Sleeper Draft Pick - Konstantin Komarek

by PPP on Jun 24, 2011 11:01 AM EDT

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The Copper & Blue is one of the best hockey websites, "professional" or "amateur", that I read on a near daily basis especially because of the cantakerous chief Derek Zona. Today they have an interesting look at a player that the Leafs are surreptitiously scouting: Austrian Konstantin Komarek. In a similar vein to Sondre Olden (who the Leafs pipped from under the Red Wings' nose) and Teemu Pulkkinen (who the Red Wings sniped before the Leafs could snag him), Komarek looks to be a swing for the fences type of pick so it'll be interesting to see when a team makes its move for him.

More on how Komarek lines up with his peers here.

Komarek has made a couple of trips to North America this spring, and talked about his travels with Norrbottens Kuriren:

Do you have a favorite club that you would like to play in?

Which NHL team isn't important, but it is clear that it would be fun to play for an Original Six team.

Komarek will follow the draft but the day after he'll pack his hockey bag to attend a summer camp in Oakville, Canada, a few km south of Toronto. He'll be there for three weeks through the summer to train with everyone from Juniors to the NHL players. The camp is run by a few NHL players from the region and focuses primarily on hockey-related physical training.

On Monday, representatives of the Toronto Maple Leafs were in Luleå to interview the 18-year-old. During the meeting, he was among other things, answering questions about his view of himself - both on the ice and off.

"It's the first NHL club that I've spoken to personally and of course it feels nice that they show interest in me."

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by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jun 24, 2011 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs

Oh my, rec’d.

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by JP Nikota on Jun 24, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

what round is Konstantin Komarek projected to be picked in?

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by Tickle Me Aulie on Jun 24, 2011 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

He’s not on the board for many people, but if you compare his numbers to previously drafted players, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go anywhere from 5th-7th

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by Derek Zona on Jun 24, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Sweet, we have like 3 7ths

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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 24, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Hahahahaha his youth team was called Wiener

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by happiergilmore on Jun 24, 2011 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

Something about his name rubs me the wrong way.

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by GreatKingRat on Jun 24, 2011 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

I figured out what my aversion was.

Kom(is)arek.

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by Oafijev on Jun 24, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Only 3 months younger than Olden, Komarek’s .833 pace on Luela’s J20 beats Olden’s .667 ppg pace on MODO’s J20.

Interestingly, MODO and Luela rank as the top 2 pp units in the division (can’t tell if that’s a divisional split, just going by the site menu, J20 SuperElit “Norra Forts”). Also, neither of them seem to be great teams as they both made first round exists in the playoffs.

I wouldn’t mind taking our fourth and a couple of our late picks to get this kid. I know it breaks the “punch a million lotto tickets” philosophy, but he could have some upside.

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by Bower Power on Jun 24, 2011 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Alternatively, first and third in the J20 SEL in points were twins Patrik and Ponthus Westerholm. So we could expect burke to trade to the numbers 2 and 3 slot to draft them back to back.

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by Bower Power on Jun 24, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s Pathrik, not Patrik. Both have bizarre first names.

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by Bruce Peter on Jun 24, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

oop, typo. Thanks for the correction.

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by Bower Power on Jun 24, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

thankth

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by pevans on Jun 24, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

At first, I saw his name as Korbinian Holzer

I was wondering, “When did we lose him?” Then I rechecked. Seems like the type of pick I wouldn’t mind Burke making. Boom-or-bust player.

Btw, when I checked Komarek’s SB Nation profile, it says he plays for the Winnipeg team. Funny little error, I guess.

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by Frag on Jun 24, 2011 2:13 PM EDT reply actions