NHL Entry Draft: Zemgus26's Final Mock (3 ROUNDS!)

[MackAttack26]

I was planning on waiting till the Cup Finals were over to post this but I'm going to be really busy then with exams so I'm just going to do it now and assume Chicago wins for the purpose of the position. Now that I have my final rankings out I decided to also add those and my player projections into my mock. Since this is my final mock I'm doing 3 rounds and although I didn't put my explanations for each, I have my reasons. So if you don't agree with a pick just ask why I had them there. Anyways here it is:

1. - Connor McDavid (C)
Projection: Generational C
My Rank: 1

2. - Jack Eichel (C)
Projection: Elite franchise C
My Rank: 2

3. - Dylan Strome (C)
Projection: Playmaking 1C
My Rank: 5

4. - Mitch Marner (C/RW)
Projection: Elite 1RW
My Rank: 4

5. - Noah Hanifin (LD)
Projection: All situations #1 D
My Rank: 3

6. - Mathew Barzal (C)
Projection: Playmaking 1C
My Rank: 6

7. - Pavel Zacha (C/LW)
Projection: Powerful 1LW
My Rank: 11

8. - Ivan Provorov (LD)
Projection: Two-way #1 D
My Rank: 7

9. - Zach Werenski (RD)
Projection: Offensive #2 D
My Rank: 8

10. - Lawson Crouse (LW)
Projection: 2nd line power LW
My Rank: 10

11. - Mikko Rantanen (RW)
Projection: Two-way 2RW
My Rank: 9

12. - Kyle Connor (C)
Projection: Two-way 2C
My Rank: 12

13. - Travis Konecny (C/RW)
Projection: Versatile 2RW
My Rank: 14

14. - Timo Meier (RW)
Projection: Powerful 2RW
My Rank: 13

15. - Nick Merkley (C/RW)
Projection: Playmaking 2RW
My Rank: 16

16. [VIA PIT] - Jeremy Roy (RD)
Projection: Offensive #3 D
My Rank: 17

17. - Evgeny Svechnikov (LW)
Projection: Offensive 2LW
My Rank: 15

18. - Oliver Kylington (LD)
Projection: Pure offensive #4 D
My Rank: 22

19. - Joel Eriksson-Ek (C)
Projection: Well rounded 3C
My Rank: 28

20. - Paul Bittner (LW)
Projection: 3rd line power LW
My Rank: 29

21. [VIA NYI] - Thomas Chabot (LD)
Projection: Two-way #3 D
My Rank: 20

22. - Jansen Harkins (C)
Projection: Two-way 3C
My Rank: 23

23. - Jakub Zboril (LD)
Projection: Two-way #3 D
My Rank: 19

24. [VIA NSH] - Colin White (C/RW)
Projection: Two-way 3C
My Rank: 18

25. [VIA STL] - Jacob Larsson (LD)
Projection: Puck moving #4 D
My Rank: 34

26. - Noah Juulsen (RD)
Projection: Two-way #4 D
My Rank: 32

27. - Brock Boeser (RW)
Projection: Scoring 2RW
My Rank: 21

28. [VIA NYR] - Jake DeBrusk (LW)
Projection: Scoring 2LW
My Rank: 30

29. [VIA TBL] - Brandon Carlo (RD)
Projection: Shutdown #4 D
My Rank: 43

30. [VIA CHI] - Daniel Sprong (RW)
Projection: Offensive 2RW
My Rank: 24

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[MackAttack26]

31. - Ilya Samsonov (G)
Projection: Good #1 goalie
My Rank: 1 (Goalies)

32. - Nicolas Meloche (RD)
Projection: Two-way #4 D
My Rank: 31

33. - Jordan Greenway (LW)
Projection: 3rd line power LW
My Rank: 47

34. [VIA TOR] - Denis Guryanov (LW/RW)
Projection: Offensive 2W
My Rank: 25

35. - Filip Chlapik (C)
Projection: Playmaking 3C
My Rank: 33

36. - Jeremy Bracco (C/RW)
Projection: Skilled 2RW
My Rank: 27

37. - Gabriel Carlsson (LD)
Projection: Shutdown #4 D
My Rank: 44

38. - Jack Roslovic (C/RW)
Projection: Playmaking 2RW
My Rank: 37

39. - Anthony Beauvillier (C/LW)
Projection: Skilled 2LW
My Rank: 26

40. - Vince Dunn (LD)
Projection: Offensive #4 D
My Rank: 36

41. [VIA FLA] - Mitchell Vande Sompel (LD)
Projection: Offensive #5 D
My Rank: 46

