Official 2015 NHL Draft Thread

[shrader]

Nobody below them but there are multiple teams above them that might.

 

Vermette likely garners a first. Some of the Leafs young guys might if they go that route. Sekera might.

Right, but when the teams above them trade their pick, it isn't one which will have a small percentage shot at McDavid, which I thought was the purpose of the current discussion. Maybe I'm over-reading on that one though.

[Hoss]

Draft stuff: Mitch Marner has his 38th goal and 99th point of the year in game #50 to give London a 1-0 lead on Saginaw. Special talent

 

Draft stuff: That McDavid kid has 1+1 early on as Erie leads Mississauga 3-0 in 1st. 30 goals/34 games, pts in 19 straight (and 33/34 gms)

[Crusader1969]

MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects

Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources

 

 51-60

 

60) Carrier, Alexandre  D Gatineau QMJHL 5’11 178lbs
59) Lindgren, Jesper  D Modo J20 6’0 161lbs
58) Trenin, Yakov C Gatineau QMJHL 6’2 179lbs
57) Cernak, Erik D Kosice SVK1 6’3 203lbs
56) Guryanov, Denis LW Lada Togliatti MHL 6’2 183lbs
55) Dermott, Travis D Erie OHL 5’11 197lbs
54) Dergachyov, Alexander C SKA-1946 MHL 6’4 200lbs
53) Spacek, Michael RW HC Padubice CZE1 5’11 187lbs
52) Siegenthaler, Jonas D ZSC NLA 6’2 220lbs
51) Spencer, Matthew D Peterborough OHL 6’1 195lbs

Edited February 16, 2015 by Crusader1969

[Crusader1969]

MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects

Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources

 

41-50

50) Brisebois, Guillaume D Acadie-Bathurst QMJHL 6’1 162lbs

49) Hintz, Roope C Ilves Liiga 6’2 183lbs
48) Wotherspoon, Parke D Tri-City WHL 6’0 170lbs

47) Juulsen, Noah D Everett WHL 6’0 170lbs
46) Speers, Blake C SSM OHL 5’11 162lbs
45) Musil, Adam C Red Deer WHL 6’3 193lbs
44) Gropp, Ryan LW Seattle WHL 6’3 192lbs
43) Vande Sompel, Mitchell D Oshawa OHL 5’10 180lbs
42) Yan, Dennis RW Shawinigan QMJHL 6’2 192lbs
41) Larsson, Jacob D Frolunda J20 6’2 183lbs
 

MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects

Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources

 

31-40

 

40) Ahi, Filip LW HV71 J20 6’4 214lbs

39) Fischer, Christian C USNTDP USHL 6’1 212lbs
38) Beauvillier, Anthony C Shawinigan QMJHL 5’9 173lbs
37) Forsbacka Karlsson, Jakob C Omaha USHL 6’1 185lbs
36) Korostelev, Nikita RW Sarnia OHL 6’2 176lbs
35) Meloche, Nicolas D Baie-Comeau QMJHL 6’3 198lbs
34) Pilon, Ryan D Brandon WHL 6’2 209lbs
33) Roy, Nicolas RW Chicoutimi QMJHL 6’4 168lbs
32) Lööke, Jens RW Brynas SHL 6’0 187lbs
31) Greenway, Jordan LW USNTDP USHL 6`5 205lbs

[Crusader1969]

MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects

Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources

 

 

21-30

 

 

30) DeBrusk, Jake LW Swift Current WHL 6`0 177lbs
29) Chlapik, Filip C Charlottetown QMJHL 6`1 190lbs
28) Novak, Thomas C Waterloo USHL 6`1 181lbs
27) Chabot, Thomas D Saint John QMJHL 6`1 190lbs
26) Bittner, Paul LW Portland 6`4 195lbs
25) Zboril, Jakub D Saint John QMJHL 6`1 186lbs
24) White, Colin C USNTDP USHL 6`0 175lbs
23) Bracco, Jeremy RW USNTDP USHL 5`10 156lbs
22) Carlo, Brandon D Tri-City WHL 6`5 185lbs
21) Sprong, Daniel RW Charlottetown QMJHL 5`10 180lbs
 

