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1. NYI ( 2.1%) - Sidney Crosby
2. LAK ( 4.3%) - Gilbert Brule
3. Pit ( 6.7%) - Anze Kopitar
4. Stl ( 2.4%) - Jack Johnson
5. Car ( 4.9%) - Benoit Pouliot
6. Ana ( 5.1%) - Marek Zagrapan
7. Van ( 2.7%) - Bobby Ryan
8. CBJ ( 8.3%) - Branden Mikkelsson
9. Chi ( 6.1%) - Jack Skille
10. NJD ( 3.2%) - Ryan O'Marra
11. NYR ( 10.0%) - Alex Bourett
12. SJS ( 3.7%) - Carey Price
13. Nsh ( 7.7%) - Tuuka Rask
14. Edm ( 8.3%) - Mark Staal
15. Min ( 9.1%) - Luc Bourdon
16. Tam ( 5.0%) - Martin Hanzal
17. Ott ( 5.3%) - Guillaume Latendresse
18. Atl ( 11.1%) - Nicklas Bergfors
19. Cgy ( 12.5%) - Jakub Kindl
20. Phx ( 14.3%) - Brian Lee
21. Buf ( 25.0%) - Ryan Parent
22. Tor ( 11.1%) - Matt Niskanen
23. Det ( 12.5%) - Jakub Vojta
24. Dal ( 14.3%) - Devin Setoguchi
25. Wsh ( 16.7%) - Slava Truhno
26. Phi ( 20.0%) - Kenndal MacArdle
27. Fla ( 25.0%) - Matheiu Roy
28. Bos ( 33.3%) - Andrew Cogliano
29. Col ( 50.0%) - Jean-Phillipe Lavasseur
30. Mtl (100.0%) - Ryan Stoa

 

Marek Zag-what now? The Ducks would easily take Bobby Ryan or even Marc Staal over him.

San Jose and Nashville would also almost certainly not take a goalie.

 

sorry i hate the ducks ..

I like Marek Zag though

 

Nice mock. I'll do one too.

1. Van (2.1%) -- Sidney Crosby
2. Buf (6.4%) -- Jack Johnson
3. Min (4.5%) -- Benoit Pouliot
4. Phi (2.4%) -- Bobby Ryan
5. Car (4.9%) -- Gilbert Brule
6. Tam (2.6%) -- Anze Kopitar
7. Pit (7.9%) -- Jack Skille
8. Bos (2.9%) -- Marc Staal
9. CBJ (8.8%) -- Carey Price
10. NJD (3.2%) -- Marek Zagrapan
11. Ott (3.3%) -- Martin Hanzal
12. Chi (6.9%) -- Ryan O'Marra
13. Ana (7.4%) -- Alex Bourret
14. Edm (8.0%) -- Luc Bourdon
15. Tor (4.3%) -- Niklas Bergfors
16. LAK (9.1%) -- Tuukka Rask
17. NYR (15.0%) -- Jakub Kindl
18. Wsh (5.9%) -- Guillaume Latendresse
19. Atl (12.5%) -- Ryan Stoa
20. SJS (7.1%) -- Devin Setoguchi
21. Fla (7.7%) -- Ryan Parent
22. Col (8.3%) -- Brendan Mikkelson
23. Cgy (18.2%) -- Matt Lashoff
24. Phx (22.2%) -- Michael Blunden
25. Det (14.3%) -- Dan Bertram
26. Mtl (16.7%) -- Kenndal McArdle
27. Nsh (40.0%) -- Andrew Colgiano
28. NYI (33.3%) -- Brian Lee
29. Stl (50.0%) -- Jakub Vojta
30. Dal (100.0%) -- Mikko Lehtonen

 

Im not too sure that picking a high schooler from Minnesota will really be Phoenix's strategy in the first round every year , but who knows?

 

1. Pit ( 6.3%) - Sidney Crosby
2. Ana ( 4.4%) - Jack Johnson
3. Phx ( 4.7%) - Benoit Pouliot
4. Cgy ( 4.9%) - Gilbert Brule
5. Buf ( 7.7%) - Bobby Ryan
6. Wsh ( 2.8%) - Anze Kopitar
7. LAK ( 5.7%) - Carey Price
8. NJD ( 3.0%) - Jack Skille
9. Van ( 3.1%) - Marek Zagrapkan
10. Edm ( 6.5%) - Alex Bourret
11. Dal ( 3.4%) - Marc Staal
12. Chi ( 7.1%) - Tuukka Rask
13. Col ( 3.8%) - Martin Hanzal
14. Nsh ( 8.0%) - Ryan O'Marra
15. Atl ( 8.7%) - Guillame Latendresse
16. CBJ ( 14.3%) - Ryan Parent
17. Car ( 11.1%) - Brendan Mikkelsson
18. Mtl ( 6.3%) - Luc Bourdon
19. NYR ( 20.0%) - Niklas Bergfors
20. NYI ( 8.3%) - Devin Setoguchi
21. Ott ( 9.1%) - Kenndal McArdle
22. Min ( 20.0%) - Jakub Kindl
23. Bos ( 12.5%) - Radek Smolenak
24. Fla ( 14.3%) - Matt Lashoff
25. Phi ( 16.7%) - Dan Bertram
26. SJS ( 20.0%) - Ryan Stoa
27. Tor ( 25.0%) - Ondrej Pavelec
28. Tam ( 33.3%) - Sasha Pokulok
29. Stl ( 50.0%) - Dustin Kohn
30. Det (100.0%) - Risto Korhonen

