BernieParent]

They're going to be hot and horny for centers and defensemen and they're probably going to try to trade up like the last two years.

Q: What does the 12th pick and Frost get the Flyers?
A: the 13th pick

 

[BiggE]

Just for shits and giggles, if the Flyers win the lottery and move up to 2OA, who are you taking?

For me, it’s Demidov.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Just for shits and giggles, if the Flyers win the lottery and move up to 2OA, who are you taking?

For me, it’s Demidov.

Trade back and still take Demidov.

 

[Henry Miller]

I haven’t paid attention to Eiserman but it seems people have really soured on him. Is he still a no brainer pick if he falls to the Flyers?

 

[BiggE]

I haven’t paid attention to Eiserman but it seems people have really soured on him. Is he still a no brainer pick if he falls to the Flyers?

I have him 8th on my list so yeah, probably. But I have him higher than most.

 

[Henry Miller]

I have him 8th on my list so yeah, probably. But I have him higher than most.

Yeah, if you told me before last draft that we would end up with Michkov and Eiserman I would have thought that’s about as well as things could go. It feels like the Flyers haven’t had a legit “goal scorer” in forever so I’d be content with Eiserman

 

[snoop88]

It would be very Philadelphia to get the wrong Iginla.

 

[Random Forest]

Catton would be a slam dunk if he’s there, but he almost definitely won’t be. Same with Buium.

Eiserman possibly (probably?) will be there, and it would be hard to pass that up. Players with that profile have very little risk of being less than a 30 goal scorer. But that’s really pushing the bounds of “best player available” vs “need” given the lack of high end center and D talent in the org.

Between Helenius, Parekh, Eiserman, and Iginla, I really have no clue who I’d prefer of the realistic options to be available at 12.

 

[iceman42]

Just for shits and giggles, if the Flyers win the lottery and move up to 2OA, who are you taking?

For me, it’s Demidov.

Countering your jinx. When we get pushed back to the 13th pick because Pittsburgh got #4 lol.