Utah gifted 1oa

Draft Class: 2024

Published: Apr. 26 at 3:06 p.m.

Lottery Winners:

Arizona Coyotes (6→1)
Ottawa Senators (7→2)

DRAFT

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Lottery winners
1. Arizona Coyotes
2. Ottawa Senators
Round 1
1. Macklin Celebrini (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Franchise player.NO brainer + NHL loves to rig the draft. New team Gets the big fish).
2. Artyom Levshunov (Ottawa Senators) (Details: NHL screwed the new ownership over with the Pinto incident. NHL makes things right by giving them this pick).
3. Zeev Buium (San Jose Sharks) (Details: Sharks select the most talented Dman available filling needs in the farm system).
4. Ivan Demidov (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Arguably the most talented player in this draft. imo hes a better all around version of Michkov and everyone is going nuts for that guy. 1-2 punch could be the next Ovi Backstrom... or for the less cool crowd Leon &amp; Mcdavid).
5. Zayne Parekh (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Ducks are deep down the middle w Carlsson,Mctavis, Zegras  and Quitter Gauthier. They look to replace Drysdale.).
6. Cayden Lindstrom (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: CBJ needs centers and he is exactly that. I would take Catton who is a better player but his potential is too good to pass up at 6oa).
7. Berkly Catton (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Catton is the BPA and imo a better player than Lindstrom. Some rumors have Iginla being drafted over him but Catton is a much better player. Habs luck out and get a fantastic player at 7oa).
8. Sam Dickinson (Seattle Kraken) (Details: High end defenseman... maybe the most complete defender in the draft depending on the expert you choose to believe).
9. Tij Iginla (Calgary Flames) (Details: Fits like a glove and this team will be extremely happy to draft him. Hopefully a father like son type situation.).
10. Cole Eiserman (New Jersey Devils) (Details: High low and HIGH again. dude and score and that matters. Devils get a possible generational scorer / Caufield comparable lol).
11. Carter Yakemchuk (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Who needs RSD? Buffalo gets a fantastic offensive upside Dman. Cant see them passing up on him).
12. Konsta Helenius (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Flyers need centers. It would be really hard to pass up on Silayev but Helenius just fills the teams needs atm. Hes going to be NHL and fits the same time line as Michkov.).
13. Anton Silayev (Minnesota Wild) (Details: Fantastic unicorn players falls to the Wild at 13th overall. Him and Faber will be a top 5 pairing in the league in no time.).
14. Adam Jiricek (San Jose Sharks from Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Sharks get 2 RSD in the same draft. i think he's the BPA that fits their exact needs).
15. Trevor Connelly (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: EXTREMELY talented player. Off ice issues but nothing Yzerman cant iron out. normally i think Yzerman would avoid this type of situation but this kid has seemed to own his mistakes and has handled everything as professional as possible.).
16. Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (Washington Capitals) (Details: BLUES PICK... Promising RW. i could also see them going for Hutson if they need a defender. i just went BPA).
17. Terik Parascak (St. Louis Blues) (Details: CAPITALS PICK.... Some people would lean towards drafting Chernyshov but  im so tired of drafting Russians. Nothing against Russians I love Miro as a recent draft pick. Parascak reminds me a lot of Nick Suzuki.. will he turn into him? hopefully that would be pretty cool).
18. Cole Hutson (New York Islanders) (Details: If he can become something like his brother this will be a great pickup. If he is the Griffin Reinhart to Sam they wont be so happy. Either way fills a need the islanders have.).
19. Liam Greentree (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: Good RW middle 6 player that they can put on LTIR and reactivate during playoffs. All kidding aside big player that has good offensive upside.).
20. Nikita Artamonov (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: Adding another Russian with Demidov draft pick. Put up some solid numbers in the KHL).
21. Michael Hage (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: One of the better center available. good depth player to look forward to when Kopitar and Danault retire).
22. Igor Chernyshov (Nashville Predators) (Details: BPA. Solid year in the MHL. Decent size).
23. Sacha Boisvert (Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: Leafs are thin at center and he's looking to be a good 2-3c at the NHL level.).
24. Andrew Basha (Anaheim Ducks from Edmonton Oilers) (Details: a little small but had a good year in the WHL. should be a good addition to the Ducks already deep forward group.).
25. Teddy Stiga (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Underrated player. Solid numbers in the NTD. Will be a responsible 200 foot middle 6 player).
26. EJ Emery (Ottawa Senators from Boston Bruins) (Details: Great shutdown Dman. weird flex but has great angles in shutting down oppertunities).
27. Ryder Ritchie (Calgary Flames from Vancouver Canucks) (Details: should be a great addition to Iginla.).
28. Henry Mews (Philadelphia Flyers from Florida Panthers) (Details: Great offensive upside. BPA).
29. Charlie Elick (Montreal Canadiens from Winnipeg Jets) (Details: Another great shutdown D. TBH not entirely sure who picks here so im just going with what players i like best).
30. Aron Kiviharju (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: Small but still a very very skill player).
31. Beckett Sennecke (Dallas Stars) (Details: Ran out of steam).
32. Emil Hemming (New York Rangers) (Details: GO CAPS. we are going to lose but Rangers suck).

