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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 11:03:37 GMT -5
Maybe a little Bob Gainey influence? After a few years of NCAA top picks and a lot more Euros, this is a change for sure. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 11:05:25 GMT -5
We just picked up some Finnish d'man at #217, a pick from Washington. So we must have swapped 4th rounders and picked this 7th rounder up as well.
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Post by The Edge on Jun 22, 2003 11:05:27 GMT -5
We took Washington's 7 rounder. A 6 foot 1 inch Finish defender that's lefthanded. I can't spell his name. Good luck guys trying to find info on him.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 11:07:38 GMT -5
Ranked #61 for Euro skaters, with one assist in 23 games.
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Post by Yeti on Jun 22, 2003 11:08:16 GMT -5
Korpikari... 154th among euro skaters at mid-season.
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Post by jl.roberts on Jun 22, 2003 11:08:23 GMT -5
#217 : Oskari Korpikari 6'1. 198 lbs. Karpat, FINLAND. I cant find anything on him, all his reports are in Finish.  |
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Post by Carv on Jun 22, 2003 11:08:24 GMT -5
1 assist in 23 games...
A regular powerplay quarterback.
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Post by Yeti on Jun 22, 2003 11:09:11 GMT -5
ah, I should forget the mid-season ranking... at least it showed he made quite a jump...
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 11:09:51 GMT -5
Korpikari... 154th among euro skaters at mid-season. So he moved up to #61 at final rankings, seems to be a trend that our scouting staff are honing in on guys making big moves during the year. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jun 22, 2003 11:14:03 GMT -5
So he moved up to #61 at final rankings, seems to be a trend that our scouting staff are honing in on guys making big moves during the year. Yessir, that's been the hallmark of our drafting since Savard came aboard: selecting players who have shown steady, if not necessarily spectacular, improvement during their junior career. Skill + work. |
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Post by Bob on Jun 22, 2003 11:17:18 GMT -5
He also played 25 games in their Junior A league. Don't know how it compares to our junior leagues (thanks to the links from Hockey's Future)
GP G A pts p+ p- +/-
Korpikari Oskari 25 3 7 10 18 3 +15
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Post by MPLABBE on Jun 22, 2003 11:47:33 GMT -5
OK..so we got a 7th for trading a few spots in the 4th round..no problem with that.
what the heck happened to the 8th round? NHL.com is showing only one pick(Carolina's)
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Post by Yeti on Jun 22, 2003 11:56:17 GMT -5
Lunch break I guess  I was hoping the Habs could unload a few players this week-end but it seems everyone had the same hope... oh well, this spells buy out strategy... |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jun 22, 2003 12:11:03 GMT -5
Our last two picks:
241 MTL JIMMY BONNEAU 3/22/1985 BAIE-COMEAU, PQ CA 6' 2" 216 QMJHL MONTREAL LW L
271 MTL JAROSLAV HALAK 5/13/1985 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA SK 5' 11" 165 SVK JR. BRATISLAVA JR. G L
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 12:14:37 GMT -5
Our last two picks: 241 MTL JIMMY BONNEAU 3/22/1985 BAIE-COMEAU, PQ CA 6' 2" 216 QMJHL MONTREAL LW L 271 MTL JAROSLAV HALAK 5/13/1985 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA SK 5' 11" 165 SVK JR. BRATISLAVA JR. G L Third player from the Rocket in this draft, must be the shared building this past season. His stats are something....65-1-5-6. I don't think he is there for his scoring touch. |
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Post by HabzFan on Jun 22, 2003 12:15:10 GMT -5
As for the player moves, seems like Chow and Dykhuis will be bought out...
I see us trading brisebois for like a 3rd liner in a few days...
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 12:16:00 GMT -5
Halak was the 4th ranked Euro goalie at final CSS rankings, so a pretty safe pick for #271st overall.
