NHL Draft Challenge 2023

[pmorrow]

Project the top 32 picks in the draft! Picks due at the start of the draft.

Scoring:
3 points for getting the pick exactly correct.
2 points for being 1 or 2 picks away. For example if you guess they're drafted 4th and they go 6th, you get 2 points, if you guess 5th and they go 6th, 2 points. If you guess they're taken 4th and they go 7th you don't get the extra point.
1 point if you're more than 2 away but the player is a first round pick.


Template:

1. Chicago Blackhawks -
2. Anaheim Ducks -
3. Columbus Blue Jackets -
4. San Jose Sharks -
5. Montreal Canadiens -
6. Arizona Coyotes -
7. Philadelphia Flyers -
8. Washington Capitals -
9. Detroit Red Wings -
10. St. Louis Blues -
11. Vancouver Canucks -
12. Arizona Coyotes -
13. Buffalo Sabres -
14. Pittsburgh Penguins -
15. Nashville Predators -
16. Calgary Flames -
17. Detroit Red Wings -
18. Winnipeg Jets -
19. Chicago Blackhawks -
20. Seattle Kraken -
21. Minnesota Wild -
22. Philadelphia Flyers -
23. New York Rangers -
24. Nashville Predators -
25. St. Louis Blues -
26. San Jose Sharks -
27. Colorado Avalanche -
28. Toronto Maple Leafs -
29. St. Louis Blues -
30. Carolina Hurricanes -
31. Montreal Canadiens -
32. Vegas Golden Knights -

Notes: if a pick is traded, you still get the points for how close you were to the pick number (aka. the team names are only included above to help you make your guesses)

Good luck!


Submissions received:
pmorrow
Eskimo Brother
loppantorkel
Pengwin7
Magicstew
YzermansLegacy
Axeman33
PenguinHunter
hockeyrobot
senryu
tweetdrivr
forsbergfan
Bob McKenzie's Top 32

[Eskimo Brother]

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks - Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens - Michkov
6. Arizona Coyotes - Reinbacher
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Leonard
8. Washington Capitals - Dvorsky
9. Detroit Red Wings - Benson
10. St. Louis Blues - Danielson
11. Vancouver Canucks - Willander
12. Arizona Coyotes - Barlow
13. Buffalo Sabres - Sandin-Pellikka
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - Moore
15. Nashville Predators - Perreault
16. Calgary Flames - Yager
17. Detroit Red Wings - Honzek
18. Winnipeg Jets - Simashev
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Brindley
20. Seattle Kraken - Musty
21. Minnesota Wild - Wood
22. Philadelphia Flyers - Morin
23. New York Rangers - Wahlberg
24. Nashville Predators - Cristall
25. St. Louis Blues - Sale
26. San Jose Sharks - Bonk
27. Colorado Avalanche - Stenberg
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Ritchie
29. St. Louis Blues - But
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Gulyayev
31. Montreal Canadiens - Edstrom
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Lindstein

[loppantorkel]

1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Carlsson
4. W Smith
5. Leonard
6. Michkov - Detroit
7. Reinbacher
8. Dvorsky
9. Willander - Arizona
10. Benson
11. Moore
12. Danielson
13. Sandin Pellikka
14. Barlow
15. But
16. Yager
17. Simashev - Arizona
18. Wood
19. Honzek
20. Perreault
21. Edstrom
22. Musty
23. Sale
24. Ritchie
25. Molendyk
26. Brindley
27. Nelson
28. Bonk
29. Gulyayev
30. Stramel
31. Stenberg
32. Strbak

Mostly based off reading various prospect reports and lists and I don't have much insight beyond the top ten, but games are fun..

edit: Dvorsky is probably too high, but I'll leave him there. I don't think Montreal will pick Michkov. edit - swapped Dvorsky for Leonard.
edit2: having seen a bit more of Benson, I think I may have him a bit too low... A little switch was made - Benson up - Honzek, Danielson down. Various other switches too.
edit4: more changes after research. 22/6

[loppantorkel]

I'll leave my list with no further changes. A guy called Bob McKenzie just released his list.

