The Hockey Spy’s NHL 2010 Three Round Mock Draft

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25 Jun 2010

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Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW.

Tyler Seguin {Photo: Robin Kasem - Flickr}

Today’s article embarks on my final mock draft of the season – 3 Rounds with 10 bonus picks!

Here are my previously complete mock drafts:

Take a look back at my previous mock and see if you can discover any trends over the season.

Notes: (Please read to get the most enjoyment from this mock draft.)

*The table is “sortable” – that is, if you click on any of the headings it will sort that particular column.

*For detailed prospect profiles (Top 30), check out the Home Page for my monster 2010 Entry Draft Preview. Click on players name to go to prospect profile article.

Taylor Hall #4 {Photo: Leon T Switzer @ www.TotalPhoto.ca

*Just under the title, you can click “Show” and change the quantity you show on one page or you can simply click on bottom right hand corner of table to scroll through the mock draft.

*Use the “Search” field to find your team’s picks (use city name).

*The THW column refers to where I ranked the player in my Top 100 Prospect Rankings for 2010 NHL Entry Draft. (In the Top 100 Prospect Rankings article, you can view more details about the prospect including: height, weight, TSN ranking and THN ranking.)

*There are differences between my own personal rankings and where the prospect landed in the mock draft. For instance, Goalie Jack Campbell jumped up 6 slots to go 6th overall to the goalie-craving Lightning, whereas undersized offensive spark-plug fell 7 slots down to 33rd overall to the Panthers where new GM Tallon hopes to have found another Patrick Kane.

*For details on the full draft selection order and trade information with respect to draft positions, see NHL.com

