John Jaeckel: Hawk Draft Preview With Wiz

Final Prediction :


TT , Leddy , a #1 this year and a #2 next year

For

Ryan Kesler.


Thats it. Last im.talking about trades till after the draft.

Final Prediction :


TT , Leddy , a #1 this year and a #2 next year

For

Ryan Kesler.


Thats it. Last im.talking about trades till after the draft.
- mrpaulish

They don't want Leddy... nobody wants Leddy...

Think Saad or Hjalmarsson!!!


Good Article!!!

Final Prediction :


TT , Leddy , a #1 this year and a #2 next year

For

Ryan Kesler.


Thats it. Last im.talking about trades till after the draft.
- mrpaulish

The Vancouver Province says that the Blues are also in on Kesler, along with the Hawks, Pens and Ducks.

http://www.theprovince.co...+Wille/9963333/story.html

They don't want Leddy... nobody wants Leddy...

Think Saad or Hjalmarsson!!!


Good Article!!!


- jimmc7722

Thx, credit to Wiz

Just got an interesting note from someone who actually knows on McDonough and his involvement in hockey decisions. Pretty fair and respectful to him as well. i will blog it in the next few days.

Just got an interesting note from someone who actually knows on McDonough and his involvement in hockey decisions. Pretty fair and respectful to him as well. i will blog it in the next few days.
- John Jaeckel

I look forward to reading it.

Excellent write-up....

Nick Ritchie should be a BEAST....

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Did the Pens TANK to get Mario ? Looks like it. Great piece by TSN's Michael Farber http://www.tsn.ca/VideoHu...collection=72&show=385298

Thanks wiz and JJ!

Here is ISS top 30 final rankings:

1 Reinhart, Sam C 11/6/1995 R 6.00.75 185 Kootenay WHL
2 Ekblad, Aaron D 2/7/1996 R 6.03.5 216 Barrie OHL
3 Dal Colle, Michael C 6/20/1996 L 6.01.5 182 Oshawa OHL
4 Bennett, Sam C 6/20/1996 L 6.00.25 178 Kingston OHL
5 Nylander, William RW 5/1/1996 R 5.11 176 Modo SweE
6 Draisaitl, Leon C 10/27/1995 L 6.01.5 204 Prince Albert WHL
7 Virtanen, Jake RW 8/17/1996 R 6.00.75 208 Calgary WHL
8 Fabbri, Robby C 1/22/1996 L 5.10.25 170 Guelph OHL
9 Perlini, Brendan LW 4/27/1996 L 6.02.75 205 Niagara OHL
10 Ritchie, Nicholas LW 12/5/1995 L 6.02.25 226 Peterborough OHL
11 Ehlers, Nikolaj LW 2/14/1996 L 5.11 162 Halifax QMJHL
12 Fleury, Haydn LD 7/8/1996 L 6.02.5 203 Red Deer WHL
13 Kapanen, Kasperi RW 7/23/1996 R 6.00 181 Kuopio FinE
14 Tuch, Alex RW 5/10/1996 R 6.03.5 213 USA Under-18 NTDP
15 Larkin, Dylan C 7/30/1996 L 6.00.75 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
16 Milano, Sonny LW 5/12/1996 L 5.11.5 183 USA Under-18 NTDP
17 McCann, Jared C 5/31/1996 L 6.00.25 179 S.S. Marie OHL
18 Ho-Sang, Joshua RW 1/22/1996 R 5.11 175 Windsor OHL
19 Barbashev, Ivan C 12/14/1995 L 6.00 180 Moncton QMJHL
20 Fiala, Kevin RW 7/22/1996 L 5.10 180 HV71 SweJE
21 Vrana, Jakub RW 2/28/1996 L 6.00 187 Linkoping SweE
22 Kempe, Adrian LW 9/13/1996 L 6.01.5 187 Modo SweE
23 McKeown, Roland D 1/20/1996 R 6.00.75 195 Kingston OHL
24 Schmaltz, Nick RW 2/23/1996 R 5.11.5 172 Green Bay USHL
25 MacInnis, Ryan C 2/14/1996 L 6.03.25 183 Kitchener OHL
26 Bleackley, Conner C/RW 2/7/1996 R 6.00.25 192 Red Deer WHL
27 Scherbak, Nikita RW 12/30/1995 L 6.01 175 Saskatoon WHL
28 Goldobin, Nikolay RW 10/7/1995 L 5.11.75 178 Sarnia OHL
29 Kamenev, Vladislav C 8/12/1996 L 6.02 185 Magnitogorsk RusJr
30 Sanheim, Travis D 3/29/1996 L 6.03 181 Calgary WHL

Those four are my favourites.

