2009 NHL Draft Order
01. Colorado Avalanche - J. Tavares
02. New York Rangers - V. Hedman
03. Toronto Maple Leafs - C. Kreider
04. Florida Panthers - N. Kadri
05. San Jose Sharks - T. Barrie
06. Atlanta Thrashers - R. O'Reilly
07. Montreal Canadiens - J. Marchessault
08. Nashville Predators - B. Schenn
09. Philadelphia Flyers - M. Duchene
10. Dallas Stars - T. Krug
11. Calgary Flames - E. Kane
12. St. Louis Blues -- Traded to LAK -- K. Palmieri
13. Tampa Bay Lightning - R. Smith
14. Los Angeles Kings - R. Lehner
15. Edmonton Oilers - A. Shaw
16. Ottawa Senators - D. Savard
17. Vancouver Canucks - O. Ekman Larsson
18. Columbus Blue Jackets - C. de Haan
19. New York Rangers - O. Palat
20. Anaheim Ducks - C. DeSmith
21. Phoenix Coyotes - T. Tatar
22. Carolina Hurricanes - J. Silfverberg
23. Buffalo Sabres - N. Schmidt
24. Washington Capitals - B. Shinnimin
25. New Jersey Devils - N. Jensen
26. Chicago Blackhawks - M. Johansson
27. Minnesota Wild - N. Leddy
28. Pittsburgh Penguins - L. Vey
29. Boston Bruins - M. Callahan
30. Detroit Red Wings - T. van Riemsdyk
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"We have a trade to announce" -- Commissioner Gary Bettman
STL sends
Jay McClement, C, 26
Keith Tkachuk, LW, 37
Ian Cole, RD, 20
2009 1st round pick
2009 2nd round pick
LAK sends
Anze Kopitar, C, 21
Dustin Brown, RW, 24
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"We felt with our current assets that it would fit our current needs to move away from drafting in the first round and add to our current stock of players today. This helps offer us a really good chance to compete not only during the regular season but provide us the chance to compete in the postseason as well." GM Zack Meyer stated in a post draft interview.
"Losing a guy like Big Walt is a blow, that fact should not be overlooked. But, everyone that I have spoken with has had nothing but high regards to Brown and Kopitar. Both guys demand excellence. They come in to a locker room and immediately make their presence known. We knew they could be leaders in the locker room and fit into our core with their age as well"
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2009 NHL Entry Draft Review
The NHL has completed the 2009 draft. Going first overall to the Colorado Avalanche was John Tavares. The Islanders, choosing second, selected LD Victor Hedman, and the third overall pick was RW Chris Kreider, who went to the Maple Leafs.
The general consensus among media observers was that the Predators had the best overall draft, while the Bruins came in for some criticism.
The best three drafts
Predators, Blue Jackets, Oilers
The worst three drafts
Bruins, Capitals, Red Wings