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Draft Class: 2019

Created By: AndrewLadd

Published: Apr. 8, 2019 at 1:39 p.m.

Lottery Winners:

Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche
Buffalo Sabres

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Lottery winners
1. Minnesota Wild
2. Colorado Avalanche
3. Buffalo Sabres

Round 1
1. Jack Hughes (Minnesota Wild) (Details: Easy pick for the Wild, especially since they need a No. 1 center).
2. Kaapo Kakko (Colorado Avalanche from Ottawa Senators) (Details: Most NHL ready player in the draft who will give the avs scoring depth they desperately need).
3. Dylan Cozens (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Gives Buffalo a good scorer, especially helps if Skinner leaves).
4. Vasily Podkolzin (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Big bodied forward, which are the type of forwards LA likes).
5. Alex Newhook (New Jersey Devils) (Details: A versatile forward and also pretty underrated).
6. Bowen Byram (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Detroit needs a No. 1 defenseman and that is exactly what Byram’s ceiling is).
7. Kirby Dach (New York Rangers) (Details: They need a homegrown center for a successful rebuild and Dach should be that for them).
8. Matthew Boldy (Edmonton Oilers) (Details: Hopefully Edmonton doesn’t screw up this winger’s development).
9. Peyton Krebs (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: A good, skilled 2-way forward who can be an eventual Ryan Getzlaf replacement).
10. Philip Broberg (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Should be good w/ Hughes).
11. Trevor Zegras (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Adds a good prospect to an already great prospect pool).
12. Cam York (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Chicago needs help defensively, and York is good in all situations).
13. Victor Söderström (Florida Panthers) (Details: With Quennville and an already great forward core, Florida just needs help keeping the puck out of its own net, which York can do).
14. Arthur Kaliyev (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Kaliyev has all the tools to become an elite goal scorer, which Arizona needs desperately).
15. Alex Turcotte (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Should be a good futureo No. 2 center behind MacKinnon).
16. Thomas Harley (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: After losing Brannstrom, Vegas needs a good defensive prospect).
17. Pavel Dorofeyev (Dallas Stars) (Details: Adds needed forward depth).
18. Ville Heinola (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: They need a young defenseman, preferably one that can score at least 1 goal).
19. Ryan Suzuki (Ottawa Senators from Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: They need the best player available, which would be Kakko if they had their own pick).
20. Bobby Brink (Anaheim Ducks from St. Louis Blues) (Details: Should help there scoring along with Krebs in the future).
21. Spencer Knight (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: If any team needs a franchise goalie, it’s Carolina).
22. Matthew Robertson (New York Rangers from Winnipeg Jets) (Details: The Rangers continue to load up with solid prospects).
23. Moritz Seider (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: They need a defensive prospect since Erik Gudbransson can’t carry their defense for ever, actually nah he probably can).
24. Raphael Lavoie (Nashville Predators) (Details: Adds a big body and grit to a stacked team).
25. Alex Vlasic (Los Angeles Kings from Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: They need youth of any kind).
26. Brett Leason (Buffalo Sabres from San Jose Sharks) (Details: Big, skilled forward who should be able to crack the Sabres roster soon).
27. Cole Caufield (New York Islanders) (Details: Did I leave Caufield until this pick because I’m an Islanders fan, maybe).
28. Philip Tomasino (Washington Capitals) (Details: Versatile player who can play any forward position).
29. Jakob Pelletier (Boston Bruins) (Details: Good, young forward depth which the Bruins could definitely use).
30. Connor McMichael (Calgary Flames) (Details: BPA).
31. Nolan Foote (Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: If Tampa wins the cup and gets this oick it’s actually the Rangers. But the Rangers take a big power forward who’s brother is a prospect for the Lightning).

