THG's 2024 Mock Draft 

your attention to the prospect pool is one of the many reasons you're the best analyst on this platform. great job brother

Saying "I better get the name right" before getting Carter Yakemchuk's name wrong is really funny

I adore thg if he quit this channel idk where id get my hockey news man other than the athletic id be so bummed

This Draft has the Potential to be one of the Greatest Defensive Classes in NHL History

Looking good in Sharks gear! So would Celebrini and Eiserman - that would be a dream 1st round. That's really good value at #14

Another thing about Eiserman, at the draft combine he said exactly what he needs to work on and say's he's committed to improving those area.

As a fellow lefty, I am impressed that you don't smear your marker when writing. I'm sure going up-to-down helps. 😂

Silayev at 5th for Montreal is literally impossible that happen.. cmon now

I don’t see Montreal taking another Defenceman. They need scoring up front.

bro I swear if the habs draft Silayev...

As a Hawks fan, they really can’t go wrong with Demidov or Levshunov. I lean towards Demidov

Anton Silayev to the Habs is certainly a choice of all time. I don't think the fans want that, I don't the media wants that, I don't think management wants that.

San Jose selects Shannon Skanes from Abbotsford, B.C.

Thg gonna retire in 15 years and 35 yo me is not gonna know what to do anymore

Wooo! Love THG and stoked to watch this. Thank you Shannon for all your YEARS of hard work. ❤

Loving the content keep up the great work Shannon!

I doubt that the Habs will take another defensmen again, I beleive that Tij Iginla will be their choice

Habs missing on Ivan and Cayden would be a disaster.

Outstanding work again Shannon. I enjoy my coffee and your videos first thing every morning. ThankYou!!

This might be the best nhl draft for cool names

Thank you. Been waiting 🔥

Shannon you make these videos that are typically “robotic” (other nhl RU-vidrs) and just make it such a vibe.. great video!

It was cool hearing you on TSN radio earlier today! 👍

Inb4 Utah Hockey Team buys Elite Prospects. 😭

I was born in 1995 and I’m a life long flames fan living in Ontario jarome iginla was drafted in 1995. Now I’m having a son in 3 weeks which is Tij draft year. If it doesn’t happen I’ll be so disappointed

I don't think Chicago will draft Connolly, the mistakes he's made in the past make him controversal, and the Hawks are Controversy averse these days. Don't get me wrong, he's exactly the type of player they need, I just think he's a bit too radioactive for them.

Greentree and Boisvert on the same draft pool projected around same spot is a fun one for every french-english bilingual hockey fans!

Does anyone else feel like Philly is taking Carter Yakumchuk just because he has red hair?

Silayev is a lefty and the habs have like 6 left D that could play it’s next to impossible that they take him unless they trade one of their top Left D like ghule

Always good to see THG in Teal!!!

Thoroughly enjoyable video.

Chicago won’t be touching Connelly even with a 100 foot pole… uhhh look into the controversy about him and you’ll see why he is lower than his skill would put him in the draft

Are you able to throw the link for the prospect comparisons from the hockey news into the description? Thanks!

Hearing that criticism of Eiserman makes me want the Flyers to take him so much more. They’ve needed an outrageously selfish player who can score goals for a really long time. He is exactly what the flyers power play needs.

Jackets wont go for Lindstrom at 4; Back injury will scare them off. Look for them to field offers for the pick to try and move down and take one of their targets (Sennecke?) If they don't get something they like, they'll go for Zeev Buium or possibly even shock everyone and just take Sennece at 4. Edit: I'm legitimately surprised to see Buium go this low in your mock.

Sabres need to draft someone with size, they have too many small forwards already.

Tough to see the Flyers picking another RW when they're extremely deep at that position. If that's how the board falls 1-11, they need to go Cole Eiserman.

I would not like that for the Sens. In this scenario Id rather Iginla or Dickinson at 7th and Ej Emery or Elick at 25, But Id also really want Parekh at 7 but in this scenario he's gone.

Some serious talent on it's way to the NHL. The league is going to be even quicker in a few years.

I think everything in this mock draft makes a lot of sense with the exception of Montréal drafting Silayev at #5. The reason is that Montréal has an oversupply of left-handed defensmen already. Good job buddy !!

Love you hockey guy but the reason Connelly has so much skill but is projected so low is the same reason Chicago can never pick him. Off ice issues. Very well done article a few months ago in The Atheletic detailing the player and issues.

I just got to say that you are the best hockey analyst period. As for the draft no one on earth knows how it’s going to go. Anyways surprises!!!

Chernyshov hoping that one particular aspect of the Nichushkin comparison doesn't land...

