Have fun with this. Mock the top 5 picks, with trades.
You can be boring and not do trades but its more fun to make a move or 2. Even if its not Buffalo.
Mine
1st overall: Traded to Vancouver - Sam Reinhart
Trade "6th overall, 2015 1st, Hunter Skinkruk for 1st overall"
2nd overall:Traded to Calgary - Leon Draistl
Trade "4th overall and Sven Baertschi for 2nd overall and Justin Bailey"
3rd overall Edmonton: Aaron Ekblad
4th overall Buffalo: Sam Bennett
5th overall : Traded to Winnipeg - Nikolaj Ehlers
Trade "Evander Kane for 5th overall, Anders Lee and a 4th
6th overall: Florida - Michael Dalcolle
Have fun with this. Mock the top 5 picks, with trades.
You can be boring and not do trades but its more fun to make a move or 2. Even if its not Buffalo.
Mine
1st overall: Traded to Vancouver - Sam Reinhart
Trade "6th overall, 2015 1st, Hunter Skinkruk for 1st overall"
2nd overall:Traded to Calgary - Leon Draistl
Trade "4th overall and Sven Baertschi for 2nd overall and Justin Bailey"
3rd overall Edmonton: Aaron Ekblad
4th overall Buffalo: Sam Bennett
5th overall : Traded to Winnipeg - Nikolaj Ehlers
Trade "Evander Kane for 5th overall, Anders Lee and a 4th
6th overall: Florida - Michael Dalcolle
Three of the top 5 moving....ballsy to say the least.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Reinhart is going to go 1st overall, much like McKinnon did last year.
Everyone was convinced that Colorado needed D, and Seth Jones was constantly ranked 1st in the majority of mock drafts, up until the month of the draft.
The argument goes that Florida needs D because they're stacked at center, except Reinhart has played wing for team Canada, so it isn't far-fetched that he can do that in the NHL.
I want and hope that I'm wrong, because I think Reinhart is the best player in this draft and would be a great player to build around.
I am proud of myself. I hit on 7! I was 1 pick off on 4 picks, 11 out of 30 would of been nice!
1.) Florida Panthers- Aaron Ekblad
2.) Buffalo Sabres- Sam Reinhart
3.) Edmonton Oilers- Leon Draisaitl
4.) Calgary Flames- Sam Bennett
5.) New York Islanders- Michael DalColle
6.) Vancouver Canucks- Nikolaj Ehlers +3
7.) Carolina Hurricanes- Nicholas Ritchie +3
8.) Toronto Maple Leafs- William Nylander
9.) Winnipeg Jets- Jake Virtanen -3
10.) Anaheim Ducks- Kasperi Kapanen -13
11.) Nashville Predators- Brendan Perlini +1
12.) Phoenix Coyotes- Sonny Milano -4
13.) Washington Capitals- Haydn Fleury +5
14.) Dallas Stars- Julius Honka
15.) Detriot Red Wings- Alex Tuch -4
16.) Columbus Blue Jackets- Dylan Larkin +1
17.) Philadelphia Flyers- Nikolai Goldobin -10
18.) Minnesota Wild- Jared McCann +6
19.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Ivan Barbashev Boo!
20.) San Jose Sharks- Robby Fabbri -1
21.) St. Louis Blues- Kevin Fiala +10
22.) Pittsburgh Penguins- Adrian Kempe -7
23.) Colorado Avalanche- Roland McKeown Boo!
24.) Anaheim Ducks- Josh HoSang -4
25.) Boston Bruins- Jakub Vrana -12
26.) Montreal Canadians- David Pastrnak +1
27.) Chicago Blackhawks- Conner Bleackley Boo!
28.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Anthony Deangelo -9
29.) Los Angeles Kings- Anton Karlsson Boo!
30.) New Jersey Devils- Brendan Lemieux Boo!
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2nd year in a row you got the Leafs pick right