Jaded-Fan
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SI graded the various teams' drafts.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/allan_muir/06/25/east.grades/1.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/allan_muir/06/25/east.grades/1.html
crashthenet said:Did anybody actually read the Buf review? A glaring weakness in goal?
Naru said:I don't like this article. "The Ducks addressed blueline depth with two of their first three picks". Makes it sound like we've got a problem back there, despite the fact we've got plenty of blue liners, nine of our top 20 in fact. We've got a (small) weakness in goal; which we did nothing about. A weakness as in we've not got many guys there (Levasseur and McKee are nice, but I want more than just those two).
But we don't need any pick from this draft to be part of the team any time soon. We've got a cup run to set up with the guys from the past drafts first.
Los Angeles Kings
The first draft under new GM Dean Lombardi should go a long way toward moving this franchise in the right direction. Jonathan Bernier (11th) was the consensus best goalie available in the draft. He could be in the NHL in three years. With the 17th overall pick, acquired from Minnesota in the Pavol Demitra trade, they tabbed Trevor Lewis, one of those kids whose stock kept rising as the draft approached. He has good size (6-foot-1, 192) and the hands to be a top-six forward. With little in the defensive cupboard, the Kings made a smart call in Joe Ryan (48th), a keep-it-simple blueliner with a nice physical edge to his game.
Grade: A
scott99 said:Boston got the best player in the draft, Kessel. Count my words, he will be the best player to come out of this draft. I wish my Isles traded up to get him.
Jaded-Fan said:My Pens got themselves an A, and I agree. Staal was no surprise, several teams seemed to want to move up to get him, and the Pens were going to take one of three or four forwards, but finding Sneep and Strait, rated in several mocks as firsts, were very good finds in rounds two and three:
Pittsburgh Penguins
Count the Pens among the day's big winners, even if they had just five picks. Jordan Staal (2nd) was one of the most coveted players of the day -- think Keith Primeau with a better offensive upside. New GM Ray Shero also addressed the team's biggest weakness -- blueline depth -- with the savvy picks of Carl Sneep (32nd) and Brian Strait (65th) in rounds two and three. These aren't top end guys, but both have the size, smarts and leadership skills to contribute.
Grade: A
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/allan_muir/06/25/east.grades/1.html
Western Conference gradesBurke's Evil Spirit said:They didn't do any Canadian teams.
Nitso said:These rankings mean nothing and are a waste of time. Wait two or three years to see how well a team did.
Nitso said:These rankings mean nothing and are a waste of time. Wait two or three years to see how well a team did.
Worst argument ever.CoachBombay said:
If he would have been the best, he would have gone first not fifth