I'll be following today's action over at M&G. No doubt the Flames will be involved with a move or two, so it should be interesting. SBN also has a big draft hub here.
- The Nations Sites have sent Jason Gregor to Montreal to cover things close up. Im sure he'll be furnishing us with updates frequently.
- I also have some thoughts on the draft over at Cycle Like the Sedins. I discuss what I look for in evaluating prospects as well as Calgary's top 3 draft steals and busts over the years.
- Looks like we might have another Flames blogger on our hands. Stop by and make Cassie feel welcome - with Open Ice Hits and Battle of Alberta dwindling, Flames-centric fan writers are about as rare as desert flowers.
Showing posts with label draft day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label draft day. Show all posts
Friday, June 26, 2009
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Rest of the draft
2nd round (48th): Mitch Wahl - C - Spokane Chiefs
07/08 - 67GP, 20G 53A 73PTS
Wahl placed second on his club in terms of points during the regular season. Only 4 of goals came on the PP and he was a very healthy +33. From his scouting report:
NHL Central Scouting's Blair MacDonald
"Mitch is a smaller, skilled player with a good skating and playmaking ability. He controls and dishes the puck well, but needs to show more desire to enter into traffic and to battle around the net. He has good puck awareness and is used effectively on the penalty kill."
Spokane Chiefs head coach Bill Peters
"Mitch is starting to round into a complete player. In his draft year, he is 20th in the WHL in scoring, but more impressive to me is he is seventh in the WHL in plus-minus. That means, as a 17-year-old centerman, he is playing against other team's number one lines night in, night out. He is a playmaking center who looks to get his wingers the puck and he has very good on-ice vision and creativity."
Sounds like a fairly well-rounded guy already.
3rd round (78th): Lance Bouma - C - Vancouver Giants
07/08 - 71GP, 12G 23A 35PTS
Another Alberta boy from WHL. And another center. Go figure. Bouma managed just 35 points, good for 8th on his team (two defenseman garnered more points than him). He looks more like a checking forward than anything. From his scouting report:
NHL Central Scouting's Blair MacDonald
"Lance has shown the ability to use his speed from the outside to drive to the net. He plays a strong positional game – up and down his wing and works well in the corners; he is at his best when he plays an aggressive style of game and is finishing his checks. He plays the type of game that can make him a good pro player – keeps it simple and works hard on the forecheck and backcheck. He needs to improve on his offensive game and consistency from game-to-game."
Sounds like a third-round Eric Nystrom. It'd be nice to know who he was playing against at even-strength.
4th Round (108th): Nick Larson - LW - Waterloo
07/08 - 57GP, 19G 19A 38PTS
Big, American winger will be heading to Notre Dame next year. Let's hope he develops into something because the organizations list of potential wingers is rather deplorable. from his scouting report:
"Nick plays an aggressive, physical game and he plays in all situations. He has excellent puck pursuit and he's hard to control in front of the net. He plays on Waterloo's top line and scored consistently down the stretch – he provided the physical game on his line. Overall, I see a lot of potential and upside in this kid."
4th Round (114th): TJ Brodie - D - Saginaw Spirit
07/08 - 68GP, 4G 26A 30PTS
Brodie is a 6', 170 pound defender from the OHL. He was the highest scoring defenseman for the Spirit during the regular season and added another 3 assists in 4 games during the play-offs. I couldn't track down a scouting report for him but judging from his numbers and size, he looks like one o' those "puck-moving" defenders.
5th round - Traded to Montreal in Tanguay deal.
6th round (168th): Ryley Grantham - C - Moose Jaw Warriors
07/08 - 66GP, 9G 10A 19PTS
Another center and, yes, another Western Canadian kid playing in the dub. Grantham looks like a throw-away pick by the Flames scouting staff. He's 2 years older than the majority of his draft cohort (born 1988), but only managed 19 points in the WHL last year. His only notable stat was his 163 PIM. Enforcer for the farm?
7th round (198th): Alexander Deilert - D - Djurgarden U20
The Flames lone international choice comes in the final round with Alex Deilert. The 5'11", 176 pound blueliner has played with Sweden's international U16-U19 teams. Reminds me of the Per Jonsson pick.
