Rick Pracey flipped the cliche of their scouts. As a substitute for expressing the usual: "We are unable to believe that he was still on offer at our select," the Avalanche chief scout figured Joachim Nermark would certainly out there in case the Avs resumed options on the fourth spherical in the NHL draft on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

"When a person does your networking as well as your feelers to be found, it absolutely was much like prospect that he or she would remain about," Pracey mentioned. "We figured it could still be nice if he was there, but we weren't as well certain. But we had been glad he was."

Nermark, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound center who played for Linkoping from the Swedish League final season, was taken 93rd general. The Avs also manufactured 3 other options Saturday: middle Garrett

Meurs, defenseman Gabriel Beaupre and defenseman Dillon Donnelly.

Nermark is often classified in the form of once-highly touted prospect that slipped some around the draft because of a difficult time. He had been regarded a possible first-round collection, but injuries in addition to a so-so statistical output for Linkoping dropped his value. Pracey considered the native of Sunne, Sweden, was really a worthwhile gamble at 93.

"We believe he is an outstanding two-way player, and extremely smart," Pracey mentioned. "We're waiting around to view the way the offense could progress. We predict it could possibly arrive, but believe he's still likely to be a trustworthy player to receive."

Nermark, eighteen, had eight aims and eighteen aids in 37 online games for Linkoping. He played for Sweden during the Ivan Hlinka entire world junior under-18 tournament during the past year.

"We believe that he'll take the Swedish Elite League this present year," Pracey says. "We'll find out how he develops."

Meurs, 18, was taken 123rd overall, and played final year or so for Plymouth on the OHL, compiling ten goals and 30 helps in 68 video game titles in the Whalers being 5-10, 169-pound player. Pracey says he and that is quite as good as his stats revealed.

"He just had some draft ages. We presume he'd a troublesome yr," Pracey says. "But whilst he is slight, he's aggressive."

In Beaupre, 18, the Avs obtain 6-2, 200-pound defender who plays for Val d'Or of one's QMJHL.

"He's a great, defensive defenseman who moves very well," Pracey said. "We're not searching for offensive creation from him, looking for defensive presence."

Donnelly, the son of previous longtime NHL player Gord Donnelly , is known as a tough, tough brawler from a defenseman. He posted an individual objective and 153 penalty minutes in 63 games for Shawinigan (QMJHL).

"He's a worthwhile a person for american," Pracey says. "Being around the seventh round, we're in need of an aspect. He is a challenging client."

Pracey believes the Avs came away with a great haul in the draft, you start with first-round picks Gabriel Landeskog (No. two total) and Duncan Siemens (No. eleven).

Both players sat inside the Avs' draft table Saturday.

"I considered was really a very nice signal for each men," Pracey explained. "They possibly will present claimed that were there more suitable attractions, but additionally wanted to be there around, you can also be an area of the operation."