NHL Entry Draft: 2014 NHL Mock Draft (the one where the gang drafts)

[George Maharis]

RULES
- No trades.
- You have 5 hours to make your pick.
- Clock runs from 9am(EST) to 2am(EST).
- If you miss your pick, you have 1 hour to fill it. If the 1 hour runs up, I will fill in the pick.
- If you miss 2 picks, you will be replaced.
- Please PM the person picking next.

Anaheim - DKQ
Boston - ManByng
Buffalo - stayinalive
Calgary - Lifeline
Carolina - Jesse Joensuu
Chicago - Prussian_Blue
Colorado - George Maharis
Columbus - stayinalive
Dallas - Morry83
Detroit - ManByng
Edmonton - Pajicz
Florida - sunsoutgunsout
Los Angeles - ControlPuck
Minnesota - bigbadbruins7
Montreal - Mozesmadness
Nashville - Yandle Bars
New Jersey - George Maharis
New York I - tjziel
New York R - Gardiner Expressway
Ottawa - edarsenault
Philadelphia - PhilaFlyers
Phoenix - Aela
Pittsburgh - Pajicz
San Jose - Mozesmadness
St. Louis - Prussian_Blue
Tampa Bay - ControlPuck
Toronto - George Maharis
Vancouver - WonderTwinsUnite
Washington - DKQ
Winnipeg - Aela

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[George Maharis]

ROUND ONE

Pick|Team|Player|Pos|SH|HT|WT|DoB|Team|Skipped
1.|Buffalo Sabres|Sam Reinhart|C|R|6'1"|185|1995-11-06|Kootenay Ice (WHL)|
2.|Edmonton Oilers|Aaron Ekblad|D|R|6'4"|216|1996-02-07|Barrie Colts (OHL)|
3.|Florida Panthers|Leon Draisaitl|C|L|6'1"|208|1995-10-27|Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)|
4.|New York Islanders|Roland McKeown|D|R|6'1"|186|1996-01-20|Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)|
5.|Calgary Flames|William Nylander|C|R|5'11"|169|1996-05-01|Rogle (SWE)|
6.|Columbus Blue Jackets|Sam Bennett|C|L|6'0"|178|1996-06-20|Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)|
7.|Anaheim Ducks (OTT)|Jared McCann|C|L|6'0"|179|1996-05-31|Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)|
8.|Philadelphia Flyers|Nick Ritchie|LW|L|6'2"|218|1995-12-05|Peterborough Petes (OHL)| Yes
9.|Carolina Hurricanes|Anton Karlsson|RW|L|6'0"|187|1996-08-03|Frolunda (SWE)|
10.|Forfeited Pick||||||||
11.|New York Rangers|Michael Dal Colle|LW|L|6'2"|184|1996-06-20|Oshawa Generals (OHL)| Yes
12.|Dallas Stars|Brendan Perlini|LW|L|6'2"|205|1995-04-30|Niagara IceDogs (OHL)| Yes
13.|Winnipeg Jets|Nick Schmaltz|C|R|6'0"|170|1996-02-23|Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)|
14.|Washington Capitals|Adrian Kempe|LW|L|6'1"|187|1996-09-13|Modo Jr. (SWE)|
15.|Nashville Predators|Jake Virtanen|RW|R|6'0"|213|1996-08-17|Calgary Hitmen (WHL)|
16.|Vancouver Canucks|Haydn Fleury|D|L|6'2"|207|1996-07-08|Red Deer Rebels (WHL)| Yes
17.|Toronto Maple Leafs|Ivan Barbashev|C|L|6'0"|185|1995-12-14|Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)|
18.|Montreal Canadiens|Connor Bleackley|RW|R|6'0"|192|1996-02-07|Red Deer Rebels (WHL)|
19.|Detroit Red Wings|Alex Tuch|RW|R|6'4"|213|1996-05-10|USNTDP (USHL)|
20.|Tampa Bay Lightning|Brycen Martin|D|L|6'1"|178|1996-05-09|Swift Current Broncos (WHL)|
21.|Minnesota Wild|Dylan Larkin|C|L|6'1"|190|1996-07-30|USNTDP (USHL)|
22.|Phoenix Coyotes|Nikolay Goldobin|RW|L|6'0"|206|1996-03-15|Sarnia Sting (OHL)|
23.|Pittsburgh Penguins|Josh Ho-Sang|RW|R|5'11"|166|1996-01-22|Windsor Spitfires (OHL)|
24.|Los Angeles Kings|Jack Glover|D|L|6'2"|170|1996-05-17|USNTDP (USHL)|
25.|Boston Bruins|Jakub Vrana|RW|L|5'11"|185|1996-02-28|Linkoping (SWE)|
26.|Colorado Avalanche|Nikolaj Ehlers|LW|L|5'11"|162|1995-02-13|Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)|
27.|Anaheim Ducks|Kasperi Kapanen|RW|R|5'11"|172|1996-07-23|KalPa (FIN)|
28.|St. Louis Blues|Sonny Milano|LW|L|5'11"|183|1996-05-12|USNTDP (USHL)|
29.|San Jose Sharks|Julius Honka|D|R|5'11"|178|1995-12-03|Swift Current Broncos (WHL)|
30.|Chicago Blackhawks|Matthew Mistele|C|L|6'1"|183|1995-10-17|Plymouth Whalers (OHL)|

