Official 2015 NHL Draft Thread

[dudacek]

A trade up is far less likely than the Sabres winning the lottery, which is only slightly more likely than me winning the lottery.

lindros forced his trade. McDavid is not going to do that, in fact he pissed on people who would.

[SabresBillsFan]

A trade up is far less likely than the Sabres winning the lottery, which is only slightly more likely than me winning the lottery.

lindros forced his trade. McDavid is not going to do that, in fact he pissed on people who would.

 

I'm just saying as a GM you would seriously have to consider a trade if getting all those picks!

[LGR4GM]

I'll be pissed but it wouldn't shock me. I would be happy with Eichel.

Here's a crazy question.

 

If we end up with the 3rd - 7th pick this year would you try and yes I know most teams wouldn't even think twice about a trade but would you trade all 3 1st rounders, both 2nd's, next year's 1st and 2nd to whoever gets the 1st overall pick?

 

I know players like him only come around once in awhile but a trade like that could be like a Quebec trade with Philly did for Lindros. It helped out both teams. Of course we know how it all played out but both teams went to the cup.

3: 2015 1st

2: 2015 2nd

1: 2016 1st

1: 2016 2nd

 

Would I consider it as Tim Murray yes. Would I do it no. I also do not think another GM would agree to that deal. If you are trading for the 1st overall pick in this draft, which is not happening but this is hypothetical, I would say you would need to go 2015 3 1st rounders, 2 2nd rounders, Rasmus Ristolainen, Linus Ullmark, Zemgus Girgenson, and Tyler Ennis. That would probably in the crazy range you would need to get the other GM to stay on the line for more than 1 second.

 

I would like to remind everyone that the Pens have Malkin and Crosby the top 2 centers in the game and they have only won a single cup because of terrible drafting and trading away to many picks. Something to keep in mind.

[Hoss]

While nobody is going to deal the first overall pick this year I absolutely would throw the world at whoever has number one if we have the third pick or later. If we have the second pick then I would offer that pick and one of our top d prospects. If they say no then I take Eichel and get over it.

[qwksndmonster]

While nobody is going to deal the first overall pick this year I absolutely would throw the world at whoever has number one if we have the third pick or later. If we have the second pick then I would offer that pick and one of our top d prospects. If they say no then I take Eichel and get over it.

Risto and Eichel for McDavid? That's a toughie.

[Hoss]

I would like to remind everyone that the Pens have Malkin and Crosby the top 2 centers in the game and they have only won a single cup because of terrible drafting and trading away to many picks. Something to keep in mind.

 

Just bad drafting. They've only not had a first rounder twice since drafting Sid.

 

 

Risto and Eichel for McDavid? That's a toughie.

 

Likely talking elite versus generational. Easy deal. (In my opinion).

Edited September 16, 2014 by Tankalicious

[TrueBlueGED]

Just bad drafting. They've only not had a first rounder twice since drafting Sid.

 

 

 

Likely talking elite versus generational. Easy deal. (In my opinion).

 

But what you're really talking is two elite players for one generational. I'd obviously rather have Crosby than Toews. But, for me at least, the decision isn't nearly as clear if the tradeoff is Crosby for Toews and Keith.

[LGR4GM]

Just bad drafting. They've only not had a first rounder twice since drafting Sid.

I would like to remind everyone that the Pens have Malkin and Crosby the top 2 centers in the game and they have only won a single cup because of terrible drafting and trading away to many picks. Something to keep in mind.

I did mention that very thing. They have been bad at drafting and have been bad with their first rounders. Also the Pens have drafted in the 1st round 7 times since Crosby... Staal, Esposito, Despres, Bennett, Morrow, Pouliot, Maatta. Out of those so far only 2 have made any impact although a couple of guys could in the future.

[Crusader1969]

Crusader's Top 20 Sept Edition (not including McDavid / Eichel)

 

 

1 Hanifin, Noah USA D L Boston College NCAA 6'3 195 25-Jan-97

2 Barzal, Mathew CDN C R Seattle WHL 5'11 174 26-May-97

3 Zacha, Pavel CZE LW/C L Sarnia OHL 6'2 196 06-Apr-97

4 Kylington, Oliver SWE D L Farjestads BK SHL 6'1 178 19-May-97

5 Konecny, Travis CDN C R Ottawa 67's OHL 5'9 172 11-Mar-97

6 White, Colin USA C R USA U18 NTDP USHL 6'0 175 30-Jan-97

7 Strome, Dylan CDN C R Erie OHL 6''3 177 07-Mar-96

8 Sprong, Daniel NET RW R Charlottetown QMJHL 5'10 180 17-Mar-97

9 Connor, Kyle USA C L Youngstown USHL 6'1 170 09-Dec-96

10 Marner, Mitch CDN C R London OHL 5'10 164 05-May-97

 

11 Roy, Jérémy CDN D R Sherbrooke QMJHL 6'0 183 14-May-96

12 Roy, Nicolas CDN RW R Chicoutimi QMJHL 6'4 168 05-Feb-97

13 Crouse, Lawson CDN LW L Kingston OHL 6'3 198 23-Jun-97

14 Svechnikov, Yevgeni RUS LW L Cape Breton QMJHL 6'2 185 31-Oct-96

15 Andersson, Rasmus SWE D R Barrie OHL 6'0 214 27-Oct-96

16 Werenski, Zack USA D L Michigan NCAA 6'2 210 19-Jul-97

17 Rantanen, Mikko FIN C/RW L TPS SM-liiga 6'4 195 29-Oct-96

18 Spencer, Matthew CDN D R Peterborough OHL 6'1 195 24-Mar-97

19 Bittner, Paul USA LW L Portland WHL 6'4 195 04-Nov-96

20 Merkley, Nick CDN C R Kelowna WHL 5'10 177 23-May-97

Edited September 17, 2014 by Crusader1969

[Hoss]

The other 29 teams thank you for your list and frown as they're forced to turn McEichel over to us.

