themanicranger.com - 6/26/2009
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Despite the fact it is a Friday night and I should be out drinking the night away, I'm going to stay in and watch the NHL Draft. This year proves to be a very exciting and dramatic affair as there are so many big names floating around in trade rumors and there is no consensus number 1 pick. ...
Rangers grab speedster Kreider at No. 19
nydailynews.com 6/27/2009 — The Rangers wound up staying put at No. 19 - not that they didn't try hard to move up - and picked themselves up a speedster in Chris Kreider from Phillips Andover high school is Massachusetts. The NHL's Central Scouting had Kreider the top-rated ...
2009 NHL Draft Drinking Game
bleacherreport.com 6/25/2009 —
The draft is only a day away. That is plenty enough time to stock up on pints for the big day, or if you’re into the harder stuff, you had better head over to the LCBO right now because there are rumors they will be going on strike. Even ...
NHL Entry Draft Diary - Part Three.
community.foxsports.com 6/26/2009 — MONTREAL – Friday morning starts off bright and early
with a plethora of trade rumors , most
involving established players (Bouwmeester and T. Kaberle very likely, Heatley
and Lecavalier apparently less so).
NY Islanders GM Garth Snow ...
NHL Draft Day: Today is the 1st day of the Tavares Era
lighthousehockey.com 6/26/2009 — The TSN gang thinks the Islanders are drafting Victor Hedman . Newsday's Greg Logan thinks the Islanders are drafting Matt Duchene . Blogger Chris Botta thinks they're drafting John Tavares . Tonight, two of them will be wrong, one of them will be right -- and none of them will know why, either ...
What to watch for at this week's NHL draft
sports.espn.go.com 6/24/2009 — NHL draft week isn't always about the actual draft. Here are the top storylines to watch, from the top overall pick and beyond: Who's No. 1? OK, this is the draft, so let's start there. It's hard to recall the identity of a No. 1 pick being more ...
Hockey | Isles could shock with Duchene
thestar.com 6/26/2009 — Damien Cox MONTREAL— W ith all the speculation and rumours swirling around this year's NHL draft, some of it not even involving the draft at all, the biggest potential surprise of all isn't really being talked about. Such as: What if neither John ...
NHL draft "value"
weblogs.newsday.com 6/25/2009 — Since I predicted the Islanders would take Brampton center Matt Duchene with the No. 1 pick in Friday's NHL draft, most readers have said it is unacceptable to pass on John Tavares, and a few have said the only way they could accept such a thing is ...
2009 NHL Draft: New York Islanders draft John Tavares, 1st overall
pensburgh.com 6/26/2009 — Man, leave it to me to click it with his eyes closed
With the first selection in the first round of the 2009 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders selected John Tavares. The decision shouldn't come as any real surprise. I mean, despite all the rumors that Victor ...
2009 NHL Draft Live Blog
hockeywilderness.com 6/26/2009 — Okay all, it's finally time. We're assuming it's John Tavares, Victor Hedman then the rest. But the real question will be ... who do the Wild take, and how many trades are forthcoming?
Here's what we're watching:
Do the Wild move Josh Harding , James Sheppard , Tyler Cuma or others?
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The No. 1 Pick: Keep It Or Dump It? —
Bleacher Report - NHL 6/26/2009
Jonathan Tavares should be a lock to find himself the first overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The main question which is soon to be answered is where will he go. Every year there are rumors of teams trading up for the number one pick, but it ...
Flyers Acquire Chris Pronger —
Bleacher Report - NHL 6/26/2009
In what everyone thought was going to be a bid for Jay Bouwmeester turned out to be an outcome of Chris Pronger becoming a Philadelphia Flyer, according to an NHL source.
Anaheim will receive the rights to Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and this year's ...