Eklund: Getting Drafty In Here. The Great Russ Cohen's Mock Draft. DraftBuzz@6pm.

son of a Gunlerson

Suzuki, KK, Danault, Domi, Evans, Poehling...
Canadiens need centers in their system?

If ever there was a time for best player available, this is it for the Habs

Canadiens need C in the system? Are we back in 2017?

This is pretty much how I expect the draft to go. Although I still think LA will pick Stutzle #2 and Ottawa will get Byfield with #3. other than that I think the rest is quite accurate.

For the leafs,taking Braden Schneider Is a no brainer. He checks all the boxes.

sorry but that was a stupid post....The HAbs don't need C's..they need RW and LW that can score!!!

the Jets need a proven goal scorer? they were the only team last year with 5 - 20+ goal scorers, so ya, makes sense

When I look at the draft I look for names that sound epic, marketable, fun to say then match them with their skills.

Here are the names that ring out as future stars to me.

Marco Rossi (sounds like a star) and I think its perfect fit for the ducks.
Conner Zary
Yaroslav Askarov (just a killer name, I can hear it in an old timey voice "STOPPED by Askarov!)
Tyson Foerster
Jake Sanderson

Thoughts? Your own choices?

just because someone played center as 17/18 year olds doesn't mean they will play center in the NHL. It's very common for centers to play on the wing in the NHL.

Russ Cohen, the Caps pick 24th, give them Perrault instead. Caps have too many LHD in system. Thanks.

16) Montreal Canadiens – C - Mavrik Bourque – The Canadians need centers in their system.



Clear no

Cohen is more a baseball expert than hockey.

A ton of these scouting reports are way off.

This is a surprisingly banal mock draft, with pretty much the most frequently-cited 31 players imaginable, yet a number of questionable statements and actual team selections. Citing Byfield's potential physical game is a strange choice for a one-sentence summary of a player who's frequently been criticized for not using his size more effectively. I have no clue what boxes Gunler checks off for the Leafs... but when Dubas says they need to be harder to play against, I'm pretty sure a butter-soft one-dimensional offensive player with questionable character is not what he meant. Then, of course, there's the comment about Montreal centres, which makes no sense. Plus, Braden Schneider is apparently an offensive d-man, which is virtually impossible to draw as a conclusion if you've seen/read/heard literally anything about him. The rest of the comments I'm pretty sure I could find plagiarized from any number of other mock drafts.

This guy may very well know his stuff, but he seriously mailed it in with this mock draft.

Abdelkader is being bought out!

No way the Sabres take defense. Dumb mock draft. Lundell won't fall to 11.

Here's the thing, everyone can throw darts given a platform. Nothing to lose...

No way the Sabres take defense. Dumb mock draft. Lundell won't fall to 11.
- Phineas

There is also someone who drops and always someone who surprises or reaches

Where are all the juicy roomers today? This site is slower than a regular off-season day in August!

By the way Stutzle is natural C, and Byfield... who knows, watching his game IQ most likely W

love the Domi comments on top by Canadiens fans

Half of these prospect reports and/or team need sections are WAY off. Wtf

No way the Sabres take defense. Dumb mock draft. Lundell won't fall to 11.
- Phineas

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