2010 SBN Mock Draft #12: Ryan Johansen
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 19, 2010 12:00 PM PDT
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ARTHUR:
With the 12th pick in the 2010 SBN Mock NHL Draft, Anaheim Calling is proud to select Ryan Johansen form the Portland Winterhawks.
The reasoning I provided for the SBN main page:
Johansen is generating some Top 10 buzz, which has been steadily snowballing after his playoff performance with the Portland Winterhawks. He's a big, gifted playmaker, though he showed off some defense this year. He's not necessarily the player-type the Ducks will look for at 12th, however. Despite drafting two forwards in the first round last year, I think they're probably in the market for a speedy goal scorer and may seriously consider trading up to get a shot at Jeff Skinner or Nino Niederreiter. Their goal scorer alternatives at 12th (Emerson Etem or maybe Alexander Burmistrov) may force them to seriously consider anyone who falls out of the Top 10, defenseman or forward, as I did here.
When I made the pick last week, I discussed the decision without actually revealing what I chose to do. Ultimately, what the Ducks want from a goal scorer, they may only find in the Top 10. So sitting at 12th, anyone who falls out of the Top 10 will get consideration against Emerson Etem and Alexander Burmistrov (the goal-scoring options I believe will be most attractive in the 12-spot).
It was Etem vs. Johansen, and I went with the more complete player. Video after the jump...
Ryan Johansen
6'2" 192 lbs
Born 7/31/92 in Port Moody, BC
ISS Top 30 for June: 8th
Final Central Scouting Rankings: 10th Domestic
09-10 Stats
Portland Winterhawks
| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |
| Regular Season | 71 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 17 | 53 |
| Playoffs | 13 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 18 |
"He has good on-ice vision and also angles well on the forecheck. He has the intelligence to play power-play as well as penalty kill. He can be shifty and has the ability to beat a defenseman one-on-one. Once he fills out and gains more strength he could turn raw talent into a valuable center at both ends of rink. He has displayed nice playmaking capabilities and this should continue at the next level." - Central Scouting's BJ MacDonald
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this is ridcolous have you seen the anaylsis and mock drafts? no way this kid falls out of the top 10 stop dreaming arthur.
He fell to 12 in this draft. Just sayin’
by Daniel AC on Jun 19, 2010 2:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Uh, same thing happened on the hockeysfuture board. I don’t know what your board looks like, but I think it’s different from a lot of people’s, if not completely wrong.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 19, 2010 2:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
wow omfg hockeys future thats such a respectable site that gives great info arthur! sike they don’t even have full profiles on most of the ducks players. do you actually have internet arthur because every where else including nhl.com and my nhl mock draft.com it predicts ryan going to the rangers or stars or maybe even lighting. here need a link? maybe you should think before typing something that stupid
First of all, I shouldn’t have answered you since you didn’t read the article. I say he’s a top 10 player working with recent top 10 buzz and I was happy to take a top ten playe at 12th. There was no “dreaming” involved unless you don’t understand what a mock draft is?
Second, i shouldn’t have answered becuase you have never added a meanigful commentto this site. You post a standalone f word about as often as you post coherent English.
Third, mynhldraft and NHL.com are laughable LAUGHABLE approximations of the final board. Do you have anything BUT Internet and a google search for “mock draft.”. Hockey’s Future isn’t a thousand times better, but they at least construct a board based on teem needs, which they specialize in. The most accurate predictor is MacKenzie lately and his ain’t out yet.
Your calls have been ridiculous and I suspect based on kimmelman from NHL.com or someone else who’s habitually off of the grid. Sheahan is a huge reach at 12th. And johansen climbed very high after April; it’s perfectly legitimate to believe that there are teams that still see him as a middle third player or have committed to other prospects. That’s what happened in our mock draft, and that’s why we had one
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 19, 2010 4:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
And if you had followed any of these kids instead of reading a few draft boards one june 1st, you’d know Johansen hasn’t been top 10 for long. I’m holding a copy of Prospects Hockey that from March tha says he’s 20-40 best. A strong playoff performance won’t swing every team that thought he was a reach up to a month and a half ago. He could fall as he fell here. You should really try following players and muliple draft boards before you try to speak as an expert of any kind
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 19, 2010 6:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t know where to start. I will say that guys who write for the NHL tend to undervalue European prospects, especially Russians, and there’s a distinct possibility that those mock drafts aren’t taking into consideration what guys like Tarasenko will do to the order when he gets picked in the top 10 by a team who doesn’t fear Russain prospects.
Also, Hockey’s Future is the #1 online prospect resource. They are very valuable and know what they are doing. No one has complete write ups on every player, except maybe the NHL organizations. So, shake back.
You’re humoring him again
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 19, 2010 4:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I like this kid, could be the #2 C Ducks need or even the possibly the Pahlsson type C it’s been missing for a few seasons.
Hurricanes at 7th. Go here to check out the SBN mock draft. sorry I didn’t backlink in the article, but the network was down when this was posted. I don’t even think they had listed our pick yet, and I auto scheduled this to publish while I was covering the camp.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 21, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Nino is a guy I would love to get. How awesome do you think him, Hiller, and Sbisa would get along?
by Newport Rebel on Jun 21, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
and the rumor we’re trading for Streit? Holy crap. We could probably sell a TV package in that country that would net more money than the KDOC deal
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 21, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait what? Where did you get this? As far as the TV package you bring up a good point. That actually could turn out to be a really good thing for the Ducks bank account. We need all the help we can get since we are in a small hockey market.
by Newport Rebel on Jun 22, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
it was a rumor on a Swiss news site. I linked it when Mike OC asked about rumors. Too lazy to find it. It’s just another rumor, or at least that’s what my laziness is telling me righ tnow.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 22, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
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