Thanks wiz and JJ!

Here is ISS top 30 final rankings:

1 Reinhart, Sam C 11/6/1995 R 6.00.75 185 Kootenay WHL
2 Ekblad, Aaron D 2/7/1996 R 6.03.5 216 Barrie OHL
3 Dal Colle, Michael C 6/20/1996 L 6.01.5 182 Oshawa OHL
4 Bennett, Sam C 6/20/1996 L 6.00.25 178 Kingston OHL
5 Nylander, William RW 5/1/1996 R 5.11 176 Modo SweE
6 Draisaitl, Leon C 10/27/1995 L 6.01.5 204 Prince Albert WHL
7 Virtanen, Jake RW 8/17/1996 R 6.00.75 208 Calgary WHL
8 Fabbri, Robby C 1/22/1996 L 5.10.25 170 Guelph OHL
9 Perlini, Brendan LW 4/27/1996 L 6.02.75 205 Niagara OHL
10 Ritchie, Nicholas LW 12/5/1995 L 6.02.25 226 Peterborough OHL
11 Ehlers, Nikolaj LW 2/14/1996 L 5.11 162 Halifax QMJHL
12 Fleury, Haydn LD 7/8/1996 L 6.02.5 203 Red Deer WHL
13 Kapanen, Kasperi RW 7/23/1996 R 6.00 181 Kuopio FinE
14 Tuch, Alex RW 5/10/1996 R 6.03.5 213 USA Under-18 NTDP
15 Larkin, Dylan C 7/30/1996 L 6.00.75 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
16 Milano, Sonny LW 5/12/1996 L 5.11.5 183 USA Under-18 NTDP
17 McCann, Jared C 5/31/1996 L 6.00.25 179 S.S. Marie OHL
18 Ho-Sang, Joshua RW 1/22/1996 R 5.11 175 Windsor OHL
19 Barbashev, Ivan C 12/14/1995 L 6.00 180 Moncton QMJHL
20 Fiala, Kevin RW 7/22/1996 L 5.10 180 HV71 SweJE
21 Vrana, Jakub RW 2/28/1996 L 6.00 187 Linkoping SweE
22 Kempe, Adrian LW 9/13/1996 L 6.01.5 187 Modo SweE
23 McKeown, Roland D 1/20/1996 R 6.00.75 195 Kingston OHL
24 Schmaltz, Nick RW 2/23/1996 R 5.11.5 172 Green Bay USHL
25 MacInnis, Ryan C 2/14/1996 L 6.03.25 183 Kitchener OHL
26 Bleackley, Conner C/RW 2/7/1996 R 6.00.25 192 Red Deer WHL
27 Scherbak, Nikita RW 12/30/1995 L 6.01 175 Saskatoon WHL
28 Goldobin, Nikolay RW 10/7/1995 L 5.11.75 178 Sarnia OHL
29 Kamenev, Vladislav C 8/12/1996 L 6.02 185 Magnitogorsk RusJr
30 Sanheim, Travis D 3/29/1996 L 6.03 181 Calgary WHL

Those four are my favourites.
- MjulQvist

Friday can't come soon enough...

Friday can't come soon enough...
- EKolb13

No it can not! Summer is best time for a hockey fan.

Friday can't come soon enough...
- EKolb13

Maybe there might even be a few trades to go along with the draft.

John Jaeckel: Hawk Draft Preview With Wiz
- John Jaeckel

Excellent write up JJ! Pearson persevered after being passed over in two previous drafts to become a first round pick of the Kings. He improved his offensive game in 2011-12 after breaking his fibula and through a combination of improved skating and added muscle became what he is today. He's worked very hard on his 200 foot game and has rightly earned a starting position on LA's 2nd line. You never know what you get in a draft. Sometimes that adversity builds the needed character to succeed.

