Time to take a look back at last year…..this was our 8.0 Mock Draft. 9.0 never quite made it sadly and it got tied up on another site and well you know how that goes. At any rate….first the Mock and then the actual picks.
Friday means mock draft time. We have looked around and pooled resources to come up with the best 30 for the first round. I am curious to see how our final Mock Draft does compared to all the other “experts”. It should be fun to see. Now to get the list together and a little explanation. Thanks to The Prospect Park for all of his help with his opinions….just an awesome job!!!!
2009 NHL Draft Notes
Updated: 6/20
# 20 – Phoenix Coyotes receive a conditional 2009 or 2010 1st Round Pick, C Matthew Lombardi, and Brandon Prust from the Calgary Flames for Olli Jokinen and 2009 3rd Round Pick
# 26 – New York Islanders receive Ottawa’s (originally San Jose’s) 2009 1st Round Pick and Dean McAmmond from the Senators for C Mike Comrie and D Chris Campoli. Ottawa receives Tampa’s 2009 1st Round pick (from San Jose), along with Filip Kuba, and Alexander Picard from Tampa Bay for Andrej Meszaros. Tampa Bay receives San Jose’s 2009 1st Round pick, Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, and a 2010 4th Round pick from San Jose for Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich.
Also…..
We are now including the uppers and downers from hockeysfuture.com. This will give you an idea of what we are looking at down the road as possible Round 1 draft surprises. A heads up if you will….
Updated 6/20…..
And now our 1-30………we expect much debate after 10 or so. All player profiles can be found on hockeydb.com. Keep in mind, this assumes no draft day trades are made. Insert chuckle here I know. Enjoy our 8.0! May the sunburn heal so I can get most of these picks right….onward! This is why we have guys like Russ Cohen and Darryl Houston Smith helping us out…we need it!!! Just one week left….picks pretty much the exact same…as we head into a pivotal 7 days.
As of June 20th………
1
John Tavares
Ht/Wt:6.00/199 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:London (OHL)
2
Victor Hedman
Ht/Wt:6.06/220 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Modo (Swe JE)
Now seems to be entrenched at 2!
3
Matt Duchene
Ht/Wt:5.10.5/190 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Brampton (OHL)
To me, Duchene might be best of this draft.
4
Evander Kane
Ht/Wt:6.00/170 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Vancouver (WHL)
This may not be as set as first thought.
5
Magnus Paajarvi Svensson
Ht/Wt:6.01/187 lbs
Position:LW
Drafted From:Timra (Swe JE)
Talk is Kings may trade down still.
6
Jordan Schroeder
Ht/Wt:5.09/178 lbs
Position:RW
Drafted From:USA U-18 NTDP
Strong combine pushed his stock way up!
7
Brayden Schenn
Ht/Wt:6.00/196 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Brandon (WHL)
Flip flopping like Clinton here…..will Leafs trade up?
8
Jared Cowen
Ht/Wt:6.05/216 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Spokane (WHL)
Dallas needs some D but may go after Kadri!
9
Nazem Kadri
Ht/Wt:6.00/175 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:London (OHL)
No brainer pick for Ottawa if still on board.
10
Dmitry Kulikov
Ht/Wt:6.01/195 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Drummondville (QMJHL)
Kulikov a perfect fit for Oilers D!
11
Oliver EkmanLarsson
Ht/Wt:6.00.5/165 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Leksand (Swe. II)
Assuming the trade down happens….
12
Ryan Ellis
Ht/Wt:5.10/175 lbs
Position:RD
Drafted From:Windsor (OHL)
Could be interesting here….Schroeder is moving up.
13
Scott Glennie
Ht/Wt:6.01/174 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Brandon (WHL)
Holding Glennie firm for now…more news soon.
14
Simon Despres
Ht/Wt:6.03/208 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Saint John (QMJHL)
Florida lists him on their website…could be a sign!
15
John Moore
Ht/Wt:6.02/180 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Chicago (USHL)
Ducks preparing for no Nieds?
16
Carter Ashton
Ht/Wt:6.02/190 lbs
Position:LW
Drafted From:Lethbridge (WHL)
Back into the first round again……
17
Zack Kassian
Ht/Wt:6.03/209 lbs
Position:RW
Drafted From:Peterborough (OHL)
Will Blues take him here?
18
Louis Leblanc
Ht/Wt:5.11/170 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Omaha (USHL)
Habs may trade up just to get Louis….
19
Kyle Palmieri
Ht/Wt:5.11/185 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:USA U-18 NTDP
Up he goes……
20*
Drew Shore
Ht/Wt:6.02/165 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:USA U-18 NTDP
Calgary takes back its pick.
21
Jacob Josefson
Ht/Wt:5.11/174 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Djurgarden (Swe JE)
Look likes FLA may try to snag him.
22
Chris Kreider
Ht/Wt:6.02/200 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Andover (MA – HS)
Do you think he would like the Canucks?
23
Landon Ferraro
Ht/Wt:5.11/165 lbs
Position:RW
Drafted From:Red Deer (WHL)
Devils brass today say deHaan off radar.
24
Peter Holland
Ht/Wt:6.01/178 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Guelph (OHL)
Nylander replacement?
25
Zach Budish
Ht/Wt:6.02/230 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Edina HS (Minn.)
Kid has risen quite a bit in the last 2 weeks.
26*
Jordan Caron
Ht/Wt:6.02/196 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Rimouski (QMJHL)
Seems the Isles may consider trading down here.
27
Calvin deHaan
Ht/Wt:6/170 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Oshawa (OHL)
Falling a bit……
28
Ryan O’Reilly
Ht/Wt:6/190 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Erie (OHL)
Like I said…another riser!
29
Dimitri Orlov
Ht/Wt:6.00/197 lbs
Position: F
Drafted From: Novokuznetsk (KHL)
Impressed during the KHL season…tough too!
30
Stefan Elliott
Ht/Wt:6/175 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Saskatoon (WHL)
Some think Elliot will fall into the 2nd round.
Now the actual 2009 First Round Picks. Thanks to MyNHLDraft…..again.
ROUND ONE!!!
Ht/Wt:6.04/215 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Saint John (QMJHL)
What did we learn? Quite a bit. I know we will be following several mock drafts and releasing our one and only Mock Draft right before the NHL Draft. So stay tuned on that. Thoughts and comments?