42. [VIA DAL] - Thomas Novak (C)
Projection: Playamking 3C
My Rank: 39

43. - Alexander Dergachyov (C)
Projection: Powerful 3C
My Rank: 42

44. [VIA BOS] - Travis Dermott (LD)
Projection: Two-way #4 D
My Rank: 35

45. - Matthew Spencer (RD)
Projection: Defensive #5 D
My Rank: 49

46. - Zach Senyshyn (RW)
Projection: 3rd line power RW
My Rank: 38

47. - Christian Fischer (RW)
Projection: 2nd line energy RW
My Rank: 40

48. - Jens Looke (LW/RW)
Projection: 3rd line energy wing
My Rank: 48

49. [VIA DET] - Filip Ahl (LW/RW)
Projection: 3rd line power winger
My Rank: 45

50. - MacKenize Blackwood (G)
Projection: Average starter
My Rank: 2 (Goalies)

51. - Dennis Yan (LW)
Projection: Skilled 2LW
My Rank: 56

52. [VIA WAS] - Parker Wotherspoon (LD)
Projection: Defensive #5 D
My Rank: 52

53. [VIA VAN] - Roope Hintz (F)
Projection: Two-way 3rd line F
My Rank: 59

54. - Nikita Korostelev (RW)
Projection: Offensive 2RW
My Rank: 53

55. [COMP.] - Austin Wagner (LW)
Projection: 3rd line energy LW
My Rank: 51

56. - Jacob Forsbacka-Karlsson (C)
Projection: Playmaking 3C
My Rank: 55

57. [VIA MON] - Daniel Vladar (G)
Projection: Low end starter
My Rank: 3 (Goalies)

58. [VIA ANA] - Rasmus Andersson (RD)
Projection: Offensive #5 D
My Rank: 41

59. [VIA NYR] - Blake Speers (C/RW)
Projection: Complementary 3RW
My Rank: 63

60. [VIA TBL] - Mitchell Stephens (C)
Projection: Defensive 3C
My Rank: 58

61. Flyers [VIA CHI] - Nicolas Roy (C/RW)
Projection: Powerful 3rd liner
My Rank: 54

 

[MackAttack26]

62. [VIA BUF] - Ryan Pilon (LD)
Projection: Offensive #5 D
My Rank: 62

63. - Matej Tomek (G)
Projection: Good back-up
My Rank: 4 (Goalies)

64. [VIA EDM] -Jesper Lindgren (RD)
Projection: Offensive #4 D
My Rank: 50

65. - Erik Cernak (LD)
Projection: Physical #5 D
My Rank: 57

66. - Julius Nattinen (F)
Projection: Two-way 3rd line F
My Rank: 69

67. - Callum Booth (G)
Projection: Average back-Up
My Rank: 7 (Goalies)

68. [VIA PHI] - Jonas Siegenthaler (LD)
Projection: Defensive #6 D
My Rank: 67

69. - Yakov Trenin (C/LW)
Projection: Playmaking 2LW
My Rank: 61

70. [VIA SJS] - Michael Spacek (C/RW)
Projection: Well rounded 3C
My Rank: 60

71. - Conor Garland (RW)
Projection: Skilled 2RW or bust
My Rank: 66

72. [VIA FLA] - Ryan Gropp (LW)
Projection: Scoring 3LW
My Rank: 70

73. [VIA DAL] - Thomas Schemitsch (RD)
Projection: Well rounded #6 D
My Rank: 85

74. - Guillaume Brisebois (LD)
Projection: Defensive #6 D
My Rank: 73

75. - Eric Foley (LW)
Projection: Scoring 3LW
My Rank: 74

76. - Andrew Mangiapane (C/LW)
Projection: Skilled 2LW
My Rank: 65

77. [VIA PIT] - Brandon Guhle (LD)
Projection: Puck moving #5 D
My Rank: 75

78. - Nathan Noel (C)
Projection: 3rd line energy guy
My Rank: 81

79. [VIA OTT] - Gustav Bouramman (RD)
Projection: Puck moving #6 D
My Rank: 89

80. [VIA DET] - Adam Musil (C/RW)
Projection: Physical 4C
My Rank: 78

81. [VIA MIN] - Graham Knott (LW)
Projection: Well rounded 3LW
My Rank: 82

82. [VIA NYI] - Robin Kovacs (LW/RW)
Projection: Two-way 3W
My Rank: 71

83. [VIA WAS] - Keegan Kolesar (RW)
Projection: Physical 4RW
My Rank: 98

84. [VIA VAN] - Kyle Capobianco (LD)
Projection: Puck moving #6 D
My Rank: 76

85. - Gabriel Gagne (C)
Projection: Scoring 3C
My Rank: 72

86. - Alexandre Carrier (LD)
Projection: Puck moving #5 D
My Rank: 64

87. - Denis Malgin (C)
Projection: Skilled 2C
My Rank: 77

88. [VIA ANA] - Glenn Gawdin (C/RW)
Projection: Well rounded 4RW
My Rank: 87

89. - Brendan Warren (LW)
Projection: Powerful 3LW
My Rank: 79

90. [VIA TBL] - Veini Vehvilainen (G)
Projection: Good back-up
My Rank: 5 (Goalies)

91. - Ales Stezka (G)
Projection: Average back-up
My Rank: 6 (Goalies)

 

[edguy]

Pretty bad day for the sens if this is how it shakes out.. yikes.. I can see us wanting Kylington. But those second rounders.. ouch

 

[Juxtaposer]

Flawless for SJ.

