2009 NHL Draft Order
Posted by Mother Pucker on April 14th, 2009In what will come as a surprise to no one, the New York Islanders won the 2009 draft lottery and are slated to pick first in the draft.
Why do I say slated? Well apparently Brian Burke in Toronto thinks that he will be able to wrestle the #1 pick out of anyone’s hands, so we’ll see what happens. I’m not sure what the Islanders would want in return for that #1 pick though as I see either of the top two prospects being franchise changing players.
Anyway, enough talk about the center of the universe (Toronto). Here is the bottom 14 draft order for 2009:
14. Florida Panthers
13. Buffalo Sabres
12. Minnesota Wild
11. Nashville Predators
10. Edmonton Oilers
9. Ottawa Senators
8. Dallas Stars
7. Toronto Maple Leafs
6. Phoenix Coyotes
5. Los Angeles Kings
4. Atlanta Thrashers
3. Colorado Avalanche
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
1. New York Islanders
Well good for the Islanders and hopefully whatever they do makes their team better. I have to admit though that I was pulling for the LA Kings a little bit so that we could get one of those kids to play out west, but I guess yet again that the top picks will head out East… East, you suck! (unless you win the cup this year).
“I have to admit though that I was pulling for the LA Kings a little bit so that we could get one of those kids to play out west, but I guess yet again that the top picks will head out East… East, you suck! (unless you win the cup this year).”
I agreed with everything you said until “unless you win the cup this year.” Just goes to show how deeply rooted my bias is…. even if an Eastern team wins the Cup, they’ll still suck in my head. Yes, I’m aware that doesn’t make sense, but I don’t care! LOL