2020 NHL Draft: Reviewing Top 10 Mock Scenarios for Prospects

• Mock 1.0
• Mock 1.1
• Mock 2.0
• Mock 2.1
• Mock 3.0
• Mock 3.1
• Mock 4.0
• Mock 4.1
• Mock 5.0
• Mock 6.0
• Mock 7.0
• Mock 8.0
• Mock 9.0
• Mock 10
• Reviewing Top 10 for Teams

Ten mocks in as many days proved plenty in setting the tone for the top 10 of the 2020 NHL draft.

Those mock scenarios — with the Tankathon simulator producing the draft lottery results — were well received for the most part, but several readers requested that I expand from the top 10 to the top 31, presumably to include their favourite team.

I plan on accommodating — resuming this series with first round scenarios — but, prior to taking that plunge, I wanted to pause and review the top 10 scenarios for the teams as well as the prospects to identify trends and project the most common mock.

Here is how the prospects fared in terms of their highest, lowest and average draft position, plus their most common match and a selection recap.

11) Yaroslav Askarov — To Be Determined

12) Jake Sanderson — Chicago Blackhawks

13) Noel Gunler — To Be Determined

14) Seth Jarvis — To Be Determined

ANALYSIS: Stutzle’s status is to be determined by whether Detroit loses the lottery and whether Ottawa’s interest is legitimate. Those factors will alter almost every scenario. Askarov is the other wild card — to be determined by whether any team wants to risk a top-10 pick on a goaltender — with the likes of Lundell, Quinn, Sanderson, Gunler and perhaps even Jarvis as potential alternatives. Regardless, there is a very good chance those 14 prospects will comprise the top 10 for the 2020 NHL draft.