 

[MackAttack26]

Pretty bad day for the sens if this is how it shakes out.. yikes.. I can see us wanting Kylington. But those second rounders.. ouch

Kylington - Obviously a high-risk, high-reward pick. I think the Sens would be willing to take that chance for a potential Erik Karlsson type guy.

Novak - The guy is seriously underrated, probably by me as well. Good value at where the Sens pick him there and after a high risk pick round 1, they get a fair safe pick there. Ottawa could use another center in their system too.

Looke - Funny thing is, I think you were the poster in my last draft who said the Sens would look at him. They need a winger and him being Swedish is something I think Ottawa would value.

Not a bad day for Ottawa at all if you ask me.

 

[edguy]

Kylington - Obviously a high-risk, high-reward pick. I think the Sens would be willing to take that chance for a potential Erik Karlsson type guy.

Novak - The guy is seriously underrated, probably by me as well. Good value at where the Sens pick him there and after a high risk pick round 1, they get a fair safe pick there. Ottawa could use another center in their system too.

Looke - Funny thing is, I think you were the poster in my last draft who said the Sens would look at him. They need a winger and him being Swedish is something I think Ottawa would value.

Not a bad day for Ottawa at all if you ask me.

Looke isn't that bad of a pick with whose left (personally would rather Andersson). But Novak over Dermott and Senyshyn is the one you won't be able to convince sens fans is a good move..

 

[MackAttack26]

Looke isn't that bad of a pick with whose left (personally would rather Andersson). But Novak over Dermott and Senyshyn is the one you won't be able to convince sens fans is a good move..

Fair enough. Like I said, I think Novak is underrated by most. I consider him in the same tier as Dermott and Senyshyn. After picking a D first round I think they should take a forward here (why I didn't pick Dermott). I also think Senyshyn would be a great pick for them but since I think Looke - winger - would be someone they are targeting at 48, they might be more inclined to take a C - which they also need - here.

Your picks would be good too, but I hardly think this is a "Yikes" or "Ouch" draft for the Sens.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Oilers own the Blues 3rd rounder (86).

As for the Oilers other picks in your mock, overall I don't hate it.

1: Obviously

16: If Svechnikov is there I think the Oil would have a hard time passing... However if we end up with Roy I'd be content.

33: This is the only pick I hate. There is so much talent, so many great players available Greenway at 33 would make me cry.

56: Vladar would be swinging for the fences. I don't hate it but there is still a ton of great players available.

79: Bourramman at this point would be perfect.

 

[themelkman]

This is great for the sharks I would be very happy if this turns out this way

 

[jnk96]

You are the first person I see that has Roy/Chabot/Zboril selected in the same order as in my mock. So I like that.

For the Avs, I hope that if Rantanen is still available they go with him, although it'd be a tough decision between the two. I would predict Philly to pick one of the two and Colorado the other.

Would love Garland in the 3rd round. Boom or bust type of player that can be the biggest steal of the entire draft.

 

[MackAttack26]

Oilers own the Blues 3rd rounder (86).

As for the Oilers other picks in your mock, overall I don't hate it.

1: Obviously

16: If Svechnikov is there I think the Oil would have a hard time passing... However if we end up with Roy I'd be content.

33: This is the only pick I hate. There is so much talent, so many great players available Greenway at 33 would make me cry.

56: Vladar would be swinging for the fences. I don't hate it but there is still a ton of great players available.

79: Bourramman at this point would be perfect.

Thanks for correcting me on the pick. As for your comments about the draft...

16 - I feel Edmonton needs to go for a high end RHD hence Roy. Svechnikov is definitely my 2nd choice there for them if Roy is gone. I just feel a good RHD is more of a need then yet another skilled forward.

33 - Someone is gonna reach on Greenway because of his size, I think it's Edmonton. There for sure are more skilled players available, but Oilers have plenty of that in their top-6 and could use a guy who plays a big strong game to make their bottom-6 of the future.

56 - Vladar. Edmonton could use a top goalie prospect in their system. They have enough other picks early on that they could afford to take a chance on a top goalie.

 

[Brock Anton]

Would be thrilled if Carolina's draft ended up like this.

