Bleacher Report Mock Draft

[lakai17]

1. Buffalo Sabres: D Rasmus Dahlin, Frolunda (SHL)

2. Arizona Coyotes: LW Filip Zadina, Halifax (QMJHL)

3. Vancouver Canucks: LW Brady Tkachuk, Boston University

4. Detroit Red Wings: C Oliver Wahlstrom, US Under 18

5. Ottawa Senators: RW Andrei Svechnikov, Barrie (OHL)

6. Montreal Canadiens: D Evan Bouchard, London (OHL)

7. Edmonton Oilers: D Noah Dobson, A-Bathurst (QMJHL)

8. Chicago Blackhawks: C Barrett Hayton, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)

9. New York Islanders: D Bode Wilde, US Under 18

10. New York Rangers: C Joe Veleno, Drummondville (QMJHL)

11. Carolina Hurricanes: D Ty Smith, Spokane (WHL)

12. Florida Panthers: D Adam Boqvist, Brynas (SHL)

13. New York Islanders (Traded from Calgary Flames): D Ryan Merkley, Guelph (OHL)

14. New Jersey Devils: RW Serron Noel, Oshawa, (OHL)

15. Philadelphia Flyers (Traded from St. Louis Blues): D Quinton Hughes, US Under 18

*They cover the whole first round, I just put up to #15 to save some space. Full mock draft here NHL Draft 2018: 1st-Round Mock Predictions and Latest Order


Svechnikov at #3 is bold itself but #5 is astonishing in my mind.

Boqvist at #12 is interesting and Hughes right to Philly at #15 has me nothing but interested.(and I'm not even high on Hughes myself like some are)

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[Rasmus CacOlainen]

If Svechnikov falls to 5 I will drink my own piss.

 

[Elias Pettersson]

If Svechnikov falls to 5 I will drink CacOBG's piss

 

[Tryamkin]

This is just outright dumb. Svechnikov is closer to Dahlin than he is to Zadina.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Trying too hard to be edgy

 

[FlyTimmo]

Yeah and the Flyers will probably not draft two defenseman in the 1st round.

Sandin is possible, since the Flyers get to view him a lot since he plays with Frost.

 

[BondraTime]

Well, it's Bleacher Report, so understandable

 

[Orca Smash]

Oh christ I sincerely doubt and hope we are not taking brady tkachuk at 3.

 

[dangomon]

Dominik Bonn gonna tear it up for the Blues. Can never take any article seriously if they don't check for typos. Laziness does not instill confidence in their knowledge.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

There is literally no reason for Detroit to take Wahlstrom over Svechnikov. Wahlstrom isn't a center, Svechnikov is better, has a brother who is already on Detroit, they aren't afraid of Russians

 

[Daximus]

There is literally a 0% chance that Detroit would pass on Svechnikov.

 

[MarAlain MongYeo]

I'll never forget when Bleacher Report had Philly taking Jake DeBrusk with their second first rounder in 2015 because they needed more defensive prospects.

Edit: Dug through my screenshots and it was actually Toronto that they had taking DeBrusk as their pick to replace Phaneuf. At least they got the Phaneuf part right

 

[Leopain]

Jeff McBain is a good one too (sigh)

 

[PatrikOverAuston]

If Svechnikov falls to 5 I will drink my own piss.

Urine real trouble if the unthinkable happens.

 

[TheBradyBunch]

If you liked this mock draft, you'll LOVE my 7-round mock, where Dahlin is not selected at all.

 

[canuckslover10]

Im just trying to imagine the canucks taking brady instead of andrei svechnikov it would be like taking oli juolevi or matthew tkachuck

 

[AmericanDream]

again, the lunacy of the Hawks taking Hayton at #8 is mind numbing. Hayton is a solid player, who I am a BIG fan of, but Jesus Christ he is more in line with our 2nd pick at the end of the first round than top 10. Plus we DO NOT NEED a center right now - I get going BPA, but there isn't going to be a center taken in the top 8 for a reason - we need defense and we need it now. If Hughes/Ty Smith is on the board at #8 we are taking him, then at 31 go for the homerun swing with either K'adre Miller, Jake Wise, etc

 

[Lays]

This is the worst list I’ve seen, like someone else said, they’re trying to be edgy.
Also, why the hell would the Rangers take Veleno at 10 when Boqvist, Hughes, and Smith are available? We’re stacked on C
Just saw Lundestrom as a Rangers pick as well who’s pretty much a worse Lias Andersson..
we’d have Chytil, Andersson, Veleno, Lundestrom, and Howden as C depth with all of them being mainly C’s...with two young really good C’s in Hayes and Zibanejad.



Also, Isles picking Bode Wilde and Ryan Merkley over Hughes+Boqvist? Even Snow couldn’t f that up
Canes picking Ty Smith over a forward, when they have Slavin, Hanifin, Fleury, and Bean on their left side
Flyers picking Sandin when they’re stacked at LHD
Svech at 5..
Devils taking a forward
Aren’t Blues already stacked at right wing for the future? Tank, Kyrou, Thompson, Kostin
I get the concept of taking BPA over team needs but most of these aren’t BPA OR team needs. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion/list but this is pretty brutal.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

Dear god, I know it's Bleacher Report, but they couldn't spend the time to learn the players names?

Or maybe I need to really look into Jeff McBain and Dominik Bonn, because they might be the most underrated prospects to make the first round.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Boqvist at 12 is sheer madness.

 

[Fantomas]

I didn't know these boards allowed trolling.

 

[Captain Bowie]

I still don't get why Brady Tkachuk is always so high, and Bouchard/Boquist/Hughes are always so low.

 

[AmericanDream]

This is the worst list I’ve seen, like someone else said, they’re trying to be edgy.
Also, why the hell would the Rangers take Veleno at 10 when Boqvist, Hughes, and Smith are available? We’re stacked on C
Just saw Lundestrom as a Rangers pick as well who’s pretty much a worse Lias Andersson..
we’d have Chytil, Andersson, Veleno, Lundestrom, and Howden as C depth with all of them being mainly C’s...with two young really good C’s in Hayes and Zibanejad.



Also, Isles picking Bode Wilde and Ryan Merkley over Hughes+Boqvist? Even Snow couldn’t f that up
Canes picking Ty Smith over a forward, when they have Slavin, Hanifin, Fleury, and Bean on their left side
Flyers picking Sandin when they’re stacked at LHD
Svech at 5..
Devils taking a forward
Aren’t Blues already stacked at right wing for the future? Tank, Kyrou, Thompson, Kostin
I get the concept of taking BPA over team needs but most of these aren’t BPA OR team needs. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion/list but this is pretty brutal.

I usually do not rip on free lists, but this honestly has to be the most horrible, least researched mock I have ever seen...just so many picks make no sense...players just ranked all over the place for no apparent reason

 

[David Suzuki]

If Svechnikov falls to 5 I will drink my own piss.

if he falls to five and the habs dont trade up to get him ill drink YOUR piss

 

[AmericanDream]

if he falls to five and the habs dont trade up to get him ill drink YOUR piss

I think we just need to change the name of the thread to the drinking piss thread...