Steal of the 2006 draft in each round

[Leb_Hitch*]

Who do you think is the steal of the draft in each round. Here are my choices. Not too sure about most of the players, but this is from what I know.

1st - Bryan Little
2nd - Nigel Williams
3rd - Kaspars Daugavins
4th - Kevin Montgomery
5th - Maxim Lacroix
6th - Jordan Fulton
7th - Benn Feriero

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[Kaizer]

<-- 6th round steal. Leads CSKA in scoring.

 

[Abyss]

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=276087

^ Kind of a similiar thread.

1 rd-Frolik
2 rd-Emmerton
3 rd-Daugavins
4 rd-Marcinko
5 rd-Wild
6 rd-Shirokov
7 rd-Breault


But seriously, it's way to soon to tell

 

[The Fuhr*]

1st - Chris Summers
2nd - Artem Anisimov
3rd - Kaspars Daugavins
4th - Kevin Montgomery
5th - Alex Biega
6th - Kevin Koopman
7th - Eric Condra

Undrafted: Chad Greenan, shocked he was not picked.

 

[windflare]

<-- 6th round steal. Leads CSKA in scoring.

Agreed. That's Sergei Shirokov, with 17pts in 17 games... in the RSL.

Juraj Simek in the 6th round looks pretty dang good too, with 18 pts in 11 games in the WHL as a new rookie.

In the first round, I think that Trevor Lewis and Claude Giroux are excellent picks. Giroux is ripping it up in the Q.

 

[HOCKEY_GURU]

Ok ill give this a shot for fun (cant say I know how everyone is performing so just what I know)
1. a lot to chose from can throw 7-8 names and kinda be right but Ill go with backstrom for how hes tearing the SEL appart as an 18 year old.
2.Maxwell
3.daugavins
4.Bobby Hughes
5. 3 playes I like their upsides..zaborsky...Nyholm and Biega..need em to play more to pick one.
6. Jan Mursak or shirokov
7.bariball

Just take it with a grain of salt and dont sweat the small stuff - cause to do this right id have to know what 200+ players are doing

 

[J17 Vs Proclamation]

A steal in the 4th could be Derrick LaPoint. Currently has 8 points in 6 games in the USHL, best Dmen in the USHL. There have been alot of good reports about him.

 

[Thundermare]

1st - Semen Varlamov
2nd - Ben Maxwell (but in the long run I believe Jesse Johenssu will be the man)
3rd - Brad Marchand
4th - Bobby Hugues
5th - Juuso Puustinen
6th -Sergei Shirokov
7th - Matt Marquardt

 

[Bringit*]

Kulemin will be the steal of the 2nd round. He was projected by many to go in the 1st.. . He already has like 16 pts, 8 goals in 17 games in the Russia's Pro League this season.. And that's a tough league.

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[dank]

2. Anisimov..

 

[BritSabre]

1 - Bryan Little, HM: B. Sanguinetti, N. Backstrom*
2 - Andreas Nodl, HM: B. Maxwell, J. Joensuu
3 - Eric Gryba HM: D. Larsson, J. Ahnelov
4 - Kevin Montgomery HM: D. Kveton, T. Marcinko
5 - Alex Biega - HM: T. Zaborsky
6 - Jan-Mikael Juutilainen - HM: S. Shirokov, J. Simek
7 - Billy Sauer - HM Logan Pyett, Benjamin Breault

Based on where I thought they would go at draft time.
HM to whos performing well this year so far and gut feeling.

* Backstom at no. 4, hard to consider a steal, but very scary talent. I believe he will turn out to be top talent of the draft, think Jaromir Jagr

 

[Redwingsfan]

Kulemin will be the steal of the 2nd round. He was projected by many to go in the 1st.. . He already has like 16 pts, 8 goals in 17 games in the Russia's Pro League this season.. And that's a tough league.

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he probably would have if he was a year younger. he is a late bloomer. and to be picked in the second round is pretty good for a 20 year old imo. i picked him #33 overall in my leagues entry draft. and i feel confident that it will turn out to be a good pick.

