Brian Huddle: With the Nineteenth Pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Tampa Bay Selects... Andrei Vasilevski

Maybe the Hawks take Vasilevski at #18?

Maybe the Hawks take Vasilevski at #18?
- EKolb13

Possibly. However, Vasilevski seems more like someone a team with two picks might take a chance on because of the question marks and concerns.

Good call Huddle, kid is going to be a superstar. Never realized how big he actually was too.

(frank)ing goalies

Leafs trade down, Pick Gaunce, and this guy.

Leafs trade down, Pick Gaunce, and this guy.
- wolfos412

I certainly hope not.

The "Russian Factor" would be my only concern too. I watched him at the World Juniors and he was down right awesome. I have been saying the Lightning should take this guy over Subban.

You're only at 19 and the draft is in 11 days...


Gonna do 2 a day soon?

You're only at 19 and the draft is in 11 days...


Gonna do 2 a day soon?
- t_leafs21

less than 2 weeks!? can't wait

You're only at 19 and the draft is in 11 days...


Gonna do 2 a day soon?
- t_leafs21

Yea, basically have to, haha.

Gonna try cranking them out as quick as possible.

Don't they figure Tokarski is about ready to make the jump?

Maybe it's just me but I hate the idea of taking goalies in the 1st round, regardless of how highly they are touted. It's always a crap shoot.

Don't they figure Tokarski is about ready to make the jump?

Maybe it's just me but I hate the idea of taking goalies in the 1st round, regardless of how highly they are touted. It's always a crap shoot.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Tic is 22 and yes I believe he can make the jump, but like Schnieder, as a back-up and NOT to Garon. So there lies the problem.

Tic is 22 and yes I believe he can make the jump, but like Schnieder, as a back-up and NOT to Garon. So there lies the problem.
- Artyukhin76

Vasilevski doesnt fix that though. hes a prospect too.

Luongo to TB. (T3)

Vasilevski doesnt fix that though. hes a prospect too.

Luongo to TB. (T3)
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Yzerman keeps talking about wanting to get young in net, so who knows.

I tend to not want to grab Gs high as well, unless you really feel strongly about one. Hard to tell.

Vasilevski doesnt fix that though. hes a prospect too.

Luongo to TB. (T3)
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Then we're in the same boat as they are in a few years, but Luongi is older, so NO.

Yzerman keeps talking about wanting to get young in net, so who knows.

I tend to not want to grab Gs high as well, unless you really feel strongly about one. Hard to tell.
- Brian Huddle

I thought Bernier was going there?

I thought Bernier was going there?
- Lahey

That's my guess.

I thought Bernier was going there?
- Lahey

That's the rumor. Including a VERY suspicious message via Tampa Bay Lightning News and Rumor on Facebook.

As French showed me, Button's latest list is up. At first I saw one or two things that I thought odd... its clearly worth a look because its hilarious. (I just included the top 31). It does get better though....

1 Nail Yakupov Sarnia (OHL) RW
2 Mathew Dumba Red Deer (WHL) D
3 Morgan Rielly Moose Jaw (WHL) D
4 Alex Galchenyuk Sarnia (OHL) C
5 Teuvo Teravainen Jokerit (FIN) RW
6 Griffin Reinhart Edmonton (WHL) D
7 Filip Forsberg Leksands (SWE) LW
8 Malcolm Subban Belleville (OHL) G
9 Matt Finn Guelph (OHL) D
10 Hampus Lindholm Rogle (SWE) D
11 Cody Ceci Ottawa (OHL D
12 Jacob Trouba USNTDP D
13 Ryan Murray Everett (WHL) D
14 Mark Jankowski Stanstead (Quebec Prep) C
15 Andrei Vasilevski Ufa (KHL) G
16 Zemgus Girgensons Dubuque (USHL) C
17 Radek Faksa Kitchener (OHL) C
18 Derrick Pouliot Portland (WHL) D
19 Ludvig Bystrom MODO (SWE) D
20 Mikhail Grigorenko Quebec (QMJHL) C
21 Tom Wilson Plymouth (OHL) RW
22 Tomas Hertl Slavia Praha (Czech) C
23 Michael Matheson Dubuque (USHL) D
24 Scott Laughton Oshawa (OHL) C
25 Gemel Smith Owen Sound (OHL) LW
26 Brady Skeji USNTDP D
27 Sebastien Collberg Frolunda (SWE) RW
28 Olli Maatta London (OHL) D
29 Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton (WHL) RW
30 Phillip Di Giuseppe Michigan (CCHA) LW
31 Oscar Dansk Brynas (SWE) G

As French showed me, Button's latest list is up. At first I saw one or two things that I thought odd... its clearly worth a look because its hilarious. (I just included the top 31). It does get better though....

