Hi guys!
With the Flames amazing playoff run at an end (and the Hawks and Bolts now in the final stages of their Cup quest) thoughts turn to the NHL draft.
I am hopeful that a trial I am scheduled to be conducting will be resolved well before June 26th and that I will be able to journey south and raise a glass to Corey and his Ramapithicines as 2015 Predator Cup Champions. Well earned sir.
I understand the plan is to plunk ourselves in front of a big ass TV, consume alcoholic beverages, mock my Oilers and pine for Bob McKenzie's calming voice guiding us through the draft instead of the shrill duo of Damian Cox and Doug McLean - but while we wait for the day, I'd like to do a Mock Draft Pool/Contest.
Prize is pretty straight forward I'll buy the winner (or winners, if a tie) his first pint. If I win, I'll happily accept a collection of small change from the other participants to by my first pint.
Scoring as follows.
1pt for every player correctly predicted to go in the first round.
1pt for every player correctly slotted in their draft position.
5pts for any pick correctly identified as traded (on draft day).
-1pt for any pick incorrectly identified as traded.
The gold standard tool is Bob McKenzie's list here. That said, there are oodles of mock-drafts out there - many with nice little bios to go with them.
NHL Draft Order (as of today) is as follows:
1 EDM
2 BUF
3 ARI
4 TOR
5 CAR
6 NDJ
7 PHI
8 CLB
9 SJS
10 COL
11 FLA
12 DAL
13 LAK
14 BOS
15 CGY
16 EDM*(fr PIT in Perron trade)
17 WPG
18 OTT
19 DET
20 MIN
21 BUF*(fr NYI in Vanek trade)
22 WAS
23 VAN
24 TOR*(fr NSH in Franson trade)
25 WPG*(fr BUF in Kane trade, fr STL in Miller trade)
26 MTL
27 ANA
28 TBL*(fr NYR in St.Louis trade)
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29 Cup Finalist [PHI*(fr TBL in Coburn trade)]
30 Cup Champion [ARI*(fr CHI in Vermette trade)]
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29 Cup Finalist [ARI*(fr CHI in Vermette trade)]
30 Cup Champion [PHI*(fr TBL in Coburn trade)]
15 comments:
not sure I'm up to trying my hand at the mock draft, but very much looking forward to the possibility of seeing you. It's been far too long my friend.
$5 an entry winner take all?
No fee, Chris.
I'll buy a pint for the GM who wins using the point system in the main post - unless it's me in which case I'm hoping everyone will chip in and buy me a pint.
looking ffwd to seeing you all
Nice job Cam.
Not part of the pool but who do you think the Oilers trade #16 to?
Ok, have some time today so let's give this a shot - it was my idea, afterall.
As with line-ups, subject to revisions up to draft day:
1 EDM - Connor McDavid C (OHL)
2 BUF – Jack Eichel C (NCAA)
3 ARI – Dylan Strome C (OHL)
4 TOR – Mitch Marner C (OHL)
5 CAR – Noah Hanifin D (NCAA)
6 NDJ – Mathew Barzal C (WHL)
7 PHI – Lawson Crouse LW (OHL)
8 CLB – Mikko Rantanen RW (FIN)
9 SJS – Pavel Zacha C (OHL)
10 COL – Ivan Provorov D (WHL)
11 FLA – Travis Konecny RW (OHL)
12 DAL - Zach Werenski D (NCAA)
13 LAK – Kyle Connor C (USHL)
14 BOS – Timo Meier RW (QMJHL)
15 CGY – Evgeny Svechnikov RW (QMJHL)
16 EDM*(fr PIT in Perron trade) –
[Predicting pick will be traded!] Jeremy Roy D (QMJHL)
17 WPG – Nick Merkley RW (WHL)
18 OTT – Jakub Zboril D (QMJHL)
19 DET – Joel Eriksson Ek C (SWE)
20 MIN – Colin White C (USHL)
21 BUF*(fr NYI in Vanek trade) –
[Predicting pick will be traded!] Ilya Samsonov G (RUS)
22 WAS – Thomas Chabot D (QMJHL)
23 VAN – Paul Bittner LW (WHL)
24 TOR*(fr NSH in Franson trade) – Brandon Carlo D (WHL)
25 WPG*(fr BUF in Kane trade, fr STL in Miller trade) – Daniel Sprong RW (QMJHL)
26 MTL – Denis Gurianov RW (RUS)
27 ANA – Jansen Harkins C (WHL)
28 TBL*(fr NYR in St.Louis trade) – Oliver Kylington D (SWE)
I am assuming that Chicago wins the Cup tonight (game 6) so…
29 PHI*(fr TBL in Coburn trade) – Brock Boeser RW (USHL)
30 ARI*(fr CHI in Vermette trade) - Jake DeBrusk LW (WHL)
Hey Doug,
No real idea where that Oiler's pick gets moved, just an assumption it will be.