[Crusader1969]

2015 Top Prospect Report Wed September 17

 

MHL (RUSSIA U20)

Alexander Dergachyov C SKA 1946 (RANKED 22 BY DRAFT BUZZ)

1G 1A in 3-2 Loss to MHC Khimik

Edited September 18, 2014 by Crusader1969

[Crusader1969]

WHL drops the Puck tonight to kick off the 2014-15 Season.

 

Here are the Players we will be watching:

 

 

Bear:Ethan CDN D R Seattle WHL Gabrielle, Jesse CDN LW L Brandon WHL Barzal, Mathew CDN C R Seattle WHL Merkley, Nick CDN C R Kelowna WHL Harkins, Jansen CDN C L Prince George WHL Musil, Adam CDN C R Red Deer WHL Karnaukhov, Pavel BLR C L Calgary WHL Reddekopp, Chaz CDN D L Victoria WHL Bittner, Paul USA LW L Portland WHL Pilon, Ryan CDN D L Brandon WHL Gropp, Ryan CDN LW L Seattle WHL

Edited September 19, 2014 by Crusader1969

[Crusader1969]

2015 Top Prospect Report Fri September 19

QJMHL

Daniel Sprong RW Charlottetown – 1G 1A in 5-4 victory over Cape Breton

 

Jakub Zboril D Saint John – 0G 2A

Nathan Noel C Saint John – 2G 0A

Saint John defeat Acadie-Bathurst 5-1

 

Extraliga (Slovakia SM)

Erik Cernak D HC Kosice 1G 0A in 5-4 shoot out victory over Nitra

 

WHL

Barzal, Mathew C Seattle 0G 2A

Gropp, Ryan LW 2G 0A

Seattle defeat Portland 4-1

 

Pilon, Ryan D Brandon 1G 0A in 4-2 Victory over Regina

Edited September 20, 2014 by Crusader1969

[Crusader1969]

2015 Top Prospect Report Sat September 20

 

QJMHL

 

Yevgeni Svechnikov LW Cape Breton 1G 1A in 7-1 victory over Charlottetown

 

Timo Meier RW Halifax 2G 1A

Nathan Noel C Saint John 0G 2A

Saint John defeats Halifax 6-5 in OT

 

WHL

 

Pilon, Ryan D Brandon 0G 2A in 6-1 victory over Regina

 

Harkins, Jansen C Prince George 1G 1A

Bittner, Paul C Portland

Prince George 6-3 victory over Portland

 

Merkley, Nick C Kelowna 0G 2A in 6-1 victory over Kamloops

[Sabres Fan in NS]

There he is ...

 

MEIER!!

[North Buffalo]

So after last nites game, I feel much better about the Sabres chances of finishing last! Whew I was getting worried the youngsters would actually make a difference at the NHL level.

[Derrico]

Hhahahahah nice.

[Brawndo]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 2m

On Thursday at 7:30 pm ET, both on TSN and tsn.ca, we'll have our pre-season rankings of the Top 15 prospects for the 2015 NHL draft.

[Crusader1969]

 

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 2m

On Thursday at 7:30 pm ET, both on TSN and tsn.ca, we'll have our pre-season rankings of the Top 15 prospects for the 2015 NHL draft.

 

Also, check out his article on Noah Hanifan http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/story/?id=462393

[LGR4GM]

Ryan Kennedy ‏@THNRyanKennedy

My first crack at the top 30 for the 2015 draft: http://bit.ly/1od8o9b

 

Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel are the top two... not that there was any question.

[Huckleberry]

10. Daniel Sprong, RW – Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL): Born in Amsterdam, Sprong came to Canada for the competition and he’s still lighting it up. The super-smart winger has a cracking shot and a solid frame.

 

I think we'll need this one , we are going to be very short on RW.

[LGR4GM]

Jack Eichel is on WGR550 right now because he is in town for the All American prospects game.

[shrader]

Jack Eichel is on WGR550 right now because he is in town for the All American prospects game.

 

I love how they're already getting out of class before their season has even started.

[Crusader1969]

OHL season kicks off tonight

 

Here are the prospects to keep an eye on

 

Andersson, Rasmus SWE D R Barrie

Strome, Dylan CDN C R Erie

Crouse, Lawson CDN LW L Kingston

Franzén, Gustaf SWE C R Kitchener

Marner, Mitch CDN C R London

Graham Knott CDN LW L Niagara

Konecny, Travis CDN C R Ottawa 67's

Spencer, Matthew CDN D R Peterborough

Stephens, Mitchell CDN C R Saginaw

Zacha, Pavel CZE LW/C L Sarnia

Korostelev, Nikita RUS RW R Sarnia

Speers, Blake CDN C R Sault Ste. Marie

 

Oh, and some guy named Conner McDavid

[dudacek]

McKenzie's pre-season rankings:

http://www.tsn.ca/bob-mckenzie-s-pre-season-draft-ranking-the-top-15-1.83478

 

Sabres chief scout on there saying it's hardly unanimous that McDavid is number one.