HF Habs: Official Habs Mock Draft 2018 Edition - Complete

[WeThreeKings]

Well I was going to pick Anderson so...

The Anaheim Ducks select, from the USHL once again, Alex Steeves.

I picked him in the early mock. Great pick.

 

[Andrei79]

Toronto uses the 83rd overall pick to select from the J20 SuperElit league... Axel Andersson

Date of Birth: Feb 10th 2000 (17)
Place of Birth: Järna, Sweden
Ht: 6'0" Wt: 183lbs
Shoots: Right
Position: D

You might consider Andersson as a modern day D-man. Mobile with the puck and isn't afraid to carry the play. Almost always makes the smart decision on the ice and is rarely caught by surprise. We hope that he continues to develop his defensive game and becomes a reliable player that can be used in any situation.

Draft so far.
25th: Jared McIsaac (LD)
52nd: Jakub Lauko (LW)
83rd: Axel Andersson (RD)

@zaluty

Damn it. That was my pick, good one.

 

[sandviper]

FIRST ROUND
1. Buffalo: Rasmus Dahlin
2. Carolina: Andrei Svechnikov
3. Montreal: Adam Boqvist
4. Ottawa: Oliver Wahlstrom
5. Arizona: Filip Zadina
6. Detroit: Noah Dobson
7. Vancouver: Evan Bouchard
8. Chicago: Jesperi Kotkaniemi
9. New York Rangers: Quinn Hughes
10. Edmonton: Ty Smith
11. New York Islanders: Vitali Kravtsov
12. New York Islanders (from Calgary): Brady Tkachuk
13. Dallas: Joel Farabee
14. Philadelphia (from St. Louis): Isaac Lundstrom
15. Florida: Jonatan Berggren
16. Colorado: Barrett Hayton
17. New Jersey Devils: Joe Veleno
18. Columbus Blue Jackets: Rasmus Kupari
19. Philadelphia: Martin Kaut
20. Los Angeles: Bode Wilde
21. San Jose: Grigori Denisenko
22. Ottawa (from Pittsburgh): Filip Hallander
23. Anaheim: Akil Thomas
24. Minnesota: Rasmus Sandin
25. Toronto: Jared McIsaac
26. Washington: Nils Lundkvist
27. Detroit (from Vegas): Dominick Bokk
28. New York Rangers (from Boston): Ty Dellandrea
29. New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay): Serron Noel
30. St. Louis (from Winnipeg): Jett Woo
31. Chicago (from Nashville): Alexander Alexeyev

SECOND ROUND
32. Buffalo: K'Andre Miller
33. Detroit (from Ottawa): Mattias Samuelsson
34. Florida (from Arizona): Ryan Merkley
35. Montreal: Bulat Shafigullin
36. Detroit: Ryan McLeod
37. Vancouver: Jacob Olofsson
38. Montreal (from Chicago): Jonny Tychonick
39. New York Rangers: Jacob Bernard-Docker
40. Edmonton: Calen Addison
41. New York Islanders: Jesse Ylonen
42. Carolina: Cole Fonstad
43: New York Islanders (from Calgary): Liam Foudy
44. Dallas: Jack McBain
45: St. Louis: Adam Ginning
46. Washington (from Florida): Blake McLaughlin
47. Colorado: Cameron Hillis
48. New York Rangers (from New Jersey): Jay O’Brien
49. Columbus: Alexander Khovanov
50. Philadelphia: Nicolas Beaudin
51. Los Angeles: Jake Wise
52. Toronto (from San Jose): Jakub Lauko
53. Pittsburgh: Stanislav Demin
54. Anaheim: Kyle Topping
55. Arizona (from Minnesota): Kirill Marchenko
56. Montreal (from Toronto): Jack Drury
57. Montreal (from Washington): Allan McShane
58. Vegas: Kevin Bahl
59. Boston: Ivan Morozov
60. Tampa Bay: Jan Jenik
61. Winnipeg: David Gustafsson
62. Colorado (from Nashville): Philip Kurashev

THIRD ROUND
63. Minnesota (from Buffalo): Benoit-Olivier Groulx
64. Pittsburgh (from Ottawa): Ruslan Iskhakov
65. Arizona: Olivier Rodrigue
66. Montreal: Jacob Ragnarsson
67. Detroit: Jakub Skarek
68. Vancouver: Filip Kral
69. Chicago: Daniil Zhuravlyov
70. New York Rangers: Albin Eriksson
71. Edmonton: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
72. New York Islanders: Niklas Nordgren
73. Carolina: Milos Roman
74. Arizona (from Calgary): Blade Jenkins
75. Dallas: Johnny Gruden
76. St. Louis: Tyler Madden
77. Boston (from Florida): Alec Regula
78. Colorado: Filip Johansson
79. Anaheim (from New Jersey): Matej Pekar
80. Columbus: Linus Nyman
81. Detroit (from Philadelphia): Nando Eggenberger
82. Los Angeles: Ryan O'Reilly
83. Toronto: Axel Andersson
84. Detroit: Sean Durzi
85. Anaheim: Alex Steeves
86. Minnesota: Xavier Bernard
87. Chicago (from Toronto): Sampo Ranta
88. Washington: Aidan Dudas
89. Minnesota (from Vegas): Jachym Kondelik
90. New York Rangers (from Boston): Luka Burzan
91. Tampa Bay: Ty Emberson
92. Winnipeg: Justin Almeida
93. Nashvillle: Ryan Chyzowski

