Sundinisagod's final 2018 mock draft

[Sundinisagod]

1. Rasmus Dahlin - LHD

2. Andre Svechnikov - RW

3. Noah Dobson - RHD

4. Brady Tkachuk - LW/C

5. Jesperi Kotkaniemi - C


6. Quinn Hughes - LHD


7. Filip Zadina - LW


8. Oliver Wahlstrom - RW


9. Adam Boqvist - RHD


10. Evan Bouchard - RHD

11. Barrett Hayton - C


12. K'Andre Miller - LHD


13. Ty Smith - LHD


14. Vitali Kravtsov - RW


15. Joel Farabee - LW


16. Rasmus Kupari - C


17. Dominik Bokk - RW


18. Joe Veleno - C


19. Bode Wilde - RHD


20. Jonatan Berggren - RW


21. Rasmus Sandin - LHD


22. Akil Thomas - C


23. Ty Dellandrea - C


24. Serron Noel - RW


25. Alexander Alexeyev - LHD


26. Grigori Denisenko - LW


27. Jonny Tychonick - LHD


28. Mattias Samuelsson - LHD


29. Isac Lundestrom - C


30. Martin Kaut - RW


31. Nicolas Beaudin - LHD

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[Dan Kelly]

ah the draft's over at #20....

 

[Sundinisagod]

ah the draft's over at #20....

Nah it's over at 25.

 

[Dan Kelly]

It was kinda odd that he just stopped

 

[Sundinisagod]

It was kinda odd that he just stopped

I had the draft order memorized to that point, forgot who had 21...

 

[Dan Kelly]

its all good because the 1st round of the draft is tonight.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Not sure if the Yotes would pass on Zadina, Wahlstrom, Hughes, and Bouchard to take a center. Only reason Kotkaniemi would be taken in the Top 5 is if Montreal takes him imo.

 

[Sundinisagod]

Not sure if the Yotes would pass on Zadina, Wahlstrom, Hughes, and Bouchard to take a center. Only reason Kotkaniemi would be taken in the Top 5 is if Montreal takes him imo.

Bobby Mac has him at #5, which is based on surveying several scouts, it's no longer a reach in the top 5.

 

[Dan Kelly]

^sure but as far as need goes, unless Montreal trades down a bit, Kotkaniemi will be a Hab and my hats off to them if they do to have the guts to go against the BPA and take for need! With apologies to the so called "purists", there's nothing wrong with taking for need in this situation when players are so closely similar in talent.

 

[Dubcanesfan]

^sure but as far as need goes, unless Montreal trades down a bit, Kotkaniemi will be a Hab and my hats off to them if they do to have the guts to go against the BPA and take for need! With apologies to the so called "purists", there's nothing wrong with taking for need in this situation when players are so closely similar in talent.

I agree with you there, I think if there's some teams in the top 10 picks that don't absolutely need a certain position, they will be looking to see how much they could get back to go down a few spots. And still get a player within the top 10.

 

[Sundinisagod]

^sure but as far as need goes, unless Montreal trades down a bit, Kotkaniemi will be a Hab and my hats off to them if they do to have the guts to go against the BPA and take for need! With apologies to the so called "purists", there's nothing wrong with taking for need in this situation when players are so closely similar in talent.

What does BPA mean anyhow? Is it best player available? Shouldn't it be best prospect available? Doesn't positional value play a role in determining who the best prospect available is? Centers and defenseman are worth a lot more than wingers (save for generational talents like Ovechkin) and that's why I have Zadina dropping to 7. I think Dobson is the 3rd best prospect in this draft. I think MTL will see that too. Playoffs improved his stock big time. From a positional viewpoint, they don't have projected top pairing prospects, and I'm not optimistic about Weber's longevity.

Funny thing here on HF we love to talk out of both sides of our mouth.

HF: You don't draft for need stupid!

then

HF: Nobody trades a number one d or c, you have to draft them, delusional leaf fans!