NHL Entry Draft: Mock Draft Poll: Fifth Overall Pick

[GoAwayPanarin]

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

I love Rossi, would have a tough time taking him ahead of Sanderson.

 

[Edge]

Question:

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

It's pretty much what you want it to be. But I would try to approach from the perspective of the team you're drafting for.

For example, I'm not just going by how I have players ranked. I am going by who I think they'd be looking at, who is a fit, etc.

I know everyone loves to say "BPA" but the reality is that it's not always just a straight numerical list. You might have several players who are all at pretty much the same level. So what factors serve as the tie-breaker? Things of that nature.

 

[eco's bones]

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

I don't think that's going to happen. For the way I'm seeing this survey going--Raymond will probably fall between 9 and 12 for me. I have Sanderson to Anaheim, Holtz to New Jersey and Rossi to Buffalo. That doesn't mean that's how it will play out but that's only where I am with it right now. Sanderson to Anaheim because Anaheim is stronger in younger forwards than D and Zegras and Sanderson out of the same USNTDP program I think there's a match there and Jake will help stabilize their D. Holtz because he might be the best sniper and with Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier needing a goal scorer and Rossi to Buffalo just because IMO he's the best player left. That leaves Minnesota looking at Raymond and Lundell or maybe even Jarvis or Quinn. I haven't sorted that out yet but I'm leaning towards Lundell.

 

[Edge]

This vote has been more decisive than I thought it would be.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Holtz

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Sens take a Dman after taking a forward.

 

[CasusBelli]

Was between Holtz and Raymond. Went with Holtz.

 

[Mac n Gs]

I think nabbing whichever of Byfield/Stutzle and then Drysdale at 5 is the best course of action for Ottawa. I'm sure it'd be really tempting to take Rossi, but they already have a really deep pipeline of forwards in Belleville and a pretty good crop of LD to build around in Chabot, Brannstrom, and Lajoie/Wolanin. Drysdale gives them that potential top-pairing RD they're currently lacking and puts the cherry on top of what's arguably the best farm system in the league. They actually do a remarkable job of scouting and finding good players throughout the draft. Their main issue is Dorion and Melnyk being the worst GM/owner combination in the league.

 

[True Blue]

Thinking this can probably be called at this point.