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| # | Round | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Team |
| 1 | 1 | Marek Zagrapan | C | 6'0'' | 195 | Chicoutimi-QMJHL |
| 13th Overall Selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft - A very good skater with an effortless, smooth stride ... he accelerates quickly, especially when in possession of the puck ... nifty playmaker and puck handler ... his passing skills and hockey sense are both very good ... the puck seems to come to him all the time ... he is poised and patient with the puck ... sees the ice and reads the play smartly ... is a key component on the power play; often used on the point, where he finds openings and sets up teammates for scoring opportunities ... has an accurate wrist shot with a quick release ... kills penalties and can be a threat to score in this situation ... logs a lot of ice time ... does not play a physical game but is not afraid ... goes about his game in a cool manner ... protects the puck well when going to the net ... gets in the way of opponents in defensive zone and uses his stick very well on the pokecheck creating turnovers ... selected to the 2005 CHL Top Prospects game in Vancouver ... played for Slovakia at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Grand Forks. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | Philippe Gogulla | D | 6'2'' | 200 | Koln - GER |
| 48th Overall Selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft - A strong skater with decent speed ... has good vision and competes in high-traffic areas and along the boards ... when on the move he is hard to stop ... has good puck skills with a good, hard shot and a nose for the net ... his skills and hockeysense are good; allows him to be creative ... uses his body well and does not shy away from physical hockey ... never quits on a play and finds a scoring position via hard work ... has the potential to be a power forward ... had limited ice time playing for Koln in the German League and also played on the Koln junior team ... a key forward on Germany's U-18 team, helping them maintain a spot in the World U-18 Championship A-pool. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | Marc-Andre Gragnani | D | 6'1'' | 180 | Prince Edward Island-QMJHL |
| 87th Overall Selection - Acquired along with the a fourth-round selection (96th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft from Calgary in exchange for a third-round selection (74th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | Traded to Calgary | -- | -- | -- | |
| 74th Overall Selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft - Traded to Calgary in exchange for a third-round selection (87th overall) and a fourth-round selection (96th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | Chris Butler | D | 6'1'' | 178 | Sioux City-USHL |
| 96th Overall Selection - Acquire along with the a third- round selection (87th overall) from Calgary in exchange for a third-round selection (74th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft - Light on his feet with a smooth stride and good speed ... has good balance and agility ... changes direction with ease when skating backwards ... can stickhandle and skate himself into the clear to make a pass ... makes the first pass out of the defensive zone quickly and on the tape ... has a good, low shot from the point ... a smart player who looks for his forwards off the side of the net for the tip-in play when playing on the power play ... used in all game situations ... has picked his game up in the second half and is playing with more urgency ... with his quickness, has the ability to strip the puck from opponents in one-on-one situations ... uses his stick when checking opponents in the corners and in front of the net ... gets good leverage on an opponent and is strong for his size ... has a confident and relaxed style to his game ... played in the 2005 USHL all-star game ... will attend the University of Denver in the fall. | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | Nathan Gerbe | C | 5'5'' | 160 | US NATL U-18 |
| 142nd Overall Selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | Adam Dennis | G | 5'11'' | 183 | Guelph-OHL |
| 182nd overall selection | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | Vjateslav Buravchikov | D | 6'1'' | 189 | Krylja-Rus 2 |
| 191st Overall Selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | Matt Generous | D | 6'3'' | 185 | NE Jr-EJHL |
| 212th Overall Selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft - Compensatory pick assigned to Buffalo for the loss of a draft pick (acquired via trade) as a result of the shortening of the Entry Draft from nine to seven rounds. | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | Andrew Orpik | D | 6'3'' | 200 | Thayer Academy-USHSE |
| 227th overall selection | ||||||
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