LOGIE & JAFFE SAY DUCH. McK & DREGER, HED.
Also: your predictions for picks 1 and 26
Me, B.D. Gallof and other bloggers who don’t travel with the team predict Tavares. Greg Logan and Billy Jaffe - the Islanders’ only beat writer and the team’s most connected broadcaster - predict Duchene. Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger - the Peter Gammons and Buster Olney of Canada - say it’s Hedman. Be warned. Provide your prediction for tonight. Provide just two names and no conditions: the No. 1 pick and the No. 26 (or earlier) pick. Just two names. Comments.
252 Responses to “LOGIE & JAFFE SAY DUCH. McK & DREGER, HED.
Also: your predictions for picks 1 and 26”
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Tavares or Hedman…those are my predictions.
Tavares
Cowen
Isles say Tavares and Hedman.
Tavares and Ferraro
1: Tavares
26: Despres
Tavares for 1st pick and Dylan Olsen for 26th pick.
#1 Tavares
#26 (if they dont move up) DeHaan
On NHL Live yesterday, I thought Jaffe said Tavares?!? Ugh, my worst fears are coming true…again.
1: Duchene
26:(or earlier) Rundblad
how could they invite thousands to the coliseum tonight and NOT take Tavares? Garth is about to destroy his career as a GM.
1. Taveres
2. John Moore- They move up by giving up a 1,one of there 2’s and a 3rd…
snow isn’t telling anyone. so how can anyone say that one persons connection is better than someone elses? all connections and sources are meaningless until snow takes the podium.
sorry about spelling Tavares’ name wrong…but I’m confident they will pick him…
#1: John Tavares
If they pick at #26: Calvin DeHaan
If they make a deal and move up: Simon Despres or Chris Kreider
Tavares
Olsen
Tavares
1. Duchene
2. C. Ya’later
Tavares and Ellis.
I know I’m not getting what I want, but I will take half-a-loaf in Tavares.
No
Clue
Tavares, Morin
1 duchene
26 ferraro
#1: John Tavares
#26 (will move up): David Rundblad
1. Tavares
2. Runblad
Tavares and Erixon
Duchene. Fire Snow!
#1 John Tavares
#26 Peter Holland
1. John Tavares C
26. Tim Erixon D
Hedman
Kadri
1. Tavares 2. Tavares
John Tavares
Zach Kassian
#1. Tavares (I hope!)
#3. Duchene (longshot trade)
Tavares
Morin
John Tavares
Kyle Palmieri
i really just dont know. flat out clueless. please be tavares
Duchene
Ferraro
Tavares & Ferraro
Tavares
Schroeder.
Tavares PLEASE! they need scoring…
If not Tavares, then:
1.Dumb
2.Dumber
If it isn’t JT, who really cares afterwards?
HOW CAN YOU ALLL DELUDE YOURSELVES? ITS DUCHENE.
The Isles have leaking setup info through Newsday all week. What a fiasco/circus this is gonna be when Versus shows thousands of Isles fans booing after our selection.
Garth sucks.
***Im on hold with WFAN and im going to try to get WFAN to talk about the draft and the future of the team*** im on hold
1- Tavares 2- Ellis
Tavares
Ashton baby
Tavares
De Haan
Nick seems right here. Reading Logie’s blog seems like justification for a Duchene pick, could’ve come from the top. This is grade A BS.
1)John Tavares
26)(or earlier)Simon Despres
duchene
no one will care
Tavares
Erixon
#1 Duchene
#2 Ashton
Taveres
Ferraro
1. Duchene
drink heavilly…here we go again
#1 Tavares
#26 Pasquale (goaltender)
My prediction is:
#1 - John Tavares
#20 - David Rundblad (Acquired in trade with Calgary - #26 and #55 for #20)
Duchene
De Haan
1. Tavares
26. I will only be able to think about if they draft Tavares
1. Hedman
26. Ferraro
John Tavares
Dylan Olsen
Tavares
and the best Defenseman they can get moving up.
#1 Reg Dunlop
#26 Dave “Killer” Carlson
Both from the Charlestown Chiefs!
( Have to get a SlapShot Ref. in to break the Tension!)
Tavares, Kulikov!
1. Tavares
15. (trade with Ducks for 26th, 37th,) Nazem Kadri
Tavares Ellis
tavares and de haan
Tavares
Palmieri
Tavares
Olsen
TAVARES OR BUST
Tavares and Olsen
John Tavares
Dylan Olsen
SORRY - Tavares at #1, best physical D man available with whatever the second pick may be.
Tavares
Despres
Deb Placey makes an excellent point. You can usually find complete players but to find a 40-50 goal scorer is rare.
John Tavares & Zach Kassian.
