HF Habs: 2024 NHL Draft Thread

[sampollock]

Not to mention the Habs were ready to trade down if Scherbak wasn't there.

what a waste of a pick .....

 

[McGees]

Welp...Super Demidov now makes Lindstrom look smol.

 

[Shutdown]

According to a Russian scout interviewed by Scott Powers (who covers the Chicago Blackhawks for The Athletic), Demidov is now 6' 04'' (184 cm).

He doesn't fit the undersized moniker anymore, he's average now.

184 cm, so 6 foot and .04 inches - just over 6 foot, not 6'4" in case anyone was confused

 

[le_sean]

No I've just been here long enough to know when someone has formulated an opinion they won't change and when its fruitless to discuss further.

Everything in the way you structured your argument was, no matter what you say to support your guy, I'm gonna pretend it doesn't matter.

No, he’s just not good because not a lot of defencemen come out of the Swiss league. Not like the noted defencemen factory, the KHL

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

This lmao. Like is he making up questions and answering them himself or…

Jimmy Rabbitte: So, lookin’ back Jimmy, what have you learned from your experience with The Commitments?

Jimmy Rabbitte: Well, that’s a tricky question, Terry. But as I always say, we skipped the light fandango, turned cartweels ‘cross the floor. I was feelin’ kinda seasick, but the crowd called out for more.

Jimmy Rabbitte: That’s very profound Jimmy! What does it mean?

Jimmy Rabbitte: I’m f***ed if I know,Terry!

 

[Michelangelo]

People are gonna be disappointed if they expect Reinbacher to be a franchise top pairing defenseman tbh

 

[McGuires Corndog]

People are gonna be disappointed if they expect Reinbacher to be a franchise top pairing defenseman tbh

I still don’t understand the pick. Even if you’re risk-adverse and don’t want to take a chance with Michkov, Ryan Leonard was right there.

 

[Leto]

According to a Russian scout interviewed by Scott Powers (who covers the Chicago Blackhawks for The Athletic), Demidov is now 6' 04'' (184 cm).

He doesn't fit the undersized moniker anymore, he's average now.

To me, the most interesting part of the interview is that a player on the last year of his contract cannot be loaned out, i.e. Demidov cannot be loaned to Sotchi next season. SKA might bury him in the MHL/VHL, since it is clear he wants to leave for the NHL.​

 

[Runner77]

Again let’s clarify… D2 means 1st pairing Dman (D1 & D2)

Dunno, thought it was already clear.

 

[The Last Red]

People are gonna be disappointed if they expect Reinbacher to be a franchise top pairing defenseman tbh

Makar is franchise. Werenski is top pairing. If he’s Werenski level that’s perfectly fine. There are very few franchise d-men.

 

[McGees]

Same people freaking out about Reinbacher that freaked out about Slaf?

 

[sampollock]

Same people freaking out about Reinbacher that freaked out about Slaf?

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Kid hasn't played one game in NHL and already people are writing them off

So I did want LeonardSo I did want Leonard

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I still don’t understand the pick. Even if you’re risk-adverse and don’t want to take a chance with Michkov, Ryan Leonard was right there.

Yeah, Ryan Leonard, the 3rd best player on his line, two years in a row... Too bad the Habs missed out on that talented young player...

 

[The Last Red]

Yeah, Ryan Leonard, the 3rd best player on his line, two years in a row... Too bad the Habs missed out on that talented young player...

Ryan Leonard is a heck of a player. He’s also better than Gabe Perreault, if that’s who you’re also referring to.

 

[sampollock]

Ryan Leonard is a heck of a player.

He was the guy I wanted

 

[Runner77]

I enjoy reading contributions to this thread but I can’t remember a time when opinions on top 10 players were so divided and even diametrically opposed.

As a result, I don’t believe anything anyone says in here anymore. A decision I needed to make just to safeguard my sanity.

 

[Habs Icing]

Makar is franchise. Werenski is top pairing. If he’s Werenski level that’s perfectly fine. There are very few franchise d-men.

You obviously have not been reading the Habs forum. There are at least 5 or 6 just in this draft.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Expect the unexpected

-Bob Gainey

 

[le_sean]

I enjoy reading contributions to this thread but I can’t remember a time when opinions on top 10 players were so divided and even diametrically opposed.

As a result, I don’t believe anything anyone says in here anymore. A decision I needed to make just to safeguard my sanity.

Watch the place explode when they go off the board and pick someone no one is mentioning, like MBN.

 

[Habs Icing]

I enjoy reading contributions to this thread but I can’t remember a time when opinions on top 10 players were so divided and even diametrically opposed.

As a result, I don’t believe anything anyone says in here anymore. A decision I needed to make just to safeguard my sanity.

You want to safeguard your sanity yet you still come to this thread. You're playing with fire.

 

[sampollock]

Watch the place explode when they go off the board and pick someone no one is mentioning, like MBN.

Trust me I've been thinking about that

 

[ryan callahan]

Just ******* draft Dickinson and don't screw up. He's an obvious NHL star. He's got every tool.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Just ******* draft Dickinson and don't screw up. He's an obvious NHL star. He's got every tool.

100% agree. Dickinson is going to be a good one.

 

[Runner77]

You want to safeguard your sanity yet you still come to this thread. You're playing with fire.

I’ll still read the thread cause there are a lot of posters I follow throughout the year who contribute here.

It’s just that for the purpose of this year’s top 10, I won’t be investing myself in any of them. In a way, their varied stances are confirming the generally held pundit view that there is no consensus after the first pick.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Grant has also correctly called 3-of last-4 Habs 1st round selections…someone is feeding him some info…


Again let’s clarify… D2 means 1st pairing Dman (D1 & D2)

People need to put respect on Grants name. I get it, he’s a dick. But absolutely has called a bunch of our picks, going way way back. I remember butting heads with him over McCarron. McCarron was a complete unknown until Grant started talking about him and called that we’d take him. That to me was all the proof I needed that he had serious contacts within the organization.