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Draft Class: 2023

Published: Jun. 27, 2023 at 10:26 p.m.

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Round 1
1. Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Obvious).
2. Adam Fantilli (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: I think there will be some noise around Carlsson and even Michkov here, but Fantilli is there 1C of the future).
3. Will Smith (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Jarmo likes him a lot).
4. Leo Carlsson (San Jose Sharks) (Details: San Jose gets their next Joe Thornton).
5. Ryan Leonard (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: MTL and Philly are having a smokescreen battle between these two guys, I think ultimately Leonard is their guy though).
6. David Reinbacher (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Arizona is going to get a beast of a forward at 12 regardless of who they pick here, so they add the best D in the draft while they can).
7. Matvei Michkov (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Philly can more than afford the risk).
8. Dalibor Dvorsky (Washington Capitals) (Details: Washington gets a guy who should be a top-6 Center sooner rather than later).
9. Oliver Moore (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Detroit takes a Larkin comp).
10. Nate Danielson (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Blues take a very projectable Center, which they need).
11. Tom Willander (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Vancouver gets their future partner for Hughes and addresses a need).
12. Zach Benson (Arizona Coyotes from Ottawa Senators) (Details: Arizona hits a home run with this pick).
13. Axel Sandin Pellikka (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: High ceiling RHD makes a lot of sense for Buffalo here).
14. Colby Barlow (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Pittsburgh gets a guy who I think could be a 20+ goal scorer for them within two years).
15. Dmitri Simashev (Nashville Predators) (Details: Nashville starts the blue line retool with a beast).
16. Brayden Yager (Calgary Flames) (Details: Calgary is hard to pin down here IMO, I think they go for Yager's combination of projectability and upside).
17. Samuel Honzek (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: I think Detroit goes forward on both picks, Honzek adds size and skill up front).
18. David Edstrom (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: Winnipeg goes with a strong two-way Center who can help them sooner rather than later).
19. Andrew Cristall (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: There is no reason for Chicago not to swing for the fences here).
20. Matthew Wood (Seattle Kraken) (Details: Seattle should go highest upside forward available).
21. Calum Ritchie (Minnesota Wild) (Details: Minnesota takes another swing at resolving their long standing weakness at Center).
22. Gabe Perreault (Philadelphia Flyers from Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Briere runs to the stage to grab Cutter Gauthier's teammate).
23. Quentin Musty (New York Rangers) (Details: New York adds a somewhat local guy with a high offensive ceiling).
24. Otto Stenberg (Nashville Predators from Edmonton Oilers) (Details: Stenberg is a strong enough 200-foot player that Nashville can comfortably project him as a C in the NHL).
25. Theo Lindstein (St. Louis Blues from Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: STL adds a criminally underrated D prospect).
26. Oliver Bonk (San Jose Sharks from New Jersey Devils) (Details: San Jose looks to add a defenseman to their prospect pool).
27. Daniil But (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Colorado goes with a unique player with enormous upside).
28. Riley Heidt (Toronto Maple Leafs from Boston Bruins) (Details: Toronto takes a playmaking LW).
29. Lukas Dragicevic (St. Louis Blues from Dallas Stars) (Details: With 3 1st rounders, STL can take a project in hopes of unlocking his sky high ceiling).
30. Kasper Halttunen (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: Carolina looks to add a pure scorer here).
31. Eduard Sale (Colorado Avalanche from Florida Panthers) (Details: Could see Colorado being the team to take the risk on Sale).
32. Mikhail Gulyayev (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: Vegas can afford a big swing after winning the cup).

CapFriendly.com User-Generated Mock-Draft

ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Connor Bedard	Obvious
2	-	Adam Fantilli	I think there will be some noise around Carlsson and even Michkov here, but Fantilli is there 1C of the future
3	-	Will Smith	Jarmo likes him a lot
4	-	Leo Carlsson	San Jose gets their next Joe Thornton
5	-	Ryan Leonard	MTL and Philly are having a smokescreen battle between these two guys, I think ultimately Leonard is their guy though
6	-	David Reinbacher	Arizona is going to get a beast of a forward at 12 regardless of who they pick here, so they add the best D in the draft while they can
7	-	Matvei Michkov	Philly can more than afford the risk
8	-	Dalibor Dvorsky	Washington gets a guy who should be a top-6 Center sooner rather than later
9	-	Oliver Moore	Detroit takes a Larkin comp
10	-	Nate Danielson	Blues take a very projectable Center, which they need
11	-	Tom Willander	Vancouver gets their future partner for Hughes and addresses a need
12		Zach Benson	Arizona hits a home run with this pick
13	-	Axel Sandin Pellikka	High ceiling RHD makes a lot of sense for Buffalo here
14	-	Colby Barlow	Pittsburgh gets a guy who I think could be a 20+ goal scorer for them within two years
15	-	Dmitri Simashev	Nashville starts the blue line retool with a beast
16	-	Brayden Yager	Calgary is hard to pin down here IMO, I think they go for Yager's combination of projectability and upside
17		Samuel Honzek	I think Detroit goes forward on both picks, Honzek adds size and skill up front
18	-	David Edstrom	Winnipeg goes with a strong two-way Center who can help them sooner rather than later
19		Andrew Cristall	There is no reason for Chicago not to swing for the fences here
20	-	Matthew Wood	Seattle should go highest upside forward available
21	-	Calum Ritchie	Minnesota takes another swing at resolving their long standing weakness at Center
22		Gabe Perreault	Briere runs to the stage to grab Cutter Gauthier's teammate
23	-	Quentin Musty	New York adds a somewhat local guy with a high offensive ceiling
24		Otto Stenberg	Stenberg is a strong enough 200-foot player that Nashville can comfortably project him as a C in the NHL
25		Theo Lindstein	STL adds a criminally underrated D prospect
26		Oliver Bonk	San Jose looks to add a defenseman to their prospect pool
27	-	Daniil But	Colorado goes with a unique player with enormous upside
28		Riley Heidt	Toronto takes a playmaking LW
29		Lukas Dragicevic	With 3 1st rounders, STL can take a project in hopes of unlocking his sky high ceiling
30	-	Kasper Halttunen	Carolina looks to add a pure scorer here
31		Eduard Sale	Could see Colorado being the team to take the risk on Sale
32	-	Mikhail Gulyayev	Vegas can afford a big swing after winning the cup