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2 Round Mock Draft with Explanations

2 Round Mock Draft with Explanations

Cuvée de repêchage: 2024
Créé par: Z0ra
Publié: 18 avr. à 12 h 52
Gagnants de la loterie:
  1. Logo de Sharks de San JoseSharks de San Jose (1→1)
  2. Logo de Sénateurs d'OttawaSénateurs d'Ottawa (7→2)
RONDE 1ÉQUIPEORIGINALJOUEURDéTAILS
1Logo de Sharks de San Jose-This is really obvious, what's great is that Celebrini has ties to the Sharks, having played for their junior team (Jr Sharks).
2Logo de Sénateurs d'Ottawa-Between Levshunov and Demidov, I believe the Sens will take Levshunov. They love USDP, USHL, and NCAA talent, plus Lev is a RD, which is their biggest need.
3Logo de Blackhawks de Chicago-Chicago is reportedly high on Lev and Dickinson, but I believe Dickinson makes no sense for them given that LD is their strongest position. Instead they should take Demidov, who would be a nice playmaking option for Bedard.
4Logo de Ducks d'Anaheim-If Levshunov isn't available, I believe the Ducks go for Silayev. They need RD, but Silayev has been playing on his offside for Torpedo. Left shot, but plays the right side.
5Logo de Blue Jackets de Columbus-There are better options available, but I believe since GMs love to favor size greatly, Lindstrom might be the pick here. I personally prefer Eiserman here, but Lindstrom does address the Blue Jackets need for size and speed.
6Logo de Canadiens de Montréal-Montreal is reportedly high on Iginla and has already spoken to him in person a couple of times. Slight reach, but I believe the Canadiens will trust their gut.
7Logo de Coyotes de l'Arizona-With Utah's first pick, they will go safe and take Dickinson. Eiserman and Connelly are ahead of him, but there is risk behind them. Utah must go safe here, and Dickinson fits what they are looking for. Arizona clearly wants to build a tall and gritty D core for the future, add Dickinson to the mix and the top 4 is nearly set.
8Logo de Kraken de Seattle-The Kraken should go best D available, given that they haven't drafted a D in the first round out of the 3 years of their existence. Buium is the best one, there is very little chance that Buium falls out of the top 10 like many people believe.
9Logo de Flames de Calgary-This is completely off the board, but Calgary values size in their prospects. With MBN, Calgary is basically getting Tkachuk 2.0., theres a lot of similarities between the two.
10Logo de Devils du New Jersey-I believe the Devils should trade back here to address their need of a physical forward, but if they don't they will draft Connelly. Talent alone, Connelly is a top 5 player in the draft and he has already owned up to his shortcomings. The Devils are reportedly no longer high on Holtz, let Connelly come in and inject goal-scoring. Plus Connelly plays a lot like Jack Hughes, so there's even some mentorship with this pick.
11Logo de Sabres de Buffalo-This is basically Zach Benson all over again. Catton falls due to teams favoring size heavily, and Catton is an undersized player. But its been proven that it doesn't matter at all, so I don't like the fact that Catton has fallen.
12Logo de Flyers de Philadelphie-This is where Eiserman goes. This mock is more so what I believe the GM will do rather than what I want to happen. I sure hope Eiserman goes top 5, but due to his incomplete game, he will fall. But under Torts I feel like Eiserman will buy in defensively and he will become a boomer player in the draft.
13Logo de Wild du Minnesota-I believe Parekh will be the pick here, the Wild need D more than forward. I considered Stiga here, but Rossi and Stramel have steadily developed into prime players.
14Logo de Sharks de San JoseLogo de Penguins de PittsburghA lot of Sharks fans seem to be high on Yakemchuk, plus the Sharks need a RD badly.
15Logo de Red Wings de Detroit-The Red Wings need size and grit, and I believe Greentree addresses both of those. Zadina didn't work out, let Greentree come in and inject size and scoring.
16Logo de Capitals de Washington-THIS IS ST. LOUIS PICK!!!! CapFriendly hasn't updated the draft order, this pick should belong to the Blues. No matter what, the Blues should take a D here, I could even see them trading up to the 11-14 range. If they don't, they take Sahlin Wallenius. A bit of a reach, but he plays a nice two-way game, similar to Pavel Mintyukov.
