1 | | - | | This is really obvious, what's great is that Celebrini has ties to the Sharks, having played for their junior team (Jr Sharks). |
2 | | - | | Between Levshunov and Demidov, I believe the Sens will take Levshunov. They love USDP, USHL, and NCAA talent, plus Lev is a RD, which is their biggest need. |
3 | | - | | Chicago is reportedly high on Lev and Dickinson, but I believe Dickinson makes no sense for them given that LD is their strongest position. Instead they should take Demidov, who would be a nice playmaking option for Bedard. |
4 | | - | | If Levshunov isn't available, I believe the Ducks go for Silayev. They need RD, but Silayev has been playing on his offside for Torpedo. Left shot, but plays the right side. |
5 | | - | | There are better options available, but I believe since GMs love to favor size greatly, Lindstrom might be the pick here. I personally prefer Eiserman here, but Lindstrom does address the Blue Jackets need for size and speed. |
6 | | - | | Montreal is reportedly high on Iginla and has already spoken to him in person a couple of times. Slight reach, but I believe the Canadiens will trust their gut. |
7 | | - | | With Utah's first pick, they will go safe and take Dickinson. Eiserman and Connelly are ahead of him, but there is risk behind them. Utah must go safe here, and Dickinson fits what they are looking for. Arizona clearly wants to build a tall and gritty D core for the future, add Dickinson to the mix and the top 4 is nearly set. |
8 | | - | | The Kraken should go best D available, given that they haven't drafted a D in the first round out of the 3 years of their existence. Buium is the best one, there is very little chance that Buium falls out of the top 10 like many people believe. |
9 | | - | | This is completely off the board, but Calgary values size in their prospects. With MBN, Calgary is basically getting Tkachuk 2.0., theres a lot of similarities between the two. |
10 | | - | | I believe the Devils should trade back here to address their need of a physical forward, but if they don't they will draft Connelly. Talent alone, Connelly is a top 5 player in the draft and he has already owned up to his shortcomings. The Devils are reportedly no longer high on Holtz, let Connelly come in and inject goal-scoring. Plus Connelly plays a lot like Jack Hughes, so there's even some mentorship with this pick. |
11 | | - | | This is basically Zach Benson all over again. Catton falls due to teams favoring size heavily, and Catton is an undersized player. But its been proven that it doesn't matter at all, so I don't like the fact that Catton has fallen. |
12 | | - | | This is where Eiserman goes. This mock is more so what I believe the GM will do rather than what I want to happen. I sure hope Eiserman goes top 5, but due to his incomplete game, he will fall. But under Torts I feel like Eiserman will buy in defensively and he will become a boomer player in the draft. |
13 | | - | | I believe Parekh will be the pick here, the Wild need D more than forward. I considered Stiga here, but Rossi and Stramel have steadily developed into prime players. |
14 | | | | A lot of Sharks fans seem to be high on Yakemchuk, plus the Sharks need a RD badly. |
15 | | - | | The Red Wings need size and grit, and I believe Greentree addresses both of those. Zadina didn't work out, let Greentree come in and inject size and scoring. |
16 | | - | | THIS IS ST. LOUIS PICK!!!! CapFriendly hasn't updated the draft order, this pick should belong to the Blues. No matter what, the Blues should take a D here, I could even see them trading up to the 11-14 range. If they don't, they take Sahlin Wallenius. A bit of a reach, but he plays a nice two-way game, similar to Pavel Mintyukov. |
17 | | - | | THIS IS THE CAPITALS PICK!!!! Washington doesn't have a big prospect pool, I see them going BPA. That would be Stiga, who's the best defensive forward in the draft and second best skater. |
18 | | - | | The Islanders finally get their center that they wanted. Barzal and Helenius would make for a solid 1-2 punch down the middle. |
19 | | - | | The Kings will go for best non-center available, given their deep prospect pool. They can afford to wait on Chernyshov to get to his full potential. |
20 | | | | Jiricek had top 10 status at the start, but injuries took a toll on his ranking. He could bounce back and become a solid top 4 guy for the Blackhawks. |
21 | | - | | It doesn't matter who Vegas picks here because they will likely be gone next year, given the Edstrom, Dean, and Krebs pick. I went for BPA, which is Boisvert. |
22 | | - | | The Predators ideally need a shutdown guy for Josi, I believe they take Emery here. |
23 | | - | | I went random with this pick because the Leafs took a big reach with Cowan, and so far its paid off. Beaulac I know nothing about, but at the same time we knew nothing about Cowan. Who knows, maybe this pick will eventually pay off. |
24 | | | | The Ducks select Silayev's teammate in Artamonov. |
25 | | - | | Given how deep Colorado is, I believe they go BPA, which is Bednarik. |
26 | | | | This would create a nice storyline, having the two Hutson brothers on the same team. |
27 | | | | Ottawa gets a guy that plays in their own backyard in Mews. I see a lot of Erik Karlsson in his game too. |
28 | | | | Once again, the Flames value size in their prospects, they need D more than anything. Elick would be the pick here, offensive upside is in question but defensively he's really good. |
29 | | | | A bit off the board, but Beaudoin is a power forward, something that the Flyers lost when trading Gauthier. Beaudoin is arguably the best puck protector in the draft. |
30 | | - | | Underrated player, plays a solid two-way game. However, he's a high schooler but Carolina has had very good luck with high schoolers before. |
31 | | - | | The Stars have become a deep team, I believe they go BPA here, which is Basha. |
32 | | - | | Parascak is this year's Gabe Perreault, so he fits the Rangers system well. |