Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Guest Contributor Kalin Bullman's Top 30

1) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-No brainer, Oilers will draft him and eventually trade a prospect or two for a defenseman or two. He said he’d love to play for oilers, God knows why...

2) Gabriel Landeskog-Hard working player with skill, good in all areas. Pretty sure he’s from Canada not Sweden with that accent...

3) Adam Larsson-Best defenseman in draft, NHL ready.

4) Jonathan Huberdeau-Good forward with a great season. Needs to improve his English, a Swede speaks it better than him.

5) Dougie Hamilton-6-4 defenseman with offensive capabilities. Enough said.

6) Mika Zibanejed-Half Swedish half Iranian. Soon Nik Antropov won't be the only player from that neck of the woods...

7) Ryan Murphy-A sweet offensive defenseman. Tiny bit short though for a defenseman.

8) Sean Couturier-He won't go earlier because he needs improvement, but good a solid goal scorer.

9) Ryan Strome-106 points in 65 games...and he’s clutch.

10) Nathan Beaulieu-Good guy to round out my top ten. Intelligent puck moving defenseman with height.

11) Mark Scheifele-Solid center man. Could have been better had he not been on a terrible team.

12) Jonas Brodin-I love me a good defensive defenseman. Kid needs to bulk up though, I weigh almost as much as him.

13) Duncan Siemens-Sweet defenseman. He gets points, has an edge, and good defensively.

14) Sven Bartschi-He’s from Switzerland! Oh and his 27 points in 20 playoff games is good too.

15) Jamie Oleksiak-He’s a 6 foot7 defenseman! My favourite type of player. And can occasionally contribute offensively. He weighs 245! New Pronger or Chara? Probably not, but he’s good.

16) Rocco Grimaldi-He has a sick name. Buffalo will draft him because they have a thing for short players. Sweet player though.

17) Joel Armia-Risky pick, but he’s got the size for a good forward.

18) JT Miller-Good, hard working American boy. Scores and hits. I hope he becomes a goon in the NHL.

19) Tyler Biggs-Decent scorer. Rugged, hardnosed player. Might be a new Byfuglien style player in front of the net.

20) Joe Morrow-Good offensively as a defenseman. Needs to work on improving in his own end.

21) Oscar Klefbom-Another sweet name, another sweet defensive defenseman. All teams could always use more of this type of player.

22) Connor Murphy-He’s going to jump up in the draft. Good all around defenseman.

23) Mark McNeil-Good centerman. Could eventually be a 3rd or 2nd line center.

24) John Gibson-A goalie will go in the first round, and its Gibson. Reliable Goaltender.

25) Brandon Saad-Solid winger, good shot and good skating ability.

26) Boone Jenner-He’s going to be a good player through work ethic and his emotional drive alone.

27) Nicklas Jensen-Good shot, good size, smart kid. Needs to work on his speed.

28) Zack Phillips-Good forward who got 95 points in 67 games. He has character, but not speed.

29) Vladislav Namestnikov-Coolest Russian name ever including his first name...good player, but could always go to KHL if he does not want to try for NHL.

30) Victor Rask-The final pick in the first round will be him. Good speed and can become even stronger and heavier. Good puck handling and finish.

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