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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 | |||
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| 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 (now-departed) 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 | |||
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| 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 | JAN MANDAT | KRIS HODGE | |||
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| RIGHT WING (R) | DEFENSE (R) | CENTER (L) | CENTER (L) | |||
| 5' 11.50" / 196 lbs | 6' 02.50" / 194 lbs | 5' 11.50" / 196 lbs | 6' 00.50" / 194 lbs | |||
| 12-15-95 / Eden Prairie, MN | 04-09-96 / Raleigh, NC | 11-18-95 / Jihlava, CZE | 10-12-95 / Conception Bay, NL | |||
| EDEN PRAIRIE (HS-MN) | PLYMOUTH (OHL) | VICTORIAVILLE (QMJHL) | SHAWINIGAN (QMJHL) | |||
With the final three picks in this mock draft, we added a pair of centers from the QMJHL and a goaltender from Florissant who is playing in the NAHL. Jan Mandat and Kris Hodge are players of similar size who will add bottom six depth to the organization's roster of centers, and Drew Vogler joins earlier pick Ville Husso in restocking the organization's goaltending pipeline. Vogler is committed to Merrimack College (Hockey East) for next season.
| ST. LOUIS BLUES 2014 (MOCK) ENTRY DRAFT SELECTIONS | ||||||
| 206TH | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
| 7th Round | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
| DREW VOGLER | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
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| GOALTENDER (L) | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
| 6' 00.50" / 200 lbs | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
| 07-22-96 / Florissant, MO | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
| TOPEKA (NAHL) | ..... | ..... | ..... | |||
Statistics that follow are as of Mar. 9, 2014:
| ST. LOUIS BLUES 2014 (MOCK) ENTRY DRAFT SELECTIONS | ||||||||||
| Ovr | Player Name | 2013-14 Club | GP | GL | AS | PT | +/- | PM | ||
| Ovr | Player Name | 2013-14 Club | GP | MN | WIN | SO | AVG | SV% | ||
| 26 | ANTHONY DeANGELO | SARNIA (OHL) | 49 | 15 | 53 | 68 | -29 | 82 | ||
| 32 | RYAN MACINNIS | KITCHENER (OHL) | 63 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -25 | 16 | ||
| 65 | VILLE HUSSO | HIFK HELSINKI (Liiga) | 40 | 2295 | 19 | 2 | 2.01 | 92.3 | ||
| 86 | JUHO LAMMIKKO | ÄSSÄT PORI (FIN Jr) | 37 | 17 | 25 | 42 | +24 | 32 | ||
| 112 | ALEXANDER SHAROV | CSKA 2 (RUS JR) | 41 | 17 | 17 | 34 | +25 | 38 | ||
| 113 | WILLIAM LAGESSON | FRÖLUNDA (SWE JR) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +28 | 30 | ||
| 123 | CAMERON DARCY | CAPE BRETON (QMJHL) | 64 | 34 | 44 | 78 | + 2 | 51 | ||
| 125 | LUC SNUGGERUD | EDEN PRAIRIE (MN-HS) | 25 | 8 | 30 | 38 | + 1 | 19 | ||
| 143 | STEVEN SPINNER | EDEN PRAIRIE (MN-HS) | 25 | 17 | 22 | 39 | + 3 | 42 | ||
| 158 | JOSH WESLEY | PLYMOUTH (OHL) | 65 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - 2 | 62 | ||
| 176 | JAN MANDAT | VICTORIAVILLE (QMJHL) | 60 | 12 | 21 | 33 | + 7 | 37 | ||
| 203 | KRIS HODGE | SHAWINIGAN (QMJHL) | 64 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -34 | 64 | ||
| 206 | DREW VOGLER | TOPEKA (NAHL) | 20 | 1122 | 9 | 3 | 2.35 | 90.0 | ||