Opinions on Entry Draft- 2007

Sabres_Luke · Guru

Opinions on Entry Draft- 2007

Sabres_Luke · Guru

I'd like to know what the top 5 for most people was. I think throughout the year it went back and forth- and I still dont know if i can list a top 5.

1) Erik Johnson
2) Jordan Staal
3) Jonathan Toews
4) Phil Kessel
5) Niklas Backstrom

-- Edited by Sabres_Luke at 01:51, 2007-07-30

HOTLANTA · Guru

Johnson
staal
kessel
toews
backstrom

philly · Guru

johnson
staal
kessel
backstrom
toews

HOTLANTA · Guru

steal of draft i think is going to be axellson where he fell too.

i whoever got him nice pick

Hawks_G · Guru

My top five was...

Johnson
Staal
Toews
Backstrom
Kessel

We were taking Staal because we had so many defensemen.....

BryceBruins · BRHL2 Co-Commish

Kessel
Johnson
Toews
Staal
Backstrom

Sabres · Guru

Johnson
Staal
Toews
Backstrom
Kessel

for me...

capsgm · Senior Member

Johnson
Kessel
Toews
Staal
Backstrom

Eric_Isles · BRHL2 Co-Commish

EJ / Kessel
Staal
Toews
Backstrom
Sheppard / Irving

Sabres_Luke · Guru

1) TB (from NYI)	Jordan Staal
2) BUF	Jonathan Toews
3) BUF (from LA)	Erik Johnson
4) CHI(from NYR)	Niklas Backstrom
5) BOS (from VAN)	Phil Kessel
6) TOR (from SJ)	Peter Mueller
7) STL	Kyle Okposo
8) WAS	Derek Brassard
9) MIN (from ATL)	Michael Frolik
10) TOR	James Sheppard
11) FLA (from CHI)	Bryan Little
12)PHI	Jonathan Bernier
13) NSH	Ty Wishart
14) BUF (from PHI)	Nikolai Kuleman
15) FLA	Jiri Tlusty
16) NJ	Chris Stewart
17) COL	Claude Giroux
18) LA (from PIT)	Leland Irving
19) CAR (from CGY)	Michael Grabner
20) ANA (from NJ)	Trevor Lewis
21) NSH (from BOS)	Patrik Berglund
22) PIT (from FLA)	Ivan Vishnevskiy
23) TOR (from ANA)	Riku Helenius
24) PHX	Mark Mittera
25) NJ(from DAL)	Bobby Sanguinetti
26) BOS (from CLB)	Jeff Petry
27) MTL	Nick Foligno
28) TOR (from PHX)	Daviv Fischer
29) TOR (from EDM)	Semen Varlamov
30) LA (from TB)	Michal Neuvirth

Any first round discussion?

Steals:
Busts:
Overrated:
Biggest Impact next year:
Most valuable long term to BRHL:
Biggest Suprise:
Players who should have been in the 1st but wasn't:
Player is not a bust, but went before they should have:

-- Edited by Sabres_Luke at 20:02, 2007-07-30

Philippe27 · Guru

I don't get why you'd pick Leland Irving, Jonathan Bernier or Semen Varlamov in the 1st round. Best case scenario they'll start helping your team in 3 years, likely 4 or 5.

Other than that can't say I really have any comments, don't know too much about prospects.

Sabres_Luke · Guru

This is for round 1.

-- Edited by Sabres_Luke at 20:45, 2007-07-30

Sabres_Luke · Guru

Steals: Little, Kessel, Irving
Busts: Frolik, Tlusty
Overrated: Backstrom (In my opinion- he has more circumstantial value then anything)
Biggest Impact next year from picks 6-30: Mueller, Kulemin
Most valuable long term to BRHL: EJ, Toews, Kessel
Biggest Suprise: Petry-Good pick though.
Players who should have been in the 1st but wasn't: Bouchard (Thought he should have gone 20-25)
Player is not a bust, but went before they should have: Vishnevsky

LAKings · Senior Member

Philippe27 wrote:

I don't get why you'd pick Leland Irving, Jonathan Bernier or Semen Varlamov in the 1st round. Best case scenario they'll start helping your team in 3 years, likely 4 or 5.

Other than that can't say I really have any comments, don't know too much about prospects.

I think you kind of answered your first statement with your 2nd one. Varlamov has already signed with Washington. When Irving comes down the pipes in 3-seasons, I'll have a dirt cheap elite starter if his development continues going the way it did.