GDT: 2013 NHL Entry Draft–Sun Jun 30–3:00PM ET–NBCSN,TSN

[Woodhouse]

GDT: 2013 DRAFT – SUN JUN 30 – 3:00PM ET – TV: NBCSN/NHLN-US, TSN – WEB: NHL.COM, NBCSLE – CHAT

Rd​

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Pick​

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Pos​

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Player & Thread​

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Team/League​

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Height​

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Weight​

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Stat Line​

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YouTube​

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Interview​

1​

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008​

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RD​

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Rasmus Ristolainen​

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TPS Turku/SM-liiga​

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6.04​

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207​

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3G, 12A​

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Reel​

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Duff, Presser​

1​

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016​

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LD​

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Nikita Zadorov​

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London/OHL​

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6.05.25​

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221​

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6G, 19A​

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Reel​

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Duff, Presser​

2​

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035​

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RC​

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JT Compher​

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USNTDP/USHL​

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5.10.5​

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184​

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15G, 27A​

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,​

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Presser​

2​

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038​

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LC​

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Connor Hurley​

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Edina/USHS-MN​

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6.01.25​

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172​

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15G, 28A​

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Reel​

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Presser​

2​

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052​

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RC​

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Justin Bailey​

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Kitchener/OHL​

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6.03.25​

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186​

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17G, 19A​

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Reel​

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Duff, Presser​

3​

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069​

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RW​

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Nicholas Baptiste​

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Sudbury/OHL​

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6.00.75​

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189​

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21G, 27A​

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Reel​

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Presser​

5​

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129​

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G​

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Calvin Petersen​

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Waterloo/USHL​

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6.02​

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183​

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2.97, .906​

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,​

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Presser​

5​

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130​

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RW​

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Gustav Possler​

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MODO J20/SEL​

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6.00​

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183​

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19G, 21A​

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,​

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,​

5​

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143​

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RD​

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Anthony Florentino​

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South Kent/USHS-CT​

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6.01​

|

227​

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21G, 32A​

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,​

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Presser​

6​

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159​

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LC​

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Sean Malone​

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USNTDP/USHL​

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5.11​

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183​

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13G, 14A​

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,​

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Presser​

7​

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189​

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LC​

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Eric Locke​

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Saginaw/OHL​

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5.10.25​

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184​

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44G, 53A​

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,​

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,​

BUFFALO-CENTRIC NEWS & NOTES

Our Draft Threads

Part-1, Part-2, Part-3, Part-4, Part-5.

Articles, Blogs & Previews

6.10 – Sabres to host draft party on June 30 (Press Release – Sabres.com)

6.10 – Draft Preview: Top 10 Forwards (Kris Baker – SabresProspects.com)

6.17 – Buffalo Sabres draft primer: Part I (Mike Repertorio – NYHJ)

6.17 – Draft Preview: Top 10 Defensemen (Kris Baker – SabresProspects.com)

6.20 – Movin' on up? Not likely (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com)

6.21 – Regier doubtful Sabres will land top pick (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald)

6.21 – Moving up in draft may be mission impossible (John Vogl – Buffalo News)

6.23 – Bucky Gleason cleans house as Sabres’ GM for a day (Bucky Gleason – Buffalo News)

6.23 – Buffalo Sabres 2013 Draft Preview (Kris Baker – SabresProspects.com)

6.24 – Sabres in middle of expected wild week for NHL (Mike Harrington – Buffalo News)

6.29 – NHL draft a mystery, even to prospects (John Vogl – Buffalo News)

6.30 – Miller, Vanek expected to stay with Sabres through draft (John Vogl – Buffalo News)

6.30 – Cup winner Fucale catches Sabres’ eye (Mike Harrington – Buffalo News)

Interviews & Pressers

5.30 – Kevin Snow interviews Kevin Devine at the 2013 NHL Scouting Combine. <4:58>

6.04 – Kevin Snow interviews NHL.com's Mike Morreale at the 2013 NHL Scouting Combine. <4:34>

