SBN 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 3

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 18, 2009 11:45 AM EDT in 2009 NHL Draft

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Here is the latest update on the Mock Draft we are doing on James Mirtle's From the Rink. All the blog managers are selecting for their respective teams. I will be picking for the Rangers over the weekend, pick will be published on Monday. Tomorrow we will begin polling as to who you think the Rangers should draft. Feel free to click the links in the table below for more information.

#	Team	Pick	Blogger's notes	More analysis:
1	N.Y. Islanders	John Tavares, London (OHL)	The sexy pick, the consensus pick, the right pick. He's what this team and franchise needs most. Get ready for "Islanders goal scored by #91..." because they're coming in bunches.	Lighthouse Hockey
2	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman, Modo (Swe)	A boy playing among men in the Swedish Elite League (and thriving) the past two seasons, Hedman starts immediately on the TB blueline and can contribute at both ends of the ice.	Raw Charge
3	Colorado	Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL)	No big surprise here; we’ll take whichever of the big 3 is available and immediately offer them a position as GM & coach.	Mile High Hockey
4	Atlanta	Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL)	Named after Atlanta boxing legend Evander Holyfield, Kane adds some scoring punch to Atlanta's top six — perhaps as early as this fall.	Bird Watchers Anonymous
5	Los Angeles	Braydon Schenn, Brandon (WHL)	Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson is the popular pick here, seeing as how the Kings need a left winger badly, but I'm counting on Dean Lombardi's love of grit and distaste for Swedes to influence his decision here. Plus, I really wanted to upset Toronto fans.	Battle of California
6	Phoenix	Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL)	The Coyotes are deep on forward prospects and badly need young defensemen. Cowen is a beast who could play in the NHL very soon if his recently repaired knee doesn't hamper him.	Five For Howling
7	Toronto	Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe)	Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been missing since last April.	Pension Plan Puppets
8	Dallas	Oliver Ekman-Larssen, Leksand IF (Swe-2)	Dallas is fortunate to not only draft the best player available but also pick a defenseman that fills a glaring need in the Stars' system	Defending Big D
9	Ottawa	Nazem Kadri, London (OHL)	With Ottawa's recent emphasis on drafting skilled defencemen, Kadri gives the Senators a good skilled forward to fill out the team's development systems — maybe even one of those ever-elusive top-six forwards.	Silver Seven
10	Edmonton
11	Nashville
12	Minnesota
13	Buffalo
14	Florida
15	Anaheim
16	Columbus
17	St. Louis
18	Montreal
19	N.Y. Rangers
20	Calgary
21	Philadelphia
22	Vancouver
23	New Jersey
24	Washington
25	Boston
26	N.Y. Islanders
27	Carolina
28	Chicago
29	Detroit
30	Pittsburgh

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Glennie’s still available! Go get ’em Sla…..err….Jim!

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by Dave Shapiro on Jun 18, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions

LOL, we’ll see, I still haven’t made up my mind on a pick yet, but I got some good inside advice last night.

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 18, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

Inside advice? Did Glennie call you?

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by Dave Shapiro on Jun 18, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions

Last night’s inside advice was not on Glennie, Tuesday nights advice was on Glennie, LOL

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 18, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

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I was listening to NHL Live on XM today and they seem to think that if Hedman is selected 1st Overall by the NYI that TB will pick up the next best defenseman in the draft OEL (who was selected by the Stars 8th in your mock draft).

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