2024 Draft

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While it's way too early to make rankings, if some of you want some names to follow and some Junior teams comes to town, this is a decent start:

Pronman: A way-too-early 2025 NHL Draft ranking

A lot can change in the next 12 months, but with the 2024 NHL Draft in the books, let's turn the page to the 2025 group.

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This draft seems weak. So Habs will probably win the lotto.

 

[GGpX]

James Hagens is terrific.

We'll see how good the draft is in a year. Too early to say one what or another.

 

[GEEMAN]

James Hagens is terrific.

We'll see how good the draft is in a year. Too early to say one what or another.

Misa is way overrated

 

[GEEMAN]

This draft seems weak. So Habs will probably win the lotto.

Martone is the target but Habs wont be drafting top 5

 

[GGpX]

Misa is way overrated

When taking his Exceptional Status, sure. But he's still projected as a top 10 pick.

He's no Sean Day, who flat out didn't know how to play.

 

[GEEMAN]

When taking his Exceptional Status, sure. But he's still projected as a top 10 pick.

He's no Sean Day, who flat out didn't know how to play.

Was expecting more in junior but never took off

Does nothing great , needs a big year this year

 

[Habsy]

Sounds like the perfect draft year to move the pick for immediate help.

 

[Krustchev]

This draft seems weak. So Habs will probably win the lotto.

They kind ended up doing that this year, without knowing it at the time.

 

[Habsy]

Demidov could have easily gone second.

Chicago got Berard already, had they not he was gone at 2.

 

[Habsy]

Or look at it this way, if Demidov was in next year's draft he'd likely be ranked #1.

 

[Sal_Butera]

They kind ended up doing that this year, without knowing it at the time.

Your giddiness is mind blowing Comrade

 

[Krustchev]

Your giddiness is mind blowing Comrade

This was a total gift. We’ve needed a potential 90-100 point scorer since Damphouse and Turgeon left . . . 25 years ago.

 

[Habsy]

Your giddiness is mind blowing Comrade

It's really not if you know Krustchev.

 

[Habsy]

This was a total gift.

Yes Greeks love people that love gifts. Ask the Trojans.

 

[GGpX]

Marinaro's still a shitty interviewer, but Alain Chainey is a great listen:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXYLUeT0_U

 

[Rolex]

Demidov could have easily gone second.

Chicago got Berard already, had they not he was gone at 2.

still don't get Chicago....they totally drafted for need....it's usually a bad idea to draft dmen #1 or #2.......the last one to merit his ranking was Hedman at #2.....15 years ago.....before him, probably Pronger.....

Even Makar went #4......maybe Dahlin is a legit #1 stud, but i'm sure more GM's would take Quinn Hughes over him.....

 

[GEEMAN]

still don't get Chicago....they totally drafted for need....it's usually a bad idea to draft dmen #1 or #2.......the last one to merit his ranking was Hedman at #2.....15 years ago.....before him, probably Pronger.....

Even Makar went #4......maybe Dahlin is a legit #1 stud, but i'm sure more GM's would take Quinn Hughes over him.....

Hawks took a legit top pair D , no issue with that at all

 

[Sal_Butera]

still don't get Chicago....they totally drafted for need....it's usually a bad idea to draft dmen #1 or #2.......the last one to merit his ranking was Hedman at #2.....15 years ago.....before him, probably Pronger.....

Even Makar went #4......maybe Dahlin is a legit #1 stud, but i'm sure more GM's would take Quinn Hughes over him.....

I would argue projected top pair D followed by C followed by W are the priority order for teams / scouts at draft table - unless there’s an obvious separation of talent as was the case between Celebrini va the rest of the draft cuvée

 

[Habsy]

Yeah if we had Bedard already I would have likely gone Levshunov also, he's not your typical D. Guy is a horse and a talented one.

 

[Krustchev]

Hawks took a legit top pair D , no issue with that at all

I thought that's what we did last year as well? They must really like Orville since they passed on Michkov AND Leonard, so it wasn't just that they had issues with Michkov. Time will tell if they were right.