Prospect Info: HFDevils 2020 1st Round Mock Draft Competition

[Davegarri]

Let's give her a whirl lol I'm probably way off, but whatever

1. New York Rangers: Alex Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS): Tim Stutzle
4. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Rossi
5. Ottawa Senators: Jamie Drysdale
6. Anaheim Ducks: Lucas Raymond
7. New Jersey Devils: Jake Sanderson
8. Buffalo Sabres: Cole Perfetti
9. Minnesota Wild: Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets: Alexander Holtz
11. Nashville Predators: Yaroslav Askarov
12. Florida Panthers: Jack Quinn
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR): Seth Jarvis
14. Edmonton Oilers: Dawson Mercer
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: (via PIT): Kaiden Guhle
16. Montreal Canadiens: Dylan Holloway
17. Chicago Blackhawks: Lucas Reichel
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI): Jacob Perreault
19. Calgary Flames: Braden Schneider
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN): Hendrix Lapierre
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: Connor Zary
22. New York Rangers (via CAR): Mavrik Bourque
23. Philadelphia Flyers: Rodion Amirov
24. Washington Capitals: JJ Peterka
25. Colorado Avalanche: Noel Gunler
26. St. Louis Blues: William Wallinder
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS): Justin Barron
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI): Tyson Foerster
29. Vegas Golden Knights: Ridley Greig
30. Dallas Stars: Brendan Brisson
31. San Jose Sharks (via TBL): Helge Grans

 

[StevenToddIves]

Any trades I list were made on or right before draft day - I didnt list who the picks came from in terms of original owners
I also didnt want to get too specific for deals so Im only listing the basis

NYR 1st - Alexis Lafreniere
LAK 2nd - Quinton Byfield
OTT 3rd - Tim Stuetzle
DET 4th - Marco Rossi
OTT 5th - Jamie Drysdale
ANA 6th - Lucas Raymond
NJD 7th - Jake Sanderson
BUF 8th - Alexander Holtz
MIN 9th - Yaroslav Askarov
NJD 10th (traded from WPG) - Cole Perfetti
NSH 11th - Jack Quinn
FLA 12th - Kaiden Guhle
DET 13th (traded from CAR) - Braden Schneider
EDM 14th - Seth Jarvis
TML 15th - Dawson Mercer
MTL 16th - Hendrix Lapierre
CHI 17th - Connor Zary
WPG 18th (traded from NJD) - Dylan Holloway
CGY 19th - Jacob Perreault
CAR 20th (traded from NJD) - Connor Zary
CBJ 21th - Lukas Reichel
NYR 22nd - Rodion Amirov
PHI 23rd - Ridly Greig
WSH 24th - Noel Gunler
COL 25th - Mavrik Bourque
OTT 26th (traded from STL) - William Wallinder
ANA 27th - Jeremie Poirier
OTT 28th - Tyson Foerster
VGK 29th - Jan Mysak
DAL 30th - John-Jason Peterka
SJS 31st - Topi Niemela

I have us with a WILD draft night! Trade Severson+18th and take on Little+10th+Stanley, also have us trading 20th to CAR for Jake Bean. I assume we use Little for a few years in the bottom-6 then buy him out if we need the cap space - his buyout money is very low at 1.5m as his deal was front-loaded

I have DET acquiring 13th from CAR to off-load one of their defenseman as well as OTT acquiring 26th from STL to take on Steen's contract with a prospect going their way

Very unlikely the Devils have so much movement but I tried to be creative and play to teams needs with the picks and trades. And before anyone kills me for trading Severson, I assume we acquire Dillon in FA as well as have Jake Bean and Ty Smith make the starting roster! This should be another rebuild year for us so im not entirely concerned if the defense is poor this year with Bean, Smith, Bahl, Stanley, and Sanderson coming up!

What are your thoughts @RememberTheName and @StevenToddIves ?! I tried to have some fun with it while making us a better future and attempt to be realistic

It's certainly fun. But I must say that if he Devils traded the #18 pick, the #20 pick and their best defenseman you'd hope they would wind up with more than the #10 pick, Jake Bean and pretty much nothing else.

 

[Comparison Ford]

the more i think of it, the more i think Lucas Raymond is going to be our pick at 7

 

[My3Sons]

It's certainly fun. But I must say that if he Devils traded the #18 pick, the #20 pick and their best defenseman you'd hope they would wind up with more than the #10 pick, Jake Bean and pretty much nothing else.