Team	Name	Pos.	THW	Team	League	Shots From The Slot (Rationale)
1. Edmonton	Hall, Taylor	LW	1	Windsor	OHL	Explosive offensive dynamo; Oilers toy with taking Seguin, but have to take Bure-like Hall
2. Boston (from TOR)	Seguin, Tyler	C	2	Plymouth	OHL	Bruins covet Hall, but settle for Yzerman-esque franchise centerman; Crash-cart on stand-by for Brian Burke
3. Florida	Gormley, Brandon	D	6	Moncton	QMJHL	New GM Tallon envisions Duncan Keith Part Deux?
4. Columbus	Gudbranson, Erik	D	5	Kingston	OHL	Physical force on back end Blue Jackets badly need; offensive upside
5. NY Islanders	Niederreiter, Nino	RW	4	Portland	WHL	"El Nino" Swiss Rick Nash to flank Tavares
6. Tampa Bay	Campbell, Jack	G	12	Usa U-18	USDP	Put goalie woes to bed; Cool as ice franchise goaltender
7. Carolina	Fowler, Cam	D	3	Windsor	OHL	Sublime skating QB blueliner Canes sorely lack
8. Atlanta	Johansen, Ryan	C	10	Portland	WHL	Franchise center; Eric Staal-like rocketed up rankings
9. Minnesota	Skinner, Jeff	RW	9	Kitchener	OHL	Super sniper; Not Gaborik-like speed demon, but don't worry about his skating
10. NY Rangers	Etem, Emerson	RW	7	Medicine Hat	WHL	California kid is one of the draft's fastest & has finish
11. Dallas	Granlund, Mikael	C	11	Hifk	FINLAND	A more offensive Saku Koivu; Stars have success with Finns
12. Anaheim	Connolly, Brett	RW	8	Prince George	WHL	Top 3 Talent; falls to Ducks; Offensive highly skilled winger; injury free?
13. Phoenix (from CGY)	Burmistrov, Alexander	C	13	Barrie	OHL	Similar to Datsyuk with two-way savvy play; Brings Coyotes instant offense
14. St. Louis	Watson, Austin	RW	14	Peterborough	OHL	Do-it-all forward exploded offensively with Petes
15. Florida (via Bos)	Howden, Quinton	C	15	Moose Jaw	WHL	Great skating two-way forward; Excellent WJC-U18s; Will soon make Panthers forget Horton
16. Ottawa	Tarasenko, Vladimir	RW	20	Novosibirsk	RUSSIA	Top 7 talent; Sens dare to play Russian Roulette in ultimate high risk/high reward pick
17. Colorado	Forbort, Derek	D	18	Usa U-18	USDP	Excellent size and skating with offensive upside; Avs had success in drafting USDTP players
18. Nashville	McFarland, John	C	19	Sudbury	OHL	High end skill and skating; questionable desire; Trotz gets the most from the least
19. Los Angeles	Kabanov, Kirill	LW	23	Moncton	QMJHL	Kings roll the dice with draft's biggest enigma and wildcard; of course, he could drop
20. Pittsburgh	Pysyk, Mark	D	17	Edmonton	WHL	Poor man's Lidstrom could excel with Pens
21. Detroit	Schwartz, Jaden	C	21	Tri-City	USHL	Small but solid; offensive dynamic center; grow in the "Wings" of Datsyuk
22. Phoenix	Mcilrath, Dylan	D	16	Moose Jaw	WHL	Toughest player in draft can skate, shoot & destroy; Will excel under tutelage of Ulf Samuelsson
23. Buffalo	Bjugstad, Nick	C	25	Blaine	HIGH-MN	Amazing athlete and high end upside; Sabres crave size and skating up front
24. Chicago (from ATL via NJ)	Bennett, Beau	RW	28	Penticton	BCHL	Blackhawks can sit and wait for BCHL Offensive standout to develop physically
25. Vancouver	Tinordi, Jarred	D	27	Usa U-18	USDP	Hulking good-skating d-man a lot like Dad, Mark; Tower of power for Canucks Blueline
26. Washington	Pitlick, Tyler	C	30	Minnesota State	WCHA	Grinding two-way forward on to WHL next season; what Caps need up front
27. Montreal	Sheahan, Riley	C	29	U Of Notre Dame	CCHA	Habs crave size at center; Possibly best defensive forward; ?offensive upside
28. San Jose	Kuznetsov, Evgeny	C	22	Chelyabinsk	RUSSIA	Outstanding typically talented Russian; inconsistent
29. Anaheim (from PHI)	Merrill, Jon	D	31	Usa U-18	USDP	Smooth 2-way d-man, but some question marks
30. Chicago	Toffoli, Tyler	C	24	Ottawa	OHL	"Holy Toffoli!" NHL ready elite shot; Ty knows scoring; Blackhawks loading the cupboards
31. Edmonton	Faulk, Justin	D	32	Usa U-18	USDP	"Pitbull on ice"; great slapshot; compliments Oilers new direction
32. Boston (from TOR)	Mackenzie, Matt	D	53	Calgary	WHL	Very solid two-way blueliner; Bruins go "off the board";love his WHL & Mem. Cup playoff play