1. Tavares
2. Any hot female bartender at Dugans
Tavares
Elliot
Tavares or “SNOW MUST GO”
Tavares
Kassian (via trade up)
Tavares
Ferraro
And praying that this draft doesnt become known as “the Matt Duchene Draft”
Tavares
Id hope Kassian but I dont think we will move up that high so maybe Glennie
BTW #18 I saw a mock that had Ellis slipping to Phi at 21 and Botta has mentioned the friendship between Snow and the Phi GM so if he slips that far Ellis may not be out of the realm.
1.Tavares
if not Tavares at 1 .. who cares .. I’m out
1. Duchene
26. Erixon
Hedman and Palmieri.
#61 - No way Nazem Kadri falls to 15
Luke Schenn and Duchene.
Toronto will cave and trade us Schenn and #7 for Tavares and #31. We will then trade #7, #26, and a third rounder to Colorado for #3 and select Duchene. We will then pick the best available power forward and goalie at #37 and #56.
1. Taveras
2. Ellis
1. Tavares
2. Ferraro
3. I’m off to San Juan and sailing on a cruise
4. Drink lots of rum!!!
1. JT
2. Kassian
1) Tavares
2) Matt Clark
#1 hedman
#26 traded.
isles sign/trade get a foward.
Tavares
Olsen
Tavares
Morin
1. Duchene
2. The destruction of Nassau Coliseum
1)JT
2)Calvin deHaan
Tavares
De Haan
1 - Duchene
16 - Louis Leblanc (trade w/ CBJ 26 and 31 for 16)
Tavares
Erixon
Tavares
DeHaan PLEASE!!!!
They will trade for extra pick in first:
Relax, it’s 99.9% Tavares unless there is a last minute blockbuster trade.
Tavares
Le Blanc
Klingberg
Tavares and Ellis. They might trade another small puck moving d-man (Gervais, Hillen, Ness) to move up.
1) JT please
16) trade w/ bluejackets Leblanc
Jaffe saying if “Tavares not picked fans dont do anything stupid”
Doesnt sound to good!
Duchene and the end of the isles
Tavares at 1 and de Haan at 26. One forward and one d-man, nice and symmetrical
hedman
kassian(via trade)
pick up sedins and craig anderson in the offseason
Jaffe better worry about himself!
Tavares
Erixon
They better take Tavares
1) John Tavares if not
2) Does not matter I will no longer be a fan of this team anymore. But I hope I can tell my children when they watch Garry Betman or who ever the comish is at the time say “John Tavares of the 20__ New York Islanders please come get the Stanly Cup” that I was this great Draft Party when we drafted him and show him the draft ticket.
Tavares. Ashton.
Sorry for the second post, but, on XM James Duthie of TSN says the Islanders requested a camera at the coliseum. He says, why would they request a camera to show all their fans boo the pick? It’s JT, no doubt, great job CB for the updates.
Tavares or 22,000 people are burning the Coliseum to the ground tonight.
Tavares
then Ashton
then Elliot
Swap pick with Tampa (last minute) as they panic thinking Garth is taking Hedman.
Pick Tavares # 2
Use extra pick to add to package and move up big time to get:
Cowen
1.Tavares
2. Hedman (Huge trade involving all the remaining picks from this year plus a prospect)
OR
2. Kassian (We need size and nastiness up front)
Tavares
DeHann or best D-man available
The TSN analyst makes a goodpoint why would the isles beg tsn for the video feed from the draft party knowing everyone would be going crazy in a bad way. I think its tavares
1. Duchene
2. Rajala
Any truth to the rumor that Isles asked for the cameraman to be at the colliseum? That would only suggest Tavares. They don’t want to broadcast a riot.
Duchene and Despres
Hedman
Morin
Tavares
Kassain
1 - Tavares
somewhere in the 20’s - De Haan
Jaffe reiterated his pick being Duchene.
1. Tavares
26. Elliot
John Tavares
Kyle Palmieri (but we are traden uo from 26)
1. JT
2. Moore
1. Tavares
26. Palmieri
1) Tavares
26) via trade Dany Heatley
Tavares
de Haan
1. Hedman
2. Kassian (trade)
1- JT
2- Wont matter as long as we get JT until Monday comes and we realize what we are really missing…OH YEAH A GOALTENDER!
1.Tavares
2.Dylan Olsen
1. Tavares
2. Kassian (deal 26+37 for Kassian+3rd)
Hey Chris(or anyone else that can help):
I am working late tonight and the TV in my office doesn’t get VS or NHLN. Where can I get audio or video coverage on the web? Draftcast,etc?
Thanks guys!
