1 | | - | | Best player available, moving forward with both Power and Dahlin, great continuation of defense for Buffalo. |
2 | | - | | Probably the best forward in this draft, not a bad pick at all for Seattle coming into the league. |
3 | | - | | Edvinsson and Drysdale moving forward as a defense pair in the future? Anaheim gladly selects Simon Edvinsson. |
4 | | - | | This has got to be an easy decision for NJ. Great skater, great offensively, one of the youngest players in this draft. Needs some work defensively, but he's not jumping into the league next year so we can let him develop. |
5 | | - | | 3 Michigan players selected in the top 5. Johnson projects to be a top 6 center, exactly what CBJ after trading Dubois. |
6 | | - | | In my first mock draft I had Detroit select Jesper Wallstedt, but I think if Eklund is there at 6, I see Yzerman selecting him. |
7 | | - | | San Jose needs everything. I think at this point, Wallstedt is the best option for them. |
8 | | - | | LA's prospect pool is scary good. Adding Clarke to that only makes it better. I think with Clarke being available here and with lots of forwards who could make the jump next year, they go with Brandt Clarke. |
9 | | - | | Vancouver adds another top 6 winger to play with either Petterson or Horvat. |
10 | | - | | With Norris emerging as a top 6 center for Ottawa, they hope that adding Mctavish, he can be another top 6 center for them. |
11 | | - | | Choix au repêchage retiré |
12 | | - | | I don't see Strome being in CHI to much longer and I'm not sure about Toews and his injury. Chicago grabs another center to go with Dach. |
13 | | - | | I think this is the offseason where Calgary trades Monahan, and with Zary in the pipeline, Calgary selects Cole Sillinger. |
14 | | - | | Philly's got some great young forwards and decide to grab another young defenseman. |
15 | | - | | Another young winger to go along with Hintz and Robertson for the future. |
16 | | - | | I originally had NY selecting Raty here, I don't see them taking a risk like that and go for Bolduc instead. |
17 | | - | | I see St. Louis going with the best d-man available which is Lambos. |
18 | | - | | The Jets need defensemen, but with Lysell sitting there, they draft him. |
19 | | - | | Nashville just traded a Swedish winger so they draft one to replace Arvidsson. |
20 | | - | | Edmonton I feel needs defensemen and a goalie. With Cossa being the 2nd best goalie in the draft they run and draft him. |
21 | | - | | We have a trade. Boston trades this pick and Jake Debrusk to Arizona for Oliver Ekman-Larsson (50% retained). Arizona selects Aatu Räty. |
22 | | - | | With Boldy and Rossi in the system, I feel Minny adds another d-man to go with Addison. |
23 | | | | We have a trade. Detroit trades pick #23 in the 2021 NHL draft to St. Louis for Vince Dunn. St. Louis selects Brennan Othmann. |
24 | | - | | Florida adds another forward to there prospect pool to go with Lundell. |
25 | | | | Columbus adding both Johnson and L'Heureux with their 2 first picks is a great start for them. |
26 | | | | Minnesota now has Rossi, Boldy, Addison, Chayka and Robertsson in the pipeline. Bill Guerin is building an exciting Wild team for the now and future. |
27 | | - | | Carolina goes a little off the board with this pick. They don't really have a need, just need younger players to keep progressing. |
28 | | - | | Just like Carolina, Colorado just adds another solid player to the system. |
29 | | | | Adding both Hughes and Morrow with our 2 picks is a great start to this draft for NJ management. |
30 | | - | | So this is funny, in my mock draft I did beginning of this month, I had Vegas trading this pick for Nolan Patrick. Now they'll use this pick to draft Bourgault. |
31 | | - | | Montreal is disappointed about losing in the Finals, but are glad to grab Sasha Pastujov. |
32 | | | | With Columbus trading Savard, they add a defenseman with just about the same size and attributes as Savard. |