2015 NHL Draft June 26th/27th

[Jason]

Jake DeBrusk, the son of former NHL player Louie DeBrusk, has interviews lined up with all 30 NHL teams.

[ScubaSteve]

I'm not making any decisions until I see slaps' big board.

[slaps]

1) McDavid
2) Eichel
3) Scuba
4) Steve
5) Steven
6) Mookie1010
7) BKat
8.) Stars 2099
9) Todd M
10) Frugal
11) Troy
12) Eskimo
13) Spy
14) McClure

[ScubaSteve]

Looks about right.

[BigAl]

Eichel towers above everyone else.

[Troy McClure]

Eichel towers above everyone else.

[B Kat]

blolz. It took me a minute.

[Jason]

Bob McKenzie's final rankings
Draft mystery and intrigue starts after Eichel

[Dallasman2]

Werenski, Connor or Meier would all be nice additions to our prospect stable.

[CycloneGU]

The "it's not me, it's you" NHL Draft Returnee list.

[CycloneGU]

1) McDavid
2) Eichel
3) Scuba
4) Steve
5) Steven
6) Mookie1010
7) BKat
8.) Stars 2099
9) Todd M
10) Frugal
11) Troy
12) Eskimo
13) Spy
14) McClure

blolz, as usual, I'm not even ranked.

[Dallasman2]

1) McDavid
2) Eichel
3) Scuba
4) Steve
5) Steven
6) Mookie1010
7) BKat
8.) Stars 2099
9) Todd M
10) Frugal
11) Troy
12) Eskimo
13) Spy
14) McClure

blolz, as usual, I'm not even ranked.

799) CycloneGU

Happy? Chud up!!!!

[Jason]

Profiles with scouting reports 1-10

USA Today Top Ten Forwards

[The Frugal Gourmet]

I did not see that the bottom text was a link. I wish someone around here would do link testing.

[Eskimo Spy]

I HATE YOU!

[Jason]

NHL Draft Profiles (11-20)

[Jason]

Sportsradio 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket
Stars Sunday will air from 11:00 am to Noon every Sunday through the end of the summer

Draft Profiles 21-30

[The Frugal Gourmet]

So is the draft soon?

[ScubaSteve]

I don't know.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Well then I give up on obtaining that information.

[Jason]

2015 Draft Order

Stars current picks
12. Dallas
49. Dallas (from DET)
103. Dallas
133. Dallas
163. Dallas
193. Dallas

[SaintAngerBH]

Can we get a reasonable player at 12?

[ToddM]

The top five guys are amazing, and then 5-15 are all about the same level of "definitely good, possibly a few great ones in there." So as long as we don't reach, we should get a pretty good player at #12.

[slaps]

In looking at the player profiles, it seems like Zach Werenski would be a good choice if available.

[Jason]

Links are updated in the second post.

Can we get a reasonable player at 12?

Stars should get someone really good at that spot.

[ToddM]

Hopefully we can pick this guy up in the 2nd round:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=92117

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Hopefully we can pick this guy up in the 2nd round:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=92117

Yes definitely. He's my favorite and only guy I've heard of in the 2nd round (thanks to clicking your link).

[Jason]

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Don Maloney also said today he's getting offers making him consider moving down from number 3. My guess: one of those teams is Columbus.
Blue Jackets are looking for one of the top D, and Jarmo Kekalainen is not afraid to be aggressive.

Aaron Portzline @Aportzline 1h
If #CBJ are pursuing the No. 3 pick, seems pretty clear it's Boston College D Noah Hanifin they are targeting. #needforD

[slaps]

http://www.si.com/nhl/2015/06/23/oral-h ... arey-price

Pretty interesting history of the 2005 draft as told by GM's and NHL people and players.


Also, I had forgotten that Brian Lee and Gilbert Brule were drafted before Anze Kopitar. Oops.

[Jason]

Link

“It doesn’t change, no matter where you pick,” Nill said. “You’re goal is to get the best player. The ultimate goal is to hopefully draft two or three players, [that] three, four or five years down the road, eventually play for your team.”

“You always want to draft a goalie in the draft, but like every other position, we’re going to see who that player is we want to pick, doesn’t matter if it’s first round or second round or all rounds after that,” Nill said.

Mock Draft Recap

4. The NHL rediscovers Russia:Right wing Denis Gurianov of the Russian team Lada Togliatti could be drafted closer to No. 10 than No. 20.
But the Russian economy has hurt the value of the ruble, leaving the KHL's contracts less valuable. We could see veteran Russian players looking to come to the NHL, and the younger players are less inclined to stay in Russia.

That's why Gurianov, a 6-2 forward, might inch up closer to the top 10. He's a dynamic scoring threat.

Dennis Gurianov
“An absolute horse – he’s big and fast with a long, powerful stride that eats up ground. Has without question the best and hardest shot in the draft - an absolute rocket that he can pinpoint with accuracy from anywhere. A true gamebreaker and natural sniper who is deadly from the circles on down.” – Red Line Report 2015 Draft Guide

NHL Scouts Poll for 2015 Draft



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