2023 7-Round Mock Draft 2.0

[My Cozen Dylan]

This is usually a three-week commitment that requires you to check the thread almost daily. Do not sign up if you cannot commit to this. Two auto's and you will be relieved of your duties as GM.

We will use the authentic draft order based on points percentage as of March 30, 2023.

PHASE ONE: 2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT
We will have a 7-round 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Picks: The draft clock will run from 8 a.m. to Midnight ET. Each pick will be 4-hours long. Once time is up on a pick, anyone can auto the pick. We auto 3 North Americans, then 1 European, from NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings list. Goaltenders are NOT auto'd. Before any more picks are made, the GM can change the auto pick and not be charged with an auto. However, all auto picks are final once the next pick is made. No exceptions.

NOTE: All teams must have a minimum of FOUR and a maximum of TWELVE picks in any draft. The ONLY exception to this rule is if a real-life team currently holds fewer than four or more than twelve.

PHASE TWO: FREE AGENT FRENZY
You may NOT sign any pending UFA's (this includes Group 6 UFA's). Following the draft, there will be a UFA signing period. All UFA's are assumed to want to test free agency (this does not mean they won't re-sign with their old team). I will act as Universal Player Agent and weigh the role and salary offered from each team.

The Salary Cap will have a max of $83.5M and a floor of $62.2M.

NOTE: No trade can involve more than FIVE pieces on a side, or EIGHT pieces total. Also, if any player gets traded who absolutely wouldn't be (i.e. McDavid), the deal also gets vetoed automatically. Either GM can post the trade on the thread, but I need the other to confirm it. If the trade is borderline veto-worthy, PLEASE seek my approval first.

Traded picks are limited to 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Rosters: Please post your initial roster, and post an updated version when a trade is made. Always include Cap status. Rosters listed without scratches (since that would never happen) are not allowed.

After you pick, please PM the next GM to notify them! And POST THIS WITH YOUR PICK!!! If you cannot PM for whatever reason (i.e. on a phone), ASK SOMEONE TO PM in your post.

Please, do not announce trades until all teams have a GM.

GMs
Anaheim Ducks: @heusy_79
Arizona Coyotes: @McMozesmadness
Boston Bruins: @Soli
Buffalo Sabres: @My Cozen Dylan
Calgary Flames: @EP to Kuzmenko Auto-Pick
Carolina Hurricanes: @Mrfenn92
Chicago Blackhawks: @Teemu
Colorado Avalanche: @Hasbro Jr
Columbus Blue Jackets: @Soli
Dallas Stars: @LT
Detroit Red Wings: @Voodoo Glow Skulls
Edmonton Oilers: @McMozesmadness
Florida Panthers: @SJSharks72
Los Angeles Kings: @My Cozen Dylan
Minnesota Wild: @Teemu
Montreal Canadiens: @OB5
Nashville Predators: @ViktorBaeArvidsson
New Jersey Devils: @uncleben
New York Islanders: @EP to Kuzmenko Auto-Pick
New York Rangers: @5cotland
Ottawa Senators: @carl jung Auto-Pick
Philadelphia Flyers: @flyersdad
Pittsburgh Penguins: @uncleben
San Jose Sharks: @SJSharks72
Seattle Kraken: @42 jerks
St. Louis Blues: @flyersdad
Tampa Bay Lightning: @ViktorBaeArvidsson
Toronto Maple Leafs: @Duke16
Vancouver Canucks: @42 jerks
Vegas Golden Knights: @Antiillafire
Washington Capitals: @Strawberry Fields
Winnipeg Jets: @Mrfenn92

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[Strawberry Fields]

Washington selects C Owen Beckner from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL.

11-LW Andrew Cristall/Kelowna (WHL)
43- C Gracyn Sawchyn/Seattle (WHL)
107- LD Oskar Asplund/Almtuna (Allsv)
139- LW Griffin Erdman/Waterloo (USHL)
203- C Owen Beckner/Salmon Arm (BCHL)

Ottawa is up next for an autopick.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Ottawa is awarded Joseph Connor.

With the 205th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres are proud to select...

...from the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League...

Ryan Conmy

2 (39): Oliver Bonk, RHD, 6' 2", 174 lbs, London (OHL)
2 (45): Caden Price, LHD, 6' 0", 186 lbs, Kelowna (WHL)
3 (89): Ethan Miedema, LW, 6' 4", 206 lbs, Kingston (OHL)
4 (109): Connor Levis, C, 6' 2", 189 lbs, Kamloops (WHL)
5 (141): Adam Dybal, G, 6' 1", 166 lbs, Karlovy Vary (Czechia U20)
6 (173): Axel Landen, RHD, 6’ 1”, 183 lbs, HV71 (J20 Nationell)
7 (205): Ryan Conmy, RW, 5' 10", 188 lbs, Sioux City (USHL)

@uncleben is up.​

 

[uncleben]

Ottawa is awarded Joseph Connor.

With the 205th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres are proud to select...

...from the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League...