Steve Kournianos released a series of podcasts on each team and their draft outlook. For NJ at 7 he suggests one of Holtz Quinn or Perfetti. He spends a fair amount of time explaining why Holtz is better than Raymond. Basically to Steve’s eyes you have to do a bunch more projecting for Raymond from smaller flashes of excellent play while Holtz is more consistent. I’m not doing it justice since it’s about a 20 minute rant but he makes a solid case. They are all in the main prospects board if you are curious. His accent alone makes it worth the listen.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

It's certainly fun. But I must say that if he Devils traded the #18 pick, the #20 pick and their best defenseman you'd hope they would wind up with more than the #10 pick, Jake Bean and pretty much nothing else.

I have them getting back Logan Stanley as well, very big defenseman to add to the pool of prospects

I know it'd hurt the current roster but going from only Smith and Bahl to Smith, Bahl, Sanderson, Bean, and Stanley is a massive upgrade!

 

[Guttersniped]

I have them getting back Logan Stanley as well, very big defenseman to add to the pool of prospects

I know it'd hurt the current roster but going from only Smith and Bahl to Smith, Bahl, Sanderson, Bean, and Stanley is a massive upgrade!

I don’t want to derail this mock draft competition thread too much but the biggest problem with your trade proposal is that it’s very likely Bryan Little will never play another game in the NHL again.

A slap shot to the head perforated his eardrum at the beginning of the season and he has still not recovered from concussion symptoms and is reportedly considering retirement. He’s had neck injuries before and the eardrum injury would require him to wear extra protective ear guards which sounds bad, in the sense that there is some extra risk involved that he would require that.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

I don’t want to derail this mock draft competition thread too much but the biggest problem with your trade proposal is that it’s very likely Bryan Little will never play another game in the NHL again.

A slap shot to the head perforated his eardrum at the beginning of the season and he has still not recovered from concussion symptoms and is reportedly considering retirement. He’s had neck injuries before and the eardrum injury would require him to wear extra protective ear guards which sounds bad, in the sense that there is some extra risk involved that he would require that.

He could be LTIR’d which takes the cap off, no?

I get thought that makes the deal worse for Winnipeg as they could do the same

 

[Guttersniped]

He could be LTIR’d which takes the cap off, no?

I get thought that makes the deal worse for Winnipeg as they could do the same

Why are Devils trading for a player who can’t play hockey? He’s not well enough to drive a car and he signed for four more years. Little’s owed almost 20m dollars and who knows what, if any, insurance covers of that.

I don’t know why you think we will have endless cap space to piss away for four years but that’s a terrible approach to cap management. If we take a bad deal for sweeteners it should be 1-2 years tops. Putting a player on the LTIR helps teams in cap hell in certain circumstances but we aren’t there. It’s actually bad for cap flexibility.

I give up though, if you want to fantasize about trading for mammoth contracts and getting tossed backed scraps as rewards go right ahead. I can swear to you that there is zero chance the Devils will trade for Bryan Little (or the equivalent cost/term with no value). I’d bet real money on that. I have no idea exactly what the team will do but they aren’t going to set 20m dollars on fire.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Why are Devils trading for a player who can’t play hockey? He’s not well enough to drive a car and he signed for four more years. Little’s owed almost 20m dollars and who knows what, if any, insurance covers of that.

I don’t know why you think we will have endless cap space to piss away for four years but that’s a terrible approach to cap management. If we take a bad deal for sweeteners it should be 1-2 years tops. Putting a player on the LTIR helps teams in cap hell in certain circumstances but we aren’t there. It’s actually bad for cap flexibility.

I give up though, if you want to fantasize about trading for mammoth contracts and getting tossed backed scraps as rewards go right ahead. I can swear to you that there is zero chance the Devils will trade for Bryan Little (or the equivalent cost/term with no value). I’d bet real money on that. I have no idea exactly what the team will do but they aren’t going to set 20m dollars on fire.

LTIR takes away the cap hit and insurance covers his pay as it was a hockey-related injury

Theres no cap space lost unless he plays - and if he does hes a slightly-better Zajac making just as much

And it was an attempt to have fun with a mock draft and some made-up trades.. its really not that serious!

 

[Guttersniped]

LTIR takes away the cap hit and insurance covers his pay as it was a hockey-related injury

Theres no cap space lost unless he plays - and if he does hes a slightly-better Zajac making just as much

And it was an attempt to have fun with a mock draft and some made-up trades.. its really not that serious!

