"Game Time" Prospect Sunday: THE '14 FILE, June 22, 2014

By Brian Weidler, "Game Time" Prospect Department

The player that the Blues draft at 21st overall -- even if it is Swiss-born scoring whiz Kevin Fiala (pictured at left) -- will probably not have as accomplished an NHL career as Jason Spezza, who has scored 30 or more goals four times in the last 11 seasons. He will probably not be a point-per-game player over a long NHL career, as Spezza has been (251 goals, 687 points in 686 games), or appear in two NHL All-Star Games, as Spezza has.

What this player will likely do, however, is become a part of the long-term core group in St. Louis and a major fan favorite, as past first-round picks T.J. Oshie, Alex Pietrangelo, Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko have done.

Spezza is a quality player, no doubt... but the Blues are, in your GTPD's estimation, better served for the long term by using the 21st overall pick in this year's draft to pick the next Oshie or Tarasenko -- a player that will probably be here for the next decade or more -- instead of trading it for a 31-year-old player, no matter how good that player may be.

With all that said, we now present the 2014 Draft edition of the St. Louis "Game Time" Hot List, our yearly look at a range of players whom we expect to be available to the Blues at each stage of the upcoming draft.

As in previous years, by totaling the player's ranking from each of the three scouting services to which your GTPD subscribes -- "Future Considerations," "Hockey Prospect.com," and International Scouting Services -- and then dividing the total by three, we arrived at a projected draft position for each player, which was then broken down by round. For example, Belleville native Connor Chatham (pictured at right) was ranked 83rd by "FC," 77th by "Hockey Prospect" and 54th by ISS, for a total ranking of 214 points. 214 divided by 3 comes out to just over 71, a draft position which places Chatham in the third round.

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ROUND 1 (21ST OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

35 N/A

CONNER BLEACKLEY

RED DEER (WHL)

C / R

6-01 / 192

71 GP, 29-39-68, +3, 48 PM

1 NA G

THATCHER DEMKO

BOSTON COLLEGE (HEA)

G / L

6-04 / 192

24 GP, 54 / 665, 2.24, 91.9%

3 EUR

KEVIN FIALA

HV-71 JR (SWE)

LW / L

5-10 / 180

27 GP, 10-15-25, +10, 40 PM

6 EUR

ADRIAN KEMPE

MODO (SWE)

C / L

6-02 / 187

45 GP, 5-6-11, +5, 12 PM

5 EUR

DAVID PASTRNAK

SÖDERTÄLJE (SWE-2)

RW / R

6-00 / 167

36 GP, 8-16-24, +7, 24 PM

53 N/A

TRAVIS SANHEIM

CALGARY (WHL)

D / L

6-03 / 181

67 GP, 5-24-29, +25, 14 PM

4 EUR

JAKUB VRANA

LINKÖPING JR (SWE)

LW / L

5-11 / 185

24 GP, 14-11-25, +6, 26 PM

ROUND 2 (33RD AND 52ND OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

25 N/A

ERIC CORNEL

PETERBOROUGH (OHL)

C / R

6-02 / 186

68 GP, 25-37-62, +2, 25 PM

14 N/A

ANTHONY DeANGELO

SARNIA (OHL)

D / R

5-11 / 175

51 GP, 15-56-71, -34, 90 PM

30 EUR

ANDREAS ENGLUND

DJURGÅRDEN JR (SWE)

D / L

6-03 / 189

33 GP, 5-5-10, +3, 26 PM

43 N/A

JOSHUA JACOBS

INDIANA (USHL)

D / R

6-02 / 193

56 GP, 5-18-23, +36, 46 PM

13 EUR

VLADISLAV KAMENEV

MAGNITOGORSK (MHL)

LW / L

6-02 / 198

15 GP, 4-6-10, +10, 12 PM

11 EUR

ANTON KARLSSON

FRÖLUNDA JR (SWE)

RW / L

6-01 / 187

28 GP, 12-10-22, +3, 88 PM

28 N/A

BRENDAN LEMIEUX

BARRIE (OHL)

LW / L

6-00 / 206

65 GP, 27-26-53, -7, 145 PM

20 N/A

RYAN MACINNIS

KITCHENER (OHL)

C / L

6-04 / 185

66 GP, 16-21-37, -28, 18 PM

2 NA G

MASON McDONALD

CHARLOTTETOWN (QMJHL)

