HW Community Mock Draft 2013: Day 11

On the board: HDZx. You have until 9:59PM CDT to make your pick!

DAY 10 RECAP

I know some of you may feel like this is going at a snails pace but we just finished two rounds in 10 days with 17 more days to go! We will be able to get quite far in this mock!

But today, the Nashville Predators GM No O in Predators! was able to hook HW up with an exclusive interview they did with TSN's Bob Mckenzie:

Why Lindholm over Drouin?

First off, Lindholm was the guy we wanted all along. We would have loved to trade down and pick him up at 5,6,7 or 8 but do to extenuating circumstances we were just not able to make that happen.

Again, why Lindholm over Drouin?

Lindholm is a perfect fit for what we try and do here in Nashville. Our forwards are required to play sound defense, be solid two way players or they can go back to Russia. The problem that has occurred here in Nashville is that we lack some truly gifted offensive players in our top 6. That is where Lindholm comes into play. Combining his offensive prowess and defensive responsibility, he creates a position of strength at the center position going forward.

Do you project Lindholm to skate alongside newly acquired Filip Forsberg?

On a different note Bob, what do you think of the coup we pulled off to acquire Forsberg from the Capitols? Talk about highway robbery! Makes you wonder how some GMs keep their jobs, right WANG and GARTH? Anyways, back to your question... what was your question again?

Do you project Lindholm to skate alongside newly acquired Filip Forsberg?

Without a doubt, we see these two as being the top line core of our hockey team for the next 10-15 years. While it was not a deciding factor, it is very good for our club that both of the players are from Sweden and will be playing together internationally for the next decade or so. That will only help to make them and our hockey club that much better in the long run.

What did you see in Bjorkstrand that made you trade up to take him with the 55th pick?

We had him as an end of the first round talent. While he could surprise us and end up being a first line talent, we really see him as a second line player with 1st unit power play specialist written all over him. He gets to the dirty areas, has a lot of fight and a booming shot. He has a very quick release and can score from anywhere, in any situation. Very smart kid. To get him at the back end of the second round is a big win for us.

So are you happy with your draft so far?

Besides not being able to trade down and still get Lindholm, I am very happy. Our goal as an organization was to grab 2 offensive threats with our first two picks that still fit into our scheme of what we are trying to do. I think we hit a home run in accomplishing that.

What are your plans for the rest of the draft?

I know I shouldn't tell you incase my fellow GMs pick up on this interview, but we plan on taking a goalie with every pick we have left. What's the old saying? "You can never have to many goalies"?

DAY 10 SELECTIONS

55TH OVERALL - The Nashville Predators select Oliver Bjorkstrand, goal-scoring forward from the Porltand Winterhawks of the WHL.

General Manager No O in Predators!:

Bjorkstrand is one year removed from being the 26th pick in the CHL import draft to being the 55th pick in the NHL entry draft. He projects as a second line winger and 1st unit powerplay. Like most draft picks, his knock is that he needs to get bigger/stronger.

Bjorkstrand has a heavy shot and a quick release. Aggressive forechecker with little fear of traffic in attacking zone. Responsible defensively, but strong suit is a nose for the net.

Bjorkstrand is a natural sniper who has very heavy wrist and snap shots, along with an excellent one-timer. His shooting arsenal features an excellent release which he uses to fool goaltenders when he is coming down the wing on a rush, or after setting up in the offensive zone. He has a real knack for getting open either by trailing slightly behind on rush, or by finding the soft spot in the defence to unleash his vast shooting arsenal. A tad undersized, has outstanding stickhandling and is tough to knock off the puck. He is very shifty and is able to avoid checks and buy time for his teammates to get open. He is an underrated playmaker with very good vision and passing skills. Bjorkstrand attempts to go to the key areas, and shows no lack of intensity in battling for pucks along the boards, but he must get stronger before he is able to really be successful in this aspect of his game.

56TH OVERALL - The Edmonton Oilers select defenseman Brett Pesce from University of New Hampshire.