1 Nail Yakupov Sarnia (OHL) RW
2 Mathew Dumba Red Deer (WHL) D
3 Morgan Rielly Moose Jaw (WHL) D
4 Alex Galchenyuk Sarnia (OHL) C
5 Teuvo Teravainen Jokerit (FIN) RW
6 Griffin Reinhart Edmonton (WHL) D
7 Filip Forsberg Leksands (SWE) LW
8 Malcolm Subban Belleville (OHL) G
9 Matt Finn Guelph (OHL) D
10 Hampus Lindholm Rogle (SWE) D
11 Cody Ceci Ottawa (OHL D
12 Jacob Trouba USNTDP D
13 Ryan Murray Everett (WHL) D
14 Mark Jankowski Stanstead (Quebec Prep) C
15 Andrei Vasilevski Ufa (KHL) G
16 Zemgus Girgensons Dubuque (USHL) C
17 Radek Faksa Kitchener (OHL) C
18 Derrick Pouliot Portland (WHL) D
19 Ludvig Bystrom MODO (SWE) D
20 Mikhail Grigorenko Quebec (QMJHL) C
21 Tom Wilson Plymouth (OHL) RW
22 Tomas Hertl Slavia Praha (Czech) C
23 Michael Matheson Dubuque (USHL) D
24 Scott Laughton Oshawa (OHL) C
25 Gemel Smith Owen Sound (OHL) LW
26 Brady Skeji USNTDP D
27 Sebastien Collberg Frolunda (SWE) RW
28 Olli Maatta London (OHL) D
29 Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton (WHL) RW
30 Phillip Di Giuseppe Michigan (CCHA) LW
31 Oscar Dansk Brynas (SWE) G
- Lohaus

It's not ridiculous. Your just use to seeing consensous lists from scouts who have no tie to a team. Button was a GM, and still rates these guys as if he was a GM. He just looks at prospects in a different way that he's deemed more effective. Most NHL teams have a list that probably looks just like this. Just because most mock drafts have a similar first round doesn't mean GM's do. There are probably a few teams in the league who have these guys ranked very similar.

That's the rumor. Including a VERY suspicious message via Tampa Bay Lightning News and Rumor on Facebook.
- Artyukhin76[/quote]

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It's not ridiculous. Your just use to seeing consensous lists from scouts who have no tie to a team. Button was a GM, and still rates these guys as if he was a GM. He just looks at prospects in a different way that he's deemed more effective. Most NHL teams have a list that probably looks just like this. Just because most mock drafts have a similar first round doesn't mean GM's do. There are probably a few teams in the league who have these guys ranked very similar.
- mochoson

Two goalies in the top 15.

Goalies.

Two goalies in the top 15.

Goalies.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

This is the best draft for goalies in almost ten years, and I'm not just talking the big 3. The guys slated for the later rounds are all very intriguing as well.

In a draft where there is a significant talent drop off after the first 12-15 guys, it's not that farfetched, to me at least.

It's not ridiculous. Your just use to seeing consensous lists from scouts who have no tie to a team. Button was a GM, and still rates these guys as if he was a GM. He just looks at prospects in a different way that he's deemed more effective. Most NHL teams have a list that probably looks just like this. Just because most mock drafts have a similar first round doesn't mean GM's do. There are probably a few teams in the league who have these guys ranked very similar.
- mochoson

Whats ridiculous is people hating on Button when year after year he is more right than 90% of mock drafts.

Add Frederik Andersen to the top notch goalie pool. Might be the best one available with his size and SEL numbers.