HF Wild Mock Draft 1.0 Midseason Edition Pick #8

[Digitalbooya]

This mock draft is seen from a Minnesota Wild management perspective. You are the GM and scouting team.

With that being said, who is pick #7?

1. Macklin Celebrini (100%)
2. Ivan Demidov (58.8%)
3. Artyom Levshunov (52.9%)
4. Anton Silayev (41.2%)
5. Sam Dickinson (40%)
6. Cayden Lindstrom (39.1%)
7. Cole Eiserman (52.4%)
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[Circulartheory]

Similar make up in Helenius and Catton - but give me the slightly safer choice who's playing regular top six minutes against men. Helenius.

Add Brandsegg-Nygard to the next list.

 

[57special]

voted Catton, again.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

My #5 pick at #8. What a steal.

 

[Jbcraig1883]

Easily Catton - slight drop off after him for forwards. If he finishes how he's played the last couple of weeks, he will likely be top 5.

 

[MNRube]

Buium by a hair over Catton. Not a Helenius fan.

I think Iginla will sneak into the conversation as the season goes on. He’s an impressive prospect on his own right

 

[f7ben]

Catton

 

[DANOZ28]

i picked zeev buium only based off wild needs

 

[MuckOG]

i picked zeev buium only based off wild needs

How do you know our needs this year will be the same needs 3 years down the road when most of these prospects will be making their NHL debuts? Maybe those needs get filled via free agency or trades.

Pick the best player available, period. If that happens to be Buium, then so be it.

 

[DANOZ28]

i know. we already have 3 forward prospects with solid potential however none of our D prospects appear capable of a top 4 spot long term. see how easy that was.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

How do you know our needs this year will be the same needs 3 years down the road when most of these prospects will be making their NHL debuts? Maybe those needs get filled via free agency or trades.

Pick the best player available, period. If that happens to be Buium, then so be it.

Pick any ranking/mock and picks 2-10 are all jumbled up. There is no clear best player after Celebrini. When that's the case, picking a place of organizational deficiency ("need") isn't out of line.

 

[MuckOG]

Pick any ranking/mock and picks 2-10 are all jumbled up. There is no clear best player after Celebrini. When that's the case, picking a place of organizational deficiency ("need") isn't out of line.

If the board created by the scouting department of the Wild has every prospect between 2-10 as equals in talent and value, then by all means, go with organizational need. I would be surprised if that were the case, though.

What I absolutely dont want to see is them reaching for a player because of need. I fear this is how we ended up with Stramel

 

[57special]

i picked zeev buium only based off wild needs

I would prefer a RHD, unless we are able to snag someone like Dickinson.