Tampa Bay Lightning Day Two Draft Recap (W/Yzerman And Murray Audio)

Day two of the NHL Entry Draft saw the Lightning make five picks. GM Steve Yzerman got his right-handed defenseman, Cal Foote, yesterday and started today by snagging the winger he coveted.

With the 48th pick, the Lightning selected 19-year-old Russian forward Alexander Volkov.

Yzerman went off the board with this pick. The 6’1”, 192 pound left shot was not ranked by any of the scouting services. Yzerman may have been able to trade down and still get Volkov, but he did fill a need for a winger.

The Bolts are deep in forwards and because of that, Yzerman could afford to take a flier on Volkov.

The 19-year-old Volkov bounced back and forth between Russian junior leagues last season. He has quick hands and above-average size (6-foot-1, 195 pounds), but he struggles with consistency on a game-by-game basis and he can disappear for long stretches of time.

Volkov was not drafted last year and played in the KHL with SKA. His contract just expired. We’ll see if he comes over right away and plays with AHL Syracuse.

Volkov drop-pass assist at 1:15. https://t.co/BvBe313hl6

— Bolt Prospects (@BoltProspects) June 24, 2017

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2013-2014	SKA-1946 St. Petersburg	MHL	16	2	2	4	6
2014-2015	SKA-1946 St. Petersburg	MHL	54	11	8	19	36
	SKA-Varyagi Vsevolozhsk	MHL B	2	2	2	4	0
	Russia U18	Hlinka Memorial	4	0	0	0	2
	Russia U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	0	0	2
2015-2016	SKA-1946 St. Petersburg	MHL	42	16	11	27	34
2016-2017	SKA-Neva St. Petersburg	VHL	15	3	0	3	4
	SKA-1946 St. Petersburg	MHL	16	6	5	11	12
	Russian Selects U20	Jr Super Series	6	0	3	3	0
2017-2018	SKA-Neva St. Petersburg	VHL	–	–	–	–	–
	SKA-1946 St. Petersburg	MHL	–	–	–	–	–

With pick 76, the Lightning selected 17-year-old Russian center Alexei Lipanov.

Future Considerations said this about Lipanov:

A very gifted and opportunistic centre…extremely fast on his skates…has “jersey flapping” speed, excellent agility and quickness that he uses in tight areas to be elusive…with a couple of quick strides, he can easily fly by the oppositions defense and take the puck to the net…has a good accurate wrist shot…can create plays out of nothing with his high-end vision and offensive instincts…creativity with the puck leads to many scoring chances…has the vision and talent to pace an attack…he makes good plays everywhere on the ice and he competes hard…uses hs speed on forechecking duties coupled with his intensity to get on the puck quickly…not a defensive minded player by any stretch but has the ability to help out when needed and covers his man consistently…does not fly the zone early like some other offensively gifted prospects would…has an excellent shot and is a hungry, determined player…very responsible centre in the Russian mold of centres…top six pro upside. 

New #TBLightning Alexei Lipanov prides himself on being two-way forward, likens style to Jonathan Toews. pic.twitter.com/Ps9syARQZP

— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithNHL) June 24, 2017

Lots of good Lipanov highlights here: https://t.co/JiMU46JJlK

— Bolt Prospects (@BoltProspects) June 24, 2017

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2014-2015	Dynamo Moskva U16	Russia U16	33	21	28	49	12
	Dynamo Moskva U16	Russia U16 Finals	6	3	6	9	2
	Russia U16 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	16
2015-2016	Dynamo Moskva U17	Russia U17	18	2	12	14	39
	HK MVD Balashikha	MHL	32	3	5	8	16
	Russia U17	WHC-17	6	2	2	4	4
	Russia U18	WJC-18	5	1	2	3	0
2016-2017	Russia U18	Hlinka Memorial	5	0	5	5	0
	Dynamo Balashikha	VHL	21	3	5	8	8
	Russia U18 |WJAC-19|	WJAC-19	4	4	4	8	0
	HK MVD Balashikha	MHL	11	0	3	3	6
	Russia U18	WJC-18	7	0	3	3	0
2017-2018	Barrie Colts	OHL	–	–	–	–	–

With Pick 169, Tampa Bay selected Elk River’s 19-year-old defenseman Nick Perbix, who is headed to St. Cloud State.