 

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks - Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens - Michkov
6. Arizona Coyotes - Leonard
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Dvorsky
8. Washington Capitals - Reinbacher
9. Detroit Red Wings - Benson
10. St. Louis Blues - Perreault
11. Vancouver Canucks - Wood
12. Arizona Coyotes - Barlow
13. Buffalo Sabres - Moore
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - Sandin Pellikka
15. Nashville Predators - Yager
16. Calgary Flames - Danielson
17. Detroit Red Wings - Honzek
18. Winnipeg Jets - Stenberg
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Simashev
20. Seattle Kraken - Willander
21. Minnesota Wild - Ritchie
22. Philadelphia Flyers - But
23. New York Rangers - Gulyayev
24. Nashville Predators - Sale
25. St. Louis Blues - Musty
26. San Jose Sharks - Lindstein
27. Colorado Avalanche - Cristall
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Bonk
29. St. Louis Blues - Gauthier
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Brindley
31. Montreal Canadiens - Nadeau
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Heidt

Not sure how accurate he usually is, but it might be interesting to see how he does. Feel free to remove the list if it should disturb the challenge.

[Pengwin7]

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks - Michkov
5. Montreal Canadiens - W.Smith
6. Arizona Coyotes - Reinbacher
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Leonard
8. Washington Capitals - Dvorsky
9. Detroit Red Wings - Barlow
10. St. Louis Blues - Simashev
11. Vancouver Canucks - Benson
12. Arizona Coyotes - M.Wood
13. Buffalo Sabres - G.Perreault (*how fun)
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - Willander
15. Nashville Predators - Honzek
16. Calgary Flames - O.Bonk
...

...
17. Detroit Red Wings - Stenberg
18. Winnipeg Jets - Danielson
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Yager
20. Seattle Kraken - Ritchie
21. Minnesota Wild - But
22. Philadelphia Flyers - O.Moore
23. New York Rangers - Sandin-Pellikka
24. Nashville Predators - Musty
25. St. Louis Blues - Nadeau
26. San Jose Sharks - Sale
27. Colorado Avalanche - Lindstein
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Edstrom
29. St. Louis Blues - Heidt
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Gulyayev
31. Montreal Canadiens - Fisker Molgaard
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Brindley

[pmorrow]

Get your picks in fellas. I'm still tinkering. Lost my first rough draft in a computer crash.

[Magicstew]

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Connor Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Leo Carlsson
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Adam Fantilli
4. San Jose Sharks - Will Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens - Zach Benson
6. Arizona Coyotes - David Reinbacher
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Matvei Michkov
8. Washington Capitals - Andrew Cristall
9. Detroit Red Wings - Oliver Moore
10. St. Louis Blues - Dmitri Simashev
11. Vancouver Canucks - Axel Sandin Pellikka
12. Arizona Coyotes - Ryan Leonard
13. Buffalo Sabres - Gavin Brindley
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - Dalibor Dvorsky
15. Nashville Predators - Colby Barlow
16. Calgary Flames - Riley Heidt
17. Detroit Red Wings - Nate Danielson
18. Winnipeg Jets - Quentin Musty
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Samuel Honzek
20. Seattle Kraken - Luca Cagnon
21. Minnesota Wild - Jayden Perron
22. Philadelphia Flyers - Otto Stenberg
23. New York Rangers - Oscar Fisker Molgaard,
24. Nashville Predators - Mikhail Gulyayev
25. St. Louis Blues - Caden Price
26. San Jose Sharks - Gabe Perreault
27. Colorado Avalanche - Calum Ritchie
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Brayden Yager
29. St. Louis Blues - Alex Ciernik
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Will Whitelaw
31. Montreal Canadiens - Felix Unger Sorum
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Luca Pinelli

[hockeyrobot]

Mine is coming tomorrow.

[YzermansLegacy]

About to leave for Nashville to take in the draft "live" this year with my bro... (bucket list... check!)

