[Official] 2015 NHL Entry Draft Thread

[-Vintage Canuck-]

With the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals, the order of selection for the 2015 NHL Draft has been determined. The first round will be held on Friday, June 26 live on NBCSN in the United States and Sportsnet in Canada. Rounds 2-7 will be held on Saturday, June 27 and the live coverage will be on NHL Network throughtout North Ameica.

For discussion on Draft Talk specifically related to the Canucks, can be discussed here:

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/366400-official-2015-canucks-draft-talk/

Rankings:
HOCKEYPROSPECT.COM TOP 30

ISS HOCKEY TOP 30

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING TOP 30 NA

FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS TOP 30

MCKEEN'S HOCKEY TOP 30

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING TOP 30 EU

I will be updating the order of selection, as the picks are being made and if there are any trades.

Round 1:

01) Edmonton Oilers -

02) Buffalo Sabres -

03) Arizona Coyotes -

04) Toronto Maple Leafs -

05) Carolina Hurricanes -

06) New Jersey Devils -

07) Philadelphia Flyers -

08) Columbus Blue Jackets -

09) San Jose Sharks -

10) Colorado Avalanche -

11) Florida Panthers -

12) Dallas Stars -

13) Los Angeles Kings -

14) Boston Bruins -

15) Calgary Flames -

16) Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh Penguins) -

17) Winnipeg Jets -

18) Ottawa Senators -

19) Detroit Red Wings -

20) Minnesota Wild -

21) Buffalo Sabres (from New York Islanders) -

22) Washington Capitals -

23) Vancouver Canucks -

24) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Nashville Predators) -

25) Winnipeg Jets (from Buffalo Sabres via St. Louis Blues) -

26) Montreal Canadiens -

27) Anaheim Ducks -

28) Tampa Bay Lightning (from New York Rangers) -

29) Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay Lightning) -

30) Arizona Coyotes (from Chicago Blackhawks) -

Round 2:

31) Buffalo Sabres -

32) Arizona Coyotes -

33) Edmonton Oilers -

34) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs via Los Angeles Kings) -

35) Carolina Hurricanes -

36) New Jersey Devils -

37) Boston Bruins (from Philadelphia Flyers via New York Islanders) -

38) Columbus Blue Jackets -

39) San Jose Sharks -

40) Colorado Avalanche -

41) New Jersey Devils (from Florida Panthers) -

42) Ottawa Senators (from Dallas Stars) -

43) Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles Kings via Buffalo Sabres) -

44) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Boston Bruins) -

45) Calgary Flames -

46) Pittsburgh Penguins -

47) Winnipeg Jets -

48) Ottawa Senators -

49) Dallas Stars (from Detroit Red Wings) -

50) Minnesota Wild -

51) Buffalo Sabres (from New York Islanders) -

52) Calgary Flames (from Washington Capitals) -

53) Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks) -

54) Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory) -

55) Nashville Predators -

56) St. Louis Blues -

57) Edmonton Oilers (from Montreal Canadiens) -

58) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Anaheim Ducks) -

59) New York Rangers -

60) Arizona Coyotes (from Tampa Bay Lightning via New York Rangers) -

61) Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago Blackhawks) -

Round 3:

62) Washington Capitals (from Buffalo Sabres) -

63) Arizona Coyotes -

64) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Edmonton Oilers via Anaheim Ducks) -

65) Toronto Maple Leafs -

66) Carolina Hurricanes -

67) New Jersey Devils -

68) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Philadelphia Flyers) -

69) Columbus Blue Jackets -

70) Philadelphia Flyers (from San Jose Sharks) -

71) Colorado Avalanche -

72) New York Islanders (from Florida Panthers) -

73) Detroit Red Wings (from Dallas Stars) -

74) Los Angeles Kings -

75) Boston Bruins -

76) Calgary Flames -

77) Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh Penguins) -

78) Winnipeg Jets -

79) Edmonton Oilers (from Ottawa Senators) -

80) Anaheim Ducks (from Detroit Red Wings via Columbus Blue Jackets) -

81) Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota Wild) -

82) New York Islanders -

83) Calgary Flames (from Washington Capitals) -

84) Anaheim Ducks (from Vancouver Canucks) -

85) Nashville Predators -

86) Edmonton Oilers (from St. Louis Blues) -

87) Montreal Canadiens -

88) Florida Panthers (from Anaheim Ducks) -

89) New York Rangers -

90) Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay Lightning) -

91) Chicago Blackhawks -

Round 4:

