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[jsinger121]

Draft starts in 2 hours 5 minutes

[ElcaballitoMVP]

Couturier, Murphy or Hamilton please!

[The Four Peters]

Yeah, this needs to start. Finally home on the couch, let the draft begin.

[cshea]

For reference...first round order:

1. Edmonton
2. Colorado
3. Florida
4. New Jersey
5. New York Islanders
6. Ottawa
7. Winnipeg
8. Philadelphia (via Columbus)
9. Stanley Cup Champions (via Toronto)
10. Minnesota
11. Colorado (via St. Louis)
12. Carolina
13. Calgary
14. Dallas
15. New York Rangers
16. Buffalo
17. Montreal
18. Chicago
19. Edmonton (via Los Angeles)
20. Phoenix
21. Ottawa (via Nashville)
22. Anaheim
23. Pittsburgh
24. Detroit
25. Toronto (via Philadelphia)
26. Washington
27. Tampa Bay
28. San Jose
29. Vancouver
30. Toronto (via Stanley Cup Champions)

[lostjumper]

For reference...first round order:

30. Toronto (via Stanley Cup Champions)

[Manzivino]

RMPS has been dead and I'm ready for the draft to start, so I went over to HFBoards and I think my IQ dropped 40 points; they really dial it up to 11 on draft day.

Hope that the Islanders are in love with Strome to drop one of Hamilton/Couturier/Murphy to 9.

[BucketOBalls]

Nice that it's symmetric.

9. Stanley Cup Champions (via Toronto)

I wonder what the highest pick a team has ever had after winning the cup anyway?

[Ed Hillel]

Rumor is that if Murphy falls to 9, the B's will not only take him but plan on calling him up right away.

[The Four Peters]

The Bruins are the highest since the Islanders drafted LaFontaine 3 overall in 1983. Not sure if there was a champ higher than that.

[cshea]

Whoa. Brian Campbell to Columbus?

[The Four Peters]

Rumors that Columbus has grabbed Brian Campbell from Chicago too. Quite the talent upgrade for them this offseason if that's the case.

[pappymojo]

Why does dougie hamilton go by dougie?

[cshea]

Button and Hradek are brutal.

[5dice]

Teach me how to Doug

[The Four Peters]

Button and Hradek are brutal.

I'm switching to Versus for the draft for that very reason.

[Joe Nation]

Any links where I can watch the draft online? Thanks!

[SoxScout]

Any links where I can watch the draft online? Thanks!

should be a few here:

Edited by SoxScout, 24 June 2011 - 05:58 PM.

[Ed Hillel]

So their NHL draft analyst doesn't know anything about the players.

[Ed Hillel]

How long between picks? 10 minutes?

[ElcaballitoMVP]

How long between picks? 10 minutes?

5 in the first, I believe.

[Greg29fan]

Rumors that Columbus has grabbed Brian Campbell from Chicago too. Quite the talent upgrade for them this offseason if that's the case.

Have fun with that gargantuan cap hit.

[jsinger121]

ESPNChiHawks: I was told Brian campbell was asked as recently as the last day or so to waive his no-trade but turned it down

[The Four Peters]

Have fun with that gargantuan cap hit.

For a team like Columbus that matters a lot less.

[SoxScout]

Is Eklund stuff off limits?

[The Four Peters]

Is Eklund stuff off limits?

Yeah. He's brutal, even though he hits once in a while (Richards).

[SoxScout]

Yeah. He's brutal, even though he hits once in a while (Richards).

Ok, lets hope he hits on his latest Richards news.

[Ed Hillel]

Landeskog looks like a young Chris Jericho, or should I say Chris Irvine.

[The Four Peters]

Ok, lets hope he hits on his latest Richards news.

Haha well at this point you've sufficiently intrigued me. Hit me with it.

[jsinger121]

Big parties in Edmonton and Winnipeg.

[SoxScout]

Haha well at this point you've sufficiently intrigued me. Hit me with it.

* The Bruins are possibly in on Brad Richards and may make a move really soon.

e2059348383!!!!!!!

[jsinger121]

DarrenDreger

Sounds like it could be player for player. Smyth for Brule?

[ElcaballitoMVP]

Alright Chia, do what the rest of us are doing and just sit back and see who's left at #9. Take BPA and be done with it. Don't mess around.

Fingers crossed for Murphy or Hamilton if we go D.

[The Four Peters]

e2059348383!!!!!!!

Yeah I don't see that at all.

[jsinger121]

Also the Bruins qualified Marchand which is no surprise.

[FelixMantilla]

Separated at birth?

[cshea]

Yeah I don't see that at all.

Chiarelli said today he's not looking to move anyone off his NHL roster.

Anyway, whoever we pick to night is getting a sweet Axelsson jersey.

[SoxScout]

Separated at birth?

I don't see it.

[The Four Peters]

Chiarelli said today he's not looking to move anyone off his NHL roster.

Anyway, whoever we pick to night is getting a sweet Axelsson jersey.

Well Richards has already said he's not waiving his NMC and I assumed Eklund was talking about signing him as a FA. I'm totally confused by that report now.

Eklund sucks.

[The Four Peters]

Larsson is so fucking Swedish.

[The Four Peters]

Nugent-Hopkins looks like he's 12.

[Ed Hillel]

Fuck, this makes me feel old.

[SoxScout]

If he fails as a hockey player he is the top rated beaver prospect in the draft as well.

[pappymojo]

Nugent-Hopkins looks like he's 12.

My wife just asked if he was someone's little brother.

[jsinger121]

Real_ESPNLeBrun

Source close to Ryan Smyth says he's headed to Edmonton. Kings and Oilers still working out details. Is this drama finally over?

[cshea]

Dickface!

[The Four Peters]

Dickface!

I can't even get mad at him for commemorating EJ. Sad to see him go, draft night was his night.

[Ed Hillel]

That was awkward without a narration.

[cshea]

Yeah, that was a nice tribute to EJ.

[Ed Hillel]

Bettman moves like a bobblehead when he gets going.

[Manzivino]

Silly Bettman, your grieving family human shield won't keep you from getting booed.