 

I think you'll see a Joe Finley go before a Pokulok. Finley brings a known physical game, while Pokulok is laid back. Does a team wanna roll dice on a future Chara(Finley) or Rathje(Pokulok)? But other than that pretty good list with some surprises and some safe choices, which is usually what happens. After getting the shaft and picking 19, Bergfors is definately a huge pick-up for the Rangers that late. Pavelec may be too low, he's gaining huge momentum with tremendous hype.

Good call on Smolenak, all it seems that is missing from him is strength which comes with time. Definately a candidate to break out and make 29 GM's kick themselves. Can skate, dangle, shoot, make dmen look silly on one on ones. Not a fan of Kohn but don't know what the real people in the biz think of him. Kindl is a damn mystery, he could go as high as top 15 or drop as low as 40-50 I think.

 

Here's mine:
1. Pit ( 6.3%)- Sidney Crosby
2. Nsh ( 4.4%)- Gilbert Brule
3. CBJ ( 7.0%)- Jack Johnson
4. Ana ( 5.0%)- Benoit Pouliot
5. Phx ( 5.3%)- Bobby Ryan
6. Mtl ( 2.8%)- Anze Kopitar
7. Edm ( 5.7%)- Jack Skille
8. Car ( 6.1%)- Marc Staal
9. Buf ( 9.7%)- Luc Bourdon
10. Wsh ( 3.6%)- Guillame Latendresse
11. Min ( 7.4%)- Ryan O'Marra
12. Ott ( 4.0%)- Alex Bourret
13. Van ( 4.2%)- Marek Zagrapan
14. SJS ( 4.3%)- Ryan Parent
15. Tor ( 4.5%)- Martin Hanzal
16. LAK ( 9.5%)- Carey Price
17. Col ( 5.3%)- Kendall McCardell
18. Chi ( 11.1%)- Devin Setoguchi
19. Tam ( 6.3%)- Tuuka Rask
20. NYR ( 20.0%)- Niclas Bergfors
21. Bos ( 8.3%)- Matt Lashoff
22. Atl ( 18.2%)- Slava Trunkho
23. Fla ( 11.1%)- Chris Durand
24. Det ( 12.5%)- Andrew Cogliano
25. Phi ( 14.3%)- Ryan Stoa
26. Stl ( 16.7%)- Jakub Kindl
27. Cgy ( 40.0%)- Dan Bertram
28. NYI ( 33.3%)- Brian Lee
29. NJD ( 50.0%)- Brendan Mikkelson
30. Dal (100.0%)- Risto Korhonen

 

Gilbert Brule is overrated. I saw him play against Kelowna in the playoffs this year and he is quite a dirty player. He is decent offensively but not a star. I don't think he will make a major impact in the NHL. He will be a 3rd or 4th liner.

 

I like this pick

Here's mine
1.Carolina - Sidney Crosby
2.New-York - Jack Johnson
3.Anaheim - Benoit Pouliot
4.Florida - Bobby Ryan
5.Long-Island - Gilbert Brule
6.Tampa - Anze Kopitar
7.Phoenix - Marc Staal
8.Atlanta - Guillaume Latendresse
9.Columbus - Luc Bourdon
10.Buffalo - Jack Skille
11.Toronto - Marek Zagrapan
12.Calgary - Carey Price
13.Boston - Ryan O'Mara
14.San-Jose - Alex Bourret
15.Los-Angeles - Tuukka Rask
16.Philadelphia - Martin Hanzal
17.Washington - Nicklas Bergfors
18.Montreal - Ryan Parent
19.Chicago - Kenndal McArdle
20.Ottawa - Dan Bertram
21.Pittsburgh - Matt Lashoff
22.Vancouver - Ryan Stoa
23.Detroit - Andrew Cogliano
24.New-Jersey - Jakub Kindl
25.Colorado - Devin Setoguchi
26.St-Louis - Brian Lee
27.Edmonton - Scott Jackson
28.Dallas - Brendan Mikkelson
29.Minnissota - Jean-Philippe Levasseur
30.Nashville - Michael Blunden

 

Anaheim will probably take Ryan over Pouliot because he's a power-forward winger, but I've seen many, many worse picks. Nice job overall, though.

 

I dont think the devils would take Zagrapan over Bourret, O'Marra, or Bourdon. . No offense to Marek, but he is not strong, brave, and does not play good d. He doesnt fit the devils very well. But any of the other 3 are either strong overall, strong, or solid picks. Zagrapan does not seem as "sure fire" as the other 3. I think that Pit would not pick skille. I think that they are a team to go after a flashy playmaker like Zags before a two-way player. Other than that, real good job. With this list, the only other things i might change is latendresse to New York before the pick Kindl. They seem to like big forwards.

 

He was injured during the games in Kelowna in the playoffs. Brule does have a chippy side, but he is cleaner than many players in the NHL. Brule will be a second liner in the NHL.

 

I like everyone the Isles have picked in these mocks. Pretty much, the Isles need prospects at every position except goalie, so any of those picks are excellent. Im hoping they draft in the teens..cause I really would love Bourret in an Isles jersey.

 

Benoit Pouliot is a power-forward winger as well.

 

Really? I heard he was more of a skill guy, and a center to boot. Well, he'd be a good pick too, I guess, but I don't like him a whole heck of a lot. I don't like the fact that he couldn't make it to the OHL till this year. Reminds me of Andrew Ladd and Travis Zajac, who I also don't like.

 

Benoit Pouliot is not a power forward. He may have a PF height, but he's rail thin and doesn't dominate with pure strength like Ryan. He's a finesse C, LW who's silky smooth like LeCavalier. It's not that he couldn't make it to the O this year. There were two situations that held him back playing for Hawkesbury, but the talent and absolute want by Sudbury was there. Not being able to "make" the OHL is an overused and wrong assumption that people make.

Don't know what Travis you see, but Zajac's awesome...really nice pick by NJ.

 

I just don't like him. I'm not a fan of any BCHL/AJHL/SJHL, etc. players, even if they are just waiting to get into college. Just something about him I'm not a fan of at all.

I also don't like Kris Chuko. Maybe Sutter knows something I don't, but I think he's going to be nothing more than a decent 3rd liner at best.

 

Pit would probably pick Johnson over Kopitar.

 

i thought the worst pick that the Penguins could have is #2 overall because they finsihed last place last season. That's the way it always worked out in the past with the lottery.

 

Since there was no season in 2004-2005, this lottery is totally different than the standard lottery. Although it is weighted towards teams that did not make the playoffs for the three most-recent seasons, every team in the NHL has a shot at getting the coveted number one pick. While not likely (since it has the maximum three balls in the hopper), Pittsburgh could wind up picking dead last.

 

Oh. The thing I was reading said he was a power forward. But he is a winger.

 

Yea I guess he's versatile. At the top prospects game he was taking draws so I listed him as C. I'm not sure how where he fits in tho. Do you want a Vinny type center or ___ type of winger. Honestly cant think of a nhl winger like him rite now

 

I'm going to try again:
(Using Simulator)
1. Boston- Sidney Crosby
2. Dallas- Jack Johnson
3. Vancouver- Gilbert Brule
4. Anaheim- Bobby Ryan
5. Phoenix- Benoit Pouliot
6. Montreal- Anze Kopitar
7. Los Angeles- Jack Skille
8. Atlanta- Marc Staal
9. Toronto- Guillame Latendresse
10. Buffalo- Luc Bourdon
11. Columbus- Alex Bourret
12. Carolina- Marek Zagrapan
13. NY Rangers- Ryan O'Marra
14. Chicago- Martin Hanzal
15. Pittsburgh- Kendall McCardell
16. Minnesota- Tuuka Rask
17. Nashville- Carey Price
18. New Jersey- Niclas Bergfors
19. NY Islanders- Ryan Parent
20. Tampa Bay- Chris Durand
21. San Jose- Devin Setoguchi
22. Ottawa- Jakub Kindl
23. Colorado- Matt Lashoff
24. Detroit- Andrew Cogliano
25. Calgary- Scott Jackson
26. Edmonton- Slava Trunkho
27. Washington- Brendan Mikkelson
28. Florida- Ryan Stoa
29. St. Louis- Ilya Zubov
30. Philadelphia- Risto Korhonen
31. Philadelphia- Radek Smolenak
32. St. Louis- Brian Lee
33. Florida- Mike Blunden
34. Washington- Dan Bertam
35. Edmonton- Tomas Pospisil
36. Calgary- Dustin Kohn
37. Detroit- Sasha Pokuluk
38. Colorado- Denis Istomin
39. Ottawa- James Neal
40. San Jose- Mikko Lehtonen
41. Tampa Bay- Ondrej Pavelec
42. NY Islanders- Andrei Zubarev
43. New Jersey- Chris Lawrence
44. Nashville- Alexandre Vincent
45. Minnesota- Jeff Frazee
46. Pittsburgh- Justin Abdelkader
47. Chicago- TJ Hensick
48. NY Rangers- Vitali Anikeenko
49. Carolina- Teemu Laakso
50. Columbus- Jean-Phillipe Levaseur
51. Buffalo- Matt Niskanen
52. Toronto- Sergei Shirokov
53. Atlanta- Evan Brophey
54. Los Angeles- Slava Buravchikov
55. Montreal- Cody Bass
56. Phoenix- Mike Sauer
57. Anaheim- Nic Drazenovic
58. Vancouver- Mike Gauthier
59. Dallas- Tomas Kudelka
60. Boston- Dan Ryder

 

Detroit needs young D-men like Mikkelson, Lee, Jackson, or Kindl. They will not take Cogliano in the 1st round. I bet the Wings will go heavy on defence in 05'.