I will be going to this in Pittsburgh. (Hopefully) First come first serve, but only a 3 hour drive from Buffalo. So pretty excited for 4 picks in the top 43 for Buffalo! Anyways here is my attempt at a 1st round Mock draft! This is not including any possible trades made on or before draft day.
1.) Edmonton Oilers- Nail Yakupov
2.) Columbus Blue Jackets- Alex Galchenyuk
3.) Montreal Canadiens- Filip Forsberg
4.) New York Islanders- Ryan Murray
5.) Toronto Maple Leafs- Mikhail Grigorenko
6.) Anaheim Ducks- Matthew Dumba
7.) Minnesota Wild- Morgan Rielly
8.) Carolina Hurricanes- Olli Maatta
9.) Winnipeg Jets- Teuvo Teravainen
10.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Griffin Reinhart
11.) Washington Capitals- Jacob Trouba
12.) Buffalo Sabres- Radek Faksa
13.) Dallas Stars- Cody Ceci
14.) Calgary Flames- Brendan Gaunce
15.) Ottawa Senators- Hampus Lindholm
16.) Washington Capitals- Zemgus Girgensons
17.) San Jose Sharks- Sebastian Collberg
18.) Chicago Blackhawks- Matt Finn
19.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Derrick Pouliot
20.) Philadelphia Flyers- Slater Koekkoek
21.) Buffalo Sabres- Tom Wilson
22.) Pittsburgh Penguins- Tomas Hertl
23.) Florida Panthers- Scott Laughton
24.) Boston Bruins- Colton Sissons
25.) St. Louis Blues- Mark Jankowski
26.) Vancouver Canucks- Pontus Aberg
27.) Phoenix Coyotes- Stefan Matteau
28.) New York Rangers-Henrik Samuelsson
29.) New Jersey Devils- Forfeit
30.) LA Kings- Martin Frk
Can't see TT in Winnipeg. Not this early in the club's history anyway. It's an unsafe pick...he's a gamble basically, Winnipeg's prospect pipeline isn't anywhere near the best in the league, they'll probably look at safer options like (just based on your results) Faksa, Trouba, or Reinhart. Maybe even Ceci (though he's too similar to Enstrom IMO)
Can't see TT in Winnipeg. Not this early in the club's history anyway. It's an unsafe pick...he's a gamble basically, Winnipeg's prospect pipeline isn't anywhere near the best in the league, they'll probably look at safer options like (just based on your results) Faksa, Trouba, or Reinhart. Maybe even Ceci (though he's too similar to Enstrom IMO)
I was iffy on putting him there, but he would be BPA IMO. Also they are lacking a bit on high end talent and he has the potential to be an Elite player.
I was iffy on putting him there, but he would be BPA IMO. Also they are lacking a bit on high end talent and he has the potential to be an Elite player.
I agree. I'm just trying to think of it logically...I mean it could work, but he's a bit undersized and could spend up to 4 years in Finland (Selanne and Vatanen did). It would've been great if they could've just finished higher...and that stupid rule about OTL's kept Anaheim from having a 5th overall pick (they had fewer wins than Toronto and as many points. stupid.)
I agree. I'm just trying to think of it logically...I mean it could work, but he's a bit undersized and could spend up to 4 years in Finland (Selanne and Vatanen did). It would've been great if they could've just finished higher...and that stupid rule about OTL's kept Anaheim from having a 5th overall pick (they had fewer wins than Toronto and as many points. stupid.)
Yeah, totally agree. Stupid rule...Loser point along with it.
Yeah, its loaded with defensive talent in the top 15 IMO. To bad the majority of teams in the top 15 need forwards. It is going to be interesting to see how GMs choose between team needs and BPA.
I've been saying this all year. The talent in this year's draft is deeper than most people think. I mean if Samuelsson can be had in the second round...you can add Lindholm and Collberg to that list. Another thing is this is one of the best goaltending pools in recent memory. Nobody ever talks about it but there are some great goalies to be had
I've been saying this all year. The talent in this year's draft is deeper than most people think. I mean if Samuelsson can be had in the second round...you can add Lindholm and Collberg to that list. Another thing is this is one of the best goaltending pools in recent memory. Nobody ever talks about it but there are some great goalies to be had
Totally agree. Especially the top 3 Goalies. I hope one falls to the Sabres in the 2nd round with picks 41 or 43. Even though we have Enroth in the pipeline, I do not see him taking over for Miller (At least at Millers level). He is quite undersized, when we see the majority of goalies getting bigger and taller as of late.
Also, the picks from 20-45 are all great players. While ELITE talent is lacking in the top 15 compared to some other drafts. (Who knows what type of players they become) The depth definitely makes up for it between picks 20-45 IMO at least.
I've been saying this all year. The talent in this year's draft is deeper than most people think. I mean if Samuelsson can be had in the second round...you can add Lindholm and Collberg to that list. Another thing is this is one of the best goaltending pools in recent memory. Nobody ever talks about it but there are some great goalies to be had
), Reinhart, Trouba, Ceci, Forsberg, Dumba, Teravainen, Määttä, Faksa.
