Our Complete LHH Community 2011 NHL Mock Draft*
by Dominik on Jun 22, 2011 4:04 PM EDT
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Thanks to everyone who proposed, volunteered and participated in our first-ever Lighthouse Hockey NHL Mock Draft. When it was first suggested in April by mnroy33, I was both intrigued and wary: It sounded like a lot of work, and I'm lazy.
Turns out you all gobbled it up with hardly a hitch and nary a stall. We had ebbs and flows but ultimately hammered it out in 30 days. Hopefully several of you became familiar with the ins and outs of the FanPost feature.
In the end, we had 30 picks that required justification and got us thinking. While it began before the scouting combine -- thus a lot of scouting buzz has come out in the interim -- we have a reasonable sequence to go off of and compare with how things go this weekend in St. Paul. (We'll be comparing this and other mock drafts to the real world once all is said and done.)
Here's the final list with links to who picked whom and why:
1. Edmonton - Anarcurt took the easy route with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C.
2. Colorado - mnroy33 went smart with Adam Larsson, D.
3. Florida - chrismc614 went Swede with Gabriel Landeskog, W.
4. New Jersey - nyidangle17 feared no stock-falling and took Sean Couturier, C.
5. Long Island - Fabtraption did the Dougie. Hamilton, that is, D.
6. Ottawa - OzzyFan gobbled up the late-riser Jonathan Huberdeau, LW/C.
7. Atlantapeg - WebBard goes 3-D with Ryan Murphy, D.
8. Columbus - Jones79 grabbed the closet talent Ryan Strome, C.
9. Bahston (from Toronto) - Empire39 goes dollars for donuts with Duncan Siemens, D.
10. Minnesota - risenrule selected the president of Iran, Mika Zibanejad, C.
11. Colorado (from St. Louis) - mnroy33 channels Nino with Sven Bartschi, RW.
12. Carolina - Dominik falls prey to size envy with Jamie Oleksiak, D.
13. Calgary - nyislanders93 sings Swede songs with Joel Armia, RW.
14. Dallas - metalcoconut mourns Oleksiak, consoles himself with Mark McNeill, C
15. Short Island - MetzFan22 applies Oxy to his Matt Puempel, RW
16. Buffalo - DirtyIsle dogs it with Nathan Beaulieu, D
17. Montreal - so does pgat28 with Zach Phillips C
18. Chicago - Lee F surely fancies Mark Scheifele, D
19. Edmonton - Anarcurt goes Irish with Connor Murphy, D
20. Phoenix - Turgeon1992 fears not small size in Rocco Grimaldi, F
21. Ottawa - OzzyFan thinks big with Tyler Biggs, RW
22. Anaheim - Dominik betrays Danish tendencies with Nicklas Jensen, RW
23. Pittsburgh - kfallon2 consults Mario before taking Joe Morrow, D
24. Detroit - IslesOfficial says word to your moms, he came to drop Klefboms, D
25. Toronto (from Philadelphia) - Dougtone channels his inner Burke to select Brandon Saad.
26. Washington - Pauly C says is this Russia? This isn't Russia, Alexander Khokhlachev, C.
27. Tampa Bay - Keith Quinn went wYld with Boone Jenner, C.
28. San Jose - MTBVibe says oui, oui, Phillip Danault, LW.
29. Vancouver - Nick (LTBLH) pours salt in the runner-up wound, then heals it with Jonas Brodin, D.
30. Toronto (from Boston) - Dougtone gets Superfly with Scott Mayfield, D.
Feedback on how to do this better or differently -- or even add a draft-via-community-poll option -- next year is welcome.
* Lighthouse Hockey Community 2011 NHL Mock Draft sponsored by Austin Milbarge: "We Mock What We Don't Understand"
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Cool, Its too bad for me that my time was very limited this off season
I have always been up to speed on prospetcs and who will be picked and at what spot in the draft. BUT this year has been difficult to research and check out prospects like I did in the past.
So I am going to print this list out and check out how all the LHH mock drafters did.
We are all Islanders, even if we are in Jersey!
YOU GUYS DID A NICE JOB
But I would have gone with Huberdeau at 5 and only picked Hamilton if trading down. Offense is much more of a need.
