If the NHL 06' Draft was Today...

[clay]

I'll give it a shot:

1) Nicklas Backstrom- Washington
2) Erik Johnson- St. Louis
3) Jordan Staal- Pittsburgh
4) Jonathan Toews- Chicago
5) Phil Kessel- Boston
6) Peter Mueller- Phoenix
7) Kyle Okpso- NYI
8) Bryan Little- Atlanta
9) James Sheppard- Minnesota
10) Leland Irving- Calgary
11) Patrick Berglund- St. Louis
12) Derrick Brassard- Columbus
13) Michal Frolik- Florida
14) Semen Varlamov- Washington
15) Michael Grabner- Vancouver
16) Claude Giroux- Philadelphia
17) Jiri Tlusty- Toronto
18) Andreas Nodl- Phliadelphia
19) Jonathan Bernier- Los Angeles
20) Francois Bouchard- Washington
21) Trevor Lewis- Los Angeles
22) Ty Wishart- San Jose
23) Chris Stewart- Colorado
24) Nick Foligno- Ottawa
25) Mark Mitera- Anaheim
26) Artem Anisimov- NYR
27) Ben Maxwell- Montreal
28) Cory Emmerton- Detroit
29) Chris Summers- Phoenix
30) Yuri Alexandrov- Boston

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Why did Avalanche get a different player than their real first rounder?

 

[CronoX]

Ummm... I think its a little early to be able to rewrite the draft since none of the prospects (besides maybe Staal, Kessel, and Backstrom) have had the chance to really prove themselves capable of playing at a top level league. Thats not to say some prospects haven't been impressive, but just being on a hot streak doesn't say much (especially since so many players can dominate juniors and then fizzle out once they hit the AHL or NHL).

Also, can you really drop Brassard 6 spots just because of an injury? That seems kind of unjust.

 

[Fat Elvis]

Bernier is having a great season so far, and yet everyone has him dropping down in the draft. Makes you wonder what a kid has to do to get a little praise. I guess he doesn't play for your teams

 

[Rise from the Ashes]

Fischer will drop because he is a very promising project.

 

[turnbuckle*]

I like how one guy has the balls to actually post his opinion and everyone that doesn't just blasts him.

LOL. I was thinking the same thing.

I didn't think his list was all that bad actually...biggest question was dropping Tlusty so far...then i noticed he was from Quebec

 

[leafaholix*]

jiri tlusty should drop only because he's been out 6 weeks with an injury.

the guy forced the leafs to send him to the ahl at the age of 18... he actually almost made a run at a roster spot with the maple leafs.

nikolai kulemin should be a top 25 pick.

 

[SPORTSMANIAC]

Bernier is having a great season so far, and yet everyone has him dropping down in the draft. Makes you wonder what a kid has to do to get a little praise. I guess he doesn't play for your teams

Agreed maybe its because hes on a usa CHL team. So some people might here stuff from him from the great white north. He's having a great year i kno he has had a trouble since WJC camp the last two games he had played w/ the flu where he let in 6 goals sunday and three thoses werent his fault because Baie Comeau had like 3 powerplays in the 1st and 2 were 5 on 3. Yesterday he let in 4 but he was puking between period and they sat him down in the third.

 

[sbtatter]

What about almost a goal-a-game in the WHL? Not good at all? What about still being a favourite to win the goalscoring title in the league, albeit missing 13 games, and playing the first half of the season with a bad hip? Still not good at all?

He's not fave to win the scoring title

 

[Garl]

For me it's too eraly to redraft, but from how I see:

1.N.Backstrom
2.E.Johnson
3.J.Staal
4.J.Toews
5.P.Kessel
6.P.Mueller
7.K.Okposo
8.B.Little
9.J.Shepard
10.P.Berglund
11.D.Brassard
12.M.Frolik
13.L.Irving
14.R.Helenius
15.M.Grabner
16.J.Tlusty
17.B.Maxwell
18.C.Giroux
19.J.Simek
20.S.Varlamov
21.J.Bernier
22.T.Kana
23.A.Nodl
24.D.Persson
25.T.Lewis
26.N.Kulemin
27.T.Wishart
28.M.Mitera
29.F.Bouchard
30.J.Joensuu

 

[Erika]

I'll give it a shot too...

So mine will look like this:

1) Erik Johnson- St. Louis
2) Nicklas Backstrom- Washington
3) Jonathan Toews- Chicago
4) Jordan Staal- Pittsburgh
5) Phil Kessel- Boston
6) Peter Mueller- Phoenix
7) Kyle Okposo- NYI
8) Bryan Little- Atlanta
9) Derrick Brassard- Columbus
10) Leland Irving- Calgary
11) James Sheppard- Minnesota
12) Patrick Berglund- St. Louis
13) Michael Frolik- Florida
14) Jiri Tlusty- Toronto
15) Semen Varlamov- Washington
16) Claude Giroux- Philadelphia
17) Ben Maxwell- Montreal
18) Codey Burki- Colorado
19) Jonathan Bernier- Los Angeles
20) Michael Grabner- Vancouver
21) Ryan White- Montreal
22) Francois Bouchard- Washington
23) Trevor Lewis- Los Angeles
24) Nick Foligno- Ottawa
25) Jhonas Enroth- Buffalo
26) Cory Emmerton- Detroit
27) David Fischer- Montreal
28) Ty Wishart- San Jose
29) Ivan Vishnevski- Dallas
30) Artem Anisimov- NYR

 

[Scuba-Steve]

LOL. I was thinking the same thing.

I didn't think his list was all that bad actually...biggest question was dropping Tlusty so far...then i noticed he was from Quebec

lol

I'm maybe from Québec,but i still think you guys have 2 1st rounder in Tlusty and Kulemin

 

[turnbuckle*]

lol

I'm maybe from Québec,but i still think you guys have 2 1st rounder in Tlusty and Kulemin

I'm a Hab fan from Quebec. Careful what you assume.

 

[rt]

I remember everyone calling last year a weak draft. Looking at some of these lists, again a few months later, I have to disagree. The top guys like Johnson, Staal, Toews, Backstrom, Kessel, Okposo, Mueller, and Little are all having tremendous seasons. A lot of the middle of the first round guys are looking really good, too. Guys like Iriving, Berglund, and Tlusty.

 

[Zim]

Why is Backstrom ahead of Staal? I know Backstrom has a lot of points in the SEL but Staal is putting up good numbers with limited ice time and virtually no PP time in the NHL. Surely that counts for something? Staal is also almost a whole year younger than Backstrom.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I do not see how Sanigunetti (sp) falls out of the 1st round. Nice to see Anisimov move up though.

 

[Kaktus*]

I do not see why Staal is not number one on this list. He is in NHL and playing very well and I do not even like Pittsburgh.
I know EJ played well toward the end in WJC but WJC is one thing and NHL is a little different..

How is Nicklas Backstrom or Jonathan Toews ranked ahead of Staal is also a little confusing.

 

[PhoPhan]

I remember everyone calling last year a weak draft. Looking at some of these lists, again a few months later, I have to disagree. The top guys like Johnson, Staal, Toews, Backstrom, Kessel, Okposo, Mueller, and Little are all having tremendous seasons. A lot of the middle of the first round guys are looking really good, too. Guys like Iriving, Berglund, and Tlusty.

Seriously. There may not be a Crosby in this crop, but at least a dozen forwards with "top line" written all over them.

 

[SPORTSMANIAC]

1. Erik Johnson
2. Niklas Backstrom
3. Jordan Staal
4. Jonathan Toews
Can't go wrong with either 4.
5. Phil Kessel
6. Kyle Okposo
7. Peter Mueller
8. Derrick Brassard
9. Bryan Little
10. Jonathan Bernier
11. Patrik Berglund
12. Semem Vaslamov
13. Clade Giroux
14. Leland Irving
15. Michael Frolik
16. Jiri Tlusty
17. James Sheppard
18. Codi Burki
19. Michael Grabner
20. Trevor Lewis
21. David Fischer
22. Riku Helenius
23. Francois Bouchard
24. Ben Maxwell
25. Ty Wishart
26. Artem Anisimov
27. Ivan Vishnevsky
28. Nick Foligno
29. Dennis Persson
30. Yuri Alexandrov

 

[PecaFan]

A lot of the middle of the first round guys are looking really good, too. Guys like Iriving, Berglund, and Tlusty.

And yet almost everyone has Tlusty falling like a stone in their lists.

 

[WILDTATE10]

1. Erik Johnson
2. Niklas Backstrom
3. Jordan Staal
4. Jonathan Toews
Can't go wrong with either 4.
5. Phil Kessel
6. Kyle Okposo
7. Peter Mueller
8. Derrick Brassard
9. Bryan Little
10. Jonathan Bernier
11. Patrik Berglund
12. Semem Vaslamov
13. Clade Giroux
14. Leland Irving
15. Michael Frolik
16. Jiri Tlusty
17. James Sheppard
18. Codi Burki
19. Michael Grabner
20. Trevor Lewis
21. David Fischer
22. Riku Helenius
23. Francois Bouchard
24. Ben Maxwell
25. Ty Wishart
26. Artem Anisimov
27. Ivan Vishnevsky
28. Nick Foligno
29. Dennis Persson
30. Yuri Alexandrov

how does sheppard drop so much?

 

[Amadeus]

Tlusty is now underrated. Most people havent seen him play and those who have say that he was ready to compete in the AHL. He's been out because of an ankle injury, but for a player who just came to NA, he is adjusting fairly well to the NA style game.

I will not touch the top 15 of the draft.

 

[UpsideHockey]

Some interesting trends in only 7 mths post-draft...

Who would u guys most like to get (realistically)if you held the 7th & 11th positions in the draft, regardless of position...?

Appreciate thoughts & opinions...

Cheers

 

[TheKingPin]

apperantly the flyer's Giroux has 16 pts in 4 games so far...

 

[Vagrant]

Bobby Hughes could merit bottom of the first consideration. He' has come on strong this year.