NHL Entry Draft: 7-Round Mock Draft (Draft in progress)

[johum7]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

receive Tim Soderlund & 2018 7th Round Pick

receive Tyler Nanne

Confirm

 

[Congo Jack]

TRADE:

The Colorado Avalanche trade Anton lindholm and Semyon Varlamov to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Nicolas Roy, Anaheims 2nd and Alex Nedeljkovic

@Hawaiibros to confirm

 

[Hawaiibros]

TRADE:

The Colorado Avalanche trade Anton lindholm and Semyon Varlamov to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Nicolas Roy, Anaheims 2nd and Alex Nedeljkovic

@Hawaiibros to confirm

Confirm

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Current Roster

Rickard Rakell - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano - Ryan Kesler - Ondrej Kase
Nick Ritchie - Adam Henrique - Troy Terry
Kevin Roy - Derek Grant - Kalle Kossila
Nick Kerdiles - Joseph Blandisi

Hampus Lindholm - Justin Faulk
Cam Fowler - Josh Manson
Marcus Pettersson - Brandon Montour
Korbinian Holzer

John Gibson
Ryan Miller

Prospects (Non Roster)
C Sam Steel, LD Jacob Larsson, LD Josh Mahura, LW Maxime Comtois, C Antoine Morand


Signings

RD Brandon Montour - 2 years 1.75M AAV
RW Ondrej Kase - 2 years 1.4M AAV
LW Nick Ritchie - 1 year 1.25M
C Derek Grant - 1 year 1.1M
RW Troy Terry - 3 year ELC
LW Kevin Roy, LW Nic Kerdiles, C Kalle Kossila - 1 year 700k
RD Andy Welinski - qualified

UFA's

C Antoine Vermette, C Chris Kelly, RW Jared Boll, LW Jason Chimera, RW JT Brown, RD Kevin Bieksa, LD Francois Beauchemin

Trades

- RW Jakob Silfverberg, LW Max Jones, 2018 2nd to Carolina for RD Justin Faulk


- Looking to add a cheap veteran rental LD to play steady 3rd pairing minutes beside Montour and give my other young D some more time to develop.

- Could use a cheap, gritty 4th line winger

- Would like to add a goalie prospect to act as AHL #1 and NHL depth

 

[Hawaiibros]

Want a top end forward (hopefully a c)
Willing to give skinner+prospects/picks
Notable available players(necas, Gauthier, max jones, 18 and 19 firsts)

 

[Tapu Coco]

Trade:


F Vladimir Sobotka


F Johan Larsson
F Justin Bailey

@grewalZ40 to confirm

Updated trade block:

Needs: Young Top 2/4 D (preferably RHD) or one that can handle heavy defensive workload, defense prospects, speedy bottom 6/depth forwards
Untouchable: Jack Eichel
Not actively shopping: Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen, Marco Scandella, Casey Mittelstadt, Brendan Guhle
Available: Everybody else
Actively Shopping: Alex Nylander (for 2018 1st/equivalent defense prospect), 1 of Nick Baptiste/Hudson Fasching (package fodder), Brooks Orpik, Zach Bogosian, Jason Pominville, Matt Moulson (all cap dumps, will retain on Orpik/Pominville), Rights to Robin Lehner (for 2018 pick/prospect)

Updated roster:
Evan Rodrigues (.650) - Jack Eichel (10.0) - Sam Reinhart (3.5)
Scott Wilson (.850) - Ryan O'Reilly (7.50) - Kyle Okposo (6.0)
CJ Smith (.800) - Vladimir Sobotka (3.5) - Jason Pominville (5.6)
Zemgus Girgensons (1.6) - Jacob Josefson (.800) - Nick Baptiste (.800)
Hudson Fasching (.800)
(Buried: Matt Moulson [5.0])

Marco Scandella (4.0) - Casey Nelson (.850)
Jake McCabe (1.6) - Rasmus Ristolainen (5.4)
Brooks Orpik (5.5) - Victor Antipin (1.2)
Zach Bogosian (5,142,857)

Philipp Grubauer (2.5)
Robin Lehner (RFA)
Linus Ullmark (.750)

Contracts: 45/50
Buyout: Cody Hodgson (-$458,333), Christian Ehrhoff (CBO) Ville Leino (CBO)
Projected Cap Hit: $72,859,524
Projected Cap Space: $2,140,476

Still shopping Nylander, Lehner, Bogosian, Orpik, Pominville

 

[grewalwings]

Trade:


F Vladimir Sobotka


F Johan Larsson
F Justin Bailey

@grewalZ40 to confirm

Confirmed

 

[grewalwings]

Roster:

Schwartz (5.35m/2021)- Schenn (5.125m/2020) - Tarasenko (7.5m/2023)
Tatar* (5.3m/2022)- *Eakin (3.85m/2020) - Steen (5.75m/2021)
Jaskin Resigned (1.5m/1 year) - Barbashev (741k/2019)) - *Bailey (750k/2019)
Soshnikov Resigned (1.15m/1 year) - *Larsson (1.475m/2019) - Thompson (925k/2020)

Gunnarsson (2.9m/2019) - Parayko (5.5m/2022)
Bouwmeester (5.4m/2019) - Dunn (722k/2020)
Edmunson Resigned (2 years/1.8m) - Bortuzzo (1.15m/2019)

Allen (4.35m/2021)
Hutton (Resigned 1.75m/2 year)​

Scratched: Schmaltz (Resigned 1 year/1.2m), Thorburn (900k/2019)

Injured: Bouwmeester, Opilka, Fabbri (Resigned 1.5m/1 year)

Released: Upshall, Brodziak

Reserved players including AHL:

Klim Kostin
Robert Thomas
Evan Fitzpatrick
Jordan Kyrou
Tanner Kaspick
Adam Musil
Conner Bleackley
Samuel Blais
Dmitri Sergeev
Beau Bennet
*Erik Brannstrom
* Dylan Coghlan

Anton Andersson
Trenton Bourque
Nikolaj Krah Christensen
Erik Foley
Filip Helt
Nolan Stevens
Alexei Torochenko
Austin Poganski
Dwyer Tschantz
Niko Mikkola

Trade Block: Thorburn, Beau Bennet

Drafted 2018:
#27: LD Mattias Samuelsson USNTDP, USHL
#59 (VEG) C Blade Jenkins Saginaw Spirit, OHL
#106 LD Danila Zhuravlyov Irbis Kazan, MHL
#114 (PENS) LD Adam Bäckehag Leksands IF J20, SuperElit
#137
#168
#199

Draft Picks:
(*acquired through trade)

2018
Winnipeg 1st, *Vegas 2nd, 3rd, 4th, *Penguins 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
2019
STL 1st, *Vegas 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th

 

[Congo Jack]

Landeskog(5.571)-MacKinnon(6.3)-Rantanen(.894)
Jost(.885)-Compher(.925)-Kerfoot(.925)
Comeau(UFA)-Soderberg(4.75)-Nieto(RFA)
Andrighetto(1.4)-Toninato(.925)-Wilson(3.937)
Kamenev(.833)

Zadorov(2.150)-Johnson(6)
Girard(.728)-Barrie(5.5)
Barberio(UFA)- Nemeth (RFA)
Siemens(RFA)

Bernier (UFA)
Neuvirth (2.5)


SIGNINGS:

Jonathan Bernier 2 year 6 million (3 AAV)
Blake Comeau 3 year 7.2 million (2.4 AAV)
Mark Barberio 2 year 2 million (1 AAV)
Patrik Nemeth 3 year 4.5 million (1.5 AAV)
Matt Nieto 4 year 8 million (2 AAV)

QO:
Duncan Siemens
Ryan Graves
Reid Petryk

$55,798,000 cap hit

 

[grewalwings]

Ottawa Senators are looking to move Mike Hoffman, looking for picks/prospects, willing to take on a cap dump. Also Z. Smith available for 2nd or 3rd+ decent center prospect.

 

[Boettersson]

I’ll take the Bruins to get this thing going

 

[Congo Jack]

TRADE:

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired Michal Neuvirth from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2018 4th round pick.

@flyersdad to confirm.

 

[flyersdad]

TRADE:

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired Michal Neuvirth from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2018 4th round pick.

@flyersdad to confirm.

Flyers confirm.

 

[uncleben]

2nd - 60th - Curtis Douglas, C
3rd - 79th; FLA - Vladislav Kotkov, RW
4th - 122nd - Martin Bodak, RD
6th - 184th
7th - 215th

 

[DanStewart]

uncleben85 you have Boston. The lottery will be run this morning and posted shortly.

 

[Tapdog]

ANNOUNCEMENT/ TRADE

James Neal signs a 5 year 5.75 AAV deal and then is dealt to the

Receives J Neal, 2018 Vegas 5th rd pick


Receives B Saad, 2018 Chicago 3rd rd pick

The Vegas organization would like to thank James for all his contributions to our inaugural season. We wish him well in Chicago.

We are very excited to what Brandon will ad to the Knights organization.

 

[DanStewart]

NHL DRAFT LOTTERY RESULTS:

The Anaheim Ducks have retained the 15th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The New Jersey Devils have retained the 14th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The St. Louis Blues have retained the 13th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The NY Islanders via Calgary have retained the 12th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The Carolina Hurricanes have retained the 11th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The New York Rangers have retained the 10th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The New York Islanders have retained the 9th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The Chicago Blackhawks have retained the 8th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

 

[DanStewart]

The Edmonton Oilers have retained the 7th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.