THN Draft Preview is out

[SkoulasOut4theSummer]

Has anyone in Nova Scotia recieved their copy yet?

 

[Flames Draft Watcher]

My question (from everything here that I've read so far and forgive me if this sounds like a really stupid question)...does ANYONE at THN even bother to cover the "developmental leagues" such as the US High Schools and the Canadian Junior "A" leagues? I've been a THN subscriber for years and I almost NEVER see coverage of ANY player, regardless of how phenomenal they are, from these leagues outside of draft time and even during draft time, very little is mentioned about these kids.

As others have said, it's a compilation made from talking to scouts and GM's. If a guy hasn't been mentioned in the past it's likely either because the consensus was not all that high on him or that the people THN talked to were lowballing said players because they are harder to scout and didn't want other teams to realize how highly they might be ranked.

This year it doesn't seem like a valid complaint as Zajac is ranked in the first round by THN.

 

[BrooklynCanuck]

I got mine today!

 

[Porn*]

The 7-11 on Bank in Ottawa South (near Glebe).

I used to live down the street from there used to buy hockey cards there Haha

 

[Big McLargehuge]

This thing is about as hard to find in Pittsburgh as a sober Irishmen.

I just went to a dozen places, all either didn't have it or ran out.

 

[GKJ]

Just got mine as well.



Sami Lepisto #50?

 

[Jacob]

This thing is about as hard to find in Pittsburgh as a sober Irishmen.

I just went to a dozen places, all either didn't have it or ran out.

Are you near Cranberry? Their Barnes & Noble had a couple.

Make sure you check in the paper section, not the magazine area.

 

[Scottkmlps]

Anyone from Kamloops find it here? I've looked at Chapters, 7-Eleven in Sahali, and Save-On-Foods.

 

[Boomhower]

If anyone who picked it up and read all 60 write ups, didn't already know the Finns were considered the hardest working players in the world, they do now!!

Good read, almost had a scout (or GM) quoted in every write up. Just though they might have over referenced the Finns work ethic a little bit. (we get it) The one that took the cake was a scout on Radulov "I've seen him some nights where I thought he was a Finn, that's how hard he was working."

I thought Lyamin's write up was encouraging, seems like a safer pick than alot of the defenseman ranked in his range.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Are you near Cranberry? Their Barnes & Noble had a couple.

Make sure you check in the paper section, not the magazine area.

Nope. South Hills.

 

[Fighter]

Where are these prospects?

Travis Zajac
Andy Rogers
Jeff Schultz
Kirill Lyamin
Adam Pineault

 

[fedorov_jr]

Where are these prospects?

Travis Zajac
Andy Rogers
Jeff Schultz
Kirill Lyamin
Adam Pineault

zajac - 24
schultz - 28
lyamin - 29
pineault - 33
rogers - 62

 

[Truckfighter]

I live in Los Angeles also, I couldn't find it at Barnes and Nobles last night, but if I find it I will post it, if you find it any where can you post it so I can get it. Thanks

Believe it or not, I always get my hockey news at Tower Records. Seems like an unusual place to find it, but they always have the latest copy there. And I assume they will have the draft issue as soon as it comes out in L.A.

 

[orrthegreatest]

Believe it or not, I always get my hockey news at Tower Records. Seems like an unusual place to find it, but they always have the latest copy there. And I assume they will have the draft issue as soon as it comes out in L.A.

Thank you Troy, I will check there tomorrow....

 

[The Spaz]

Excellent Blueberry!

 

[Seachd]

Excellent Blueberry!

...and yet so wrong.

 

[Prucha73]

...and yet so wrong.

What do you mean?

 

[Seachd]

What do you mean?

I mean the list should not be posted here.

 

[Buffaloed]

Entire lists are NOT to be posted. That detracts directly from the commercial value of a publication and is a copyright infringement. You may post excerpts of lists as long as you comment on/critique the excerpt. Only the specific excerpt of the list that you're offering commentary on should be posted, and the commentary must be detailed. That is considered "fair use" under the copyright laws.

 

[Jussi]

This was posted at the Jatkoaika boards:

1. Ovechkin
2. Malkin
3. Barker
4. Tukonen
5. Olesz
6. Schwarch
7. Ladd
8. Montoya
9. Stafford
10. Radulov

Other Finns:

22. Korpikoski
25. Nokelainen
50. Lepistö
53. Seitsonen

Is this the highest that Tukonen has been ranked? Also a little surprised to see Korpikoski ahead of Nokelainen. Wonder if Lepistö will slip to the second day of the draft..

 

[Leaf Lander]

Evasuk21

mine was delivered friday morniing to my mail box

ns obviously gets the hockey news last

I been a subscriber for over 10 yrs

 

[V for Voodoo]

This was posted at the Jatkoaika boards:

1. Ovechkin
2. Malkin
3. Barker
4. Tukonen
5. Olesz
6. Schwarch
7. Ladd
8. Montoya
9. Stafford
10. Radulov

10th is Schremp, not Radulov

 

[zecke26]

could someone tell me if swiss or german players are in the top100 and if so, where they are?

 

[GKJ]

could someone tell me if swiss or german players are in the top100 and if so, where they are?

51- Roman Wick, is Swiss.

 

[zecke26]

51- Roman Wick, is Swiss.

ah thanks. he's the only one? maybe julien sprunger or peter guggisberg somewhere? germans shouldn't be there, too bad.