Tavares,Hedman and the rest of the class
Posted 6:04 PM ET | Comments 4
With the first selsction in the 2009 NHL draft the Islanders select...Listen guys/gals there is no guarantee that they will obtain the first selection let alone draft the guy you want.I understand its a bitter sweet process having a good chance at selecting first overall, but it also meens you need more help then that one pick can do for you.That being said it looks like Tavares and Hedman are both potential stars,but history will tell you that it's no sure thing. The key component is having the right people maiking draft day decisions. Which makes Isles fans even more nervous about that summer day in June that makes dreams come true for hundreds of teenagers from across the globe.The process is and should be an exciting and fun one for all involved including us as fans.So whether your an Islander fan who gets ridiculed for only having 12,000 fans at a game when we've been mired in obscurity for the past 8 years ,or your a Devils fan who finds something better to do then head over to the arena and sell out a Stanley cup final game.Maybe your a Rangers fan who swears by their sell out games and loyal fan base and refuses to acknwledge that they have become corporate sell outs and not actuall full houses, but dont tell them that its our secret. You simply want the orginaztion you root for to do its best and put a succesfull product on the ice.
After the big two this years draft seems to be a pretty good one in comparison to the last couple with the ISS rankings of 3-30 looking like this.
3. M. SVENSSON-PAAJARVI LW 6'1" 200 L Apr 12/91 Timra SweJE
4. MATT DUCHENE C 5'11" 198 L Jan 16/91 Brampton OHL
5. BRAYDEN SCHENN C 6'0" 196 L Aug 22/91 Brandon WHL
6. JARED COWEN D 6'5" 218 L Jan 25/91 Spokane WHL
7. EVANDER KANE C 5'11" 160 L Aug 01/91 Vancouver WHL
8. NAZEM KADRI C 6'1" 177 L Oct 06/90 London OHL
9. DREW SHORE C 6'2" 198 R Jan 29/91 USA18 NTDP
10. JACOB JOSEFSON C 6'0" 187 L Mar 02/91 Djurgarden SweJE
11. JORDAN SCHROEDER RW 5'8" 165 R Sep 29/90 U of MN WCHA
12. RYAN ELLIS D 5'10" 173 R Jan 03/91 Windsor OHL
13. PETER HOLLAND C 6'2" 190 L Jan 14/91 Guelph OHL
14. DMITRI KULIKOV D 6'1" 195 L Oct 29/90 Drummondville QMJHL
15. SIMON DESPRES D 6'4" 214 L Jul 27/91 Saint John QMJHL
16. LOUIS LEBLANC C 5'11" 170 R Jan 26/91 Omaha USHL
17. JOHN MOORE D 6'2" 189 L Nov 19/90 Chicago USHL
18. LANDON FERRARO RW 6'0" 170 R Aug 08/91 Red Deer WHL
19. ZACK KASSIAN RW 6'3" 205 R Jan 24/91 Peterborough OHL
20. SCOTT GLENNIE C 6'1" 180 R Feb 22/91 Brandon WHL
21. KYLE PALMIERI C 5'10" 191 R Feb 1/91 USA18 NTDP
22. CARTER ASHTON LW 6'4" 212 L Apr 01/91 Lethbridge WHL
23. JEREMY MORIN C 5'10" 160 R Apr 16/91 USA18 NTDP
24. ETHAN WEREK C 6'0" 191 L June 7/91 Kingston OHL
25. JOONAS NATTINEN C 6'2" 180 R Mar 03/91 Espoo FinJr
26. STEFAN ELLIOTT D 6'1" 184 R Jan 30/91 Saskatoon WHL
27. JORDAN CARON C 6'2" 200 L Nov 02/90 Rimouski QMJHL
28. OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON D 6'2" 176 L Oct 10/90 Leksands SweAl
29. DAVID RUNDBLAD D 6'2" 189 R Oct 08/90 Skelleftea SweJE
30. CHRIS KREIDER LW 6'2" 201 L Apr 30/91 Andover MA-HS
So if your Atlanta,Tampa Bay or the Islanders don't fret if you manage to play yourself out of the top 2 you can still make an impact at this years draft.That is ofcoarse if you have the right people making the selections. No need to worry right...
