2011 NHL Entry Draft Watch

I thought it would be fun to have this here and update it as the year progresses;

As of January 5th, 2011

Draft order Updated Jan. 5th


1
Sean Couturier
Ht/Wt:6.04/185 lbs
Position:C
Team: Drummondville (QMJHL)



2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Ht/Wt:6.00/160 lbs
Position:C
Team: Red Deer (WHL)



3
Gabriel Landeskog
Ht/Wt:6.00/201 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Kitchener (OHL)



4*
Adam Larsson
Ht/Wt:6.02/200 lbs
Position:D
Team: Skelleftea AIK (Swe)



5
Ryan Murphy
Ht/Wt:5.10/160 lbs
Position:D
Team: Kitchener (OHL)



6
Joel Armia
Ht/Wt:6.02/183 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Ässät (FIN)



7
Ryan Strome
Ht/Wt:5.11/160 lbs
Position:C
Team: Niagara (OHL)



8
Brandon Saad
Ht/Wt:6.02/200 lbs
Position:W
Team: Saginaw (OHL)



9
Dougie Hamilton
Ht/Wt:6.03/180 lbs
Position:D
Team: Niagara (OHL)



10
Duncan Siemens
Ht/Wt:6.03/192 lbs
Position:D
Team: Saskatoon (WHL)




11
Tomas Jurco
Ht/Wt:6.00/175 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Saint John (QMJHL)



12
Jonathan Huberdeau
Ht/Wt:6.01/155 lbs
Position:C
Team: Saint John (QMJHL)



13
Sven Bartschi
Ht/Wt:5.10/185 lbs
Position:LW
Team: Portland (WHL)



14
David Musil
Ht/Wt:6.03/191 lbs
Position:D
Team: Vancouver (WHL)



15
Ty Rattie
Ht/Wt:6.00/167 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Portland (WHL)



16
Matt Puempel
Ht/Wt:6.00/190 lbs
Position:LW
Team: Peterborough (OHL)



17
Nathan Beaulieu
Ht/Wt:6.00/165 lbs
Position:D
Team: Saint John (QMJHL)



18
Alexander Khokhlachev
Ht/Wt:5.11/176 lbs
Position:LW
Team: Windsor (OHL)



19
Seth Ambroz
Ht/Wt:6.03/198 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Omaha (USHL)



20
Victor Rask
Ht/Wt:6.02/194 lbs
Position:C
Team: Leksands (Swe)




21
Vladislav Namestnikov
Ht/Wt:6.00/163 lbs
Position:RW
Team: London (OHL)



22
Dmitrij Jaskin
Ht/Wt:6.01/195 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Slavia (Cze Jr.)



23
Matthew Nieto
Ht/Wt:5.11/175 lbs
Position:LW
Team: Boston University



24
Nicklas Jensen
Ht/Wt:6.02/187 lbs
Position:LW
Team: Oshawa (OHL)



25
Scott Mayfield
Ht/Wt:6.04/175 lbs
Position:D
Team: Youngstown (USHL)



26
Rocco Grimaldi
Ht/Wt:5.06/157 lbs
Position:F
Team: USNTDP



27
Tyler Biggs
Ht/Wt:6.02/202 lbs
Position:RW
Team: US NTDP



28
Myles Bell
Ht/Wt:6.00/202 lbs
Position:D
Team: Regina (WHL)



29
Maxim Shalunov
Ht/Wt:6.03/185 lbs
Position:F
Team: Chelyabinsk (RUS)



30
Daniel Catenacci
Ht/Wt:5.10/180 lbs
Position:C
Team: Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)

I think the 29th and 30th teams are supposed to be the stanley cup finalists, respectively.

As much as I would love to see a top 5 pick, it's more realistic that our pick will be in the 6 to 10 range.

Guys like Ryan Strome and Brandon Saad are very intriguing.

God, can you imagine if we took Murphy?

Three RD offensive dynamos and no one for them to pass the puck to.

asq2 wrote:God, can you imagine if we took Murphy?

Three RD offensive dynamos and no one for them to pass the puck to.

Yeah... it's a forward or bust. It will all depend on where we land and what chances we have to move up/down if needed...

