Mock Drafts

[jBuds]

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'm thinking the same way. It'll be unfortunate, but I take Bennett over Ekblad.

 

[sabresEH]

1. Florida - A.Ekblad
2. Buffalo - S.Reinhart
3. Edmonton - L.Draisatl
4. Calgary - S.Bennett
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
6. Vancouver - W.Nylander
7. Carolina - N.Ritchie
8. Toronto - N.Ehlers
9. Winnipeg - J.Virtanen
10. Anaheim - B.Perlini
11. Nashville - K.Fiala
12. Arizona - H.Fleury
13. Washington - K.Kapanen
14. Dallas - N.Scherbak
15. Detroit - J.Vrana
16. Columbus - A.Tuch
17. Philadelphia - S.Milano
18. Minnesota - J.Honka
19. Tampa Bay - J.McCann
20. San Jose - D.Larkin
21. St.Louis - R.Fabbri
22. Pittsburgh - I.Barbashev
23. Colorado - R.McKeown
24. Anaheim - D.Pastrnak
25. Boston - T.Sanheim
26. Montreal - N.Dolgobin
27. Chicago - T.Demko
28. Tampa Bay - J.Ho Sang
29. Los Angeles - C.Bleakley
30. New Jersey - J.Dougherty

 

[BananaSquad]

Top 10:

Florida - Bennett
Buffalo - Ekblad
Edmonton - Draisaitl
Calgary - Reinhart
NYI - Nylander
Vancouver - Dal Colle
Carolina - Fleury
Toronto - Ehlers
Winnipeg - Ritchie
Anahiem - Perlini

 

[ottsabrefan]

Because I'm lazy, here's my top 10 only. Not what I want, but what I think will happen.

1. Florida – Sam Bennett
2. Buffalo – Aaron Ekblad
3. Edmonton – Leon Draisaitl
4. Calgary – Sam Reinhart
5. NY Islanders – Michael Dal Colle
6. Vancouver –Nikolaj Ehlers
7. Carolina – Nick Ritchie
8. Toronto – Jared McCann
9. Winnipeg - William Nylander
10. Anaheim – Robbie Fabbri

 

[Duddy]

The Oilers can't be that stuid and pass on a guy like Reinhart, or can they?

Picking LD would be sooo typical Oilers though lol

I hope the Sabres get SR, don't care about the other teams. I also want another first to pick Barbashev, but with TMs no Russian bias, that's just a pipedream.

 

[Jame]

Hopefully Toronto wants Ekblad and Buffalo wants Reinhart, and Florida can make that work to their advantage more so than what they can get from Vanciuver

Buffalo trades #2, #39 and McBain for #1

Florida then trades #2 for #4 and Phaneuf.

Florida gets a nice haul of assets and still gets 1 of Bennett, Draisaitl, Dal Colle, Ehlers, Nylander, Kapanen

 

[is the answer jesus]

Hopefully Toronto wants Ekblad and Buffalo wants Reinhart, and Florida can make that work to their advantage more so than what they can get from Vanciuver

Buffalo trades #2, #39 and McBain for #1

Florida then trades #2 for #4 and Phaneuf.

Florida gets a nice haul of assets and still gets 1 of Bennett, Draisaitl, Dal Colle, Ehlers, Nylander, Kapanen

How does Toronto get pick #4 in your scenario?
I don't think your value is off for Buffalo to trade up and if I legitimately thought the panthers wanted Reinhart over everyone else I'd do your deal. I think they take Ekblad though. He fills a bigger need for them and imo is right there with Reinhart as far as potential (I know you think Reinhart is a step above Ekblad and Bennett). So honestly I don't think the move up will be necessary.

 

[Moskau]

I was going to do one but this draft is impossible for me to peg and it would end up taking me 2 hours. I think Barbashev goes top 10 though and McCann goes much later than people thought a few months ago.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

I was going to do one but this draft is impossible for me to peg and it would end up taking me 2 hours. I think Barbashev goes top 10 though and McCann goes much later than people thought a few months ago.

With Reinhart, Ekblad, Bennett, Dal Colle, Draisaitl, Ritchie, Nylander, Ehlers, Virtanen, Kapanen, Fleury, Perlini, Fiala (13 players) all projected to go in the top 10 by multiple people, I highly doubt Barbashev goes top 10 (I do like him a lot, though, and stranger things have happened).

 

[Blitz]

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'm thinking the same way. It'll be unfortunate, but I take Bennett over Ekblad.