33. Florida	Weal, Jordan	C	26	Regina	WHL	Tiny talent but can he ever play the game; Tallon had success with another nifty, small offensive forward - Kane
34. Columbus	Larsson, Johan	LW	40	Brynas Jr.	SWE-JR.	Unbelievable WJC-U18s; 2-way smooth talent
35. NY Islanders	Pickard, Calvin	G	38	Seattle	WHL	Brother of Chet has great mental composure; Isles quest for goalie continues
36. Florida (from TB-BOS)	Nelson, Brock	C	39	Warroad	HIGH-MN	Good scoring touch but tough to judge in high school
37. Carolina	Rensfeldt, Ludvig	LW	35	Brynas Jr.	SWE-JR.	Inconsistent, but flashes of brilliance; 'Canes like the size, skating & skill combo he brings
38. New Jersey (from ATL)	Ross, Bradley	LW	42	Portland	WHL	Aggressive agitator who can play the game
39. Minnesota	Jarnkrok, Calle	C	37	Brynas Jr.	SWE-JR.	Diminutive quick Swede has slick skillset
40. NY Rangers	Galiev, Stanislav	RW	41	Saint John	QMJHL	Expected more offensive output from skilled forward
41. Dallas	Pulkkinen, Teemu	RW	33	Jokerit	FINLAND	Outstanding WJC-U18s after injury-plagued year; He's golden with Grandlund!
42. Anaheim	Coyle, Charlie	RW	44	South Shore	EJHL	Cousin of Tony Amonte on to Boston University
43. Chicago (from CGY)	Simpson, Kent	G	56	Everett	WHL	Might be better than Pikard
44. St. Louis	Spooner, Ryan	C	34	Peterborough	OHL	Another small but dynamically skilled prospect; Potential steal for Blues here
45. Boston	Petrovic, Alex	D	36	Red Deer	WHL	Steady defensive d-man with some offensive upside
46. Carolina (from OTT)	Straka, Petr	RW	43	Rimouski	QMJHL	Opportunistic scorer has to get stronger
47. Colorado	Zucker, Jason	LW	45	Usa U-18	USDP	Speedy grinder produced at WJC-U18s
48. Edmonton (from NSH)	Martindale, Ryan	C	51	Ottawa	OHL	Great size & skill; questionable desire
49. Los Angeles	Hayes, Kevin	RW	48	Nobles	HIGH-MA	Brother of Leafs' Jimmy Hayes; great size & hockey IQ
50. Florida (from PIT)	Nemeth, Patrik	D	49	Aik Jr.	SWE-JR.	2-way good skating blueliner with good size; Tallon envisions Hjalmarsson
51. Detroit	Mckegg, Greg	C	47	Erie	OHL	Breakout year; exceptional offensive instincts
52. Phoenix	Brickley, Connor	C	50	Des Moines	USHL	Great skater is talented and plays an abrasive style
53. Carolina (from BUF-SJ)	Beukeboom, Brock	D	60	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	Son of Jeff is smaller but more talented than father
54. Chicago (from ATL via NJ)	Smith-Pelly, Devante	RW	52	Mississauga St. Michael	OHL	"Tank on skates" is a scorer albeit inconsistent; A smaller Byfuglien?
55. Columbus (from VAN-BUF)	Hamilton, Curtis	LW	55	Saskatoon	WHL	Injury-plagued season for talented, hard-nosed LW
56. Minnesota (from WSH)	Holl, Justin	D	63	Minnetonka	HIGH-MN	Very gifted and high ceiling but is raw at this point; Wild home-grown talent
57. Montreal	Smith, Dalton	LW	64	Ottawa	OHL	Son of Derrick; Old school power forward; Habs continue to get bigger up front.
58. NY Islanders (from SJ-OTT)	Hishon, Joey	C	46	Owen Sound	OHL	Great hockey sense; struggled with injuries this year; Once considered 1st rnder
59. Los Angeles (from PHI)	Lindberg, Oscar	C	59	Skelleftea Jr.	SWE-JR.	Very solid all around game; Another Swedish Oscar for the Kings
60. Chicago	Silas, Stephen	D	65	Belleville	OHL	A positionally sound, 2-way defensive rock; 'Hawks staff impressed with Lalonde teammate
61. Edmonton	Knight, Jared	C	54	London	OHL	Played great after diabetes treated; Offensive Upside
62. Toronto	Kitsyn, Maxim	LW	57	Novokuznetsk	RUSSIA	Stock dropped for once promising forward; Oil take a 3rd rnd flier
63. Tampa Bay (from FLA-LA)	Gauthier-Leduc, Jerome	D	61	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	Offensive d-man needs work on defensive play
64. Calgary (from CBJ)	Kuehnhackl, Tom	RW	58	Landshut Cann.	GERMAN-2	Son of perhaps best German hockey player ever; coming to Windsor (OHL)
65. NY Islanders	Johns, Stephen	D	62	Usa U-18	USDP	Disruptive defensive blueliner
66. Tampa Bay	Telegin, Ivan	RW	78	Saginaw	OHL	Great 1st half of season but trailed off in 2nd half
67. Carolina	Arnold, Bill	C	70	Usa U-18	USDP	Strong on skates & tough to play against
68. Buffalo (from ATL)	Archibald, Brandon	D	66	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	Great size & skating; needs more confidence
69. Minnesota	Gardiner, Max	C	72	Minnetonka	HIGH-MN	Brother of Jake; good size and shot; another home-grown kid
70. Los Angeles (from NYR)	Bulmer, Brett	RW	73	Kelowna	WHL	Late blooming power forward; good puck protection
71. Dallas	Bunz, Tyler	G	83	Medicine Hat	WHL	Puck handling and passing reminiscent of Turco
72. Tampa Bay (from ANA)	Culek, Jakub	LW	75	Rimouski	QMJHL	Great size; high skill; but not physical or consistent
73. Calgary (optional to EDM)	Ohman, Victor	C	88	Malmo Jr.	SWE-JR.	Impressive skillset & skating; questionable work ethic; Flames go back to Sweden
74. St. Louis	Rutkowski, Troy	D	71	Portland	WHL	Smooth skating offensively aggressive blueliner
75. Buffalo (from BOS)	Corbeil-Theriault, Mathieu	G	68	Halifax	QMJHL	Huge frame , great coordination and moves well
76. Ottawa	Yogan, Andrew	C	85	Erie	OHL	Big frame; power forward needs work on skating
77. Colorado	Aittokallio, Sami	G	67	Ilves Jr.	FINLAND-JR.	Next Finnish "Fortress"; Time to grow as Lehtonen fills the gap
78. Nashville	Shugg, Justin	LW	69	Windsor	OHL	Good hockey IQ and work ethic; strong shot
79. Los Angeles	Alt, Mark	D	80	Cretin-Derham	HIGH-MN	Star football QB has apparently chosen hockey
80. Pittsburgh	Visentin, Mark	G	74	Niagara	OHL	Hybrid goalie with good mechanics
81. Detroit	Melchiori, Julian	D	79	Newmarket	CCHL	Outstanding mobility off to UMass (NCAA)
82. NY Islanders (from PHX)	Thomas, Christian	RW	87	Oshawa	OHL	Son of Steve has lethal shot but size an issue
83. Buffalo	Shipley, Steven	C	89	Owen Sound	OHL	Roller coaster yr; almost PPG player, but skating issues
84. New Jersey	Bournival, Michael	LW	86	Shawinigan	QMJHL	Highly competitive 2-way forward; Devils prototype
85. Carolina (from VAN)	McNally, Pat	D	81	Milton Academy	HIGH-MA	Attractive package of size and skill
86. Washington	Sundher, Kevin	C	90	Chilliwack	WHL	Projects as speedy & skilled 3rd line NHLer
87. Atlanta (from MTL)	Grubauer, Philipp	G	76	Windsor	OHL	Superb OHL playoffs & WJC-U20s (Div. 1 Group A)
88. San Jose	Domingue, Louis	G	97	Quebec	QMJHL	Butterfly style goalie coached by Patrick Roy
89. Philadelphia	Biega, Danny	D	84	Harvard	ECAC	Fantastic scouting combine performance
90. Chicago	Pettersson, Adam	C	92	Skelleftea Jr.	SWE-JR.	High-end creativity and playmaker
91. Edmonton	Marincin, Martin	D	77	Slovakia U20	SLOVAKIA	Project Slovak defender
92. Florida (from TOR)	Macek, Brooks	C	82	Tri-City	WHL	Posted fantastic offensive numbers in WHL
93. Florida	Madaisky, Austin	D	93	Kamloops	WHL	Solid two-way good skating blueliner
94. Columbus	Donskoi, Joonas	LW	100	Karpat Jr.	FINLAND-JR.	Versatile forward with good hands
95. NY Islanders	Jank, Bohumil	D	95	C. Budejovice Jr.	CZREP-JR.	Czech d-man had 5 points in 6 games at WJC-U18s
96. Tampa Bay	Hamilton, Freddie	C	99	Niagara	OHL	Super solid utility player with good work ethic
97. Boston (from CAR)	Ranford, Brendan	LW	98	Kamloops	WHL	Son of Bill; small but stocky; good hockey sense
98. Buffalo (from ATL)	Davidson, Brandon	D	96	Regina	WHL	Positionally sound dependable blueliner
99. Minnesota	Basaraba, Joe	RW	94	Shat.St.Mary	HIGH-MN	Shows flashes but inconsistent; off to Minn-Duluth
100. NY Rangers	Reinhart, Maxwell	C	91	Kootenay	WHL	Son of Paul is two-way hard competitor

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Chris is THW's senior draft/prospect analyst and a Managing Editor. Watch for Chris' regular column "The Next Ones" Prospect Profile series as well as the annual THW NHL Entry Draft Guide. Follow @ChrisRalphTHW on Twitter as he infiltrates, dissects and analyzes all happenings of hockey prospects and the NHL entry draft. Email: cralph[at]thehockeywriters[dot]com