Thom Yorke's NHL Entry Draft: DRAFTING THREAD

[Redwingsfan]

Not enough Euro's

Says the guy who picked 7 NA guys out of 8 picks

I guess its because I live in europe and have seen those guys a lot more

 

[Backstrom #19]

New York Islanders

Round 1, 1st overall: John Tavares, Center
Round 2, 48th overall: Anton Lander, Center
Round 4, 91st overall: Jesse Blacker, Defence
Round 5, 121st overall: Ryan Bourque, Left Wing
Round 6, 151st overall: Darcy Kuemper, Goalie
Round 7, 181st overall: Lee Moffie, Defence

At one point in the draft I had 3 second round picks. I ended up getting Enver Lisin with one of the picks, I got Kevin Marshall with another one of the picks. I wanted to get more NHL-ready prospects, and Lisin is already in the NHL, and Marshall will be going pro next year.

With my drafting I obviously took Tavares first overall. Getting Anton Lander in the later parts of the 2nd round was great for me, I'm really high on him. Jesse Blacker is another player I like a lot. I felt that Ryan Bourque and Darcy Kuemper could have gone a lot higher. Lee Moffie is a bit of a project, but he's going the NCAA route, so he'll have time to develop.