Sorry, I realized I got a little snippy. I don’t like the idea of lengthy commitment like that I guess.

 

[Nubmer6]

Sorry, I realized I got a little snippy. I don’t like the idea of lengthy commitment like that I guess.

Sniper's gotta snipe

 

[RememberTheName]

Right now we have seven entries for this contest. Just five days left to get your 1st round predictions in!!!

 

[Guadana]

Listened Breckett from Minnesota wild. He was working in Van before. He was saing that if Askarov will be available for their #9 they will definitely consider him as a candidate.

 

[R8Devs]

1. New York Rangers: Alex Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS): Tim Stutzle
4. Detroit Red Wings: Cole Perfetti
5. Ottawa Senators: Jake Sanderson
6. Anaheim Ducks: Jamie Drysdale
7. New Jersey Devils: Lucas Raymond
8. Buffalo Sabres: Marco Rossi
9. Minnesota Wild: Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets: Jack Quinn
11. Nashville Predators: Alexander Holtz
12. Florida Panthers: Kaiden Guhle
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR): Yaroslav Askarov
14. Edmonton Oilers: Seth Jarvis
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: (via PIT): Rodion Amirov
16. Montreal Canadiens: Dawson Mercer
17. Chicago Blackhawks: Dylan Holloway
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI): Lukas Reichel
19. Calgary Flames: Braden Schneider
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN): Helge Grans
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: Connor Zary
22. New York Rangers (via CAR): Hendrix Lapierre
23. Philadelphia Flyers: Ridley Greig
24. Washington Capitals: William Wallinder
25. Colorado Avalanche: Jacob Perrault
26. St. Louis Blues: Noel Gunler
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS): Jan Mysak
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI): JJ Peterka
29. Vegas Golden Knights: Mavrik Bourque
30. Dallas Stars: Tyson Foerster
31. San Jose Sharks (via TBL): Vasili Ponomaryov

 

[Cheddabombs]

Alright alright let's see how this goes

1. New York Rangers: Alexis Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS): Tim Stutzle
4. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Rossi
5. Ottawa Senators: Jake Sanderson
6. Anaheim Ducks: Jamie Drysdale
7. New Jersey Devils: Lucas Raymond
8. Buffalo Sabres: Cole Perfetti
9. Minnesota Wild: Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets: Alexander Holtz
11. Nashville Predators: Yaroslav Askarov
12. Florida Panthers: Jack Quinn
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR): Kaiden Guhle
14. Edmonton Oilers: Braden Schneider
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: (via PIT): Seth Jarvis
16. Montreal Canadiens: Hendrix Lapierre
17. Chicago Blackhawks: Dylan Holloway
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI): Rodin Amirov
19. Calgary Flames: Dawson Mercer
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN): Jacob Perrault
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: Ridly Greig
22. New York Rangers (via CAR): Ryan O'Rourke
23. Philadelphia Flyers: Noel Gunler
24. Washington Capitals: Lukas Reichel
25. Colorado Avalanche: Connor Zary
26. St. Louis Blues: Jan Mysak
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS): JJ Peterka
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI): William Wallinder
29. Vegas Golden Knights: Justin Barron
30. Dallas Stars: Brendan Brisson
31. San Jose Sharks (via TBL): Mavrik Bourque

 

[Eggtimer]

Very cool idea .
No way though in some mocks that Sanderson and Drysdale makes it past 7 . I know I’m being a party pooper and it’s just for fun...
That and I was doing my own mock and somehow talked myself into thinking mayyyyyybeee Byfield slips to 7..... so I’m not one to call out people for having Drysdale and Sanderson past 7.

 

[Eggtimer]

Steve Kournianos released a series of podcasts on each team and their draft outlook. For NJ at 7 he suggests one of Holtz Quinn or Perfetti. He spends a fair amount of time explaining why Holtz is better than Raymond. Basically to Steve’s eyes you have to do a bunch more projecting for Raymond from smaller flashes of excellent play while Holtz is more consistent. I’m not doing it justice since it’s about a 20 minute rant but he makes a solid case. They are all in the main prospects board if you are curious. His accent alone makes it worth the listen.