General Manager ThatGuy22:

The Oiler’s continue to add Defense in selecting the intelligent, smooth skating from New Hampshire. Pesce started his college career as 17 year old true Freshman, and should be a good puck mover in the NHL with his skating and hockey iq. At 170 lbs, Pesce is going to need to spend the next couple years at college filling out his 6’3" frame, but that shouldn’t be a problem with the extra work out time playing NCAA hockey provides.

57TH OVERALL - The Los Angeles Kings select Slovakian forward Marko Dano from HC Slovan Bratislava,

General Manager wildfansec108row11:

Fast and physical forward that is similar to the "Grumpy Swede." He can add a little offense with good stickhandling and a good shot. Could be a good replacement for Dustin Brown when he becomes a FA.

58TH OVERALL - The Boston Bruins select offensive defenseman Jordan Subban from Belleville Bulls

General Manager sarahconnors:

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59TH OVERALL - The Winnipeg Jets selected skilled forward Connor Hurley from Edina.

HW Danccchan's Take

Talented and skill but playing at a lower level, Hurley has traveled non-stop to prove to NHL teams that he can play against the best. He had some time in the USHL and with the USA team but will get his chance to prove any doubters wrong next season when he heads to the University of Notre Dame.

60TH OVERALL - The San Jose Sharks select Ryan Kujawinski from the Kingston Frontenacs

General Manager J.A.Berty1330:

With the 60th overall pick in the 2013 HW NHL Mock Draft the SJS are proud to select, from the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL, C Ryan Kujawinski.

Kujawinski has good offensive potential, a big frame and good skating ability. He has reportedly been plagued with inconsistency, but has the size, skating, and offense to make an impact in the NHL.

DRAFT BOARD

ROUND 1

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
1	COL	JONES, SETH	D	PORTLAND (WHL)
2	FLA	MACKINNON, NATHAN	C	HALIFAX (QMJHL)
3	TBL	NICHUSHKIN, VALERI	RW	DYNAMO (RUSSIA)
4	NSH	LINDHOLM, ELIAS	C	BRYNAS (SWEDEN)
5	CAR	DROUIN, JONATHAN	LW	HALIFAX (QMJHL)
6	CGY	BARKOV, ALEKSANDER	C	TAPPARA (FINLAND)
7	EDM	RISTOLAINEN, RASMUS	D	TPS (FINLAND)
8	BUF	ZADOROV, NIKITA	D	LONDON (OHL)
9	NYI (via NJD)	MONAHAN, SEAN	C	OTTAWA (OHL)
10	DAL	SHINKARUK, HUNTER	C/LW	MEDICINE HAT (WHL)
11	PHI	NURSE, DARNELL	D	SAULT STE MARIE (OHL)
12	PHX	WENNBERG, ALEXANDER	C	DJURGARDEN (SWE-2)
13	WPG	DOMI, MAX	C	LONDON (OHL)
14	CBJ	FREDERIK GAUTHIER	C	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
15	NJD (via NYI)	ZYKOV, VALENTIN	LW	BAIE-COMEAU (QMJHL)
16	BUF (via MIN)	MANTHA, ANTHONY	RW	VAL-D'OR (QMJHL)
17	OTT	THEODORE, SHEA	D	SEATTLE (WHL)
18	DET	DE LA ROSE, JACOB	C	LEKSAND (SWE-2)
19	CBJ (via NYR)	ERNE, ADAM	LW	QUEBEC (QMJHL)
20	SJS	PULOCK, RYAN	D	BRANDON (WHL)
21	TOR	HORVAT, BO	C	LONDON (OHL)
22	CGY (via STL)	MORRISSEY, JOSH	D	PRINCE ALBERT (WHL)
23	WSH	HAGG, ROBERT	D	MODO JR (SWE-JR)
24	VAN	MORIN, SAMUEL	D	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
25	MTL	LAZAR, CURTIS	RW/C	EDMONTON (WHL)
26	ANA	MCCOSHEN, IAN	D	WATERLOO (USHL)
27	CBJ (via LAK)	BURAKOWSKY, ANDRE	C	MALMO (SWE-D1)
28	DAL (via BOS)	RYCHEL, KERBY	LW	WINDSOR (OHL)
29	MIN (via CGY)	FUCALE, ZACH	G	HALIFAX (QMJHL)
30	CHI	BIGRAS, CHRIS	D	OTTAWA (OHL)