In his senior season at Elk River, Perbix put up 10 goals and 30 assists for 40 points, all career highs. Perbix finished his high school career with 82 points (19 goals, 63 assists) in 120 games. (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Elk River's Nick Perbix picked 169 by Tampa. Tremendous high school season. Come so far as a player in last two years.

— Chris Dilks (@ChrisDilks) June 24, 2017

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2013-2014	Elk River High	USHS	23	0	3	3	2
2014-2015	Elk River High	USHS	23	0	3	3	0
2015-2016	Elk River High	USHS	25	5	17	22	10
2016-2017	Sections 4&7 Seniors	USHS	3	1	0	1	0
	Team Northwest	USHS	21	3	10	13	6
	Elk River High	USHS	25	10	30	40	6
2017-2018	St. Cloud State Univ.	NCAA	–	–	–	–	–

At pick number 180 the Bolts selected USHL center Cole Guttman of the Dubuque Fighting Saints. He is also headed to St. Cloud State.

Guttman averaged over a point a game for Dubuque of the USHL in 2016-17, notching 27 goals and 27 assists in 53 regular season games. In the playoffs, Guttman chipped in a goal and three assists in six games for the Fighting Saints.

Guttman has been named Dubuque’s captain for the upcoming season. (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Guttman is from California. Played with Jr. Kings. Smart, creative, productive… reports are glowing.

— Bolt Prospects (@BoltProspects) June 24, 2017

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2008-2009	California	Brick Invitational	5	2	4	6	6
2011-2012	Los Angeles Jr. Kings	QC Int PW	7	9	6	15	6
2013-2014	Los Angeles Jr. Kings Bantam AAA	Bantam	4	1	1	2	17
2014-2015	Team Blue	USA-S15	5	2	5	7	–
	Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16	T1EHL U16	24	9	16	25	16
2015-2016	Team Black	USA-S16	5	3	5	8	0
	Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16	T1EHL U16	30	24	24	48	34
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	3	0	0	0	0
	U.S. National U17 Team	USDP	3	0	0	0	0
	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	2	0	1	1	0
2016-2017	Team Gray	USA-S17	5	3	2	5	–
	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	53	27	27	54	18
2017-2018	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	–	–	–	–	–
2018-2019	St. Cloud State Univ.	NCAA	–	–	–	–	–

With their last selection in the 2017 draft, at number 200, the Lightning drafted 18-year-old Minnesota high school center Sammy Walker, who is headed to the University of Minnesota.

Walker will return to his high school team and then attend Minnesota.

SBNation College Hockey says:

Listed at 5’9″, 135 lbs, he is a speedy forward entering his sophomore season at Edina (MN-HS). Walker had 5 goals and 9 points in 30 games last season for the Hornets, whose attempt at a 3rd straight state Class AA title ended two games short. SB Nation College Hockey’s #7 ranked freshman before the season, he was joined on that team by future Gopher Garrett Wait. (2016-17 commit Ryan Zuhlsdorf also previously played for the Hornets before heading to the USHL.) In addition to his speed, Walker is an above average playmaker.

CAREER TOTALS

	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-		GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
								Postseason Filter postseason All types Playoffs
MN State:	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	|
NCAA:	0	0	0	0	–	0	–	|
USA-S15:	5	2	4	6	1.20	0	0	|
USA-S16:	5	5	3	8	1.60	0	0	|
USA-S17:	5	2	2	4	0.80	0	0	|
USHL:	4	0	0	0	0.00	6	-3	|
USHS:	116	63	65	128	1.10	64	0	|	10	7	8	15	1.50	2	2

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