Round 2
32. Mikko Kokkonen (Ottawa Senators) (Details: Defensive prospect that is good in his own zone).
33. Kaedan Korczak (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Boom or bust defensive prospect).
34. Tobias Björnfot (New Jersey Devils) (Details: Adds a solid defensive prospect to New Jersey’s pool).
35. Nils Höglander (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Could be a potential 2nd round steal).
36. Blake Murray (Carolina Hurricanes from Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Should add a solid center behind Eichel and Mittlestadt).
37. Samuel Poulin (New York Rangers) (Details: Potential 1st round pick, Rangers get lucky).
38. Matvei Guskov (Edmonton Oilers) (Details: BPA).
39. Maxim Cajkovic (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: BPA).
40. Dustin Wolf (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Thatcher Demko’s development isn’t looking too good so they pick up a goalie here to be safe).
41. Nathan Légaré (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Another potential 1st round pick).
42. Anttoni Honka (Minnesota Wild) (Details: Need to take a denfensman with high upside after the complete 1st round miss they had last year with Filip Johansson).
43. Hunter Jones (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Another goalie taken in the 2nd round).
44. Vladislav Kolyachonok (Ottawa Senators from Florida Panthers) (Details: BPA).
45. Antti Saarela (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Arizona should be drafting every a forward every pick).
46. Sasha Mutala (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Decent 2-way forward).
47. Tag Bertuzzi (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: Similar skill set to Tyler, who is looking like a steal).
48. Case McCarthy (New York Rangers from Dallas Stars) (Details: An underrated prospect).
49. Egor Afanasyev (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Good forward with fairly high upside).
50. Marshall Warren (Montreal Canadiens from Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Good, young defensman who may be able to score at least 1 goal).
51. Ben Brinkman (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Solid defenseman, who should become an NHL’er).
52. Albin Grewe (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: BPA).
0. Ryan Johnson (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: Good, defensive defensman).
0. Mads Sogaard (Florida Panthers from Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Another goalie taken in a draft that could be a legendary goalie drafts).
55. Valentin Nussbaumer (New Jersey Devils from Nashville Predators) (Details: Once was projected as a first round pick, Nussbaumer will get his chance with the Devils).
56. Ilya Mironov (Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: Best defensman available).
57. Simon Holmström (Detroit Red Wings from San Jose Sharks) (Details: BPA).
58. Graeme Clarke (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: Extremely underrated, boom or bust prospect).
59. Michael Vukojevic (Washington Capitals) (Details: Highly regarded by some).
60. Josh Williams (New Jersey Devils from Boston Bruins) (Details: The Devils take a skilled, right winger who some people believe have top 6 upside).
0. Ilya Nikolayev (New York Islanders from Calgary Flames) (Details: Good, skilled forward who has the upside of a solid goal scorer).
62. Artemi Kniazev (New York Rangers from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: If Tampa wins the cup this is Tampa’s pick. They will take the BPA).

CapFriendly.com User-Generated Mock-Draft

ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Jack Hughes	Easy pick for the Wild, especially since they need a No. 1 center
2		Kaapo Kakko	Most NHL ready player in the draft who will give the avs scoring depth they desperately need
3	-	Dylan Cozens	Gives Buffalo a good scorer, especially helps if Skinner leaves
4	-	Vasily Podkolzin	Big bodied forward, which are the type of forwards LA likes
5	-	Alex Newhook	A versatile forward and also pretty underrated
6	-	Bowen Byram	Detroit needs a No. 1 defenseman and that is exactly what Byram’s ceiling is
7	-	Kirby Dach	They need a homegrown center for a successful rebuild and Dach should be that for them
8	-	Matthew Boldy	Hopefully Edmonton doesn’t screw up this winger’s development
9	-	Peyton Krebs	A good, skilled 2-way forward who can be an eventual Ryan Getzlaf replacement
10	-	Philip Broberg	Should be good w/ Hughes
11	-	Trevor Zegras	Adds a good prospect to an already great prospect pool
12	-	Cam York	Chicago needs help defensively, and York is good in all situations
13	-	Victor Söderström	With Quennville and an already great forward core, Florida just needs help keeping the puck out of its own net, which York can do
14	-	Arthur Kaliyev	Kaliyev has all the tools to become an elite goal scorer, which Arizona needs desperately
15	-	Alex Turcotte	Should be a good futureo No. 2 center behind MacKinnon
16	-	Thomas Harley	After losing Brannstrom, Vegas needs a good defensive prospect
17	-	Pavel Dorofeyev	Adds needed forward depth
18	-	Ville Heinola	They need a young defenseman, preferably one that can score at least 1 goal
19		Ryan Suzuki	They need the best player available, which would be Kakko if they had their own pick
20		Bobby Brink	Should help there scoring along with Krebs in the future
21	-	Spencer Knight	If any team needs a franchise goalie, it’s Carolina
22		Matthew Robertson	The Rangers continue to load up with solid prospects
23	-	Moritz Seider	They need a defensive prospect since Erik Gudbransson can’t carry their defense for ever, actually nah he probably can
24	-	Raphael Lavoie	Adds a big body and grit to a stacked team
25		Alex Vlasic	They need youth of any kind
26		Brett Leason	Big, skilled forward who should be able to crack the Sabres roster soon
27	-	Cole Caufield	Did I leave Caufield until this pick because I’m an Islanders fan, maybe
28	-	Philip Tomasino	Versatile player who can play any forward position
29	-	Jakob Pelletier	Good, young forward depth which the Bruins could definitely use
30	-	Connor McMichael	BPA
31	-	Nolan Foote	If Tampa wins the cup and gets this oick it’s actually the Rangers. But the Rangers take a big power forward who’s brother is a prospect for the Lightning

