NHL Entry Draft: Mock Draft Poll: Fifth Overall Pick

[Edge]

With the fourth pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings select Cole Perfetti with Saginaw of the OHL.

The draft thus far:

1. The New York Rangers select Alexis Lafreniere, LW, Rimouski

2. The LA Kings select Quinton Byfield, C, Sudbury

3. The Ottawa Senators select Tim Stutzle, LW, Adler Manheim

4. The Detroit Red Wings select Cole Perfetti, LW, Saginaw

The Ottawa Senators are on the clock:

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[Oscar Lindberg]

I think they go defense here after getting Stutzle

Voted Drysdale, also possible they take Sanderson.

 

[Edge]

So this one was a challenge for me.

By ranking, Holtz is my highest player at 4, followed by Rossi at 5 and Raymond at 6.

However, something tells me Ottawa doesn't go for another wing after taking Stutzle (who might be a center, but whom most people I talk to think is more likely to stick at wing). So that left Rossi and Drysdale as candidates. I pretty much tossed a coin and went with Drysdale.

Right now, I have it as Drysdale to Ottawa, Raymond to Anaheim, Rossi to NJ and Holtz to Buffalo. Though I can make a very good case for swapping the selections for NJ and Buffalo.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I don't see the Senators going with 2 forwards with their top-5 picks. Drysdale makes too much sense for them.

A Chabot-Drysdale pairing would go a long way to competing

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Sanderson.

It'll be him or Drysdale.

 

[nyr2k2]

I think Raymond is the best player but they'd go D. Drysdale.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I think Raymond is the best player but they'd go D. Drysdale.

Raymond reminds me a lot of Mittelstadt in terms of the hype and him potentially dropping to the lower half of the top-10

 

[Edge]

Raymond reminds me a lot of Mittelstadt in terms of the hype and him potentially dropping to the lower half of the top-10

I can only speak to conversations I've had, but I'm pretty sure everyone has in the top 10. However, it feels like he's a guy who could easily be fifth on a number of lists, with a plethora of different opinions as to who the fourth guy is. As a result, he could slide because a number of teams consistently have that one player ranked ahead of him.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I can only speak to conversations I've had, but I'm pretty sure everyone has in the top 10. However, it feels like he's a guy who could easily be fifth on a number of lists, with a plethora of different opinions as to who the fourth guy is. As a result, he could slide because a number of teams consistently have that one player ranked ahead of him.

From the talks I had at the u20 Four Nations in Helsinki last November, there are some question marks surrounding Raymond that could see him drop despite being, in my opinion, the most talented player in the draft after Lafreniere.

 

[Edge]

From the talks I had at the u20 Four Nations in Helsinki last November, there are some question marks surrounding Raymond that could see him drop despite being, in my opinion, the most talented player in the draft after Lafreniere.

And those concerns have been echoed on my side of the world. Though I will admit they seemed to lessen as the season went on. I don't want to say they went away, but I do think Raymond helped his cause by how he came back/came along as the season progressed.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Raymond reminds me a lot of Mittelstadt in terms of the hype and him potentially dropping to the lower half of the top-10

At least Raymond isn't playing mostly high school hockey

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Askarov

 

[Edge]

At least Raymond isn't playing mostly high school hockey

It's going to be interesting for me to see if Raymond is the prospect in this year's draft that fans are a little more comfortable with than scouts.

Because right now, I can sense a difference in how those two groups view Raymond. A lot more fans are confident in the talent enabling Raymond to emerge as top talent than scouts seems to be. The latter definitely believes the talent is there, but the caution is greater.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

And those concerns have been echoed on my side of the world. Though I will admit they seemed to lessen as the season went on. I don't want to say they went away, but I do think Raymond helped his cause by how he came back/came along as the season progressed.

I should have added: NHL scouts said those things. So it's entirely possible we're talking about the same people here

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Sanderson.

It'll be him or Drysdale.

Yup. My preference would be for Sanderson here, but I think they see Drysdale as the better fit (on a number of different levels) and take him.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

It's going to be interesting for me to see if Raymond is the prospect in this year's draft that fans are a little more comfortable with than scouts.

Because right now, I can sense a difference in how those two groups view Raymond. A lot more fans are confident in the talent enabling Raymond to emerge as top talent than scouts seems to be. The latter definitely believes the talent is there, but the caution is greater.

Yeah, I think Raymond is more of this year's Zadina in that sense

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Sanderson.

It'll be him or Drysdale.

Agreed

 

[eco's bones]

Went with Drysdale too. That said I could see a case for Rossi and Raymond as well. Part of it comes down to Ottawa having a lot of picks in the first couple rounds and there not being all that many really good defensemen in this draft. I think Ottawa decides to make sure they get one before it's too late when they pick again with the Isles pick that will be between 28 and 31 and so they go for Drysdale over Sanderson. They can always stuff their draft with forwards after this pick.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

They should go for the guy playing in their city already but they dont like drafting shorter players so they probably wont

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Question:

Is this what we would do or what we think the Senators will do?

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Question:

Is this what we would do or what we think the Senators will do?

What they would do I believe.

 

[eco's bones]

They should go for the guy playing in their city already but they dont like drafting shorter players so they probably wont

FWIW I hesitated over Rossi playing for the 67's too and the idea that Raymond could be their new Alfie. They have 7 picks in the first two rounds and they're probably mostly going to be forwards. I think this pick might be different if the Islanders hadn't made the conference final and they were picking around 20--they'd still have a decent shot at a Guhle or Schneider. That's not going to happen now--those guys will be gone and they might not even get a Wallinder, Grans or O'Rourke depending on how far the Islanders go.

 

[eco's bones]

Question:

Is this what we would do or what we think the Senators will do?

It's whatever you want it to be. Personally I'm going for what I think Ottawa would do.

 

[Leetch3]

Question:

Is this what we would do or what we think the Senators will do?

people have different views of it so you can basically approach it however you want.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

It's whatever you want it to be. Personally I'm going for what I think Ottawa would do.

Well, I want Lucas Raymond to fall to 22, so...yeah