NHL Entry Draft: Mock Draft Poll: First Overall Pick

[UnSandvich]

The premise of the question, and the answers, are kind of amusing I guess in the sense that It's been a while since it's been this clear cut.

Maybe Dahlin was a consensus over Svechnikov but I'm not sure. Matthews over Laine was pretty close to consensus I guess.

Dahlin was 100% the consensus choice over Svechnikov

 

[bbny]

No Lafrenière option. This poll is xenophobic against French Canadians.

 

[Kupo]

Dahlin was 100% the consensus choice over Svechnikov

Yep. It kinda wasn’t even close.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Alex Laferriere

 

[EdJovanovski]

Alex Laferriere

I was looking for that option in the poll lol

 

[Vitto79]

AL version 1

 

[8999]

Are there any players from the past 4 drafts (after the McDavid draft) that you'd trade this pick for right now? Just wondering what the perceived potential ceiling of Lafreniere is.

 

[Polar Bear]

Are there any players from the past 4 drafts (after the McDavid draft) that you'd trade this pick for right now? Just wondering what the perceived potential ceiling of Lafreniere is.

For me, entering the draft, he's just as good as Matthews was. He's on that next level under the McDavid/Crosby of the worlds.

 

[Edge]

Are there any players from the past 4 drafts (after the McDavid draft) that you'd trade this pick for right now? Just wondering what the perceived potential ceiling of Lafreniere is.

Not on the level of McDavid. At least on the level of Matthews.

I'd argue his mentality and approach is closer to MacKinnon than anyone else in recent drafts. I mean that in the sense that his personality seems a little sharper and seems to almost be offended if he isn't the best player on the ice.