2018 NHL Draft Analysis

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft has come and gone like a holiday, as round seven ended on Saturday, June 23rd with 217 players being chosen by 31 NHL teams.  The last pick of the draft was forward Eric Florchuk of the Saskatoon Blades from the WHL and he was selected 217th overall by Washington after

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Complete 2018 First Round NHL Mock Draft

1. Buffalo Sabres – Rasmus Dahlin, D, Frölunda (SWE) 2. Carolina Hurricanes – Andrei Svechnikov, RW, Barrie (OHL) 3. Montreal Canadiens – Filip Zadina, RW, Halifax (QMJHL) 4. Ottawa Senators – Brady Tkachuk, LW, Boston University (H-EAST) 5. Arizona Coyotes – Evan Bouchard, D, London (OHL) 6. Detroit Red Wings – Adam Boqvist, D, Brynas Jr. (SWE-JR) 7. Vancouver Canucks – Noah Dobson, D,

NHL Mock Draft Picks 26-31

26. New York Rangers – Martin Kaut, RW, Pardubice (CZREP) This 6-1, 176 pound forward played in the Czech Republic’s top professional league with men this past season, and did well, scoring nine goals and dishing out seven assists in 38 games fro Pardubice HC.  He also had a stellar showing at the WJC scoring seven

NHL Mock Draft picks 21-25

21. San Jose Sharks – K’Andre Miller, D, USA U-18 (USHL) The Sharks could use some more defensemen in their prospect pool, and Miller is not a bad way to go at all.  At 6-3, 198 pounds, Miller is an intimidating presence and has great potential to be a very good two-way defenseman in the

Mock Draft picks 16-20

16. Colorado Avalanche – Grigori Denisenko, LW, Yaroslavl 2 (RUS-JR) The 5-11 forward scored nine goals and added 13 assists in 31 games in Russia’s Junior Hockey League.  Modeling his play after Steven Stamkos, Denisenko is potentially one of the top two-way players in the draft  maneuvers around the ice very well and knows how to