17Logo de Blues de St-Louis-THIS IS THE CAPITALS PICK!!!! Washington doesn't have a big prospect pool, I see them going BPA. That would be Stiga, who's the best defensive forward in the draft and second best skater.
18Logo de Islanders de New York-The Islanders finally get their center that they wanted. Barzal and Helenius would make for a solid 1-2 punch down the middle.
19Logo de Kings de Los Angeles-The Kings will go for best non-center available, given their deep prospect pool. They can afford to wait on Chernyshov to get to his full potential.
20Logo de Blackhawks de ChicagoLogo de Lightning de Tampa BayJiricek had top 10 status at the start, but injuries took a toll on his ranking. He could bounce back and become a solid top 4 guy for the Blackhawks.
21Logo de Golden Knights de Vegas-It doesn't matter who Vegas picks here because they will likely be gone next year, given the Edstrom, Dean, and Krebs pick. I went for BPA, which is Boisvert.
22Logo de Predators de Nashville-The Predators ideally need a shutdown guy for Josi, I believe they take Emery here.
23Logo de Maple Leafs de Toronto-I went random with this pick because the Leafs took a big reach with Cowan, and so far its paid off. Beaulac I know nothing about, but at the same time we knew nothing about Cowan. Who knows, maybe this pick will eventually pay off.
24Logo de Ducks d'AnaheimLogo de Oilers d'EdmontonThe Ducks select Silayev's teammate in Artamonov.
25Logo de Avalanche du Colorado-Given how deep Colorado is, I believe they go BPA, which is Bednarik.
26Logo de Canadiens de MontréalLogo de Jets de WinnipegThis would create a nice storyline, having the two Hutson brothers on the same team.
27Logo de Sénateurs d'OttawaLogo de Bruins de BostonOttawa gets a guy that plays in their own backyard in Mews. I see a lot of Erik Karlsson in his game too.
28Logo de Flames de CalgaryLogo de Canucks de VancouverOnce again, the Flames value size in their prospects, they need D more than anything. Elick would be the pick here, offensive upside is in question but defensively he's really good.
29Logo de Flyers de PhiladelphieLogo de Panthers de la FlorideA bit off the board, but Beaudoin is a power forward, something that the Flyers lost when trading Gauthier. Beaudoin is arguably the best puck protector in the draft.
30Logo de Hurricanes de la Caroline-Underrated player, plays a solid two-way game. However, he's a high schooler but Carolina has had very good luck with high schoolers before.
31Logo de Stars de Dallas-The Stars have become a deep team, I believe they go BPA here, which is Basha.
32Logo de Rangers de New York-Parascak is this year's Gabe Perreault, so he fits the Rangers system well.
RONDE 2ÉQUIPEORIGINALJOUEURDéTAILS
33Logo de Sharks de San Jose-The Sharks double down on RD by taking Gill.
34Logo de Blackhawks de Chicago-A good storyline pick, the Hawks take Bedard's former linemate. I did consider Hage here given that he plays in Chicago's backyard.
35Logo de Ducks d'Anaheim-I went with best non LD available, which is Hemming. Pretty much he's a worse version of Stiga.
36Logo de Flyers de PhiladelphieLogo de Blue Jackets de ColumbusI considered Hage, but Misa plays a Cam Atkinson type game, and Torts loves how Atkinson plays.
37Logo de Jets de WinnipegLogo de Canadiens de MontréalLD is Winnipeg's strongest position, but Kiviharju has fallen far enough. He is this year's Lambert, and Heinola hasn't worked out, give Winnipeg a guy that plays a similar style. The once best player in the draft gets stolen by Winnipeg.
38Logo de Coyotes de l'Arizona-Utah adds to their tall D core by drafting Roberts.
39Logo de Sénateurs d'Ottawa-The first goalie in the draft goes to Ottawa.
40Logo de Kraken de Seattle-Shuravin is a project pick with a lot of upside and adds more depth to Seattle's D core. Now the Kraken have a future top 4 of Buium, Nelson, Evans, and Shuravin would be a great setup for the future.
41Logo de Flames de Calgary-Calgary goes BPA which is Letourneau.
42Logo de Sharks de San JoseLogo de Devils du New JerseyCaswell once had the pedigree of being a top 10 player in the draft coming into the season. Its not like he's bad, he's actually really good and there's still some upside. Caswell was just jumped by other players who had stronger second halves of their seasons.
