Official Habs Mock Draft 2017 Edition

[yoteshot]

Links to previous drafts:

2007 - http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=377354
2008 - http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=516175
2009 - http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=626193
2010 (Part 1) - http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=750317
2010 (Part 2) - http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=774740
2011 (Part 1) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh...d.php?t=891827
2011 (Part 2) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh...d.php?t=919706
2012 (Part 1) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1120791
2012 (Part 2) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1195589
2013 (Part 1) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1357589
2013 (Part 2) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1434055
2014 - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1614021
2015 (Part 1) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1850345
2015 (Part 2) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1898677
2016 (Part 1) - http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=2045777

As for my yearly review:

2014 - Winnipeg
9 - Jake Virtanen (ewww)
39 - Ville Husso (still like the pick, might be STL goalie of the future)
69 - Vladimir Tkachev (still some interest in him, but that was way too early)
99 - Reid Gardiner (ewww)
101 - Matt Mistele (ewww)
129 - Kyle Wood (great value, he had an amazing season in the AHL)
159 - Edwin Minney (still can't believe I picked him ahead of Halverson…)
189 - Kelly Summers (well, he was drafted around there…)
Bottomline : Horrible. Wood and Husso are alright I guess.

2015 - Dallas
12 - Kyle Connor (still love that pick)
49 - Ryan Pilon (guy quit hockey… wtf)
73 - Conor Garland (QMJHL standout, nothing since)
103 - Ethan Bear (amazed by his development, great prospect now)
133 - Dryden Hunt (got signed afterwards, might still be a prospect)
163 - Fredrik Forsberg (undrafted, now a depth player in tier 2 Sweden…)
193 - Marcus Vela (drafted around there, hasn't progressed)
Bottomline : Connor and Bear are great picks. Rest is awful again.

2016 - Philadelphia
18 - Dante Fabbro (went 17, still a top D prospect)
48 - Cliff Pu (amazing progression, really excited about
56 - Aapeli Rasanen (still like him, but he has taken a really weird path)
78 - Jack Kopacka (did not progress as much as I had hoped, still an NHL prospect IMO)
83 - Evan Fitzpatrick (we picked him low, so not as bad of a pick, but man did he disappoint)
108 - Brandon Gignac (still like this pick)
138 - Ondrej Vala (UD but signed with Dallas, still like this pick)
168 - Matt Luff (another UD that was signed (LA), progressed well)
173 - Connor Ingram (had another great season, way better pick than Fitzpatrick as I considered him at 83, too and he went to TB at 88).
198 - Alex Barré-Boulet (tried my luck on another OA, but missed. At this point, doesn't matter)
Bottomline : My streak of picks at 56-78-83 could have been way better when I look at who was on board (could have had Borgstrom-Peeke-Frederic), but I still like many picks, even the UD with 2 signing ELCs. Pu was great value, as was Ingram, too.

Not great by any means, but I do feel like I'm getting better haha.

 

[MarkovtoSubban]

Count me in.

Some of my best value picks:

Nikita Nesterov - 6th round-TBL-2011
Devin Shore - 5th round - 2012
Andrew Copp - 5th round - 2013
Austin Poganski - 4th round 2014
Jack LaFontaine - 6th round - 2016

Some of my worst

Albert Yarullin - 5th round - 2011
Valeri Nichushkin - 6th overall-2013
Mike Winther - 2nd round - 2012
Mitch Moroz - 4th round - 2012
Dominc Turgeon - 2nd round - 2015

 

[GREMLIN]

I'm in, hopefully get more quality picks than last year, I'll be touring Europe in May as well but I should be able to keep up.

My only previous draft as Minny (2016):
16. Luke Kunin (Spot on)
105. Kasper Bjorkqvist (#61 to Pittsburgh +44)
195. Jake Ryczek (#203 to Chicago -8)
204. Michael Graham (undrafted)

 

[General Fanager]

Of course I am IN......

2014
The Sharks
25. John Quenneville
55. Alex Nedeljkovic
56. Joshua Jacobs
86. Brett Lernout
139. Christian Dvorak
176. Ryan Rehill


2015
The Devils
6. Mikko Rantanen
36. Gabriel Carlsson
41. Guillaume Brisebois
67. Andrew Nielsen
97. Samuel Dove-McFalls
157. Alexandre Fortin

2016
The Oilers
4 - Olli Juolevi
62 - Logan Stanley
84 - Adam Brooks
87 - Lucas Carlsson
122 - Dylan Wells
148 - Nikolai Chebykin
152 - Max Gerlach
182 - Keaton Middleton

 

[CapSpace]

You can take my spot since I doubt I'll have the time to do the proper research for this year's mock

Thanks a lot. Well if you guys are ok with this... I'd jump on it !

