Post by John Davidson on Aug 5, 2007 17:41:54 GMT -5
First Round
1 Chicago Blackhawks - Patrick Kane, RW HF Comments: Hawks tab OHL leading scorer Patrick Kane as future compliment to Toews with first overall selection.
2 Philadelphia Flyers - James vanRiemsdyk, LW HF Comments: A star in the making with the USA U-18 team, Flyers project a dominant presence on the wing with 6'3", 200 lb vanRiemsdyk.
3 Phoenix Coyotes - Kyle Turris, C HF Comments: Gretzky and company get their man in Turris, a gifted two-way forward many see as the best talent in this draft class.
4 Los Angeles Kings - Thomas Hickey, D HF Comments: The first significant surprise of the evening as the Los Angeles Kings make Calgary native Thomas Hickey the first defenseman selected in the draft. A mobile rearguard with high-end speed, Hickey projects as a future offensive asset on the King blueline.
5 Washington Capitals - Karl Alzner, D HF Comments: Capitals bolster the future blueline corps with the player many thought was the top defenseman available in the draft in Alzner, who has already been credited with possessing NHL-caliber hockey sense and on-ice vision.
6 Edmonton Oilers - Sam Gagner, C HF Comments: A dominant offensive force in his rookie campaign with London of the OHL, pivot Sam Gagner oozes playmaking ability and has the on-ice sense to create space for teammates.
7 Columbus Blue Jackets - Jakub Voracek, RW HF Comments: Following in the pattern set by Gilbert Brule in 05 and Derick Brassard in 06, a player the Jackets covet slides out of the top 5 and into their lap as playmaking wing Jakub Voracek joins a deep corps of offensive talent already in the system.
8 Boston Bruins - Zach Hamill, C HF Comments: WHL scoring champ Zach Hamill heads to Boston and becomes the best center prospect in the organization, thanks to a complete offensive package.
9 San Jose Sharks - Logan Couture, C HF Comments: Sharks trade up for the second time in as many days and get their man in center Logan Coutere, an intelligent, sound two-way forward who has yet to realize his offensive capabilities.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from San Jose for the 13th selection in the draft.
10 Florida Panthers - Keaton Ellerby, D HF Comments: The defense-first Panthers add perhaps the top combination of size and speed available along the blueline in this draft in 6'4" Keaton Ellerby.
11 Carolina Hurricanes - Brandon Sutter, C HF Comments: A member of one of hockey's great families, Brandon Sutter joins Carolina as a solid forward at both ends of the rink who has terrific room and potential for growth.
12 Montreal Canadiens - Ryan McDonagh, D HF Comments: An offensively-minded defensemen set to graduate out of the Minnesota high school ranks, the youthful McDonagh will need time to sharpen his overall game to match his vision and playmaking abilities in the system before making an impact with Montreal.
13 St. Louis Blues - Lars Eller, LW HF Comments: A mature playmaker with good hockey sense and burgeoning speed on the wing, Denmark's own Lars Eller should continue to impress on the international stage in preparation for the jump across the pond.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from San Jose for the 9th overall selection in this draft.
14 Colorado Avalanche - Kevin Shattenkirk, D HF Comments: A solid-skating future power-play quarterback, Shattenkirk is a natural leader on and off the ice who will need to refine his defensive game to catch up with his obvious offensive abilities. A high risk/high reward selection for the Avalanche.
15 Edmonton Oilers - Alex Plante, D HF Comments: The defensive partner of Karl Alzner goes ten selections later to Edmonton, thanks in no small part to his dominating 6'5" frame and intensity on the ice. A solid presence on the blueline.
Pick Comments: from NYI
16 Minnesota Wild - Colton Gillies, C HF Comments: An attractive combination of imposing size and speed, Gillies provides Minnesota with a true power forward prospect who will need to continue his development in the offensive zone to realize his potential.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from Anaheim (via Tampa Bay) for the 19th and 42nd pick in this year's draft.
17 New York Rangers - Pick Still to come HF Comments: The most pronounced high risk/high reward player in the draft, Cherepanov is widely credited with top-five talent on the wing, but dropped into the Rangers lap due to transfer agreement issues.
18 St. Louis Blues - Ian Cole, D HF Comments: Improved over the course of 2006-07 season, but will need to make significant strides to return the Blues investment of a first round selection.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from Calgary for the 24th and 70th pick in this year's draft.
19 Anaheim Ducks - Logan MacMillan, C HF Comments: Stanley Cup champs move down three spots, picking up a mid 2nd round selection and versatile two-way forward Logan MacMillan, an intelligent forward who could be a force with increased speed and strength.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from St. Louis with the 42nd pick in the draft for the 16th pick in this year's draft.
20 Pittsburgh Penguins - Angelo Esposito, C HF Comments: Vocal Pens contingent that made the trek to Columbus has reason to cheer as emergent talent Esposito falls to the 20th selection in the first round. If desire eventually matches offensive upside, finesse youngster may dominate.
