2022 Mock Draft

[Gecklund]

1. Montreal: Shane Wright

2. New Jersey: Simon Nemec

3. Arizona: Logan Cooley

4. Seattle: David Jiricek

5. Philadelphia: Juraj Slafkovsky

6. Columbus: Frank Nazar

7. Ottawa: Cutter Gauthier

8. Detroit: Marco Kasper

9. Buffalo: Matthew Savoie

10. Anaheim: Joakim Kemell

11. San Jose: Jonathan Lekkerimaki

12. Columbus: Denton Mateychuk

13. New York Isles: Connor Geekie

14. Winnipeg: Rutger McGroarty

15: Vancouver: Danil Yurov

16. Buffalo: Pavel Mintyukov

17. Nashville: Kevin Korchinski

18. Dallas: Brad Lambert

19. Los Angeles: Isaac Howard

20. Washington: Liam Ohgren

21. Pittsburgh: Filip Mesar

22. Edmonton: Ryan Chesley

23. Anaheim: David Goyette

24. St. Louis: Jack Hughes

25. Tampa Bay: Lian Bischel

26. New York Rangers: Jimmy Snuggerund

27. Minnesota: Jiri Kulich

28. Toronto: Tristan Luneau

29. Montreal: Ivan Miroshnichenko

30. Arizona: Seamus Casey

31. Arizona: Jagger Firkus

32. Buffalo: Noah Ostlund

Click to read more...

 

[Tryamkin]

I’ll take Mintyukov all the way to the bank at 15 please. I’ll pass on Yurov we don’t have room for him right now and a path to top pair on defense.

 

[Gecklund]

I’ll take Mintyukov all the way to the bank at 15 please. I’ll pass on Yurov we don’t have room for him right now and a path to top pair on defense.

If VAN doesn’t take Yurov I could see him falling to someone like WSH. Something like:

15. Mintyukov
16. Chesley

20. Yurov
21. Mesar
22. Ohgren

 

[edguy]

I think in this scenario for the Sens the thought process would come down to Kemmel vs Gauthier, My pick would be Kemmel, I think the Sens pick, Gauthier. I honestly like both picks. Well done on this from a Sens POV.

 

[Gecklund]

I think in this scenario for the Sens the thought process would come down to Kemmel vs Gauthier, My pick would be Kemmel, I think the Sens pick, Gauthier. I honestly like both picks. Well done on this from a Sens POV.

Kemmel is so hard to judge for me. I have heard very little hype surrounding him but it could just be me there cause I don’t pay too close of attention to him. Sens were one of the easier choices though on who they would take. Gauthier just feels like a Senator pick.

 

[edguy]

Kemmel is so hard to judge for me. I have heard very little hype surrounding him but it could just be me there cause I don’t pay too close of attention to him. Sens were one of the easier choices though on who they would take. Gauthier just feels like a Senator pick.

6"3 193lbs power forward out of the USNTDP and committed to BC, with a nose for the net and scoring goals, sounds a lot like another American kid we took pretty high in 2018. Very much a Sens Esque pick

 

[tbcwpg]

Really don't like the Jets taking McGroaty with 14, I'd rather any of the next 4 players that went 15-18 in your list.

 

[Gecklund]

Really don't like the Jets taking McGroaty with 14, I'd rather any of the next 4 players that went 15-18 in your list.

I agree but I think McGroarty screams WPG

 

[tbcwpg]

I agree but I think McGroarty screams WPG

It does - we seem to like American forwards in the first round. That said, I don't know if they'll go that way again this time, now with Perfetti and Lucius I think they might look in a different direction.

 

[Gecklund]

It does - we seem to like American forwards in the first round. That said, I don't know if they'll go that way again this time, now with Perfetti and Lucius I think they might look in a different direction.

I kind of debated Isaac Howard to them too but I do like McGroarty.

Who would you have wanted for them if that’s how the board played out?

 

[tbcwpg]

I kind of debated Isaac Howard to them too but I do like McGroarty.

Who would you have wanted for them if that’s how the board played out?

Personally, I feel Korchinski is BPA there. Who knows if the Jets agree.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

I'd much prefer Howard or Mesar at 16. I know you don't draft for need but there's no roster spot at LHD for the foreseeable future.

LOVE Savoie and Ostlund though.

 

[Gecklund]

I'd much prefer Howard or Mesar at 16. I know you don't draft for need but there's no roster spot at LHD for the foreseeable future.

LOVE Savoie and Ostlund though.

I thought Mintyukov could play both sides for some reason. That was my thinking. Future core of Power, Dahlin, Joker, Samuelsson, Mintyukov (who I thought played both sides) was not something I thought to pass on. But yeah BUF definitely has my favorite draft from this. Love Savoie AND Ostlund.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

I thought Mintyukov could play both sides for some reason. That was my thinking. Future core of Power, Dahlin, Joker, Samuelsson, Mintyukov (who I thought played both sides) was not something I thought to pass on. But yeah BUF definitely has my favorite draft from this. Love Savoie AND Ostlund.

We also have Ryan Johnson who is left handed. And Jacob Bryson was a useful player for us this year.

As for right handed players, it's Henri Jokiharju and nothing else.