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NHL 2010 1st Round Mock Draft – Playoffs Edition

By Christopher Ralph April 25th, 2010

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Thanks for visiting The Hockey Writers. This post has lost some of its data, for more Draft info please follow one of these Links.

Information on the current NHL Draft.

Stories on the 2010 NHL Draft.

While the entry draft is still a couple of months away, you can be assured NHL scouting teams across North America and the world are soaking up as many games as possible, assessing talent.

The Hockey Spy here at THW is also busy scouting the prospect world and will continue to bring detailed prospect profiles leading up to the draft.

Tyler Seguin {Photo: Robin Kasem – Flickr}

Today’s article embarks on my second mock draft of the season – Playoffs Edition.

The major addition in this updated mock draft compared to my Olympic Edition mock draft is that I’ve added a brief rationale section for each pick. Take a look back at my previous mock and see if you can discover any trends over the past couple of months!

Notes:

*At this point in the season, the mock is, for the most part, based upon teams taking best player available (BPA), and the draft positions are simply based on recent standings.

*The draft order is based upon overall standings as of April 13th.

*The table is “sortable” – that is, if you click on any of the headings it will sort them. For instance, if you want to search by youngest/oldest of the potential 1st rounders, simply click on “DOB” column.

*For detailed prospect profiles completed thus far, click on the link for my archives. (Thus far, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Cam Fowler, Nino Niederreiter & Brandon Gormley have profiles with many more to follow.)

*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 rankings/mock draft.

2010 Mock Draft Round 1 - Playoff Edition

PickTeamNameCountryPosHtWtShotDOBLeagueRationale
1EdmontonHall, TaylorCanadaL6'0178L11/14/91OHLPossibly trade down to #2 to get franchise C
2Boston*Seguin, TylerCanadaC6'0170R01/31/92OHLBruins covet Hall, but settle for great center
3FloridaFowler, CamUnited StatesD6'2192L12/05/91OHLBouwmeester replacement
4ColumbusNiederreiter, NinoSwitzerlandR6'2203L09/08/92WHL"El Nino" is Swiss Rick Nash
5NY IslandersGudbranson, ErikCanadaD6'4198R01/07/92OHLPhysical blueliner next piece of puzzle
6Tampa BayGormley, BrandonCanadaD6'2184L02/18/92QMJHLSmooth 2-way d-man
7CarolinaConnolly, BrettCanadaL6'2184R05/02/92WHLPower forward to compliment Staal
8AtlantaTarasenko, VladimirRussiaR6'0192L12/13/91KHLNot afraid to play Russian Roulette
9MinnesotaJohansen, RyanCanadaL6'2188L07/31/92WHLGreat WHL playoffs for big C
10NY RangersEtem, EmersonUnited StatesC6'0195L06/16/92WHLExplosive scoring forward
11DallasForbort, DerekUnited StatesD6'4190L03/04/92USHLCompliment to emerging young forwards
12AnaheimGranlund, MikaelFInlandC5'09171L02/26/92FINGreat WJC U18 tourney
13Phoenix*Skinner, JeffCanadaL5'10190L05/16/92OHLOutstanding OHL playoffs; offensive sparkplug
14St. LouisCampbell, JackUnited StatesG6'2185L01/09/92NTDPFuture franchise goalie (Forget Schwarz!)
15MontrealSheahan, RileyCanadaC6'2195L12/07/91USCHOBig playmaking centerman
16Anaheim*Pysyk, MarkCanadaD6'1181R01/11/92WHLNot quite Niedermayer, but 2-way d-man
17BostonHowden, QuintonCanadaL6'3185L01/21/92WHLStrong skating power forward with skill
18OttawaWatson, AustinUnited StatesL6'3178R01/13/92OHLHigh hockey IQ for big winger
19ColoradoMcIlrath, DylanCanadaD6'5215R04/20/92WHLBig. Nasty. Tough. Offensive upside.
20BuffaloBjugstad, NickUnited StatesC6'4185R07/17/92HSBjugstad adds size up front
21NashvilleBurmistrov, AlexandrRussiaC5'10172L10/21/91OHLSnap up skilled Russian despite Radulov
22Los AngelesKabanov, KirillRussiaL6'2177L07/16/92QMJHLWith team depth, can afford to gamble.
23PittsburghKitsyn, MaximRussiaL6'2179R12/24/91KHLMaxim & Malkin combination? Skilled winger
24DetroitPulkkinen, TeemuFInlandR5'10178R01/02/92FINInjury plagued, but outstanding at WJC U18s
25Atlanta*Merrill, JonUnited StatesD6'4185L02/03/92USHLSkilled 2-way d-man with good size
26VancouverToffoli, TylerCanadaR6'0185R04/24/92OHLSavvy winger with great shot
27PhoenixGaliev, StanislavRussiaL6'1177L01/17/92QMJHLSnap up talented Russian winger
28ChicagoSchwartz, JadenCanadaC5'09178L06/25/92USHLFantastic year in USHL. Skill outweighs size.
29San JoseMcFarland, JohnCanadaC6'0192R04/01/92OHLEnigmatic, but high upside
30WashingtonKuznetsov, EvgenyRussiaL5'11165R03/19/92RUSGreat WJC U18s; should fit in with Caps

1st Round Trade Notes: (as per MyNHL Draft)

# 2 – Boston receives Toronto’s 2010 1st and 2nd Round Picks, and a 2011 1st Round Pick for Phil Kessel
# 13 – Anaheim receives Philadelphia’s 2010 1st Round Pick, 2009 1st Round Pick, Luca Sbisa, Joffrey Lupul and a conditional 2010 or 2012 3rd Round Pick for Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle.
# 18 – Phoenix Coyotes receive Calgary’s 2010 1st Round Pick, C Matthew Lombardi, and Brandon Prust from the Calgary Flames for Olli Jokinen and 2009 3rd Round Pick
# 25 – Atlanta Thrashers receive New Jersey 2010 1st round pick, Johnny Oduya, Nicklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier for Ilya Kovalchuk and Anssi Samela. Teams are also swapping 2010 2nd round picks.

*For all the latest prospect and draft news follow me on Twitter: The Hockey Spy


This document is the intellectual property of Christopher Ralph and cannot be used or duplicated in anyway without expressed written consent. Any use of this document without the expressed written consent of Christopher Ralph will result in public exposure and legal prosecution.
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