Ewwwww , those three Holtz Quinn Perfetti I believe are a tier (small tier ) level behind Rossi Raymond and of course Sanderson Drysdale

 

[Figgie]

1. New York Rangers: Alexis Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS): Tim Stutzle
4. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Rossi
5. Ottawa Senators: Lucas Raymond
6. Anaheim Ducks: Jamie Drysdale
7. New Jersey Devils: Jake Sanderson
8. Buffalo Sabres: Alexander Holtz
9. Minnesota Wild: Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets: Cole Perfetti
11. Nashville Predators: Jack Quinn
12. Florida Panthers: Kaiden Guhle
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR): Yaroslav Askarov
14. Edmonton Oilers: Dawson Mercer
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: (via PIT): Braden Schneider
16. Montreal Canadiens: Hendrix Lapierre
17. Chicago Blackhawks: Jacob Perreauld
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI): Rodion Amirov
19. Calgary Flames: Dylan Holloway
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN): Seth Jarvis
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: J.J Peterka
22. New York Rangers (via CAR): Connor Zary
23. Philadelphia Flyers: Jan Mysak
24. Washington Capitals: Lukas Reichel
25. Colorado Avalanche: Noel Gunler
26. St. Louis Blues: Ryan O' Rourke
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS): Tyson Foerster
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI): Brendan Brisson
29. Vegas Golden Knights: William Wallinder
30. Dallas Stars: Thomas Bordeleau
31. San Jose Sharks (via TBL): Justin Barron

Great draft for Devils !! What a surprise

 

[Guadana]

1. New York Rangers: Alexis Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS): Tim Stutzle
4. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Rossi
5. Ottawa Senators: Lucas Raymond
6. Anaheim Ducks: Jamie Drysdale
7. New Jersey Devils: Jake Sanderson
8. Buffalo Sabres: Alexander Holtz
9. Minnesota Wild: Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets: Cole Perfetti
11. Nashville Predators: Jack Quinn
12. Florida Panthers: Kaiden Guhle
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR): Yaroslav Askarov
14. Edmonton Oilers: Dawson Mercer
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: (via PIT): Braden Schneider
16. Montreal Canadiens: Hendrix Lapierre
17. Chicago Blackhawks: Jacob Perreauld
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI): Rodion Amirov
19. Calgary Flames: Dylan Holloway
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN): Seth Jarvis
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: J.J Peterka
22. New York Rangers (via CAR): Connor Zary
23. Philadelphia Flyers: Jan Mysak
24. Washington Capitals: Lukas Reichel
25. Colorado Avalanche: Noel Gunler
26. St. Louis Blues: Ryan O' Rourke
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS): Tyson Foerster
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI): Brendan Brisson
29. Vegas Golden Knights: William Wallinder
30. Dallas Stars: Thomas Bordeleau
31. San Jose Sharks (via TBL): Justin Barron

Great draft for Devils !! What a surprise

if things will going like this We should make tattoo with date.

 

[BurntToast]

On the App the Devils dropped an article on possible choices for each pick and past picks around the spot.

I am stoked for the 18th pick. 17-18 seems to be a sweet spot for the Devils. Smith, Parise, Sykora.

 

[thethinglonger]

Let's have some fun here


1) New York Rangers – Alexis Lafreniere
2) LA Kings – Quinton Byfield
3) Ottawa (via SJS) – Tim Stutzle
4) Detroit – Marco Rossi
5) Ottawa – Lucas Raymond
6) Anaheim – Jamie Drysdale
7) New Jersey – Cole Perfetti
8) Buffalo – Alexander Holtz
9) Minnesota – Anton Lundell
10) Winnipeg – Jake Sanderson
11) Nashville – Yaroslav Askarov
12) Florida – Jack Quinn
13) Carolina – Seth Jarvis
14) Edmonton – Dawson Mercer
15) Toronto – Braden Schneider
16) Montreal – Hendrix Lapierre
17) Chicago – Kaiden Guhle
18) New Jersey (via ARI) – Jacob Perreault
19) Calgary – Helge Grans
20) New Jersey (via VAN/TBL) – Rodion Amirov
21) CBJ – Dylan Holloway
22) NYR (via CAR) – Noel Gunler
23) Philly - Connor Zary
24) Colorado – Tristen Robins
25) Washington – Jack Finley
26) St. Louis – Topi Niemela
27) Anaheim (via BOS) – Tyson Foerster
28) Ottawa (via NYI) – Jeremie Poirier
29) Vegas – William Wallinder
30) Dallas – Lukas Reichel
31) SJS (via TBL) – Jan Mysak