21 Edmonton Oilers - Riley Nash, C HF Comments: Oilers trade up to add their third player of the first round in Riley Nash, a hard-working, intense forward who can be expected to put in the time necessary to refine his skills at both ends of the ice.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from Phoenix for the 30th and 36th selection in this year's draft.
22 Montreal Canadiens - Max Pacioretty, LW HF Comments: A banger, Pacioretty excels on the forecheck but will need to continue his development on his own side of the blue line. A nice compliment to the forward corps within the Montreal organization.
Pick Comments: from SJS
23 Nashville Predators - John Blum, D HF Comments: Nashville grabs a potential power-play quarterback of the future in John Blum, a confident defenseman who has the right demeanor for success down the road but will need to add significant strength onto his 6' frame.
24 Calgary Flames - Mikael Backlund, C HF Comments: Swede forward slips down to Calgary at the 24th spot, where his offensive upside and solid two-way game may return high value to the Flames. Great on-ice awareness.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from St. Louis for the 18th selection in the draft.
25 Vancouver Canucks - Pat White, C HF Comments: Vancouver adds a Brendan Morrison clone in Pat White, a solid two-way center that plays with a maturity beyond his years and projects as a second or third line center in a few years time.
26 St. Louis Blues - David Perron, RW HF Comments: The Blues round out a busy first round by selecting Perron, a gifted offensive winger with a scorer's touch who provides an able compliment to 13th overall selection Lars Eller.
Pick Comments: from NJD via SJS
27 Detroit Red Wings - Brendan Smith, D HF Comments: Headed to college this autumn, defenseman Brendan Smith displayed enough offensive upside to entice the Red Wings with the 27th pick of the first round. Smith will need to progress significantly in his own zone while interning in the NCAA.
28 San Jose Sharks - Nick Petrecki, D HF Comments: Projected as a mid-first round selection, San Jose jumped at the chance to trade up and land the physically-imposing Petrecki.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired by San Jose from Washington for a second round selection this year and a second round selection in 2008.
29 Ottawa Senators - Jim O'Brien, C HF Comments: While still at the beginning of a long development arc at the collegiate level, O'Brien should only get better as he fills out.
30 Phoenix Coyotes - Nick Ross, D HF Comments: Phoenix closes out the first round with defenseman Nick Ross, a mobile blueliner who pojects as a power-play specialist but needs work on his defensive acumen and conditioning.
Pick Comments: This pick was acquired from Edmonton with the 36th selection in the draft for the 21st selection.
1 Chicago Blackhawks - Patrick Kane, RW HF Comments: Hawks tab OHL leading scorer Patrick Kane as future compliment to Toews with first overall selection.
2 Philadelphia Flyers - James vanRiemsdyk, LW HF Comments: A star in the making with the USA U-18 team, Flyers project a dominant presence on the wing with 6'3", 200 lb vanRiemsdyk.
3 Phoenix Coyotes - Kyle Turris, C HF Comments: Gretzky and company get their man in Turris, a gifted two-way forward many see as the best talent in this draft class.
4 Los Angeles Kings - Thomas Hickey, D HF Comments: The first significant surprise of the evening as the Los Angeles Kings make Calgary native Thomas Hickey the first defenseman selected in the draft. A mobile rearguard with high-end speed, Hickey projects as a future offensive asset on the King blueline.
5 Washington Capitals - Karl Alzner, D HF Comments: Capitals bolster the future blueline corps with the player many thought was the top defenseman available in the draft in Alzner, who has already been credited with possessing NHL-caliber hockey sense and on-ice vision.
6 Edmonton Oilers - Sam Gagner, C HF Comments: A dominant offensive force in his rookie campaign with London of the OHL, pivot Sam Gagner oozes playmaking ability and has the on-ice sense to create space for teammates.
7 Columbus Blue Jackets - Jakub Voracek, RW HF Comments: Following in the pattern set by Gilbert Brule in 05 and Derick Brassard in 06, a player the Jackets covet slides out of the top 5 and into their lap as playmaking wing Jakub Voracek joins a deep corps of offensive talent already in the system.
8 Boston Bruins - Zach Hamill, C HF Comments: WHL scoring champ Zach Hamill heads to Boston and becomes the best center prospect in the organization, thanks to a complete offensive package.
9 San Jose Sharks - Logan Couture, C HF Comments: Sharks trade up for the second time in as many days and get their man in center Logan Coutere, an intelligent, sound two-way forward who has yet to realize his offensive capabilities.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from San Jose for the 13th selection in the draft.
10 Florida Panthers - Keaton Ellerby, D HF Comments: The defense-first Panthers add perhaps the top combination of size and speed available along the blueline in this draft in 6'4" Keaton Ellerby.
11 Carolina Hurricanes - Brandon Sutter, C HF Comments: A member of one of hockey's great families, Brandon Sutter joins Carolina as a solid forward at both ends of the rink who has terrific room and potential for growth.