From the ESPN site, a quote from Ben Smith...

"First and foremost you have to focus on your game and try and improve," Smith said after the season. "The fitting-in part will come along with that. It's an organization here with a lot of depth, and it takes a lot of time to try and break in. I'd like to say I've gotten close to that, or if not having done that -- it takes a lot of hard work, a lot of time. It takes longer probably in this organization than guys want it to take. For me this year coming in, I felt ready, I felt prepared, and that's where the trying to fit in and find a place came in. That's constantly evolving and changing, but definitely improving your game first helps, and then from there, you try and find a place to fit in."

Love this guy, he takes nothing for granted.

Interesting comment about players expectations on cracking the lineup and timelines.

Nick Ritchie should be a BEAST....

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Did the Pens TANK to get Mario ? Looks like it. Great piece by TSN's Michael Farber http://www.tsn.ca/VideoHu...collection=72&show=385298
- philco28

Hey Phil!

Good to hear from you. Posted last night "Where the hell's Phil"?

Excellent write up JJ! Pearson persevered after being passed over in two previous drafts to become a first round pick of the Kings. He improved his offensive game in 2011-12 after breaking his fibula and through a combination of improved skating and added muscle became what he is today. He's worked very hard on his 200 foot game and has rightly earned a starting position on LA's 2nd line. You never know what you get in a draft. Sometimes that adversity builds the needed character to succeed.
- arh777

Thx it's all Wiz' work

1. Fantastic job by wiz. Love reading his stuff. Very in depth and informative.

2. Big week. Very curious to see if this team will take a calculated risk.

3. For those who troll and report back or post on your own blog stuff said here....I laugh at how pathetic you are. Especially when you don't have the stones to say it here but instead resort to social.media. keep doing your podcasts about nothing. Time well spent.

1. Fantastic job by wiz. Love reading his stuff. Very in depth and informative.

2. Big week. Very curious to see if this team will take a calculated risk.

3. For those who troll and report back or post on your own blog stuff said here....I laugh at how pathetic you are. Especially when you don't have the stones to say it here but instead resort to social.media. keep doing your podcasts about nothing. Time well spent.
- SteveRain

I just read the first paragraph...and stopped...had lunch with my parents,brother and wife....getting a pot of coffee ready, and a pack of smokes I'm gonna enjoy reading this, soaking up every word...The Wiz's stuff is great!

Any thoughts on Thatcher Demko?

Any thoughts on Thatcher Demko?
- goaler11

I'd rather Stan take a goalie with one of the 3rd round picks instead of the 1st. Connor Bleakley is the prospect I'm hoping for, but there's probably half a dozen decent prospects that could be available at #27.

Question for Wiz (BTW...love you site and appreciate your draft write up):

Which higher end prospect has the best chance of falling to #27 and why? It seems like there's always a prospect or two each year falls in the draft.

I'd rather Stan take a goalie with one of the 3rd round picks instead of the 1st. Connor Bleakley is the prospect I'm hoping for, but there's probably half a dozen decent prospects that could be available at #27.

Question for Wiz (BTW...love you site and appreciate your draft write up):

Which higher end prospect has the best chance of falling to #27 and why? It seems like there's always a prospect or two each year falls in the draft.
- DarthKane

I was wondering the same thing.... since the past 2 seasons TT "dropped" to 18 and well of course Jesus fell to 43rd overall ....lolololol .....

Nick Ritchie should be a BEAST....

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Did the Pens TANK to get Mario ? Looks like it. Great piece by TSN's Michael Farber http://www.tsn.ca/VideoHu...collection=72&show=385298
- philco28

Happens all the time - even with lotteries - even in Chicago - witness, Jerry Krause gutting the team after Jordan, insuring several 15/17 win seasons, to improve draft position and have cap space for the Grant Hills and Tracy McGradys who never came here.

Unfortunately, Krause couldn't draft either: Marcus Fizer, Chris Mihm, Dalibor Bagarich, Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler....

Kesler to the Blackhawks has jumped to 1st place at 30% on the rumor chart