Official 2014 NHL Draft thread

[oldSabsfan]

we got some keyboard warriors here ha i didnt know this was still high school ha

[inkman]

we got some keyboard warriors here ha i didnt know this was still high school ha

Post how you like, but ye will be judged

[Hoss]

we got some keyboard warriors here ha i didnt know this was still high school ha

 

Touch screen warriors*

 

I'm just playing with you.

[respk]

I can't see the Sabres trading this years #2 for an unknown first rounder in next years draft. Who ever they draft this year becomes one of the 2 most talented forwards in the organization and one of 2 forwards with the natural ability to be a 1st liner. I don't think the Sabres can pass that up.

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In on page 69. That's all I wanted to do...69.

[WildCard]

Post how you like, but ye will be judged

In on page 69. That's all I wanted to do...69.

No surprise Ink made it too :lol:

[26CornerBlitz]

Scouting Combine expected to draw 119 prospects

Many of the top players on NHL Central Scouting's final list of North American and international prospects eligible for the 2014 NHL Draft will be front and center when the NHL Scouting Combine takes center stage later this month in Toronto.

 

Dan Marr, the director of NHL Central Scouting, is anticipating the attendance of 119 players, including 101 North Americans, at the Combine from May 26-31.

 

There are 18 international prospects, including two goalies, expected to attend. All NHL teams will have the opportunity to sit down for interviews with the invited prospects from May 26 through May 30. The medical examinations of each player will take place May 30 and the fitness portion, headed by Dr. Norman Gledhill and his York University Fitness staff in Toronto, will be held May 31 at Toronto International Centre.

 

2014 NHL Combine invites

Edited May 15, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz

[dEnnis the Menace]

In on page 69. That's all I wanted to do...69.

 

yessss :flirt:

[LGR4GM]

ISS has released their May rankings and they pretty much look the same.

 

Actual Rankings: http://www.isshockey.com/iss-top-30-released-may/

 

Story on Rankings with some player info:

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/107925/iss-draft-rankings-reinhart-ekblad-tighten-hold-on-top-slots/

[IKnowPhysics]

######. It would be in our benefit to not rank any forwards above Ekblad. That way, if Florida wants to take the best available player, they'll take Ekblad, leaving us our choice of all forwards.

[LGR4GM]

######. It would be in our benefit to not rank any forwards above Ekblad. That way, if Florida wants to take the best available player, they'll take Ekblad, leaving us our choice of all forwards.

Just remember we do not know what other teams draft boards will look like. Florida could rank Ekblad above Reinhart/Bennett

[IKnowPhysics]

Just remember we do not know what other teams draft boards will look like. Florida could rank Ekblad above Reinhart/Bennett

 

Absolutely a possibility, I know. Maybe I'm getting paranoid, but I just want them to have as little incentive as possible to do otherwise.

[Hoss]

Nobody else wanted to be that idiot, but I will be the idiot that posts a link about ESPN hockey...

 

Corey Pronman did a top 100 rankings for the 2014 NHL draft. It's an Insider article (dumbest crap in the world), so I'll provide his list:

