thestonedkoala said:Harding, Brust, Kettles, Korpiva and to a less extent Holmqvist and Cloutier...
Why again does Minnesota need a goalie? They'll take O'Neill or if he's not avaliable Green...and if's not avaliable Vobriak...
cagney said:I'm really interested to see what happens with Cory Schneider. He hasn't gotten a lot of press because he played prep hockey this year (where he finished with an amazing .96 save%) but he's joined the USNTDP's U-18 team and he'll be playing with them in the U-18 tourney next month. I can't wait to see how he does.
Rather Gingerly 1 said:Fransson is not going past Montreal. Unless a big name slides which I can't imagine
strungout said:If the Caps come out of the first round with Malkin, Fransson, and Lyamin...Ill dance the jig down F Street outside MCI Center.
Michalek said:Hell will freeze before sutter will take Russian kid as a 1st rounder.
CGY will take either ontoya , or NA forward.
bobbyorr4ever said:Great job Sharkie...lots of hard work put in obviously...
With your descriptions, this yr's draft seems better than advertised!
I'm intrigued by USHL product Paul Stastny (obviously because of blood lines - father = Peter)...where do u see him goin', what's his potential...? I've seen some reports on him goin' in the 2nd rnd. If so, how long will he last in the 2nd ya think?
Cheers
i agree with this. it wouldnt suprise me to see the canes leave the draft with a d20-24 years old, and another from the top 10 with their pick. the canes look pretty quick without oneill and francis - williams and cole are the future top 2 rw's, so i think oneill may be gone at the draft as well. it will probably be the last chance to trade him for a while.Chainshot said:I would think that while they do have a glaring hole in their blueline stable and it would make the most sense that if they have a player rated even that the tie-breaker be defenseman over forward, that JR might be able to parlay forwards into defensemen if he does look to move someone like O'Neill at the draft. It could rework the Canes faster if he moves him for a defenseman partially through the development process, since most of the guys we're going to see taken at the RES will be 3-5 years from being reliable nightly performers.
Granted... I have it that the Sabres need D and have put on the blinders to just about everyone else available other than the top 4 or 5 forwards who also wont be slipping to the 10-14 range where they look like they'll be drafting as of today.
X-SHARKIE said:Hello everyone. I'm going to start doing a monthly Mock draft. Much like McKeens,Redline, ISS do themselves.
X-SHARKIE said:Paul well get picked in the 2nd round. I see it being a mid/late 2nd round pick though....after the 45th selection is made his name enters the race. He skates very well, he has good hands, very nice shot, . He also has very good vision with the puck, he works hard on the ice, he has the offensive talent you look for in a prospect. He also contributes in other ways, he works the penalty kill very well and he’s shown very good puck poise on the PP.
bobbyorr4ever said:Thanx X-Sharkie...nice concise review...now I must ask what his downside is, with all this positive stuff...
Cheers
X-SHARKIE said:I see some of your complaints. Avs likely won't get Dubnyk..but he's to good not to go in the 1st round this year. Harding has NHL potential but he'll never be a stud goalie that Schwarz well. The more I think about it I could see the Devils taking Boris, but Bolland fits there system very well.
ziggy said:Great job, very intresting read - thanks X-SHARKIE!
You think Dubnyk will last that long? (I really hope so)