Hey, Wiz. If Matt Carey were thrown into the 2014 NHL draft (instead of being a free agent able to pick his team), what round would he be drafted in this year.
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I do understand the question and will address it as if the present Matt Carey was draft eligible (but after three drafts like Raanta
becomes a free agent since they were not drafted.)
In my humble opinion about this specific draft year, after about pick 24 the draft is all iffy picks, and the forward class is smaller sized and less full of guys who finish. I just think teams are gonna have favorites and stick to forwards they have really found they like and bigger good skating defenders.
To me, and I may be alone in this opinion the second round is like a fourth round, especailly by the end.
Matt Carey would be a guy if draft age could go in the 2nd round or 3rd of this draft, because you are have glimpsed that he can score shoot and react offensively against higher competition.
If it was the soon to be 18 Matt Carey, in his real draft year, he
would not have gotten drafted because a) he wasn't and b) that is because he played in the OJHL and wasn't really a huge standout to warrant it.
Now Raanta's true draft year 2007, and again he
That 2007 draft was one pretty weak one in terms of thickness, and in doing a re-draft
there weren't enough quality NHLers to fill a full 30 slots...
http://www.draftsite.com/nhl/redraft/2007/
Raanta went to the army and played 13 games in 2007, so he wasn't on any radar, didn't turn pro until 2009 and while a junior had unimpressive totals with both Lukko and Suomi.
IF he had been on the radar, a stud, there was plenty of room for a team to take him quickly as none of the goalies in 2007 are guys who have lasted this long, not a one, so he would have gone early.
To ask if Raanta was in the 2013 draft where would he get taken, I would first say it was an uncanny thick good draft so it would be yet another good choice for teams.
The rub is Raanta was far closer than any players to the NHL except the ones from the 2013 draft you see playing in the NHL now.
You would have to count the attractiveness of a close to ready NHL candidate and whether the NHL is thin or hurting there...
I just looked at the 2013 results and even though I might think raanta gos before the Zack Fucale selection at 36, I think the Francophone nature of the fan base doesn't see the habs going Raanta over Fucale.
So the answer ot me is he could go in the early second but not to Montreal, lol, and would get picked before the penquins pick the real good prospect of Tristan Jarry because Rantta was more ready.
So second round for sure.
Now Leblanc in last years draft is a late third rounder and more likely a 4th round pick because that's where the players start being good quality trait guys but are missing parts of their game that requir more work to overcome them.
Up until 70's there are pretty well rounded players a tribute to the strength of the draft class.
In his draft year the Hawks might have seen Drew LeBalnc while he was with the Chicago steel, but he only played about 16 games and a half dozen points, not really what sells a scouting staff on selecting a player.
That was a fun mental exercise...I hope i understood the question and answered it with the answer you were looking for plus the real reason they were not selected in their draft years.