92) Buffalo Sabres -

93) Carolina Hurricanes (from Arizona Coyotes via Washington Capitals) -

94) St. Louis Blues (from Edmonton Oilers) -

95) Toronto Maple Leafs -

96) Carolina Hurricanes -

97) New Jersey Devils -

98) Philadelphia Flyers -

99) Philadelphia Flyers (from Columbus Blue Jackets) -

100) Nashville Predators (from San Jose Sharks) -

101) Colorado Avalanche -

102) Florida Panthers -

103) Dallas Stars -

104) Los Angeles Kings -

105) Boston Bruins -

106) San Jose Sharks (from Calgary Flames) -

107) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh Penguins) -

108) Winnipeg Jets -

109) Ottawa Senators -

110) Detroit Red Wings -

111) Minnesota Wild -

112) New York Islanders -

113) Washington Capitals -

114) Vancouver Canucks -

115) Nashville Predators -

116) St. Louis Blues -

117) Edmonton Oilers (from Montreal Canadiens) -

118) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Anaheim Ducks) -

119) New York Rangers -

120) Tampa Bay Lightning -

121) Chicago Blackhawks -

Round 5:

122) Buffalo Sabres -

123) Arizona Coyotes -

124) Edmonton Oilers -

125) Toronto Maple Leafs -

126) Carolina Hurricanes -

127) St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey Devils) -

128) Philadelphia Flyers -

129) Columbus Blue Jackets -

130) San Jose Sharks -

131) Montreal Canadiens (from Colorado Avalanche) -

132) Florida Panthers -

133) Dallas Stars -

134) Los Angeles Kings -

135) Boston Bruins -

136) Calgary Flames -

137) Pittsburgh Penguins -

138) Carolina Hurricanes (from Winnipeg Jets) -

139) Ottawa Senators -

140) Detroit Red Wings -

141) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild) -

142) San Jose Sharks (from New York Islanders) -

143) Washington Capitals -

144) Vancouver Canucks -

145) Nashville Predators -

146) St. Louis Blues -

147) Florida Panthers (from Montreal Canadiens) -

148) Anaheim Ducks -

149) Vancouver Canucks (from New York Rangers) -

150) Tampa Bay Lightning -

151) Chicago Blackhawks -

Round 6:

152) Buffalo Sabres -

153) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Arizona Coyotes) -

154) Edmonton Oilers -

155) Toronto Maple Leafs -

156) Carolina Hurricanes -

157) New Jersey Devils -

158) Philadelphia Flyers -

159) Columbus Blue Jackets -

160) San Jose Sharks -

161) Colorado Avalanche -

162) Florida Panthers -

163) Dallas Stars -

164) Chicago Blackhawks (from Los Angeles Kings) -

165) Boston Bruins -

166) Calgary Flames -

167) Pittsburgh Penguins -

168) Winnipeg Jets -

169) Carolina Hurricanes (from Ottawa Senators via Winnipeg Jets) -

170) Detroit Red Wings -

171) Minnesota Wild -

172) New York Islanders -

173) Washington Capitals -

174) Vancouver Canucks -

175) Nashville Predators -

176) St. Louis Blues -

177) Montreal Canadiens -

178) Anaheim Ducks -

179) New York Rangers -

180) Tampa Bay Lightning -

181) Chicago Blackhawks -

Round 7:

182) Buffalo Sabres -

183) Arizona Coyotes -

184) Edmonton Oilers -

185) Toronto Maple Leafs -

186) Carolina Hurricanes

187) Los Angeles Kings (from New Jersey Devils) -

188) Philadelphia Flyers -

189) Columbus Blue Jackets -

190) San Jose Sharks -

191) Colorado Avalanche -

192) Florida Panthers -

193) Dallas Stars -

194) Los Angeles Kings -

195) Boston Bruins -

196) Calgary Flames -

197) Pittsburgh Penguins -

198) Winnipeg Jets -

199) Ottawa Senators -

200) Detroit Red Wings -

201) Minnesota Wild -

202) NY Islanders -

203) Winnipeg Jets (from Washington Capitals) -

204) Minnesota Wild (from Vancouver Canucks via Tampa Bay Lightning) -

205) Nashville Predators -

206) Florida Panthers (from St. Louis Blues via New Jersey Devils) -

207) Montreal Canadiens -

208) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Anaheim Ducks) -

209) New York Rangers (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning) -

210) San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay Lightning via New York Islanders) -

211) Chicago Blackhawks -

[GetErDoneGMJB]

pumped

[Outsiders]

I'd like Vancouver to get another 1st rounder

[Qwags]

By the end of next week we may have one less goalie.

[Baer.]

Canucks will get a second or third round pick.

[BanTSN]

We would've had our 2nd already, at least, if Jim Benning traded Matthias like he was supposed to. For a GM in a rebuild mode, he has a funny way of managing assets.

[Tom Sestito]

By the end of next week we may have one less goalie.

Canucks will get a second or third round pick.

