My 2005 draft top 100

[monster_bertuzzi]

1. Sidney Crosby 5'11'' 192
2. Gil Brule 5'11'' 187
3. Jack Johnson 6'1'' 200
4. Bob Ryan 6'1'' 222
5. Benoit Pouliot 6'3'' 178
6. Guillame Latendresse 6'2'' 215
7. Anze Kopitar 6'2'' 200
8. Carey Price 6'3'' 215
9. Marc Staal 6'4'' 195
10. Marek Zagrapan 6'0'' 195
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11. Ryan O'Marra
12. Jack Skille
13. Alex Bourret
14. Ken McArdle
15. Devin Setoguchi
16. Jakub Kindl
17. J.P. Lavasseur
18. Luc Bourdon (impressive U-18)
19. Ryan Stoa
20. Tuuka Rask
21. Ryan Parent
22. Dan Bertram
23. Matt Lashoff
24. Slava Trukhno
25. Chris Durand
26. Denis Istomin
27. Nicklas Bergfors
28. Alex Vincent
29. Teemu Laakso
30. Marty Hanzal
31. Scott Jackson
32. Brian Lee
33. Risto Korhonen
34. Ilia Zubov
35. Patrick Davis
36. Brendan Mikkelson
37. James Neal
38. Chris Lawrence
39. Tyler Plante
40. Michael Bunden
41. Andrew Cogliano
42. Nick Drazenovic
43. Jakub Vojta
44. Daniel Ryder
45. TJ Hensick
46. Patrick McNeill
47. Oscar Bartullis
48. Mike Gauthier
49. Tom Fritsche
50. Evan Brophey
51. Vitaly Anikeenko
52. Riley Merkley
53. Blair Jones
54. Dustin Kohn
55. Marc-Andre Gragani
56. Matt Niskanen
57. Vladdy Sobotka
58. Mikko Lehtonen
59. Cal O'Reilly
60. Chris Gawlick
61. Gennaday Churilov
62. Jeff May
63. Mike Sauer
64. Jeff Frazee
65. Ray Macias
66. Chad Denny
67. Alexander Sundstrom
68. Brodie Dupont
69. Dalyn Flatt
70. Wacey Rabbit
71. Paul Kurceba
72. Tom Pyatt
73. Morten Madsen
74. Radek Smolanek
75. Cody Bass
76. Dan Collins
77. JP Paquet
78. Ryan Reaves
79. Adam McQuaid
80. Andrei Zabarev
81. Paul Stastny
82. Kris Russell
83. Myles Zimmerman
84. Vyacheslav Buravchikov
85. Yevgeny Namestnikov
86. Ryan Russell
87. Brad Sutter
88. Adam Hobson
89. Vaclav Vondrasek
90. Danny Syvret
91. Colton Yellow Horn
92. Sergei Shirokov
93. Cody Fransson
94. Dylan Yeo
95. Dylan Stamler
96. Richard Clune
97. Matt Kassian
98. Tony Rizzi
99. Troy Ofukany
100. Kevin Baker

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[gretzky99]

Who would of thought that you would have Brule second

 

[Oilers Chick]

You have Tom Fritsche listed twice (#49 & #66).

 

[pei fan]

Who would of thought that you would have Brule second

Curse you -you beat me to it.I read the first two picks and thought-I hope nobody's
posted yet.He must've had a lucid dream last night that brought on this "great
revelation".

Nice list Monster .

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

You have Tom Fritsche listed twice (#49 & #66).

He's so good, he has to be drafted twice.

 

[King'sPawn]

What are your thoughts, if any, of Justin Abdelkader?

 

[Habsfan 32]

Nice list. Skille at #12 and some other guys (Red Line) have him at #4.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

You have Tom Fritsche listed twice (#49 & #66).

Doh! #49 is where I have em'. Insert player X at #66 I guess.

What are your thoughts, if any, of Justin Abdelkader?

To be honest, I know jack **** about him.

Nice list. Skille at #12 and some other guys (Red Line) have him at #4.

Yeah, Redline seems to be in love with him (Woodlief's on a bit of crack). I just dont think he's better than anyone in my top 10 - it's arguable yes. O'Marra gets the slight nod over Skille at this point. Huge U-18 for O'Marra.

