NHL Re-Draft: The picks so far: up to # 43

by Brandon Worley on Jul 29, 2009 8:49 PM CDT

I decided to move the re-draft coverage over here to the FanPosts, since this is probably the best spot for it anyways.

So we're about 1/3 of the way through the 2nd round at this point, with Dallas' 2nd round selection about 14 picks away. Before we list who's taken so far, here are the links to follow the draft:

Cycle Like The Sedins' Draft Special (This is the home base for all coverage of the Re-Draft)
Official NHL Re-Draft Forum
NHL Re-Draft first round results
NHL Re-Draft second round results

Results thus far:

1st Round Results

1. Calgary Flames - Alexander Ovechkin
2. Vancouver Canucks - Sidney Crosby
3. Tampa Bay Lightning - Henrik Lundqvist
4. Dallas Stars - Evgeni Malkin
5. Chicago Blackhawks - Jonathan Toews
6. New York Islanders - Niklas Lidstrom
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Pavel Datsyuk
8. Edmonton Oilers- Zach Parise
9. Nashville Predators - Ryan Getzlaf
10. Atlanta Thrashers - Vincent Lecavalier
11. St. Louis Blues - Roberto Luongo
12. Phoenix Coyotes - Mike Green
13. Pittsburgh Penguins - Ilya Kovalchuk
14. Washington Capitals- Nicklas Backstrom (C)
15. Columbus Blue Jackets - Zdeno Chara
16. Detroit Red Wings- Jarome Iginla
17. Los Angeles Kings - Jeff Carter
18. Minnesota Wild - Mike Richards
19. Carolina Hurricanes - Martin Brodeur
20. New York Rangers - Miika Kiprusoff
21. New Jersey Devils - Niklas Backstrom (G)
22. Toronto Maple Leafs - Marc Savard
23. San Jose Sharks - Chris Pronger
24. Ottawa Senators - Rick Nash
25. Boston Bruins - Joe Thornton
26. Buffalo Sabres - Henrik Zetterberg
27. Florida Panthers -David Booth
28. Anaheim Ducks - Eric Staal
29. Montreal Canadiens - Scott Neidermeyer
30. Colorado Avalanche - Simon Gagne

2nd Round Results

31. Colorado Avalanche - Mike Ribeiro
32. Montreal Canadiens - Anze Kopitar
33. Anaheim Ducks - Tim Thomas
34. Florida Panthers - Steve Mason
35. Buffalo Sabres - Patrick Kane
36. Boston Bruins - Evgeni Nabokov
37. Ottawa Senators - Cam Ward
38. San Jose Sharks - Dany Heatley
39. Toronto Maple Leafs - Alexander Semin
40. New Jersey Devils - Martin St. Louis
41. New York Rangers - Dan Boyle
42. Carolina Hurricanes - Dion Phaneuf
43. Minnesota Wild -
44. Los Angeles Kings -
45. Detroit Red Wings -

Here's a good list of who's been taken so far, broken down by position:

Centers:
Sidney Crosby
Evgeni Malkin
Jonathan Toews
Pavel Datsyuk
Ryan Getzlaf
Vincent Lecavalier
Nicklas Backstrom
Jeff Carter
Mike Richards
Marc Savard
Joe Thornton
Eric Staal
Mike Ribeiro
Anze Kopitar
Dany Heatley
Alexander Semin

Left Wingers:
Alex Ovechkin
Zach Parise
Ilya Kovalchuk
Rick Nash
Henrik Zetterberg
Simon Gagne
David Booth

Right Wingers:
Jarome Iginla
Patrick Kane
Martin St. Louis

Defensemen:
Nicklas Lidstrom
Zdeno Chara
Mike Green
Chris Pronger
Scott Niedermayer
Dan Boyle
Dion Phaneuf

Goalies:
Henrik Lundqvist
Roberto Luongo
Martin Brodeur
Miikka Kiprusoff
Niklas Backstrom
Tim Thomas
Steve Mason
Evgeni Nabokov
Cam Ward

So...which direction should the Stars head next?

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Two goalies have been starters in the last two SC final...

How is Fleury or Osgood not drafted while Niklas Backstrom is?

Get a SC proven goalie if ya can.

by Art Middleton on Jul 29, 2009 8:57 PM CDT reply actions

I would say

Grab a defenseman first, then when it swings around a few picks later to your 3rd round choice, grab a goaltender. Honestly in the NHL series, having an allstar goalie doesn’t help you as much as having good depth. So pick up a high caliber defenseman and then grab a starting goaltender.

by JCWM2 on Jul 30, 2009 2:03 AM CDT reply actions

We are going to have two picks close together...

Between the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

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by Brandon Worley on Jul 30, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions

I’d say take Jonas Hiller as goalie because he’s pretty consistent. For defenseman, I don’t know, maybe Brian Rafalski?

by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Jul 30, 2009 1:07 PM CDT reply actions

The best picks left by GVT (puck prospectus metric)

1. Tomas Vokoun (3rd best goaltender overall)
2. Pekka Rinne (4th best goaltender overall)
3. Ryan Miller (5th best goaltender overall)
4. Patrick Marleau (7th best forward overall)
5. Marian Hossa (8th best forward overall)
6. David Krejci (11th best forward overall)
7. Jonas Hiller (8th best goaltender overall)
8. Patrick Elias (13th best forward overall)
9. Mark Streit (3rd best defenceman overall)
10. Brian Rafalski (4th best defenceman overall)

might I suggest picking Marian Hossa (if he is still available) and Pekka Rinne? Or if Hossa is taken pick Patrick Marleau. I think we should try to take atleast one “cheap” player with our next two picks.

If people are convinced that we need 1 stud player at each position with our first 3 picks then Mark Streit is definetly the way to go. One of the top two PP QB’s in the league with a nice 4.1 mill contract :)

by Alistar on Jul 31, 2009 3:18 AM CDT reply actions

Some more on Rinne

Basically we’re laughing if we get this guy our next pick. He makes just over 700k in salary, meaning we get one of the top goaltenders in the league last year for a bargain basement price. I mean we’re talking about someone who had a better save percentage last year then 6 out of the 9 goaltenders already selected, and played on a non playoff team – seems like a pretty easy choice to me.

by Alistar on Jul 31, 2009 3:55 AM CDT reply actions

Posted this on the last thread....

But why exactly did you pick up Clemmensen with the third rounder instead of a d-man like Gonchar, Markov, or as mentioned here, Rafalski?

I mean, I like the low cap hit, but I think he was taken a little too early. Probably could’ve gotten him in the 4th round. I’ll reserve final judgment until we see who is available to fill the defense when it comes to the next pick.

by JCWM2 on Jul 31, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions