NHL Entry Draft: GrandLarseny's 2 Round Mock Draft (2021) - 9th Annual

[GrandLarseny]

Another season finished and so it's time for another mock draft from yours truly. As if my batting average doesn't make it obvious enough, I just do this for the fun of it. It's been a real unique season so I can echo everyone's sentiment about how wide open the draft is and I expect some real surprising picks to be made in the coming days.

1. Buffalo - Owen Power
2. Seattle - Matthew Beniers
3. Anaheim - William Eklund
4. New Jersey - Luke Hughes
5. Columbus - Brandt Clarke
6. Detroit - Jesper Wallstedt
7. San Jose - Dylan Guenther
8. Los Angeles - Simon Edvinsson
9. Vancouver - Kent Johnson
10. Ottawa - Mason McTavish
11. Arizona (forfeited their 1st) - NO SELECTION
12. Chicago - Chaz Lucius
13. Calgary - Fabian Lysell
14. Philadelphia - Matthew Coronato
15. Dallas - Fedor Svechkov
16. NY Rangers - Zachary L’Heureux
17. St. Louis - Sebastian Cossa
18. Winnipeg - Cole Sillinger
19. Nashville - Carson Lambos
20. Edmonton - Brennan Othmann
21. Boston - Corson Ceulemans
22. Minnesota - Zachary Bolduc
23. Detroit (via WSH) - Mackie Samoskevich
24. Florida - Xavier Bourgault
25. Columbus (via TOR) - Logan Stankoven
26. Minnesota (via PIT) - Nikita Chibrikov
27. Carolina - Francesco Pinelli
28. Colorado - Oskar Olausson
29. New Jersey (via NYI) - Sasha Pastujov
30. Vegas - Isak Rosen
31. Montreal - Tyler Boucher
32. Columbus (via TB) - Prokhor Poltapov

33. Buffalo - Samu Tuomaala
34. Anaheim - Daniil Chayka
35. Seattle - Zach Dean
36. Vegas (via NJ) - Jack Peart
37. Arizona (via CBJ) - Aatu Raty
38. Detroit - Simon Robertsson
39. Ottawa (via SJ) - Scott Morrow
40. Nashville (via LA) - Sean Behrens
41. Vancouver - Evan Nause
42. Ottawa - Tristan Broz
43. Arizona - Olen Zellweger
44. Chicago - William Stromgren
45. Calgary - Ayrton Martino
46. Philadelphia - Wyatt Johnston
47. Dallas - Stanislav Svozil
48. Detroit (via NYR) - Roman Schmidt
49. Los Angeles (via STL) - Riley Kidney
50. Winnipeg - Cole Huckins
51. Nashville - Colton Dach
52. Detroit (via EDM) - Ville Koivunen
53. Buffalo (via BOS) - Benjamin Gaudreau
54. Minnesota - Alexander Kisakov
55. Washington - Shai Buium
56. Florida - Samuel Helenius
57. Toronto - Chase Stillman
58. Pittsburgh - Ryan Winterton
59. Carolina - Oliver Kapanen
60. Arizona (via NYI via COL) - Matthew Knies
61. Colorado (via NYI via NJ) - Ryan Ufko
62. Chicago (via Vegas) - Alexei Kolosov
63. Montreal - Danila Klimovich
64. Montreal (via TB) - Sean Tschigerl

Previous Years Results:

2013: 4/60
2014: 8/60
2015: 8/61
2016: 5/61 (I'm counting Logan Brown to OTT)
2017: 9/62 (Also counting Jake Oettinger to DAL)
2018: 5/62
2019: 4/62
2020: 5/62 (s/o to Luke Evangelista going to NSH at 42 though)

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[My Cozen Dylan]

Unless we draft Wallstedt or Cossa, I can't see Buffalo taking a goaltender that early. I'd take Helenius there.

Otherwise, looks good to me.

 

[GrandLarseny]

Unless we draft Wallstedt or Cossa, I can't see Buffalo taking a goaltender that early. I'd take Helenius there.

Otherwise, looks good to me.

Fair enough. I'm a big fan of UPL but I think Gaudreau isn't that far behind Wallstedt/Cossa and with the other two picks I made, I felt the value was there for the Sabres to take him at 53.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Fair enough. I'm a big fan of UPL but I think Gaudreau isn't that far behind Wallstedt/Cossa and with the other two picks I made, I felt the value was there for the Sabres to take him at 53.

Yeah we just have too many other needs. But no I definitely think Gaudreau has solid potential.