Michael Scott : Nope, don't like that

My 2024 top 16 mock draft: 1.) SJS - Macklin Celebrini 2.) CHI - Artyom Levshunov 3.) ANA - Zeev Buium (Moves up because of high hockey IQ) 4.) CBJ - Berkly Catton 5.) MTL - Ivan Demidov (Drops down because Russian factor, i e., Michkov) 6.) UTA - Zayne Parekh 7.) OTT - Sam Dickinson 8.) SEA - Cayden Lindstrom (Drops down because of back injury) 9.) CGY - Tij Iginla 10.) NJD - Anton Silayev 11.) BUF - Carter Yakemchuck 12.) PHI - Cole Eiserman 13.) MIN - Stian Solberg 14.) SJS - Konsta Helenius 15.) DET - Beckett Sennecke 16.) STL - Adam Jiricek

wicked draft

Celebrini and Eiserman are actually best friends as well, they roomed together at Shattuck St. Mary

If the Habs draft a defenceman there will be turmoil in the fanbase lol. I wouldn't be shocked though.

At this point I don’t see a combination of Zeev being at the 10th spot and the Devils having their first round pick happening. But it would be cool to have him. He’s very talented and the Devils need to Jewishmax.

Would be very happy with Eiserman at 14. He has said at the combine he needs to work on his 2-way game and improve his play away from the puck, so he knows where his shortcomings are. I'd also mention that he is best friends with Celebrini and they played together and roomed together at Shattuck. He is headed to BU next season and Pandolfo has him penciled in at center. The USNTDP pretty much encourages these players to be fully offensive and not really focus much on the defensive aspect of the game, so I'm not very worried about him improving in that area. Sennecke would be a great pick for the Sharks at 14 as well if he's available.

I’m sorry, but I disagree with your choice for the 5th pick. As a Habs fans, Silaev at 5th doesn’t make any sense. We need offense depth and we are full to the brim on too many dmen, especially on the left. Kent Hughes especially said publicly that he’s going to go for a Foward. If (hypothetically) both Lindstrom and Demidov are gone at 5th, then Iginla or Sennecke or Catton. If we MUST draft a dman, at least go with Parekh, simply because he’s a right handed and more offensive than Dickinson (even though I like his skills too).

Habs taking a D-man at 5th????? Literally ZEEEEEEEEERO chance of that happening.

In my mock draft, San Jose trades their 1st pick to Buffalo straight up for Kyle Clague. 👍

Thats an epic Sharks jersey.

If all best case comparisons hit, this will go from weak draft to strongest draft ever.

Completely forgot this is the kiviharju draft. What a change of the years, Liljegren-Raty syndrome

Seattle has had scouts in Spokane looking at Catton. I'm sure they hope he'll be available at 8.

6:15 From what I've seen from him, I feel like Chara is a better description of his set of skill and abilities as well as his ceiling. As a remainder, I've only seen one game and a few highlights from him. On the other hand, guys like Pierre Lebrun who's a really good source for habs intel seems to talk about 2 names: Lindstrom and Demidov. So that would make sense that if both of them are gone, they opt for some kind of a sure shot like Silayev is projected to be.

Nice list, I think Stian Solberg will end up being quite good. Had a great world championship

As some who practiced and went to school with Lindstrom he is an absolute gem

i would not be surprised if Demidov drops from 2...scouts haven't been able to watch him much in person and what they have seen has been in the KHL.

the habs are not picking a defenseman we already have like 11

What does Montreal have to dangle so Columbus moves of Lindstrom?

Agree with the Hawks picking a forward (they have enough D prospects with Korchinski and Vlasic already starting, and Del Mastro and Rinzel waiting in the wings), but I'm not sure it will be Demidov.

Doesn't make sense for a mock draft, but I really think both New Jersey and Buffalo trade their pick for immediate help on their roster. They are both in win-now mode and are already stacked with young players and prospects.

Washington either needs to move up and take Yakemchuk as a long term replacement for Carlson or if they're going with a forward they need Eiserman or Connelly. I can't see Washington staying at 17 and passing on Connelly- the talent is too high for that pick and they need it more than most teams in that part of the draft. Bottom line is they need a 1C and a 1RHD but if they can't get that, then they need a scoring winger to play with Leonard. Jiricek might turn into a #4D but Washington is more likely to package other picks and grab a late first for that rather than the 17th. I just think his ceiling is too low for Washington. They got burned on the Lucas Johansen draft pick so I doubt they go with another low ceiling pick. But if you look at their recent picks of Lapierre and Miroshnichenko they've taken the high talent high risk player with these later picks. I suspect they'll do the same if Connelly is there.

Approximately where would Jagger Firkus go if he were in this draft? Love the channel.

I feel like there is a slim chance that ottawa takes a center with the 7th pick when they already have Stu, Shane Pinto, Josh Norris and Ridley Greig

I'll be pissed if the Habs end up drafting another dman...

Carolina owner stated that as long as he owns the Hurricanes they will never draft a Defenseman in the 1st round. I honestly think they are going for a forward

How come the first round of the draft is only 28 slots when there are 32 teams?

