Said the big left winger played well on TPS' second line this Per Morreale, NHL Director of European Scouting Goran Stubb Scouting as the top European skater among this season's prospectĬlass, the 6'4", 229-pound Slafkovsky is a Slovakian skating inįinland's top league. If Fitzgerald retains this selection, Juraj Slafkovsky from TPS of Liiga in Finland could be the pick. General manager Tom Fitzgerald told reporters he's open to trading It's to win Stanley Cups.” That's the type of winning attitude theĬanadiens will need as they rebuild their roster.ĭevils moved up to second overall courtesy of the draft lottery. “My mindset is not to win scoring titles. Wright's comments about his desire to win during a March interview on the NHL Draft Classpodcast. Pronman considers him comparable to the New Reported some scouts compared the 6'0", 199-pounder to Boston BruinsĬenter Patrice Bergeron. Wright could provide a big boost at the position. Jake Evans, 26, and Ryan Poehling, 23, have established themselves asĬhecking-line centers but haven't shown the skills to suggest they can move up. Nick Suzuki has developed into a solidįirst-line center, while Christian Dvorak's two-way skills andĮxperience put him into their No. After COVID-19 restrictions shut down the OHL in 2020-21, Wright finished eighth in 2021-22 among the league leaders with 94 points in 63 Had Shane Wright of the Kingston Frontenacs as its top prospect We will continue to include those players in this mock draft. It's unclear if Russia's war with Ukraine will make NHL clubs reluctant to draft Russian prospects. Its annual ranking of each NHL team's prospect pool, and Daily Players' stats and additional information are provided by Elite Prospects,ĬapFriendly, The Athletic's listing of its top 127 prospects and Scouting's final rankings and the requirements of each club. Mock draft on where they finished in the overall standings. For now, we're basing their placement in the final two spots of our Lightning finish last in the draft order. Will also decide whether the Colorado Avalanche or Tampa Bay
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The order of postseason elimination determined the remaining slots. Winning the right to select first overall. The top 16 spots, with the Montreal Canadiens As our previous mock drafts were based on the regular-season standings, it's time to revise our most recent installment, which came after the 2022 trade deadline. Save for the last two spots, we know what the final order will look like. Montreal, with the first round taking place on Thursday, July 7, followed by Rounds