The NHL draft lottery is complete and now that the shocking winner—the Edmonton Oilers—have secured the No. 1 overall selection, we can begin to piece together a very deep draft, based on opportunity and need. The top of the draft features two franchise cornerstones, but the quality reaches well past 30 names, ensuring every team with a pick will walk away from Day 1 of the draft with a splendid piece of the future.
The Oilers were the big winners, but the Buffalo Sabres—despite losing the lottery—are clearly in a good spot, based on their slotting as the No. 2 team on the draft board.
This mock draft is based on a combination of best player available and need by specific teams. Here's a first-round mock draft, post-draft lottery, for 2015.
1. Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid, C, Erie Otters (OHL)
The Oilers haven't been successful at much in the past nine years, but winning draft lotteries is a specialty. The prize, this time, is a generational talent in young center Connor McDavid. Much has been written about him, but a great ...
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2015 NHL Mock Draft: Post-Lottery, First-Round Projections
April 20th, 2015 by Allan Mitchell Leave a reply »
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