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Post by Yeti on Jun 22, 2003 12:18:08 GMT -5
Another goalie? Is it because we are planning to trade one in the near future? But he was highly rated among european goalies. Rather small but could turn out the same size as Theodore- 5,11 and 180- in a few years.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 22, 2003 12:25:09 GMT -5
Bonneau had 261 penalty minutes last year with the Rocket.  Is that Uber-goon material yet? |
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Post by The Edge on Jun 22, 2003 12:28:49 GMT -5
Bonneau had 261 penalty minutes last year with the Rocket. Is that Uber-goon material yet? Can he play hockey though? If he can hold his own on a 4th line and chip in with some pts every so often, then he was a good pickup. If he's just paid to fight, then forget it. |
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Post by Yeti on Jun 22, 2003 12:29:05 GMT -5
I don't like wasting a pick on a junior goon. They are so easy to get but there are so many europeans skaters that are "underscouted". I prefer a sleeper pick like Korneev than to select a guy whose best upside is to play 3 minutes per game, 27 games per year at the NHL level.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jun 22, 2003 12:32:02 GMT -5
Halak: 2.26, .929 in 2002-03. Only played 9 games, though.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jun 22, 2003 12:50:09 GMT -5
This draft had 10 very good players and 10 good players. We are now at the bottom of the barrel. I almost expect to hear my name called. We are into Mr. Irrelevant territory. I'm not holding my breath to hear a Gretzky called.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jun 22, 2003 12:55:49 GMT -5
Complete list of Habs picks:
1st: Andrei Kastsitsyn, LW
2nd: Cory Urquhart, C, and Maxim Lapierre, C
3rd: Ryan O'Byrne, D
4th: Corey Locke, C, and Danny Stewart, LW
6th: Christopher Heino-Lindberg, G, and Mark Flood, D
7th: Oskari Korpikari, D
8th: Jimmy Bonneau, LW
9th: Jaroslav Halak, G
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jun 22, 2003 13:15:11 GMT -5
Complete list of Habs picks: 1st: Andrei Kastsitsyn, LW 2nd: Cory Urquhart, C, and Maxim Lapierre, C 3rd: Ryan O'Byrne, D 4th: Corey Locke, C, and Danny Stewart, LW 6th: Christopher Heino-Lindberg, G, and Mark Flood, D 7th: Oskari Korpikari, D 8th: Jimmy Bonneau, LW 9th: Jaroslav Halak, G It sounds like Savard picked Christopher Heino and Gainey overruled him going for Lindberg. Drafting by committee. (just trying to stir up some controversy in a boring round where we don't have a pick and it doesn't matter much. In summation: I really like Kostsitsyn, Urquhart is good, Byrne is big and Locke is a steal at 113th. Overall a very good job, even if we didn't trade up to get Bernier. We can't have everything, there are 29 other teams. Rating "A-". |
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Post by GoMtl on Jun 22, 2003 14:21:10 GMT -5
Good job! Would have been nice to get O'Sullivan and Paetsch who both slid right past us, but we got the two guys i wanted most, Andrei Kastsitsyn and Corey Locke! |
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Post by Habsfunk on Jun 22, 2003 16:54:23 GMT -5
A fairly good draft. I'm dissapointed in the Urquhart pick because they were better players left like Dan Fritsche, Patrick O'Sullivan and Josh Henessy.
Nathan Paetsch would have been a good pickup in the 5th or 6th round because he'd be ready to step in at Hamilton right away and he has decent potential. Although it is very surprising that he slipped all the way to the 7th round.
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Post by StickHandler on Jun 22, 2003 17:12:28 GMT -5
I'm trilled!
Finally some offensive talent! Picking Kasts and Locke is exactly what I wanted.
I hope we'll see both these guys play in the Hull prospect tournament in Sept.
I can't wait to see how these guys develop. I'm sure there will be a few surprises in the late rounds. We'll know in a few years...
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jun 22, 2003 19:35:58 GMT -5
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jun 23, 2003 12:33:15 GMT -5
Good job! Would have been nice to get O'Sullivan and Paetsch who both slid right past us, but we got the two guys i wanted most, Andrei Kastsitsyn and Corey Locke! It looks like they gave Locke Roy's old #33 jersey. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXL |
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