[chickenman92]

1. VICTOR HEDMAN D 6'6" 220 L Dec 18/90 Modo SweJE
2. JOHN TAVARES C 6'0" 198 L Sep 20/90 Oshawa OHL
3. JARED COWAN D 6'5" 218 L Jan 25/91 Spokane WHL
4. MATT DUCHENE C 5'11" 198 L Jan 16/91 Brampton OHL
5. M. SVENSSON-PAAJARVI LW 6'1" 200 L Apr 12/91 Timra SweJE
6. JORDAN SCHROEDER RW 5'8" 165 R Sep 29/90 U of MN WCHA
7. NAZEM KADRI C 6'1" 177 L Oct 06/90 London OHL
8. EVANDER KANE C 5'11" 160 L Aug 01/91 Vancouver WHL
9. RICHARD PANIK C 6'2" 185 R Feb 07/91 Trinec CzeJr
10. BRAYDEN SCHENN C 6'0" 196 L Aug 22/91 Brandon WHL
11. JEREMY MORIN C 5'10" 160 R Apr 16/91 USA18 NTDP
12. JIMMY BUBNICK RW 6'2" 189 R Jan 19/91 Kamloops WHL
13. DREW SHORE C 6'2" 198 R Jan 29/91 USA18 NTDP
14. STEFAN ELLIOTT D 6'1" 184 R Jan 30/91 Saskatoon WHL
15. ZACK KASSIAN RW 6'3" 205 R Jan 24/91 Peterborough OHL
16. RYAN ELLIS D 5'10" 173 R Jan 03/91 Windsor OHL
17. JACOB JOSEFSON C 6'0" 187 L Mar 02/91 Djurgarden SweJE
18. LANDON FERRARO RW 6'0" 170 R Aug 08/91 Red Deer WHL
19. TOMMI KIVISTO D 6'1" 192 L Jun 07/91 Red Deer WHL
20. LOUIS LEBLANC C 5'11" 170 R Jan 26/91 Omaha USHL
21. JOHN MOORE D 6'2" 189 L Nov 19/90 Chicago USHL
22. SIMON DESPRES D 6'4" 214 L Jul 27/91 Saint John QMJHL
23. DMITRI KULIKOV D 6'1" 195 L Oct 29/90 Drummondville QMJHL
24. PETER HOLLAND C 6'2" 190 L Jan 14/91 Guelph OHL
25. CARL KLINGBERG LW 6'3" 205 R Jan 28/91 Frolunda SweJE
26. TAYLOR DOHERTY D 6'8" 218 R Mar 02/91 Kingston OHL
27. JOONAS NATTINEN C 6'2" 180 R Mar 03/91 Espoo FinJr
28. ANTON LANDER LW 6'0" 187 L Apr 24/91 Timra SweJE
29. ERIK HAULA LW 5'11" 170 L Mar 23/91 Shattuck-St MN-HS
30. DAVID RUNDBLAD D 6'2" 189 R Oct 08/90 Skelleftea SweJE

i'd be happy with any of these guys and the top 5 of coarse

[Zelecki]

I'm going to be following Kassian, Depres, Doherty and Panik closely - Although I'm torn. The Canucks D core is getting older, and while our offense still needs improvement, draft a Dman in the first round or a forward?

[All Highlight Reel]

Tough choice really. Hopefully MG has a sense of how long our current D-core will hold up and the time frame to develop our own D men vs trading or free agency.

[MattDuchene9]

I like Svensson-Paajarvi but around our spot, I would be happy with Anton Lander

[timw33]

I'm hearing lots of good things about Josefson early on.

I'm thinking I could make a monthly Draft poll that takes our current draft position and give the players that are ranked around that area so we can go back at the draft and see the general sentiment of the board. Thoughts?

[brownbello]

The way things are shaping up, even though its really early, there are a ton of great D-man out there, and a few swede's. This is probably the year that even in the late second rounds we can pick up a great defensive prospect. There isn't a ton or RW ranked highly in the draft, that something to consider in the first round. But when do we start thinking of a Goalie prospect?

[vv2]

Can 7th round draft pick turn in to an NHL allstar

[Luongo101]

Depending on how Canucks do...

Miss the playoffs: Hope for Kane or Panik or Schenn

Middle of the pack: Stefan Elliot or Ryan Ellis

Have a great season: Tyson Barrie (if he drops) or Landon Ferraro.

Mark my words, Stefan Elliot will be an amazing NHL player. Great two-way player, can score, can pick up assists, can lead by example (although most first rounders have most of those qualities), but when Elliot plays I just feel like he's going to do more than other players.That and he's on a four goal game streak.

[guitarded27]

Okay people, play GM for a moment. And pretend the draft was tomorrow.

Let's say Vancouver gets the 15th pick. And you're looking to bolster our D-corps.

Would you risk taking Ellis, knowing that he's got more points than Tavares right now, but also knowing that he's a 5'10" d-man who barely breaks 170lbs?

[chickenman92]

guitarded27, on Nov 20 2008, 12:34 AM, said:

Okay people, play GM for a moment. And pretend the draft was tomorrow.

Let's say Vancouver gets the 15th pick. And you're looking to bolster our D-corps.

Would you risk taking Ellis, knowing that he's got more points than Tavares right now, but also knowing that he's a 5'10" d-man who barely breaks 170lbs?

if i had to take a D at 15 it would be DAVID RUNDBLAD calvin de haan or SIMON DESPRES

but i would probably take the BPA and hope i could get seth helgeson or Anton MYLLARI in the 2nd rd

[chickenman92]

timw33, on Nov 19 2008, 06:01 PM, said:

I'm hearing lots of good things about Josefson early on.