1 Aaron Ekblad D Barrie OHL

2 Sam Bennett C Kingston OHL

3 William Nylander RW Modo SHL

4 Sam Reinhart C Kootenay WHL

5 Nikolaj Ehlers LW Halifax QMJHL

6 Kevin Fiala LW HV71 SHL

7 Leon Draisaitl C Prince Albert WHL

8 Michael Dal Colle LW Oshawa OHL

9 Kasperi Kapanen RW KalPa Liiga

10 Haydn Fleury D Red Deer WHL

11 Jake Virtanen RW Calgary WHL

12 Sonny Milano LW USNTDP USHL

13 Jakub Vrana RW Linkoping SHL

14 Brendan Perlini LW Niagara OHL

15 Robby Fabbri C Guelph OHL

16 David Pastrnak RW Sodertalje SHL-2

17 Ivan Barbashev C Moncton QMJHL

18 Nick Ritchie LW Peterborough OHL

19 Jared McCann C Sault Ste. Marie OHL

20 Josh Ho-Sang RW Windsor OHL

21 Alex Tuch RW USNTDP USHL

22 Adrian Kempe LW Modo SHL

23 Roland McKeown D Kingston OHL

24 Nikita Scherbak RW Saskatoon WHL

25 Brayden Point C Moose Jaw WHL

26 Dylan Larkin C USNTDP USHL

27 Connor Bleackley C Red Deer WHL

28 Nikolai Goldobin RW Sarnia OHL

29 Julius Honka D Swift Current WHL

30 Nick Schmaltz C Green Bay USHL

31 Sebastian Aho D Skelleftea SHL

32 Travis Sanheim D Calgary WHL

33 Vladislav Kamanev LW Magnitogorsk KHL

34 Spencer Watson RW Kingston OHL

35 Anton Karlsson LW Frolunda J20 SuperElit

36 Vladimir Tkachev RW Moncton QMJHL

37 Anthony DeAngelo D Sarnia OHL

38 Daniel Audette C Sherbrooke QMJHL

39 Eric Cornel RW Peterborough OHL

40 Joe Hicketts D Victoria WHL

41 Lucas Wallmark C Lulea SHL

42 John Quenneville C Brandon WHL

43 Oskar Lindblom LW Brynas J20 SuperElit

44 Emil Johansson D HV71 J20 SuperElit

45 Jayce Hawryluk C Brandon WHL

46 Ondrej Kase RW Chomutov Czech Extraliga

47 Ben Thomas D Calgary WHL

48 Ryan Donato C Dexter School High school (US)

49 Jack Glover D USNTDP USHL

50 Vaclav Karabacek RW Gatineau QMJHL

51 Marcus Pettersson D Skelleftea SHL

52 Alex Peters D Plymouth OHL

53 Brendan Lemieux LW Barrie OHL

54 Brycen Martin D Swift Current WHL

55 Aaron Haydon D Niagara OHL

56 Jack Dougherty D USNTDP USHL

57 Rourke Chartier C Kelowna WHL

58 Louis Belpedio D USNTDP USHL

59 Clark Bishop C Cape Breton QMJHL

60 William Lagesson D Frolunda J20 SuperElit

61 Joshua Jacobs D Indiana USHL

62 Alexis Vanier D Baie-Comeau QMJHL

63 Ryan MacInnis C Kitchener OHL

64 Chase de Leo C Portland WHL

65 Aaron Irving D Edmonton WHL

66 Maxim Letunov C Youngstown USHL

67 Brandon Fortunato D USNTDP USHL

68 Miles Gendron D Three Rivers School High school (US)

69 Brett Pollock C Edmonton WHL

70 Andreas Englund D Djurdarden Allsvenskan

71 Nick Magyar RW Kitchener OHL

72 Ryan Hitchcock LW USNTDP USHL

73 Ryan Collins D USNTDP USHL

74 Jake Walman D Toronto OJHL

75 Dysin Mayo D Edmonton WHL

76 Matthew Berkovitz D Ashwaubenon High school (US)

77 Blake Siebernaler D Niagara OHL

78 Gustav Forsling D Linkoping J20 SuperElit

79 Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW Val-d'Or QMJHL

80 Jonathan MacLeod D USNTDP USHL

81 Warren Foegele LW St. Andrews High school (CAN)

82 Jacob Middleton D Ottawa OHL

83 Andrei Mironov D Dynamo KHL

84 Michael Bunting LW Sault Ste. Marie OHL

85 Reid Gardiner C Prince Albert WHL

86 Anders Bjork RW USNTDP USHL

87 Brandon Hickey D Spruce Grove AJHL

88 Luc Snuggerud D Eden Prairie High school (US)

89 Juho Lammikko RW Assat Liiga

90 Nelson Nogier D Saskatoon WHL

91 Julius Bergman D Frolunda J20 SuperElit

92 Nikita Tryamkin D Yekaterinburg KHL

93 Reid Duke C Lethbridge WHL

94 Adam Olas Mattson D Djurdarden J20 SuperElit

95 Jaedon Deschaneau RW Kootenay WHL

96 Alex Lineuniemi D Ottawa OHL

97 Tanner MacMaster C Camrose AJHL

98 Dominik Masin D HC Slavia Praha Czech U20

99 Ivan Nikolishin D Everett WHL

100 Shane Gersich LW USNTDP USHL

 

http://insider.espn....NMANTOP100INDEX

Edited May 16, 2014 by Tankalicious

[carpandean]

But if we wait that long season ticket prices will go up by 6(.4%)=.24%!

