First Round Picks: No. 6
1999-2000 Record: 28-47-7 (7), 70 points (25th overall)
What they need
The Preds had the same record in their second season as they did in their first (28-47-7).
The club will be looking to improve their offense (25th at 2.43 goals/gm.) and may look to add some size as well.
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HOMEGROWN PREDATORS
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Predators draftees who played 20 or more games with Nashville in 1999-00: (All stats with Nashville) |
| Name (drafted) |
GP |
G-A-Pts |
David Legwand
(2nd in '98) |
71 |
13-15-28 |
Karlis Skrastinsh
(230th in '98) |
59 |
5-6-11 |
In their system
Up front, Martin Bartek (202nd overall in '98) had a solid year at Moncton (QMJHL). The Slovak native had 32 goals and 76 points in 69 games. Another European from the '98 draft class is left wing Denis Arkhipov (60th overall ). In 1999-2000, he had 16 points in 32 games for Russian League club AK-Bars Kazan.
Among forwards selected last season, right wing Jonas Andersson (33rd overall) had 67 points (31 G, 36 A) in 67 games at North Bay (OHL), while right wing Konstantin Panov (131st overall), had 43 goals and 73 games for Kamloops (WHL).
In goal, last year's top pick, Brian Finley (6th overall), had a 24-12-6 record with a 3.07 GAA for OHL Champion Barrie, while Jan Lasak (65th overall in '99) went 36-17-4 with a 2.55 GAA in 59 games in the ECHL with the Hampton Roads Admirals.
Recent draft history
Each of the two first round picks the Predators have made have been used to
select players from the Ontario League (David Legwand in '98 and Finley in '99).
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FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
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| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS. |
'99 TEAM |
'99 G-A-Pts |
| 1999 |
6 |
Brian Finley |
G |
Barrie (OHL) |
24-12-6, 3.07 |
| 1998 |
2 |
David Legwand |
C |
Nashville (NHL) |
13-15-28 |
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ALSO SEE
Predators' first-round history
Team Needs: Chicago Blackhawks
Team Needs: Columbus Blue Jackets
Team Needs: Detroit Red Wings
Team Needs: St. Louis Blues
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