I'm thinking I could make a monthly Draft poll that takes our current draft position and give the players that are ranked around that area so we can go back at the draft and see the general sentiment of the board. Thoughts?

love to see a pre draft poll, wouldn't mind seeing kane left off the list as i think most canucks fans want him and it would be kinda pointless to do one then. also we'll be picking somewhere around 20 and he'll be long gone by then. wouldn't mind seeing who people want in the 2nd too

[JCiarniello]

Zelecki, on Nov 19 2008, 11:32 AM, said:

I'm going to be following Kassian, Depres, Doherty and Panik closely - Although I'm torn. The Canucks D core is getting older, and while our offense still needs improvement, draft a Dman in the first round or a forward?

I'd take a forward.

We got Bieksa, Edler and O'Brien on the roster, with the possibility of Sauve, Ellington and Rahimi developing inton NHL calibre defenders. Unless we're in a position to take Hedman (slim to none chance), I hope we take a forward.

What I've been wanting us to take forever is a young power forward. Our system needs a young, big guy who hits, fights and scores goals.

It's still early in the season, and I haven't seen a great deal on this draft class, but as it stands right now, Kassian is on my watch list.

[JCiarniello]

timw33, on Nov 19 2008, 07:01 PM, said:

I'm hearing lots of good things about Josefson early on.

I'm thinking I could make a monthly Draft poll that takes our current draft position and give the players that are ranked around that area so we can go back at the draft and see the general sentiment of the board. Thoughts?

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Do it up.

[chickenman92]

heres a mock draft

http://www.dobberhoc...nt/view/1474/1/

http://www.mynhldraf...NHL-Mock-Draft/

http://www.sportscit.../NHL-Mock-Draft

http://nhldraftsite.com/

This post has been edited by chickenman92: 20 November 2008 - 09:55 AM

[chickenman92]

timw33, on Nov 19 2008, 06:01 PM, said:

I'm hearing lots of good things about Josefson early on.

I'm thinking I could make a monthly Draft poll that takes our current draft position and give the players that are ranked around that area so we can go back at the draft and see the general sentiment of the board. Thoughts?

hey tim, like i said great idea. i'll help you out a bit, right now we would be picking 24th

heres a few guy who may be there imo

Olivier Roy, Goaltender, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL can
Toni Rajala, Left Wing, Ilves Tampere SM-Liiga fin
Louis LeBlanc, Center, Omaha Lancers USHL can
Jimmy Bubnick, Center, Kamloops Blazers WHL can
Tommi Kivisto, Left Defense, Reed Deer WHL fin
Jacob Josefsson, Center, Djurgårdens IF SEL swe
Jordan Caron, Center, Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL can
Taylor Doherty, Right Defense, Kingston Fontenacs OHL can
Tomas Vincour, Right Wing, Edmonton Oil Kings WHL cze
David Rundblad Right Defense, Skelleftea SEL swe
Ryan O’Rielly, Center, Erie Otters OHL can
Landon Ferraro, Right Wing, Red Deer Rebels WHL can
Andrei Kuchin, Center, Vityaz Podolsk, rus
Scott Glennie, Left Wing, Brandon Wheat Kings WHL can
Peter Holland Guelph 14-Jan-91 6-foot-1.5 188 C L
Calvin De Haan Oshawa 9-May-91 5foot-11.5 165 D L
Simon Despres Saint John 27-Jul-91 6-foot-3.5 214 D L
Dmitry Kulikov Drummondville 29-Oct-90 6-foot 190 D L
Stefan Elliott Saskatoon 30-Jan-91 6-foot-0.25 185 D R
Ryan Howse Chilliwack 6-Jul-91 5-foot-10.75 195 LW L
Anton Lander, Center, Timrå IK SEL swe
JOONAS NATTINEN BLUES JR. 03-Jan-1991 6' 2.0" 176 lbs. C R
ROBIN LEHNER FROLUNDA JR. 24-Jul-1991 6' 3.0" 220 lbs. G L

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chickenman92, on Nov 20 2008, 08:48 AM, said:

heres a mock draft

http://www.dobberhoc...nt/view/1474/1/

http://www.mynhldraf...NHL-Mock-Draft/

http://www.sportscit.../NHL-Mock-Draft

http://nhldraftsite.com/

According to the 1st mock draft it says we will pick up Richard Panik at 18 if he drops all the way there MG would be Satan not to pick him

[chickenman92]

Kroginator, on Nov 20 2008, 06:17 PM, said:

According to the 1st mock draft it says we will pick up Richard Panik at 18 if he drops all the way there MG would be Satan not to pick him

yah panik's a weird one, i've seen him as high as 6th and as low as 25th. i have him at 5 or 6. if he was there at 24 i would run up there and take him

[Sp!ke]

21 Mighty Ducks Anaheim Ryan Ellis D 5'11" 180 1/9/91 Windsor Canada

Do they need another Ryan on the team?

[Grama]

timw33, on Nov 19 2008, 06:01 PM, said:

I'm hearing lots of good things about Josefson early on.

I'm thinking I could make a monthly Draft poll that takes our current draft position and give the players that are ranked around that area so we can go back at the draft and see the general sentiment of the board. Thoughts?

Sounds like a grand plan. Can't wait to see the poll!

[timw33]

I'll put up the first poll on December 1st and will use our ranking as of November 30th.