Real bold predictions here guys.

Bieksa goes for a 3rd or 4th.

Lack, sadly, will go for the 35th to Carolina.

Vrbata gets moved because the Canucks only need meat and potatoes.

Canucks end up with 4 picks in the top 100 of the draft.

[BanTSN]

Bieksa's worth just a 3rd or 4th? An opposing team takes that steal and runs. Benning's been real friendly to his opposing GM buddies so far.

[Tom Sestito]

Bieksa's worth just a 3rd or 4th? An opposing team takes that steal and runs. Benning's been real friendly to his opposing GM buddies so far.

He sucks.

You can't spin it any other way. He is constantly abused by other teams because he's not good anymore.

I would be happy with that trade.

[BanTSN]

He sucks.

You can't spin it any other way. He is constantly abused by other teams because he's not good anymore.

I would be happy with that trade.

At the end of the day Benning screwed up immediate future cap when he signed Miller and Vrbata to too much and then followed it up with Tanev, Sbisa and Dorsett overpayments, so he has no choice but to approach guys who want to be here to leave.

If you had to play with Sbisa all season long, you'd suck too.

[WHL rocks]

Real bold predictions here guys.

Bieksa goes for a 3rd or 4th.

Lack, sadly, will go for the 35th to Carolina.

Vrbata gets moved because the Canucks only need meat and potatoes.

Canucks end up with 4 picks in the top 100 of the draft.

Don't think Bieksa will get traded until the deadline if at all. If KB waives he won't get a lucrative contract next year so I don't think he'll waive at all. He's a pretty smart guy. I think he has a degree in finance or economics or something like that. Time after time players have waived, gone to new team and not performed well in the last year of contract with a new team, particularly at the trade deadline.

I see Hamhuis going before Bieksa, he'll fetch a much better return. Vrbata won't get traded until trade deadline either.

Ofcourse this is all conjecture which makes it fun.

[luongotv]

Just a little tid-bit from myself...

I went to school with Prince Albert Raiders D-man Brendan Guhle.

Kid is very dedicated and an awesome guy too. I was actually talking to him just a few days back about his exceptional performance at the combine, could be a good mid-late round pickup.

[Grape]

TBH the draft is way too overhyped

[WHL rocks]

TBH the draft is way too overhyped

No way. The draft is right up there as my fav time of sports calendar. Always has been. Can't wait till draft day.

[BeefcakeBo]

This year's draft day is going to be more entertaining to watch for me than the Stanley Cup Finals were.

[Tom Sestito]

At the end of the day Benning screwed up immediate future cap when he signed Miller and Vrbata to too much and then followed it up with Tanev, Sbisa and Dorsett overpayments, so he has no choice but to approach guys who want to be here to leave.

If you had to play with Sbisa all season long, you'd suck too.

Tanev and Vrbata are paid fairly..

Vrbata scored 30 goals, Tanev shut down other teams top players.

Bieksa makes 4.6 million. That is criminal. Sbisa makes 3.6, also criminal. Dorsett's pay is not too bad, but four years definitely is.

Miller's contract is $&!#. Benning would never admit it.

Benning is stubborn from my opinion. He will not go back on a mistake that he feels he's lost value on.

[hatedkid666]

Going to be a crazy draft for trades and such

[Grape]

No way. The draft is right up there as my fav time of sports calendar. Always has been. Can't wait till draft day.

Yes I look forward to it too every year.

However, when you think of it, some of the kids people talk about 24/7 for months in heavy discussion barely make an impact in the NHL. Even if drafted, the percentages of being a regular NHL player are so incredibly low. The heights these players are expected to achieve are more than 90% of the time not achieved.

It kinda makes me cringe looking at fans of a certain team after they picked a first rounder being like, 'future first line winger for Sidney Crosby blah blah he'll succeed him as captain too one day.' Even on CDC where there's status updates about our future first line or second line being the top 6 forward prospects we have, the chances of that happening are so small and people hype it up to make it seem like it's a sure thing.

In my opinion all the hype does is create immense pressure for these guys

[BanTSN]

TBH the draft is way too overhyped

Avatar and Pacquiao-Mayweather, yes.

This draft, no.

[Herberts Vasiljevs]

With the 23rd pick, the Canucks will select one of:

White (Kesler comparable, but the RW version of him that we always wanted) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=183810

Boeser (Pacioretty/Okposo comparable) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=248381

Svechnikov (JVR comparable, but FASTER) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=168679

Konecny (TJ Oshie comparable) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=205148

Eriksson-Ek (Kopitar comparable) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=139633

Beauvillier (Gallagher comparable) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=213435

Harkins (Stepan comparable) - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=160158

All beauties with character, work ethic, and offensive upside.

Christmas can't come ANY sooner!