Jun 24, 2011

Draft: 2011 Draft First Round Live Blog

5:00 - Here at the Coliseum, decent crowd so far. Not much news from today other than Colorado sending JM Liles to Toronto for a second round pick.

5:45 - We just talked to Senior Vice President Mike Picker about the Vote YES campaign. The meeting went very well. We also saw Kirill Kabanov here, wearing awesome white suade shoes. Draft in 1 hour!

6:15 - Not much going on here. Huge crowd though. Well be blogging pick by pick once the draft starts.

6:40 - Dan Tencer has reported that Brian Campbell has been dealt from Chicago to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Not confirmed yet, may not be announced until draft starts. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch now reporting NO deal. Welcome to NHL draft night!

7:00 - The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is about to start! Edmonton is on the clock shortly!

7:20 - Edmonton selects Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1st overall. No surprises there. Now things get interesting.

7:30 - Colorado picks Gabriel Landeskog. Great pick, but our first wildcard. Should be interesting to watch things unfold from here.

7:40 - Florida takes Jonathan Huberdeau. Larsson still on the board with the Devils up to pick.

7:45 - Devils take Adam Larsson. Could be the steal of the draft. Isles set to pick at #5.

7:55 - The Islanders take Ryan Strome at #5. Fantastic pick here. Much more on Strome after the first round is completed.

8:00 - Ottawa takes Mika Zibanejad at 6.

8:30 - Winnipeg goes way off the board for Mark Scheifele. Philly an absolute steal in Sean Couturier. Boston takes Dougie Hamilton. Wild on the clock.

8:45 - Minnesota goes with Jonas Brodin. Colorado gets Duncan Siemens and 11, and Carolina takes a falling Ryan Murphy at 12.

9:20 - The Flames take Sven Bartschi at pick #13. In my opinon, great pick at that spot. The Stars go with the big man, Jamie Oleksiak at #14. The Rangers go somewhat off the board with J.T. Miller at #15. The Sabres get great value on Joel Armia at #16; Montreal the same with Nathan Beaulieu at #17.

9:25 - Washington trades their first round pick (#26) to Chicago for Troy Brouwer. Are they kidding? Awful, awful trade for the Caps.

9:30 - Wow. HUGE blockbuster trade. Bob McKenzie reporting San Jose trades Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle ('10 1st rounder) and 28th Overall to Minnesota for Brent Burns and a 2nd round pick. Good trade for both sides, but San Jose wins it - get the best player in the trade. That said, a great return for a player that wasn't coming back to Minnesota after 2012.

9:35 - Chicago selects Mark McNeill at #18. Like this kid a lot, great pick by the Hawks.

9:40 - Edmonton selects Oscar Klefbom at #19. Very good pick, would have liked to see the Isles trade up for him.

9:50 - Phoenix goes a little off the board for Connor Murphy. Love the kid, was really hoping the Isles would grab him at #34. Still, my pick Joe Morrow still on the board. Hoping the Isles trade back up for him.

9:55 - Ottawa takes Stefan Noesen with the 21st pick. Also somewhat off the board, but is there really an "off the board" choice in this draft? Rankings all over the place.

10:00 - Anaheim trades pick #22 to Toronto for #30 and #39 in this year's draft. The Leafs are up. With the selection, Toronto takes Tyler Biggs. Very good pick - and a Burke player to boot.

10:10 - Detroit trades pick #24 to Ottawa for #35 and #48. The market is established if the Islanders want to move up with their two second round picks. Brian Burke also mentioned he had deals for the #25, one of which included an active player. Something to keep an eye on. Pittsburgh picks next.

10:15 - Penguins take Joe Morrow at #23. Very good pick, right up their alley. Really wanted the Isles to trade up for him.

10:20 - The Senators have their third first round pick of the night here, and go with Matt Puempel. Great value here, and no risk after two other picks. All offense but injuries killed his stock.

10:25 - Leafs take Stu Percy with their second pick in the first round. Defensemen are going quick and often now. Will be interesting to see if Isles are patient or want to jump on the train now if they planned on going that route.

10:35 - According to Bob McKenzie, Chicago will trade Brian Campbell to the Florida Panthers. More details to follow. With their pick at #26, the Blackhawks take Phillip Danault. A little off the board, but again, that doesn't mean anything at this point.

10:40 - Still waiting on Campbell details & confirmation. Steve Yzerman and the Lightning up to the podium and take Vladislav Namestnikov. Could be very good value at this point in the draft.

10:50 - Minnesota takes Zach Phillips at #28. Kid fell a ton, could end up being a steal.

10:55 - Western Conference Champion Canucks at the podium and select Nicklas Jensen at #29. Good pick.

11:15 - Anaheim finishes off the first round by selecting Rickard Rakell. For those counting, our composite ranking had 25/30 first round picks in the top 30, which was one better than last year.

Thanks for following! The Second Round begins tomorrow at 11 A.M. Check back here for full updates on all the Islanders activity.

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