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Five Years of Panthers Draft Picks - Round Seven

DU's Marc Cheverie, courtesy of BlueLineShow.com

In building up to June's NHL Entry Draft, this series will look at Florida's performance in each round - from seventh to first - covering the five Drafts from 2005 through 2009, along with any players of note selected after the Panthers' pick(s) in the same round.

As would be expected, the seventh - and final - round of the NHL Entry Draft does not typically turn up much beyond flotsam and jetsam, but Florida did score big with at least one of their five picks since the lockout ended. And Iron Mike can take credit after fumbling a year earlier.  

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2005: Ottawa, ON        Florida General Manager: Mike Keenan

Panthers pick (224):  F Zach Bearson, Waterloo (USHL). Currently: out of hockey, but authored a terrific blog on his European adventures while studying abroad; definitely worth a peek. Otherwise, bust.

Later seventh-round notables:  Patric Hornqvist (230), by Nashville. Final pick of '05 draft scored 51 points (30 goals) for the Predators in 2009-10. Shrewd dude, that David Poile; this is the type of discovery that makes fans writhe in pain.

 

2006: Vancouver, BC       Florida General Manager: Mike Keenan

Panthers pick (193):  G Marc Cheverie, Nanaimo (BCHL).

Currently: signed by Florida. Went 24-4-3 with University of Denver in 2009-10. Hobey Baker candidate, collegiate leader in shutouts, wins, and save percentage. Named Player of the Year by College Hockey News and WCHA; also Inside College Hockey's Goaltender of the Year. Will start next season with ECHL Everblades or AHL Americans. One of Keenan's (few) true diamonds, made only a day after trading Roberto Luongo.

Later seventh-round notables:  None even ballpark.

 

2007: Columbus, OH       Florida General Manager: Jacques Martin

Panthers picks: (191) F Ryan Watson, Cambridge (GOJHL) and (202) G Sergei Gayduchenko, Yaroslavl.

Currently: Versatile but (to date) low-scoring forward Watson remains an organization property, entering senior year at Western Michigan University in the fall. Gayduchenko went 11-7-0 in 20 appearances as a backup with KHL's Lokomotiv last season; faces uphill climb considering Florida's depth in goal throughout the system.

Later seventh-round notables:  (194) D Carl Gunnarsson, by Toronto.

 

2008: Ottawa, ON        Florida General Manager: Jacques Martin

Panthers pick (190):  D Matt Bartkowski, Lincoln (USHL).

Currently: Traded from Florida (along with D Dennis Seidenberg) to Boston Bruins for F Byron Bitz, F Craig Weller, and 2010 second-round pick on March 3rd of this year. Bartkowski will enter junior season at Ohio State University.

Later seventh-round notables:  G Joacim Eriksson, by Philadelphia. Poised to fill Sweden's number-one goaltender status upon departure of Florida's Jacob Markstrom this summer, he's a highly-valued piece of the Flyers future.

 

2009: Montreal, PQ        Florida General Manager: Randy Sexton

Panthers pick (195): None; traded to Chicago on January 10th, 2008 in exchange for D Magnus Johansson ('member him?). Blackhawks chose D Paul Phillips, Cedar Rapids (USHL).

Later seventh-round notables: D Adam Almqvist, by Detroit; ranked as the 20th-best prospect in the Red Wings system by Hockey's Future. And he's Swedish, making him an automatic pick by Ken Holland.

 

ARCHIVED:   Round Three  -  Round Four  -   Round Five  -   Round Six

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He’s got – at this stage – Vokoun, Clemmer, Markstrom, Plante, Salak, and Cheverie generally considered “ahead” of him, with Brian Foster putting up comparable numbers as well.

Obviously the goaltending depth chart will look a bit different in a couple of months, but that’s a lot of bodies to leap.

by Donny Rivette on May 14, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

He’s got one year remaining ($6.3M!) with a cap hit of $5.7M. I’m saying he’s gone.

by Donny Rivette on May 15, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes I do

remember Magnus Johansson. I actually blogged about Florida acquiring the 34-year-old who had never played in the NHL before.

by Bill Jempty on May 14, 2010 8:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Other than his 18 games with CHI, of course. Not much of a resume. Liked the guy, tho. And Cullimore.

by Donny Rivette on May 15, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ahhh… Jassen Cullimore. One of the best defensemen on the team the two years he was here. And I remember Magnum as well. Passed up one of his old jerseys this season in favor of a Campbell one…

Florida Panthers: Giving the league a punching bag since 2000.

by John Beatty on May 17, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

Out of morbid curiosity, John, what was the price difference?

by Donny Rivette on May 17, 2010 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

$99 for Magnum, $199 for Campbell. The jerseys in question were the unused third set the Panthers had made that season (2007-8) when they thought they might make the playoffs. If they hadn’t had the Campbell one, I might have bought Magnum’s.

Liz picked up a Dvorak jersey in that same auction for $150. They made him a number 19 jersey when he got signed and then he told them he wanted to be 14. So, they had an unused 19.

Florida Panthers: Giving the league a punching bag since 2000.

by John Beatty on May 19, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wait, the Panthers drafted a goalie named, “Gay Douche-ashenko”????

by Phalange on May 17, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions  

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Florida Panthers Roster

# Pos. DOB W H
Krys Barch 21 RW 3/26/1980 237 6-1
Sean Bergenheim 20 LW 2/8/1984 200 5-11
Matt Bradley 22 RW 6/13/1978 201 6-3
Brian Campbell 51 D 5/23/1979 189 6-0
Scott Clemmensen 30 G 7/23/1977 203 6-3
Keaton Ellerby 4 D 11/5/1988 220 6-4
Tomas Fleischmann 14 RW 5/16/1984 192 6-1
Brian Foster 33 G 2/4/1987 175 6-1
Jason Garrison 52 D 11/13/1984 216 6-2
Marcel Goc 57 C 8/24/1983 202 6-1
Erik Gudbranson 44 D 1/7/1992 195 6-4
Ed Jovanovski 55 D 6/26/1976 221 6-3
Tomas Kopecky 82 RW 2/5/1982 203 6-3
Dmitry Kulikov 7 D 10/29/1990 196 6-1
John Madden 10 C 5/4/1973 190 5-11
Jacob Markstrom 25 G 1/31/1990 178 6-3
Shawn Matthias 18 C 2/19/1988 216 6-4
Mikael Samuelsson 26 RW 12/23/1976 218 6-2
Mike Santorelli 13 C 12/14/1985 190 6-0
Jack Skille 12 RW 5/19/1987 215 6-1
Tyson Strachan 23 D 10/30/1984 215 6-2
Marco Sturm 16 LW 9/8/1978 194 6-0
Jose Theodore 60 G 9/13/1976 185 5-11
Scottie Upshall 19 RW 10/7/1983 200 6-0
Kris Versteeg 32 RW 5/13/1986 182 5-10
Mike Weaver 43 D 5/2/1978 186 5-9
Stephen Weiss 9 C 4/3/1983 193 5-11

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