Draft Day One Thread

[pete]

T-minus 8 minutes.

[pete]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241249&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main

Tanguay to Montreal. Cammalleri to Calgary.

[astro]

I knew that Cammy's days were numbered. I wish that he went somewhere else though. Nice move by Lombardi to move up into the 12th spot.

[Maverick9911]

Gee, I wonder what we're gonna do.:nervous::nervous:

[Maverick9911]

Jokinen gone!

[astro]

Gee, I wonder what we're gonna do.:nervous::nervous:

WOW..... a shocker right off the bat!!!!!

STAMKOS selected number one !!! Looking forward to watching the kid play.

[Maverick9911]

Stamkos, eh? This kid any good? Was he on our radar? :)

Lookin GREAT in that sweater, Steven!

[pete]

Red Line Report on Steven Stamkos:

"Universally hailed as the top prospect available this year. An exciting, skilled pivot who has no discernable flaws, either on or off the ice. Tremendous kid with superb character, humble and team-oriented. On the ice, uses his world-class skating ability to create chances on the fly with little room. Very shifty lateral moves, and makes them at top speed. Sharp cuts and stop/starts gain separation. While at his best as a dangerous pure sniper, Stamkos also sees the ice very well and can make creative passes. While not the biggest player, he has worked on his core strength and handles the heavy going just fine. Has no fear of getting involved and while the physical game isn't exactly his bread-and-butter he will use the body to his advantage when the time calls for it. A true potential superstar.

Projection: Elite, top-line centre people will pay to see.
Style compares to: Steve Yzerman"

[astro]

Will Doughty go number 2? GO KINGS!

[WaiverWire]

Anyone else surprised when they announce Stamko that the announcers talked about the owners and then said.......and with Melrose he will have a coach that can work with younger players?

[pete]

The deal was Jokinen for Ballard, Boynton, and a 2nd round pick.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241251&lid=sublink02&lpos=topRelated_main

Florida is going to be (even more) terrible next season.

[pete]

Thrashers select D Zach Bogosian.

Bogosian compared to Chelios.

[pete]

Montreal trades pick #25 and a 2nd in 2009 for Tanguay and Calgary's 5th in 2008. Trade consumated.

[pete]

Blues select D Alex Pietrangelo.

Compared to Matthias Ohlund.

[astro]

So far, No big surprises with the picks.

[timothy]

The Filatov watch is ON

[pete]

Toronto apparently is about to move up to the #5 pick.

[timothy]

Toronto apparently is about to move up to the #5 pick.

Wonder if Kubina will be packaged and shipped to the Island?

[pete]

Toronto moves from #7 up to #5. Isles pick up a 2nd and 3rd, with options this year and next year that are very complicated.

Toronto picks D Luke Schenn. Compares to Adam Foote.

[pete]

LW Nikita Filatov and RW Mikkel Boedker still on the board. Boedker, IMO, is a stud.

[The Great Zo]

Pierre just luuuuuuuuuvvvvvvs his leafs.

[pete]

Columbus trades pick 19 and a 3rd for Umberger and a 4th.

[timothy]

Columbus trades pick 19 and a 3rd for Umberger and a 4th.

Good for the Jackets. Savvy acquistion.

[pete]

Columbus takes Filatov. Compares to Pavel Bure.

[pete]

Isles trade 7 to Nashville for 9 and a 2nd.

Preds select C Colin Wilson. Compares to Rod Brind'Amour.

[pete]

#8 overall, Coyotes select RW Mikkel Boedker. Compares to Marian Gaborik. Steal.

[timothy]

Isles trade 7 to Nashville for 9 and a 2nd.

Preds select C Colin Wilson. Compares to Rod Brind'Amour.

NICE!!!

I called this pick about 4 weeks ago to some of my Preds buddies. Wilson is IMO the perfect prospect for NAS.

[pete]

#9 Isles select C Josh Bailey. Compares to Jamie Langenbrunner.

[pete]

#10 Canucks select C Cody Hodgson. Compares to Brad Boyes.

[pete]

#11, Blackhawks select LW Kyle Beech. Compares to a bigger Darcy Tucker.

[pete]

Kings trade #12 for to Buffalo for #13 and a 3rd next year.

Sabres take D Tyler Myers. Compares to Chara (or Mihalik, really).

[pete]

#13, Kings select D Colten Teubert. Compares to Mike Komisarek.

[pete]

#14, Hurricanes select C Zach Boychuk. Crap. He's good. Compares to Derek Roy.

[pete]

Nashville trades #15 to Ottawa for #18 and a 3rd in 2009.

Senators select D Erik Karlsson. Compares to Kris Russell. Reach?

