Montreal—Perhaps in an effort to curry favor with the hometown fans the Boston Bruins selected a Quebec native with their first pick in the 2009 Entry Draft. After seeing a run on defensemen the Bruins grabbed Jordan Caron from Rimouski (QMJHL) with their first selection in the draft.
The Anaheim Ducks were up next and used a selection which had bounced from San Jose to Tampa Bay to Ottawa and to the New York Islanders before the Ducks used it on Kyle Palmieri.
It turns out the Province of Quebec would be represented with the next pick as the Hurricanes came up to the podium and selected Philippe Paradis with the 27th pick in the draft.
Caron could bring a scorer’s touch to the Bruins as he ranked 11th in the QMJHL in goals with 36 to his credit. The right winger can also play physically which will endear him to the Boston locals.
Jordan Caron courtesy of the NHL.
As a member of the United States Under-18 club Palmieri turned some heads with his play and drew high praise as a potential NHLer.
“I think Kyle’s got a little bit of Chris Drury in him. I look at his passion, his natural skills and his tenaciousness, and that’s what I saw in Chris,” said Central Scouting’s Jack Barzee. “He’s a lot of fun to watch because he has that vision along with a wicked shot. He very seldom passes up the opportunity to make the right play — he’s in position to shoot the puck and has that insight into whether to freeze and dish or just let it go.”
Paradis was next as he drew the attention of the Carolina Hurricanes who are in some need of high-end talent. Paradis was ranked as a second-round pick, but some scouts believe he will fill out to become a solid player over time and was underrated during this process.
PHN analysis; Boston and Carolina went with two bigger players and the Ducks went after a player who isn’t physically big, but plays big. Each of the players is going to need time to develop and the club’s scouting and management team are going to have to supply that time.
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