Edited February 16, 2015 by Crusader1969

[Crusader1969]

MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects

Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources

 

 

11-20

20) Harkins, Jansen C Prince George WHL 6`0 170lbs
19) Boeser, Brock C Waterloo UHSHL 6`0 190lbs
18) Meier, Timo RW Halifax 6`1 205lbs
17) Konecny, Travis C Ottawa OHL 5`9 172lbs
16) Svechnikov, Yevgeni Cape Breton QMJHL 6`2 185lbs
15) Roy, Jérémy D Sherbrooke QMJHL 6`0 183lbs
14) Merkley, Nick C Kelowna WHL 5`10 177lbs
13) Connor, Kyle C Youngstown USHL 6`1 170lbs
12) Kylington, Oliver D Färjestad J20 6`1 178lbs
11) Rantanen, Mikko LW TPS Liiga 6’4 195lbs
 

1-10

10) Zacha, Pavel LW Sarnia OHL 6’2 196lbs
9) Barzal, Mathew C Seattle WHL 5’11 174lbs
8) Provorov, Ivan D Brandon WHL 6’0 194lbs
7) Crouse, Lawson LW Kingston OHL 6’3 198lbs
6) Werenski, Zack D Michigan NCAA 6’2 210lbs
5) Marner, Mitch RW London OHL 5’10 164lbs
4) Strome, Dylan C Erie OHL 6’3 177lbs
3) Hanifin, Noah D Boston College NCAA 6’3 195lbs
2) Eichel, Jack C Boston U NCAA 6`2 194lbs
1) McDavid, Connor C Erie OHL 6’1 190lbs

Edited February 16, 2015 by Crusader1969

[LGR4GM]

That's a good list and good work.

[Derrico]

Ya I've got no qualms with the top 10.

[dudacek]

Looks like the odds are good we can replace Lemieux and Armia with our second and third picks.

[LGR4GM]

Looks like the odds are good we can replace Lemieux and Armia with our second and third picks.

I'd take Brock Boeser and Jordan Greenway.  

[Hoss]

I'd take Brock Boeser and Jordan Greenway.  

We still know. :p

[LGR4GM]

We still know. :P

1 rw, 1 lw it's poetry. In all honesty I prefer Philip Ahl over Greenway at LW.  I just haven't seen much of him at all so it's all written reports.  

Edited February 16, 2015 by LGR4GM

[Hoss]

1 rw, 1 lw it's poetry. In all honesty I prefer Philip Ahl over Greenway at LW.  I just haven't seen much of him at all so it's all written reports.  

I'm still hoping Paul Bittner falls to our second pick. Him or Jansen Harkins.

[LGR4GM]

I'm still hoping Paul Bittner falls to our second pick. Him or Jansen Harkins.

I like Bittner but I like Boeser more.  I honestly like Harkins but I wonder if Ahl has more offensive upside.  

[inkman]

I'd take Brock Boeser and Jordan Greenway.

GMTM like his heavy playerz

[shrader]

Eichel and Greenway would be an interesting combination... Not that they'll actually play together at BU

[Crusader1969]

Still love Meier, DeBrusk, Svechnikov but now Im looking at Bracco as a late 1st. Small but has termendous skill. Could fit nicely in a couple of years with Eichel or Reinhart as his center. 

[inkman]

Still love Meier, DeBrusk, Svechnikov but now Im looking at Bracco as a late 1st. Small but has termendous skill. Could fit nicely in a couple of years with Eichel or Reinhart as his center.

I'd be surprised if GMTM deviated from his plan. He seems pretty hell bent on making this team huge.

