[timw33]

Pick the 5 prospects you would most like to draft if we had the 20th overall pick (Standings as of December 31st)

A few players were moved off from the last poll due to them moving higher/lower in scouting rankings.

I would like to have more votes in this one, so tell your friends!

1st December 2008 Poll Results for 26th Overall. (87 Votes)

Joesefson 8%
Doherty 11.46%
Vincour 9.72%
Rundblad 2.43%
Ferraro 12.5%
O'Reilly 4.17%
Lander 4.51%
Palmeri 1.4%
Holland 2.78%
Elliot 4.17%
Glennie 2.78%
Barrie 4.86%
Lebland 3.13%
Bubinick 1.39%
Erixon 1.04%
Despres 5.21%
Klingberg 4.17%
Kulikov 7.64%
Rajala 6.6%
Other 2%

Top 5

Landon Feraro
Taylor Doherty
Thomas Vincour
Jacob Joesefson
Dimitri Kulikov

[Caper]

I don't know any of these people.

[Thomas Gradin]

I have doubts that Leblanc, Joesefson or Barrie will still be around at 20.

[timw33]

loose lips, on Jan 1 2009, 07:58 PM, said:

I have doubts that Leblanc, Joesefson or Barrie will still be around at 20.

I'm just going by approximate rankings for these players, the majority of which have been ranked in the 15-45ish range.

[JohnTavares]

I have no clue who they are, except for Ferraro.

EDIT: Some sites would help.

This post has been edited by markusluongo2: 01 January 2009 - 09:06 PM

[leo2892]

I'd take a risk on Rajala. If the guy puts on a few pounds (by few, I mean 25-30ish), he could be an offensive force.

[timw33]

markusluongo2, on Jan 1 2009, 08:05 PM, said:

I have no clue who they are, except for Ferraro.

EDIT: Some sites would help.

Which is one of the problems as all the WHL/Canadian players will get a bias.

[I3âsîlîsK]

Is that guy from U.S.A in the draft was his name Pajosho or sumthing like that i know it starts with a P

[timw33]

Kroginator, on Jan 1 2009, 08:29 PM, said:

Is that guy from U.S.A in the draft was his name Pajosho or sumthing like that i know it starts with a P

Palushaj, drafted by St.Louis in 2007.

[westcoast]

I'd like to see the scouts aggressiveness number tagged beside each player to see how close they went to ther ranked position on some of the mock drafts.

[JCiarniello]

In order of prederence, I chose ...

Zack Kassian
Taylor Doherty
Scott Glennie
Simon Despres
Ryan O'Reilly

I'm all for the BPA, but within reason. I don't want to take a goaltender, and any skater we take has to be tough, or at least chippy.

[JCiarniello]

Caper, on Jan 1 2009, 08:45 PM, said:

I don't know any of these people.

There's a stickied thread giving quick, detailed analysis' on several of these guys at the top of the prospects forum.

i just finally got 3 days off. So I'll be adding several more profiles very shortly.

[PlayStation]

Um I dont know any of those guys but I googled some of the guys who got the most votes. They arnt as good as I had thought they were gonna be because everyone said this is a good draft I was expecting them to get over 40 points a season but there all getting like 20 in 60 games :S weird.

[Grama]

Rajala
Klingberg
Glennie
Barrie
Josefson

Drafting Philosophy -> Other becuz it seriously depends on the situation at hand.

I am a little surprised by the Doherty love-in, but I have not seen him play.

[JCiarniello]

Grama, on Jan 4 2009, 05:01 PM, said:

I am a little surprised by the Doherty love-in, but I have not seen him play.

I haven't seen him play either, but everything I've read about him makes me want him.

Having a 6'8'', 220 lb defenceman isn't a bad thing. He's aggressive and actually uses his size. Loves to hit, willing to fight and while his skating isn't great, it's still good, especially for such a big guy. He never takes a shift off and is a quality shut-down guy.

He can take stupid penalties from time to time, but that's something liely to temper with age. His decisions with the puck and mobility through traffic could use work, but he's not really slated to be an offensive guy. if he could keep his game simple through his development, he would be an excellent shut-down gu to have. Obviously, a lot of scouts are comparing him to Zdeno Chara. Minus the offensive dimension, of course.

Again, I haven't seen him play, but the Canucks could really benefit from a defenceman with Doherty's overall package.

[Grama]

JCiarniello, on Jan 4 2009, 05:16 PM, said:

I haven't seen him play either, but everything I've read about him makes me want him.

Having a 6'8'', 220 lb defenceman isn't a bad thing. He's aggressive and actually uses his size. Loves to hit, willing to fight and while his skating isn't great, it's still good, especially for such a big guy. He never takes a shift off and is a quality shut-down guy.

He can take stupid penalties from time to time, but that's something liely to temper with age. His decisions with the puck and mobility through traffic could use work, but he's not really slated to be an offensive guy. if he could keep his game simple through his development, he would be an excellent shut-down gu to have. Obviously, a lot of scouts are comparing him to Zdeno Chara. Minus the offensive dimension, of course.

Again, I haven't seen him play, but the Canucks could really benefit from a defenceman with Doherty's overall package.

Actually I have heard that he is a smooth skating guy. Besides, with a guy like Dave Gagner able to help develop players sakting ability, I am not concerened about that. His decision making scares me a little, but nontheless I would not be upset if we pick him with a late first round choice.

I would still probobly pick a guy who like Tomas Tatar or Toni Rajala if I thought that they might get taken soon, these guys are going to be bargain picks IMO.

[CFF7]

Vincour or Barrie

[canucks_dynasty]

BPA

[Gnickers87]

I voted for

Klingberg (my 1st choice)
Vincour
Kassian
Ferraro
Rajala

I only started doing some research on Kingberg a few days ago, but I like everything I've read about him. I'll post what I posted in the other thread

He is listed at 6'3 205lbs, he is a Right-Handed RW, playing for Frolunda in Sweden and even earning a call-up to the SEL team where he has 1 goal in 5 games. Currently has 1G and 1A for Sweden in the Juniors. He has 19 points in 25 games for the Frolunda jrs.

Quote

Klingberg is a lightning fast skater with great acceleration as well as top speed. He has good size and strength and uses this to his advantage. Work ethic is good and so is his attitude. Furthermore, he has good hockey sense and technical skills and is able to set up as well as finish play. Has the potential to become a high scoring player in the future, but could also be used a a role player.

EDIT: Scott Glennie is another I like

This post has been edited by Gnickers87: 05 January 2009 - 07:33 PM

[chickenman92]

1st choice- kassian but i dout he's there
2nd choice- Rundblad- if he's there it would be a steal, imo he out played hedman at the wjrc, has size, can skate, ton of skill great passer and a great shot
3rd choice-Glennie- another guy i dout is there, having a great year, is a fairly big canadian kid who can score, imo better then schenn this year
4th choice- Joesefson- good smart 2-way guy, with speed. fairly safe pick. imo his high end is daniel alfredson
5th choice- Leblanc- reminds me a lot of gagne and will have a big u-18( my prediction)

all would be good picks