2024 NHL Draft Thread

[cral12]

Originally Posted by cral12

BREAKING

As promised, Upside Hockey's 2024 NHL Draft Rankings - Spring Edition
Bonus: NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings Combined (using our chief of scouting E-Mac's formula)

"This is our April update to our patented quintessential spreadsheet format, composed by the incomparable Chief of Scouting, E-Mac. Check out the many tabs/sheets (subjects along the bottom) of this spreadsheet. There are too many cool features to list; explore yourself!
We now have in depth scouting profiles from our scout Sandman linked within the rankings spreadsheet under the second column "UH" - simply click on that to be taken to that respective profile.

For this edition, you will notice additional tab NHL-CS, which is our Chief Scout E-Mac's exclusive combining of NHL Central Scouting's normally segregated Final Rankings."

415 prospects included in this edition.

You may notice Tig Iginla's movement up our rankings...

Let us know if you a similar tool to match up against it.

https://bit.ly/upside2024nhldraft

Apologies for the strange AI art in following tweet but playing around and can neither confirm nor deny if this looks anything like our scouting team including E-Mac, Sandman or I.
(if you enjoy our stuff a like/retweet if you still partake in that site would be appreciated)

https://twitter.com/user/status/1782593995304042803

2 more profiles added to officially put us up to 150 - unbelievable work from Sandman!

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Robbob

I don't know why, but the first thing that came to mind is a seagull getting hit by a baseball.

Ironically, a baseball was the last thing that went through that seagull's mind.

[Wastedyouth]

Tij had the 5th highest shot rate in the WHL.

36 even strength goals.

Only 17 of his points were PP points. So he was a point per game player at 5v5.

You can say what you want about the kid but he scores and shoots and generates it all without being reliant on the power play, AT 17.

He's very good.

[Canada 02]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/960/flames-...raft-and-more/

sorry if this has been posted. Conroy interview on the FAN. At the 23:30 mark he talks about the draft. I like the discussion of previous draft picks that didn't pan out, or players they passed on for the wrong reasons. Did not name names, but that makes it fun to speculate. Glad they do a retrospective evaluation of what went right and wrong.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

Tij had the 5th highest shot rate in the WHL.

36 even strength goals.

Only 17 of his points were PP points. So he was a point per game player at 5v5.

You can say what you want about the kid but he scores and shoots and generates it all without being reliant on the power play, AT 17.

He's very good.

That he is. That's why he's ranked just outside the top 10 in a deep draft.

[Royle9]

Eiserman with a hattrick today.
No denying his offense/shot is top tier.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Eiserman with a hattrick today.
No denying his offense/shot is top tier.

I still think he goes top 5.

[Tbull8]

McKenna is insane

[Tbull8]

McQueen ejected for kneeing. Third penalty of the game. Guy needs to reign it in a bit but I hope we get him next year

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

McKenna is insane

Youngest player on the U18 team Canada, ho hum gets player of the game.

Just another day at the office for this kid.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I still think he goes top 5.

I'm kind of warming to the Flames taking him if he's there at 9. I understand that he has holes to his game but in one of the most important skills in the game he's truly elite and I'd rather bet on a team being able to fill in those holes then I would bet on them building a skill of someone else to truly elite.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Parallex

I'm kind of warming to the Flames taking him if he's there at 9. I understand that he has holes to his game but in one of the most important skills in the game he's truly elite and I'd rather bet on a team being able to fill in those holes then I would bet on them building a skill of someone else to truly elite.

While I think he has an elite shot and a great instinct for the game I am really looking at us getting a top end D or a top 6 C hopefully. If I had to choose between Eiserman and Iginla I would chose Tij.

[jaikorven]

Originally Posted by Royle9

I heard through some 2nd hand knowledge, (trust the guy but his source I have no idea) that Lindstrom's injuries that kept him out this season are more serious than originally expected and that its starting to worry some scouts that it could be very long term/lingering issue.

His stock could fall.

I have a question, that is probably easily answered by the folks on his site. Can teams get access to medical records of the draft eligible players prior to the draft? If so, then it is less of a concern in my mind because the teams should have pretty good advice in that scenario and it lessens the risk so much.

[Royle9]

Originally Posted by jaikorven

I have a question, that is probably easily answered by the folks on his site. Can teams get access to medical records of the draft eligible players prior to the draft? If so, then it is less of a concern in my mind because the teams should have pretty good advice in that scenario and it lessens the risk so much.

I believe so, medical testing should be released prior to the combine I thought.

[dissentowner]

Do we select Lindstrom even if he can't do a pull up?

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Do we select Lindstrom even if he can't do a pull up?

Players having all these injury issues this early not a good sign. I would stay away, he is screaming bust.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Players having all these injury issues this early not a good sign. I would stay away, he is screaming bust.

I agree, I was just having a Sam Bennett flashback.

[FlamesAddiction]

I was watching some videos of Silayev, and he is a really unique player. I have never seen a guy that big skate as well as he does. He has the center of balance of a 5' 9" player, but he is 6' 7". You practically never see really tall people with proportions that he has.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Players having all these injury issues this early not a good sign. I would stay away, he is screaming bust.

Yeah, same. Conroy gambled on an injured player last draft, and so far, it's looking a little sketchy. Not that I am giving up on Honzek, but injuries are definitely hurting him. With Lindstrom, I think it's even worse because it's his back. Back issues are one of those things that it seems like once a player has them, they will always have them.

[Erick Estrada]

Or you can profit from a top prospect falling into your lap that normally wouldn't have been available at pick 9. It's going to come down to how comfortable team doctors are about his long term outlook after looking at the medical report. I would be more open to picking him with the injury had the team not selected Honzek last season. Would be tough to have your last two first round picks have their development slowed by injuries.