Just missing:
J.J. Peterka, Marat Khusnutdinov, Ridley Greig, Brendan Brisson, Justin Barron, Ryan O’Rourke

Oops, somehow forgot about Mavrik Bourque but it's too late for that

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Steve Kournianos released a series of podcasts on each team and their draft outlook. For NJ at 7 he suggests one of Holtz Quinn or Perfetti. He spends a fair amount of time explaining why Holtz is better than Raymond. Basically to Steve’s eyes you have to do a bunch more projecting for Raymond from smaller flashes of excellent play while Holtz is more consistent. I’m not doing it justice since it’s about a 20 minute rant but he makes a solid case. They are all in the main prospects board if you are curious. His accent alone makes it worth the listen.

I'm leaning towards Devils picking Holtz or Quinn if Sanderson and Drysdale are gone. As good of a player Marco Rossi is, this team doesnt need a center with Hughes and Hischier, and it doesnt need another pass first winger like Raymond. If we miss out on Drysdale/Sanderson, we might as well draft the best goalscorer of the draft.

 

[FinnishDevil]

1. New York Rangers - Alexis Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings - Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS) - Tim Stützle
4. Detroit Red Wings - Yaroslav Askarov
5. Ottawa Senators - Jamie Drysdale
6. Anaheim Ducks - Lucas Raymond
7. New Jersey Devils - Jake Sanderson
8. Buffalo Sabres - Marco Rossi
9. Minnesota Wild - Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets - Cole Perfetti
11. Nashville Predators - Alexander Holtz
12. Florida Panthers - Jack Quinn
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR) - Seth Jarvis
14. Edmonton Oilers - Dawson Mercer
15. Toronto Maple Leafs (via PIT) - Kaiden Guhle
16. Montreal Canadiens - Hendrix Lapierre
17. Chicago Blackhawks - Braden Schneider
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI) - Rodion Amirov
19. Calgary Flames - Dylan Holloway
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN) - Noel Gunler
21. Columbus Blue Jackets - Lucas Reichel
22. New York Rangers (via CAR) - Jacob Perreault
23. Philadelphia Flyers - JJ Peterka
24. Washington Capitals - Connor Zary
25. Colorado Avalanche - Jan Mysak
26. St. Louis Blues - William Wallinder
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS) - Brendan Brisson
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI) - Tyson Foerster
29. Vegas Golden Knights - Justin Barron
30. Dallas Stars - Ridly Greig
31. San Jose Sharks (via TB) - Helge Grans

 

[Devils731]

For the mock draft gurus; win yourself some money.

Predict the Picks

 

[StevenToddIves]

1. New York Rangers: Alexis Lafreniere
2. Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield
3. Ottawa Senators (via SJS): Tim Stutzle
4. Detroit Red Wings: Marco Rossi
5. Ottawa Senators: Lucas Raymond
6. Anaheim Ducks: Jamie Drysdale
7. New Jersey Devils: Jake Sanderson
8. Buffalo Sabres: Alexander Holtz
9. Minnesota Wild: Anton Lundell
10. Winnipeg Jets: Cole Perfetti
11. Nashville Predators: Jack Quinn
12. Florida Panthers: Kaiden Guhle
13. Carolina Hurricanes (via TOR): Yaroslav Askarov
14. Edmonton Oilers: Dawson Mercer
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: (via PIT): Braden Schneider
16. Montreal Canadiens: Hendrix Lapierre
17. Chicago Blackhawks: Jacob Perreauld
18. New Jersey Devils (via ARI): Rodion Amirov
19. Calgary Flames: Dylan Holloway
20. New Jersey Devils (via VAN): Seth Jarvis
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: J.J Peterka
22. New York Rangers (via CAR): Connor Zary
23. Philadelphia Flyers: Jan Mysak
24. Washington Capitals: Lukas Reichel
25. Colorado Avalanche: Noel Gunler
26. St. Louis Blues: Ryan O' Rourke
27. Anaheim Ducks (via BOS): Tyson Foerster
28. Ottawa Senators (via NYI): Brendan Brisson
29. Vegas Golden Knights: William Wallinder
30. Dallas Stars: Thomas Bordeleau
31. San Jose Sharks (via TBL): Justin Barron

Great draft for Devils !! What a surprise

If the draft actually happened this way, I would buy you a case of beer. This is the best mock -- from a Devils fan standpoint -- I have seen yet.