Also looks like we disagree pretty quickly on where players will go! Hanifin being the acid test.
Well we both agree that Samsonov is going at #21. So there's that.
And you both agree on #1 and #2...;-)
OK, here's my final, final, final rankings/guesses, now with more Lawson Crouse!
1 EDM McDavid
2 BUF Eichel
3 ARI Hanifin
4 TOR Strome
5 CAR Marner
6 NDJ Provorov
7 PHI Werenski
8 CLB Crouse
9 SJS Rantanen
10 COL Meier
11 FLA Barzal
12 DAL Zacha
13 LAK Zboril
14 BOS White
15 CGY Merkley
16 EDM*(pick will be traded) Konecny
17 WPG Svechnikov
18 OTT Chabot
19 DET Kylington
20 MIN Connor
21 BUF* Samsonov
22 WAS Carlo
23 VAN Jeremy Roy
24 TOR* Carlsson
25 WPG* Boesser
26 MTL Sprong
27 ANA DeBrusk
28 TBL* Bittner
29 PHI* Vande Sompel
30 CHI Harkins
Really, just Cam and I?
Bob's picks:
1. Edm - McDavid
2. Buf - Eichel
3. Ari - Marner
4. Tor - Hanifin
5. Car - Strome
6. NJ - Crouse
7. Phi - Provorov
8. Cbs - Zacha
9. SJ - Barzal
10. Col - Werenski
11. Fla - Meier
12. Dal - Rantanen
13. La - Chabot
14. Bst - Connor
15. Cgy - Merkley
16. Edm - Zboril
17. Wpg - Svechnikpv
18. Ott - Konecky
19. Det - Eriksson Ek
20. Min - Boesner
21. Ott - Carlo
22. Wsh - Gurianov
23. Van - Juulsen
24. Tor - Harkens
25. Wpg - Kylington
26. Mtl - Bittner
27. Ana - DeBrusk
28. TB - Sprong
29. Phi - Samsonov
30. Ari - Roy
Brian's picks:
1. Edm - McDavid
2. Buf - McDavid
3. Ari - Strome
4. Tor - Hanifin
5. Car - Marner
6. NJ - Zacha
7. Phi - Provorov
8. Cbs - Sprouse
9. SJ - Barzal
10. Col - Werenski
11. Fla - Meier
12. Dal - Rantanen
13. La - Connor
14. Bst - White
15. Cgy - Merkley
16. Edm - Chabot
17. Wpg - Svechnikov
18. Ott - Koneckny
19. Det - Eriksson Ek
20. Min - Samsonov
21. Ott - Roy
22. Wsh - Zboril
23. Van - Juulsen
24. Tor - DeBrusk
25. Wpg - Carlo
26. Mtl - Sprong
27. Ana - Bittner
28. Tb - Guryanov
29. Phi - Harkins
30. Ari - Carlsson
Edit - 2nd pick is Eichel haha
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