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2013 LA Kings Draft Thread

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ControlPuck said:
Paul is a 95, commited to Western Michigan. This was his second MJHL season.
He was actually drafted in the second round of the WHL draft by Portland.
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Not a surprise he'd go the college route, same as his brother. I wonder if he'll jump to the BCHL like some other MJHLers have done prior to going to college/university.
 
kingsfan said:
Not a surprise he'd go the college route, same as his brother. I wonder if he'll jump to the BCHL like some other MJHLers have done prior to going to college/university.
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Actually I think it's a lot more common to jump to USHL for MJHLers...Peter Stoykewch, Jason Kasdorf, Jason Gregoire, etc, etc have all gone to USHL...
 
Holden Caulfield said:
Actually I think it's a lot more common to jump to USHL for MJHLers...Peter Stoykewch, Jason Kasdorf, Jason Gregoire, etc, etc have all gone to USHL...
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I agree, that is a very prominent route, and perhaps moreso in recent years. About 5-10 years ago, it seemed to be more of a BCHL route, such as used by Travis Zajac, or more recently by Brendan O'Donnell (Peter Stoykewych's teammate).
 
a little of topic but with all the kids signing in manchster would our lineup look something like this??
pearson-vey-kozun
merch-shore-andreoff
kitsyn-porks-weal
not sure about the 4th line
forbort-deslaurier
gravel-campbell
roach-?
thats a lot of talent, size, and skill, the question is how will they play together for the first time..
not when or if maxim and porks have contracts with the khl?
 
kings11 said:
a little of topic but with all the kids signing in manchster would our lineup look something like this??
pearson-vey-kozun
merch-shore-andreoff
kitsyn-porks-weal
not sure about the 4th line
forbort-deslaurier
gravel-campbell
roach-?
thats a lot of talent, size, and skill, the question is how will they play together for the first time..
not when or if maxim and porks have contracts with the khl?
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Take a look at the CHL/college prospects thread (I put a breakdown of what I thought in there) or Manchester thread for this.

Kitsyn has his contract in KHL expire this season and Prokhorkin has at least 2 more years on his deal in KHL, I believe.
 
As I can JB will get traded for a first pick. Depending on how far comrie drops I have a Feeling DL will draft a C aka Curtis Lazar. He's got DL written all over him.

My guess:
C
G
D
D
LW/RW
 
DaAnimal said:
As I can JB will get traded for a first pick. Depending on how far comrie drops I have a Feeling DL will draft a C aka Curtis Lazar. He's got DL written all over him.

My guess:
C
G
D
D
LW/RW
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"Laser" would be my pick too but Bernier won't fetch a first rounder that high to get him.
 
Not sure Hagg will be available in the 2nd round 45-60 range. Probably looking at Mitchell Wheaton but I would move up for Madison Bowey. There are so many good D prospects this year.
 
Mats26 said:
Not sure Hagg will be available in the 2nd round 45-60 range. Probably looking at Mitchell Wheaton but I would move up for Madison Bowey. There are so many good D prospects this year.
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I have Hagg around 25-35, so you're likely right. That said, odds are if we deal Bernier at the draft, it has a good chance to involve draft pick(s) of some sort, so we may end up with a pick in that range.
 
kingsfan said:
I have Hagg around 25-35, so you're likely right. That said, odds are if we deal Bernier at the draft, it has a good chance to involve draft pick(s) of some sort, so we may end up with a pick in that range.
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Robert Hägg on Wikipedia:

Robert Hägg (born 8 February 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Modo Hockey in the Elitserien. Projected to be a Detroit Red Wing.
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What the hell?!
 
kingsfan said:
:laugh:

I guess a Red Wings fan out there likes him even more than I do.
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Supposedly Hakan Andersson (Red Wings chief European scout for those who don't know) really likes him. I like Hagg too, he has the size, the skating, the skills, isn't afraid to play in the dirty areas, and the best thing about him is he's really smart with his decision making. To me, the only question with Hagg is whether he will end up just as a serviceable defenseman or something more than that, he has all the tools but he needs to assert himself a bit more.
 
nki said:
Supposedly Hakan Andersson (Red Wings chief European scout for those who don't know) really likes him. I like Hagg too, he has the size, the skating, the skills, isn't afraid to play in the dirty areas, and the best thing about him is he's really smart with his decision making. To me, the only question with Hagg is whether he will end up just as a serviceable defenseman or something more than that, he has all the tools but he needs to assert himself a bit more.
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Agreed.

What made him standout for me was the WJC. Now I hate it when scouts and GM's place way to much value on the WJC for draft eligible players, because it's not a fair playing field IMO, but in Hagg's situation I think that was his coming out party. Sweden seemed doomed to be an after thought at the WJC when they lost three of their D-men, but Hagg came in and was a rock. Arguably was Sweden's top defenseman and only got better as the game went on.

I think, if he pans out and reaches the NHL, his low end is a Jordan Leopold with better grit. His top end though is very high.
 
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