Post lottery mock

[MasterMatt25]

1. NY Islanders select Matthew Schaefer, D (Erie - OHL)
2. San Jose selects Michael Misa, C (Saginaw - OHL)
3. Chicago selects Anton Frondell, C (Djurgardens - Allsvenskan)
4. Utah selects Porter Martone, RW (Brampton - OHL)
5. Nashville selects James Hagens, C (Boston College - NCAA)
6. Philadelphia selects Caleb Desnoyers, C (Moncton - QMJHL)
7. Boston selects Roger McQueen, C (Brandon - WHL)
8. Seattle selects Victor Eklund, LW (Djurgardens - Allsvenskan)
9. Buffalo selects Radim Mrtka, D (Seattle - WHL)
10. Anaheim selects Jake O'Brien, C (Brantford - OHL)
11. Pittsburgh selects Brady Martin, C (Sault Ste. Marie - OHL)
12. NY Rangers select Kashawn Aitcheson, D (Barrie - OHL)
13. Detroit selects Carter Bear, LW (Everett - WHL)
14. Columbus selects Jackson Smith, D (Tri-City - WHL)
15. Vancouver selects Justin Carbonneau, RW (Blainville-Boisbriand - QMJHL)
16. Montreal selects Cole Reschny, C (Victoria - WHL)

17. Montreal selects Logan Hensler, D (University of Wisconsin - NCAA)
18. Calgary selects Braeden Cootes, C (Seattle - WHL)
19. St Louis selects Malcolm Spence, LW (Erie - OHL)
20. Columbus selects Joshua Ravensbergen, G (Prince George - WHL)
21. Ottawa selects Lynden Lakovic, LW (Moose Jaw - WHL)
22. Philadelphia selects Ivan Ryabkin, C (Muskegon - USHL)
23. Nashville selects Bill Zonnon, LW (Rouyn-Noranda - QMJHL)
24. Los Angeles selects Blake Fiddler, D (Edmonton - WHL)
25. Chicago selects Cullen Potter, LW (Arizona State - NCAA)
26. Nashville selects Cameron Reid, D (Kitchener - OHL)
27. Washington selects Cameron Schmidt, RW (Vancouver - WHL)
28. Winnipeg selects Milton Gastrin, C (MoDo - SHL)

 

[tomd]

Good effort. McQueen would be a gutsy call for Boston...feast or famine pick. Doubt Martin slides past the Ducks...he is Verbeek's wet dream kind of player.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Very good, just a few minor quibbles.

I bet Utah would take Desnoyers over Martone, he’d stylistically make the perfect 2C behind Cooley and they need one. I don’t think O’Brien goes behind McQueen at this point.

 

[boredmale]

Seems like Martin is becoming a late riser, I could see Philly or more likely Boston at 7th taking him when all the other centers are picked off(Misa, Hagens, Frondell and Desnoyers)

 

[FedorTyutin]

Good mock! As a Habs fan, I think I would love Reschny and Hensler. I also think SAI pick Ravensbergen at 19.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Updated with more teams eliminated now

 

[Samsonov]

Pass. McQueen screams “big stiff” bust. I’d much prefer O’Brien.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Solid op

 

[MasterMatt25]

Pass. McQueen screams “big stiff” bust. I’d much prefer O’Brien.

Well we know Sweeney has scouted McQueen in person. I see the potential connection there

 

[Soundgarden]

Updated with more teams eliminated now

Nashville won't pick a winger over Fiddler, we have about a million wingers and only Molendyk on defense and Fiddler is the first player born in Tennessee.

 

[loadie]

Nashville won't pick a winger over Fiddler, we have about a million wingers and only Molendyk on defense and Fiddler is the first player born in Tennessee.

That is so weird to read about Nashville and their lack of defensive prospects, it just seems a little while ago that the Preds were the envy of the league with their defensive prospects. Time flies that’s for sure

 

[Juxtaposer]

Nashville won't pick a winger over Fiddler, we have about a million wingers and only Molendyk on defense and Fiddler is the first player born in Tennessee.

If you don’t think Gibson is a legit prospect, then I don’t see why you’d want Fiddler.

 

[Soundgarden]

If you don’t think Gibson is a legit prospect, then I don’t see why you’d want Fiddler.

Gibson is good but disappointed a little based on expectations this year.

Fiddler is ranked around where we'll be drafting 23 and 28, he fills a big need and he's a home grown talent.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Gibson is good but disappointed a little based on expectations this year.

Fiddler is ranked around where we'll be drafting 23 and 28, he fills a big need and he's a home grown talent.

Well, my point is that IMO Fiddler isn’t a meaningfully better prospect than Gibson right now. If you’re solely interested in him because of his birthplace, that’s fine, but I just thought it was weird to be interested in Fiddler but disregard Gibson.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Gibson is good but disappointed a little based on expectations this year.

Fiddler is ranked around where we'll be drafting 23 and 28, he fills a big need and he's a home grown talent.

I also have Nashville already selecting Reid

 

[Soundgarden]

Well, my point is that IMO Fiddler isn’t a meaningfully better prospect than Gibson right now. If you’re solely interested in him because of his birthplace, that’s fine, but I just thought it was weird to be interested in Fiddler but disregard Gibson.

Our cupboard is bare on defense, we need more prospects in general, not to say that Gibson isn't good but he's not on Molendyk's level.

I also have Nashville already selecting Reid

I can see us taking two defensemen in the first depending on who's available at 23.