The Hockey Buzz Mock Draft rolls on. Rasmus Dahlin went first to Buffalo, Andrei Svechnikov to Carolina, Filip Zadina to Montreal, Noah Dobson to Ottawa, Oliver Wahlstrom to Arizona, Quinn Hughes to Detroit, Vancouver selected Brady Tkachuk, Chicago picked Adam Boqvist, the Rangers selected Evan Bouchard, Edmonton drafted Jesperi Kotkaniemi while the Islanders picked Joseph Veleno and Ty Smith and Dallas grabbed Vitali Kravtsov.
Consensus was that Kravtsov was the right pick, as 69% of the approximately 150 votes agreed with the selection.
Philadelphia's pick is below...
Overall Rules and Process :
After the pick or trade is made, a poll will be posted to rate the selection or deal. If the majority of people like the pick or trade, that selection stands and it moves on to the next team’s picks. If not, the majority rules and that’s what happens with that team and pick. I have the last right of refusal to keep everything on the up and up and avoid ballot box stuffing. My request to you is that you take this serious and not make a mockery of the mock draft, because that would be an insult to the others who are participating and makes the whole process a sham. But by playing this out, we get to have healthy debate and conversation to remain engaged up and possibly beyond the draft. If teams make deals and they occur before a team’s selection is due, that deal will play a part as to when each person’s selection occurs.
Here how this is working: each evening (for now, one pick per day, but we will go to two when we get to second half of the mock draft and possibly even before that, so that we complete on time) the team’s selector emails me their pick and rationale for that selection to [email protected]. If making a trade, the same applies, and all the selectors have been listed below along with their screen name if from this site or their twitter handle if external to help facilitate making trades. I am posting that pick and rationale on the site and create a voting poll. For now, we are using just a yes or no vote for the poll, but if people want me to list other options for the selection at that pick number in cases of a no vote, I am happy to do so, to help make it more robust.
With the 14th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers, represented by jmatchett383, select Joel Farabee, NTDP (USA)
Rationale for the selection:
The captain of the US National U18 team, Farabee would likely be a top-10 pick if not for his lack of size. Even with that in mind, Farabee is one of the best skaters available in the draft. Though he is often overshadowed by Wahlstrom and Hughes, Farabee more than holds his own and has produced at every level. He played on both the NTDP U18 and the WJC U18 as a 17-year-old and has produced 14 points in 14 games over 2 years in the WJC.
Although noted for his vision and speed, Farabee is no slouch when it comes to finishing, as his 33 goals this year showed. But what truly sets Farabee apart from other mid-round picks is the incorporation of his defensive game, as he plays just as well in his own zone as he does with the puck on his stick while driving down the wing and can be called on to play in any manpower situation. Farabee excels at creating turnovers and making the other team pay for them.
Farabee fits the mold of some of the newer generation of undersized yet speedy skills wingers currently starring in the NHL, such as Johnny Gaudreau, Alex Debrincat, and Clayton Keller. The Flyers feel that, like undersized forward Travis Konecny, Farabee has the work ethic and skills to more than make up for his lack of size and feel that he can be a contributor on their top 2 lines for years to come.
Up for the 15th pick in the draft are the Panthers and selecting for Florida will be jimbo, who is on the clock (Pick posted later today or in am)
Lottery teams :
Buffalo - Rasmus Dahlin
Carolina - Andrei Svechnikov
Montréal – Filip Zadina
Ottawa - Noah Dobson (nyrangers9479 will be up again later with pick 22)
Arizona - Oliver Wahlstrom
Detroit - Quinn Hughes (Pete will also pick 30th)
Vancouver - Brady Tkachuk
Chicago - Adam Boqvist (Panarin27 will also pick 27th)
Rangers - Evan Bouchard (Tom Burton will also pick 26th and 28th)
Edmonton – trade overturned, Oilers pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Islanders (2x) – Joseph Veleno and Ty Smith
Dallas – tumbleweed, original trade overturned, select Vitali Kravtsov,
Philadelphia- Joel Farabee (jmatchett383 will also pick 19th)
Florida - jimbo
Non-lottery teams :
Colorado - Ranger71
New Jersey - Todd Cordell (Devils blogger on site)
Columbus - Paul Berthelot (Jackets blogger on the site)
Los Angeles - Steve Kournianos (@thedraftanalyst)
San Jose- Sharksfan68
Toronto - Matt1337
Anaheim - Climbdenali12
Minnesota - Dan Wallace (Wild blogger on site)
St. Louis - Isles (Vukota)
Washington - Russ Cohen (@sportsology)
New York Rangers Blogger • 
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