ROUND TWO

Pick|Team|Player|Pos|SH|HT|WT|DoB|Team|Skipped
31.|Buffalo Sabres|Anthony DeAngelo|D|R|5'11"|175|1995-10-24|Sarnia Sting (OHL)|
32.|St. Louis Blues (EDM)|David Pastrnak|RW|R|6'0"|167|1995-05-25|Sodertajle (SWE)|
33.|Florida Panthers|Nikita Scherbak|LW|L|6'0"|172|1995-12-30|Saskatoon Blades (WHL)|
34.|New York Islanders|Alex Nedeljkovic|G|L|6'0"|184|1996-01-07|Plymouth Whalers (OHL)|
35.|Calgary Flames|Jacob Middleton|D|L|6'2"|208|1996-01-02|Ottawa 67's (OHL)|
36.|Columbus Blue Jackets|Spencer Watson|RW|R|6'0"|170|1996-04-25|Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)|
37.|Ottawa Senators|Jack Dougherty|D|R|6'1"|186|1996-05-25|USNTDP (USHL)|
38.|Philadelphia Flyers|Robby Fabbri|C|L|5'10"|166|1996-01-22|Guelph Storm (OHL)|
39.|Carolina Hurricanes|Oskar Lindblom|RW|L|6'1"|191|1996-08-15|Brynas Jr. (SWE)|
40.|New Jersey Devils|Kevin Fiala|RW|L|5'11"|194|1996-07-22|HV71 (SWE)|
41.|New York Rangers|Blake Clarke|LW|L|6'1"|190|1996-01-24|North Bay Battalion (OHL)|
42.|Dallas Stars|Brayden Point|C|R|5'9"|156|1996-03-13|Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)|
43.|Minnesota Wild (WPG)|Chase De Leo|C|L|5'9"|177|1995-10-25|Portland Winterhawks (WHL)|
44.|Washington Capitals|Adam Mattsson|D|L|6'4"|209|1996-07-30|Djurgarden (SWE)|
45.|Nashville Predators|Keegan Iverson|C|R|6'0"|214|1996-04-05|Portland Winterhawks (WHL)| Yes
46.|Vancouver Canucks|Ryan MacInnis|C|L|6'3"|175|1996-02-14|Kitchener Rangers (OHL)|
47.|Toronto Maple Leafs|Josh Jacobs|D|R|6'2"|193|1996-02-15|Indiana Ice (USHL)|
48.|Montreal Canadiens|Brendan Lemieux|LW|L|6'0"|206|1996-03-15|Barrie Colts (OHL)|
49.|Detroit Red Wings|Alexis Vanier|D|L|6'5"|225|1995-12-21|Bake Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
50.|Tampa Bay Lightning|Eric Cronel|C|R|6'1"|186|1996-04-11|Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51.|Buffalo Sabres (MIN)|Thatcher Demko|G|L|6'3"|192|1995-12-08|Boston College (NCAA)
52.|Phoenix Coyotes|Jack Ramsey|RW|R|6'2"|165|1995-11-02|Penticton Vees (BCHL)|
53.|San Jose Sharks (PIT)|Tyson Baillie|C|R|5'9"|188|1995-11-16|Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
54.|Buffalo Sabres (LAK)|Daniel Audette|C|L|5'8"|177|1996-05-06|Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
55.|Boston Bruins|Shane Eiserman|LW|L|6'2"|201|1995-10-10|Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
56.|Colorado Avalanche|Alexis Pepin|LW|L|6'2"|230|1996-04-22|Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
57.|Anaheim Ducks|Jayce Hawryluk|C|R|5'10"|185|1996-01-01|Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
58.|St. Louis Blues|Nikita Serebryakov|G|L|5'10"|178|1995-11-01|Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
59.|San Jose Sharks|Pavel Jenys|C|L|6'2"|192|1996-04-02|Brno (CZE)
60.|Chicago Blackhawks|Austin Poganski|RW|R|6'1"|198|1996-02-16|Tri-City Storm (USHL)

