|
Rated |
Name |
NHL Team |
Skinny |
|
1 |
Jonathan Toews |
CHI |
The total package, leadership, goal scoring, excellent passer, the
next Chicago captain |
|
2 |
Patrick Kane |
CHI |
Went behond expectations winning the Calder Trophy, Future 40+
scorer, Great 1-2 with Toews |
|
3 |
Carey Price |
MON |
Next great Habs goalie, plays the puck well, quick legs, great mental
makeup,future vezina winner |
|
4 |
Nick Backstrom |
WAS |
Great passer will rack up tons of assists playing with Ovie and Alex
Semin |
|
5 |
Peter Mueller |
PHO |
Skilled 2 way winger potental 30+ goal scorer playing with Jokinen,
Doan, Turris, Hanzel |
|
6 |
Erik Johnson |
STL |
Total package hits, fights, kills penalties, pp qb, great leadership,
another future captain |
|
7 |
Dan Ellis |
NAS |
Former Star led NHL in save percentage last year now #1 guy with
Mason traded fought hard to make it in NHL great playoff series vs cup
champs |
|
8 |
Sam Gagner |
EDM |
Great bloodlines this guy can do it all potental selke canidate |
|
9 |
Andrew Cogliano |
EDM |
Clutch player scored overtime goals in 3 straight games went the
college route to NHL another great young Edmonton forward top line
player |
|
10 |
Milan Lucic |
BOS |
The next great power forward will be a potentel 30+ goal scorer
playing with Marc Savard |
|
11 |
Kyle Turris |
PHO |
Only played 3 games but top canidate to Calder Trophy needs to get
stronger and add weight to play at NHL level |
|
12 |
Tom Gilbert |
EDM |
PP specialist will get lots of ice time top 4 defenseman |
|
13 |
Matt Niskanen |
DAL |
Came out of know where played great after Zubov injury top 4
defenseman |
|
14 |
Tobias Enstrom |
ATL |
Middle round draft pick came into his own as a rookie playing a key
role on the PP will see a lot of minutes this year |
|
15 |
Kyle Okposo |
NYI |
Isles top prospect left school early scored first NHL goal against
Marty Brodeur prototypical power forward will play a lot on a young
Islanders team |
|
16 |
Bobby Ryan |
ANA |
# 2 pick in 2005 from NJ is seen a project but has great goal scoring
ability and potental top 6 player |
|
17 |
Martin Hanzel |
PHO |
Highly skilled center doesn’t always play hard every night but has
great passing ability has great size 6'5 210 |
|
18 |
Jonas Hiller |
ANA |
Was so great last season that Ilya Bryzgalov was just released to
make room for him potental # 1 guy |
|
19 |
Devin Setoguchi |
SJ |
Had great training camp leading up to great start but fizzled off as
season went on but great |
|
20 |
Sergei Kostitsyn |
MON |
Like brother Andrei, very skilled, smaller, but has great speed and
hands |
|
21 |
Marc Staal |
NYR |
The 3rd in the 4 InSTAALments adjusting to the NHL more of a stay at
home defenseman but has ability to move the puck and jump in the play |
|
22 |
Tuukka Rask |
BOS |
Stand 6'3 and uses all of his size, quick for a big kid, needs to add
weight and will most likely play at Providence in 08-09 |
|
23 |
Ondrej Pavelec |
ATL |
Watch out Kari Lehtonen cause Pavelec is coming was great leading the
Wolves to a Calder Cup championship in 07-08 best goalie not in NHL, |
|
24 |
Jonathan Bernier |
LAK |
Started the season with LA with a win opening night vs the Ducks in
London but was sent back to JR's wont be rushed and is yet another
great young goalie |