The draft

[Tico Rick]

When can i buy my Parise T shirt Jeresy?

just saw a tweet everything #11 is 50% off at all penguin stores.

Staal's first year in the league I was toying between buying a Staal jersey or a Malkin jersey. Glad I bought the Malkin jersey. It doesn't have the "A" though.

[mikey287]

Whitney, a good pick by Chicago perhaps...lots rave about his upside, 6'5" 'tender...

[penny lane]

Tyler Seguin ‏@tylerseguin92
@PKSubban1 congrats your brother for me. Looking forward to seeing him in our logo. Ur never allowed to put it on tho

prospects camp will be the place to go for summer penguin fans.

[steelhammer]

Whitney, a good pick by Chicago perhaps...lots rave about his upside, 6'5" 'tender...

Yeah, I had my eye on him as well. Shrug.

[mikey287]

Kings took the guy the Flyers invited to camp but couldn't sign last year...Tomas Hyka. Fitting that it was Los Angeles. I hope he becomes an NHLer. Kid from my backyard that looked like he would be a first round pick a couple years ago, Nick Ebert, still available, interesting...

Last pick, good for Nick!

[jimjom]

Nizzy they could always stash Martin in the minors although the salary is an albatross

No they cannot. No Movement Clause.

Got it thanks Sil makes the contract even worse imo

[ExPatriatePen]

Groups of drunk Islanders and Rangers fans talking trash near me, lol.

Are there other kinds of Ranger/Islander fans?

[canaan]

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/spo ... ns-641472/

Riley Barber, from Washington, PA, is a huge pens fan.

...he was drafted by the Capitals. lulz.

[WWGRD]

Penguins Draft Day 2 Recap: Pittsburgh steals Marcantuoni in 4th round

http://bangbodies.com/2012/06/penguins- ... 4th-round/

[penny lane]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
Breaking News!!!! Toronto trades Luke Schenn to Flyers for James Van RiemsDyk. Done deal. #TSN

damn those flyers~ what is up with brothers ?

[itissteeltime]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
Breaking News!!!! Toronto trades Luke Schenn to Flyers for James Van RiemsDyk. Done deal. #TSN

damn those flyers~ what is up with brothers ?

I like it. JVR > Schenn

[Jesse]

Here's my take on the first round, Dumoulin included.

http://www.faceoff-factor.com/4draft-pr ... t-analysis

[Mosby]

AIK:s Oskar Sundqvist på draften

I år är Oskar Sundqvist på plats i Consol Energy Center i Pittsburgh för årets draft.

Den storväxte Bodensonen Oskar Sundqvist gjorde en lysande säsong i Skellefteå AIK:s J18-lag, där han efter en blindtarmsoperation kom igång och imponerade stort i slutspelet.

– Han var egentligen hur bra som helst. Han fick möjligheten att visa upp sig för NHL-scouterna och är verkligen värd den här chansen, säger J18-tränaren Hans Wallson.

Oskar åkte igår över Atlanten för att infinna sig på kvällens draft.

St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Pittsburgh och Philadelphia har visat störst intresse för Sundqvist, men ytterligare fem NHL-klubbar ska ha hört av sig om Oskars tjänster.

Nice to see that St. Louis and Detroit were sniffing around Sundqvist as both have strong scouting of Western European players.

[steelhammer]

There were 24 goalies drafted in 2012. 2 of them were under 6'1".
There were 19 goalies drafted in 2011. 2 of them were under 6'1".

So many great goalies getting ignored in the draft because their not 6'5".

[mikey287]

There were 24 goalies drafted in 2012. 2 of them were under 6'1".
There were 19 goalies drafted in 2011. 2 of them were under 6'1".

So many great goalies getting ignored in the draft because their not 6'5".

That's the nature of the business now.

NHL goalies Under 6-foot in the top 45 in wins: 3

Gotta be "this tall" to play...for better or for worse.

[steelhammer]

There were 24 goalies drafted in 2012. 2 of them were under 6'1".
There were 19 goalies drafted in 2011. 2 of them were under 6'1".

So many great goalies getting ignored in the draft because their not 6'5".

That's the nature of the business now.

NHL goalies Under 6-foot in the top 45 in wins: 3

Gotta be "this tall" to play...for better or for worse.

5 goalies in the top 20 for sv% leaders under 6-foot.

[mikey287]

There were 24 goalies drafted in 2012. 2 of them were under 6'1".
There were 19 goalies drafted in 2011. 2 of them were under 6'1".

So many great goalies getting ignored in the draft because their not 6'5".

That's the nature of the business now.

NHL goalies Under 6-foot in the top 45 in wins: 3

Gotta be "this tall" to play...for better or for worse.

5 goalies in the top 20 for sv% leaders under 6-foot.

Is that right? Not including players that played less than a quarter of the games? Well, I'll be...

[bhaw]

Counting guys who played 2 games?

It's 3... Halak, Thomas, and Backstrom.

The 5 counted 2 guys who played in 2 games each: Mike Muphy and Khudobin

[steelhammer]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?season=20112012&gameType=2&team=&position=G&country=&status=&viewName=savePercentageLeaders

[the wicked child]

Here's my take on the first round, Dumoulin included.

http://www.faceoff-factor.com/4draft-pr ... t-analysis

Thanks. I didn't know much about any of these guys except that Pouliot played with Morrow.

[orpchar]

I heard trouble is already brewing in Montreal, after the Habs brass wouldn't let HCMT trade the 3rd overall pick for Michel Ouellet

[mikey287]

Fun fact: You think we draft a lot of d-men? The Isles used all 7 of their picks on D this draft.

[steelhammer]

Fun fact: You think we draft a lot of d-men? The Isles used all 7 of their picks on D this draft.

Yeah, that was pretty remarkable. They sure need it though.

[mikey287]

Fun fact: You think we draft a lot of d-men? The Isles used all 7 of their picks on D this draft.

Yeah, that was pretty remarkable. They sure need it though.

I think 4 or 5 of their prospects have jumped ship overseas recently as well...so they can re-stock. Kelly Chase said on NHL Network last night that they offered all of their draft picks to Columbus to move up from 4 to 2...but I don't believe that.

[columbia]

Columbus fired 4 scouts after the draft:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/p ... franchise/