Posts About "2012 NHL Draft"
What If? The Islanders, the Blue Jackets, Ryan Murray & the 2012 Draft
April 14th, 2020 During the 2012 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders made an unprecedented offer to the Columbus Blue Jackets: We’ll give you all seven of our draft picks if you’ll give us one of yours. That one desirable pick was second overall, and the opportunity to select defenseman Ryan Murray. The Blue Jackets declined. Ryan Murray,...
2012 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now?
January 30th, 2020 Updated Jan. 2020 Despite how often people try to evaluate a draft class as players are selected, it can take years for new draftees to grow into their roles with the teams that selected them. As time rolls on, you can begin to see who struck gold with their first-round selections, and who would love to take a mulligan on...
2012 NHL Entry Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks
July 12th, 2019 The 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh is notable for being the 50th NHL Entry Draft and for producing many present-day stars who have just entered their primes, such as Morgan Rielly, Jacob Trouba, Filip Forsberg, Tomas Hertl, and Andrey Vasilevskiy. The 2012 NHL Entry Draft produced a number of players who have entered their primes...
Reinhart Latest Failure of 2012 Draft Class
October 7th, 2016 To say the 2012 NHL draft was not kind to the Edmonton Oilers would be an understatement of grand proportions. That summer started as an off-season that was supposed to signify a lucky turn of events for a team still looking to rebuild its core. Instead, the 2012 NHL Entry Draft has now become a point of contention for a franchise that...
Leafs Hold 3 Gems Drafted at 103, 125, 156th Overall
February 9th, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs are not necessarily known to be one of the best drafting organizations. Their current roster features very few home grown prospects, a catalyst of their recent failures to rebuild. However, the tides may be changing. Over the past four years, the Leafs drafting has become more consistent, churning valuable...
Philadelphia Flyers 2012 Draft Retrospective
May 18th, 2015 As early as the evening of June 27th, we will begin to see the dreaded draft grade articles. We will the babble about how each particular organization did at the draft, how they did in each particular round, and how they did with each particular pick. I always find these immediate articles somewhat amusing. On draft day, each player...
Morgan Rielly: The Toronto Maple Leafs Rising Leader
May 7th, 2015 When the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Morgan Rielly fifth overall in the 2012 NHL Entry draft, they were taking on a huge risk. Rielly was primed to have a big year for the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors, but a knee injury sustained early in the season ended up keeping him out for the entire year. He returned for the playoffs and despite...
Sooner Than Later: The State Of The Canucks' Cupboard (Part 2)
February 26th, 2014 We continue our look at the second half of the Mike Gillis era in Vancouver. For part one click here. As a team that has been by all measures successful during their time under the current general manager’s thumb, the Vancouver Canucks have gone from back to back Presidents Trophies to back-to-back first round exits, a...
Will Scott Laughton Make the Philadelphia Flyers?
September 4th, 2013 There’s certainly no shortage at the center position for the Philadelphia Flyers as the team prepares for the 2013-2014 season. After signing free agent Vincent Lecavalier thanks to a Tampa Bay buyout, the team has six potential centers as it gets set for the start of training camp next week. Highly touted, former 2012 first round...
2012 NHL Draft: Ryan Murray
June 21st, 2013 The 2013 NHL Draft is just 10 short days away. In those 10 days, the Columbus Blue Jackets are going to once again change the face of their franchise. For the first time ever, the Blue Jackets find themselves with 3 1st Round picks (14, 19, 27) in a strong draft class. I can't predict what will happen on June 30th, my crystal ball...
Filip Forsberg: Future Star in Nashville or Bust?
April 5th, 2013 As the clock approached 3:00pm on April 3rd, 2013 the Washington Capitals and the Nashville Predators seemed to have put the entire hockey world on hold, while they attempted to finalize a deal that saw Martin Erat and Michael Latta traded to the Capitals in exchange for Filip Forsberg, the 11th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry...
Shayne Gostisbehere: The Leading Dutchman
March 25th, 2013 I remember sitting opposite the draft board at the Consol Energy Center on the 2nd day of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. As a Flyers fan, I was happy the club had selected Scott Laughton the night before and Anthony Stolarz with their first pick of the day. Their 3rd round pick was still approaching and there were some very intriguing...
Mike Matheson - Interview With The Panthers' 2012 First Round Pick
December 18th, 2012 In many ways Mike Matheson is like any other normal 18 year old kid. He’s halfway done with his freshman year of college and after a stressful week of exams he is headed home to be with his family like so many other college students on break for the holidays. However, Matheson isn't just any ordinary student; he is in fact the...
