thefiestygoat Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Here is The Hockey News Take on the draft for all the teams. NEW JERSEY DEVILSThe Good The Devils needed some middle-of-the-road defensemen, and they also need to inject some scoring in their system, because after Travis Zajac and Nicklas Bergfors they have no potential scorers. Five of their eight selections were defensemen, and in left winger Alexander Vasyunov (a steal at 58th overall) and right winger Vladimir Zharkov (a steal at 77th overall) they have the potential goals. The Bad Both Vasyunov and Zharkov are high-risk/high-reward players. The Devils won't know what they are getting for a couple of years. The Unique The Devils chose Matthew Corrente a full round ahead of where he was rated. Given director of scouting David Conte's track record, the selection should not be questioned. The Grade: A- They did it again. New Jersey filled every hole, and grabbed a couple of good dark horses to boot. Between Vasyunov and Zharkov, if the Devils get one star, they will be thrilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Here is The Hockey News Take on the draft for all the teams. Sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Carolina Hurricanes The Good How they secured center Bobby Hughes with the 123rd pick, we'll never know. Ranked in the early second round by many experts, and 25th amongst domestic skaters by Central Scouting, Hughes was an absolute steal. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Just because CSS ranks someone high, doesnt mean its boneheaded not to draft them where they say. Everything is a steal or a boneheaded picked because CSS ranked them here or there... each team has an extensive scouting staff, and teams passed on them or disagreed with CSS -- big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostondevil11 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 The Unique Four of Boston's six picks were of players who played in the CHL. Picking up an enforcer (Milan Lucic) 50th overall was interesting. I know a lot of Bruins fans that will be thrilled by that. One board I post on there was an uproar when they wavied Colton Orr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Just because CSS ranks someone high, doesnt mean its boneheaded not to draft them where they say. Everything is a steal or a boneheaded picked because CSS ranked them here or there... each team has an extensive scouting staff, and teams passed on them or disagreed with CSS -- big deal. Right - or has everyone forgotten that CSS rated Scott Kelman as the #6 overall ranked player in 1999? The guy didn't even cut it in the AHL. You cannot rate drafts based on CSS rankings - it's just a circular exercise. I remember in 2000 I think it was, HFBoards was astounded that Brandon Reid wasn't picked earlier. Where is Brandon Reid now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voros19 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 He just got a new contract with Vancouver. But yeah, you're spot on with what you're saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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