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Hockey Buzz Mock Draft: Montreal pick is in, Vancouver on the clock

June 18, 2019, 12:07 PM ET [127 Comments]
Jan Levine
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The second annual Hockey Buzz Mock Draft continues. Jack Hughes went first to New Jersey, Kappo Kakko was selected by the Rangers and Bowen Byram landed with Chicago. Following a trade with Colorado, Buffalo selected Alex Turcotte while Los Angeles tabbed Cole Caufield and Detroit’s went with Vasili Podkolzin. Colorado traded the 7th pick to New York, who picked Trevor Zegras while Edmonton's selected Dylan Cozens. Anaheim traded their pick to Florida, who took Kirby Dach, and Vancouver dealt their pick top Colorado with the Avalanche taking Matthew Boldy. Philly selected Philip Broberg, Minnesota grabbed Philip Tomasino and Anaheim tabbed Peyton Krebs. Arizona took Victor Soderstrom and Montreal'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 15th overall pick, the Montreal Canadiens are proud to select, from the USA National Team Development Program, Cam York

Rationale for the selection:

While the Habs had a lot of issues down the middle and used last year's draft to fill up on prospect, now the team's main need is some help on the left side of the blue line. The Habs have got some great D-men on the right side with Shea Weber and Jeff Petry but they could use some help in the top 4. It would be great to address this need fast than by waiting for a draft pick to be ready but historically, the Habs have struggled to sign free agents and now seem intent on building through the draft.

Arguably the best offensive defenseman available in this draft, York has been described as a mobile and calm defender with tremendous skating abilities. Since both P.K. Subban and Mikhail Sergachev were traded, a first rate offensive puck moving d-man is something the Tricolore has needed badly and since York has a high hockey IQ and great decision making, he could very well fit the bill. Furthermore, he can handle power play duties and has been known to pick apart a team from the blue line.

Finally, at the last U18 World Junior Championship, his stats are the amongst the best ever gathered by a D-man in a single tournament with 11 points in 7 games. York is committed to playing hockey with the University of Michigan this season but we're confident that he will be worth the wait.

Montreal selects Cam York
 
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Vancouver, represented by Carol Schram, the Vancouver blogger on the site, is on the clock for the 16th pick.

2019 NHL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER and GMs to Date

1. New Jersey Devils - redmonsters, Kevin Barrett - Jack Hughes
2. New York Rangers - Jan Levine, Kappo Kakko
3. Chicago Blackhawks - kevin6, Kevin Braeunle, Bowen Byram
4. Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators) - optimus-reim, Luke Herrington, traded pick to Buffalo, who selected Alex Turcotte
5. Los Angeles Kings - slimtj, TJ Reilly, Cole Caufield
6. Detroit Red Wings - Feds91Stammer, Vasili Podkolzin
7. Buffalo Sabres - lonsabres, Paul Schott, traded to Colorado, optimus-reim to pick, traded to New York, who selects Trevor Zegras
8. Edmonton Oilers - Reveen, Curtis Lavoie select Dylan Cozens
9. Anaheim Ducks - climbdenali12, Ryan Armstrong, pick traded to Florida and the Panthers select Kirby Dach
10. Vancouver Canucks - Carol Schram, Canucks blogger on the site, trades the pick to Colorado, who selects Matthew Boldy
11. Philadelphia Flyers - Flyerfan328, Philip Brunner and Streit2ThePoint, Ryan Snyder, Philip Broberg
12. Minnesota Wild - MaximumBone, Silas Bengtsson, select Philip Tomasino
13. Florida Panthers - jimbo, Jimmy Reilly, traded pick to Anaheim, who select Peyton Krebs.
14. Arizona Coyotes - jediman, Brendan Smith, Victor Soderstrom
15. Montreal Canadiens - Karine Hains, Canadiens blogger on the website, Cam York
16. Colorado Avalanche - optimus-reim, Luke Herrington, traded to Vancouver, who picks xx
17. Vegas Golden Knights - Jeff Paul, Vegas blogger for Hockey Buzz
18. Dallas Stars - Panarin27, Mark Choate
19. Ottawa Senators (from Columbus Blue Jackets) - Trevor Shackles, Ottawa blogger on the site
20. New York Rangers (from Winnipeg Jets) - Jan Levine
21. Pittsburgh Penguins - Datools55, Julien Michel
22. Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto Maple Leafs) - slimtj, TJ Reilly
23. New York Islanders - eichiefs9
24. Nashville Predators - Russ Cohen, sportsology
25. Washington Capitals - nyrangers9479
26. Calgary Flames - beandip, Andrew Horenbein
27. Tampa Bay Lightning - Panarin27, Mark Choate
28. Carolina Hurricanes - Bingo, Chris Cote
29. Buffalo Sabres [or Anaheim Ducks] (from San Jose Sharks) - lonsabres, Paul Schott
30. Boston, covered by Anthony Travalgia, HB Bruins blogger
31. St. Louis, the pick is owned by Buffalo, pick to be made by lonsabres, Paul Schott

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