2005 Draft Order

[jjtt99 0]

2005 Draft Order

Crosby: Pitsburgh Penguins

2. Anahiem Mighty Ducks

3. Carolina Hurricanes

4. Minnesota Wild

5. Montreal Canadiens

6. Columbus Blue Jackets

7. Chicago Blackhawks

8. Atlanta Thrashers

9. Ottawa Senators

10. Vancouver Canucks

11. Los Angeles Kings

12. San Jose Sharks

13. Buffalo Sabres

14. Washington Capitals

15. New York Islnaders

16. New York Rangers

17. Pheonix Coyotes

18. Nashville Predators

19. Detroit Red Wings

20. Phildalphea Flyers

21. Toronto Maple Leafs

22. Boston Bruins

23. New Jersey Devils

24. St. Louis Blues

25. Edmonton Oilers

26. Calgary Flames

27. Colorado Avalanche

28. Dallas Stars

29. Florida Panthers

30. Tampa Bay Lightning

Mario & Recchi should be able to help Fleury and Crosby...now just get a new building and Pitts could be prime!

JJ

[RadioGaGa 162]

16. New York Rangers!!!

Was it just me, or did Bettman shudder (sp?) a little bit when he opened #16 and saw NYR???

[mack 44]

Poor FL, I hope those lottery balls were at least lubed up.

[supahdon 0]

Aside from Florida, Ottawa, Vancouver, and the Rangers, it looks like most teams got slotted decently enough.

Good day for the Ducks, not only do they get #2, but they get #31 since Tampa was left with the last first round pick. Prior to the lockout, the Ducks traded Vinny Prospal for a 2nd rounder.

The Rangers will have three picks in the 40s, Philly's (Malakhov trade), Toronto's (Leetch trade), their own.

[cbettner66 0]

man im like so excited now that im shaking - i only live an hour from pittsburgh :P :P

now i just hope sydney crosby doesnt pull a "lindros" and pass up pittsburgh, although i dont think he is the type that would do that - also who would pass up a chance to play with lemieux?

as if the penguins didnt already have enough ammunition for needing a new arena - this is just going to add to the fire (and if they bring straka or lang or kovalev back as well)

a great day for pittsburgh! now people just need to start coming to the games

[chippa13 1844]

If you live an hour from Pittsburgh and shaking, it's probably from all the pollution you've ingested. See a doctor, quick.

[tokes 0]

Wow, Edmonton got screwed on this one again. Don't really have a stand out great prospect coming up, and they get 25th. Woo hoo.

[mik3 1]

Florida I'm pretty sure only had one ball because of their two #1 picks.

[cbettner66 0]

ok the shaking has stopped - im ok now :P :P

[jay 1]

Man... Crosby in the burgh hurts. I can't imagine a less appealing place for him to end up from a league standpoint.

[pantherfan 0]

I thought the caps did pretty badly on this too

[mik3 1]

Man... Crosby in the burgh hurts. I can't imagine a less appealing place for him to end up from a league standpoint.

It'll get a new building, and save the league some face by not having Mario's team move.

[ponty 0]

From my perspective its obvious where I would have liked him to go. For the NHL LA, NYR, Montreal, Toronto, Boston would have been best.

[pantherfan 0]

is mario gonna play next season cus i thought the lockout season was gonna be his last?????

[nyhockey6 1]

Wow, Edmonton got screwed on this one again. Don't really have a stand out great prospect coming up, and they get 25th. Woo hoo.

What about Robbie Schremp, Jeff Woywitka and Marc-Antoine Pouliot??? Those are standout players, especially Robbie.

[43%burnt 0]

as a penguins fan i'm freaking out. crosby, malkin, + fleury makes out for a bright future for the team. but from a "save the nhl" standpoint, it is kind of a bummer.

[pantherfan 0]

I don't think he'll be at pittsburgh very long though i give him a 3 season maximum while he improves to a possible 100point mark then he will get traded IMO

[tokes 0]

Wow, Edmonton got screwed on this one again. Don't really have a stand out great prospect coming up, and they get 25th. Woo hoo.

What about Robbie Schremp, Jeff Woywitka and Marc-Antoine Pouliot??? Those are standout players, especially Robbie.

Shremp's got good talent but his attitude is questionable, although I think he'll still pan out to be a decent forward. A Mike York type 60 point a year player, tops. Woywitka is going to be a good defensemen, but he just doesn't stick out to me like an all star player. Pouliot is going to be the best out of our biggies, IMO, but even how good is he going to be? He does have a load of talent, and scored a ton of points playing with crosby, but on an oilers team with hardly anyone to set him up or for him to setup he ain't no sure thing. By stand out I meant like bonafide, number one line, all star caliber player. Sure, any one of them could break out and become stars, but we definitely need some more good prospects.

[supahdon 0]

I don't think he'll be at pittsburgh very long though i give him a 3 season maximum while he improves to a possible 100point mark then he will get traded IMO

And you're basing this on........

[Fletch 219]

Obviously I wanted him here in LA, but 11th overall ain't bad. We've also got the 49th pick as well. I'm happy.

I would have been PISSED if he went to the Ducks though....lol.

[jjtt99 0]

I jinxed it for my team (Vancouver) when I high fived my buddy celebrating being in the top ten...then guess what happened....we get selected #10!

Once Vancouver was out I was cheering for Montreal...close, but no cigar.

I have to admit having a laugh at the expense of some of the teams at or near the bottom.

JJ

[RadioGaGa 162]

I don't think he'll be at pittsburgh very long though i give him a 3 season maximum while he improves to a possible 100point mark then he will get traded IMO

And you're basing this on........

I don't see him getting traded...He'll play out whatever contract he signs in Pitt...no worries there. But in the new "where would I like to play" NHL...I see him getting to Montreal when he is a UFA for the first time (at 25). I know I've said it before, and I knoe I'm a Habs fan...but I see it happening that way.

btw, to be a 2nd round playoff team and end up with 5th pick...not too shabby. Depending how it goes...Gilbert Brule could still be available. I don't know much about him, but I've heard that he'd be a great addition to Les Habitants.

Mario always play great against Montreall...now we get him AND Crosby, what, 4-6 times next year. Yikes!

[Chadd 916]

Man... Crosby in the burgh hurts.  I can't imagine a less appealing place for him to end up from a league standpoint.

It'll get a new building, and save the league some face by not having Mario's team move.

Unfortunately, after 7 years he will be gone and the majority of the bandwagon Pitts fans will be gone as well.

The team will be gone before that. Their best hope right now is for the state to require whoever gets the slot machine license in the western part of the state to pay for the arena and give it to the Penguins. As long as the team insists on not paying a dime for the new building, they don't deserve one. A new arena in that town may be the worst thing for the NHL, but they keep doing everything they can to prop up that franchise.

There is limited corperate money in the city and the vast majority goes to the Steelers. All this does is ensure Mario makes an assload of money when he sells the portion of the team that the NHL "gave" him.

[slapshot19 0]

i HOPE crosby changes his mind.. however there is no logical reasoning behind this...aside from the fact that he can basically go to any team he wants... i want him to go to Toronto... end our cup drought

[#96 0]

Wow Rangers with 3 balls got picked 16th. Shows you the inefficacy of the system. And FL, they already don't know what hockey is down there, and those guys are getting a pick that low. Ouch.