Mid-September Mock Draft (please read the trades below)

After the Rangers pick, the Penguins make this trade:

{Pittsburgh trades Matt Murray to Edmonton for Mike Smith, Adam Larsson, and Jesse Puljujarvi}

Murray will be traded. Jarry was the better goalie, so it would make more sense to trade Murray. The Penguins get an average starter or a solid backup in Mike Smith. They also upgrade their defense by acquiring Adam Larsson. Also, Puljujarvi doesn’t want to be in Edmonton, so he will fit in this trade and go to a legit playoff contender.

This trade between Winnipeg and Calgary will also happen after the Rangers pick:

{Winnipeg trades Patrik Laine to Calgary for Sean Monahan}

This may come to a surprise to some people, but there some rumors that Monahan could be traded because of season he had. Winnipeg finally gets the long-term second-line center that they have been looking since 2018. Calgary gets a goal-scorer in Patrik Laine. He has been getting progressively worse for Winnipeg.

{Buffalo trades pick No. 8 to Winnipeg for pick No. 10 and 2022 3rd round pick}

There are rumors that Buffalo trades their pick down. The Jets don’t have a 3rd or 4th round pick in this draft, so trading up would be ideal.

During the draft, Arizona will make this blockbuster trade with Winnipeg:

{Winnipeg trades Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stanley to Arizona for Oliver Ekman-Larsson}

There are rumors that both Ehlers and Ekman-Larsson will get traded. Jets fans are hoping that a similar deal will happen at some point. Thank me later. After stealing Drysdale, Winnipeg rounds out their depth with Ekman-Larsson. Arizona boosts their offense, which was lacking against Colorado in the playoffs. They also get a physical, offensive defenseman in Stanley.