 

6(.04) = .24

or

6(4%) = 24%

 

:thumbsup:

 

(Actually, with annual compounding, 4% per year for six years works out to be 26.5% higher. 1.04^6 = 1.265.)

Edited May 16, 2014 by carpandean

[Huckleberry]

We'll get a good young forward who will spend another year in juniors, this is all i need to know.

[TrueBlueGED]

@Tank...Pronman may currently work for ESPN, but he was at Hockey Prospectus for a long time. He's legit. Actually, ESPN has a lot of good hockey writers on their Insider stuff (which I also hate): Pronman, Eric Tulsky, Tom Awad. Some others too, I think.

[Hoss]

@Tank...Pronman may currently work for ESPN, but he was at Hockey Prospectus for a long time. He's legit. Actually, ESPN has a lot of good hockey writers on their Insider stuff (which I also hate): Pronman, Eric Tulsky, Tom Awad. Some others too, I think.

 

I know, but just the ESPN tag with it turns a lot of people off.

 

 

Worth noting he didn't rank any goalies in there, but that's likely just because many people don't like to rank them together.

Edited May 16, 2014 by Tankalicious

[BetterDays06]

I have always wanted to attend an nhl draft and I think this would be a fun one to attend. Does anyone know how to get tickets or how to get into to this years draft?

[LGR4GM]

I have always wanted to attend an nhl draft and I think this would be a fun one to attend. Does anyone know how to get tickets or how to get into to this years draft?

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/5/14/5717252/nhl-draft-tickets-2014-info-philadelphia-flyers

[inkman]

I have always wanted to attend an nhl draft and I think this would be a fun one to attend. Does anyone know how to get tickets or how to get into to this years draft?

At one point in my life I was ridiculed for knowing all the heights, weights, 40 times, vertical jumps and so on of all the players on all my favorite teams an sometimes the rest of the teams to but you my friend have taken fan level to fanatic.

[X. Benedict]

I have always wanted to attend an nhl draft and I think this would be a fun one to attend. Does anyone know how to get tickets or how to get into to this years draft?

I wanted to attend in NJ last year. No luck. Entered through some weird lottery but it was really just a buy tickets ploy.

[IKnowPhysics]

I have always wanted to attend an nhl draft and I think this would be a fun one to attend. Does anyone know how to get tickets or how to get into to this years draft?

 

I've been. It's fun, especially for hardcore hockey nerds. Tickets are free. Go the first night for the first round (of course), and then for a more relaxed atmosphere, check out the second day for a while. Wear your Sabres stuff so you can find other Sabres fans to chat with if you'd like.

 

Reading that link makes it sound like tickets will be in demand. That definitely wasn't the case in Los Angeles (2010).

[dudacek]

Vancouver in 06 for me.

Much fun for hockey nerds.

[WildCard]

6(.04) = .24

or

6(4%) = 24%

 

:thumbsup:

 

(Actually, with annual compounding, 4% per year for six years works out to be 26.5% higher. 1.04^6 = 1.265.)

Mental lapse :doh:

[Hoss]

 

At one point in my life I was ridiculed for knowing all the heights, weights, 40 times, vertical jumps and so on of all the players on all my favorite teams an sometimes the rest of the teams to but you my friend have taken fan level to fanatic.

 

I actually had tickets to the 2012 draft but then a family reunion was scheduled the same day so the two people I was going with went to that instead.

 

EDIT: holy crap time flies. Could've sworn it was last year's draft that was in Pittsburgh which is the one I had tickets to.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Tankalicious