After the big two this years draft seems to be a pretty good one in comparison to the last couple with the ISS rankings of 3-30 looking like this.
3. M. SVENSSON-PAAJARVI LW 6'1" 200 L Apr 12/91 Timra SweJE
4. MATT DUCHENE C 5'11" 198 L Jan 16/91 Brampton OHL
5. BRAYDEN SCHENN C 6'0" 196 L Aug 22/91 Brandon WHL
6. JARED COWEN D 6'5" 218 L Jan 25/91 Spokane WHL
7. EVANDER KANE C 5'11" 160 L Aug 01/91 Vancouver WHL
8. NAZEM KADRI C 6'1" 177 L Oct 06/90 London OHL
9. DREW SHORE C 6'2" 198 R Jan 29/91 USA18 NTDP
10. JACOB JOSEFSON C 6'0" 187 L Mar 02/91 Djurgarden SweJE
11. JORDAN SCHROEDER RW 5'8" 165 R Sep 29/90 U of MN WCHA
12. RYAN ELLIS D 5'10" 173 R Jan 03/91 Windsor OHL
13. PETER HOLLAND C 6'2" 190 L Jan 14/91 Guelph OHL
14. DMITRI KULIKOV D 6'1" 195 L Oct 29/90 Drummondville QMJHL
15. SIMON DESPRES D 6'4" 214 L Jul 27/91 Saint John QMJHL
16. LOUIS LEBLANC C 5'11" 170 R Jan 26/91 Omaha USHL
17. JOHN MOORE D 6'2" 189 L Nov 19/90 Chicago USHL
18. LANDON FERRARO RW 6'0" 170 R Aug 08/91 Red Deer WHL
19. ZACK KASSIAN RW 6'3" 205 R Jan 24/91 Peterborough OHL
20. SCOTT GLENNIE C 6'1" 180 R Feb 22/91 Brandon WHL
21. KYLE PALMIERI C 5'10" 191 R Feb 1/91 USA18 NTDP
22. CARTER ASHTON LW 6'4" 212 L Apr 01/91 Lethbridge WHL
23. JEREMY MORIN C 5'10" 160 R Apr 16/91 USA18 NTDP
24. ETHAN WEREK C 6'0" 191 L June 7/91 Kingston OHL
25. JOONAS NATTINEN C 6'2" 180 R Mar 03/91 Espoo FinJr
26. STEFAN ELLIOTT D 6'1" 184 R Jan 30/91 Saskatoon WHL
27. JORDAN CARON C 6'2" 200 L Nov 02/90 Rimouski QMJHL
28. OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON D 6'2" 176 L Oct 10/90 Leksands SweAl
29. DAVID RUNDBLAD D 6'2" 189 R Oct 08/90 Skelleftea SweJE
30. CHRIS KREIDER LW 6'2" 201 L Apr 30/91 Andover MA-HS
So if your Atlanta,Tampa Bay or the Islanders don't fret if you manage to play yourself out of the top 2 you can still make an impact at this years draft.That is ofcoarse if you have the right people making the selections. No need to worry right...
The Islanders are pretty much guaranteed one of the top 2 picks. With the draft lottery you can only move up 4 spots from where you finished and one spot back. So unless the Islanders can crawl out of last place, they get one of the 2.
Certainly seems a very strong class this year - I was reading somewhere that the top 22 or 23 picks in this year's draft are projected to be playing regularly in the NHL within the start of the 2011 season (that's two year's after being drafted - that's bloody excellent if you ask me!)
Tavares is a NYI
umm glennie is a top 10 guy