 

[Fozz]

I'm in, of course.

 

[MarkovtoSubban]

Just want to pat myself on my back (and bump this thread so we can do the draw soon) but I noticed a couple of guys I took that went undrafted have turned out pretty well.

Ryan Mantha - D- I took him 7th round, he went undrafted that year but is now a top OHL dman

Neal Pionk - D- I took him 6th round, he went undrafted that year but is now the hot ticket from the Final Four weekend as everybody wants to sign him!

 

[Habs76]

I have no patience.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Alright sent a PM to the ones who still haven't confirmed their spots yet. We could be start on the 17th.

 

[Habsfan18]

I'm going to pass this year, but I'll be following along.

Good luck guys, and happy drafting!

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'm going to pass this year, but I'll be following along.

Good luck guys, and happy drafting!

Miss you

 

[Habsfan18]

Miss you

I'll still be around. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing who takes home this years Golden Slepyshev award.

 

[Habsfan18]

2007:

12. Jonathan Blum
26. Oscar Moller
42. Maxime Tanguay

2008:

8. Tyler Myers
37. Anton Gustafsson
38. Yann Sauve
48. Johan Motin

2009:

6. Jared Cowen
36. Carl Klingberg
66. Robin Lehner

2010:

9. Vladimir Tarasenko
39. Jarred Tinordi
60. Brock Beukeboom
69. Connor Brickley
99. Kevin Sundher
129. Josh Shalla
159. Luke Moffatt
189. Tomas Filippi

2011:

12. Sven Bartschi
42. Daniel Catenacci
72. Reece Scarlett
102. Kalle Johansson
162. Brent Benson
192. Frankie Simonelli

2012:

9. Morgan Rielly
39. Andreas Athanasiou
70. Devin Shore
130. Brian Cooper
160. Frank Vatrano
190. Miro Aaltonen

2013:

18. Bo Horvat
48. Michael McCarron
79. Remi Elie
109. Viktor Arvidsson
139. Tyler Lewington
169. Austin Lotz
199. Nikolai Glukhov

2014:

6. Michael Dal Colle
36. Eric Cornel
66. Blake Siebenaler
126. Clark Bishop
156. Dryden Hunt
186. Yannick Rathgeb

2015:

15. Thomas Chabot
45. Brandon Carlo
51. Nikita Korostelev
53. Christian Fischer
76. Andrew Mangiapane
84. David Kase
136. Radovan Bondra
166. Casey Fitzgerald
196. Axel Ottosson

2016:

10. Tyson Jost
40. Sam Steel
70. Luke Green
130. Joseph Woll
160. Matthew Cairns
190. Daniil Miromanov

 

[Whitesnake]

I'll still be around. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing who takes home this years Golden Slepyshev award.

I'll do my best. I'm due for a repeat!

 

[Boyon90]

is there a place left?

 

[TT1]

2016:

14. Logan Brown
20. Samuel Girard
32. Libor Hajek
51. Janne Kuokkanen
34. Tarmo Reunanen
135. Filip Berglund
164. Tim Wahlgren
194. Brett McKenzie

 

[Le Barron de HF]

is there a place left?

Yes there is.

 

[Habs76]

Do we know when this will start?

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Do we know when this will start?

As I've said, could be next Monday.

 

[General Fanager]

As I've said, could be next Monday.

can you assign the teams so we can start preparing.....

 

[Le Barron de HF]

can you assign the teams so we can start preparing.....

I am waiting for the draft lottery to take place. Plus some people still haven't gotten back to me.

 

[Boyon90]

I am waiting for the draft lottery to take place. Plus some people still haven't gotten back to me.

im in

 

[Mathletic]

I am waiting for the draft lottery to take place. Plus some people still haven't gotten back to me.

We could still assign teams prior to the lottery. Adds to the suspense to know if your team wins it or not

 

[Le Barron de HF]

We could still assign teams prior to the lottery. Adds to the suspense to know if your team wins it or not

Good point, by the way for the lurkers, there are some open spots up for grabs.

 

[OriginalCanadian]

I vote for the team drawing sooner, rather than later