Seven choices in total. Mostly big forwards and mostly from the WHL. No surprises here, apart from the lack of wingers chosen.
07/08 - 67GP, 20G 53A 73PTS
Wahl placed second on his club in terms of points during the regular season. Only 4 of goals came on the PP and he was a very healthy +33. From his scouting report:
NHL Central Scouting's Blair MacDonald
"Mitch is a smaller, skilled player with a good skating and playmaking ability. He controls and dishes the puck well, but needs to show more desire to enter into traffic and to battle around the net. He has good puck awareness and is used effectively on the penalty kill."
Spokane Chiefs head coach Bill Peters
"Mitch is starting to round into a complete player. In his draft year, he is 20th in the WHL in scoring, but more impressive to me is he is seventh in the WHL in plus-minus. That means, as a 17-year-old centerman, he is playing against other team's number one lines night in, night out. He is a playmaking center who looks to get his wingers the puck and he has very good on-ice vision and creativity."
Sounds like a fairly well-rounded guy already.
3rd round (78th): Lance Bouma - C - Vancouver Giants
07/08 - 71GP, 12G 23A 35PTS
Another Alberta boy from WHL. And another center. Go figure. Bouma managed just 35 points, good for 8th on his team (two defenseman garnered more points than him). He looks more like a checking forward than anything. From his scouting report:
NHL Central Scouting's Blair MacDonald
"Lance has shown the ability to use his speed from the outside to drive to the net. He plays a strong positional game – up and down his wing and works well in the corners; he is at his best when he plays an aggressive style of game and is finishing his checks. He plays the type of game that can make him a good pro player – keeps it simple and works hard on the forecheck and backcheck. He needs to improve on his offensive game and consistency from game-to-game."
Sounds like a third-round Eric Nystrom. It'd be nice to know who he was playing against at even-strength.
4th Round (108th): Nick Larson - LW - Waterloo
07/08 - 57GP, 19G 19A 38PTS
Big, American winger will be heading to Notre Dame next year. Let's hope he develops into something because the organizations list of potential wingers is rather deplorable. from his scouting report:
"Nick plays an aggressive, physical game and he plays in all situations. He has excellent puck pursuit and he's hard to control in front of the net. He plays on Waterloo's top line and scored consistently down the stretch – he provided the physical game on his line. Overall, I see a lot of potential and upside in this kid."
4th Round (114th): TJ Brodie - D - Saginaw Spirit
07/08 - 68GP, 4G 26A 30PTS
Brodie is a 6', 170 pound defender from the OHL. He was the highest scoring defenseman for the Spirit during the regular season and added another 3 assists in 4 games during the play-offs. I couldn't track down a scouting report for him but judging from his numbers and size, he looks like one o' those "puck-moving" defenders.
5th round - Traded to Montreal in Tanguay deal.
6th round (168th): Ryley Grantham - C - Moose Jaw Warriors
07/08 - 66GP, 9G 10A 19PTS
Another center and, yes, another Western Canadian kid playing in the dub. Grantham looks like a throw-away pick by the Flames scouting staff. He's 2 years older than the majority of his draft cohort (born 1988), but only managed 19 points in the WHL last year. His only notable stat was his 163 PIM. Enforcer for the farm?
7th round (198th): Alexander Deilert - D - Djurgarden U20
The Flames lone international choice comes in the final round with Alex Deilert. The 5'11", 176 pound blueliner has played with Sweden's international U16-U19 teams. Reminds me of the Per Jonsson pick.
Seven choices in total. Mostly big forwards and mostly from the WHL. No surprises here, apart from the lack of wingers chosen.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Draft day news tracker
The annual entry draft has become something of a secondary trade deadline as clubs seek to shed salary and garner picks prior to making their selections. This year I expect there to be some frenetic activity due to the purported depth of talent.
And so, without further ado:
- St. Louis acquires the usurped Chris Mason from Nashville. Mason was the revelation that allowed the Preds to deal Vokoun last summer...a revelation that quickly turned into a regret when he proved incapable of handling the starters job last season. He signed a shiny new $3M/year contract that was starting look like a miserable burden, so it's no surprise he's been dealt. For the Blues, I assume they want Mason to push Legace.