Ryan Conmy

2 (39): Oliver Bonk, RHD, 6' 2", 174 lbs, London (OHL)
2 (45): Caden Price, LHD, 6' 0", 186 lbs, Kelowna (WHL)
3 (89): Ethan Miedema, LW, 6' 4", 206 lbs, Kingston (OHL)
4 (109): Connor Levis, C, 6' 2", 189 lbs, Kamloops (WHL)
5 (141): Adam Dybal, G, 6' 1", 166 lbs, Karlovy Vary (Czechia U20)
6 (173): Axel Landen, RHD, 6’ 1”, 183 lbs, HV71 (J20 Nationell)
7 (205): Ryan Conmy, RW, 5' 10", 188 lbs, Sioux City (USHL)

@uncleben is up.​

Nice pick!

I'll make mine shortly, just making some dinner!

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Nice pick!

I'll make mine shortly, just making some dinner!

He's a former Jr. Sabre, how could I pass on 'em

 

[uncleben]

With the 206th selection,
the Pittsburgh Penguins are proud to select,
from Brynas IF,
C, Anton Ohlsson!​

Next two are autos and then @SJSharks72 is up, but I unfortunately don't have the moment to run the auto picks

 

[flyersdad]

autod C, Cooper Foster, Ottawa (OHL)

autod RW, Yegor Rimashevskiy, Dynamo Moskow (MHL)

@SJSharks72 pmed

 

[Gecklund]

Ivan Anoshko

@Duke16 up

 

[Duke16]

Angus MacDonell

1-32: Matthew Wood
5-155: Sawyer Mynio
6-187: Yegor Klimovich
7-210: Angus MacDonell

PMing

Ah shit, another auto and then @42 jerks with SEA at #212

 

[uncleben]

Angus MacDonell

1-32: Matthew Wood
5-155: Sawyer Mynio
6-187: Yegor Klimovich
7-210: Angus MacDonell

PMing

Ah shit, another auto and then @42 jerks with SEA at #212

If someone can confirm, I think next auto is Ethan Hay

 

[emptyNedder]

If someone can confirm, I think next auto is Ethan Hay

I think it would be European--Samuel Fiala

 

[emptyNedder]

The Kraken are proud to use their last pick to select from Everett of the WHL

Kaden Hammell

For the umpteenth time this draft I have PMed @ViktorBaeArvidsson

 

[uncleben]

I think it would be European--Samuel Fiala

Rimashevsky just went to Ottawa
We do 3 North American, 1 Euro

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

is super duper proud to select the tallest player in the draft I think Djibril Touré RD Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

Next GM pmed

 

[McMozesmadness]

is super duper proud to select the tallest player in the draft I think Djibril Touré RD Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

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Next GM pmed

You have got to be f***ing kidding me. One pick away

This guy is my swinging for the fences sleeper. I didn’t know who he was before maybe 2 weeks ago. While doing some draft research I came across him and was blown away by the potential

Nice pick

 

[McMozesmadness]

The Edmonton Oilers select:

Yevgeni Volokhin - G - Mamonty Yugry - MHL

…

@Hasbro Jr is up

 

[Hasbro]

The Colorado Avalanche select Cooper Conway, F, Colorado College

@LT

 

[LT]

Konstantin Volochko, RHD, Dinamo (MHL)

@Soli up with Boston

 

[Soli]

select goaltender Gleb Artsatbanov of HC Sparta Praha (Czechia U20).

@uncleben is up next after an Ottawa Senators auto.

 

[uncleben]

Ottawa is autod Jake Fisher, C, Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders, HS-MN

 

[uncleben]

With the 219th selection,
the Pittsburgh Penguins are proud to select,
from the Sherbrooke Phoenix,
C, Justin Gill!​

 

[uncleben]

With the 220th selection,
the New Jersey Devils are proud to select,
from the Drumheller Dragons,
RW, Ty Daneault!​

@Teemu PMd

 

[Teemu]

The Minnesota Wild select Dylan Hryckowian, forward, Cedar Rapids Roughriders

PM sent

 

[Mrfenn92]

Thank you @uncleben

 

[uncleben]

Carolina is autod Jonathan Castagna, C, St. Andrew's College, HS-ON

(Good auto, really)


@Antiillafire PMd

 

[Gecklund]

and

We aren’t going to be active in FA. Thanks to @My Cozen Dylan for another successful mock!

picks
1: Leo Carlsson
1: Sam Honzek
2: Tanner Molendyk
3: Kalem Parker
4: Hugo Pettersson
4: Dylan MacKinnon
5: Tanner Ludtke
5: Rasmus Larsson
6: Jan Sprynar
7: Ivan Remezovskiy
7: Thomas Milic
7: Ivan Anoshko

Sharks happy to add multiple guys who should be huge parts of our future. We feel Carlsson will be a 1C, Honzek a top 6 player, Molendyk a top 4 D and the rest will be good lottery tickets down the road.

picks:
2: Kasper Halttunen
4: Jakub Stancl
5: Matyas Melovsky
6: Matteo Fabrizi
7: Jake Sloan

With not many picks in this draft, we are very happy to get multiple guys with good potential to be impact players one day. Picking up Halttunen in the 2nd felt like a steal.