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2014 NHL Draft Thread

168 PHI Radel Fazleev
169 MIN Reid Duke
170 TBL Cristiano Digiacinto
171 SJS Kevin Labanc
 
Heavy on the Americans...

1 8 8 TOR WILLIAM NYLANDER C/RW CAN 5' 11" 169 SWEDEN MODO
3 8 68 TOR RINAT VALIEV D RUS 6' 1" 205 WHL KOOTENAY
4 13 103 TOR JOHN PICCINICH RW USA 5' 11" 190 USHL YOUNGSTOWN
5 8 128 TOR DAKOTA JOSHUA C USA 6' 1" 182 USHL SIOUX FALLS
6 8 158 TOR NOLAN VESEY LW USA 5' 11" 198 USPHL PRE. SOUTH SHORE
 
Wait til Cherry's head explodes when he finds out we picked no Canadians.

And no I don't think he'll consider Nylander a Canadian.
 
177 MTL Hayden Hawkey (If anything, he's got a badass name)
178 CHI Dylan Sikura
179 CHI Ivan Nalimov
180 LAK Matthew Mistele
 
List of Leaf picks from US Based Leagues since 2004
Toninato
Biggs
Robertson
Everson
Ryan
Hayes
D'Amigo
Knodel
Pateryn
Ruegsegger
Rau
Earl
Norton
 
Future Considerations had him ranked 109th:

108
PIERRE ENGVALL
POSITION: Left/Right Wing
SHOOTS: Left
TEAM: Frolunda J20 (SuperElit)
BORN: May 31, 1996
VITALS: 6’-4” / 190 Lbs
STATS: 39 GP 17 G 18 A 35 PTS 42 PIM
SCOUTING REPORT: Tall and lanky winger with very good poise. He has a very smooth
acceleration and gets up to speed thanks to his long legs. Smooth and effective is also the
description of his skating style in general; he’s not very explosive or shifty, but plays with a
very good pace and maintains a high speed throughout his shifts. At 6-foot-4, he is a very good
skater. He doesn’t have that superb vision you look for in a top-level playmaker, but he still gets
the job done with good puck distribution, strong accuracy to his passes, and his excellent reach
and size, which he uses to open up the ice. He’s really calm and composed with the puck on
his stick and slows the game down in a good way whenever he has the puck. He’s got good
reach and protects the puck well. He really seems to enjoy circling the offensive zone with the
puck looking for open linemates, but probably needs to gain some strength. He’s not a flashy
stickhandler; his game seems to be more about reading the play and making simple, yet smart,
plays while making the most out of his teammates. His development over the course of the
season has been phenomenal. He’s using his strengths more to his advantage, and has started
to play more physically.
NHL POTENTIAL: Top-Nine Two-Way Winger
 
191 ARI Jared Fiedl
192 WPG Matt Ustaski
193 ARI Edgars Kulda (Another good value pick)
 
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