Here's my dart(s) based on slot, not on current team:

1. Chicago Blackhawks - C.Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - A.Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - W.Smith
4. San Jose Sharks - L.Carlsson
5. Montreal Canadiens - M.Michkov
6. Arizona Coyotes - D.Reinbacher
7. Philadelphia Flyers - A.S-Pellikka
8. Washington Capitals - O.Moore
9. Detroit Red Wings - T.Willander
10. St. Louis Blues - Z.Benson
11. Vancouver Canucks - R.Leonard
12. Arizona Coyotes - D.Dvorsky
13. Buffalo Sabres - M.Wood
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - N.Danielson
15. Nashville Predators - D.Simashev
16. Calgary Flames - M.Gulyayev
17. Detroit Red Wings - Q.Musty
18. Winnipeg Jets - C.Barlow
19. Chicago Blackhawks - O.Bonk
20. Seattle Kraken - S.Honzek
21. Minnesota Wild - B.Yager
22. Philadelphia Flyers - C.Ritchie
23. New York Rangers - O.Stenberg
24. Nashville Predators - T.Lindstein
25. St. Louis Blues - E.Sale
26. San Jose Sharks - A.Cristall
27. Colorado Avalanche - G.Perreault
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - E.Gauthier
29. St. Louis Blues - D.But
30. Carolina Hurricanes - R.Heidt
31. Montreal Canadiens - B.Akey
32. Vegas Golden Knights - G.Sawchyn

[PenguinHunter]

1. Chicago - Connor Bedard
2. Anaheim - Adam Fantilli
3. Columbus - Leo Carlsson
4. San Jose - Will Smith
5. Montreal - Ryan Leonard
6. Arizona - David Reinbacher
7. Philly - Matvei Michkob
8. Washington - Zach Benson
9. Detroit - Matthew Wood
10. St. Louis - Dalibor Dvorsky
11. Vancouver - Oliver Moore
12. Arizona - Colby Barlow
13. Buffalo - Axel Sandin-Pellikka
14. Pittsburgh - Nate Danielson
15. Nashville - Tom Willander
16. Calgary - Brayden Yager
17. Detroit - Samuel Honzek
18. Winnipeg - Dmitri Simashev
19. Chciago - Gabe Perreault
20. Seattle - Oliver Bonk
21. Minnesota - Otto Stenberg
22. Philly - Cal Ritchie
23. NY Rangers - David Edstrom
24. Nashville - Eduard Sale
25. St. Louis - Theo Lidsteine
26. San Jose - Daniil But
27. Colorado - Ethan Gauthier
28. Toronto - Quentin Musty
29. St. Louis - Lukas Dragicevic
30. Carolina - Gavin Brindley
31. Montreal - Mikhail Gulyayev
32. Vegas - Tanner Molendyk

[Axeman33]

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks - Michkov
5. Montreal Canadiens - Leonard
6. Arizona Coyotes - Reinbacher
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Smith
8. Washington Capitals - Simashev
9. Detroit Red Wings - Moore
10. St. Louis Blues - Willander
11. Vancouver Canucks - Dvorsky
12. Arizona Coyotes - Benson
13. Buffalo Sabres - Danielson
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - Barlow
15. Nashville Predators - Wood
16. Calgary Flames - Sandin-Pellika
17. Detroit Red Wings - Perreault
18. Winnipeg Jets - Honzek
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Musty
20. Seattle Kraken - Ritchie
21. Minnesota Wild - Edstrom
22. Philadelphia Flyers - Yager
23. New York Rangers - But
24. Nashville Predators - Sale
25. St. Louis Blues - Bonk
26. San Jose Sharks - Oscar Fisker Molgaard
27. Colorado Avalanche - Brindley
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Gulyayev
29. St. Louis Blues - Stenberg
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Molendyk
31. Montreal Canadiens - Stramel
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Dragacevik

[hockeyrobot]

