Daniel Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 My link Yeah, I know it's SI, and the draft order had not yet been set at the time, but still kind of interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyrsuck26 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's amazing just how incredibly deep that draft was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Very interesting...Phaneuf a Ranger, Parise a King. Weird to think what would have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Wow, I mean, hindsight is always 20/20, but how the hell did parise fall to the devils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRASHER Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 heh if only the Panthers HAD drafted Staal....and the Penguins Zherdev Damn the league woulda been wayyyy different if this mock draft held up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Until recently it always used to fill me with great joy to look at the draft history and see the Rangers pick as the only player who had not played a single NHL game out of what was possibly the easiest first round ever to find a tallented player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 found those drafts too last year... so weird to look at it and imagine how the NHL would look now... that draft would have change the whole NHL for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Btw, does anyone have a video of Parise being drafted by the Devils? (Looked on youtube and google, but couldn't find anything). Just remember for the previous 5 to 10 picks, the commentators (might have been Melrose actually), were talking about how nobody was taking Parise, and when the second the Devils traded up, them saying something like "we know what's coming." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 it was pierre mcguire who was yelling, iirc espn had the tsn feed in those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 cute -- they had the Devils taking the wrong Islander progeny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I remember well watching that drfat on TV. When we traded up, I remember yelling at the top of my lungs "WE GOT PARISE!!!". It was awesome. I never thought he'd fall to a place where we could select him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 and getting Parise was the final chapter in the Stevens tampering case... we used the switch of picks to get him if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) looking back now for a 17th pick he did real good (well we all knew that right? but in more details...) here's where hes ranking in all categories GP - 18th Goals - 6th Assists - 9th Pts - 8th and all the guys above have from 30 to 140 more games than Zach Let's compare Zach with Staal now the #1 pick that year, Staal has played 140 more games than Zach so let's go with the % (and just for the fun of it let's throw Kovie in there) Scoring%: Parise: 38.8% Staal: 40.3% Kovie: 52.6% Assist%: Parise: 42.4% Staal: 49.6% Kovie: 47.4% Points%: Parise: 81.2% Staal: 90% Kovie: 100% really not bad for a 17th pick, im glad we picked him ! maybe Getzlaf would have been a better pick if you look at stats 96% for points but wtv i hate to watch him play, he looks lazy and that he doesnt care i rather see Zach playing his heart out every game like he is Edited May 18, 2011 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean1827 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 and getting Parise was the final chapter in the Stevens tampering case... we used the switch of picks to get him if I remember correctly No, this was a straight-up trade of picks with Edmonton, we gave them our 22nd overall and 68th overall for their 17th overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 No, this was a straight-up trade of picks with Edmonton, we gave them our 22nd overall and 68th overall for their 17th overall. This is true. But we had the 22nd pick because of the switch with St. Louis. We won the Cup that year, so we would've picked 30th. Switching and having the higher pick helped make the deal happen. So in a way, drafting Zach did turn out to be the final chapter of the Stevens tampering case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck27 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) I believe Pierre's quote after the trade was something along the lines of "shame on every other nhl gm if the Devils end up getting Parise with this pick." This was of course before his vocabulary was reduced to the one word of "Edzo" Edited May 18, 2011 by Beck27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Cute how Kesler and Horton are making noise in the playoffs this season too... I wasn't sure Horton woudl come through...he's had a scary career to watch -- I like where he is now. Just... it FEELS solid. I'm happy for him. BUT GUUUYYYYS!!! I Sooooooooo don't want Vancouver OR boston... man or ANYONE to win... I ... I HATE playoffs This year just massively sucks because I came in happy enough -- but I mean -- as it;s going on I'm just --- it's as if enjoying it is making it worse... the good hockey out there is just killing me.... I say it's what I want but now I'm all pissed off and grumpy about it all... It's all teh Devils fault -- I like them now instead of hockey ... ass****s Earn it you new bunch of fe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Who the heck is Kastisitsyn??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.