I don’t see Grimaldi going that early because of his size. He might be one of the top 5 talent-wise but it’s like taking a 220 pound linebacker. He might be the best player but teams just hate doing it, so they don’t.
I liked a lot of these picks – barring trades I can see much of this round going close to this order. Nice job guys. Can I play next year?
What about Larsson?
Would you take him over a forward if he somehow falls to the Isles?
I ask because I don’t really think they need O more than D — they need it all. I’m also more of a BPA vs. need guy. But I usually favor a forward this high in the draft rather than a D-man unless you’re certain he’s really special.
Anyway, seeing the number of D everyone ended up picking makes me think the real draft will not be that D-heavy in the first round, and one of those blueliners might be available for the Isles in the 2nd round.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
good question
Maybe. That’s a tough one. I think Larsson is special. If I took him at 5 I’d have to find a way to get back to the first round to get some offense. I don’t know what that way is yet, but we need some “O” in this draft, but Larsson may be too good to pass up.
Larsson
If Larsson is still available at #5, I think it would be a no brainer for the Islanders to draft him. There should be some decent forwards to draft the 2nd time the Islanders get to pick, but it may be a wise move to find a way into the last few picks of the 1st round, especially if someone like Ty Rattie is on Garth’s radar.
agree on Huberdeau
Need offense.
As long as we don’t draft the next Taylor Pyatt.
"Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun."
I was Leery of doing this
As I’ve seen other sites struggle a bit with people saying they’ll do a pick and disappearing. The excitement and how quick you guys jumped on your chances to do this was great. This community is great, and it was fun to see this work out so well. I’m proud to be a part of LHH.
"I bet Calgary wishes they had a backup goalie as their GM" - Pauly C
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
by Mark D on Jun 22, 2011 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I enjoyed participating in the mock draft
It took up some time to do the write ups for my picks, but I wanted to do a comprehensive job of it, and from the looks of it. It looks like we all did our homework, got to learn something about the prospects and the teams that may be drafting them. By the time it was my turn to play, I had a lot of examples to draw from. I picked in the latter portion of the mock draft, and I had the opportunity to pick twice. It was essentially a research project, with extra points for style and presentation.
In Other News...
Grabner was beat out by Skinner for the Calder.
They hate us.
"son of a bitch i'm sick of these dolphins"
- Steve Zissou
But Doug Weight is KING
…Clancy, that is.
Interesting presentation. The trophy was sponsored by the U.S. Army. A bunch of troops dropped down from the rafters on ropes (rather Coliseum-esque, actually). It was sponsored awards-meets hockey-meets military industrial complex.
Weight took the opportunity to pump the Isles and the young players and skaters they have, how they’re making it a great place to play and live. The man is a natural spokesman.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Jun 22, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
were you surprised?
There was no way an Islander was winning ANYTHING major.
Not surprised
Skinner had the Calder locked up, in part because he came into the league, whereas Grabner and Logan Couture had some extra years (and some NHL games in hand) coming into the season.
I’m actually more surprised that Couture got as many votes as he did. I would’ve thought he would’ve gotten slightly more votes than Grabner. On the other hand, by being a finalist for the Calder, at least Grabner received some recognition for his play this past season.
Awesome job. Really.
I can’t believe how informed AND funny everybody here is. If only you all lived here, we could have our own section in the Coliseum and shoot the shit/crack jokes/dissect players every game. We’d call it the Smartass Section >;-)
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Great job guys - and yes...
if only, Bryan. But that being not (even nearly) the case – that’s why we are all here on the internets,,,
That'd be so fantastic
I’ve got to arrange some more road trips.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
speaking of draft..
Listened to this interview with defenseman Rasmus Bengtsson of Rögle BK. (projected to go 2nd or 3rd round). Start listening at 2:55 into the interview who he models his game after. Garth, are you listening? Better draft this kid he seems smart! Lol.
Kenny Jonsson AND Mark Streit?
This guy audtioning specifically for us?
There's a mountain of buoyant nostalgia under this team and it's going to erupt like Vesuvius when the Islanders are back in playoff contention.... Count on it.
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Jun 23, 2011 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice!
AND he meets my cool name criteria.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
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