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Leo
4. San Jose Sharks - Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens - Reinbacher
6. Arizona Coyotes - Matvei
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Leonard
8. Washington Capitals - Benson
9. Detroit Red Wings - Wood
10. St. Louis Blues - Dvorsky
11. Vancouver Canucks - Willander
12. Arizona Coyotes - Barlow
13. Buffalo Sabres - Moore
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - Sandin Pellikka
15. Nashville Predators - Danielson
16. Calgary Flames - Perrault
17. Detroit Red Wings - Honzek
18. Winnipeg Jets - Yager
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Sale
20. Seattle Kraken - Simashev
21. Minnesota Wild - Musty
22. Philadelphia Flyers - Bonk
23. New York Rangers - Ritchie
24. Nashville Predators - Stenberg
25. St. Louis Blues - Stramel
26. San Jose Sharks - But
27. Colorado Avalanche - Edstrom
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Brindley
29. St. Louis Blues - Dragiceviv
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Gauthier
31. Montreal Canadiens - Halttunen
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Molendyk

[pmorrow]

rough copy...

1. Chicago Blackhawks – Connor Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks – Adam Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets – Leo Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks – Will Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens – Ryan Leonard
6. Arizona Coyotes – Matvei Michkov
7. Philadelphia Flyers – David Reinbacher
8. Washington Capitals – Zach Benson
9. Detroit Red Wings – Dalibor Dvorsky
10. St. Louis Blues – Tom Wallinder
11. Vancouver Canucks – Matthew Wood
12. Arizona Coyotes – Axel Sandin-Pellikka
13. Buffalo Sabres – Oliver Moore
14. Pittsburgh Penguins – Colby Barlow
15. Nashville Predators – Gabe Perreault
16. Calgary Flames – Callum Ritchie
17. Detroit Red Wings – Eduard Sale
18. Winnipeg Jets - Brayden Yager
19. Chicago Blackhawks - Dmitry Simashev
20. Seattle Kraken – Otto Stenberg
21. Minnesota Wild – Andrew Cristall
22. Philadelphia Flyers – Quentin Musty
23. New York Rangers – Daniil But
24. Nashville Predators – Nate Danielson
25. St. Louis Blues – Samuel Honzek
26. San Jose Sharks – Mikhail Gulyayev
27. Colorado Avalanche – Gavin Brindley
28. Toronto Maple Leafs – Oliver Bonk
29. St. Louis Blues – Theo Lindstein
30. Carolina Hurricanes – Anton Wahlberg
31. Montreal Canadiens – Michael Hrabal
32. Vegas Golden Knights – Riley Heidt

[pmorrow]

Submissions due at 7 et tomorrow (start of draft)!

[senryu]

1. Chicago Blackhawks - Bedard
2. Anaheim Ducks - Fantilli
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Carlsson
4. San Jose Sharks - W Smith
5. Montreal Canadiens - Reinbacher
6. Arizona Coyotes - Dvorsky
7. Philadelphia Flyers - Michkov
8. Washington Capitals - R. Leonard
9. Detroit Red Wings - Willander
10. St. Louis Blues - Simashev
11. Vancouver Canucks - M. Wood
12. Arizona Coyotes - Benson
13. Buffalo Sabres - O. Moore
14. Pittsburgh Penguins - G. Perrault
15. Nashville Predators - Honzek
16. Calgary Flames - Pellikka
17. Detroit Red Wings - Danielson
18. Winnipeg Jets - Barlow
19. Chicago Blackhawks - But
20. Seattle Kraken - Yager
21. Minnesota Wild - Ritchie
22. Philadelphia Flyers - Bonk
23. New York Rangers - Stramel
24. Nashville Predators - Edstrom
25. St. Louis Blues - Sale
26. San Jose Sharks - Molendyk
27. Colorado Avalanche - Musty
28. Toronto Maple Leafs - Gulyayev
29. St. Louis Blues - Dragicevic
30. Carolina Hurricanes - Perron
31. Montreal Canadiens - Nadeau
32. Vegas Golden Knights - Stenberg