2008 entry draft help needed

[broadway]

Hello all:

I am in a keeper league that involves farm teams. Our entry draft is coming in July with basically the players to be picked are the ones just drafted in the NHL draft.

We are a 12 team league and I have the 6th, 7th and 8th pick overall.

In a league were goals are worth 1 and assists are worth .5, please help me out and rank the current draft players from a keeper standpoint.

Thank you

[SaveByHexy]

3 firsts in a row huh? Nice work, man...I\'m in a similar situation, I have the 1st, 4th, and 14th picks, and i have a few potential deals that may net me the 3rd overall and move me up from 14th to 8th. Anyway, here\'s my top 14 (I\'m in a 14-team league)..

1. Stamkos
2. Filatov
3. Doughty
4. Bogosian
5. Boedker
6. Pietrangelo
7. Wilson
8. Hodgson
9. Eberle
10. Boychuk
11. Beach
12. Tedenby
13. Colborne
14. Bailey/Pickard?

Just my opinion

[angus]

Stamkos
Filatov
Doughty
Boedker
Hodgson
Tedenby
Boychuk
Beach
Bogosian
Pietrangelo

I really like Bogosian, but don\'t see the fantasy value compared to what he will be in real life.

Not a fan of Eberle at all. Colborne is a huge project.

[jeff88_5]

Depends on what you need. For Forwards, I\'d take Boaedker, Hodgson and Wilson in that order.

For D-men, let\'s say Schenn is still going to be there, or maybe pietrangelo. I like Sbisa and Cuma a lot too. And if you\'re looking to hit a home run, I\'d tell you to take a chance and go of the boards and draft del zotto at 8.

[Crazynuck]

jeff88_5 wrote:

Depends on what you need. For Forwards, I\'d take Boaedker, Hodgson and Wilson in that order.

For D-men, let\'s say Schenn is still going to be there, or maybe pietrangelo. I like Sbisa and Cuma a lot too. And if you\'re looking to hit a home run, I\'d tell you to take a chance and go of the boards and draft del zotto at 8.

Del Zotto will slip and I like his chances and could be a great steal. Schenn should be left off everyones list as he is not a fantasy commodity in a pts only but a real life stud.

[gmoney]

Wish I had 3 first rounders in any of my leagues...kudos to you! Here is my top 10 (IMO):

1-Stamkos
2-Filatov
3-Doughty
4-Boedker
5-Hodgson
6-Pietrangelo
7-Bogosian
8-Del Zotto
9-Tedenby
10-Karlsson

Potential Sleepers (IMO):
Tikhonov (28th)
Ness (40th)
Niemi (72nd)
Petrov (73rd)
Azevedo (153rd)

Any other thoughts on potential sleepers?

[Crazynuck]

I like Azevedo especially being drafted in LA

[broadway]

Fabulous help. Thank you. Where do you guys think Brunnstrom ranks with these prospects? Does he crack the top 8?

[letnry]

angus wrote:

Not a fan of Eberle at all.

you seem pretty animate about that...may I ask why?

[Crazynuck]

broadway wrote:

Fabulous help. Thank you. Where do you guys think Brunnstrom ranks with these prospects? Does he crack the top 8?

depends if your looking to win next year (take Brunnstrom in the top 8) or win in the future/ have the depth to wait on the prospect for a few years (Brunnstrom not in the top 8)

[gmoney]

Brunnstrom is a bit of a wild card. Unfortunately he may be a victim of the great white hype as he got a lot of publicity during the season. He had a good season in the SEL (54-9-28-37) and a big season in Allvenska in 2006-7, Swedish equivalent to the AHL (41-37-36-73).

He may be the next Jere Lehtinen playing along side Richards or he may be the next Perttu Lindgren. That being said, I\'d rank him as follows...

11-Wilson
12-Brunnstrom

[Crazynuck]

He is a wild card but even if he\'s a bust his 10 pts or so will be more than the other guys who will not evem play. I would only pick him that high if your looking for pts next season.