- Toronto acquires Jamal Mayers from the Blues for a 3rd rounder. I always liked Mayers when I've seen him play, so not sure what the justification for this move is from a St. Louis perspective. As for the Leafs, they expunged Kilger and Belak last Feb so maybe they're looking to add some muscle.
- Three other guys I expect to be traded today: Olli Jokinen, Patrick Marleau and Jarret Stoll.
- Last night, Pierre McGuire had the Flames taking Joe Colborne in his mock draft. *puke*
- Dan Ellis has been signed to a two year, 3.5M contract while Ray Emery has been put on waivers (no surprises here). Ellis is a bit of a gamble, a la Chris Mason (ironically) but he did put up stellar numbers last year. Emery, on the other hand, is a pariah and I don't expect anyone to claim him. Chances are he'll be bought out.
- Some news on this supposed "Malkin to the KHL" rumor. I really don't see this happening.
- The Flyers back-up the truck for pending RFA Jeff Carter. I like what I've seen from Carter in the past and I think he'll probably live up to the 5M/year figure in the near future.
Philadelphia is in quite the cap-pickle as a result of this new contract, however. Look for them to dump some contracts (Hartnell or Upshall) and "encourage" Hatcher to retire this summer.
- Well, Sutter's off and running before the first pick drops. He flips the Flames first rounder to LA for Cammelleri. As usual, no one saw it coming. I have no in depth take on the deal yet, as Im too stunned.
- The running rumor now is that Tanguay is going to Montreal for the Habs 25th choice overall. Personally, I hate that move (how is Cammy worth a 17th, but Tangs is worth a 25th?), but it hasn't been made official yet. If true, I hope there's more to that.
- and now, in a stunning move, Florida deals Jokinen to Phoenix for Ballard+Boyton+49th pick!! Im stunned that that's all they could get for Jokinen (Ballards good, but otherwise that's trash).
- Word comes down - Tanguay and the Flames 5th rounder go to Montreal for the Habs 25th pick this year and their 2nd rounder next season.
I think that's awful an swap, but clearly Sutter is dumping salary. Still - ugh - the Flames are a worse club today than they were yesterday.
- NYI deals the 5th overall to the Leafs for their 7th overall. Meh.
- CLB deals the 19th overall and a 3rd rounder for RJ Umberger and a 4th. That's right...Umberger got a higher pick than Tanguay. Ugh.
- The Islanders trade down again, swapping the 7th for the 9th with Nashville. They also get a 2nd or 3rd rounder in the process.
- LA swaps the 12th for Buffalos 13th and their 3rd rounder in 2009. Odd move by Buffalo, unless they were certain LAK were going to take their player (Myers).
- Nashville trades the 15th pick to Ottawa for #18 and a 2009 3rd rounder. Murray also announces the extension of Chris Kelly (4 years, 2M+ per year). Not too shabby.
- Lou Lam deals pick #21 to WAS for 23 and 54. Nice move for both teams, particularly the Caps who had three 2nd rounders.
- The Oil picks Jordan Eberle @ 22. Seems like a decent choice at that point in the draft.
- Jersey moves down again, swapping picks with Minny (23 for 24) and a 3rd rounder.
- And of course, Tedenby goes at 24 to NJ. Fuckfuckfuck.
- Flames take Greg Nemisz at 25. I've heard good things, but am fairly unfamiliar. Apparently big, hard to move and not a very good skater. Add another center to the pile.
- And there goes Ennis at 26. I managed to guess the players that would be drafted around the Flames.
- Philly picks up Eminger from WAS for the 26th pick. The Flyers add to their defense and cap issues.
- Phoenix picks up Anaheims #28 pick for a couple 2nd rounders. Coyotes have been surprisingly aggressive today.
- That's about it for the first round. I'll log in with my thoughts on the Flames and the latter round stuff tomorrow or Sunday.