[rakish]

MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects

Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources

 

 51-60

 

60) Carrier, Alexandre  D Gatineau QMJHL 5’11 178lbs

59) Lindgren, Jesper  D Modo J20 6’0 161lbs

58) Trenin, Yakov C Gatineau QMJHL 6’2 179lbs

57) Cernak, Erik D Kosice SVK1 6’3 203lbs

56) Guryanov, Denis LW Lada Togliatti MHL 6’2 183lbs

55) Dermott, Travis D Erie OHL 5’11 197lbs

54) Dergachyov, Alexander C SKA-1946 MHL 6’4 200lbs

53) Spacek, Michael RW HC Padubice CZE1 5’11 187lbs

52) Siegenthaler, Jonas D ZSC NLA 6’2 220lbs

51) Spencer, Matthew D Peterborough OHL 6’1 195lbs

 

 

 

 

I wanted to see how internet sources did last year. I realize there's a difference between a ranking and a mock, but this is all I could find that was more than 30 deep. This is http://www.draftsite.com/nhl/mock-draft/2014/

If you take the highest available player on their board, the Sabres would have taken:

 

2 Bennett

31 Barbashev

44 Roland McKeown

49 Jack Dougherty

61 Justin Kirkland

74 Aaron Irving

121 Dyson Mayo

151 Nikita Serebryakov

181 Spencer Watson

 

a very similar list from http://thehockeywriters.com/2014-nhl-mock-draft-three-round-final-edition/

2 Draisaitl

31 Barbashev

44 McKeown

49 Dougherty

61 Sebastian Aho

74 Anton Karlsson

121 Dyson Mayo

151 Spencer Watson

181 Emil Johansson

 

If anyone has a copy of mckeens or any of the others, I would appreciate it.  The css is divided into NA and EU, which makes it rather useless.

Edited February 17, 2015 by rakish

[LGR4GM]

Those are actually close to what happened (+/- 5 spots) which is interesting.

[Crusader1969]

Race for 30th.

Magic Number vs all other teams with 25 games remaining

 

Change = net change in magic number from 30 games remaining. Sabres are responsible for 7 points of the chage with a record of 1-3-1.

 

                        M#       Change

Anaheim          10           10
Arizona            40           9
Boston             23           10
Calgary            20           13
Carolina            40           11
Chicago            13           17
Colorado           28           11
Columbus         34           15
Dallas                25           15
Detroit                15           10
Edmonton          45           11
Florida                25           13
LA                       23           17
Minny                  24           16
Montreal             9              18
Nashville            3              19
NJ                       34           11
NYI                      10           17
NYR                    14           16
Ottawa                33           12
Philly                   29           13
Pitt                      14           14
SJ                       21           10
St. Louis             9              13
Tampa                 11           12
Toronto                36           10
Vancouver           20           15
Washington         15           15
Winnipeg             17           16

Edited February 18, 2015 by Crusader1969

[Hoss]

Crusader, I've been running a nightly magic number list in the Carrion thread. It doesn't have net change but it's ordered from lowest to highest magic number.

[Crusader1969]

Crusader, I've been running a nightly magic number list in the Carrion thread. It doesn't have net change but it's ordered from lowest to highest magic number.

 

 

Thanks, saw it after I posted.

 

I figure if Sabres keep the same pace - 3 points per 5 games played and unless Edmonton completely collapses we should clinch with about 5 games to go in the season.

 

Looking for a combination of 22 Sabres losses and Edmonton wins over last 25 games.

 

Next 5 Buffalo - Philly, NYR, Nash, Columbus, Vancouver  

Next 5 Edmonton - Boston, Minny, Anheim, Minny, St.Louis

[WildCard]

McDavid to be live on Hockey Central within the hour

[WildCard]

The interview was pretty bland; just a standard sports interview.

 

Only thing of note, when asked about his being a fan of Toronto and if it would be hard to switch allegiances it was a pretty resounding no. Not major, but still good to hear.

He will watch the draft lottery too, which has got to be a really weird event for him.