G / R

6-04 / 177

29 GP, 92 / 917, 3.44, 90.0%

4 NA G

ALEX NEDELJKOVIC

PLYMOUTH (OHL)

G / L

6-00 / 184

61 GP, 165 / 2207, 2.88, 92.5%

34 N/A

BRETT POLLOCK

EDMONTON (WHL)

C / L

6-02 / 182

71 GP, 25-30-55, +18, 36 PM

19 N/A

NICK SCHMALTZ

GREEN BAY (USHL)

C / R

6-00 / 172

55 GP, 18-45-63, -3, 16 PM

ROUND 3 (82ND OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

46 N/A

CONNOR CHATHAM

PLYMOUTH (OHL)

RW / R

6-02 / 224

54 GP, 13-18-31, -17, 51 PM

45 N/A

SHANE EISERMAN

DUBUQUE (USHL)

C / L

6-02 / 200

53 GP, 16-24-40, +18, 71 PM

1 EU G

VILLE HUSSO

HIFK (FIN)

G / L

6-04 / 192

41 GP, 78 / 1018, 1.99, 92.3%

41 N/A

VACLAV KARABACEK

GATINEAU (QMJHL)

RW / R

6-00 / 182

65 GP, 21-26-47, +4, 40 PM

14 EUR

JUHO LAMMIKKO

ÄSSÄT JR (FIN)

RW / L

6-03 / 189

37 GP, 17-25-42, +24, 32 PM

23 EUR

OSKAR LINDBLOM

BRYNÄS JR (SWE)

LW / L

6-01 / 191

43 GP, 13-20-33, +2, 28 PM

26 N/A

BRYCEN MARTIN

SWIFT CURRENT (WHL)

D / L

6-02 / 182

72 GP, 6-31-37, -16, 42 PM

ROUND 4 (110TH OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

65 N/A

ALEXANDRE GOULET

CHARLOTTETOWN (QMJHL)

C / L

5-11 / 191

66 GP, 26-22-48, +1, 26 PM

54 N/A

AARON HAYDON

NIAGARA (OHL)

D / R

6-03 / 197

61 GP, 5-11-16, -39, 112 PM

52 N/A

BRETT LERNOUT

SWIFT CURRENT (WHL)

D / R

6-04 / 206

72 GP, 8-14-22, +7, 103 PM

64 N/A

DARBY LLEWELLYN

KITCHENER (OHL)

RW / L

6-01 / 176

66 GP, 25-11-36, -13, 43 PM

15 EUR

ADAM OLLAS MATTSSON

DJURGÅRDEN JR (SWE)

D / L

6-04 / 209

33 GP, 1-8-9, +2, 42 PM

27 EUR

NOAH ROD

GENÈVE-SERVETTE JR (SUI)

RW / L

6-00 / 188

31 GP, 16-21-37, +0, 58 PM

42 N/A

LUC SNUGGERUD

EDEN PRAIRIE (HS-MN)

D / L

6-00 / 180

25 GP, 8-30-38, +0, 19 PM

ROUND 5 (124TH OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

6 NA G

BRANDON HALVERSON

SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL)

G / L

6-04 / 176

19 GP, 56 / 583, 2.96, 90.4%

88 N/A

MATTHEW MISTELE

PLYMOUTH (OHL)

LW / L

6-02 / 190

55 GP, 18-19-37, -4, 59 PM

92 N/A

BRANDON MONTOUR

WATERLOO (USHL)

D / R

6-00 / 172

60 GP, 14-48-62, +35, 36 PM

62 N/A

JULIEN PELLETIER

CAPE BRETON (QMJHL))

LW / L

5-11 / 177

67 GP, 25-25-50, -8, 28 PM

34 EUR

ALEXANDER SHAROV

CSKA-2 (MHL)

LW / L

6-02 / 187

41 GP, 17-17-34, +25, 38 PM

41 EUR

JONI TUULOLA

HPK JR (FIN)

D / L

6-03 / 180

47 GP, 8-16-24, +15, 34 PM

89 N/A

NICK WOLFF

EAGAN (HS-MN)

D / R

6-04 / 200

23 GP, 8-12-20, +0, 46 PM

ROUND 6 (172ND AND 176TH OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

197 N/A

PHIL BALTISBERGER

GUELPH (OHL)

D / L

6-01 / 202

57 GP, 1-13-14, +25, 36 PM

48 N/A

GAVIN BAYREUTHER

ST. LAWRENCE (ECAC)

