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Viktor's 2018 NHL Mock Draft (Too Early Edition)

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ViktorBaeArvidsson

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My Standings are gonna be my "Predictions" for the season I guess. Also, I'm basing it on rankings not team needs so...

1. DET- Rasmus Dahlin D Frolunda HC (SHL)
2. VGK- Andrei Svechikov RW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
3. COL- Jared McIsaac D Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4. VAN- Joseph Veleno C Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5. NJD- Bode Wilde D USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
6. LAK- Ryan Merkley D Guelph Storm (OHL)
7. NYI- Brady Tkachuk C Boston Univ. (NCAA)
8. BOS- Benoit-Olivier Groulx LW Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
9. BUF- Filip Zadina LW HC Dynamo Pardubice (Czech.)
10. MIN- Mattias Samuelsson D USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
11. ARZ- Quinton Hughes D USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
12. PHI- Adam Boqvist D Brynas IF J20 (Super Elit.)
13. CAR- Anderson MacDonald RW Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
14. DAL- Jett Woo D Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
15. OTT- Akil Thomas C Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL)
16. FLA- Oliver Wahlstrom C USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
17. CBJ- Ryan McLeod C Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
18. WPG- Joel Farabee LW USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
19. NYR- Alexis Gravel G Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
20. SJ- Evan Bouchard D London Knights (OHL)
21. TBL- Alexander Khovanov C Irbis Kazan (MHL)
22. TOR- Ty Smith D Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
23. CHI- Isac Lundestrom C Lulea HF (SHL)
24. ANA- Grigori Denisenko LW Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
25. STL- Xavier Bouchard D Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
26. WSH- Ty Dellandrea C Flint Firebirds (OHL)
27. EDM- Jakub Skarek G HC Dukla Jihlava (Czech)
28. MTL- Jake Wise C USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
29. NSH- Lukas Wernblom C Modo Hockey J20 (Super Elit.)
30. CGY- Vitali Kravtsov RW Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)
31. PIT- Calen Addison D Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
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Tryamkin

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Extremely similar to my rankings so I'm on board. Don't agree with Boqvist that high imo.
Anderson MacDonald is a LW
D K'Andre Miller and D Adam Samuelson deserve to be in the first round, Miller is top 15 for me and Samuelson top 20-25.
Jake Wise is too low. He's still a top 10 talent but he's falling for sure. Should be around 7 right now.
Aside from those minor details not bad.
 

Sweoilers

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The Oilers would take a forward, not a goalie. We need more forwards in our system. We only have Benson who might become a top 6 forward. The rest are tweener or best case bottom 6. That is unless someone has a Ethan Bear development.
 

Scratchy

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As I often say, offensive defensemen are what I look at now. Merkley, Smith, Woo, McIsaac, Bouchard, Wilde, enough that my team may get that Norris-Level guy they've been missing since Salming. I haven't spent any time watching prospects for 4 years, but this year I have a reason to care.

Lots can happen, but beware of anyone who looks like a 4th rounder or worse now, then looks like a top ten guy this year all of a sudden. Beware, they tend to be no better than 3rd liners really. If that.

Hockey sense, skill, drive.
 
Pierce Hawthorne

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Although it's early and things will look drastically different in a years time, I'd certainly be as happy as can be to get McIssac after missing out on Dahlin and Svechnikov again this year(After just missing out on Patrick/Hischier the year before).


Elite #1D potential for McIssac, I can see him being NHL ready pretty quickly, and having an NHL impact similar to Provorov and Werenski right away.
 

FrodoBeggins

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1) Why does Minnesota choose the 10th? It looks like nonsense.
2) What is Mathias? There are so many steep prospectuses, and you offer some kind of unknown to anybody prospects.
 
McSuper

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Sweoilers said:
The Oilers would take a forward, not a goalie. We need more forwards in our system. We only have Benson who might become a top 6 forward. The rest are tweener or best case bottom 6. That is unless someone has a Ethan Bear development.
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Only Benson and you call yourself an Oiler fan

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Wooren

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Tryamkin said:
There's absolutely no confidence in that statement. Gravel and other goalies are close if not better and can surpass easily in the span of a year.
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Some might be close and a year is a long time after all, a lot can happen. At this point he's a tier above everyone else though.
 
EnglishJet

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Tryamkin said:
There's absolutely no confidence in that statement. Gravel and other goalies are close if not better and can surpass easily in the span of a year.
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I agree with this completely! Gravel is a top-notch goalie, as is Rodrigue, and Kevin Mandolese isn't too far behind them! This is just from the Q too, where I have seen the most. I think the race for first drafted goalie is going to be a hot one this year!!!
 

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ViktorBaeArvidsson said:
My Standings are gonna be my "Predictions" for the season I guess. Also, I'm basing it on rankings not team needs so...

1. DET- Rasmus Dahlin D Frolunda HC (SHL)
2. VGK- Andrei Svechikov RW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
3. COL- Jared McIsaac D Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4. VAN- Joseph Veleno C Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5. NJD- Bode Wilde D USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
6. LAK- Ryan Merkley D Guelph Storm (OHL)
7. NYI- Brady Tkachuk C Boston Univ. (NCAA)
8. BOS- Benoit-Olivier Groulx LW Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
9. BUF- Filip Zadina LW HC Dynamo Pardubice (Czech.)
10. MIN- Mattias Samuelsson D USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
11. ARZ- Quinton Hughes D USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
12. PHI- Adam Boqvist D Brynas IF J20 (Super Elit.)
13. CAR- Anderson MacDonald RW Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
14. DAL- Jett Woo D Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
15. OTT- Akil Thomas C Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL)
16. FLA- Oliver Wahlstrom C USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
17. CBJ- Ryan McLeod C Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
18. WPG- Joel Farabee LW USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
19. NYR- Alexis Gravel G Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
20. SJ- Evan Bouchard D London Knights (OHL)
21. TBL- Alexander Khovanov C Irbis Kazan (MHL)
22. TOR- Ty Smith D Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
23. CHI- Isac Lundestrom C Lulea HF (SHL)
24. ANA- Grigori Denisenko LW Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
25. STL- Xavier Bouchard D Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
26. WSH- Ty Dellandrea C Flint Firebirds (OHL)
27. EDM- Jakub Skarek G HC Dukla Jihlava (Czech)
28. MTL- Jake Wise C USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
29. NSH- Lukas Wernblom C Modo Hockey J20 (Super Elit.)
30. CGY- Vitali Kravtsov RW Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)
31. PIT- Calen Addison D Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
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Why do have the Canucks have the 2nd and 4th picks??????
 
Dan Kelly

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joshik said:
Jakub Skarek definitely will be 1. goalie taken.
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This pick for the Oilers doesn't make sense because they had a chance to get Samsonov with their mid 1st at the 2015 NHL draft and passed and he was clearly the top Goalie at that draft.
 
VoluntaryDom

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Dan Kelly said:
This pick for the Oilers doesn't make sense because they had a chance to get Samsonov with their mid 1st at the 2015 NHL draft and passed and he was clearly the top Goalie at that draft.
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3 years is a major difference, mindset could have changed
 
Dan Kelly

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DominicBoltsFan said:
3 years is a major difference, mindset could have changed
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But it hasn't as far as I know. I haven't heard a peep about taking another goalie that high and they seem to be very happy with Skinner and Wells. Wing is for sure the most glaring issue and they might even take another d-man as well.
 
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