LETS GO ISLES!
tavares palmieri
1. Tavares
23. Tim Erixson
1. Tavares
26. Traded to move up.
Tavares and Olsen
Tavares Moore
John Tavares
Zach Kassian
Tavares
Olsen
Tavares
Elliot
Since I predicted this in my mock draft:
Tavares
Glennie
Tavares
Krieder
J.T.
trade up for Scott Glennie
tavares
ferraro
Tavares
Ferraro
1. Tavares
15 (via trade). Ellis
Tavares
Moore
1. Tavares
26. Just go up there and say Tavares again to let the NHL know the Isles are back
1. John Tavares
26. Chris Kreider
I have an idea, and it’s my third and final comment in this thread.
Botta, you always said, “Why not just announce Tavares early?”
Maybe this is why. Tavares never looked so good unless you’re faced with the threat of having the team take Duchene instead. It would be so anticlimactic. Now, if they take JT, we’re not just happy for the future, but we’re thrilled and relieved at the same time.
That said, if they take Duchene…I’m going to hide under the covers for a week or so.
czerkawski21 on Jun 26th, 2009 13:12:37 said:
“1. Tavares
26. Just go up there and say Tavares again to let the NHL know the Isles are back”
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! baby!
ditto
Tavares
Ferraro
Tavares and they trade up.
Tavares
Palmieri
tavares
dehaan
all i know is that if jt isnt picked - the coliseum might never look the same
#1 Tavares
#16 Kassian (via pick swap with Columbus #26 SJ and #37 TO).
Headed to the old barn now … Hope to catch up with ya sometime CB… and the rest of you puck heads.
1. Tavares
2. BPA
Tavares
If not Tavares at 1 I wont give a $hit who the next first rounder is ar least until October..
Tavares
Kassian
1) Tavares or I cry
26) Trade with RAGS
I hope Tavares with the 1st
I will do anything to take Ryan Ellis anything
Tavares
Erixon
1st Tavares (no way they pack out the barn and not take him)
26th Despres
20th (if they can move up) Erixon
1: Tavares
2: Ferraro
1. John Tavares, C, OHL
26. Edward Pasquale, G, OHL
John Tavares, Carter Ashton
1- Tavares
16- Despres
Tavares and a trade to move up. Hopefully top ten or 15.
Tavares and Morin. Goals a plenty
Scott Scissions
Brett Lindros
1- Tavares
2- Duchene
1. Tavares
26. Better be Tavares, or who cares about the pick, I’ll just be watching the riot at NVMC on TV.
Tavares and Depres if he falls (no trade up for Depres)
1 Tavares
26. Chris Botta - strap them up CB.
1 - Tavares
26- Morin or Ferraro
1-Tavas
2-Runbald
Tavares
Moore
#1: Tavares
Next Pick: Tim Erixson D sweden
The coliseum will fall if Tavares is not picked. # 26 won’t mean much to anybody if Tavares is passed up.
BEST OF BREED!
where is this new Jaffe info coming from
Jonhn Tavares.
Simon Despres.
I can’t wait to see the look on Brian Burke’s face when the Isles take Tavares.
Pick #1 John Tavares
Pick #2 (see pick # 1)
NHL LIVE INTERVIEW….i think its true they are preparing us for DUCHENE saying things like we know isles fans will be classy with who they pick and they wont boo anyone……..the writing is on the wall
I’ll be the one guy who takes a lunatic plunge as to what the Islanders are gonna do. There will be no 26th pick. Garth will leverage it with prospects and other picks into the #2 overall, taking on a couple of Tampa’s bad contracts (not Vinny L though) in return.
Tavares
Hedman
So I’m insane. Shoot me in the face.
Tavares
Ferraro
#1 John Tavares
#26 Landon Ferraro
1-Tavares
2-Kassian
What can I say, my logical side says we’re getting neither of them, but I’m choosing to replace logic with optimism.
Tavares
Palmieri
Hedman
Ferraro
1 - Victor Hedman
2 - Jeremy Morin
2 = 26 on my picks for the record
Tavares
Id like Kassian but probably Olsen.
1. John Tavares
26. Chris Kreider
Bossy, Trottier
#1 John Tavares
#2 Tim Erixon
1. hedman
2. ethan werek
For those who think we will trade up for cowan, puck daddy has a funny video where they ask the top prospects their favorite and least favorite jersey. When they get to Cowan his least favorite is the islanders jersey, where he proclaims “they suck”. little (big) jerk. Sorry just thought i’d lighten the mood a little bit on this tense day for us fans
Tavares and Rundblad!
1) Tavares
2) trade for B. Schenn
Mr T will be wearing a NYI jersey at 705 pm tonight in Montreal. There is no way they can pass on Mr T. The Isles need a franchise indentity and he is the man. The new arena will be a DEF to follow. Garth PLEASE don’t mess this up.
Newf
1. Hedman
2. Duchene (via some crazy trade)
I can dream right???
I’m sitting in the Marriot right now. Flew in from Dayton to attend this.
Better be Tavares. Hedman I can live with cause there’s logic to it. If it’s Duchene, I’ll be just a wee bit annoyed with the front office. And by “a wee bit” I mean totally freakin ballistic.
