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2024 NHL Draft with Descriptions May 9th Top 10

2024 NHL Draft with Descriptions May 9th Top 10

Draft Class: 2024
Created By: DevilsFanZack13
Published: May 9 at 8:37 p.m.
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These picks are just my opinions on where I could see them going. Let me know what you guys think about this top 10. Will do more picks as we get closer to the draft.
Lottery Winners:
  1. Logo of the San Jose SharksSan Jose Sharks (1→1)
  2. Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks (2→2)
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the San Jose Sharks-Best player in the draft. Youngest player ever to win the Hobey Baker award. Lots of scouts say his game is like Jonathon Toews but he has more offensive upside. Easy pick for San Jose.
2Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-With the #2 pick, the Chicago Blackhawks are proud to select Cayden Lindstrom. He’s a big physical center who has speed, skill and isn’t afraid to rough it up. Even though Demidov has a higher upside, a potential 1-2 punch of Bedard and Lindstrom has to be what Chicago is looking for.
3Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-In my opinion, Levshunov is the best all around defenseman in the draft. He’s great offensively and is above average defensively and will only get better. Great skater, makes a great first pass, doesn’t get discouraged in his own zone and is a minute muncher. With Anaheim trading Drysdale for Gauthier, it makes the decision a little easier for Verbeek to draft Levshunov.
4Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-A chance to draft an 18 year old 6’7 210lb defenseman, Columbus easily drafts Silayev. Columbus doesn’t really have a young defensive defenseman in the system and with Jiricek and Mateychuk eventually coming, to have another solid defenseman coming, Columbus will take Silayev.
5Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-Easiest pick in the draft. If Demidov is still available at pick #5, Montreal will draft him.He has the potential to be the superstar that Montreal doesn’t have. In this draft he’s on the same skill level as Celebrini and makes player around him better.
7Logo of the Ottawa Senators-I think this is where we see the first surprise of the draft with Ottawa taking Yakemchuk. Great all around game, has a great shot and loves to shoot the puck. Is a big physical defenseman who also put up a whopping 120 PIMs. Also doesn’t hurt that he’s a right shot defenseman that Ottawa doesn’t have a lot of, especially not any with top 4 potential.
8Logo of the Seattle Kraken-The first 3 1st round picks that Seattle has selected in their existence of the franchise, they’ve all been forwards in Beniers, Wright and Sale. Ron Francis will go with best player available and in my opinion, that’s Sam Dickinson. He’s does everything good but not great. He will be a top 4 defenseman in the NHL, but he won’t wow anyone. He reminds me of Ryan Suter but he’s more physical.
9Logo of the Calgary Flames-I just don’t see Calgary taking anyone else especially if Tij Iginla is there at 9. He’s someone who at the beginning of the season was projected to be a high 2nd round pick, but by the middle of the season he just kept moving up. He isn’t as physical as his dad, but some would say he has a better shot than Jarome. Tij can play center or wing, but has mainly been a center this season.
10Logo of the New Jersey Devils-Just like Calgary and Tij Iginla, I think it makes to much sense for NJ to take Eiserman at pick #10 if he’s there. Jack Hughes needs a winger that he can play with and Eiserman could be that guy. Easily the best shot in the draft and Jack Hughes will have no problem getting him the puck. I thought about NJ possibly taking Catton but hes another small center that some scouts are saying might be a winger in the NHL.
11Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-
12Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-
13Logo of the Minnesota Wild-
14Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
15Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-
16Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
17Logo of the Washington Capitals-
18Logo of the New York Islanders-
19Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-
20Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
21Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-
22Logo of the Nashville Predators-
23Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs-
24Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Edmonton Oilers
25Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-
26Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsLogo of the Boston Bruins
27Logo of the Montreal CanadiensLogo of the Winnipeg Jets
28Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
29Logo of the Calgary FlamesLogo of the Vancouver Canucks
30Logo of the Philadelphia FlyersLogo of the Florida Panthers
31Logo of the Dallas Stars-
32Logo of the New York Rangers-
May 9 at 8:57 p.m.
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Good write-up and some interesting picks.

I think Lindtsrom's injury history (back) may pull him out of running for 2oa.

For NJD...if they leave Buium on table, it would be tough to swallow. Eiserman would be nice too though.
May 9 at 9:27 p.m.
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Demidov will not be there at 5. Even for a team looking for a 'D', they need to take him.
Montreal really fumbled last year letting Mitchkov go - other teams will not let Demidov slide.
May 10 at 9:54 p.m.
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Demidov will not be there at 5. Even for a team looking for a 'D', they need to take him.
Montreal really fumbled last year letting Mitchkov go - other teams will not let Demidov slide.

Was Michkov willing to sign in Montreal? I know ARI passed on him because he wasn’t willing to sign there.
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May 11 at 7:00 p.m.
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Was Michkov willing to sign in Montreal? I know ARI passed on him because he wasn’t willing to sign there.


I believe he would have signed yes. My guess is that the Molson family - the club owners - warned the GM to avoid a repetition of the awful public relations fiasco with Logan Mailloux, which was the last straw for Marc Bergevin.
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