Prospect Info: HF Mock Draft 21st Overall

[-DeMo-]

greetings fellow Leafs fans, I've thought a cool idea for this draft would be to do a mock draft by going through each team forum in order of there pick in the first round and poll who they would take. whoever gets the most votes gets picked. and is taken off the list for the next team. with the 20th overall pick the Sharks took Mantha with the other results just below. I'm hoping that by going through each team's forum I would get a better idea of who there team might select since those fans should know the most about there teams, so given the circumstances who would the Leafs select 21st overall?

Picks so Far:

Avalanche: Seth Jones
Panthers: Nathan Mackinnon
Lightning: Jonathon Drouin
Predators: Aleksander Barkov
Hurricanes: Sean Monahan
Flames: Elias Lindholm
Oilers: Valeri Nichushkin
Sabres: Rasmus Ristolainen
Devils: Hunter Shinkaruk
Stars: Alexander Wennberg
Flyers: Darnell Nurse
Coyotes: Max Domi
Jets: Frederik Gauthier
BlueJackets: Bo Horvat
Islanders: Nikita Zadorov
Sabres: Adam Erne
Senators: Andre Burakovsky
Red Wings: Valentin Zykov
Blue Jackets: Ryan Pulock
Sharks: Anthony Mantha


after I go through all 30 picks of the first round I will post the results in the prospect section.

I also ask that I'm looking to poll Leafs fans so if your not a Leafs fan and just browsing I ask that you refrain from voting thanks.

also Mods I realize you guys have a prospects thread but this type of thing needs to be done in a poll so I ask that you don't delete/merge the thread to allow me to continue thanks

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[Smif]

Love it.

 

[Drew311]

Sounds like a lot of work to pull this off, well done.

Lazar could be the next Kesler. If he's available at 21 the Leafs better be alllllllllll over him.

 

[Sundinisagod]

Lazar would be great at 21

 

[theIceWookie]

Yeah I think Lazar is a pretty easy choice for me with what's left on the board.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Picked Rychel. Would be between Lazar and him for me. Like Morin and Hartman too.

 

[jiggy35]

Chose Fucale, but could easily choose Lazar or Rychel

 

[LV*]

Tough choice between Lazar and Rychel, I went with the center.

 

[FlareKnight]

Lot of good options left on the board that's for sure. Haven't quite picked yet, but probably going to come down to between Lazar/Morrissey/Rychel. Although when I think about it can throw in names like Fucale if I really want a tough call.

Will probably end up giving the nod to Lazar though. A lot to like there.

 

[Face Of Bear]

I'm conflicted between so many players. At first I thought Lazar would be an easy pick, but i've been reading more people doubting him and more people talking up Rychel, which makes me start to lean towards him...

I think I'm going to go off the board and pick Klimchuk, I think he is someone being looked over by a lot of people and might end up surprising.

 

[Smif]

Looking like a landslide here. If only this was real...

 

[Rare Jewel]

Josh Morrissey.

 

[Face Of Bear]

Looking like a landslide here. If only this was real...

Theres a pretty good chance Lazar will actually be available when we pick, so it might be real in 3 weeks!

 

[ConnorTO]

B o w e y

 

[Duffman955]

Rychel

 

[Pyrophorus]

Picked Rychel. Would be between Lazar and him for me. Like Morin and Hartman too.

It was between Lazar, Rychel, Morin and Klimchuk for me

 

[Kurisu]

1st option: Morgan Klimchuk
2nd option: Rychel

 

[Grant]

Theres a pretty good chance Lazar will actually be available when we pick, so it might be real in 3 weeks!

Hard to believe it's so soon! We still have playoff hockey right now, we are spoiled with how little wait there is this year.

 

[Stephen]

I picked Rychel, but didn't see Lazar. Lazar or Rychel.

 

[jughead42*]

All year I've been boosting the Leaf's selection of Kerby Rychel but now I'm waffling. I've seen quite a bit of Hartman and I really do love what he brings to the table. Maybe better players are available but based on what I have seen with my own eyes I know he's a player who'll be good for us in the future. Rychel has the fantastic shot and the blood lines, but having seen him play for the last several years I would be weary of his ability to put in a consistent effort every night in the pros. Hartman seems to have that compete that sets players apart to me and Rychel doesn't.

 

[Judas Tavares]

Lazar. His offensive upside is put into question but of this list, there is no one who screams having a far superior upside to Lazar. For example, a couple guys available here might have a 65 point ceiling. Lazar's might only 55, but with everything he does right and well, I'd take him over guys who might be more one dimensional.

 

[Sergei Berezin]

Jesus, some teams fans better be glad that they're not the ones making the picks... The Jets picked Gauthier that high?

Maybe I'm just surprised because I've always felt he's the guy we're taking at our spot haha

 

[SprDaVE]

I think Lazar fits a need in our prospect pool and has easily the same amount of potential/value right now as anyone in that list. A little bit of a question mark in his offensive output compared to other prospects around him but he did get 38 goals, which is pretty good to go along with his speed and what appears to be great hockey IQ.

Hard not to pick him.

I'm not a huge fan of Fucale but I think he'd also be an intriguing choice here. Rychel also would be solid.

 

[Stephen23]

I went with Curtis Lazar here.

 

[Smif]

Lazar would actually be the perfect center for Kessel. He's solid defensively along with a great physical game and work ethic and also more of a shooter / finisher which would compliment Kessel's underrated playmaking ability.