2024 NHL Draft Thread

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

On TSN LeBrun says the Flyers made an aggressive pitch for BJ's 4th OA offering 12th OA, a roster player, and next year's first.

The BJs said no.

Shades of Eric Lindros.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Figured we'd hear about the need for a free agent third string goalie... Ignatjew may be promising, but up until now he's been bouncing around in second tier AllSvenskan and Metis leagues. Like Rittich or Zagidullin, he'll need an adjustment period in the American League.

I wonder if Dansk is still an option.

[cral12]

Sandman's Big Board
(with direct links)
(went down a bit of a rabbit hole making these - also in the original post of this thread)

Final Draft Rankings (Top 100):

1) C Mack Celebrini https://bit.ly/macklincelebrini
2) RW Ivan Demidov https://bit.ly/ivandemidov
3) D Artyom Levshunov https://bit.ly/artyomlevshunov
4) D Sam Dickinson https://bit.ly/sam_dickinson
5) D Zeev Buium https://bit.ly/zeevbuium
6) LW Tij Iginla https://bit.ly/tijiginla
7) D Zayne Parekh https://bit.ly/zayparekh
8) D Anton Silayev https://bit.ly/AntonSilayev
9) RW Beckett Sennecke https://bit.ly/BeckettSennecke
10) C Berkly Catton https://bit.ly/berklycatton
11) D Carter Yakemchuk https://bit.ly/CarterYakemchuk
12) C Cayden Lindstrom https://bit.ly/caydenlindstrom
13) C Konsta Helenius https://bit.ly/konstahelenius
14) C Cole Eiserman https://bit.ly/ColeEiserman
15) C Michael Hage https://bit.ly/Michael_Hage
16) LW Ivan Chernyshov https://bit.ly/IgorChernyshov
17) RW Liam Greentree https://bit.ly/LiamGreentree
18) RW Ryder Ritchie https://bit.ly/RyderRitchie
19) RW Michael Brandsegg-Nygard https://bit.ly/MichaelBrandseggNygard
20) LW Trevor Connelly https://bit.ly/TrevorConnelly
21) RW Yegor Surin https://bit.ly/YegorSurin
22) D Adam Jiricek https://bit.ly/AdamJiricek
23) RW Emil Hemming https://bit.ly/EmilHemming
24) D Stian Solberg https://bit.ly/StianSolberg
25) C Jett Luchanko https://bit.ly/JettLuchanko
26) RW Terik Parascak https://bit.ly/TerikParascak
27) D Alfons Freij https://bit.ly/AlfonsFreij
28) C Lucas Petterson https://bit.ly/LucasPetterson
29) C Sacha Boisvert https://bit.ly/SachaBoisvert
30) D Cole Hutson https://bit.ly/ColeHutson
31) D Henry Mews https://bit.ly/HenryMews
32) LW Nikita Artamonov https://bit.ly/NikitaArtamonov

33) LW Marek Vanacker https://bit.ly/MarekVanacker
34) D EJ Emery https://bit.ly/EJEmery
35) RW Matvei Gridin https://bit.ly/MatveiGridin
36) D Aron Kiviharju https://bit.ly/AronKiviharju
37) D Leo Sahlin Wellenius https://bit.ly/LeoSahlinWallenius
38) C Cole Beaudoin https://bit.ly/ColeBeaudoin
39) LW Tanner Howe https://bit.ly/TannerHowe
40) C Dean Letourneau https://bit.ly/DeanLetourneau
41) LW Andrew Basha https://bit.ly/AndrewBasha
42) RW Maxim Masse' https://bit.ly/MaximMasse
43) D Noel Franson https://bit.ly/NoelFransen
44) D Dominik Badinka https://bit.ly/DominikBadinka
45) RW Sam O'Reilly https://bit.ly/SamOReilly
46) D Jesse Pulkkinen https://bit.ly/JessePulkkinen
47) D Charlie Elick https://bit.ly/CharlieElick
48) C Julius Miettinen https://bit.ly/JuliusMiettinen
49) D Harrison Brunicke https://bit.ly/HarrisonBrunicke
50) C Linus Eriksson https://bit.ly/LinusEriksson
51) RW Miguel Marques https://bit.ly/MiguelMarques
52) C Luke Misa https://bit.ly/LukeMisa
53) D Spencer Gill https://bit.ly/SpencerGill
54) D Lukas Fischer https://bit.ly/Lukas_Fischer
55) RW Justin Poirier https://bit.ly/JustinPoirier
56) LW Teddy Stiga https://bit.ly/TeddyStiga
57) RW Adam Jecho https://bit.ly/AdamJecho
58) RW Brodie Ziemer https://bit.ly/BrodieZiemer
59) D Ben Danford https://bit.ly/BenDanford
60) C Simon Zether https://bit.ly/SimonZether
61) C Raoul Boilard https://bit.ly/RaoulBoilard
62) C Kamil Bednarik https://bit.ly/KamilBednarik
63) D Colton Roberts https://bit.ly/ColtonRoberts
64) D Veeti Vaisanen https://bit.ly/VeetiVaisanen
65) D Luca Marrelli https://bit.ly/LucaMarrelli