[pete]

#16, Bruins select LW Joe Colborne. Compares to Alexei Yashin.

[pete]

#17, Ducks select D Jake Gardiner. Compares to Matt Niskanen.

[timothy]

Now, Poile, go get Chet Pickard...

[chad]

: pants :

Finally caught up.

Interesting night.

Pickard's there for the taking, Nashville. Hopefully he turns out better than the Brian Finley pick.

[timothy]

#17, Ducks select D Jake Gardiner. Compares to Matt Niskanen.

Gardiner sounds alot more like Dan Boyle to me than Niskanen.

[pete]

#18, Predators select G Chet Pickard. Compares to Jason Labarbera.

[timothy]

#18, Predators select G Chet Pickard. Compares to Jason Labarbera.

More like Mike Smith, IMO.

[pete]

#19, Flyers select D Luca Sbisa. Compares to Dan Hamhuis.

[chad]

More like Mike Smith, IMO.

I still like the Carey Price comparison for him, without the high-end upside.

[pete]

THN Best Available:
D Michael Del Zotto
RW Mattias Tedenby
D Colby Robak

Red Line Best Available:
RW Kirill Petrov
RW Mattias Tedenby
LW Nicolas Deschamps

[pete]

#20, Rangers select D Michael Del Zotto. Compares to Michael Roszival.

[timothy]

Rangers need another defenseman that can't skate.

[timothy]

I still like the Carey Price comparison for him, without the high-end upside.

I think Red Line is being a bit harsh comparing him to Jason LaBarbara.

[timothy]

Wonder if WSH is trading up to get McCollum?

[pete]

Devils trade pick #21 to Washington for pick #23 and a 2nd round pick. Steep price for the Caps.

#21, Capitals select RW Anton Gustafsson. Compares to Mike Fischer.

[timothy]

They must have some kind of man-crush on Gustafsson...

[pete]

#22, Oilers select C Jordan Eberle. Compares to Marek Svatos.

[pete]

New Jersey trades #23 to Minnesota for #24 and a 3rd in 2009.

#23, Wild select D Tyler Cuma. Compares to Toni Lydman.

[pete]

#24, Devils select RW Mattias Tedenby. Compares to Martin St. Louis. Steal.

[timothy]

#24, Devils select RW Mattias Tedenby. Compares to Martin St. Louis. Steal.

Swing for the fences. Lots of question marks regarding his ability to hang onto the puck. Great skater though -- like Rico Fata. Definitely a classic Lou pick.

[pete]

#25, Flames select C Greg Nemisz. Compares to Eric Daze.

[timothy]

#25, Flames select C Greg Nemisz. Compares to Eric Daze.

McKeen's compares him to Andreychuk. Big. Dirty areas. Scoring touch. Questionable skater. Does say he is not as aggressive as Josh Brittain.

[astro]

#13, Kings select D Colten Teubert. Compares to Mike Komisarek.

I like the first day for the Kings. They have addressed the need for defensemen. Getting Doughty and Teubert was a great move by Lombardi. In addition, they shed some salary who was made expendable by the play of O'Sullivan.

Also, great pick by the Bolts :D

[pete]

#26, Sabres select C Tyler Ennis. Compares to Brian Gionta. Wow. Tiny tiny tiny.

[timothy]

#26, Sabres select C Tyler Ennis. Compares to Brian Gionta. Wow. Tiny tiny tiny.

BUF picks Mutt & Jeff on the 1st day: Meyers and Ennis

[pete]

Flyers trade #27 to Washington for Steve Eminger and a 3rd round pick.

#27, Capitals select D John Carlson. Compares to Barrett Jackman.

[aapbolt]

So far there has been a bunch of movement up and down, a deep draft makes those kinds of moves possible and offers some teams an opportunity to stock up the farm. I hope we get involved in this tomorrow by trading Kuba, Smirky and Ward. Oh well it should be fun to watch.

[pete]

Ducks trade #28 to Phoenix for two 2nd round picks.

#28, Coyotes select LW Viktor Tikhonov. Compares to Valteri Filppula. Passed over in two drafts. We could've had him last year in the 7th round.

[pete]

#29, Thrashers select C Daultan Leveille. Compared to Todd Marchant. Fastest player in the draft. Soft. Not very skilled. Reach.

[pete]

#30, Red Wings select G Thomas McCollum. Compares to... Johan Holmqvist. Ouch.

[timothy]

#30, Red Wings select G Thomas McCollum. Compares to... Johan Holmqvist. Ouch.

McKeen's echos...