 

[Charge_Seven]

he probably would have if he was a year younger. he is a late bloomer. and to be picked in the second round is pretty good for a 20 year old imo. i picked him #33 overall in my leagues entry draft. and i feel confident that it will turn out to be a good pick.

It was a good pick by the Leafs, because they know more of what to expect from him. Safe picks feel good sometimes.

 

[flambers]

How can any player be picked as a steal? I would you will need to wait 3 years.

 

[scoutman1]

1st round: Michael Frolik
2nd Round: Michael Ratchuk
3rd Round: Ryan Hillier
4th Round: Tomas Marcinko
5th Round: Alex Biega
6th Round: Sergei Shirokov
7th Round: Billy Sauer

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

How can any player be picked as a steal? I would you will need to wait 3 years.

After, 1,200-odd posts, I would think you'd know logic and reason don't always apply here. Of course, it is way to early to get an accurate assessment of this draft. It takes five years, IMO, to get a full assessment. I wouldn't seriously start assessing "the steals" of a draft until after three years. However, some people like to have their fun and I guess there's nothing wrong with it, just as long as the opinions are tempered with a bit of humility.

Many players take a huge leap in development at 18, especially Canadian Hockey League players who are in their third year. I guess it's the same for many NHLers. The third year is a bit of a breakout year. The first year after a draft is where the separation starts to happen. Good scouting is separated from the bad.

 

[kostybros]

How can any player be picked as a steal? I would you will need to wait 3 years.

I Agree withm, nobody is a steal at this time, it's way too early!!!
just because a player is doing well in the juniors doesn't he'll end up a good nhl player.

 

[mazmin]

R1. Claude Giroux
R2. Andreas Nodl (As for my top two, I swear I'm not a Flyers homer!)
R3. Theo Peckham
R4. Ben Wright
R5. David Meckler
R6. Jan Mursak
R7. Jay Barriball

 

[Redwingsfan]

It was a good pick by the Leafs, because they know more of what to expect from him. Safe picks feel good sometimes.

i agree

 

[hockeyprincess]

Round 1: Jonathan Bernier
Round 2: Cory Emmerton
Round 3: Kaspars Daugavins
Round 4: Joonas Lehtivuori or Bobby Hughes
Round 5: Maxime Lacroix or Robert Nyholm
Round 6: Jan-Mikael Juutilainen
Round 7: Arturs Kulda or Devin DiDiomete

 

[shaner8989]

2nd rd: Maxwell, Kumelin, Joensuu
3rd rd: Brad Marchand
5th rd: Robert Nyholm
6th rd: Tyler Ruegsegger and Shorokov.

 

[Whitesnake]

1- Patrik Berglund HM: Denis Persson
2- Shawn Matthias HM: Kulemin, Alexandrov
3- Steve Mason HM: Figren, Forney
4- Tomas Marcinko HM: Hughes, Reimer
5- Hovinen HM: Latal, Lacroix
6- Shirokov HM: Juutilainen, Perreault
7- Breault HM: Pyett, Popov

(Hab fan here so won't include any habs even though I think Fischer and Maxwell might become something special, maybe steals of their round....Carle maybe but not enough to be the steal of his round since Maxwell is in it already....)

 

[viper-21]

1- Patrik Berglund HMenis Persson
2- Shawn Matthias HM: Kulemin, Alexandrov
3- Steve Mason HM: Figren, Forney
4- Tomas Marcinko HM: Hughes, Reimer
5- Hovinen HM: Latal, Lacroix
6- Shirokov HM: Juutilainen, Perreault
7- Breault HM: Pyett, Popov

(Hab fan here so won't include any habs even though I think Fischer and Maxwell might become something special, maybe steals of their round....Carle maybe but not enough to be the steal of his round since Maxwell is in it already....)

codey burki

 

[flambers]

I Agree withm, nobody is a steal at this time, it's way too early!!!
just because a player is doing well in the juniors doesn't he'll end up a good nhl player.

Exactly.....lots of great junior players turn out to the next Pavel Brendl.

 

[The Viking Fury]

At least two mentions for Maxime Lacroix (drafted by the caps). Can anybody explain? I know absolutely nothing about him, so whats the reasoning behind him being a steal? Is he playing better? More ice time? better Linemates this seaosn?