If this happens, I would be on the horn with MacTavish immediately dealing Myers for the #3 O/A pick (Not straight up...), or else flipping the #2 & #3 with EDM for an additional pick in 2015 (2nd?)... Either take Ekblad with the #2, & Bennett with the newly acquired #3 - or else just Bennett with the #3, and use the 2015 EDM pick to move up next year if possible.

Just for interest's sake lets say FLA does the smart thing and takes Ekblad 1st...

1. Florida - A.Ekblad
2. Buffalo - S.Reinhart
3. Edmonton - L.Draisatl
4. Calgary - S.Bennett
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
6. Vancouver - N.Ritchie
7. Carolina - W.Nylander
8. Toronto - H.Fleury
9. Winnipeg - J.Virtanen
10. Anaheim - N.Ehlers
11. Nashville - B.Perlini
12. Arizona - K.Fiala
13. Washington - K.Kapanen
14. Dallas - N.Scherbak
15. Detroit - J.Vrana
16. Columbus - A.Tuch
17. Philadelphia - S.Milano
18. Minnesota - R.Fabbri
19. Tampa Bay - J.McCann
20. San Jose - D.Larkin
21. St.Louis - J.Honka
22. Pittsburgh - I.Barbashev
23. Colorado - R.McKeown
24. Anaheim - D.Pastrnak
25. Boston - T.Sanheim
26. Montreal - N.Dolgobin
27. Chicago - T.Demko
28. Tampa Bay - J.Ho Sang
29. Los Angeles - C.Bleakley
30. New Jersey - J.Dougherty

Now, in my semi-dream scenario...

1. Florida - S. Bennett
2. Buffalo - A. Ekblad
3. Buffalo via Edmonton from Myers deal - S. Reinhart
4. Calgary - L. Draisaitl
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
15. Buffalo via DET from Ehrhoff deal - A. Tuch

 

[Moskau]

With Reinhart, Ekblad, Bennett, Dal Colle, Draisaitl, Ritchie, Nylander, Ehlers, Virtanen, Kapanen, Fleury, Perlini, Fiala (13 players) all projected to go in the top 10 by multiple people, I highly doubt Barbashev goes top 10 (I do like him a lot, though, and stranger things have happened).

I don't think Perlini or Fiala will go before him. Fleury may because he's a defensemen in a weaker defensive draft but it's a toss up. Kapanen will likely go ahead of Barbashev but it's also a toss up. Virtanen is a wild card. Could go 5-10, could go 10-25.

 

[Jacob582]

Now, in my semi-dream scenario...

1. Florida - S. Bennett
2. Buffalo - A. Ekblad
3. Buffalo via Edmonton from Myers deal - S. Reinhart
4. Calgary - L. Draisaitl
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
15. Buffalo via DET from Ehrhoff deal - A. Tuch

I'm thinking:

1. Florida - A. Ekblad
2. Buffalo - S. Reinhart
3. Edmonton - L. Draisaitl
4. Buffalo - S. Bennett (what does Calgary want?)

 

[TossinSauce]

The lack of Ho-Sang concerns me. I believe he is a top line wing.

 

[krt88]

Now, in my semi-dream scenario...

1. Florida - S. Bennett
2. Buffalo - A. Ekblad
3. Buffalo via Edmonton from Myers deal - S. Reinhart
4. Calgary - L. Draisaitl
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
15. Buffalo via DET from Ehrhoff deal - A. Tuch

Tuch is one of only two guys (Barbashev is the other) that would temp me to trade back into the first round.

Otherwise I sit back in the second and grab guys like Glover, Daughtry, Demko, etc.

 

[Jacob582]

Tuch is one of only two guys (Barbashev is the other) that would temp me to trade back into the first round.

Otherwise I sit back in the second and grab guys like Glover, Daughtry, Demko, etc.

I think Demko will go in the 1st round.

 

[Zip15]

The lack of Ho-Sang concerns me. I believe he is a top line wing.

Yet a lot of the rankings don't have him as a top-30 player. He's a great offensive talent, but he has bigger holes in his game than some of the other similarly-ranked prospects. I see him as a guy who'll put up points on the PP, but need a lot of zone-start protection at ES. Frankly, I think he probably gets picked in the last five or six picks of the 1st round--his puck skill will intoxicate at least one team--but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if he falls to 35-40.

 

[krt88]

I think Demko will go in the 1st round.

we have the first pick of round 2, and he could be sitting there. Maybe, maybe not

 

[Dunkster19]

If this happens, I would be on the horn with MacTavish immediately dealing Myers for the #3 O/A pick (Not straight up...), or else flipping the #2 & #3 with EDM for an additional pick in 2015 (2nd?)... Either take Ekblad with the #2, & Bennett with the newly acquired #3 - or else just Bennett with the #3, and use the 2015 EDM pick to move up next year if possible.

