Mock Drafts

[Thunder]

What are your predictions for tomorrow?

 

Here's my stab at the top 10, assuming no trades (I could see MTL swapping with PHI or WAS):

 

CHI – Connor Bedard

ANA – Adam Fantilli

CLB – Leo Carlsson

SJS – Will Smith

MTL – Ryan Leonard

AZ – David Reinbacher

PHI – Matvei Michkov

WAS – Dalibor Dvorski

DET – Oliver Moore

STL – Colby Barlow

 

 

[Festivus]

I have it almost exact

[Festivus]

Wood to DET over Moore

[Thunder]

54 minutes ago, Festivus said:

Wood to DET over Moore

I think it was Pronman I heard saying today there’s a lot of buzz around Wood at the eve of the draft.

[James]

Really hoping will smith ends up in Philly. 
 

also sure I’m not the first one to make that joke

[Raken65]

Columbus always do something out of the ordinary. I say they take Smith at 3rd. 

 

I agree with Leonard at 5 though I wouldn't be shocked if Habs take Michkov

[Thunder]

5 hours ago, James said:

Really hoping will smith ends up in Philly. 
 

also sure I’m not the first one to make that joke

One scrap and he gets shipped to LAK

[Festivus]

As long as the Habs dont take Reinbacher at 5. Or Pellikka

[Thunder]

23 minutes ago, Festivus said:

As long as the Habs dont take Reinbacher at 5. Or Pellikka

 

I don't follow prospects much but I would not be surprised or upset with Reinbacher. It's not sexy but it's a valuable position IRL.

 

Definitely would not rule out Michkov either.

 

Also saw some rumours of talks with DET.

[Festivus]

I just feel we already have a good crop of D. Let's get some scoring.

[Bagwell]

1) Chicago Blackhawks — Connor Bedard
2) Anaheim Ducks — Adam Fantilli
3) Columbus Blue Jackets — Will Smith
4) San Jose Sharks — Leo Carlsson
5) Montreal Canadiens — David Reinbacher
6) Arizona Coyotes — Dalibor Dvorsky
7) Philadelphia Flyers — Ryan Leonard
8) Washington Capitals — Matvei Michkov
9) Detroit Red Wings — Tom Willander
10) St. Louis Blues — Nate Danielson
11) Vancouver Canucks — Matthew Wood
12) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa) — Axel Sandin Pellikka
13) Buffalo Sabres — Dmitri Simashev
14) Pittsburgh Penguins — Gabe Perreault
15) Nashville Predators — Samuel Honzek
16) Calgary Flames — Zach Benson
17) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders) — Oliver Moore
18) Winnipeg Jets — Quentin Musty
19) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay) — Oliver Bonk
20) Seattle Kraken — Brayden Yager
21) Minnesota Wild — Daniil But
22) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles) — Colby Barlow
23) New York Rangers — Charlie Stramel
24) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton) — Lukas Dragicevic
25) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto) — Otto Stenberg
26) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey) — Bradley Nadeau
27) Colorado Avalanche — David Edstrom
28) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston) — Eduard Sale
29) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas) — Andrew Gibson
30) Carolina Hurricanes — Riley Heidt
31) Montreal Canadiens (from Florida) — Calum Ritchie
32) Vegas Golden Knights — Michael Hrabal

[Festivus]

Who is this Andrew Gibson you speak of

 

 

[Bagwell]

Just now, Festivus said:

Who is this Andrew Gibson you speak of

 

 

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/702313/andrew-gibson

[Festivus]

Way up on your list!

[Bagwell]

True.  

 

Keep in mind, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Haha.

[Festivus]

List looks good to me except Gibson, but who knows! I just never heard of him.

[Bagwell]

2 minutes ago, Festivus said:

List looks good to me except Gibson, but who knows! I just never heard of him.

Let's go with Andrew Gibson or Tanner Molendyk

[Thunder]

I’m trying to keep it under control but as we approach draft time I realize no matter how much I try to rationalize it I’ll be devastated if it’s not Michkov

[Festivus]

Id love a trade that would see us slide back a couple spots and get an extra early 1st rounder 

[Thunder]

There’s a prospect named Felix Unger Something. Who names their kid after the Odd Couple???

[Bagwell]

9 hours ago, Bagwell said:

1) Chicago Blackhawks — Connor Bedard (0)
2) Anaheim Ducks — Adam Fantilli (+1)
3) Columbus Blue Jackets — Will Smith (+1)
4) San Jose Sharks — Leo Carlsson (-2)
5) Montreal Canadiens — David Reinbacher (0)
6) Arizona Coyotes — Dalibor Dvorsky (+4)
7) Philadelphia Flyers — Ryan Leonard (+1)
😎 Washington Capitals — Matvei Michkov (-1)
9) Detroit Red Wings — Tom Willander (+2)
10) St. Louis Blues — Nate Danielson (-1)
11) Vancouver Canucks — Matthew Wood (+4)
12) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa) — Axel Sandin Pellikka (+5)
13) Buffalo Sabres — Dmitri Simashev (-6)
14) Pittsburgh Penguins — Gabe Perreault (+9)
15) Nashville Predators — Samuel Honzek (+1)
16) Calgary Flames — Zach Benson (-3)
17) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders) — Oliver Moore (+2)
18) Winnipeg Jets — Quentin Musty (+8)
19) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay) — Oliver Bonk (+3)
20) Seattle Kraken — Brayden Yager (-6)
21) Minnesota Wild — Daniil But (-9)
22) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles) — Colby Barlow (-4)
23) New York Rangers — Charlie Stramel (-2)
24) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton) — Lukas Dragicevic (?)
25) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto) — Otto Stenberg (0)
26) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey) — Bradley Nadeau (+4)
27) Colorado Avalanche — David Edstrom (+5)
28) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston) — Eduard Sale (-8)
29) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas) — Andrew Gi (?)bson (?)
30) Carolina Hurricanes — Riley Heidt (?)
31) Montreal Canadiens (from Florida) — Calum Ritchie (-4)
32) Vegas Golden Knights — Michael Hrabal (?)

Not the best, hahaha! I got three correct - at least at the right spot.

[Thunder]

7 minutes ago, Bagwell said:

Not the best, hahaha! I got three correct - at least at the right spot.

How you feeling about the Wings picks?

[Bagwell]

Fine. I would've much preferred Willander and Moore who were both available at those spots, but I also scoffed at the Seider pick when it happened. What do I know? I think Danielson is good, and ASP isn't bad by any means. I'm fine with them. 

 

Excited about the three picks in a row tomorrow though

 

How do you feel about the Habs?

 

 

[Thunder]

Sad they passed on Michkov but there’s so much we don’t know.
 

If they weren’t going Michkov, I thought Leonard or Reinbacher seemed like the best fit, so it’s the next best thing in my opinion. The kid seems solid and he plays a premium position.

 

 

[Bagwell]

I read/listened to a lot of stuff about Reinbacher. He was a curious case in the draft. You don't see a lot of high Austrian-born picks, so it'll be fun to watch him develop. On the Athletic Hockey Show podcast, I believe they were saying that he outproduced Nemec (Slovakia) and Jiricek (Czechia) in their draft years, and in a more difficult league (NL) to boot. 

 

I'm not saying that he's Seider by any means, but an overlooked defensively responsible and offensively capable defenseman who plays in all situations? 6'2" and shoots right as well? Let's go! I'm hoping he flourishes in MTL.