There is no way Larsson gets past the Oil, I would imagine they would even try to move up if necessary to get him.

SDH89 wrote:As much as I would love to see a top 5 pick, it's more realistic that our pick will be in the 6 to 10 range.

Guys like Ryan Strome and Brandon Saad are very intriguing.

Sens sit in 25th place, league-wide. A loss to Chicago tonight would not be unexpected; then they'll sleep 2-3 hours and face Stamkos/Lecavalier/St.Louis for the back-to-back game. Remember the Leafs game under similar situation? This one is worse -- the game starts 1 hour later. The Leafs are 3 points back with 1 game in hand; Edmonton is 4 back with a game in hand -- and they just broke a 7 game losing streak. All that to say, we could find ourselves in top-3 territory by the middle of next week.

Just an FYI, those aren't predictions or based on team needs, they are just based on the scouting rankings I belive.

wprager wrote:

SDH89 wrote:As much as I would love to see a top 5 pick, it's more realistic that our pick will be in the 6 to 10 range.

Guys like Ryan Strome and Brandon Saad are very intriguing.

Sens sit in 25th place, league-wide. A loss to Chicago tonight would not be unexpected; then they'll sleep 2-3 hours and face Stamkos/Lecavalier/St.Louis for the back-to-back game. Remember the Leafs game under similar situation? This one is worse -- the game starts 1 hour later. The Leafs are 3 points back with 1 game in hand; Edmonton is 4 back with a game in hand -- and they just broke a 7 game losing streak. All that to say, we could find ourselves in top-3 territory by the middle of next week.

Dude... again?

wprager wrote:Sens sit in 25th place, league-wide. A loss to Chicago tonight would not be unexpected; then they'll sleep 2-3 hours and face Stamkos/Lecavalier/St.Louis for the back-to-back game. Remember the Leafs game under similar situation? This one is worse -- the game starts 1 hour later. The Leafs are 3 points back with 1 game in hand; Edmonton is 4 back with a game in hand -- and they just broke a 7 game losing streak. All that to say, we could find ourselves in top-3 territory by the middle of next week.

Yeah, but there're 42 games left in the season. I don't believe we'll be top-3/4 when all is said and done. The likely coaching change + Spezza's eventual return + the likelihood that Michalek/Fisher/Kovalev put together a hot streak at some point or another should propel us to a worse draft position.

Oglethorpe wrote:There is no way Larsson gets past the Oil, I would imagine they would even try to move up if necessary to get him.

Actually, I suspect NJ wants Larsson, NYI wants Couturier, Edmonton wants RNH to play between Eberle and Hall, and Boston would like one of Landeskog or Murphy.

Of course the final standings are not even close to being set.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Islanders haven't been in last place for quite awhile.

The Devils have had that distinction for as long as I can remember this season.

SDH89 wrote:As much as I would love to see a top 5 pick, it's more realistic that our pick will be in the 6 to 10 range.

Based on what exactly?

CockRoche wrote:

SDH89 wrote:As much as I would love to see a top 5 pick, it's more realistic that our pick will be in the 6 to 10 range.

Based on what exactly?

Just a hunch. We're bad, but I'm not sure if we'll end up being bottom 5 bad when it all plays out. If we start to trade some guys, the young guys will come in playing for jobs next season. It usually works out that the young guns end up picking up an extra couple of wins. We'll see.

SDH89 wrote:

CockRoche wrote:

SDH89 wrote:As much as I would love to see a top 5 pick, it's more realistic that our pick will be in the 6 to 10 range.

Based on what exactly?

Just a hunch. We're bad, but I'm not sure if we'll end up being bottom 5 bad when it all plays out. If we start to trade some guys, the young guys will come in playing for jobs next season. It usually works out that the young guns end up picking up an extra couple of wins. We'll see.

Fair enough and I don't necassarily disagree.

The problem is, the deadline is a ways away and I think by the time Spezza gets back, Ottawa could be in 28th place. Plus, all the teams in 26th through to 29th will be in the same boat as us with the younger influence.

Meh. We shall see.

After going through this hellacious season, I really want one of RNH or Landeskog.