"Game Time" Prospect Sunday: THE '14 FILE, Feb. 23, 2014

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Once again in this installment of "The '14 File," our focus will be on the first complete (seven round) Mock Draft of the season. This is our attempt to simulate a potential game plan for the Blues at the real draft this June in Philadelphia, and to see the outcome of the draft strategies we have formulated.

The first four picks of the Mock Draft correspond (roughly) to the spots in which the Blues will actually be picking in June; the exception is the 65th overall pick in this mock (near the top of the third round), which was acquired in trade after dealing the 56th overall pick (near the end of the second round).

The strategy with these picks was to select the best player available, with a caveat; we had identified several areas in which the Blues' organization was lacking in depth, and determined to bolster that depth with these picks. The areas, in no particular order, were: Offense from the wings, offense from the blueline, a goaltender with amateur eligibility (college/junior) left, and a center.

We feel we addressed each of those areas with these picks:

	ST. LOUIS BLUES 2014 (MOCK) ENTRY DRAFT SELECTIONS
	26TH	32ND	65TH	86TH
	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	3rd Round
	ANTHONY DeANGELO	RYAN MACINNIS	VILLE HUSSO	JUHO LAMMIKKO
	DEFENSE (R)	CENTER (L)	GOALTENDER (L)	RIGHT WING (L)
	5' 10.75" / 175 lbs	6' 03.50" / 185 lbs	6' 03.00" / 205 lbs	6' 02.50" / 189 lbs
	10-24-95 / Sewell, NJ	02-14-96 / St. Louis, MO	02-06-95 / Helsinki, FIN	01-29-96 / Noormarkku, FIN
	SARNIA (OHL)	KITCHENER (OHL)	HIFK HELSINKI (Liiga)	ÄSSÄT PORI (FIN Jr)

From here forward, picks shown in RED will represent picks acquired through trades in this mock. Picks not highlighted in this way represent picks that the Blues currently own.

Our strategy for these next few picks was to add "project" players to the organization. With these picks, the Blues add a solid Russian scoring winger to the system, along with a pair of skilled defensemen and a center who played on the same line with 2013 second-round pick William Carrier when Carrier was with Cape Breton of the QMJHL.

	ST. LOUIS BLUES 2014 (MOCK) ENTRY DRAFT SELECTIONS
	112TH	113TH	123RD	125TH
	4th Round	4th Round	5th Round	5th Round
	ALEXANDER SHAROV	WILLIAM LAGESSON	CAMERON DARCY	LUC SNUGGERUD
	LEFT WING (L)	DEFENSE (L)	CENTER (R)	DEFENSE (L)
	6' 02.00" / 187 lbs	6' 02.00" / 196 lbs	6' 00.00" / 185 lbs	6' 00.25" / 180 lbs
	11-05-95 / Moscow, RUS	02-22-96 / Göteborg, SWE	03-02-94 / Boston, MA	09-18-95 / Eden Prairie, MN
	CSKA 2 (RUS JR)	FRÖLUNDA (SWE JR)	CAPE BRETON (QMJHL)	EDEN PRAIRIE (HS-MN)

Continuing with our strategy to add "project" players to the organization, these next two picks represent exceptional potential. Steven Spinner is a Minnesota native who is comparable in size and playing style to Ty Rattie, a player that is having a very solid first pro season, and Josh Wesley is a physical defenseman with good size and offensive upside; he is the son of ex-NHL'er Glen Wesley and the nephew of ex-NHL'er Blake Wesley.

	ST. LOUIS BLUES 2014 (MOCK) ENTRY DRAFT SELECTIONS
	143RD	158TH	176TH	203RD
	5th Round	6th Round	6th Round	7th Round
	STEVEN SPINNER	JOSH WESLEY	.....	.....
	RIGHT WING (R)	DEFENSE (R)	.....	.....
	5' 11.50" / 196 lbs	6' 02.50" / 194 lbs	.....	.....
	12-15-95 / Eden Prairie, MN	04-09-96 / Raleigh, NC	.....	.....
	EDEN PRAIRIE (HS-MN)	PLYMOUTH (OHL)	.....	.....

Statistics that follow are as of Feb. 23, 2014: