NHL 2009 Draft Results

1st overall in the NHL Draft	NY Islanders	John Tavares - C - London
Analysis: "Now you can have the offence to match up with teams like Washington and Pittsburgh. This is the right guy at the right time for a team that needs an identity." - Pierre McGuire
2nd overall in the NHL Draft	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman - D - Modo
Analysis: "He's a very mature guy on and off the ice. This is a guy who played 21 minutes a game on average against men in the Swedish Elite League." - Bob McKenzie
3	Colorado	Matt Duchene - C - Brampton
Analysis: "This kid's got character, heart and soul. He can score and check, but the biggest thing is that he's a Bryan Trottier type player - he plays all ends of the ice and uses all 200 feet." - Pierre McGuire
4	Atlanta	Evander Kane - C - Vancouver
Analysis: "He's physical on the forecheck, has a lot of edge and can score. He's a strong guy and a tough guy - he just needs to add bulk to his frame. He’s only going to get bigger and stronger." - Bob McKenzie
5	Los Angeles	Brayden Schenn - C - Brandon
Analysis: "This guy is heart and soul and winning character. He'll be a perfect addition up front alongside Dustin Brown." - Pierre McGuire
6	Phoenix	Oliver Ekman-Larsson - D - Leksand
Analysis: "He's the best two-way defenceman of the bunch of them. He's got big time upside and is a shooting star in the draft. Scouts call him a poor man's Nicklas Lidstrom." - Bob McKenzie
7	Toronto	Nazem Kadri - C - London
Analysis: "He's got a chance to be a very good offensive player. This is a terrific kid who has tremendous offensive ability. He just needs a little consistency." - Bob McKenzie
8	Dallas	Scott Glennie - RW - Brandon
Analysis: "He's a finesse player, perhaps a better playmaker than goal scorer. He's very quick and very skilled and just needs to mature a little bit before going into the NHL." - Bob McKenzie
9	Ottawa	Jared Cowen - D - Spokane
Analysis: "He's a Memorial cup winner, has overcome his knee injury, but most importantly he has big body presence. Ottawa won't be easy to forecheck against Cowen and Erik Karlsson." - Pierre McGuire
10	Edmonton	Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson - LW - Timra
Analysis: "The Edmonton Oilers love speed and Svensson is the fastest skater in this draft. This was the youngest Swede to ever play in the World Juniors. He drives to the net very well and has speed to burn." - Bob McKenzie
11	Nashville	Ryan Ellis - D - Windsor
Analysis: "They just keep picking good defenceman. Ellis is a steal - this Nashville team blows us away with quality blueliners like Suter, Hamhuis, Klein and Weber." - Pierre McGuire
12	NY Islanders (from MIN)	Calvin De Haan - D - Oshawa
Analysis: "He just needs to get stronger and learn to win one-on-one battles down low. He'll be a good defenceman and made a big jump up the chart, but he's got a long way to go." - Pierre McGuire
13	Buffalo	Zack Kassian - RW - Peterborough
Analysis: "You want to talk nasty? You want to talk Milan Lucic? That's Zach Kassian. He's been drafted by a team with lots of undersized players. He was an organizational need for the Sabres." - Pierre McGuire
14	Florida	Dmitry Kulikov - D - Drummondville
Analysis: "He has poise with the puck and is not afraid to get physical. He's not shy, will lay the hammer on you and can step up offensively." - Pierre McGuire
15	Anaheim	Peter Holland - C - Guelph
Analysis: "Holland is a big guy whose point totals weren't too far off from Matt Duchene. He has all the tools, but scouts are wondering if his tenacity can match the skills." - Bob McKenzie
16	Minnesota (from NYI - CLB)	Nick Leddy - D - Eden Prairie
Analysis: "A really good skater and a mobile, puck-moving defenceman. People want to see how the high schooler does at the next level and it begins with the USA Hockey program next month." - Bob McKenzie
17	St. Louis	David Rundblad - D - Skelleftea
Analysis: "This is a really, really good defenceman. Swedish players are all about skill development now and you're seeing the payoff." - Pierre McGuire
18	Montreal	Louis Leblanc - C - Omaha
Analysis: "He better be good! They're counting on this guy to be a No. 1 centre and help carry this club for a long time." - Pierre McGuire
19	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider - C - Andover
Analysis: "He has dynamite speed. A lot of scouts say he might be the best prospect out of New England since Brian Leetch and that's pretty big praise." - Pierre McGuire
20	New Jersey (from CGY)	Jacob Josefson - C - Djurgarden
Analysis: "Josefson should help with a transition towards a younger foundation up front for the Devils. He’s been compared to Henrik Zetterberg. I don’t know if he’s that good, but he’s that type of a player." - Pierre McGuire
21	Columbus (from ANA - PHI)	John Moore - D - Chicago
Analysis: "He's an offensive defenceman whit lots of speed and has been compared to Mike Green. He's 50-50 to join Colorado College or go to the OHL next season." - Bob McKenzie
22	Vancouver	Jordan Schroeder - C - Minnesota
Analysis: "With the Sedins in flux and Pavol Demtira not getting younger, the Canucks needed this pick - along with last year's pick Cody Hodgson - to inject some youth." - Pierre McGuire
23	Calgary (from NJ)	Tim Erixon - D - Skelleftea
Analysis: "He's not fancy or slick - he's just good. He moves the puck unbelievably well and will grow into that 6-2 frame. When the games got big for Sweden at the World Juniors, he elevated his game." - Pierre McGuire
24	Washington	Marcus Johansson - C - Farjestad
Analysis: "This guy plays in a great system in Farjestad in Sweden. He battled illness and a couple of concussions, but remains a solid prospect." - Pierre McGuire
25	Boston	Jordan Caron - RW - Rimouski
Analysis: "Big body, gets to the net, battles hard along the wall and contributes offensively - this is a guy who is going to play in Boston with a lot of smashmouth." - Pierre McGuire
26	Anaheim (from CLB - NYI)	Kyle Palmieri - RW/C - USA-18
Analysis: "He's not overly tall, but he's athletic with lots of speed. There have been questions about his character, but that shouldn't be an issue." - Pierre McGuire
27	Carolina	Philippe Paradis - C - Shawinigan
Analysis: "This guy can shoot a puck through a wall. With Paradis, Carolina's got some good young forwards to provide insulation for Eric Staal." - Pierre McGuire
28	Chicago	Dylan Olsen - D - Camrose
Analysis: "He's physical, plays hard and plays with an edge. He's off to Minnesota-Duluth, but there's a chance he can stay out West in the WHL." - Pierre McGuire
29	Tampa Bay (from DET)	Carter Ashton - RW - Lethbridge
Analysis: "He's got NHL family ties and NHL skating, but the scouts want to see him be more physical on a consistent basis. He goes to the net hard and teams want to see him use his size more." - Bob McKenzie
30	Pittsburgh	Simon Despres - D - Saint John