NHL Entry Draft: Mock Draft Poll: Fourth Overall Pick

[Edge]

Now that the Canes pick is set, and we know the Rangers hold the 22nd pick, I thought it would be fun to do a mock draft of picks leading up to our second selection.

I'm also not going to include trades in this mock. Let's just keep it simple and not go down the rabbit hole of trade options. Obviously we can discuss them, but let's not include them in the draft order.

I'd ask participants to try to find a balance between where they have a player ranked, and which player we think the selecting team will take. Also, let's try to assume the role of the selecting team and not pick certain players in the hopes it pushes them closer to the Rangers.

To make things easier on myself, I am using Tankathon's mock draft as the rankings for players. I'll list the first 10, and participants can vote for a write-in candidate, while also telling me who they want added. If a player gets enough write-in votes, he will be the candidate added.

Think of it like our annual prospect poll. I'm going to give each pick around 24 hours. If it's close, I might give it a little extra time.

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

The Detroit Red Wings are on the clock:

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[Amazing Kreiderman]

Consensus: Raymond
Most likely: Perfetti
My no 4 ranked: Drysdale

 

[Edge]

This is where the draft is going to start getting interesting.

 

[Edge]

Holtz is fourth on my list.

However, I think they go with Perfetti here.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Consensus: Raymond
Most likely: Perfetti
My no 4 ranked: Drysdale

you forgot the 8-ball choice so you have four chances at being correct.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Rossi

 

[Thirty One]

you forgot the 8-ball choice so you have four chances at being correct.

 

[Polar Bear]

They SHOULD take Raymond. I THINK they will take Perfetti.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Haven’t they been linked to Perfetti for like ever?

 

[bl02]

Consensus: Raymond
Most likely: Perfetti
My no 4 ranked: Drysdale

yep maybe dark horse Sanderson but will be Perfetti most likely.

 

[Leetch3]

Haven’t they been linked to Perfetti for like ever?

I think it should be who you would pick 4th not so much predicting who will go 4th...it will create a draft day wishlist for us that we can cry about as a group as every name disappears before we get to 22 lol

 

[Edge]

I think it should be who you would pick 4th not so much predicting who will go 4th...it will create a draft day wishlist for us that we can cry about as a group as every name disappears before we get to 22 lol

My approach is kind of a hybrid.

 

[kovazub94]

We know Yzerman will get off the board.

Where’s a goalie option?

 

[Edge]

We know Yzerman will get off the board.

Where’s a goalie option?

Write him in if that’s your pick.

 

[kovazub94]

Write him in if that’s your pick.

Ah, “other”. Gotcha

 

[Thirty One]

Ah, “other”. Gotcha

I thought that was referring to Jake Other from Edina.

 

[JimmyG89]

Raymond seems like the guy that should go here. You don't want to take based on position, but they've got Veleno and Rasmussen at C. Larkin is their #1. Once you get past Mantha and Bertuzzi, you've got Zadina and a lot of meh.

Raymond gives them an injection of talent on the wing.

Don't see Drysdale with their RDs lined up for a while.

Yzerman finds a guy he likes and takes them tho, so nothing would shock me with who they take.

 

[Edge]

I think Perfetti is probably a wing in the NHL, so that was a plus for him with Detroit. Raymond and Holtz were also considerations here.

 

[eco's bones]

It's not so much who I think they should take---it's more like who I've heard they'll take and that's Perfetti.

 

[Thirty One]

Where is the buzz that Detroit's taking Perfetti coming from?

 

[kovazub94]

I thought that was referring to Jake Other from Edina.

Nope I was referring to the other Other.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Perfetti. Too much smoke for me to think otherwise.

This is where Byfield would have landed on an actual BPA list for me though.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

It's not so much who I think they should take---it's more like who I've heard they'll take and that's Perfetti.

Agreed. We should try to make the choices available at 22 as realistic as we can (considering that we're trying to mind-read 20 NHL GMs). That means choosing who we think teams will take at their slot as opposed to who we think they should take. I appreciate all the work that was put into Draftsim, but Seth Jarvis being available at 22 every single time just isn't very realistic.

 

[Irishguy42]

Where is the buzz that Detroit's taking Perfetti coming from?

The biggest buzz is because he plays for Saginaw, which is ~1.5 hours from Detroit.

Have had plenty of chances to scout him locally, and him being a legitimate 4OA chance regardless makes it seem likely.

But Yzerman can surprise...

 

[n8]

We know Yzerman will get off the board.

that would be Jake Sanderson at 4