NHL Draft
01 - Los Angeles Kings - Artemi Panarin
02 - Toronto Maple Leafs - Mark Stone
03 - New York Islanders - Tyler Seguin
04 - Anaheim Ducks - Cam Fowler
05 - Colorado Avalanche - Taylor Hall
06 - New York Rangers - Brock Nelson
07 - Florida Panthers - Jeff Skinner
08 - Vancouver Canucks - Justin Faulk
09 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Traded to St. Louis Blues - Vladamir Tarasenko
10 - Calgary Flames - John Klingberg
11 - Carolina Hurricanes - John Klingberg
12 - Atlanta Thrashers - Evgeny Kuznetsov
13 - Montreal Canadiens - Tyler Taffoli
14 - Edmonton Oilers - Jack Campbell
15 - Dallas Stars - Bryan Rust
16 - Minnesota Wild - Kevin Hayes
17 - Columbus Blue Jackets - Mikael Granlund
18 - Buffalo Sabres - Petr Mrazek
19 - San Jose Sharks - Phillipp Grubauer
20 - New Jersey Devils - Ryan Dzingel
21 - Ottawa Senators - Brandon Gormley
22 - Philadelphia Flyers - Quinton Howden
23 - Nashville Predators - Daniel Carr
24 - Chicago Blackhawks - Matt O'Connor
25 - St. Louis Blues - Jaden Schwartz
26 - Phoenix Coyotes - Zach Hyman
27 - Detroit Red Wings - Conor Sheary
28 - Boston Bruins - Beau Bennett
29 - Washington Capitals - Calvin Pickard
30 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Brandon Tanev
NHL Draft Trade
To Tampa Bay:
Nikita Nikitin, LD, 24
2010 2nd round draft pick (Toronto)
2010 7th round draft pick (St. Louis)
To St. Louis
2010 1st round draft pick (Tampa Bay)
"The opportunity presented itself in order to move up in the draft. We knew that there has been some speculation regarding Tarasenko coming over from the KHL, but, we knew that if we can get him over to St. Louis during a training camp, he would love it here and we can show what is here." GM Zack Meyer was quoted saying after the draft.
Tarasenko is slated to be a solid player in the NHL player on most teams in our league. He loves scoring goals and looks to make goalies pay if they underestimate him. Injuries might a little worrisome but for the most part, he stays healthy.
"We worked hard on this deal, and knowing that we were able to retain our 1st round pick as well, it was a good deal for both sides. Nikitin was going to have a good chance at making the NHL roster this upcoming season, and we wish him nothing but luck in Tampa Bay."
Later in the draft, St. Louis selected, LW, Jaden Schwartz with the 25th overall pick. Schwartz, looks to have the ability to be a good player in this league. He is good on both sides of the puck and loves to make a quick out on a counterattack.
2010 NHL Entry Draft Review
The NHL completed the 2010 Entry Level Draft. Going first overall to the Los Angels Kings was LW Artemi Panarin. The Maple Leafs, choose second, selected RW Mark Stone, and the third overall pick was C Tyler Seguin, who went to the Islanders.
The general consensus among media observers was that the Thrashers had the best overall draft, while the Predators came in for some criticism.
Best Drafts:
Thrashers
Blue Jackets
Senators
Worst Drafts:
Predators
Kings
Coyotes