Oh Craig

[KennyBanyeah]

Button's draft list has come out again as has the ISS list for the 2012 draft.

2012 Craig's List

Ryan Murray at 10? Yikes. Galchenyuk who has not played a game this year over Grigorenko, who has 34 points in 23 games? Whatever you say Craig.

For comparison here is the ISS top 30 list.

1. MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO RW 6'3 200 L May 16/94 Quebec QMJHL
2. NAIL YAKUPOV LW 5'10 189 L Oct. 6/93 Sarnia OHL
3. FILIP FORSBERG RW 6'1 176 R Aug. 13/94 Leksands SweAI
4. RYAN MURRAY D 6'0 201 L Sep. 27/93 Everett WHL
5. MATT DUMBA D 5'11 183 R Jul. 25/94 Red Deer WHL
6. JACOB TROUBA D 6'2 196 R Feb. 26/94 USA U-18 USNTDP
7. SLATER KOEKKOEK D 6'2 184 L Feb. 18/94 Peterborough OHL
8. PONTUS ABERG LW 5'11 187 R Sep. 23/93 Djurgarden SweE
9. BRENDAN GAUNCE C 6'2 215 L Mar. 25/94 Belleville OHL
10. MORGAN RIELLY D 5'11 190 L Mar. 9/94 Moose Jaw WHL
11. CODY CECI D 6'2 207 R Dec. 21/93 Ottawa OHL
12. GRIFFIN REINHART D 6'3 207 L Jan. 24/94 Edmonton WHL
13. OLLI MAATTA D 6'1 202 L Aug. 22/94 London OHL
14. JARROD MAIDENS C 6'0 178 L Mar. 4/94 Owen Sound OHL
15. MARTIN FRK RW 5'11 204 L Oct. 5/93 Halifax QMJHL
16. SEBASTIAN COLLBERG RW 5'11 174 R Feb. 23/94 Vastra SweJE
17. ALEXANDER GALCHENYUK RW 6'0 198 L Feb. 12/94 Sarnia OHL
18. DERRICK POULIOT D 5'11 186 L Jan. 16/94 Portland WHL
19. NICHOLAS KERDILES C 6'1 200 L Jan. 11/94 USA U-18 USNTDP
20. ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS C 6'1 201 L Jan. 5/94 Dubuque USHL
21. MIKE MATHESON D 6'1 180 L Feb. 27/94 Dubuque USHL
22. NICK EBERT D 5'11 205 R May 11/94 Windsor OHL
23. ANDREAS ATHANASIOU C 6'0 179 L Aug. 6/94 London OHL
24. COLTON SISSONS C/R 6'1 189 R Nov. 5/93 Kelowna WHL
25. ANTON SLEPYSHEV LW 6'2 187 R May 13/94 Novokuznetsk KHL
26. THOMAS WILSON RW 6'3 203 R Mar. 29/94 Plymouth OHL
27. GIANLUCA CURCURUTO D 6'0 195 L Feb. 25/94 Sault Ste. Marie OHL
28. BRADY SKJEI D 6'3 203 L Mar. 26/94 USA U-18 USNTDP
29. MATT FINN D 6'0 195 L Feb. 24/94 Guelph OHL
30. DALTON THROWER D 5'11 189 R Dec. 20/93 Saskatoon WHL

 

[dash]

Ruslan Zainullin for Marc Savard - That's all you need to know about Craig Button.

Or letting Martin St. Louis walk for nothing?!? NOTHING!!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

it will indeed be a historic draft this year

we just might see the first player named Gianluca ever chosen in the NHL draft

attaboy paisano!!!

/Caputi doesnt count!!!

 

[KennyBanyeah]

On the note of the draft this Pontus Aberg kid seems like he has huge offensive upside. I'd like to see the Sens pick him up if they maintain their current draft position.

I just can't see the Sens going for a spineless Swede though.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Oh and Nick Ebert at 37 Craig? WTF?

I'd take him in the second round in a New York minute.

 

[awaz]

so is this draft going to be good enough that a first round pick has HUGE value?

only guy i've really heard a lot about is yakupov

 

[KennyBanyeah]

so is this draft going to be good enough that a first round pick has HUGE value?

only guy i've really heard a lot about is yakupov

Some are saying it might be as good as 2003.

IMO, outside of Yakupov, the guy to watch (might end up better than Yakupov) is Grigorenko. He looks like a mix of Thornton and Malkin.

There are tonnes of good D-men this year. Anywhere in the first round there will probably be a future top 4 available.

 

[dash]

IMO, outside of Yakupov, the guy to watch (might end up better than Yakupov) is Grigorenko. He looks like a mix of Thornton and Malkin.

The Rodney Dangerfield (RIP) fan in me read the above as Thornton Mellon.

/Great teacher, really seems to care (about what I have no idea)

 

[sbb122]

The Rodney Dangerfield (RIP) fan in me read the above as Thornton Mellon.

/Great teacher, really seems to care (about what I have no idea)

"Hey,you're tall and fat."

"Yea? You're short and ugly."

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Martin Frk would be a good fit for the Islanders since they always FRK up.

 

[awaz]

Some are saying it might be as good as 2003.

IMO, outside of Yakupov, the guy to watch (might end up better than Yakupov) is Grigorenko. He looks like a mix of Thornton and Malkin.

There are tonnes of good D-men this year. Anywhere in the first round there will probably be a future top 4 available.

nice nice.. good draft for the flyers to have a 1st rounder then (first time in what feels like a decade).. and 2 second round picks (these are definitely getting moved, homer HATES the 2nd round for some reason, trades 2nd round picks like they were used jock straps)

my vote is for dalton thrower.. what the hell kind of name is that.. i love it.

although i'm not sure how martin frk gets away without having any vowels in his name.. wtf is that?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

nice nice.. good draft for the flyers to have a 1st rounder then (first time in what feels like a decade).. and 3 second round picks (these are definitely getting moved, homer HATES the 2nd round for some reason, trades 2nd round picks like they were used jock straps)

my vote is for dalton thrower.. what the hell kind of name is that.. i love it.

although i'm not sure how martin frk gets away without having any vowels in his name.. wtf is that?

There are a lot of good names in this draft. My favorite is D Slater Koekkoek.

 

[4thstreet]

Oh and Nick Ebert at 37 Craig? WTF?

I'd take him in the second round in a New York minute.

I too said wtf? as he plays for our hometown Spits.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

How the hell did Button ever become a GM? The guy is clueless. Is Button the guy who waived St. Louis?

 

[dash]

How the hell did Button ever become a GM? The guy is clueless. Is Button the guy who waived St. Louis?

See post #2 above...

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

See post #2 above...

Sorry dash. Trust me I know how a bad GM can ruin a franchise. It sucks.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

At least the Flames had Darryl Sutter come in and set them up for the long term. :car:

Seriously though, there is nothing worse than having that shitty GM. John Muckler's drunken antics made spit my cheerios over the morning paper on more than one occasion.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

At least the Flames had Darryl Sutter come in and set them up for the long term. :car:

Seriously though, there is nothing worse than having that shitty GM. John Muckler's drunken antics made spit my cheerios over the morning paper on more than one occasion.

I don't know exactly what to think of Garth. Maybe he's afraid to make a move? I do think he holds on to players too long.

 

[juliansteed]

I guess I should have looked at the time it was posted but when I saw this thread title, I was certain it would be referring to this play that happened earlier tonight.