Is the 9th pick hardest to predict?

[rocketdan9]

At one instance its considered easy, since whoever drops out of the top 8, it is very likely the Bruins just snag the leftover player.

But if the top 8 is all gone , is the consensus pick at 9th Mika Z or Beaulieu?

Not factoring in position need but just best available talent, who deserves to be chosen 9th?

Click to read more...

 

[Torts]

Zibanejad wont be there at 9

Beaulieu might

 

[Menwithouthat tricks]

My guess is Zibinejad will move up into the top 8 and Ryan Murphy will be pushed out. In that case, the BPA remaining will probably be Bartschi (forward) or Murphy or Beaulieu (Defensemen, if Boston drafts for need).

 

[Pajicz]

Boston will choose the best available defenseman, so it's gonna be one of these guys:

Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Murphy
Nathan Beaulieu
Duncan Siemens

Wild card choice would be Oleksiak, imagine him playing with Chara...

 

[jukon]

Murphy to Columbus is like 99.9%. I don't think I've seen a decent mock draft that doesn't have them picking him.

I see one of Strome Zibanejad or possibly Huberdeau available, or else they have their pick of the next best defenseman. Most likely Beaulieu.

 

[IslandersFan17]

I think #5 is far harder to predict. As many people want to chalk it up to Hamilton but a few writers around the Islanders warned fans not to be to hyped of that pick. I mean Hamilton is more a fan generated desire than anything.

The Islanders are going to be more a victim of "left overs" than anyone else. Hence, what makes their pick so hard to predict.

I mean other than RNH and maybe Landeskog you can without a doubt see the possibility of Huberdeau, Larsson, or Couturier falling to the Islanders depending.

 

[NUhockey]

Boston will choose the best available defenseman, so it's gonna be one of these guys:

Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Murphy
Nathan Beaulieu
Duncan Siemens

Wild card choice would be Oleksiak, imagine him playing with Chara...

I would be so pumped if they did this, but it won't happen. How was his combine? From what I heard it was good.

 

[Koto]

i think whoever is left out of strome zibenjad and murphy

 

[Regina Pat]

i think whoever is left out of strome zibenjad and murphy

There is a pretty good chance none of them are left after that.

 

[Koto]

There is a pretty good chance none of them are left after that.

um? really? rnh larsson landeskog huburdeau couturier hamilton is 6

one of zibenjad strome and murphy is the guy who will be avaliable at 9

 

[tmg]

There is a pretty good chance none of them are left after that.

Really? I mean, sure, it's *possible* ... but that means one of Couturier or Hamilton is (I think it's a pipe dream at this point to suggest RNH Larsson Huberdeau or Landeskog might fall as far as 9). I think Koto's post was based on the assumption that the top 6 are gone and thus 9 is the untaken of the next three - if you're suggesting the next three will all be gone that means one of the top six isn't. Which isn't exactly a downgrade from Koto's suggestion.

 

[CamDegs13]

There is a pretty good chance none of them are left after that.

Strome, Murphy, Zibanejad or Hamilton will be available at 9 no matter what...

 

[PlayMakers]

I don't think it's all that hard to predict.

This has become a 9 player draft with Z-bad now in the mix. So picking 9th, the Bruins will (or at least should) take whichever one of the 9 is left when their turn comes along.

If that's Strome/Zbad/Couturier... Great! A potential running mate for Seguin.
If it's Murphy/Hamilton... Great! A dynamic offensive dman to fill an area of need.

 

[Shaun]

I don't think it's all that hard to predict.

This has become a 9 player draft with Z-bad now in the mix. So picking 9th, the Bruins will (or at least should) take whichever one of the 9 is left when they're turn comes along.

If that's Strome/Zbad/Couturier... Great! A potential running mate for Seguin.
If it's Murphy/Hamilton... Great! A dynamic offensive dman to fill an area of need.

This.

 

[TRask]

There is a pretty good chance none of them are left after that.

God I hope ur right.
Thatd mean that one of rnh, larsson, landeskog, huburdeau, couturier, or hamilton will be left for my Bruins #9 pick

 

[Pyke*]

I don't think it's all that hard to predict.

This has become a 9 player draft with Z-bad now in the mix. So picking 9th, the Bruins will (or at least should) take whichever one of the 9 is left when they're turn comes along.

If that's Strome/Zbad/Couturier... Great! A potential running mate for Seguin.
If it's Murphy/Hamilton... Great! A dynamic offensive dman to fill an area of need.