6.12 – WGR's Howard Simon Show interviews Kevin Devine. <20:18>

6.20 – Complete pre-draft press conference with Darcy Regier and Kevin Devine. <29:11>

6.21 – WGR's Hockey Hotline interviews Darcy Regier. <27:48>

6.25 – WGR's Howard Simon Show interviews TSN scout Craig Button. <14:39>

6.25 – 2013 NHL Draft Ranking Special with TSN's Bob McKenzie. <21:58>

6.25 – 2013 NHL Mock Draft with TSN scout Craig Button. <22:37>

6.25 – Pipeline Show's Draft Preview with ISS head scout Ross MacLean (Part-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) <120:00>

6.26 – WGR's Hockey Hotline interviews Kevin Devine. <16:24>

6.27 – WGR's Howard Simon Show interviews ESPN scout Grant Sonier. <17:37>

6.28 – WGR's Hockey Hotline interviews Kris Baker ahead of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. <10:14>

6.28 – Brian Duff interviews Darcy Regier ahead of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. <3:50>

6.30 – NHL Tonight's 2013 NHL Draft Preview. <01:00PM ET>​

DRAFT GUIDE ROUNDUP

Final Rankings

CSS, Future Considerations ($), Hockey Prospect ($), ISS, McKeen's ($), Pronman, THW, TSN Button, TSN McKenzie.

Junior Resources

Buzzing the Net, DraftSite, ESPN ($), Future Considerations ($), HF, Hockey News, Hockey Prospect ($), Hockey
Prospectus, Hockey Writers, Last Word on Sports, McKeen's ($), NEHJ, NHL.com, OHL Prospects, OHL Writers,
Pipeline Show, Red Line Report ($), Reel Hockey Scouting ($), Scout.ca ($), Scouting Report, Sportsnet, TSN,
World of Junior Hockey, WHL From Above.

Mock Drafts (Tally – More Mocks)

Kris Baker, Buzzing The Net, Draft Site, Fansided, FC Herasymiuk, FC Nickolet, FOX News, HF Staff, Hockeybuzz,
Hockey Guys, ISS Mattson, Last Word on Sports, McKeen's, MyNHLDraft, NHL Numbers, NHL EC Scout, NHL Hoffner,
NHL Kimelman, NHL Morreale, NHL WC Scout, SB Nation, THN Kennedy, THW, TSN Button, Webbsporten.​

SCOUTING COMBINE SUMMARY

2013 NHL Scouting Combine (Toronto, ON)

5.26 – NHL.com's 'Combing the 2013 NHL Combine' blog (Adam Kimelman, Mike Morreale – NHL.com)

5.31 – TSN's 2013 NHL Draft Combine Special. <45:30>

6.01 – Combine fitness results (Adam Kimelman – NHL.com)

