HF Habs: 2023 Early Bird 15th Annual Mock Draft (COMPLETE)

[KevSkillz4]

With the 9th overall pick, Saint-Louis Blues are really proud to select in WHL league from Brandon Wheat Kings... Nate Danielson!

"We are so excited right now to select that type of player at 9, this draft is unreal, Nate Danielson fit perfectly on our team".

"Every scouts believe that Nate can have the same impact of a guy like Pierre-Luc Dubois, that's a easy choice at 9 to select that type of potential".

"Nate don't have only high potential, but he is a easily safe pick right there, this guy will 100% play in NHL, 100% to become at least a really good 3rd line player and high chance to be a top 6 C, but yeah select him at 9, we all see 1C line potential in him and with his hard work, great in all details of fhs game, his style of play, he can put all together and become the player we wanted, we are very pleased to select that guy"

I pm'ed Capitals guy

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Very anticlimactic.

It's usually the way first round.

 

[Weber Fan]

Washington Capitals are proud to select Oliver Moore…

@bcv

 

[KevSkillz4]

Washington Capitals are proud to select Oliver Moore…

@bcv

I truly hesitate to draft him at 9. I really like Moore and I think he is going to be a Larkin 2.0. But Danielson style (like PLD), fit better for Saint-Louis Blues.

Great pick!

 

[Goldenhands]

I truly hesitate to draft him at 9. I really like Moore and I think he is going to be a Larkin 2.0. But Danielson style (like PLD), fit better for Saint-Louis Blues.

Great pick!

Thats a solid pick, especially considering they lost OReilly. I have another center higher on my list, but you cant really go wrong with Danielson.

 

[An0n]

Washington Capitals are proud to select Oliver Moore…

@bcv

Sorry guys for missing my first pick. Lucky enough, I would’ve pick Benson.

As for this pick..

Montreal selects Brayden Yager.

@Hope Of Glory has been pm’d

 

[MarkovsKnee]

@Hope Of Glory sent me a list.

Detroit Red Wings are pleased to select from AIK of HockeyAllsvenskan, Dalibor Dvorsky (C).

 

[MarkovsKnee]

The Calgary Flames are next.

@Sookind

 

[WeThreeKings]

Benson and Yager would own

 

[LaP]

So you guys want to jinx us to a 7th overall pick before the season is even over?

 

[HuGort]

Reinbacher going 5th, that's surprise of draft. Habs get Benson and Cristal. Two similar Western players

 

[Sookind]

With the 13th overall pick, the Calgary flames are proud to select from HC Kometa Brno, Eduard Sale.

​

 

[WinterLion]

ARIZONA is proud to select from the Kelowna Rockets...

Andrew Cristall

@Hope Of Glory and the Detroit Red Wings are up next

Reinbacher going 5th, that's surprise of draft. Habs get Benson and Cristal. Two similar Western players

but I just took Cristall at 14th... this confused me..

 

[SOLR]

ARIZONA is proud to select from the Kelowna Rockets...

Andrew Cristall

@Hope Of Glory and the Detroit Red Wings are up next


but I just took Cristall at 14th... this confused me..

It's not confusing; there are 19-20 top 10 picks.

 

[WinterLion]

It's not confusing; there are 19-20 top 10 picks.

no doubt... it's a great year... I just kept double checking if he had already been taken!

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Detroit Red Wings are pleased to select from US NTDP, Ryan Leonard.

1. Dalibor Dvorsky (C)
1. Ryan Leonard (F)

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Nashville Predators are next @Schooner Guy

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Top 15:

1. Columbus: Conor Bedard (C)
2. Chicago: Adam Fantilli (C)
3. San Jose: Matvei Michkov (RW)
4. Anaheim: Leo Carlsson (C)
5. Arizona: David Reinbacher (RD)
6. Vancouver: Will Smith (C)
7. Montreal: Zach Benson (LW)
8. Philadelphia: Colby Barlow (LW)
9. St. Louis: Nate Danielson (C)
10. Washington: Oliver Moore (C)
11. Montreal (from Fla): Brayden Yager (C)
12. Detroit: Dalibor Dvorsky (C)
13. Calgary: Eduard Sale (LW)
14. Arizona (from Ott): Andrew Cristall (LW)
15. Detroit (from Vanc/NYI): Ryan Leonard (F)

 

[MarkovsKnee]

10 PM. That's it for tonight as we wait on @Schooner Guy

Timer starts at 8 AM again, so he til 1 PM tomorrow.

 

[Schooner Guy]

With the #16 pick, the Nashville Predators proudly select from Skellefteå AIK in Sweden...Axel Sandin-Pellikka.

Will PM @Stive Morgan

 

[KevSkillz4]

Thats a solid pick, especially considering they lost OReilly. I have another center higher on my list, but you cant really go wrong with Danielson.

Thanks. This draft is very stacked. Easily the top 20 is very very strong. I'm a big big fan of Dvorsky, Leonard and Moore. But recently, I don't know, I have high hope for a player like Danielson. He have all tools to become dominate in NHL.

 

[Playmaker09]

If this is how it shakes out, Benson + Leonard is an easy choice for me.

 

[Goldenhands]

With the #16 pick, the Nashville Predators proudly select from Skellefteå AIK in Sweden...Axel Sandin-Pellikka.

View attachment 663996

Will PM @Stive Morgan

Terrific puckhandler, quarterbacking Sweden top PP unit at 17 yrs old is quite something, cant imagine how good he will look next WJC!

 

[Schooner Guy]

Terrific puckhandler, quarterbacking Sweden top PP unit at 17 yrs old is quite something, cant imagine how good he will look next WJC!

I thought he was terrific at the WJC. And nobody knows D better than Nashville.

 

[Goldenhands]

I thought he was terrific at the WJC. And nobody knows D better than Nashville.

Josi as mentor. not bad...