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2023 Round 1 with trades/player descriptions

2023 Round 1 with trades/player descriptions

Draft Class: 2023
Created By: JMSTL2019
Published: Jun. 1 at 12:00 a.m.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-Obvious 😔 at least the CHI/STL rivalry can be fun again soon.
2Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-Future top 6 C or he’ll shift to the wing along side McTavish and Zegras.
3Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-CBJ get the 1C they’ve been dreaming of, great offensive and defensive specialist.
4Logo of the San Jose Sharks-Sharks solidify the future of the D core, could be a potential 1D.
5Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-Habs solidify top 6 with BPA, wouldn’t be surprised to see Smith go 3rd or 4th overall.
6Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-In 3-5 years, re-drafts will have him 2nd overall, ARI can wait for his KHL deal to end.
7Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-Philly takes BPA, could go top 5, great player even if he’s smaller, skilled with great work ethic.
8Logo of the Washington Capitals-BPA, fills in as top 6 C with Backstrom nearing retirement in the next few seasons, 2-way C like Nicky.
9Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-Slots in behind Larkin as 2C, plays a similar style to Larkin too.
10Logo of the St. Louis Blues-Another top 6 wing addition for STL, gets chance to play against his brother John in Nashville someday.
11Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-VAN trades Garland, 11th, and 89th picks to CHI for 19th and 55th picks. Price to pay for moving bad contracts. CHI adds best winger available to play with Bedard.
12Logo of the Arizona CoyotesLogo of the Ottawa SenatorsBPA, ARI adds an offensive dman to the pipeline, similar playing style to Shea Theodore.
13Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-BUF adds a big winger in addition to Tage, another strong shooter with great IQ.
14Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins-Could be a possible top 10 pick but he struggled at times, needs to get bigger and faster but has time to fill in for Sid and Geno.
15Logo of the Nashville Predators-BPA, NSH can’t pass up the scrappy power forward, top 9 potential, similar to Benn or Foligno.
16Logo of the Calgary Flames-BPA, another player who could go top 10, CGY gets a Tkachuk-type prospect, plays hard and can score.
17Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the New York IslandersDET adds a dman this time, another offensive D to play with Seider, similar style to Chabot.
18Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-WPG picks up the next best C available, depth at that position is in doubt depending on PLD and Scheifele situations.
19Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Tampa Bay LightningCHI takes a dman with their third choice, rounds out a replenished D prospect pool with Korchinski, Rinzel, and Vlasic already in the pipeline.
20Logo of the Seattle Kraken-BPA, SEA adds a top 9 product, needs to work on skating but he can score and make plays, similar to Perron.
21Logo of the Minnesota Wild-MIN takes the best D available and finds their potential Dumba replacement.
22Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Los Angeles KingsCBJ find their 2C in addition to Carlsson, Konecny-type forward who can make plays or kill penalties.
23Logo of the New York Rangers-NYR add an underrated potential top pair dman, a steal at 23, compared to future cross-town rivals Pulock and Pelech.
24Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the Edmonton OilersNSH drafts another steal just like NYR, add a potential top-10 pick and future 1C/2C.
25Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Toronto Maple LeafsSTL restocks the D prospect pool with best dman available, they need major help in this area.
26Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the New Jersey DevilsSJ adds a dman to the pipeline, top 4 potential, could be drafted anywhere from late in round 1 or early in the 3rd.
27Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-COL loves dmen and takes the best option here, top 4 potential who has time to grow with how stacked COL is.
28Logo of the Toronto Maple LeafsLogo of the Boston BruinsTOR grabs best dman available, top 6 potential defensive dman, compared to Orlov.
29Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Dallas StarsSTL trades 29th pick to CBJ for Roslovic and 34th pick. Roslovic’s value is a 2nd/3rd rounder from what I’ve seen. CBJ uses the pick to draft another C, their worst position now has great future depth.
30Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-CAR goes off the board a bit and picks a future top 9 C, needs to get stronger but he’s a great skater.
31Logo of the Montreal CanadiensLogo of the Florida PanthersMTL drafts a winger to play along side Smith, could end up in middle 6 though.
32Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-VGK take the “project prospect”, top 10 potential is there but he’s all over the place, they’ll trade him at the 2025 TDL for a playoff rental.
ROUND 2TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
33Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-
34Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-
35Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-
36Logo of the San Jose Sharks-
37Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-
38Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-
39Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Philadelphia Flyers
40Logo of the Washington Capitals-
41Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-
42Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the St. Louis Blues
43Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the Vancouver Canucks
44Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Ottawa Senators
45Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-
46Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
47Logo of the Nashville Predators-
48Logo of the Calgary Flames-
49Logo of the New York Islanders-
50Logo of the Seattle KrakenLogo of the Winnipeg Jets
51Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
52Logo of the Seattle Kraken-
53Logo of the Minnesota Wild-
54Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-
55Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the New York Rangers
56Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-
57Logo of the Seattle KrakenLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
58Logo of the New Jersey Devils-
59Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Colorado Avalanche
60Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Boston Bruins
61Logo of the Dallas Stars-
62Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
63Logo of the Florida Panthers-
64Logo of the Minnesota WildLogo of the Vegas Golden Knights
Jun. 1 at 12:09 a.m.
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Rob32sjsharks
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In the strongest and deepest forward prospect group in 8 years the sharks pull two heavy reaches for D men? Not a chance.
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Jun. 1 at 12:54 a.m.
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Despise
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hell yea lets take a RD when we have 0 room for one!!!!
Jun. 1 at 1:03 a.m.
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At 19. you have Chicago picking instead of Vancouver who you made trade back FYI
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Jun. 1 at 6:18 a.m.
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Willander is better than Dragicevic
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Jun. 1 at 8:24 a.m.
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To far fetched having Rienbacher top 3
Jun. 1 at 10:42 a.m.
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JMSTL2019
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Quoting: Pensfan303
At 19. you have Chicago picking instead of Vancouver who you made trade back FYI