2013 Buffalo Sabres Combine Participants (at First Niagara Center w/49 or so unknowns)

CSS​

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Pos​

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Skaters​

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Team/League​

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Height​

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Weight​

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GP​

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G​

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A​

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P​

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PIM​

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Confirmed w/Link​

EU 003​

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RC​

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Elias Lindholm​

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Brynas/SWE​

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6.00​

|

181​

|

48​

|

11​

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19​

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030​

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002​

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Twitter​

EU 005​

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LC​

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Alexander Wennberg​

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Djurgarden/SWE-2​

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6.01​

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174​

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46​

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14​

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18​

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032​

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014​

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Twitter​

EU 008​

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LD​

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Robert Hagg​

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MODO/SWE​

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6.02​

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193​

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27​

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00​

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01​

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001​

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002​

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Twitter​

EU 013​

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LD​

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Linus Arnesson​

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Djurgarden/SWE-2​

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6.01​

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179​

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31​

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00​

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01​

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001​

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008​

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Twitter​

NA 005​

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LC​

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Sean Monahan​

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Ottawa/OHL​

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6.02​

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187​

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58​

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31​

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47​

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078​

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024​

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Twitter​

NA 006​

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LW/C​

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Hunter Shinkaruk​

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Medicine Hat/WHL​

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5.10​

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181​

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64​

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37​

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49​

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086​

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044​

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Twitter​

NA 009​

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LD​

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Mirco Mueller​

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Everett/WHL​

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6.03​

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176​

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63​

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06​

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25​

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031​

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057​

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Twitter​

NA 013​

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RW​

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Zach Nastasiuk​

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Owen Sound/OHL​

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6.01​

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190​

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62​

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20​

|

20​

|

040​

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032​

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Twitter​

NA 017​

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LW​

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Kerby Rychel​

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Windsor/OHL​

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6.01​

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205​

|

68​

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40​

|

47​

|

087​

|

094​

|

Twitter​

NA 020​

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RW/C​

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Curtis Lazar​

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Edmonton/WHL​

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6.00​

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190​

|

72​

|

38​

|

23​

|

061​

|

047​

|

Twitter​

NA 025​

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LW​

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Morgan Klimchuk​

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Regina/WHL​

|

5.11​

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180​

|

72​

|

36​

|

40​

|

076​

|

020​

|

Twitter​

NA 026​

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LW​

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Adam Erne​

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Quebec/QMJHL​

|

6.00​

|

210​

|

68​

|

28​

|

44​

|

072​

|

067​

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Twitter​

NA 027​

|

LD​

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Josh Morrissey​

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Prince Albert/WHL​

|

6.00​

|

186​

|

70​

|

15​

|

32​

|

047​

|

091​

|

Twitter​

NA 033​

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RW​

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Nicolas Petan​

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Portland/WHL​

|

5.08​

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165​

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71​

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46​

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74​

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120​

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043​

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Twitter​

NA 036​

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LW​

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Oliver Bjorkstrand​

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Portland/WHL​

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5.11​

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157​

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65​

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31​

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32​

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063​

|

010​

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Twitter​

NA 038​

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RW​

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Justin Bailey​

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Kitchener/OHL​

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6.03​

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186​

|

57​

|

17​

|

19​

|

036​

|

034​

|

Twitter​

NA 039​

|

LW​

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Emile Poirier​

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Gatineau/QMJHL​

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6.01​

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183​

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65​

|

32​

|

38​

|

070​

|

101​

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Twitter​

NA 049​

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RD​

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Steve Santini​

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USNTDP/USHL​

|

6.02​

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207​

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56​

|

00​

|

13​

|

013​

|

042​

|

Twitter​

NA 063​

|

LC​

|

Ryan Kujawinski​

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Kingston/OHL​

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6.02​

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204​

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66​

|

17​

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31​

|

048​

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040​

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Whig-Standard​

NA 072​

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LC​

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Kurt Etchegary​

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Quebec/QMJHL​

|

5.11​

|

185​

|

31​

|

09​

|

16​

|

025​

|

056​

|

Twitter​

NA 074​

|

LD​

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Dylan Labbe​

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Shawinigan/QMJHL​

|

6.01​

|

180​

|

61​

|

07​

|

21​

|

028​

|

057​

|

Twitter​

NA 168​

|

LD​

|

Mickael Beauregard​

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Gatineau/QMJHL​

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6.03​

|

181​

|

68​

|

01​

|

07​

|

008​

|

086​

|

Twitter​

CSS​

|

C​

|

Goalies​

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Team/League​

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Height​

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Weight​

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GP​

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GAA​

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MIN​

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SO​

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SV%​

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Confirmed w/Link​

NA 001​

|

L​

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Zachary Fucale​

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Halifax/QMJHL​

|

6.01​

|

181​

|

55​

|

2.35​

|

3162​

|

2​

|

.909​

|

HockeyBuzz​

NA 005​

|

L​

|

Spencer Martin​

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Mississauga/OHL​

|

6.02​

|

198​

|

46​

|

3.02​

|

2504​

|

0​

|

.906​

|

Twitter​

NA 007​

|

L​

|

Philippe Desrosiers​

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Rimouski/QMJHL​

|

6.01​

|

182​

|

43​

|

3.07​

|

2305​

|

1​

|

.900​

|

Twitter​

NA 009​

|

L​

|

Antoine Bibeau​

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PEI/QMJHL​

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6.02​

|

198​

|

46​

|

2.81​

|

2521​

|

5​

|

.911​

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Twitter​

LOCAL DRAFT-ELIGIBLE PROSPECTS (WNY & Southern Ontario)