43Logo de Sabres de Buffalo-Buffalo has this trend of picking a Canadian born player first, then a Swedish born player after. The trend continues here. Freji is a late season riser.
44Logo de Penguins de PittsburghLogo de Flyers de PhiladelphieI see a lot of Malkin in Masse's game, he fits the Penguins system well.
45Logo de Wild du Minnesota-I believe the Wild should rebuild, take a guy who was projected to go top 15 a year ago. Jecho feels like a Guerin type pick given his size.
46Logo de Penguins de Pittsburgh-I believe next year is the final straw for Pittsburgh to make the playoffs, I would go for a high upside player. This is where Hage finally goes.
47Logo de Red Wings de Detroit-I've seen some comparisons to Robby Fabbri with Eriksson, so I believe he will fit Detroit's system well. Plus, he's from the SHL, where Yzerman loves to scout.
48Logo de Coyotes de l'ArizonaLogo de Capitals de WashingtonI believe Utah will once again go safe with this pick, but this time they take a forward.
49Logo de Blues de St-Louis-The Blues need a bigger presence on D, they take Skahan would could be a nice shutdown guy for them.
50Logo de Islanders de New York-I believe the Islanders will draft a D here, Badinka would be the pick here.
51Logo de Flyers de Philadelphie-Miettinen addresses size, which is something that Philly needs after trading Gauthier. Will fit well with Eiserman and Michkov, who are both smaller.
52Logo de Blackhawks de ChicagoLogo de Kings de Los AngelesSurin has been a great late season riser, I believe he will go here.
53Logo de Predators de NashvilleLogo de Lightning de Tampa BayNashville goes BPA, they get a steal here in Ritchie.
54Logo de Capitals de WashingtonLogo de Golden Knights de VegasWashington isn't afraid of drafting Russians, Gridin doesn't have much risk given that he's transitioned to the USHL.
55Logo de Predators de Nashville-Around this spot is where picks start being random. The Predators go Kleber.
56Logo de Blues de St-LouisLogo de Maple Leafs de TorontoThomas-Dvorsky-Pettersson would make a solid 1-2-3 down the middle. Put Stenberg on the wing.
57Logo de Oilers d'Edmonton-Completely random, but addresses a need for the Oilers. Holland must address a need in order to keep his job.
58Logo de Canadiens de MontréalLogo de Avalanche du ColoradoMontreal has an exciting prospect pool at this point, they go with the first overager of the draft.
59Logo de Predators de NashvilleLogo de Jets de WinnipegAgain, completely random. Love the name.
60Logo de Ducks d'AnaheimLogo de Bruins de BostonAnaheim has a deep prospect pool, they go with an overager.
61Logo de Blackhawks de ChicagoLogo de Canucks de VancouverLove the name, the Blackhawks take another RD.
62Logo de Coyotes de l'ArizonaLogo de Panthers de la FlorideCompletely random here.
63Logo de Hurricanes de la Caroline-Love the name, just having fun with this at this point.
64Logo de Flames de CalgaryLogo de Stars de DallasNormally at the end of the second round, theres always a steal. Luchanko could go a lot higher than this, and I've seen a lot of Dillon Dube comps. Fits Calgary's system well.
65Logo de Kraken de SeattleLogo de Rangers de New York
Eric Olsson
Normally two goalies go in the 2nd round. Ottawa and Seattle are the teams to do it. Olsson is the #1 goalie on my board, but he's an overager so he will fall.
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Was looking forward to this. Love the Skahan pick, not feeling the other two so much. Give me Jiricek and not a tiny C. Honestly though, I do not feel like the Blues will be drafting in all their spots like last summer.
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Even though it's lanes brother I just don't see the Habs taking another LHD, At least early in the draft.
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Between Mintyukov, Zellweger, and LaCombe, I would be shocked if the Ducks took a LHD with our first even in Leshunov is off the board. Maybe we trade back, maybe we take a forward, maybe we grab one of the other RHD at our pick, but I don't think we're taking Silayev.
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I agree with all of your picks for the Flyers in a vacuum, but I can't see them going with 4 forwards in a draft this deep on defenseman
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Flyers probably won't have pick 36. Columbus has the option to defer it to next season.
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