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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2009 NHL Entry Draft
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| TSN RANKING |
PLAYER |
DRAFTED BY |
TAKEN OVERALL |
| 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 |