Several articles suggest the Hawks could target Vancouvers first and will take on a bad contract in order to move up.
Jun. 1 at 11:28 a.m.
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Like that you put descriptions in to legitimize your decisions, but Heidt at 18? No. I have him at 32. WPG selects Nate Danielson at 18. You also have him noted as a (D) in your notes. He's a (C). I have him as my #4 C in the draft behind Bedard, Fantilli and Smith.
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Jun. 1 at 12:33 p.m.
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Rumors ive heard:
Fantilli could drop to 3rd or 4th cause of his numbers at international tournaments being so low. I dont agree with that statement
Columbus is reportedly interested in Will smith
Sharks are more than willing to trade the 4th pick
Montreal loves Leonard
Arizona had their guy last year in Cooley, this year their guy is Reinbacher
Flyers want a defender with their pick, the guy they like is Sandin-Pelikka
Washington wants to address their top 6 during the draft, you nailed it with Dvorsky
Yzerman loves Moore, Honzek, and Willander
Vancouver wants a center

My top 15 mock:
1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Smith
4. Carlsson (if the pick isnt traded)
5. Leonard
6. Reinbacher
7. ASP
8. Could be dvorsky, but i think Benson is better
9. Moore
10. Dvorsky
11. Danielson
12. Gulyayev
13. Willander
14. Perreault
15. Barlow
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Jun. 1 at 1:05 p.m.
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Quoting: JMSTL2019
Several articles suggest the Hawks could target Vancouvers first and will take on a bad contract in order to move up.


Ya but what im saying is that you have Chicago picking at 11 and 19 where 19 should be Vancouver in teh scenario that was made
Jun. 1 at 2:21 p.m.
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i cant justify Sale in the top 20, nonetheless 11
Jun. 1 at 2:41 p.m.
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IconicHawk
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i cant justify Sale in the top 20, nonetheless 11


Well most other people will disagree with you
Jun. 1 at 9:50 p.m.
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Ya but what im saying is that you have Chicago picking at 11 and 19 where 19 should be Vancouver in teh scenario that was made


Ah my bad, sucks you can’t edit mock draft forums
 
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