The annual NHL Draft is one of the most fun two days of the hockey calendar. Part of the fun is the excitement of players taking a step towards fulfilling their lifelong dreams. Another part of the fun is the sheer chaos of 31 teams with different draft needs and wants (and rankings) taking players in orders that befuddle us draft observers.
In an effort to anticipate the chaos, we assembled our staff and ran a consensus mock draft late last week.
Our only rule was “no trades.”
1st overall: NY Rangers select LW Alexis Lafreniere from Rimouski (QMJHL)
We didn’t really overthink this one.