This list is a prioritized best player available blueprint for the first round. If I were to create a mock draft using simply ‘best player available’ in my own opinion, this is what it would look like.
The first thing you will note will be the preference for defense at the top of the draft. This is based on a few thoughts and opinions.
I’m clearly higher on some defensemen than most others. Heinola, Bjornfot, and Johansson are consistently outside the top 20 (but not always). Bjornfot and Johansson are sometimes in the second round or even later.