26 pick: package it with other picks, move up. Get Kassian!
Spinner Spencer and Ernie Hicke…
Seriously….
Duchene and Morin. Think they should take JT but think theyre going MD.
Hedman & Kassian
John Tavares
Scott Glennie
God, I hope I’m right at least about #1.
My choices are:
John Taveras at #1
Chris Kreider at #20 something
I’m drinking tonight no matter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Tavares
26. Glennie (will have to move up from 26 though)
1. John Tavares
26. They trade up and get David Rundblad
1:John Tavares
26:Scott Glennie. If they don’t take JT, I don’t care who they pick at #26 since my night will be ruined already.
Duchene
NVMC Riots!
1-John Tavaras
26-Zach Budish
1. Tavares
2. Megan Fox
Great point about Isles requesting camera for the party. If true, that would seal it for me.
Tavaras
Ferraro (I hope he is still there)
1. Tavares
26. Carter Ashton (moving up)
tavares
kassain
1) John Tavares
2) Moore D (after a trade to move up)
Dreger has blogged on his tweetee or whatever: “Garth Snow has done a masterful job of hiding his intentions. Outside of his owner, Charles Wang, no one knows what the Isles intend to do.”
This reassures me that Jaffe and Logan, as connected as they are, don’t know either.
Also, why would the Islanders allow TSN to feature the crowd’s reaction tonight after their pick if they know the fans will boo their selection? That would be replayed on TSN and ESPN (maybe not so much on ESPN) for a couple of years and be an embarassment. I don’t think the fans will dictate who they pick but I don’t think they would allow TSN in if they were going to get booed.
1. Hedman
26. Holland
I think the significant point here is that regardless of which pick of the assigned “top 3″, as true isles supporters we really need to show up and support the team. We really can’t lose here, now we just gotta back the team.
Since this is a prediction, and not what I want to happen:
1. Duchene
26. Doesn’t matter. There will be no Islanders fans left. I will vote for Kate Murray.
1- Tavares
2- Best Dman or LW over 200lbs.
I don’t want to hear about “supporting the team regardless of who they pick”. Its time they did the right thing by the fans and stop “thinking outside the box”. Take Tavares and be done with it.
1. John Tavares
Trading up for Zach Kassain
Tavares
i want Hedman or Duchesne.
completely arbitrary, I’d rather see us pick up defense. I’m not gonna bash the team if they pick tavares, but I don’t want that to be the pick. Either way I’ll still support us. I want the fans to show up and pack the house, we need it.
Why am I so nervous Islander Oracle?
Tavares #1 Please!
Tavares (please God)
Palmieri
#1: Tavares
#26: Erixon
1.Tavares
20. Chris Kreider (we trade up probably to Calgary’s spot to get ahead of Philadelphia and Boston who I hear are rumored to be after the same guy we are, Chris Kreider)
Why am I nervous, this should be so simple!
1)TAVARES
26)DeHann
but would like to move up and get Kassian
1st Duchene
2nd Morin
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
1.Tavares
26.Despres
Duchene
LeBlanc
Tavares
Moore
Tavares
DeHaan
LETS GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1) Tavares 2) Moore
Getting nervous here that Logan and Jaffe predict Duchene.
Tavares
Ellis
Tavares
Erixon
no JT and snow destroy my weekend.
#1 - Tavares (although Hedman wouldn’t bother me at all)
#26 - Ferraro or Morin
Tavares and Kassian
1. Tavares (it friggin better be)
2. Erixon
Tavares
Kassian
Tavares, Phil Kessel (trade with the Boston Bruins For our 26,31 and 37 picks)
#1 Tavares
#26 Stefan Elliot D WHL
but i think they should move up to get Schroeder if he’s still there between 14 and 17.
Taveres and Chicken Parms’ Kid
1-Tavares
2-Rundblad
#1 better be Tavares or I’m gonna slit my wrists…Just kidding but it would really be a stunning blow…
For our 26th pick I expect to be moved up by trade of some sorts to around 17-18 and I think we will get a D-Man or a possible goalie…Sorry but I dont know much about anyone else and don’t care…All I care about is John Tavares and if Logan and Jaffe are right, It would be a “nightmare” come true…
Why would Logan or Jaffe know anything more than Chris Botta???They are all guesses and the best guess is Bottas…
Duch @ 1
Chicken Parm Jr @ 26
John Tavares
Scott Glennie
Tavares Please
Tavares and Despres
1) Tavares
Picks 26 and 92 are sent to Colorado for picks 33 and 49.
31) Erixon
33) Werek
37) Rajala
49) McNabb
56) Tatar
3. Duchene after trade with Colorado for #33
26. Ferraro (no Parise mistake this time)
Tavares & Despres
1. Tavares
2. Kassian or Ellis