Posts About "2009 NHL Draft"
2009 NHL Entry Draft: Five Forgotten Picks
August 17th, 2020 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)...
Revisiting the Islanders' Draft of 2009
March 20th, 2020 The New York Islanders finished the 2008-09 season with the league's worst record. The prize for their futility, selecting first overall in the 2009 NHL Draft. There were a few options for general manager Garth Snow to choose from, center Matt Duchene, defenseman Victor Hedman, and center John Tavares. Snow did not show his hand...
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...
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...
Sooner Than Later: The State Of The Canucks' Cupboard
February 25th, 2014 With the Canucks season on the brinks, is it time to dig deep in the franchise’s pockets for a solution? Has Mike Gillis provided that answer over his tenure? Or are the Canucks looking in the wrong places? Much attention throughout the season, and especially during the most recent skid, has been on the Canucks...
The 2013-2014 Colorado Avalanche: How They Were Built
January 25th, 2014 The 2013/14 Colorado Avalanche roster is the result of a change in the direction of the franchise following the retirement of long time captain and Hall of Famer Joe Sakic in 2009. Since then, the Avalanche have gone through three head coaches and two general managers; struggling to stay competitive with the restrictions of an...
2007-2009: The Boston Bruins and the Dark Days of Drafting, Part 3
October 29th, 2013 You can find the rest of the series here: Part 1 Part 2 With the selections of Zach Hamill and Joe Colborne fresh in their minds, the Boston Bruins had a lot of ground to make up in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Despite their recent lack of draft success, the Bruins were riding high when they arrived in Montreal for the draft. The...
Jacob Josefson: Rockin' in New Jersey
January 30th, 2013 Jacob Josefson has had a bumpy start to his NHL career with the New Jersey Devils -- he has shown flashes of brilliance, but has also fallen victim to the injury ninja. Not just any injuries though, ones that last months rather than days or weeks. Now in his third season as a pro (2009 NHL Draft, 20th overall/74 career NHL games), he...
Expectation: Nazem Kadri – Part III
December 3rd, 2012 Expectation: Nazem Kadri is a three-part series. Part I is available here. Part II is available here. Expectation. Everyone deals with expectation. It's ever-present for those trying to make it in the NHL. And the weight of expectation is heavier for some than for others. For Nazem Kadri, expectations have been high. He was...
Expectation: Nazem Kadri - Part I
November 23rd, 2012 Expectation: Nazem Kadri is a three-part series. Part II is available here. Part III is available here. It seems all peaks and valleys when it comes to the still-young career of Nazem Kadri. The now 22-year-old forward hasn't played a full season with the Maple Leafs, and yet since being drafted June 26, 2009 there's...
