Prospect Info: The 2024 NHL Entry Draft Thread

[henchman21]

Plenty wanted that done last draft and then they ended up with Ritchie and Gulyev.

Goulash is probably a tad down in value, Ritchie a tad up. Neither are an amazing flex. They are in the rough area of what you'd expect out of a late 1st... guys who show potential, but really won't impact the NHL for another ~2-3 seasons at a high level.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Plenty wanted that done last draft and then they ended up with Ritchie and Gulyev.

I mean they’re decent prospects, but still guys that almost every team in the league has guys like that if not better.

 

[RockLobster]

Continuing to play around with a mock draft simulator, and am noticing these names right around the 122, 132, and 137 range, that I wonder if they make any sense:

-Austin Burnevik, RW (USHL)
-Sebastian Soini, RD (Ilves U20)
-Owen Allard, C (OHL) (Friend of the show, attended developmental camp this last summer)
-Christian Kirsch, G (U20-Elit)
-Ilya Nabokov, G (KHL)
-Lucas Van Vliet, LW (USNTDP)
-Paul Meyer, LD (DEL)
-Sam McCue, LW (OHL)
-Brendan McMorrow, LW (USNTDP)
-Mac Swanson, C (USHL)
-Noa Vali, G (Liiga)

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Take a gamble and draft Sam O’Reilly and hope he can develop further

 

[Chiarelli]

trade all the picks. get some depth for next year.

 

[The Abusement Park]

trade all the picks. get some depth for next year.

Problem is there’s no cap space. So will be interesting to see what they do.

 

[henchman21]

-Mac Swanson, C (USHL)

I'd go to bat for this kid any day of the week. He's a Fing gamer. Zucc 2.0

 

[RockLobster]

I'd go to bat for this kid any day of the week. He's a Fing gamer. Zucc 2.0

Oh yes, I am definitely aware of your affinity for him.

Any thoughts on the others?

 

[henchman21]

Oh yes, I am definitely aware of your affinity for him.

Any thoughts on the others?

Lots of thoughts, none of them worth anything.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

trade all the picks. get some depth for next year.

Poor drafting and trading all the picks is kind of why they have no depth right now.

Plus, you can find depth players easily at the deadline. MacFarland farted and got two fourth liners in a span of 30 minutes this year.

 

[PAZ]

Poor drafting and trading all the picks is kind of why they have no depth right now.

Plus, you can find depth players easily at the deadline. MacFarland farted and got two fourth liners in a span of 30 minutes this year.

CMac got 2 of the better bottom 6 players at the deadline and they did jack all. I really like Bednar, but his inability to be flexible to the player's he's given is starting to get old. Trenin and Duhaine were ineffective because he neutered what those 2 do best.

So the list of depth player's that actually fit Bednar's system is pretty low.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Well I certainly wouldn’t call Duhaime one of the better ones, but Trenin was.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Well I certainly wouldn’t call Duhaime one of the better ones, but Trenin was.

I felt like Duhaime was really starting to click a bit in the regular season then fell apart in the playoffs; whereas I was not impressed with Yakov until the playoffs started and then I don't know if he turned a switch or something inside my head just clicked but I thought he was really good in the playoffs. Like I'd like to see him around against next season good, but I doubt we've got the money.

 

[tigervixxxen]

They cost 3 assets to acquire. There’s never a shortage of Kivirantas and Chris Wagners though.