ROUND 2	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

32	-	Mikko Kokkonen	Defensive prospect that is good in his own zone
33	-	Kaedan Korczak	Boom or bust defensive prospect
34	-	Tobias Björnfot	Adds a solid defensive prospect to New Jersey’s pool
35	-	Nils Höglander	Could be a potential 2nd round steal
36		Blake Murray	Should add a solid center behind Eichel and Mittlestadt
37	-	Samuel Poulin	Potential 1st round pick, Rangers get lucky
38	-	Matvei Guskov	BPA
39	-	Maxim Cajkovic	BPA
40	-	Dustin Wolf	Thatcher Demko’s development isn’t looking too good so they pick up a goalie here to be safe
41	-	Nathan Légaré	Another potential 1st round pick
42	-	Anttoni Honka	Need to take a denfensman with high upside after the complete 1st round miss they had last year with Filip Johansson
43	-	Hunter Jones	Another goalie taken in the 2nd round
44		Vladislav Kolyachonok	BPA
45	-	Antti Saarela	Arizona should be drafting every a forward every pick
46	-	Sasha Mutala	Decent 2-way forward
47	-	Tag Bertuzzi	Similar skill set to Tyler, who is looking like a steal
48		Case McCarthy	An underrated prospect
49	-	Egor Afanasyev	Good forward with fairly high upside
50		Marshall Warren	Good, young defensman who may be able to score at least 1 goal
51	-	Ben Brinkman	Solid defenseman, who should become an NHL’er
52	-	Albin Grewe	BPA
53	-	Ryan Johnson	Good, defensive defensman
54		Mads Sogaard	Another goalie taken in a draft that could be a legendary goalie drafts
55		Valentin Nussbaumer	Once was projected as a first round pick, Nussbaumer will get his chance with the Devils
56	-	Ilya Mironov	Best defensman available
57		Simon Holmström	BPA
58		Graeme Clarke	Extremely underrated, boom or bust prospect
59	-	Michael Vukojevic	Highly regarded by some
60		Josh Williams	The Devils take a skilled, right winger who some people believe have top 6 upside
61		Ilya Nikolayev	Good, skilled forward who has the upside of a solid goal scorer
62		Artemi Kniazev	If Tampa wins the cup this is Tampa’s pick. They will take the BPA

Apr. 8, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

canesfan

Joined: Nov. 2018

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Likes: 95

I like your explanations for each pick.
One thing though, the 36th pick is going to Carolina, not Buffalo.
Don't know if that changes anything for you.

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Apr. 8, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

AndrewLadd

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Joined: Mar. 2019

Posts: 10,714

Likes: 11,949

Quoting: canesfan

I like your explanations for each pick.
One thing though, the 36th pick is going to Carolina, not Buffalo.
Don't know if that changes anything for you.

Thanks, I didn’t realize, but I would keep him there anyway hes a solid player

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