Just for interest's sake lets say FLA does the smart thing and takes Ekblad 1st...

1. Florida - A.Ekblad
2. Buffalo - S.Reinhart
3. Edmonton - L.Draisatl
4. Calgary - S.Bennett
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
6. Vancouver - N.Ritchie
7. Carolina - W.Nylander
8. Toronto - H.Fleury
9. Winnipeg - J.Virtanen
10. Anaheim - N.Ehlers
11. Nashville - B.Perlini
12. Arizona - K.Fiala
13. Washington - K.Kapanen
14. Dallas - N.Scherbak
15. Detroit - J.Vrana
16. Columbus - A.Tuch
17. Philadelphia - S.Milano
18. Minnesota - R.Fabbri
19. Tampa Bay - J.McCann
20. San Jose - D.Larkin
21. St.Louis - J.Honka
22. Pittsburgh - I.Barbashev
23. Colorado - R.McKeown
24. Anaheim - D.Pastrnak
25. Boston - T.Sanheim
26. Montreal - N.Dolgobin
27. Chicago - T.Demko
28. Tampa Bay - J.Ho Sang
29. Los Angeles - C.Bleakley
30. New Jersey - J.Dougherty

Now, in my semi-dream scenario...

1. Florida - S. Bennett
2. Buffalo - A. Ekblad
3. Buffalo via Edmonton from Myers deal - S. Reinhart
4. Calgary - L. Draisaitl
5. NYI - M.Dal Colle
15. Buffalo via DET from Ehrhoff deal - A. Tuch

It is nice to dream. If your dream scenario came true I would not be able to contain myself. I do believe TM will be trying to land another top pick or two and that the main pieces would be Hoff and Myers. Probably won't happen though.

 

[Dunkster19]

I'm thinking:

1. Florida - A. Ekblad
2. Buffalo - S. Reinhart
3. Edmonton - L. Draisaitl
4. Buffalo - S. Bennett (what does Calgary want?)

It would take Myers

 

[DazedandConfused]

It would take Myers

Don't think he has enough truculence.

 

[Dunkster19]

Don't think he has enough truculence.

Maybe not a big mean streak but I think he still has high value among many. Maybe we have to throw in a 2nd.

 

[EichHart]

This is my 3rd annual mock draft, links to my other two are below. I think I have done half way decent in my mocks. It's always fun to look back and see how good/bad you did.

2014 Mock Draft

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- William Nylander
7.) Carolina Hurricanes- Nick Ritchie
8.) Toronto Maple Leafs- Nikolaj Ehlers
9.) Winnipeg Jets- Jake Virtanen
10.) Anaheim Ducks- Brendan Perlini
11.) Nashville Predators- Jared McCann
12.) Phoenix Coyotes- Kasperi Kapanen
13.) Washington Capitals- Kevin Fiala
14.) Dallas Stars- Haydn Fleury
15.) Detriot Red Wings- Robby Fabbri
16.) Columbus Blue Jackets- Alex Tuch
17.) Philadelphia Flyers- Roland McKeown
18.) Minnesota Wild- Josh HoSang
19.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Ivan Barbashev
20.) San Jose Sharks- Nikolay Goldobin
21.) St. Louis Blues- Dylan Larkin
22.) Pittsburgh Penguins- Sonny Milano
23.) Colorado Avalanche- Travis Sanheim
24.) Anaheim Ducks- Adrian Kempe
25.) Boston Bruins- Nick Schmaltz
26.) Montreal Canadians- David Pastrnak
27.) Chicago Blackhawks- Conner Bleackley
28.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Julius Honka
29.) Los Angeles Kings- Anton Karlsson
30.) New Jersey Devils- Jakub Vrana

2013 Mock Draft

#1 Colorado - Nathan Mackinnon
#2 Florida - Seth Jones
#3 Tampa Bay - Jonathan Drouin
#4 Nashville - Alexander Barkov
#5 Carolina - Valeri Nichushkin
#6 Calgary - Sean Monahan
#7 Edmonton - Darnell Nurse
#8 Buffalo - Elias Lindholm
#9 New Jersey - Hunter Shinkaruk
#10 Dallas - Rasmus Ristolainen
#11 Philadelphia - Nikita Zadorov
#12 Phoenix- Alexander Wennberg
#13 Winnipeg - Bo Horvat
#14 Columbus - Max Domi
#15 New York Isles - Ryan Pulock
#16 Buffalo - Curtis Lazar
#17 Ottawa - Valentin Zykov
#18 Detroit - Andre Burakovsky
#19 Columbus - Anthony Mantha
#20 San Jose - Josh Morrissey
#21 Toronto - Frederik Gauthier
#22 Calgary - Zach Fucale
#23 Washington - Samuel Morin
#24 Vancouver - Kerby Rychel
#25 Montreal - Adam Erne
#26 Anaheim - Madison Bowey
#27 Columbus - Ryan Hartman
#28 Calgary - Shea Theodore
#29 Dallas - Morgan Klimchuk
#30 Chicago - Steve Santini