D / L

6-01 / 195

38 GP, 9-27-36, +1, 20 PM

90 EUR

HOLMSTRÖM, AXEL

SKELLEFTEÅ JR (SWE)

C / L

6-00 / 198

33 GP, 15-23-38, +18, 12 PM

122 N/A

WALTTERI HOPPONEN

SIOUX CITY (USHL)

LW / L

6-01 / 187

54 GP, 17-14-31, +4, 36 PM

98 N/A

MATHESON IACOPELLI

MUSKEGON (USHL)

RW / L

6-02 / 192

58 GP, 41-22-63, +12, 47 PM

149 N/A

RYAN MANTHA

INDIANA (USHL)

D / R

6-05 / 225

53 GP, 3-12-15, +11, 71 PM

96 N/A

STEVEN SPINNER

EDEN PRAIRIE (HS-MN)

LW / L

6-00 / 196

25 GP, 17-22-39, +0, 42 PM

97 N/A

DOMINIC TURGEON

PORTLAND (WHL)

C / L

6-02 / 198

65 GP, 10-21-31, +18, 31 PM

8 EU G

VITEK VANECEK

LIBEREC JR (CZE)

G / L

6-01 / 180

38 GP, 95 / 1203, 2.64, 92.1%

102 N/A

DANIEL WALCOTT

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL)

D / L

5-11 / 161

67 GP, 10-29-39, +15, 71 PM

20 EUR

LUCAS WALLMARK

LULEÅ (SWE-2)

C / L

6-00 / 176

41 GP, 3-7-10, -4, 2 PM

111 N/A

JOSH WESLEY

PLYMOUTH (OHL)

D / R

6-03 / 194

68 GP, 1-8-9, -6, 62 PM

ROUND 7 (202ND OVERALL)

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

114 N/A

ANTHONY ANGELLO

OMAHA (USHL)

C / R

6-04 / 190

58 GP, 11-10-21, -10, 85 PM

134 N/A

BLAKE CLARKE

SAGINAW (OHL)

LW / L

6-01 / 199

54 GP, 2-10-12, -2, 26 PM

171 N/A

CAMERON DARCY

CAPE BRETON (QMJHL)

C / R

6-00 / 185

65 GP, 35-47-82, +3, 51 PM

144 N/A

DRYDEN HUNT

REGINA (WHL))

C / L

6-00 / 196

62 GP, 21-19-40, -3, 64 PM

39 EUR

TEEMU LAMSA

TPS JR (FIN)

C / R

6-03 / 200

43 GP, 9-12-21, +4, 24 PM

NR NA G

DREW VOGLER

TOPEKA (NAHL)

G / L

6-01 / 200

22 GP, 46 / 481, 2.30, 90.4%

169 N/A

ZACH YON

ROSEAU (HS-MN)

LW / L

5-11 / 190

25 GP, 33-36-69, +0, 6 PM

The following players were not ranked by any of the scouting services consulted by your GTPD this year, but are still players who could fill specific needs in the organization, and could be late-round draft targets.

UNRANKED PLAYERS "ON THE RADAR"

CSS FINAL

PLAYER

CLUB/LEAGUE

PS/SH

HT/WT

REGULAR SEASON STATS

..

202 N/A

EMIL ARONSSON

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL)

C / L

6-00 / 187

47 GP, 11-17-28, +18, 12 PM

113 N/A

SANTINO CENTORAME

OWEN SOUND (OHL)

D / R

5-10 / 182

61 GP, 3-15-18, +2, 50 PM

159 N/A

NIKITA JEVPALOVS

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL)

LW / R

6-01/ 196

61 GP, 28-26-54, -3, 32 PM

97 EUR

ATTE MAKINEN

LE KI (FIN-2)

D / R

6-03 / 206

33 GP, 1-5-6, -9, 38 PM

140 N/A

PATRICK SANVIDO

WINDSOR (OHL)

D / L

6-05 / 218

64 GP, 1-7-8, -21, 82 PM

31 EUR

EETU SOPANEN

PELICANS JR (FIN)

D / L

6-05 / 222

15 GP, 3-6-9, +3, 18 PM

11 NA G

BLAKE WEYRICK

USNTDP U18 (USHL)

G / L

6-03 / 203

18 GP, 41 / 365, 2.81, 88.8%