 

[jiboy]

Xavier Bernard from the Drummondville Voltigeurs , I dont really have time to write anything but I am happy to get him.

 

[WeThreeKings]

@G0bias

 

[G0bias]

With the 87th pick, Chicago selects from the Sioux City Musketeers, Sampo Ranta.

Ranta is one of those players who's numbers don't fully reflect the abilities. We feel the Finnish power winger, who possesses excellent skating ability and a hard accurate shot, has the tools to become an effective player. His decision to commit with an NHL breeding ground in Wisconsin is a plus.

@Andrei79 is next

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I don't have a 4th round pick so this is going to be long & painful.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I thought I was unlucky to have the bruins until I realized that Calgary still have not made any selection in this mock draft!

 

[WeThreeKings]

I don't have a 4th round pick so this is going to be long & painful.

Ottawa doesn't have a second or third. Lol idiots.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I thought I was unlucky to have the bruins until I realized that Calgary still have not made any selection in this mock draft!

Miss the playoffs & no picks.

 

[Habs76]

Ottawa doesn't have a second or third. Lol idiots.

My picks are a 2nd, 3rd, 2 5ths, a 6th and a 7th. My only first rounder in three years of these drafts was 28th overall

 

[Andrei79]

The Capitals are super happy to select forward Aidan Dudas.

Will make scouting report (for McLaughlin, too) sometime soon.

 

[Andrei79]

@jiboy

 

[jiboy]

From the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) : Jachym Kondelik.

@Fozz is up

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Damn I was hoping he would fall to my pick, great pick at that spot.

 

[Fozz]

With pick #90, the NY Rangers pick LW Luka Burzan, of the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Good scoring touch and good hockey IQ, Burzan made great strides after dealt from a depth role on a stacked Moose Jaw team to a go-to forward in Brandon. Plays a complete game and has very good passing skills. Also a hard working player.

Draft recap

9 - Quinn Hughes, LD, USA, University of Michigan, NCAA
28 - Ty Dellandrea, C, CAN, Flint Firebirds, OHL
29 - Serron Noel, RW, CAN, Oshawa Generals, OHL
39 - Jacob Bernard-Docker, RD, CAN, Okotoks Oilers, AJHL
48 - Jay O'Brien, C, USA, Thayer High School, USHS-Prep
70 - Albin Eriksson, LW, SWE, Skellefteå AIK J20
90 - Luka Burzan, LW, CAN, Brandon Wheat Kings

 

[Yoshidas Island]

Damn I had my punchline super ready for the Dudas pick, kinda bummed out now...

 

[The Great Weal]

The Capitals are super happy to select forward Aidan Dudas.

Will make scouting report (for McLaughlin, too) sometime soon.

Ceci est un steal

 

[Andrei79]

Ceci est un steal

Had to triple check to make sure he wasn't picked. At pick #88, can't complain since a few more inches and he's probably a first rounder or close. This is also about where I feel the draft takes a nosedive in talent.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

TB selects from US Development Team defenseman Ty Emberson.

Intelligent 2-way defenseman with great mobility and puck moving ability.

 

[yoteshot]

Kundelik was on my shortlist at this point, good pick!

 

[The Great Weal]

Had to triple check to make sure he wasn't picked. At pick #88, can't complain since a few more inches and he's probably a first rounder or close. This is also about where I feel the draft takes a nosedive in talent.

You know damn well that I would have taken him

 

[L4br3cqu3]

@NotProkofievian just in case he was not PMed

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I was really hoping you guys were sleeping on Dudas

 

[QuebecPride]

At this point I think Benoit-Olivier Groulx is good value. He might not have the best top end potential but he is a smart player with good chances of making it to the NHL , might end up a defensive specialist but you also need those guys to win.

@Habs76 is up

I don't take part in this year's draft, but definitely a good pick, especially at that point, I don't get this board's hatred of him. (I look at you WTK ). The big reason why I didn't participate is because I haven't watched much if any junior hockey (besides the WJC) this year and it has always been my golden rule to only draft players I've seen several times (and ideally a couple of times live). All this to say, I'm curious to hear why people hate him so much as a prospect.