ROUND THREE

Pick|Team|Player|Pos|SH|HT|WT|DoB|Team|Skipped
61.|Buffalo Sabres|Nikita Lyamkin|D|L|6'3"|170|1996-02-06|Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
62.|Edmonton Oilers|Ville Husso|G|L|6'2"|183|1995-02-06|HIFK (FIN)
63.|Florida Panthers|Reid Gardiner|RW|R|5'11"|183|1996-01-19|Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
64.|New York Islanders|Christian Dvorak|LW|L|6'0"|178|1996-02-02|London Knights (OHL)
65.|Calgary Flames|Ben Thomas|D|R|6'1"|190|1996-05-28|Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
66.|Columbus Blue Jackets|Phil Baltisberger|D|L|6'1"|214|1995-11-13|Guelph Storm (OHL)|
67.|Ottawa Senators|Roman Khalikov|D|L|6'2"|183|1996-02-27|Donetsk (MHL)|
68.|Philadelphia Flyers|Vladimir Tkachyov|LW|R|5'8"|126|1995-10-05|Omskie Yastreby (MHL)|
69.|Carolina Hurricanes|Aaron Irving|D|R|6'1"|190|1996-03-03|Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)|
70.|New Jersey Devils|Shane Gersich|C|L|5'11"|174|1996-07-10|USNTDP (USHL)|
71.|New York Rangers|John Quenneville|C|L|6'0"|194|1996-04-16|Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)|
72.|Dallas Stars|Julius Bergman|D|R|6'1"|196|1995-11-02|Frolunda (SWE)|
73.|Winnipeg Jets|Jared Fiegl|LW|L|6'1"|198|1996-01-23|USNTDP (USHL)|
74.|Washington Capitals|Arkhip Nekolenko|LW|R|6'1"|159|1996-03-11|Krylya Sovetov Moskva (MHL)|
75.|Nashville Predators||||||||
76.|Vancouver Canucks|Riley Stadel|D|L|5'11"|183|1996-01-16|Kelowna Rockets (WHL)|
77.|Anaheim Ducks (TOR)|Darby Llewellyn|RW|L|6'1"|170|1996-07-19|Kitchener Rangers (OHL)|
78.|Montreal Canadiens|Nathan Pancel|LW|L|5'10"|181|1994-01-05|Sudbury Wolves (OHL)|
79.|Detroit Red Wings|Pavel Kraskovsky|C|L|6'4"|187|1996-09-11|Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)|
80.|Tampa Bay Lightning|Brandon Hickey|D|L|6'2"|181|1996-04-13|Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)|
81.|Minnesota Wild|Ryan Hitchcock|LW|L|5'9"|150|1996-03-30|USNTDP (USHL)|
82.|Phoenix Coyotes||||||||
83.|Pittsburgh Penguins||||||||
84.|Los Angeles Kings||||||||
85.|Boston Bruins||||||||
86.|Colorado Avalanche||||||||
87.|Anaheim Ducks||||||||
88.|St. Louis Blues||||||||
89.|San Jose Sharks||||||||
90.|Chicago Blackhawks||||||||

 

[George Maharis]

Since its come up a few times, the Islanders pick to Buffalo had a condition on it. If it was top-10, New York could keep the 2014 1st and send their pick in 2015. If the 2014 pick was out of the top-10, it goes to Buffalo. I really don't see New York giving up a top-5 pick though.

 

[stayinalive]

With the 1st Overall Pick the Buffalo Sabres are proud to select

....from the Kootenay Ice Sam Reinhart

Picks

Sam Reinhart, 1st Overall

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[Pajicz]

With the 2nd overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers are proud to select:

Aaron Ekblad, defenseman, Barrie Colts (OHL)
6'4'', 216 lbs, right-handed
from Belle River, Ontario

Even though our prospect pool doesn't have much depth in offense compared to defense (Nurse, Klefbom, Marincin), I still believe Ekblad is the right choice here. BPA with the 2nd pick, and also possibly the best player in the draft. With Aaron in our team, we can get rid of guys like Corey Potter and give him a roster spot already next year. Seth Jones was ready this year, and Ekblad will be when 2014-15 season starts. And in long-term, he'll form the base of Oilers defense with Justin Schultz and Darnell Nurse.

Not the worst year to have the #2 pick, but... it would be fun to win soon.

Aaron is the proverbial 'workhorse' defenceman. Capable of playing significant minutes, he has a seemingly ability to get better the more he plays and he seems to thrive on these types of demands. Smart and capable of playing in all situations, he is also capable of dominating opponents. Defensively, offensively, skill game or physical game, Aaron can excel in all types of games. Top 2 type defenceman.