I'm fairly sure Murphy will be available at 9, but nobody else in that list will be.

1. Edmonton: RNH or Larsson
2. Colorado: Larsson or Landeskog
3. Florida: Huberdeau or RNH
4. New Jersey: Couturier or Huberdeau
5. Islanders: Hamilton
6. Ottawa: Landeskog or Couturier or Zibanejad
7. Winnipeg: Strome or Zibanejad
8. Columbus: Strome or Zibanejad
9. Boston: Murphy or Beaulieu or Bartschi
10. Minnesota: Beaulieu or Bartschi
11. Colorado: Bartschi or Oleksiak

 

[Regina Pat]

um? really? rnh larsson landeskog huburdeau couturier hamilton is 6

one of zibenjad strome and murphy is the guy who will be avaliable at 9

Really? I mean, sure, it's *possible* ... but that means one of Couturier or Hamilton is (I think it's a pipe dream at this point to suggest RNH Larsson Huberdeau or Landeskog might fall as far as 9). I think Koto's post was based on the assumption that the top 6 are gone and thus 9 is the untaken of the next three - if you're suggesting the next three will all be gone that means one of the top six isn't. Which isn't exactly a downgrade from Koto's suggestion.

Strome, Murphy, Zibanejad or Hamilton will be available at 9 no matter what...

I'm thinking Hamilton might be there.

RNH/Lando/Huberdeau/Couturier/Larsson/Strome/Zibanajed/Murphy.

 

[Regina Pat]

I'm fairly sure Murphy will be available at 9, but nobody else in that list will be.

1. Edmonton: RNH or Larsson
2. Colorado: Larsson or Landeskog
3. Florida: Huberdeau or RNH
4. New Jersey: Couturier or Huberdeau
5. Islanders: Hamilton
6. Ottawa: Landeskog or Couturier or Zibanejad
7. Winnipeg: Strome or Zibanejad
8. Columbus: Strome or Zibanejad
9. Boston: Murphy or Beaulieu or Bartschi
10. Minnesota: Beaulieu or Bartschi
11. Colorado: Bartschi or Oleksiak

Murphy to Columbus is highly likely.

 

[Pyke*]

Murphy to Columbus is highly likely.

Eh, I'm still convinced he's the Ryan Ellis of the 2011 draft.

 

[Ian Esplen]

i've got a feeling someone in the top 10 take mcneill. i could see him as high as 7th.

 

[Menwithouthat tricks]

I think #5 is far harder to predict. As many people want to chalk it up to Hamilton but a few writers around the Islanders warned fans not to be to hyped of that pick. I mean Hamilton is more a fan generated desire than anything.

The Islanders are going to be more a victim of "left overs" than anyone else. Hence, what makes their pick so hard to predict.

I mean other than RNH and maybe Landeskog you can without a doubt see the possibility of Huberdeau, Larsson, or Couturier falling to the Islanders depending.

As far as I've heard, the Isles aren't scheduled to have Huberdeau for a visit, o he might not be a possibility. So the Isles possibilities are:
Whoever drops out of the top 5 (assume Couturier)
Hamilton
Strome
Zibinejad

Just from my own prejudices, I'm ruling Murphy out. So that's 4 possibles.

For #9, it's whoever drops, which I think will be Murphy, but crazy things can happen, so who knows if someone like Couturier slips that far. So #9 will likely be a choice of Murphy, Bartschi, or some other reaches on defense. I think Boston's choice for defenseman will be obvious by the time they pick, and they just have to choose if they go F or D.

 

[Jumbo*]

At one instance its considered easy, since whoever drops out of the top 8, it is very likely the Bruins just snag the leftover player.

But if the top 8 is all gone , is the consensus pick at 9th Mika Z or Beaulieu?

Not factoring in position need but just best available talent, who deserves to be chosen 9th?

Yea you answered your own question and no top 8 wont all be gone.

 

[UConn126]

Personally, I'd like the Bruins to draft Beaulieu at 9, assuming Columbus takes Murphy.

Murphy tops my wishlist, Beaulieu is second, unless somebody else some the top 8 drops to 9.

 

[Bubba88]

OK, I predict Murphy, Beaulieu, Zibanejad or Strome at #9


now predict #25 and tell me whats harder to predict

 

[Seguins Dragon*]

Strome/Murphy/Hamilton/Zbad is who I want.