If Edm is around the 4th pick over all I hope that there is a way to trade up to get Couturier. Edm is not going to pick a goalie in the 3rd round. It will be defensemen for with size again. Oscar Klefbom and then with Calgary's pick another dman with size that plays a nasty game and hits. Can someone give me some names of players that they would draft in the 3rd round.
here are a few that might be there early 3rd, all of them have size but none are what I would call " d-man with size that play a nasty game and hits"
Michael Paliotta USA U-18 6"3 198- big guy who can skate with decent skill. doesn't hit much though and I dout anyone calls him a nasty player.
Jaycob Megna Muskegon 6"4 202- big guy, great athlete but imo still has a lot to learn about playing hockey. He's a smart kid though he he may get it one day. doesn't hit nearly enough. his dad was an nfl corner and him mom an all american water polo player. a project player
Connor Murphy USA U-18 6"3 185- see Paliotta's profile, pretty much the same with maybe a tad less skill.
Mike McKee Kent School 6"4 230- maybe close to what you looking for in a D, but it's easy to be nasty in high school when you 6"4 230. he can skate pretty well but its really hard to get a read on how good high school players are.
Brady Austin Erie 6"4 220- he's big but could hit a bit more. He has only had a few fights so I wouldn't call him Nasty. He has limited skill and is a pretty average skater. He'll be a project but I'm not sure he has the skill set to be any more then a 7th D so 3rd rdc would be a bit high.
Justin Sefton Sudbury 6"3 199- was compaired to phaneuf when he was 15, but has kinda stopped developing. A big guy who can move but is still learning how to play in his own end. loves to hit and is a solid fighter too. Has a high skill level but hasn't really shown it this season with only 2 assist in 33 games. could go anywhere from 2nd to not at all.
Graeme Craig Swift Current 6"4 215- big fairly mobile D who is solid at most things. I'm not sure I'd call him nasty but he will hit and fight. imo he needs to increase his skill to play in the nhl, but he could develop into a solid 5/6 guy who can kill penalties. not much offensive upside though
Alex Roach Calgary, 6"4 227- my sleeper for the draft, he needs to play more physical and get a bit nasty but he could be a solid top 4 guy one day. His skating is ok for his size, his skill is also pretty decent. he seems to be able to make the safe play a lot of times and is solid in his own end. I can see him turning into a guy who plays on the 2nd PP unit with time. His shot and size are the 2 major plus' for me. His shot was clocked at 96mph as a 16 year old, why he doesn't see more pp time i'm not sure. could be a sammy salo/kurtis Foster type D one day.