And so, without further ado:
- St. Louis acquires the usurped Chris Mason from Nashville. Mason was the revelation that allowed the Preds to deal Vokoun last summer...a revelation that quickly turned into a regret when he proved incapable of handling the starters job last season. He signed a shiny new $3M/year contract that was starting look like a miserable burden, so it's no surprise he's been dealt. For the Blues, I assume they want Mason to push Legace.
- Toronto acquires Jamal Mayers from the Blues for a 3rd rounder. I always liked Mayers when I've seen him play, so not sure what the justification for this move is from a St. Louis perspective. As for the Leafs, they expunged Kilger and Belak last Feb so maybe they're looking to add some muscle.
- Three other guys I expect to be traded today: Olli Jokinen, Patrick Marleau and Jarret Stoll.
- Last night, Pierre McGuire had the Flames taking Joe Colborne in his mock draft. *puke*
- Dan Ellis has been signed to a two year, 3.5M contract while Ray Emery has been put on waivers (no surprises here). Ellis is a bit of a gamble, a la Chris Mason (ironically) but he did put up stellar numbers last year. Emery, on the other hand, is a pariah and I don't expect anyone to claim him. Chances are he'll be bought out.
- Some news on this supposed "Malkin to the KHL" rumor. I really don't see this happening.
- The Flyers back-up the truck for pending RFA Jeff Carter. I like what I've seen from Carter in the past and I think he'll probably live up to the 5M/year figure in the near future.
Philadelphia is in quite the cap-pickle as a result of this new contract, however. Look for them to dump some contracts (Hartnell or Upshall) and "encourage" Hatcher to retire this summer.
- Well, Sutter's off and running before the first pick drops. He flips the Flames first rounder to LA for Cammelleri. As usual, no one saw it coming. I have no in depth take on the deal yet, as Im too stunned.
- The running rumor now is that Tanguay is going to Montreal for the Habs 25th choice overall. Personally, I hate that move (how is Cammy worth a 17th, but Tangs is worth a 25th?), but it hasn't been made official yet. If true, I hope there's more to that.
- and now, in a stunning move, Florida deals Jokinen to Phoenix for Ballard+Boyton+49th pick!! Im stunned that that's all they could get for Jokinen (Ballards good, but otherwise that's trash).
- Word comes down - Tanguay and the Flames 5th rounder go to Montreal for the Habs 25th pick this year and their 2nd rounder next season.
I think that's awful an swap, but clearly Sutter is dumping salary. Still - ugh - the Flames are a worse club today than they were yesterday.
- NYI deals the 5th overall to the Leafs for their 7th overall. Meh.
- CLB deals the 19th overall and a 3rd rounder for RJ Umberger and a 4th. That's right...Umberger got a higher pick than Tanguay. Ugh.
- The Islanders trade down again, swapping the 7th for the 9th with Nashville. They also get a 2nd or 3rd rounder in the process.
- LA swaps the 12th for Buffalos 13th and their 3rd rounder in 2009. Odd move by Buffalo, unless they were certain LAK were going to take their player (Myers).
- Nashville trades the 15th pick to Ottawa for #18 and a 2009 3rd rounder. Murray also announces the extension of Chris Kelly (4 years, 2M+ per year). Not too shabby.
- Lou Lam deals pick #21 to WAS for 23 and 54. Nice move for both teams, particularly the Caps who had three 2nd rounders.
- The Oil picks Jordan Eberle @ 22. Seems like a decent choice at that point in the draft.
- Jersey moves down again, swapping picks with Minny (23 for 24) and a 3rd rounder.
- And of course, Tedenby goes at 24 to NJ. Fuckfuckfuck.
- Flames take Greg Nemisz at 25. I've heard good things, but am fairly unfamiliar. Apparently big, hard to move and not a very good skater. Add another center to the pile.
- And there goes Ennis at 26. I managed to guess the players that would be drafted around the Flames.
- Philly picks up Eminger from WAS for the 26th pick. The Flyers add to their defense and cap issues.
- Phoenix picks up Anaheims #28 pick for a couple 2nd rounders. Coyotes have been surprisingly aggressive today.
- That's about it for the first round. I'll log in with my thoughts on the Flames and the latter round stuff tomorrow or Sunday.
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