@thehockeyguy I agree with the Sharks #14 pick, especially because Cole Eiserman and Celebrini played together at Shattuck, will play together at BU if Celebrini stays And the two apparent remain good friends to this day.

The Blackhawks aren't passing on EJ Emery for a 2nd round winger #18 overall

Solberg is such an interesting case as he is showing he can likely step into an NHL role in maybe another year, which is pretty quick for a defenseman. As a Sharks fan, I'm also curious what they do at 14 given likely the big D names will likely be gone. And Solberg may not drop to 33. So I honestly wonder if they just take a swing to begin getting some higher end stock in their defensive pipeline. Obviously we need a #1 and that's likely not Solberg - but adding a possible solid #2 wouldn't be a bad move either. Especially as our forward pipeline seems to be outpacing the other areas of the roster. On the other hand - Eiserman is a very solid choice, gives you more pop in the top-6 most likely along with Smith / Celebrini / Eklund and possibly a Musty/Haltunnen.

With the lack of depth on D for the Sens, I’d be shocked if their first two picks didn’t include a Dman

Here comes the SWAG! Sophisticated Wild A** Guess

That u goat for giving tij

Isn’t the 24th pick the Flyers pick this year from the Sean Walker trade?

I'd love to see Catton still wearing le bleu blanc rouge!

Can Lindstrom play left/right wing?

Kiviharju was one of the top prospects at some point, but he suffered a serious knee injury (dislocated knee cap etc) so may never reach that potential.

I am really interested to see what this could potentially look like with the potential for a lot of trades in the top 10. NJ and Ottawa open to moving will absolutely cause some wrinkles

2023 thg mock draft has Will Smith to San Jose, Michkov to Montreal and Reibacher to MTL : fans from MTL go YAAAYYY Shannon is a pro.... 2024 thg mock draft has Silayev to MTL, Demidov to Chicago and Lindstrom to Columbus : fans from MTL go Shannon is the worst.... Guys, unless we watched the prospects play we don't know who is good or not, Shannon's take is a great way to open your mind to other prospects. Anyhow, thanks Shannon for your take, it's very different that what we get fed daily from our media! G.

These comparables are ridiculous. Parekh like Burns? Catton like Aho? Just physically these comparables are impossible

There’s been a lot of talk about Hawks going Levshunov at 2. I think they were the only team he had dinner with during the combine

I really don't see the Senators taking a forward in this draft. It's probably Silayev > Perekh = Dickinson = Buium for them (assuming Levshunov is first off the board)

As a Chicago Fan I love the Pick!

If MTL picks another defenseman in the first round with either picks that sends the message to not even bother watching next season … not only they are still clearly rebuilding, but they keep adding to the giant defensemen logjam, while we have glaring holes upfront and the goaltending is patched with duck tape temporarily at best. Outside of Roy, nobody is knocking at the NHL’s door upfront on a team with potentially Gallagher or Anderson on the 2nd line while everyone is healthy.

The Flyers aren't taking another RW. They need to trade some away as it is. Michkov (coming) Konecny, Tippet, Forester, Brink, Atkinson, Hathaway and a few in the AHL knocking on the door.

As a Columbus fan I don't want any part of Cayden Lindstrom. I feel like an 18 year old power forward with major back issues already is a sure fire Blue Jackets bust pick.

With all the off-ice problems Chicago have had recently, i just can't see them taking Trevor Connelly.

As a wild fan I would want Eiserman cause I think the team line up of .Kaprizov, Rossi, Khusnodinov .Boldy JEE Eiserman .Hartman Yurov Zuccarello .Foligno Stramel Ohgren .Faber, Brodin .Theodore/Cychrun?, Middleton .Bogosian, Lambos Wallstedt Would go crazy and would cut the need to get a elite 6th man that I think JEE and Boldy needs, like Fiala with that line was the best and if we could get that with a more developed Boldy and JEE we have 2 dangerous top lines that would make a crazy power play line up and would save us money to get a elite defenseman like Theodore or Chychrun.

Hi Shannon !...

I think Philly gets Eiserman and the get a steal 2nd year in a row.

Love the video as always but i wont lie, this mtl draft is the kind of draft i see them doing in my nightmares. We have nothing at all in term of foward prospect except a couple of maybe 3rd or 4th line players, i see Mesar and Beck as 3 and 4th line players max and the only one i think could play in the top 6 is Roy and he need a lot more work to be able to get there. If Demidov and Lindstrom are out before we pick at 5 i kinda hope we would try to trade back a few spot at take Iginla or Sennecke i wont lie

Any chance Catton drops to #12 Flyers?

Great Draft. Just don't see NJ drafting a defenseman though. I could see them drafting Eiserman, Senecke or even Helenius.

Good mock draft. I don't think that Buium gets drafted after Dickinson though. His upside would seem to be higher.

As a Guelph Storm fan, I'm excited to see who takes Jett.

We need a blunder from the sharks, they need to call the wrong name so Bedard has someone to humiliate goalies with