66) D Will Skahan
67) D Tarin Smith
68) RW Jacob Battaglia
69) LW Melvin Fernstrom
70) LW John Mustard
71) C Christian Humphreys
72) LW Max Plante
73) D Daniil Ustinkov
74) LW Hagen Burrows
75) D Adam Kleber
76) D Leon Muggli https://bit.ly/LeonMuggli
77) G Emil Vinni https://bit.ly/EemilVinni
78) LW Will Zellers
79) G Ilya Nabokov
80) RW Kasper Pikkarainen
81) G Kim Saarinen
82) C AJ Spellacy
83) D Tory Pitner
84) LW Ollie Josephson
85) D Gabriel Eliasson
86) D Matvei Shuravin
87) RW Ondrej Kos
88) LW Eriks Mateiko
89) D Niilopekka Muhonen
90) D Jakub Fibigr
91) D Sebastian Soini
92) C Clarke Caswell
93) G Carter George https://bit.ly/CarterGeorge
94) C Aatos Koivu https://bit.ly/AatosKoivu
95) G Ryerson Leenders
96) D Anthony Cristoforo
97) C Nathan Villeneuve

98) C Alexander Zetterberg https://bit.ly/AlexanderZetterberg
99) RW Carson Wetsch
100) Tomas Lavoie

***
Sandman profiles direct link, including prospect tiers:
https://bit.ly/2024nhldraftprofiles

All 244 are embedded on our rankings mammoth spreadsheet on that page.

[JurassicTunga12]

[Bonded]

My old boss is related to Catton and kid sounds like a gem. Even more on board now lol

[V1nnyTh3Flam35Fan]

Here’s a Google sheet compiling draft prospect rankings for this year’s 2024 draft:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...fxmntAbBg/edit

Red colour code means prospects that may be available at #9 or within top ten according to rank and standard deviation.

Blue colour code means prospects that may be available at #28 or within top 32 according to rank and standard deviation.

Also check tab 2, where I compile scouting reports from the hockey YouTube channel. Blue chip prospects.

Comment which prospect you would pick at #9 (besides Tij Iginla) and #28. Provide some feedback on my Google sheet.

[Royle9]

Thanks Vinny.

I make my own every year and compile the lists just to see how accurate people are.
I also check my own too

This is great if someone else does it!

[Sandman]

Merry Draftsmas Eve everyone!!!!

[Heavy Jack]

Cheers for all the work you’ve put into this draft class as always Sandman and Cral; I feel as prepped as ever!

Hoping for Iggy because it just seems fated.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Merry Draftsmas Eve everyone!!!!

You did a fantastic job this draft season Sandman. Keep on keeping on.

[cral12]

Tossed together one last mock draft - only went one round as even that will inevitably go sideways quickly I'm guessing.

In version 1.0 Flames landed Catton & dman Harrison Brunicke.
In this one, I won't spoil it lol - they land another forward and a different D.
It's admittedly a little out there and would be one wild ride. Might as well have fun...

Sit back and enjoy (or spit out your beer)
(feel free to break the seal and post in this thread feedback - I'm not being that secretive...; )

Direct link:
http://bit.ly/upsidenhlmockdrafts

Also in Twitter thread form for those who still partake:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1806523020946915411

[Enoch Root]

if Demidov fell to 9...

no, don't even think about it

[dammage79]

Is Demidov the guy they really want?

I wonder if he's actually a center like some ppl have said .

Boy the idea of Demidov as a Flame is titillating. Don't let us down Conny!!

[InternationalVillager]

Man if Demidov....Flames player? No I can't believe that.....

[dammage79]

Flamesnations staff writers did a mock and had the Flames taking 2 centers. Helenius and Basha

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

Man if Demidov....Flames player? No I can't believe that.....

Me neither. One can dream though. Star player upside.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by dammage79

You did a fantastic job this draft season Sandman. Keep on keeping on.

You too, dammage!

[Sandman]

Question: What do we do if the player the Flames pick isn't anybody on our radar?

Not likely to happen, but you never know....

[sch19lks]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Question: What do we do if the player the Flames pick isn't anybody on our radar?

Not likely to happen, but you never know....

It will be very level headed here I’m sure

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Question: What do we do if the player the Flames pick isn't anybody on our radar?

Not likely to happen, but you never know....

Sharpen the pitchforks for 5 years and wait for Jankowski 2.0.