1st Rd
1st Overall Pick
John Tavares
Director of Central Scouting E.J. McGuire: "He is probably better than any other player in the Draft from the top of the circle down at being a threat to score. He’s an offensive player who is reliable in his defensive zone and getting better at that, but yet not asked to do that very frequently. He is pure offense and for his first years in the NHL will probably be asked to do just that."

12th Pick via Minnesota(ref(f))
Calvin De Haan
NHL Central Scouting's Chris Edwards: "Calvin shows a lot of patience and poise for a young defenseman. He has high-end puck skill and passing ability. He has a very good shot, hard and accurate, and a very good ability to get the puck through traffic to the net. He sees the ice very well and moves the puck through traffic. His skating is excellent, mobility, agility and speed. His biggest asset is his hockey sense. He makes very few mistakes."

2nd Rd
31st Pick
Mikko Koskinen
Koskinen follows the recent trend of elite goaltenders from Finland, and at 6-7 he's one of the tallest prospects in this year's draft class. A late bloomer (at 21 years old, he's already cleared the draft three times), he seemingly came out of no where this year, drawing comparisons to current Preds goaltender Pekka Rinne. Still, even the most optimistic scouts feel he's at least three to five years away from being NHL ready. Because of his surprise rise, Koskinen hasn't been seen as frequently as the other top goaltenders, which has some scouts a little nervous to select him in the early rounds, while others swear he's a late first round-to-second round talent.

3rd Rd
62nd Pick via Columbus(ref(g))
Anders Nilsson

4th Rd
92nd Pick via Columbus(ref(g))
Casey Cizikas
A player who has a solid all around game and does a lot of things right. He has decent offensive skills, putting up 18 goals and 41 points in his rookie season in the OHL last year. He is capable of far more offensively. He is a great passer, has great skating ability and a knack for finding room for himself.

This player is definitely very crafty with the puck when pressured. He also has a very nice set of hands and should shoot a little more than he does. He does need to get a little stronger in his upper body, to be able to better battle in traffic. He’s a good solid prospect who at 5-11, 185 lbs will get a little more filled out. We like his upside.

5th Rd
121st Pick
Anton Klementyev

6th Rd
151st Pick
Anders Lee

At 6’2.5/213 lbs, Lee is a man-child. It is easy to spot him on the ice because of his imposing size and tremendous strength. He is exceedingly strong on his skates and quite mobile. What stands out about Lee’s skating however is the great balance and agility that he has for such a big man. He also has some speed to go with it. Lee utilizes his large frame, strength and long reach to great advantage. He is not only a difficult player to move off of the puck, but he can also power his way through the opposition’s checks too. He is very strong along the boards and in the corners. Where Lee’s use of his size and strength are particularly noticeable are in his relentless drives to the net and in protecting the puck. He can also deliver some bone-jarring hits as well.

One of Lee’s greatest attributes is his very heavy shot. He can get pucks to the net and gets his shots off very quickly. He is a smart player who competes hard and sees the ice remarkably well. He is defensively responsible and is a competent penalty killer.

7th Rd
No Pick

Summary of Traded Picks

(a)The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on February 20, 2009 that sent Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Dean McAmmond and this pick

(b)The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008, a third-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

(c.) The Boston Bruins' second-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on September 11, 2007 that sent Petteri Nokelainen to Boston in exchange for Ben Walter and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[9] The condition - Nokelainen plays in 50 or more NHL games in either 2007-08 or 2008-09 OR appears in 90 games total over those seasons - was verified on March 22, 2008

(d) Pittsburgh grants a conditional pick to New York based on their playoff performance: If they miss the playoffs, the pick will be Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick. Should the team reach the First Round, the pick will be a fourth-round pick. If Pittsburgh reaches any higher round AND Guerin plays in at least 50 percent of the First Round games, the pick will be a third-round pick

(e) The New York Islanders trade the 26th pick acquired from the SJ Sharkes(ref a), the 37th pick acquired from Toronto(ref(b.)), the 62nd and 92nd pick for the 16th and 77th pick in the draft from Columbus

(f) The New York Islanders trade the 16th pick acquired from Columbus(ref(e)), the 77th pick acquired from Columbus(ref(e)) and the 182nd pick for the 12th pick in the draft from Minnesota.

(g) The New York Islanders trade the 56th(ref(g.)) pick to Columbus for the 62nd and 92nd pick from Columbus.

(h) The New York Islanders trade the 91st Pick(ref(d)) for a 3rd pick in the 2010 draft to Phoenix.

How about an update? (sorry guess it hasn't been determined yet)
Isn't our 3rd rounder the 61st overall and our 4th rounder the 91st?
And how can the 2nd round pick we get from Boston be 61st overall? 61st would be the 1st pick of the 3rd round.
Same with our 3rd pick from Pitt. It couldn't be any worse than 90

It is now fully updated and to answer your questions about the 56th and 91st pick - On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov thus pushing all the picks back one pick from that point on.

I just watched a 2009-10 preview for the Isles on MSG+.

Goring and another guy have us taking Hedman. Daneyko has us taking Tavares.

Thats why they want you to get tickets for the draft
so when they screw this up
they'll have enough cops protecting the dump

We'll know in 11 days.

:fear:

a tsn mock draft -good read

http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/story/?id=281920

How can I get someone to print my mock draft??
Its almost like having a blog :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Just curious...not that it matters much...but didn't the Rag$ get a conditional pick at the end of the 2nd round to compensate for the death of one of their Russian prospects? If so, that would make our third round picks 63rd and 92nd overall..no?

He already changed the picks to work with that whole ordeal.

It still bugs me that the Rangers got a pick for Cherapenov's death. That really is classless on their part. :jerkit: