As is tradition with an upcoming draft, we at SBN performed a mock draft for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. We allowed trades and began while the Stanley Cup Finals (and the NHL Draft Combine) were ongoing. As the New Jersey Devils won the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery in real life, we went first in the mock draft. With that first selection, we chose a center from Halifax of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Nico Hischier.
I say we because I polled the six other writers who have been posting prospect profiles for the last several weeks for a truly democratic decision.