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TSN Top 30 Archive

Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie has covered every NHL Draft since 1980 and his annual TSN rankings are considered the most accurate indicator of how the draft will unfold. In the 2011 Draft, 25 of his top 30 prospects were first-round picks. In the last nine years, McKenzie is 231 of 270 in terms of projecting first rounders (86 percent).

TSN's annual survey of NHL scouts asks them which players will be taken in the first round and at which position. The final rankings are based on a consensus of opinion and do not take into account the NHL teams' order of selection or specific teams needs.

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TSN RANKING	PLAYER	DRAFTED BY	TAKEN OVERALL
2009 NHL Entry Draft
1	John Tavares, C	New York Islanders	1
2	Victor Hedman, D	Tampa Bay Lightning	2
3	Matt Duchene, C	Colorado Avalanche	3
4	Evander Kane, C	Atlanta Thrashers	4
5	Braydon Schenn, C	Los Angeles Kings	5
6	Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D	Phoenix Coyotes	6
7	Jared Cowen, D	Ottawa Senators	9
8	Nazem Kadri, C	Toronto Maple Leafs	7
9	Dmitri Kulikov, D	Florida Panthers	14
10	Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, LW	Edmonton Oilers	10
11	Scott Glennie, RW	Dallas Stars	8
12	Ryan Ellis, D	Nashville Predators	11
13	John Moore, D	Columbus Blue Jackets	21
14	Zack Kassian, RW	Buffalo Sabres	13
15	Jordan Schroeder, C	Vancouver Canucks	22
16	Jacob Josefson, C	New Jersey Devils	20
17	Louis Leblanc, C	Montreal Canadiens	18
18	Simon Despres, G	Pittsburgh Penguins	30
19	Chris Kreider, C	New York Rangers	19
20	Carter Ashton, RW	Tampa Bay Lightning	29
21	David Rundblad, D	St. Louis Blues	17
22	Jordan Caron, RW	Boston Bruins	25
23	Calvin de Haan, D	New York Islanders	12
24	Peter Holland, C	Anaheim Ducks	15
25	Kyle Palmieri, RW	Anaheim Ducks	26
26	Landon Ferraro, C	Detroit Red Wings	32
27	Ryan O'Reilly, C	Colorado Avalanche	33
28	Tim Erixon, D	Calgary Flames	23
29	Nick Leddy, D	Minnesota Wild	16
30	Drew Shore, C	Florida Panthers	44