New York Rangers likely to trade for a defenceman
NBCSN: Bob McKenzie believes the New York Rangers need a right side defenseman and notes St. Louis Blues rearguard Kevin Shattenkirk would fit the bill. However, he claims the Rangers aren’t necessarily in trade mode right now and don’t want to mortgage their future anymore. If the Rangers pursue a rental blueliner, McKenzie believes they’ll consider a less, more affordable option.
LA Kings looking to add a top-6 forward
The Fourth Period: The Los Angeles Kings’ struggles to find the back of the net have been another focal point this season, prompting management to search for another goal scorer. Kings GM Dean Lombardi has been combing the market in search for a goal-scoring winger, preferably a left wing, to play alongside captain Anze Kopitar. The Kings, as it has been well documented, have had discussions with the Colorado Avalanche over Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog, with the Avs’ captain being a focal point.
Was the 2003 NHL Draft the best draft year ever?
Below are the 1st round picks for the 2003 NHL Draft. Corey Perry drafted 28th overall, Brent Burns 20th, Ryan Getzlaf 19th. The Players not listed and should have been drafted in the 1st round are Loui Eriksson 33rd pick, Patrice Bergeron 45th pick, Shea Weber 49th pick, Corey Crawford 52 pick, David Backes 62nd pick, Joe Pavelski 205th pick (7th round, what a steal), Dustin Byfuglien 245th pick (8th round). The 2003 NHL draft was a stacked draft. You can view all 2003 draft picks here.
| Num. | Drafted By | Player | Pos | Drafted From | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles [QMJHL] | 680 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 2016-17 |
| 2 | Carolina | Eric Staal | C | Peterborough Petes [OHL] | 976 | 341 | 480 | 821 | 700 | 2016-17 |
| 3 | Florida | Nathan Horton | R | Oshawa Generals [OHL] | 626 | 203 | 218 | 421 | 567 | 2013-14 |
| 4 | Columbus | Nikolai Zherdev | R | CSKA Moscow [Russia] | 421 | 115 | 146 | 261 | 225 | 2010-11 |
| 5 | Buffalo | Thomas Vanek | R | U. of Minnesota [WCHA] | 854 | 328 | 352 | 680 | 477 | 2016-17 |
| 6 | San Jose | Milan Michalek | L | Ceske Budejovice HC [Czech] | 747 | 208 | 238 | 446 | 394 | 2016-17 |
| 7 | Nashville | Ryan Suter | D | U.S. Junior National Team [Intl] | 878 | 67 | 365 | 432 | 552 | 2016-17 |
| 8 | Atlanta | Braydon Coburn | D | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 745 | 39 | 144 | 183 | 590 | 2016-17 |
| 9 | Calgary | Dion Phaneuf | D | Red Deer Rebels [WHL] | 867 | 127 | 325 | 452 | 1200 | 2016-17 |
| 10 | Montreal | Andrei Kostitsyn | R | CSKA Moscow [Russia] | 398 | 103 | 119 | 222 | 181 | 2011-12 |
| 11 | Philadelphia | Jeff Carter | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] | 843 | 331 | 296 | 627 | 432 | 2016-17 |
| 12 | NY Rangers | Hugh Jessiman | R | Dartmouth College [ECAC] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2010-11 |
| 13 | Los Angeles | Dustin Brown | R | Guelph Storm [OHL] | 930 | 224 | 267 | 491 | 586 | 2016-17 |
| 14 | Chicago | Brent Seabrook | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes [WHL] | 892 | 88 | 302 | 390 | 560 | 2016-17 |
| 15 | NY Islanders | Robert Nilsson | C | Leksands IF [SEL] | 252 | 37 | 81 | 118 | 90 | 2009-10 |
| 16 | San Jose | Steve Bernier | R | Moncton Wildcats [QMJHL] | 633 | 105 | 125 | 230 | 300 | 2015-16 |
| 17 | New Jersey | Zach Parise | L | U. of North Dakota [WCHA] | 799 | 307 | 333 | 640 | 322 | 2016-17 |
| 18 | Washington | Eric Fehr | R | Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] | 548 | 103 | 97 | 200 | 177 | 2016-17 |
| 19 | Anaheim | Ryan Getzlaf | C | Calgary Hitmen [WHL] | 831 | 228 | 550 | 778 | 701 | 2016-17 |
| 20 | Minnesota | Brent Burns | D | Brampton Battalion [OHL] | 846 | 162 | 312 | 474 | 549 | 2016-17 |
| 21 | Boston | Mark Stuart | D | Colorado College [WCHA] | 648 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 710 | 2016-17 |
| 22 | Edmonton | Marc-Antoine Pouliot | C | Rimouski Oceanic [QMJHL] | 192 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 76 | 2011-12 |
| 23 | Vancouver | Ryan Kesler | C | Ohio State University [CCHA] | 866 | 241 | 291 | 532 | 787 | 2016-17 |
| 24 | Philadelphia | Mike Richards | C | Kitchener Rangers [OHL] | 749 | 181 | 306 | 487 | 585 | 2015-16 |
| 25 | Florida | Anthony Stewart | R | Kingston Frontenacs [OHL] | 262 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 123 | 2011-12 |
| 26 | Los Angeles | Brian Boyle | C | St. Sebastian's [Mass. H.S.] | 592 | 92 | 70 | 162 | 453 | 2016-17 |
| 27 | Los Angeles | Jeff Tambellini | R | U. of Michigan [CCHA] | 242 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 88 | 2010-11 |
| 28 | Anaheim | Corey Perry | R | London Knights [OHL] | 855 | 339 | 360 | 699 | 975 | 2016-17 |
| 29 | Ottawa | Patrick Eaves | R | Boston College [H-East] | 593 | 117 | 103 | 220 | 198 | 2016-17 |
| 30 | St. Louis | Shawn Belle | D | Tri-City Americans [WHL] | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2010-11 |