 

[jetkarma*]

Very good mock and can't complain for the Jets but personally I don't know if the Jets are open to usinga high pick on a player they may have concerns with .

Sure Svechnikov played here but there still is more risk for a Russian than a non one . Not saying the Jets wouldn't draft him or another Russian high but I believe that player would have to be a noticeable notch higher than say White or Harkins or Eriksson - Ek for example . I believe the Jets are high on several USHL players and think it wouldhardto pass on Boeser at 25 for them .

Larsson has been linked to the Jets by several media drafts and he wouldbe a fit , I would expect the Jets to draft a C high this year and not double up on wingers if the draft falls as it appears it will .

 

[MackAttack26]

Very good mock and can't complain for the Jets but personally I don't know if the Jets are open to usinga high pick on a player they may have concerns with .

Sure Svechnikov played here but there still is more risk for a Russian than a non one . Not saying the Jets wouldn't draft him or another Russian high but I believe that player would have to be a noticeable notch higher than say White or Harkins or Eriksson - Ek for example . I believe the Jets are high on several USHL players and think it wouldhardto pass on Boeser at 25 for them .

Larsson has been linked to the Jets by several media drafts and he wouldbe a fit , I would expect the Jets to draft a C high this year and not double up on wingers if the draft falls as it appears it will .

I consider Svechnikov a step up on White, Harkins, etc. Add to that he is a LW - a position Winnipeg is fairly weak on outside of Ehlers - I think they will stop him from falling any farther.

There is a few guys I like more than Larsson there but he seems like such a perfect fit for the Jets. Boeser would be a good fit at 25, but I think at one of the 1st round picks they should take a D. Later
on they get a top USA player in Fischer who is a steal at that point and another position of need on RW. IMO they need wingers more than centers, so thats why I waited for the 3rd for them to pick a solid C.

 

[HammerTime44]

If that's how the first six picks go I'd be thrilled to get either Provorov or Zacha at 7.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

No major complaints as a Ducks fan. I'd love if Boeser fell to our first pick, if not I like Eriksson Ek, Debrusk, Senyshyn and Roslovic as alternatives. The Musil pick is fine, I prefer Gagne's upside myself but Musil would also be high on my list at that spot. I'm not a fan of the Capiobanco pick simply because we have a lot of pick moving Dmen in the system already. Maybe the Ducks stick to that trend but I would prefer another forward or even a goalie at that spot.

Overall a great job!

 

[Duke16]

Stellar top 14

 

[MackAttack26]

Stellar top 14

Thanks, your top-14 wasn't so bad itself.

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

I like Zacha but I hate the rest of your selections for the Flyers. They need high end talent, not a bunch of low upside players.

 

[In it to win it]

From a bruins perspective. Love the Meier pick as well as Carlsson even though we have that with Arnesson. But you can't have too,much d. Foley could be a good pick but we have that as Camara and to a lesser extent in Cehlarik. With this pick, we could go for a risk in David Cotton. Finally, the Kovacs pick is really good as he could be good if developed properly.

 

[MackAttack26]

I like Zacha but I hate the rest of your selections for the Flyers. They need high end talent, not a bunch of low upside players.

I was thinking on D they already high upside guys like Sanheim and Ghost so could use a big shutdown defender like Carlo. Obviously not a sexy pick with high-upside but helps out Philly in the defensive side of the game for sure.

Spacek and Roy both have some upside, but I agree, maybe I should have made one of those 2 forwards a skill type guy instead of a 3rd liner type.

Vehvillainen has been rising my goalie rankings fast. If he is available at 90, that is an absolute steal IMO and he has the potential to be a top-3 goalie in this draft. I think Philly could use a high end goalie in their system like that.

 

[hoc123]

Odds are in this scenario, Canadians would take Boeser. Timmins and Bergevin like going to the USHL for their 1st round picks plus we need a sniper. Don't really know who Montreal would take but he seems realistic enough plus I would love Malgin in the 3'rd round.

 

[MackAttack26]

From a bruins perspective. Love the Meier pick as well as Carlsson even though we have that with Arnesson. But you can't have too,much d. Foley could be a good pick but we have that as Camara and to a lesser extent in Cehlarik. With this pick, we could go for a risk in David Cotton. Finally, the Kovacs pick is really good as he could be good if developed properly.

I'm not that big of a fan of Cehlarik or Camara TBH and Foley is a guy who is really growing on me. Besides, the two guys you listed Bostons LW is pretty well empty from talent. Cotton is also I guy I see more of as a 4th-5th rounder. Thanks for the feedback though.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

This is the best overall draft for LA that I've seen maybe with the exception of the 3rd rounder. But their always a toss up at that point. LA is stacked on the LHD in the system, maybe Gustav Bouramman (RD) would be better or hope for Trenin/Spacek to fall.