Canuck71's 2009 NHL Entry Draft Top 30 (March 27th)

[Canuck71]

I put one of these out last year and thought the end result was pretty decent so I thought I'd post another one this year. These rankings are just based on my opinion and certainly will change before draft day. Any feedback would be great and feel free to point out anything you see wrong with the list.


# - Name - Hometown - Height - Weight - Amateur League - Amateur Club - Position

1. John Tavares - Oakville, ONT - 6'0" - 198 lbs - OHL - London - C
2. Victor Hedman - Örnsköldsvik, SWE - 6'6" - 220 lbs - SEL - Modo - D
3. Matt Duchene - Haliburton, ONT - 5'11" - 196 lbs - OHL - Brampton - C
4. Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson - Norrköping, SWE - 6'1" - 198 lbs - SEL - Timra - LW
5. Evander Kane - Vancouver, BC - 6'1" - 181 lbs - WHL - Vancouver - C
6. Jared Cowen - Allan, SK - 6'5" - 218 lbs - WHL - Spokane - D
7. Brayden Schenn - Saskatoon, SK - 6'0" - 192 lbs - WHL - Brandon - C
8. Jordan Schroeder - Prior Lake, MN - 5'9" - 180 lbs - WCHA - Minnesota - RW
9. David Rundblad - Lycksele, SWE - 6'2" - 190 lbs - SEL - Skelleftea - D
10. Dmitry Kulikov - Moscow, RUS - 6'1" - 195 lbs - QMJHL - Drummondville - D
11. Scott Glennie - Winnipeg, MTB - 6'1" - 180 lbs - WHL - Brandon - C
12. Simon Despres - Laval, PQ - 6'4" - 214 lbs - QMJHL - Saint John - D
13. Nazem Kadri - London, ONT - 6'0" - 177 lbs - OHL - London - C
14. Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Karlskrona, SWE - 6'2" 176 lbs - Allsvenskan - Leksand - D
15. Zack Kassian - LaSalle, ONT - 6'3" - 205 lbs - OHL - Peterborough - RW
16. Jacob Josefson - Stockholm, SWE - 6'0" - 187 lbs - SEL - Djurgarden - C
17. John Moore - Winnetka, ILL - 6'2" - 180 lbs - USHL - Chicago - D
18. Ryan Ellis - Freelton, ONT - 5'9" - 183 lbs - OHL - Windsor - D
19. Peter Holland - Caledon, ONT - 6'2" - 190 lbs - OHL - Brampton - C
20. Landon Ferraro - Burnaby, BC - 6'0"- 170 lbs - WHL - Red Deer - C
21. Charles-Oliver Roussel - St-Eustache, PQ - 6'1" - 200 lbs - OMJHL - Shawinigan - D
22. Carter Ashton - Saskatoon, SK - 6'3" - 204 lbs - WHL - Lethbridge - RW
23. Louis Leblanc - Kirkland, PQ - 6'0" - 178 lbs - USHL - Omaha - C
24. Nick Leddy - Eden Prairie, MN - 5'11" - 180 lbs - MN-HS - Eden Prairie - D
25. Jeremy Morin - Auburn, NY - 6'0" - 190 lbs - USA-U18 - NTDP - C
26. Stefan Elliot - North Vancouver, BC - 6'1" - 184 lbs - WHL - Saskatoon - D
27. Kyle Palmieri - Montvale, NJ - 5'11" - 191 lbs - USA-U18 - NTDP - C
28. Ethan Werek - Stouffville, ONT - 6'2'' - 195 lbs - OHL - Kingston - LW
29. Chris Kreider - Boxford, MASS - 6'2'' - 200 lbs - HS-MASS - Andover - LW
30. Jordan Caron - Sayabec, PQ - 6'2" - 196 lbs - QMJHL - Rimouski - C

Honourable Mentions: Carl Klingberg, Scott Stajcer, Calvin De Haan, Tim Erixon

[VO Ouragan16]

Good list, Roussel is too high IMO, but that's about it. I'd like to get your explanation for Roussel though. I know he's probably the 3rd best eligible Dman in the Q and is one of the youngest in the draft, but I don't think he'll make it in the 1st round.

[VikingAv]

Wow, Halliburton bought a town too? White house wasn't enough?


















And to those who didn't get it:

[Habsrule]

great, great, great job!!

the top 8 is perfect. i feel that 3-8 are pretty interchangable.

i feel as well that kadri is the one who could slip a few as well.

only real problem is that i can't see ellis lasting til pick 18. i see his size as an issue that he will get passed up but not by that much.

great job.

[sean84*]

evander kane shood be #3 nd zack kassain is 2 low lol

[Falcons93]

Perfect list, wouldn't change a thing.

[torontosports10]

Despres will go before where ya got him. But not a bad list

[rt]

I really like this list. Good job.

[OilGagner89]

IMO, Rundblad is too high and Joseffson is a bit low. But great list overall.

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Great list dude but I would have had Jeremy Morin higher and Rundblad lower but anyways its a very good rankings