Button’s full top-16 mock draft:
1. Chicago Blackhawks – Connor Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks – Adam Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets – Leo Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks – Will Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens – Dalibor Dvorsky
6. Arizona Coyotes – Matvei Michkov
7. Philadelphia Flyers – Ryan Leonard
8. Washington Capitals – David Reinbacher
9. Detroit Red Wings – Colby Barlow
10. St. Louis Blues – Matthew Wood
11. Vancouver Canucks – Axel Sandin-Pellikka
12. Arizona Coyotes (via OTT) – Zach Benson
13. Buffalo Sabres – Oliver Moore
14. Pittsburgh Penguins – Brayden Yager
15. Nashville Predators – Gabe Perreault
16. Calgary Flames – Nate Danielson
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SpiritBamba
Like I knew we were gonna pick 9th, but after seeing bedard go to Chicago it almost kills my love for the draft this year. I’m a draft nut year in year out but seeing a team that supports sexual assault get rewarded just almost kills my interest in the NHL for now. It sucks the life out of your fandom seeing your team go on 8 years of no playoffs without drafting a game changing talent. And then seeing that garbage franchise get rewarded, genuinely disgusts me.
With that said, I’m hoping for either wood, Barlow or dvorsky at 9, and Willander or honzek at 17-18. I want one of the 2 1st rounders to at least be a center. Hoping daniil but or ziemmer to fall into the second round for us as well. I don’t see benson falling that far at all, but if he does I don’t want to pass on him and I wouldn’t be shocked to see willander go top 15. We absolutely need to add toughness along with skill in this draft.
lgrw89
“Which players go after Bedard?”
I don’t know, literally fucking all of them?
rickyb456
I hope Wings trade both 1st round picks for young RFA teams can’t afford to sign. I’m done with this rebuild. Make it rain Stevie
rogue3one3
Maybe Stevie can call in a favor with Verbeek and move up to 2 to snag Fantilli. No idea what it would cost, but we’ve got capital to make an attempt.
The ducks have Zegras & McTavish at center for the foreseeable future and would be better suited to pick up a winger around pick 9.
I hate that Dvorsky likely played his way out of our range.
Also Barlow is a bit of a bleh pick for me. But that shot is something we are severely lacking on this team.
worclax
Everyone forgets Zegras was 9th overall 2 years ago. I Stevie we trust!! Also if the panthers beat the leafs we move from 18 to 17, let the man cook.
Brutalitor
Meh, don’t really care to be honest. I’m sure they’ll be fine. Maybe they’ll be a star idk. I’m not even going to bother to look up projections, I don’t know any of the other prospects.
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Button’s full top-16 mock draft:
1. Chicago Blackhawks – Connor Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks – Adam Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets – Leo Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks – Will Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens – Dalibor Dvorsky
6. Arizona Coyotes – Matvei Michkov
7. Philadelphia Flyers – Ryan Leonard
8. Washington Capitals – David Reinbacher
9. Detroit Red Wings – Colby Barlow
10. St. Louis Blues – Matthew Wood
11. Vancouver Canucks – Axel Sandin-Pellikka
12. Arizona Coyotes (via OTT) – Zach Benson
13. Buffalo Sabres – Oliver Moore
14. Pittsburgh Penguins – Brayden Yager
15. Nashville Predators – Gabe Perreault
16. Calgary Flames – Nate Danielson
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Like I knew we were gonna pick 9th, but after seeing bedard go to Chicago it almost kills my love for the draft this year. I’m a draft nut year in year out but seeing a team that supports sexual assault get rewarded just almost kills my interest in the NHL for now. It sucks the life out of your fandom seeing your team go on 8 years of no playoffs without drafting a game changing talent. And then seeing that garbage franchise get rewarded, genuinely disgusts me.
With that said, I’m hoping for either wood, Barlow or dvorsky at 9, and Willander or honzek at 17-18. I want one of the 2 1st rounders to at least be a center. Hoping daniil but or ziemmer to fall into the second round for us as well. I don’t see benson falling that far at all, but if he does I don’t want to pass on him and I wouldn’t be shocked to see willander go top 15. We absolutely need to add toughness along with skill in this draft.
“Which players go after Bedard?”
I don’t know, literally fucking all of them?
I hope Wings trade both 1st round picks for young RFA teams can’t afford to sign. I’m done with this rebuild. Make it rain Stevie
Maybe Stevie can call in a favor with Verbeek and move up to 2 to snag Fantilli. No idea what it would cost, but we’ve got capital to make an attempt.
The ducks have Zegras & McTavish at center for the foreseeable future and would be better suited to pick up a winger around pick 9.
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I hate that Dvorsky likely played his way out of our range.
Also Barlow is a bit of a bleh pick for me. But that shot is something we are severely lacking on this team.
Everyone forgets Zegras was 9th overall 2 years ago. I Stevie we trust!! Also if the panthers beat the leafs we move from 18 to 17, let the man cook.
Meh, don’t really care to be honest. I’m sure they’ll be fine. Maybe they’ll be a star idk. I’m not even going to bother to look up projections, I don’t know any of the other prospects.