2022 7-Round Mock Draft 1.0

[CraigsList]

Thanks again @My Cozen Dylan, it was an honor and a treat to be a part of this.

I now ship off to basic training tomorrow for the US Army. Thanks everyone for making this a blast!

Eat Bread

 

[uncleben]

Thanks again @My Cozen Dylan, it was an honor and a treat to be a part of this.

I now ship off to basic training tomorrow for the US Army. Thanks everyone for making this a blast!

Eat Bread

Thanks for coming out @Eat Bread
Best of luck!

 

[ManByng]

Cause Hertl would have gotten 10M if I knew someone offered 8.

it figures the Rangers would get Hertl
Might happen in real life too!!

 

[5cotland]

it figures the Rangers would get Hertl
Might happen in real life too!!

Gotta be realistic

 

[TribalPhoenix]

Thank you @My Cozen Dylan !!

Would love to do this again.

 

[Hasbro]

Draft:
3/95 Marek Hejduk, RW, USA NTDP (USHL)
5/159 Brennan Ali, C, Avon Old Farms (HS-CT)
5/160 Pavel Kamko, LHD, Cherepovets (MHL)
6/191 Alexander Smolin, G, Magnitogorsk, (MHL)
7/223 David Hejduk, RHD, Wenatchee (BCHL)

Little late, but more on my draft. The Avalanche lacking a 1st and 2nd I was looking at players that fit the Avalanche's draft philosophy. They seem to like guys from Halifax, nepotism and Notre Dame recruits.

The Hejduks havethe double bonus of being sons of former Avs (like Kovalenko and Rolston) AND brothers (like the Makars). Marek is ranked in the 70's in some places so it's not as if he's a reach at 95.

Ali is headed to South Bend and sounds like a physical center.

Since all the Mooseheads and Nova Scotians went too early for me, I had to pick a couple players I liked. Kamko is Belarus and fills my fetish for players from outside the Big 7. Smolin is a pure stats pick: GP 18 GAA 1.50 pct .950 SO 3 13-2-0 in the MHL.

 

[Hasbro]

My Islanders explanation:

Draft Picks:
1/11 David Jiricek, RHD, Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
2/48 Mats Lindgren, LHD, Kamloops (WHL)
5/139 Santeri Sulku, LW, Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja)
6/171 Artyom Barabosha, RHD, CSKA (MHL)


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Lou is about 80 so I think he's going to take a hard run at one more Cup, but I think I found a way to do it without hurting their future.

The Varlamov trade which I ran through MCD was based on Lou had made three cap dump trades in the last couple years: Toews, Boychuk and Ladd. Outright paying to get rid of the last two. With Sorokin establishing himself Lou can swap out Varly for a traditional backup and open up $4M or so in cap space.

Both the roster and the prospect pool are weak on Dmen hence the singing of Letang and drafting Jiricek, Lindgren and Barabosha. Looking at Isles recent picks they seemed to like favor Finns and I like Sulku as a sleeper.