Just the second player to be granted exceptional status in the OHL. Ekblad is a true "two-way" defenseman. He makes great passes, uses his size to his advantage, plays the body, quarterbacks the power play, can take over the game in any of the three zones and has great hockey sense.

STATS IN MAJOR JUNIOR:

2011-12 Barrie Colts (OHL) 63, 10+19=29, 34 PIM, -5 | Playoffs 13, 2 +3=5, 8 PIM, -1
2012-13 Barrie Colts (OHL) 54, 7+27=34, 64 PIM, +29 | Playoffs 22, 7+10=17, 28 PIM, +11
2013-14 Barrie Colts (OHL) 24, 8+14=22, 35 PIM, -2

Florida Panthers are now on the clock.

 

[Jamie Benn]

With the 1st Overall Pick the Buffalo Sabres are proud to select

....from the Kootenay Ice Sam Reinhart

Picks

Sam Reinhart, 1st Overall

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Was expecting a Zadorov pick

 

[sunsoutgunsout]

With the third overall pick, the Florida Panthers are ecstatic to select, from the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League, center Leon Draisaitl.

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[ManByng]

i'm glad the Sabres took the best forward, and a valuable center at that! they drafted 2 very promising d-men in the 1st round last year so they should go with the best forward, just my opinion

 

[Aela*]

Was expecting a Zadorov pick

that was me, and that was Colorado. Lol.

 

[tjziel]

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With the 4th overall selection in the 2014 draft, the New York Islanders are proud to select from the Kingston Frontenacs....​

Roland McKeown​

 

[Lifeline]

The Calgary Flames pick C William Nylander from Rogle Sweden with the 5th pick in the mock draft

 

[stayinalive]

With the 6th Overall Pick the Columbus Blue Jackets are proud to select

....from the Kingston Frontenacs Sam Bennett

Picks

Sam Bennett, 6th Overall​

 

[George Maharis]

On behalf of DKQ and the Anaheim Ducks organization, I am proud to select Jared McCann with the 7th pick in the 2014 draft.

 

[ManByng]

^wow, McCann went higher than most lists have him so far!

 

[George Maharis]

Philadelphia has been skipped. Carolina is on the clock and will be notified.

 

[Oilers Apologist]

Carolina selects RW Anton Karlsson.

 

[stayinalive]

Wow, are my rankings that far off?
I mean, I was able to get my 2nd highest ranked player at 6th Overall and the guy I rank at three is still available after the 9th pick. crazy stuff.

 

[Oilers Apologist]

Wow, are my rankings that far off?
I mean, I was able to get my 2nd highest ranked player at 6th Overall and the guy I rank at three is still available after the 9th pick. crazy stuff.

Your rankings are probably accurate, but things change when organizational need is involved.

 

[George Maharis]

Wow, are my rankings that far off?
I mean, I was able to get my 2nd highest ranked player at 6th Overall and the guy I rank at three is still available after the 9th pick. crazy stuff.

Don't even worry. It's still early in the season for these guys. That's why I wanted to get one of these done before the WJC, that way we can see how things change.

Look at it this way, for November of 2012, most people had Jonathan Drouin ranked 8-12. And then there's the 2012 draft.. Burke had Morgan Rielly as his #1.

 

[Pajicz]

We haven't really been flying here so far... C'mon guys, let's pick up the pace.

 

[ManByng]

Burke would have said anything to convince Leaf fans they got the best player. I doubt he would have picked Reilly #1 for real and not be run out of town.

 

[George Maharis]

Burke would have said anything to convince Leaf fans they got the best player. I doubt he would have picked Reilly #1 for real and not be run out of town.

Yep. I'm a Leafs fan. I wasn't happy then with it, I'm not happy now about it.

 

[George Maharis]

Rangers are skipped.

 

[Gardiner Expressway]

Rangers are flabbergasted at the list of remaining prospects and are excited to select, with the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft....

Michael Dal Colle​

of the Oshawa Generals

The powerforward is strong on the puck, has great distribution and fine skating. This combination of size and skill is rare - especially at 11th overall in the draft.

Welcome to the Rangers kid!

 

[Oilers Apologist]

Rangers are flabbergasted at the list of remaining prospects and are excited to select, with the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft....

Michael Dal Colle​

of the Oshawa Generals

The powerforward is strong on the puck, has great distribution and fine skating. This combination of size and skill is rare - especially at 11th overall in the draft.

Welcome to the Rangers kid!

Steal of the draft so far.