Ranked Prospects

CSS​

|

Pos​

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Prospect​

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Team/League​

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Height​

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Weight​

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GP​

|

G​

|

A​

|

P​

|

PIM​

|

Birthplace​

038​

|

RW​

|

Justin Bailey​

|

Kitchener/OHL​

|

6.03​

|

186​

|

57​

|

17​

|

19​

|

36​

|

34​

|

Williamsville, NY​

062​

|

LC​

|

Sean Malone​

|

USNTDP/USHL​

|

5.11​

|

183​

|

44​

|

13​

|

14​

|

27​

|

19​

|

West Seneca, NY​

101​

|

LD​

|

Ben Harpur​

|

Guelph/OHL​

|

6.06​

|

210​

|

67​

|

03​

|

12​

|

15​

|

59​

|

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON​

138​

|

LW​

|

Miles Wood​

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Nobles/USHS-MA​

|

6.01​

|

160​

|

15​

|

08​

|

10​

|

18​

|

18​

|

Buffalo, NY​

143​

|

LC​

|

Alex Iafallo​

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Fargo/USHL​

|

5.11​

|

165​

|

50​

|

20​

|

23​

|

43​

|

15​

|

Eden, NY​

156​

|

RC​

|

Hunter Garlent​

|

Guelph/OHL​

|

5.08​

|

164​

|

50​

|

12​

|

19​

|

31​

|

25​

|

St. Catharines, ON​

197​

|

LW​

|

Anthony DiFruscia​

|

Niagara/OHL​

|

5.10​

|

190​

|

68​

|

14​

|

16​

|

30​

|

58​

|

Welland, ON​

206​

|

RD​

|

Tyler Wood​

|

Nobles/USHS-MA​

|

6.02​

|

189​

|

27​

|

12​

|

15​

|

27​

|

42​

|

Buffalo, NY​

Recent Interviews & Press

6.06 – Kevin Snow interviews Justin Bailey ahead of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. <7:34>

6.13 – Kevin Snow interviews Sean Malone at the 2013 NHL Scouting Combine. <4:30>

6.25 – WGR's Howard Simon Show interviews Justin Bailey ahead of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. <8:53>

6.26 – WGR's Howard Simon Show interviews Sean Malone ahead of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. <8:53>

6.30 – NHL prospect Bailey has a pro pedigree (John Vogl – Buffalo News)​

Click to read more...

 

[Chainshot]

Draft Day!

A place to kvetch about all the possible nothing that happens tomorrow.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

Players will be drafted, to be sure.

 

[gallagt01]

Ridiculously pumped.

 

[Paxon]

Not created by Woodhouse?

The rebuild has failed

 

[S319R11S16]

Players will be drafted, to be sure.

Sadly, that's about all I see happening.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

Sadly, that's about all I see happening.

I'm not sad at all about that. New Sabres!

 

[Bones Malone]

Players will be drafted, to be sure.

Source?

 

[OhreallyOrielly]

Not created by Woodhouse?

The rebuild has failed

Wait a second, what have we won since Woodhouse started his great game day threads? Maybe he's the problem.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Players will be drafted, to be sure.

Also, the Chicago Blackhawks will be congratulated many times and the New Jersey Devils will be thanked for their hospitality!

 

[Zman5778]

Players will be drafted, to be sure.

Some people will be ecstatic. Some people will want Darcy's head on a platter.