CapFriendly.com User-Generated Mock-Draft

ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Macklin Celebrini	Franchise player.NO brainer + NHL loves to rig the draft. New team Gets the big fish
2	-	Artyom Levshunov	NHL screwed the new ownership over with the Pinto incident. NHL makes things right by giving them this pick
3	-	Zeev Buium	Sharks select the most talented Dman available filling needs in the farm system
4	-	Ivan Demidov	Arguably the most talented player in this draft. imo hes a better all around version of Michkov and everyone is going nuts for that guy. 1-2 punch could be the next Ovi Backstrom... or for the less cool crowd Leon & Mcdavid
5	-	Zayne Parekh	Ducks are deep down the middle w Carlsson,Mctavis, Zegras and Quitter Gauthier. They look to replace Drysdale.
6	-	Cayden Lindstrom	CBJ needs centers and he is exactly that. I would take Catton who is a better player but his potential is too good to pass up at 6oa
7	-	Berkly Catton	Catton is the BPA and imo a better player than Lindstrom. Some rumors have Iginla being drafted over him but Catton is a much better player. Habs luck out and get a fantastic player at 7oa
8	-	Sam Dickinson	High end defenseman... maybe the most complete defender in the draft depending on the expert you choose to believe
9	-	Tij Iginla	Fits like a glove and this team will be extremely happy to draft him. Hopefully a father like son type situation.
10	-	Cole Eiserman	High low and HIGH again. dude and score and that matters. Devils get a possible generational scorer / Caufield comparable lol
11	-	Carter Yakemchuk	Who needs RSD? Buffalo gets a fantastic offensive upside Dman. Cant see them passing up on him
12	-	Konsta Helenius	Flyers need centers. It would be really hard to pass up on Silayev but Helenius just fills the teams needs atm. Hes going to be NHL and fits the same time line as Michkov.
13	-	Anton Silayev	Fantastic unicorn players falls to the Wild at 13th overall. Him and Faber will be a top 5 pairing in the league in no time.
14		Adam Jiricek	Sharks get 2 RSD in the same draft. i think he's the BPA that fits their exact needs
15	-	Trevor Connelly	EXTREMELY talented player. Off ice issues but nothing Yzerman cant iron out. normally i think Yzerman would avoid this type of situation but this kid has seemed to own his mistakes and has handled everything as professional as possible.
16	-	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	BLUES PICK... Promising RW. i could also see them going for Hutson if they need a defender. i just went BPA
17	-	Terik Parascak	CAPITALS PICK.... Some people would lean towards drafting Chernyshov but im so tired of drafting Russians. Nothing against Russians I love Miro as a recent draft pick. Parascak reminds me a lot of Nick Suzuki.. will he turn into him? hopefully that would be pretty cool
18	-	Cole Hutson	If he can become something like his brother this will be a great pickup. If he is the Griffin Reinhart to Sam they wont be so happy. Either way fills a need the islanders have.
19	-	Liam Greentree	Good RW middle 6 player that they can put on LTIR and reactivate during playoffs. All kidding aside big player that has good offensive upside.
20		Nikita Artamonov	Adding another Russian with Demidov draft pick. Put up some solid numbers in the KHL
21	-	Michael Hage	One of the better center available. good depth player to look forward to when Kopitar and Danault retire
22	-	Igor Chernyshov	BPA. Solid year in the MHL. Decent size
23	-	Sacha Boisvert	Leafs are thin at center and he's looking to be a good 2-3c at the NHL level.
24		Andrew Basha	a little small but had a good year in the WHL. should be a good addition to the Ducks already deep forward group.
25	-	Teddy Stiga	Underrated player. Solid numbers in the NTD. Will be a responsible 200 foot middle 6 player
26		EJ Emery	Great shutdown Dman. weird flex but has great angles in shutting down oppertunities
27		Ryder Ritchie	should be a great addition to Iginla.
28		Henry Mews	Great offensive upside. BPA
29		Charlie Elick	Another great shutdown D. TBH not entirely sure who picks here so im just going with what players i like best
30	-	Aron Kiviharju	Small but still a very very skill player
31	-	Beckett Sennecke	Ran out of steam
32	-	Emil Hemming	GO CAPS. we are going to lose but Rangers suck