2010 NHL Draft - #16 Overall - St Louis Blues - Vladimir Tarasenko

[emmers57]

Jesus, Melrose has a massive man crush on this boy.

[Novastar6]

Damn Blues are going to be good. So much youth, and already one of the top teams in the NHL. The future is bright in St. Louis

[Andragon90]

3:30 haha what a dirty laugh

[AKas10]

The Sens GM stated he gave up the pick because he was seeking a forward they thought they had a chance to draft. At picks 10-15 only 1 forward was drafted.  This must mean the Sens were looking to draft Jaden Schwartz, who was taken by none other than the Blues. If the Sens wanted one of the forwards taken in the top 10 the trade would've been announced prior to pick 14. The Blues worked some magic and took what the Sens wanted, but both sides got tremendous talents in Runblad and Tarasenko!

[SmilesHK]

look at that smile lol, true hockey player smile

[PeteCore75]

This is a good deal for both sides, most trades are uneven but this is a Win-Win.

[RyRy9109]

fuck i hate tarasenko 

[romanthemusician]

Dang... I hope he'll wear the Blue Note someday...

[RusskiDan]

Uhhh where'd all the Tarasenko vs. Rundblad talk come from? Both teams got what they wanted: Blues got the offensive winger they needed, Sens got the defenseman they wanted. At the time, Blues had Petro and EJ, now they have Petro and Shatty -- no room for Rundblad then, no room now. Unless Sens fans don't want Rundblad, I don't see any reason for both sides to not be happy about this move.

[TheHockeyhero95]

Tarasenko < Rundblad

[madcans1]

fuck why didn't ottawa take him, so retarded

[bfm987]

welcome to ottawa rundblad. "Magic number 7" Salming Trophy winner (Swedeish league top defenceman award. but i would love to have tarasenko since sens have no forward prospects. we will know who won this trade in a few years

[Beradical23]

@bfm987 I think it will be nuetral. No one will win. Blues have so many young defensemen and needed forwards. And Ottawa needs Rundblad. And besides Blues and Sens are in different conferences.

[bfm987]

@Beradical23 i agree on most of what you said except the 2nd last part, truly IMO sens dont need rundblad, people seem to forget erik karlsson... can anyone name me 1 true sens prospect that is NOT a defeceman or a goaltender? yeah i didnt think so. but hey sens have a bad rep with russians: kovalev, gonchar, Oleg Saprykin, with the exception of volchenkov and maybeee yashin. and we have great history with swedes: alfie karlsson soon to be lehner so why not rundblad too

[SilentMemento]

Tarasenko plays on the third line on his team, and the KHL doesn't award secondary assists. When you combine that with the fact that he was injured and still put up similar stats to Ovechkin and Malkin when they played in Russia, it just shows how good of a player Tarasenko is. That's not a slight on Rundblad either; he's going to be fantastic for the Senators.

[christopherwinsor]

I was shocked when this happened, but look how Tarasenko has dropped off this year, and look at what a Stud Rundblad has been this year in the Swedish Elite League. Search Magic Number 7 to see Rundblads highlights.

[dubbsBB1]

@christopherwinsor I don't know if I would say he fell off. Did you see him play in the WJC? He was everywhere.

[HisRickness1]

LGB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[heanae]

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[jrer34]

please come to St. Louis next year. we need you

[vi3thunny]

The way he led Russia at the WJC showed tons of depth and character so amazing steal by the Blues!

I'm sick of Russian players not getting enough recognition like they used to because of the "Russian Factor" as of late, but hopefully it won't be like that at the next draft.

[chapaev36]

Those are some nice-looking Russian girls around Vladdy.

[xterrorizinboys88]

i rather look at pictures of darfur then look at the piece of shit gary bettemen

[21DieselBoy21]

0:29 Hey, fuck you too Murray!

[houlihanw]

i love this and yeah Runblad is going to be good but Tarasenko could be an ass kicker for us in about 2 years.

[TheCrabman5]

This kid's going to be great.

[AstroZombie1897]

st louis got one of the better steals of the 2010 draft, maybe THE steal of the draft. i'm super stoked the blues nabbed this guy.

[christopherwinsor]

case and point

Tarasenko 2009/2010 42GP 24points  2010/2011 42GP 19points

Rundbland 2009/2010 47GP 13points 2010/2011 53GP 48 points with 11 goals. He can Hit too.

[MOMOarabe]

@AstroZombie1897

steal of the draft id say fowler in anaheim