12 Montreal Canadiens - Ryan McDonagh, D HF Comments: An offensively-minded defensemen set to graduate out of the Minnesota high school ranks, the youthful McDonagh will need time to sharpen his overall game to match his vision and playmaking abilities in the system before making an impact with Montreal.
13 St. Louis Blues - Lars Eller, LW HF Comments: A mature playmaker with good hockey sense and burgeoning speed on the wing, Denmark's own Lars Eller should continue to impress on the international stage in preparation for the jump across the pond.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from San Jose for the 9th overall selection in this draft.
14 Colorado Avalanche - Kevin Shattenkirk, D HF Comments: A solid-skating future power-play quarterback, Shattenkirk is a natural leader on and off the ice who will need to refine his defensive game to catch up with his obvious offensive abilities. A high risk/high reward selection for the Avalanche.
15 Edmonton Oilers - Alex Plante, D HF Comments: The defensive partner of Karl Alzner goes ten selections later to Edmonton, thanks in no small part to his dominating 6'5" frame and intensity on the ice. A solid presence on the blueline.
Pick Comments: from NYI
16 Minnesota Wild - Colton Gillies, C HF Comments: An attractive combination of imposing size and speed, Gillies provides Minnesota with a true power forward prospect who will need to continue his development in the offensive zone to realize his potential.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from Anaheim (via Tampa Bay) for the 19th and 42nd pick in this year's draft.
17 New York Rangers - Pick Still to come HF Comments: The most pronounced high risk/high reward player in the draft, Cherepanov is widely credited with top-five talent on the wing, but dropped into the Rangers lap due to transfer agreement issues.
18 St. Louis Blues - Ian Cole, D HF Comments: Improved over the course of 2006-07 season, but will need to make significant strides to return the Blues investment of a first round selection.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from Calgary for the 24th and 70th pick in this year's draft.
19 Anaheim Ducks - Logan MacMillan, C HF Comments: Stanley Cup champs move down three spots, picking up a mid 2nd round selection and versatile two-way forward Logan MacMillan, an intelligent forward who could be a force with increased speed and strength.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from St. Louis with the 42nd pick in the draft for the 16th pick in this year's draft.
20 Pittsburgh Penguins - Angelo Esposito, C HF Comments: Vocal Pens contingent that made the trek to Columbus has reason to cheer as emergent talent Esposito falls to the 20th selection in the first round. If desire eventually matches offensive upside, finesse youngster may dominate.
21 Edmonton Oilers - Riley Nash, C HF Comments: Oilers trade up to add their third player of the first round in Riley Nash, a hard-working, intense forward who can be expected to put in the time necessary to refine his skills at both ends of the ice.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from Phoenix for the 30th and 36th selection in this year's draft.
22 Montreal Canadiens - Max Pacioretty, LW HF Comments: A banger, Pacioretty excels on the forecheck but will need to continue his development on his own side of the blue line. A nice compliment to the forward corps within the Montreal organization.
Pick Comments: from SJS
23 Nashville Predators - John Blum, D HF Comments: Nashville grabs a potential power-play quarterback of the future in John Blum, a confident defenseman who has the right demeanor for success down the road but will need to add significant strength onto his 6' frame.
24 Calgary Flames - Mikael Backlund, C HF Comments: Swede forward slips down to Calgary at the 24th spot, where his offensive upside and solid two-way game may return high value to the Flames. Great on-ice awareness.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired from St. Louis for the 18th selection in the draft.
25 Vancouver Canucks - Pat White, C HF Comments: Vancouver adds a Brendan Morrison clone in Pat White, a solid two-way center that plays with a maturity beyond his years and projects as a second or third line center in a few years time.
26 St. Louis Blues - David Perron, RW HF Comments: The Blues round out a busy first round by selecting Perron, a gifted offensive winger with a scorer's touch who provides an able compliment to 13th overall selection Lars Eller.
Pick Comments: from NJD via SJS
27 Detroit Red Wings - Brendan Smith, D HF Comments: Headed to college this autumn, defenseman Brendan Smith displayed enough offensive upside to entice the Red Wings with the 27th pick of the first round. Smith will need to progress significantly in his own zone while interning in the NCAA.
28 San Jose Sharks - Nick Petrecki, D HF Comments: Projected as a mid-first round selection, San Jose jumped at the chance to trade up and land the physically-imposing Petrecki.
Pick Comments: This draft pick was acquired by San Jose from Washington for a second round selection this year and a second round selection in 2008.
29 Ottawa Senators - Jim O'Brien, C HF Comments: While still at the beginning of a long development arc at the collegiate level, O'Brien should only get better as he fills out.
30 Phoenix Coyotes - Nick Ross, D HF Comments: Phoenix closes out the first round with defenseman Nick Ross, a mobile blueliner who pojects as a power-play specialist but needs work on his defensive acumen and conditioning.
Pick Comments: This pick was acquired from Edmonton with the 36th selection in the draft for the 21st selection.