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1453353&highlight=

2012 Mock Draft

1.) Edmonton Oilers- Nail Yakupov
2.) Columbus Blue Jackets- Alex Galchenyuk
3.) Montreal Canadiens- Filip Forsberg
4.) New York Islanders- Ryan Murray
5.) Toronto Maple Leafs- Mikhail Grigorenko
6.) Anaheim Ducks- Matthew Dumba
7.) Minnesota Wild- Morgan Rielly
8.) Carolina Hurricanes- Olli Maatta
9.) Winnipeg Jets- Teuvo Teravainen
10.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Griffin Reinhart
11.) Washington Capitals- Jacob Trouba
12.) Buffalo Sabres- Radek Faksa
13.) Dallas Stars- Cody Ceci
14.) Calgary Flames- Brendan Gaunce
15.) Ottawa Senators- Hampus Lindholm
16.) Washington Capitals- Zemgus Girgensons
17.) San Jose Sharks- Sebastian Collberg
18.) Chicago Blackhawks- Matt Finn
19.) Tampa Bay Lightning- Derrick Pouliot
20.) Philadelphia Flyers- Slater Koekkoek
21.) Buffalo Sabres- Tom Wilson
22.) Pittsburgh Penguins- Tomas Hertl
23.) Florida Panthers- Scott Laughton
24.) Boston Bruins- Colton Sissons
25.) St. Louis Blues- Mark Jankowski
26.) Vancouver Canucks- Pontus Aberg
27.) Phoenix Coyotes- Stefan Matteau
28.) New York Rangers-Henrik Samuelsson
29.) New Jersey Devils- Forfeit
30.) LA Kings- Martin Frk

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1201405&highlight=

 

[Jacob582]

This is my 3rd annual mock draft, links to my other two are below. I think I have done half way decent in my mocks. It's always fun to look back and see how good/bad you did.


2013 Mock Draft


#11 Philadelphia - Nikita Zadorov

#23 Washington - Samuel Morin

You are smarter than the entire Flyer's scouting department

 

[EichHart]

You are smarter than the entire Flyer's scouting department

haha Thanks, but I don't think many people thought Morin was going to go that high last year. I messed up pretty bad with Shinkaruk thinking he would be the NJD Parise replacement.

 

[OcAirlines]

Currently doing a two round mock draft on another forum, this is how the first round went:

1 - Phoenix (from Florida): Aaron Ekblad
2 - Buffalo: Sam Reinhart
3 - Edmonton: Leon Draisatl
4 - Calgary: Sam Bennett
5 - NY Islanders: Michael Dal Colle
6 - Vancouver: Jake Virtanen
7 - Carolina: Nikolaj Ehlers
8 - Toronto: Nick Ritchie
9 - Winnipeg: Kasperi Kapanen
10 - Anaheim: Haydn Fleury
11 - Nashville: William Nylander
12 - Florida (from Phoenix): Nikolay Goldobin
13 - Washington: Brendan Perlini
14 - Dallas: Jared McCann
15 - Detroit: Joshua Ho-Sang
16 - Columbus: Julius Honka
17 - Boston (from Philadephia): Sonny Milano
18 - Minnesota: David Pastrnak
19 - Tampa Bay: Alex Tuch
20 - San Jose: Jakub Vrana
21 - St. Louis: Kevin Fiala
22 - Pittsburgh: Ivan Barbashev
23 - Colorado: Anthony D'Angelo
24 - Anaheim: Adrian Kempe
25 - Philadelphia (from Boston): Roland McKeown
26 - Montreal: Nikita Scherbak
27 - Chicago: Thatcher Demko
28 - Tampa Bay: Dylan Larkin
29 - Los Angeles: Conner Bleackley
30 - New Jersey: Markus Pettersson

I'm up now at 31 and I figured it would be interesting to evaluate who you guys would prefer at that pick. I'm leaning Robbie Fabbri at the moment, other guys available would be for example Anton Karlsson, Brendan Lemieux, Travis Sanheim, Anthony DeAngelo, Nick Schmaltz and Jack Dougherty. Is there any reason I should not go Fabbri here? And even if you agree with the Fabbri pick, still give me your favorites since we're up at #39 again anyway