 

[ChemiseBleuHonnete]

I agree with him, GB should be the clear cut #2. For those who saw them both this year, does Gilbert still has a stronger shot than Crosby? I used to agree with that, but Crosby improved his shot power tremendously. I couldn't imagine that Brule still has a stronger shot at this point, but we never know.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

I agree with him, GB should be the clear cut #2. For those who saw them both this year, does Gilbert still has a stronger shot than Crosby? I used to agree with that, but Crosby improved his shot power tremendously. I couldn't imagine that Brule still has a stronger shot at this point, but we never know.

Brule has the strongest slapshot in the draft. Crosby may have a better snapper at this point - I'm not sure.

 

[ChemiseBleuHonnete]

Brule has the strongest slapshot in the draft. Crosby may have a better snapper at this point - I'm not sure.

Have you seen Crosby's slap shots at the end of the regular season and those he fired in the playoffs? It was really sick.

 

[Blackshad]

He was used at the point in playoff (Powerplay) for his slap-shot.... that means something.

 

[Wonder Boy]

I think you have Brian Lee too low. I doubt he'll be a 2nd rounder.

 

[Epsilon]

Good list except that Tuuka Rask at 20 is definitely too low.

 

[CH Wizard]

You'll please nobody with lists but I'm telling ya you made a nice list.

I wonder where's Sasha Pokulok? because I really don't take he last till' the second round.

Lee , Rask are a little bit two low.IMO , Rask will go before Levasseur.Skille will never go after O'Marra with the kind of hype he's receving from Woodlief.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

sidney crosby that small

 

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Dylan Yeo is garbage. I'd be surprised if he is drafted.

I'd also be surprised if Yellowhorn or Kris Russell went as high as you are suggesting. I think both are longshots because of their size.

 

[Hossa]

It's a solid list, and you'll never satisfy anybody, so the real value in the feedback is hearing about the lesser knowns that you weren't entirely sure about...

So, with that in mind, I'll say that Radek Smolenak and Adam McQuaid are both way too low. They should both be in the 30 to 45 range. Smolenak was fantastic for Kingston in the second half, maybe their best player because Anthony Stewart seemed fed up, and he has good potential. McQuaid is underrated and the gap between him and Staal is not that huge.

Good effort though.

 

[Form and Substance]

Cogliano might be a bit too low for my taste but I guess it's fair considering he plays in the Ontario Junior A and is quite small.

 

[FearTheFlyers]

Wow, that's very low for Shirikov.

 

[AnThGrt]

What u have against Rask // He is best goltender and u have Price at 8 him at twenty if anything change those 2 around

 

[Sudz]

It's a solid list, and you'll never satisfy anybody, so the real value in the feedback is hearing about the lesser knowns that you weren't entirely sure about...

So, with that in mind, I'll say that Radek Smolenak and Adam McQuaid are both way too low. They should both be in the 30 to 45 range. Smolenak was fantastic for Kingston in the second half, maybe their best player because Anthony Stewart seemed fed up, and he has good potential. McQuaid is underrated and the gap between him and Staal is not that huge.

Good effort though.

A lot of Sudbury Wolves fans would tell you he's maybe even better than Staal. Personally I'd say there is no gap between them. Another guy who is right up there with them is Johnathan D'Aversa. A lot of Wolves fans actually like him better than both Staal and McQuaid. Hopefully some team will give him a shot as well.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

Yeah, I heard some good things about McQuaid but I wasn't quite sure where to put em'. Almost as good as Staal? Maybe now - but not nearly as muhc potential.

As for Price/Rask/Lavasseur there really isn't much between these 3. Price is slighty the best IMO. You shouldn't be upset with Rask behind Lavasseur - I bet you didn't think Dubnyk would have gone before Schwarz. Like I said, its a toss up at this point between Lavasseur and Rask. Vincent isn't too far behind either.

 

[Sudz]

Yeah, I heard some good things about McQuaid but I wasn't quite sure where to put em'. Almost as good as Staal? Maybe now - but not nearly as muhc potential.

As for Price/Rask/Lavasseur there really isn't much between these 3. Price is slighty the best IMO. You shouldn't be upset with Rask behind Lavasseur - I bet you didn't think Dubnyk would have gone before Schwarz. Like I said, its a toss up at this point between Lavasseur and Rask. Vincent isn't too far behind either.

Your right McQuaid probably doesn't have as much potential as Staal. He should be a very solid NHLer though.

 

[Epsilon]

I can't imagine any NHL team would take Yellowhorn before Shirokov.