Live from Montreal: 2009 NHL Draft Day Two Open Thread
I'm just settling into the Bell Centre here on Saturday morning, and seven minutes into the second round, we're already six picks into the draft. It will surely be a much faster event this afternoon as we complete the remainder of the event, rounds two through seven. You can watch today's events on the NHL Network.
Here is your open thread.
The Flyers selections today:
- Round 2: no pick
- Round 3: 81st overall, 87th overall
- Round 4: no pick
- Round 5: 142nd overall
- Round 6: 153rd overall, 172nd overall
- Round 7: 196th overall
1:27 PM - The Flyers select another gigantic defenseman, Oliver Lauridsen, with their final pick in the draft. That's three huge defensemen that the Flyers have added to the organization -- Pronger, Bertilsson, and now Lauridsen -- in less than 24 hours.
12:54 PM - Kyle Wellwood's brother Eric is selected by the Flyers with the 172nd pick.
12:43 PM - With the 153rd overall pick, the Flyers select center Dave Labrecque.
12:26 PM - Flyers select Nicola Riopel, a goaltender from the QMJHL, with the 142nd pick.
11:50 AM - Paul Holmgren speaks with the media on the draft floor, says that he hasn't spoken with Martin Biron's agent, and that Pronger "plays within the rules more often than not." He also shot down a rumor that had the Flyers going after Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
11:09 AM - Flyers select Simon Bertilsson, a Swedish defenseman, with the 87th pick.
11:04 AM - Flyers select Adam Morrison, a goaltender, with the 81st overall selection.
10:56 AM - Minnesota selects Matt Hackett, a goalie that could've been on the Flyers list.
10:40 AM - The Islanders open up the third round.
10:04 AM - The Panthers have traded Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary.
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I bumped into John Stevens on the way in. Couldn’t chat though, he was going up the elevator, I was going down.
I believe he’s sitting in the team suite. Each team is assigned one of the luxury boxes along the top of the lower bowl.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bouwmeester traded
for Jordan Leopold & a pick. Really, we couldn’t pull that one through?
Oh well, that’s like being upset you don’t get to own a Lexus after just buying a BMW. I’m perfectly happy with Pronger, and will now proceed to convince myself that Bouwmeester was plan B all along.
by Alon on Jun 27, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Allen of USA Today just said that Bouwmeester still wants to test the waters on July 1. Calgary might just get nothing out of it…
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he's offered $7m
is there any way he doesn’t take it? I bet he’s a Calgary Flame this year.
In dream-world, I say we trade Randy Jones + Matt Carle for whatever the f*ck we can get on July 1 and offer Bouwmeester that $7m our selves. $20m committed to 3 defensemen? Sign me up!
by Alon on Jun 27, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isles trade the 56th pick to the Blue Jackets for picks 62 and 92.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We’re into the third round. This thing is flying by.
The Flyers have two quick picks, 81 and 87, the 21st and 27th picks in the round.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We’re just a few picks of the way from the Flyers actually participating in this draft…
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Goalie Adam Morrison, selected at 81 by the Flyers.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adam Morrison?
Didn’t realize he was a dual-sport athlete…

"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
by IcersGuy on Jun 27, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ew.
I don’t want any Flyers goalie collapsing in tears after losing to UCLA…
by Ben Rothenberg on Jun 27, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Flyers ever lost to UCLA
I think we’d all be crying
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
by IcersGuy on Jun 28, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simon Bertilsson selected by the Flyers at 87.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Flyers were boring today. Only one of the picks spoke with the media, and I don’t think any of the others were even in the building. Holmgren did speak to the media briefly, so that was at least slightly interesting.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 27, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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