Posts About "2009 NHL Draft"
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2009
September 2nd, 2019 Recently, I’ve been diving into David Poile’s draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he’s been the franchise’s only GM, he’s been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I’m working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2008 Draft. For...
2009 NHL Entry Draft: Five Forgotten Picks
August 17th, 2019 NHL general managers are a little bit like modern-day prospectors. They carefully research where they think the gold is, then plan how to go about getting it. When they get down to the river, (or, in this case, the draft) and pan for the gold (or make their picks), they may think they've got the gold in their pan (or, on their team)...
What Happened to the Oilers 2009 Draft Picks?
October 23rd, 2016 It's a well-known fact that the Edmonton Oilers went through a near decade of abysmal performances at the draft table. In June 2009, the Oilers' management and scouting staff added to that with several picks that didn't pan out after the team rolled the dice on some long-term projects. With the 2016-17 season underway, just one player...
Red Wings Draft Recap: 2009
May 19th, 2015 The 2008-2009 season was a heartbreaking one for Red Wings fans. The Wings looked to be the first team to be back-to-back Stanley Cup champs since…well, themselves, back in 1997-1998. The team was looking as good as ever, and had acquired star winger Marian Hossa after they beat his Pittsburgh Penguins the year before in the Stanley...
Hindsight Is 20/20: The 2009 NHL Draft Re-Done
April 22nd, 2015 Featuring such super-stars as John Tavares and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, as well later picks like Ryan O'Reilly and Tomas Tatar, the 2009 draft stands as one of the better drafts in recent memory. But, five seasons later, no matter how good the draft, it is always interesting to look back and see how the order would have shaken out had the...
Nazem Kadri: The Right Pick in 2009
March 12th, 2014 Imagine for a second that your NHL team could have a do-over - a chance to reanalyze their possibilities in any given National Hockey League entry draft. Then how would these team’s stack up? Would we still have seen the dominance of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980’s? Or would the New York Islanders have won four consecutive...