 

[hizzoner]

We will end up with either a top 2 D or top 6 F at number 8. We will have an NHL future goalie OR a top 4 D/top 9 F at #16. We will have a couple of so so second liners or decent third line players from #38 and #52. We will get a couple of in and outers from the other 6 chosen. If that happens it will be a good draft-and that is what I expect. Trades-who knows? That will only happen if a couple of guys go earlier than expected and teams smell an opportunity to get someone they have built up in their mind since he was considered unattainable...

 

[Beerz]

#8 - Lindholm - Monahan - Nurse - Nich

#16 Horvat - Zadorov - Morin -

 

[kirby11]

Also, the Chicago Blackhawks will be congratulated many times and the New Jersey Devils will be thanked for their hospitality!

Gary Bettman will be an awkward stage presence and will be roundly booed by everyone at the draft

 

[Rhett4]

Over/under on 15 teams congratulating the Blackhawks for winning the Stanley Cup.

 

[JOHNBOY]

Over/under on 15 teams congratulating the Blackhawks for winning the Stanley Cup.

Under I am thinking 12

 

[Woodhouse]

A place to kvetch about all the possible nothing that happens tomorrow.

Not created by Woodhouse?

The rebuild has failed

Chain must be so eager for the draft that he forgot to use his mod voodoo and copy over my OP.

Plus, if you're superstitious, it's not like my last thread didn't net us Grigorenko, Girgensons, McCabe, etc.

 

[Zman5778]

Plus, if you're superstitious, it's not like my last thread didn't net us Grigorenko, Girgensons, McCabe, etc.

If we take a universally hated and panned pick, I'm blaming Chain.


Not to mention that this thread isn't even created on "Game Day". Oh man, bad mojo abounds!!!

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

#8 - Lindholm - Monahan - Nurse - Nich

#16 Horvat - Zadorov - Morin -

If we can get all 7 with 2 picks we're good to go

 

[Woodhouse]

If we take a universally hated and panned pick, I'm blaming Chain.


Not to mention that this thread isn't even created on "Game Day". Oh man, bad mojo abounds!!!

To be fair, I was going to post it early again, like last year, as that mojo worked to our advantage.

 

[Zman5778]

To be fair, I was going to post it early again, like last year, as that mojo worked to our advantage.

So the two mojos cancel each other out and we get one great pick and one bust.


Let's hope the bust isn't #8.....

 

[BloFan4Life]

Was looking forward to this day since the season ended. Thought we would see two major trades, a top 5 pick and the a bunch of activity.

Now it looks like we will be drafting at 8 and 16, then calling it a 1st round.

We won't see these dudes for 2-3 years and it will be status quo.

 

[Paxon]

Was looking forward to this day since the season ended. Thought we would see two major trades, a top 5 pick and the a bunch of activity.

Now it looks like we will be drafting at 8 and 16, then calling it a 1st round.

We won't see these dudes for 2-3 years and it will be status quo.

If we get Lindholm, Monahan, Ristolainen, or Nichushkin at #8 they're either here this season or are 1 year away. They're really good prospects, too.

 

[Tachycineta]

My predictions...

"And now, the Commissioner of the NHL, Gary Bettman." GB gets bood when saying "Hello, New Jersey."

The NHL and K Chevy acknowledge the passing of Don Baizley, perhaps there is a short well-deserved tribute to him.

Kevin Devine gets way close to the mic and leans over to announce our pick (s).

Homer gets bood.

People will be mad about our picks but will hopefully give the kids a chance.

I am super excited. I might just leave work at 230 instead of 3 and let the desk run itself. Lindholm/Monahan or Risto with 8, please.

 

[Zman5778]

Was looking forward to this day since the season ended. Thought we would see two major trades, a top 5 pick and the a bunch of activity.

Now it looks like we will be drafting at 8 and 16, then calling it a 1st round.

We won't see these dudes for 2-3 years and it will be status quo.

#8 will likely be here this year or next. Especially if it's Monahan, Lindholm, Ristolainen or Nichuskin. Nurse MIGHT only be a year away.

16? Yeah, he's likely 2-3 years away.