Official NHL Entry Draft Discussion Thread

[The_Child_Prodigy]

OK well its that time of year again. Not the time to take a break from hockey but to see what your team is doing for the future of the franchise. It all starts with the draft which is occuring tommorow on TSN RDS and the NHL network from 7-10 EST.

Who do you want your team to take? Was that pick a good selection for the club? Tune in tomorrow to find out what happens at the draft and trades at the draft

Click there to see the events happening at the draftPick by Pick Updater

Well everyone happy drafting and I hope your team gets the player you want!(except oilers canucks wild and avalache fans) I did not capitalize them on purpose

1. Chicago- Patrick Kane
2. Philadelphia- James Van Riemsdyk
3. Phoenix- Kyle Turris
4. Los Angeles- Thomas Hickey
5. Washington- Karl Alzner
6. Edmonton- Sam Gagner
7. Columbus- Jakub Voracek
8. Boston- Zach Hamill
9. San Jose (Via St. Louis)- Logan Couture
10. Florida- Keaton Ellerby
11. Carolina- Brandon Sutter
12. Montreal- Ryan McDonagh
13. St. Louis (via San Jose, Toronto)- Lars Eller
14. Colorado- Kevin Shattenkirk
15. Edmonton (via New York Islanders)- Alex Plante
16. Minnesota (via Anaheim, Tampa Bay)- Colton Gillies
17. New York Rangers- Alexei Cherepanov
18. St. Louis (via Calgary)- Ian Cole
19. Anaheim (via Minnesota)- Logan McMillan
20. Pittsburgh- Angelo Esposito
21. Edmonton- (via Phoenix)- Riley Nash
22. Montreal- (via San Jose)- Max Pacioretty
23. Nashville- Jonathan Blum
24. Calgary (via St. Louis)- Mikael Backlund
25. Vancouver- Patrick White
26. St. Louis- David Perron
27. Detroit Red Wings- Brendan Smith
28. San Jose (via Washington, Buffalo)- Nick Petrecki
29. Ottawa- James O'Brien
30. Phoenix (via Edmonton, Anaheim)- Nick Ross

[UTMCretin]

Well everyone happy drafting and I hope your team gets the player you want!(except oilers canucks wild and avalache fans) I did not capitalize them on purpose

Oh, well screw you too

*mutters incoherently under breath*

[timd1218]

Lots of rumors going on here in Pittsburgh about the Pens making a few trades tomorrow. One rumor is Colby Armstrong. Hope this doesn't happen. One of my fav. players on the team.

I won't be posting tomorrow. I'll be at my brothers watching it there. Here's to hoping the Pens get some good players tomorrow via trades and the draft.

[Griff83]

hope the Leafs take Zach Hamill at #13.

Rumours the Nucks have offered Bourdon to the Bruins

[The_Child_Prodigy]

Bourdon is a beast. Imagine Chara teaching him a thing or 2 . Realisticly I see the Flames getting Brandon Sutter. He is slotted to be picked around then and Sutter being the GM not pickings his nephew is mean. Thats a slap in the face IMO. If theres a top player I think the Flames can get is Esposito.

I reallly hope the flames trade up because realisticly we can't keep all our core players next year so why not trade them away and stay semi contenders. I expect Huselius to be traded to move up.

[Griff83]

Bourdon is a beast. Imagine Chara teaching him a thing or 2 . Realisticly I see the Flames getting Brandon Sutter. He is slotted to be picked around then and Sutter being the GM not pickings his nephew is mean. Thats a slap in the face IMO. If theres a top player I think the Flames can get is Esposito.

I reallly hope the flames trade up because realisticly we can't keep all our core players next year so why not trade them away and stay semi contenders. I expect Huselius to be traded to move up.

I dont see that being mean at all. It would be doing a injustice as a GM to pass up a better talent to just draft a player because hes in your bloodline. I dont think Sutter lasts to #18 anyways, so it wont matter.

[Snayr]

Lucky me has a nightshift at work tonight... 7pm-7am... Frig.
My updates will be checking TSN via my cellphone during my breaks.
This sucks

[Cru Thik]

Is there any chance the Flyers take Cherepanov or is it most likely we could end up with Turris. The local show was pointing toward James Van Riemsdyk as a Leclair type player. An what about this Czech kid is he anywhere on there radar?

[Griff83]

^^^Ive heard they will take Turris or trade the pick, but who knows.

[timd1218]

Is there any chance the Flyers take Cherepanov or is it most likely we could end up with Turris. The local show was pointing toward James Van Riemsdyk as a Leclair type player. An what about this Czech kid is he anywhere on there radar?

I have heard several reports that Philly is trying to trade the pick.

[UTMCretin]

Some mock drafts for anyone who's interested:

http://www.sportscity.com/NHL-2007-Mock-Draft

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=11084&hubname=

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/woodlief/2007-06-20-mock-draft_N.htm

Looks like the top of this year's draft isn't as cut and dry as last years. It seems nearly unanimous that Kane and Turris will end up as Top 3 picks though

[hiphop1]

hope the Leafs take Zach Hamill at #13.

Rumours the Nucks have offered Bourdon to the Bruins

New to hockey am a Bruins fan. Who is Bourdon and what will we have to give up. Hear we want Espisito.Any one know anything about Claude Juilian.

[timd1218]

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New to hockey am a Bruins fan. Who is Bourdon and what will we have to give up. Hear we want Espisito.Any one know anything about Claude Juilian.

Here's some info on Bourdon:

http://hockeysfuture.com/prospect/luc_bourdon

I don't think Vancouver will be trading him.

Claude Juilian was the New Jersey Devils coach this past season but was fired towards the end of the year. Seemed like he was a good coach while on the Devils.

[hiphop1]

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Here's some info on Bourdon:

http://hockeysfuture.com/prospect/luc_bourdon

I don't think Vancouver will be trading him.

Claude Juilian was the New Jersey Devils coach this past season but was fired towards the end of the year. Seemed like he was a good coach while on the Devils.

Thanks for the info

[Cru Thik]

Who would we possibly trade with? I can't see us getting anything that great since the players at the top of this draft are not great players. Hopefully we just take Turris or the other kid with the weird name lol =).

[UTMCretin]

Crowd's booing Bettman

[hiphop1]

He sucks

[UTMCretin]

Chicago takes Patrick Kane 1st overall

[MAS]

5 foot 9 Patrick Kane goes 1st overall

[UTMCretin]

They listed him at 5'10