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Top 15 Forward rankings for this draft

Draft Class: 2024
Created By: Caufield
Published: May 6 at 5:52 p.m.
Lottery Winners:
  1. Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks (2→1)
  2. Logo of the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens (5→2)
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-Risk: 1/10 :None Reward: 10/10
2Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-Risk: 3.5/10 :Playing in the MHL again could hurt development (Has said he is going to NA asap, so that shouldn't be a big risk for that) Reward: 10/10
3Logo of the San Jose Sharks-Risk: 3/10 :Injuries Reward: 9/10
4Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-Risk: 2/10 :Possibly lower talent then a few guys under Reward: 8/10
5Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-Risk: 3/10 :Consistency Reward: 8.5/10
7Logo of the Ottawa Senators-Risk: 4/10: Translation to NA Reward: 7/10
8Logo of the Seattle Kraken-Risk: 4.5/10: Translation to NA Reward: 8/10
9Logo of the Calgary Flames-Risk: 3.5/10: Size Reward: 7.5/10
10Logo of the New Jersey Devils-Risk: 7/10 :Questionable work ethic and poor level on other parts of his game Reward: 10/10
11Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-Risk: 6/10 :Off-ice issue, and questionable on ice decisions (like hit against Canada in U18s) Reward: 9/10
12Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-Risk: 4/10 :Defense as a true center Reward: 6/10
13Logo of the Minnesota Wild-Risk: 4/10 :Polish a bit of everything Reward: 6/10
14Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Pittsburgh PenguinsRisk: 5/10 :Skating Reward: 6/10
15Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-Risk: 6/10 :Russia? Adjusting to NA, and the power-forward role in NA Reward: 7.5/10
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-

Top Comments

May 6 at 6:24 p.m.
#1
NHLfan10506
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I think the risk with bigger guys who dominate juniors is that they are dependent on size…and it’s not something they can count on at next level.

It is why we have seen so many big fellas bust out in recent years…(and inversely why we have seen so many littles underdrafted).

So I think “size” risk can work both ways.
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May 6 at 7:05 p.m.
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Caufield
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Quoting: NHLfan10506
I think the risk with bigger guys who dominate juniors is that they are dependent on size…and it’s not something they can count on at next level.

It is why we have seen so many big fellas bust out in recent years…(and inversely why we have seen so many littles underdrafted).

So I think “size” risk can work both ways.


True true. However If we’re looking at examples such as Lindstrom specifically, he is so good even without particularly using his size. Even if he has trouble using it in the NHL, he will find another way to get points, similar to how Dach plays for example. But definitely a guy like Greentree or even Sennecke (although he also doesn’t seem crazily size dependent) will need to adapt to the NHL
May 6 at 7:27 p.m.
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Quoting: Caufield
True true. However If we’re looking at examples such as Lindstrom specifically, he is so good even without particularly using his size. Even if he has trouble using it in the NHL, he will find another way to get points, similar to how Dach plays for example. But definitely a guy like Greentree or even Sennecke (although he also doesn’t seem crazily size dependent) will need to adapt to the NHL


I was thinking more of Lindstrom vs Catton…Size seems like the only real thing that puts former over the ladder (and injuries for both now too). But maybe we are dinging Catton too much for size….the results have been pretty good.
May 6 at 10:24 p.m.
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Respectfully, you’re way too high on Sennet. He shouldn’t be in the top 10 of this draft. Maybe top 15 but I doubt it
May 7 at 7:30 a.m.
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Respectfully, you’re way too high on Sennet. He shouldn’t be in the top 10 of this draft. Maybe top 15 but I doubt it

I don’t think I am, and I’ve done my scouting on this man.
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