MOCKING THE DRAFT ’15 (OILERS EDITION)

OILERS 2015 MOCK!

• No. 2 overall: C Jack Eichel. Absolutely a plug and play for 2015-16, franchise player. Some are saying that a drafted Eichel may mean Hall traded for a blue. Hell boys, let’s see how Eichel—Hall run for a time, that could be golden. 

• No. 22 overall (PIT selection for David Perron): C Jansen Harkins. A two-way center and regarded as one of the smartest players in the draft this season. Edmonton typically chooses a defenseman this season but this is a terrific value if available. 

• No. 32 overall: G Mackenzie Blackwood. Highly regarded goaltending prospect, suspect Edmonton will spend two more picks at the position in an effort to overhaul this summer.

• No. 58 overall (MON selection for Jeff Petry). D Ethan Bear. Trending defenseman who can move the puck smartly. Terrific skater, has a bomb for a shot. 

• No. 71 overall (OTT selection for Ales Hemsky). G Daniel Vladar. Massive Czech goalie hasn’t allowed too many goals this season. Combined with Blackwood—and the signing of college goalie Matt O’Connor—Oilers should look much better after the draft in terms of stocked prospect goalies. 

• No. 84 overall (STL selection for Magnus Paajarvi). W Dmytro Timashov. He’s a brilliant offensive player at the junior level, the boxcars should make him more famous than he is currently.

• No. 122 overall: L Vladimir Tkachev. It’s difficult to suss out where he’ll go but in a deep draft it is possible we’ll see him drop due to lack of size and early injury issues. Expect Oilers could be looking at him as early as third round. 

• No. 152 overall: R Matt Luff. Another guy who could go much earlier but if he slides (the last few seasons have involved many overagers being taken in middle rounds) Edmonton will grab him. Bigger player with some skill.

• No. 182 overall: R Fredrik Forsberg. Filip’s brother he’s scoring well but hasn’t shown up on any rankings I’ve seen. When you’re drafting No. 182, Filip Forsberg’s brother is probably a good bet if he’s available.