On Wednesday, the Calgary Flames were cemented into the 12th overall position in the first round of the upcoming 2021 NHL Draft. In the wake of the draft lottery, some of our media pals have released mock drafts sketching out the first 15 picks of the draft.
Let’s compare a pair of mock drafts conducted by Craig Button at TSN and Sam Cosentino at Sportsnet!
| Pick | Team | TSN | Sportsnet |
| 1 | Buffalo | D Owen Power | D Owen Power |
| 2 | Seattle | F Matthew Beniers | D Brandt Clarke |
| 3 | Anaheim | F Dylan Guenther | D Simon Edvinsson |
| 4 | New Jersey | D Brandt Clarke | D Luke Hughes |
| 5 | Columbus | D Simon Edvinsson | F Matthew Beniers |
| 6 | Detroit | G Jesper Wallstedt | F William Eklund |
| 7 | San Jose | F William Eklund | F Kent Johnson |
| 8 | Los Angeles | D Luke Hughes | F Dylan Guenther |
| 9 | Vancouver | F Kent Johnson | F Mason McTavish |
| 10 | Ottawa | F Mason McTavish | F Chaz Lucius |
| 11 | Chicago | F Matthew Coronato | F Fabian Lysell |
| 12 | Calgary | F Cole Sillinger | D Carson Lambos |
| 13 | Philadelphia | F Zachary L’Heureux | F Cole Sillinger |
| 14 | Dallas | F Brennan Othmann | F Aatu Raty |
| 15 | NY Rangers | F Chaz Lucius | F Fedor Svechkov |
Button and Cosentino are smart analysts who are well-connected and do their homework.