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Bob McKenzie Final List - Slafkovsky first overall

Draft Class: 2022
Created By: NHLfan10506
Published: Jun. 28, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.
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Last two years, I posted Bob McKenzie's final list along with my own draft predictions:

2020: https://www.capfriendly.com/mock-draft/147205
2021: https://www.capfriendly.com/mock-draft/186694

Doing the same for 2022.

(as many know McKenzie's poll of scouts is the gold standard for draft predictions)

Here is the link to the list: https://www.tsn.ca/juraj-slafkovsky-shane-wright-bob-mckenzie-nhl-draft-ranking-1.1818585
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-My Prediction - Slafkovsky
2Logo of the New Jersey Devils-My Prediction - Nemec
3Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-My Prediction - Cooley
4Logo of the Seattle Kraken-My Prediction - Wright
5Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-My Prediction - Gauthier
6Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Chicago BlackhawksMy Prediction - Savoie
7Logo of the Ottawa Senators-My Prediction - Lekkerimaki
8Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-My Prediction - Kasper
9Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-My Prediction - Jiricek
10Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-My Prediction - Mintyukov
11Logo of the San Jose Sharks-My Prediction - Korchinski
12Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-My Prediction - Geekie
13Logo of the New York Islanders-My Prediction - Nazar
14Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-My Prediction - McGroarty
15Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-My Prediction - Pickering
16Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Vegas Golden KnightsMy Prediction - Ostlund
17Logo of the Nashville Predators-My Prediction - Kemell
18Logo of the Dallas Stars-My Prediction - Bichsel
19Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-My Prediction - Ohgren
20Logo of the Washington Capitals-My Prediction - Miroshnichenko
21Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins-My Prediction - Chesley
22Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Boston BruinsMy Prediction - Howard
23Logo of the St. Louis Blues-My Prediction - Lambert
24Logo of the Minnesota Wild-My Prediction - Yurov
25Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs-My Prediction - Firkus
26Logo of the Montreal CanadiensLogo of the Calgary FlamesMy Prediction - Mateychuck
27Logo of the Arizona CoyotesLogo of the Carolina HurricanesMy Prediction - Snuggerud
28Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Florida PanthersMy Prediction - Kulich
29Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-My Prediction - Mesar
30Logo of the Winnipeg JetsLogo of the New York RangersMy Prediction - Bystedt
31Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning-My Prediction - Havelid
32Logo of the Arizona CoyotesLogo of the Colorado AvalancheMy Prediction - Rinzel

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Jun. 28, 2022 at 12:18 p.m.
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Slafkovsky shouldn't even be going first. Weird that on my mock I have him falling.
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Jun. 28, 2022 at 12:24 p.m.
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Quoting: christianyog
Slafkovsky shouldn't even be going first. Weird that on my mock I have him falling.


Its Bob McKenzie...his list is rarely wrong on top few picks.
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Jun. 28, 2022 at 12:47 p.m.
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Very wild, but after reading the article, it's a heck of a lot closer than simply looking at the list.

I tend to agree with @christianyog that Slaf shouldn't be at 1OA. One of the reasons for him being there according to Bobby Margarita was that he had performed well on the biggest stage-well...don't know how you hold that against Wright, but so be it...

I see it as the Dubois vs. Puljujarvi debate from their draft year, but my bet is that 5 years from now everyone is going to be upset that they let Cooley slide...kid is fantastic.

*IF* Columbus gets Jiricek, they're the big winner IMO.
Jun. 28, 2022 at 12:57 p.m.
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Very wild, but after reading the article, it's a heck of a lot closer than simply looking at the list.

I tend to agree with christianyog that Slaf shouldn't be at 1OA. One of the reasons for him being there according to Bobby Margarita was that he had performed well on the biggest stage-well...don't know how you hold that against Wright, but so be it...

I see it as the Dubois vs. Puljujarvi debate from their draft year, but my bet is that 5 years from now everyone is going to be upset that they let Cooley slide...kid is fantastic.

*IF* Columbus gets Jiricek, they're the big winner IMO.


There seems to be a lot of places that see Wright sliding. McKenzie/TSN, Pronman/Athletic, Peters/DailyFaceoff, HockeyProspect (another one I cannot remember).

I don’t think it’s one guy holding something against Wright. I think it’s just the collective opinion coming into view. Wrights been given benefit of doubt since he was CHL exceptional status player. And hasn’t lived up to that standard.
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Jun. 28, 2022 at 1:14 p.m.
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There seems to be a lot of places that see Wright sliding. McKenzie/TSN, Pronman/Athletic, Peters/DailyFaceoff, HockeyProspect (another one I cannot remember).

I don’t think it’s one guy holding something against Wright. I think it’s just the collective opinion coming into view. Wrights been given benefit of doubt since he was CHL exceptional status player. And hasn’t lived up to that standard.


Oh I totally understand that nobody is holding anything against Wright-Bobby's list has a ton of input from scouts, and I really don't have a horse in the game...

I just find some of the reasoning weird-Just going to do a Kakko comp here...One of the main reasons listed was the Olympics...Like yes, great run of 7 goals in 7 games, but Kakko had a very similar WC in his draft year and it still didn't push him past Jack Hughes at the end of the day. It's not like he dominated Liiga this year (16th on the team in scoring vs. Kakko who finished 3rd with almost 4 times the production in his draft year). Obviously just throwing points out there as being the logic is kinda a fools errand, but if it's me, I'm taking the playmaking center who has been extremely good his entire way up.
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