2013 Entry Draft Discussion.

[Peter]

Barkov or bust

[The BBKL Insider]

[shooker]

Drouin and Jones are both opting out. Both took part in the physicals but won't do the fitness portion due to injury. Seems legit to me.

[The BBKL Insider]

if mackinnon and drioun were playing injured imagine what they'll do healthy

[Nick]

No doubt there is reward for those who have done their research, especially in the 2nd & 3rd round. It would be a nice goal one day to start the draft as soon as combine result are out, however we don't have that level of knowledge to draft 7 rounds w/o NHL reference, - IMO - it's a few years off

[The BBKL Insider]

2nd and 3rd rounders are easy, if you dont do your research, trade your picks

it's what i do.

[Shoalzie]

How much affect does the NHL combine have on a draft compared to something like the U-18 tournament or the Memorial Cup? Can't see hockey being something you can judge player by measurables. You pretty much know how fast a guy is or how hard they shoot...probably just means more the GMs to be able to talk to these kids.

The NFL combine is such an overrated event. Anytime a college prospect scratches his ass, you have a 5 man panel talk about it on ESPN. I still have to think that game film means more.

[Shoalzie]

The list of 2011 draftees that are re-entering the draft...

http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2 ... mbine-2009

...naturally I'd have 3 of those.

[Mike]

Yeah I've got two. Chris Gibson (surprised LA didn't sign him?) and David Honzik (meh)

[Tony]

Shocked as well about Gibson ...

I assume players picked in previous drafts are still our property?

[Shoalzie]

Don't see why not...if you drafted or acquired someone, they're yours until you trade or drop them. No different than if you drafted a guy that doesn't even get drafted in the NHL in the given year.

Kinda glad Bengtsson is going back in the draft. Pretty high pick in '11...did alright in the WJC this past year for Sweden. Put up decent numbers in the USHL. I have to imagine of my three guys, I think he resurfaces.

[kyuss]

The list of 2011 draftees that are re-entering the draft...

http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2 ... mbine-2009

...naturally I'd have 3 of those.

weird for the Canes not to sign Hofmann after the good rebound year he had.

We'll see where he goes in this year draft.

[Shep]

The VO2 Max Bike drill means a lot, IMO.

[kyuss]

oh, i see they were simply unable to sign him:

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm ... s-williams
“We wanted to sign Gregory to a contract, and felt that he could have a future with the Hurricanes on the NHL level,” said Rutherford. “It is disappointing that we were unable to reach an agreement with his agent to keep him in our organization.”

Looks like another Andersen situation for Carolina.

Guess what, Hofmann reportedly has the same agent Andersen had. Beloved guy in Raleigh i guess.

Funny how those 2 guys were also drafted by the same BBKL team.

[anton]

so the first of many final rankings for the major publications is out (future considerations).

top 30:

1). D Seth Jones, Portland, WHL, 6-4, 205
2). C/RW Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax, QMJHL, 6-0, 180
3). C/LW Jonathan Drouin, Halifax, QMJHL, 5-11, 175
4). C Aleksander Barkov, Tappara, SM-liiga, 6-2, 205
5). RW Valeri Nichushkin, Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL, 6-4, 195
6). C Elias Lindholm, Brynas, Elitserien, 6-0, 185
7). D Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL, 6-5, 195
8). C Sean Monahan, Ottawa, OHL, 6-2, 195
9). LW Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat, WHL, 5-10, 170
10). C/LW Max Domi, London, OHL, 5-10, 195
11). D Nikita Zadorov, London, OHL, 6-5, 225
12). D Rasmus Ristolainen, TPS, SM-Liiga, 6-3, 205
13). LW Alexander Wennberg, Djurgården, Allsvenskan, 6-0, 175
14). D Ryan Pulock, Brandon, WHL, 6-1, 210
15). D Josh Morrissey, Prince Albert, WHL, 6-0, 185
16). C Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski, QMJHL, 6-5, 215
17). C Curtis Lazar, Edmonton, WHL, 6-0, 195
18). LW Anthony Mantha, Val-d ‘Or, QMJHL, 6-3, 180
19). LW Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau, QMJHL, 6-0, 210
20). D Shea Theodore, Seattle, WHL, 6-2, 170
21). LW Morgan Klimchuk, Regina, WHL, 5-11, 180
22). RW Ryan Hartman, Plymouth, OHL, 5-11, 185
23). C Bo Horvat, London, OHL, 6-0, 195
24). D Robert Hägg, Modo J20, SuperElit, 6-2, 205
25). LW André Burakovsky, Malmo, Allsvenskan, 6-1, 175
26). LW Kerby Rychel, Windsor, OHL, 6-1, 200
27). C Nic Petan, Portland, WHL, 5-9, 165
28). RW Adam Erne, Quebec, QMJHL, 6-0, 200
29). C J.T. Compher, U-17 USDP, USHL, 6-0, 165
30). C Connor Hurley, Edina, USHS, 6-1, 175

http://futureconsiderations.ca/fc-relea ... nhl-draft/

[The BBKL Insider]

11 days

[The BBKL Insider]

funny, i've seen Domi top 10 on a couple, but other's still rank him in the mid 20's.


IMO he could be a top 7 or 8 pick, his game really took another step in the playoffs/mem cup

[Tony]

14th? Damn, I need to get to work.

[The BBKL Insider]

According to some insiders the leafs have interview Sean Monahan twice, spent the first half of day 1 (at the combine) with him, and he's flying back to Toronto to do an on ice-skills testing with leaf brass next week.


Interesting target considering he's a top 8 pick and we own the 21st.....think Nonis likes him that much to trade up? or is that just normal? spend too much time on a prospect you'll never get?

[anton]

unless he's got something on the table to move up and he wants to check him out first hand