Some aren't as convinced that McCollum is a first-round pick. He can go down too early and not come out to challenge shooters; he can have problems high on his glove side.

[jaydeedub]

Not to break your rhythm or anything Pete, but I posted video's of Stamkos being selected in the Channelside...for those of us who missed it! :doh:

[The Great Zo]

Anyone else notice that Stamkos' jersey featured not the typical "08" but his own "91?"

Nice touch :)

[WaiverWire]

Pete, which teams today got better with their trades of current roster players?

[The Great Zo]

NHL Network just had an interview with Feaster from tonight after the pick. Nothing earth-shattering, but again re-iterated that Oren and Len want to be very active in free agency. Said Oren wants to win all 82 games, which he knows isn't possible, but Feaster used it to illustrate his dedication.

Feaster also said that the marketing campaign isn't something meant to put pressure on Stamkos, but rather to raise awareness. Noted that in a non-traditional hockey market, you have to get a little bit creative, but that he wants the community to be really aware of Stamkos and what he's all about. He said the whole organization has had a lot of fun with that campaign.

[chad]

Pete, which teams today got better with their trades of current roster players?

FWIW, Pierre McGuire likes what Florida did.

IMO, and I'm not Pete, but how are the Panthers going to score? Horton likes to have the puck given to him, and JJ did that. Ballard has been passed around a bit in his career already and dropped from 37 points 2 years ago to just over 20 this year despite playing the same amount of games. Boynton also has moved from WSH (draft) to Boston to PHO to FLA. He too has dropped in points substantially in his career and was a minus player last year. He'll be a decent 2nd rounder.

They're defense is improved... but again, who's going to score? DeBoer didn't play the trap with Kitchener - he had 2 fantastic scoring lines he rotated heavily.

[WaiverWire]

thanks Chad for the imput. I only memtioned Pete as he has been on here all night keeping us update. I would love to hear anyone's thought on the issue.

Will be really interesting as to what some do over the week end. Looks like it may be a do dog fight for some players services come July 1st.

If we can change our defense over to a hard hitting stand then up at the blue line with the forwards back checking I think Smith and Ramo will be just fine.

[TexasBolt]

Phoenix is really, really quietly becoming a good team. That Pacific Division is going to be a monster next season.

[Sotnos]

Florida is going to be (even more) terrible next season.:happydance:

FWIW, Pierre McGuire likes what Florida did.LOL, and an extra LOL @ the panther fans who thought Martin wouldn't trade him unless it was for a huge return. What a lousy return for Florida.

Thanks for the recaps of the picks & trades. Glad I stuck around a tv long enough to watch Stamkos getting drafted, I come home & it turns out the power was out and the cable's still out so no tape for me. :(

[pete]

Yeah, I think Florida is a joke. Every two years they're trading one of their franchise players. First Luongo. Now Jokinen. Give it a couple of years and Horton will be on the way out too. Phoenix already had some nice pieces in place and now they add a legitimate 30 goal scorer with grit to the mix. I like what they did. If they were in the East, they'd be a legit playoff contender.

I didn't like what the Kings did dealing Cammalleri. I think to give up a proven scorer like that for a mid first round pick was ludicrous. Just plain bad. Good move for Calgary.

And the Alex Tanguay deal for Montreal? We'll have to see if Tanguay re-elevates his game. Calgary couldn't afford him anymore, so kudos for them getting a replacement for half the price.

[timothy]

Calgary couldn't afford him anymore, so kudos for them getting a replacement for half the price.

Except because of the arbitration case last summer, Cammaleri is UFA next summer, and he likely won't remain a 3.35M player.

[CTLightning26]

Devils trade pick #21 to Washington for pick #23 and a 2nd round pick. Steep price for the Caps.

#21, Capitals select RW Anton Gustafsson. Compares to Mike Fischer.

Yeah, I can't understand these teams giving up No. 2s and 3s to move up one or two spots. After the top six, these guys seem interchangeable.

[CTLightning26]

#24, Devils select RW Mattias Tedenby. Compares to Martin St. Louis. Steal.

David Conte is sooo smart.

[CTLightning26]

#26, Sabres select C Tyler Ennis. Compares to Brian Gionta. Wow. Tiny tiny tiny.

seems like a reach to me, but i haven't seen the kid play

[CTLightning26]

FWIW, Pierre McGuire likes what Florida did.

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Pinhead liked what everyone did. He's no Mel Kuiper!!!

[CTLightning26]

I had heard Vancouver was going to get Olli Jokinen for Ryan Kesler and the 10th pick.
That sounded good to me.
Hodgson/Myers or Beach and Kesler for Jokinen. Not sure, Ballard is a pretty good d man.