HFHabs 2020 Mock Draft - Completed

Pompeius Magnus

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Well, here I go I guess ! With pick #59, the Tampa Bay Lightning are proud to select, from Shawinigan of the QMJHL, forward Vasili Ponomaryov

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"The right winger is a skilled offensive attacker who displays great shiftiness, puck-handling abilities and competitiveness every shift. If his decision-making with the puck needs to be polished, his creativity and ability to spark things offensively are certainly not up to debate. "

@yoteshot is up next for San Jose and has been PMed.
 

yoteshot

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You gotta be kidding me. Can't we not have Toene make the pick? Ponomarev was our pick here as I couldn't believe he had dropped all the way to the end of the 2nd round.

:sharks

We are not picking again until the 5th round (way to tank a season without any picks, Sharks...), so we might as well go for upside here and select Finnish winger Kasper Simontaival.

Sure, this is a third forward in as many picks, but we feel that's where the value is at this point in the draft and while we REALLY liked Ponomarev, Simontaival is much more than a consolation prize. He's small, but we love that he's conscious about his own zone in addition to being an absolute offensive dynamo.

28 - Jan Mysak
34 - Brendan Brisson
60 - Kasper Simontaival

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Pompeius Magnus

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With pick #62, Boston Bruins are proud to select, from Kiekko-Espoo of the Jr.A SM-Liiga, forward Veeti Miettinen
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''A small goal-scoring winger with a lethal wrist shot and very good playmaking abilities. A very good skater who gives great effort in his play without the puck, he broke the U18 scoring record in his league last year. ''

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yoteshot

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With pick #62, Boston Bruins are proud to select, from Kiekko-Espoo of the Jr.A SM-Liiga, forward Veeti Miettinen
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''A small goal-scoring winger with a lethal wrist shot and very good playmaking abilities. A very good skater who gives great effort in his play without the puck, he broke the U18 scoring record in his league last year. ''

@WeThreeKings is up next and has been PMed.

Artturi Lehkonen 2.0? :P
 

TT1

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Artturi Lehkonen 2.0? :P

Heineman is closer to Lehkonen. He's like a Gally/Lehkonen/Hornqvist type player with good skating.

edit: But now that i look at his pic more closely he really does look like Lehkonen :laugh:
 
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TT1

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Nothing wrong with this when Ponomaryov just came off the board.

Gushchin is a late 1st for me. Even if we have a few small wingers in our pool/system (Caufield etc.) that's not something i worry about when making a pick, it's always BPA. The prospects you pick actually need to turn into good players (and hitting your picks is hard enough as is) for you to have an issue with redundancy in your NHL roster.. and at that point those assets turn into trade chips. If we do get to that point, it'll be a good problem to have.

Plus he plays with Pitlick ;)
 
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WeThreeKings

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With the 63rd pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings are extremely proud to select from the Karpat Oulu program in Finland, Goaltender, Joel Blomqvist!

"Blomqvist is the next goaltender to come out of Finland. Keeping with tradition, he has active hands, explosive lateral movement and is current on modern goaltending techniques. Like all young goalies, he needs to reduce focus and mental errors that lead to bad goals. However, he shows a propensity to make big saves which we believe speaks to his athleticism. Work to be done but the Red Wings haven't had an elite netminder in a long time, Blomqvist has the profile to become one."

Wings draft to date:
1. Alexis Lafreniere
32. Ozzy Weisblatt
52. Theodor Niederbach
58. Emil Heineman
63. Joel Blomqvist
 
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MarkovsKnee

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Ottawa Senators are pleased to select from the USNTDP LW Luke Tuch.

Tuch has the same upside as his brother, a big, power forward who plays a possession game. He's solid on his skates, which allows him to protect the puck well. He'll play USHL next year then head to Boston University in 21-22. Already plays a pro-style game. Three years away from pro. Ottawa can afford to wait.


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WeThreeKings

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With the 65th pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings are extremely proud to select from Sibir in the MHL, Forward, Dmitri Ovchinnikov!

"Ovchinnikov is an under the radar prospect in the russian junior league. His point-per-game performance rewarded him with 2 games in the KHL despite his smallish stature. He is committed to the defensive game and we love the flashes of brilliance we see from him. With this many picks, we felt we could gamble on this player and hope for continued evolution in his offensive game."

Wings draft to date:
1. Alexis Lafreniere
32. Ozzy Weisblatt
52. Theodor Niederbach
58. Emil Heineman
63. Joel Blomqvist
65. Dmitri Ovchinnikov
 
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yoteshot

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OK I know the order says I don't pick until 5th round, but can we make an exception?

Stoked for the Habs to have 3 picks in that 2nd round, that's for sure!
 

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With the 66th pick, the LA Kings select from the US Under-18 Program....center Ty Smilanic.

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Ty is a great skating center with good puck handling and playmaking skills. We see him as a long term project with untapped offensive abilities. He has committed to Qunnipiac University for the upcoming season.

LA Kings picks:
#4 (1) - Jamie Drysdale - RD - Canada
#35 (2) - Eemil Viro - LD - Finland
#48 (2) - Emil Andrae - LD - Sweden
#55 (2) - Jaromir Pytlick - C- Czech Republic
#66 (3) - Ty Smilanic - C- USA

I have PM'd Ducks GM @Kobe Armstrong
 
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