ROUND 2

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
31	FLA	VANNELLI, TOMMY	D	MINNETONKA (HIGH-MN)
32	COL	KLIMCHUK, MORGAN	LW	REGINA (WHL)
33	TBL	BOWEY, MADISON	D	KELOWNA (WHL)
34	MTL (via NSH)	HARTMAN, RYAN	RW	PLYMOUTH (OHL)
35	CAR	BUCHNEVICH, PAVEL	LW	SEVERSTAL (RUSSIA)
36	MTL (via CGY)	MUELLER, MIRCO	D	EVERETT (WHL)
37	EDM	MCCARRON, MICHAEL	RW	USNTDP
38	BUF	SANTINI, STEVEN	D	USNTDP
39	NJD	JARRY, TRISTAN	G	EDMONTON (WHL)
40	DAL	COMPHER, J.T.	C	USNTDP
41	PHI	KLAVINS, EDGARS	LW/RW	EIK (ELITSERIEN)
42	PHX	PETAN, NICOLAS	C	PORTLAND (WHL)
43	WPG	COMRIE, ERIC	G	TRI-CITY (WHL)
44	CBJ	DESROSIERS, PHILIPPE	G	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
45	ANA (via NYI)	BAILEY, JUSTIN	C	KITCHENEER (OHL)
46	CGY (via MIN)	HILL, TYLER	RW	HOTCHKISS (HIGH-CT)
47	STL (via OTT)	GRAVES, RYAN	D	PEI (QMJHL)
48	DET	HEATHERINTON, DILLON	D	SWIFT CURRENT (WHL)
49	SJS (via NYR)	CARRIER, WILLIAM	C	CAPE BRETON (QMJHL)
50	SJS	LEHKONEN, ARTURRI	C	KALPA (FINLAND)
51	TOR	WHEATON, MITCHELL	D	KELOWNA (WHL)
52	BUF (via STL)	LODGE, JIMMY	C	SAGINAW (OHL)
53	WSH	SLEPYSHEV, ANTON	LW	SALAVAT (KHL)
54	DAL (via VAN)	KOSTALEK, JAN	D	RIMOUSKI (QMJHL
55	NSH (via MTL)	BJORKSTRAND, OLIVER	LW	PORTLAND (WHL)
56	EDM (via ANA)	PESCE, BRETT	D	UNH (NCAA)
57	LAK	DANO, MARKO	C	HC SLOVAN B (SLOVAKIA)
58	BOS	SUBBAN, JORDAN	D	BELLEVILLE (OHL)
59	WPG (Comp)	HURLEY, CONNOR	C	EDINA (HIGH-MN)
60	SJS (via PIT)	KUJAWINSKI, RYAN	C	KINGSTON (OHL)
61	WPG (via CHI)	ROY, MARC-OLIVIER	C	BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND (QMJHL)

ROUND 3

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
62	PHX (via SJS)	THOMPSON, KEATON	D	UND (USNDTP)
63	COL
64	MTL (via NSH)
65	NYR (via NSH)
66	CAR
67	CGY
68	DAL (via EDM)
69	BUF
70	MIN (via NJD)
71	MTL (via DAL)
72	PHI
73	PHX
74	WPG
75	NYR (via CBJ)
76	NYI
77	PIT (via MIN)
78	OTT
79	DET
80	NYR
81	CGY (via MIN)
82	TOR
83	STL
84	WSH
85	VAN (via FLA)
86	MTL
87	ANA
88	LAK
89	BOS
90	PIT
91	WPG (via CHI)

ROUND 4

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
92	FLA
93	COL
94	STL (via TBL)
95	NSH
96	LAK (via CAR)
97	CGY
98	FLA (via EDM)
99	NSH (via BUF)
100	NJD
101	DAL
102	OTT (via PHI)
103	LAK (via PHX)
104	WPG
105	CBJ
106	NYI
107	MIN
108	OTT
109	DET
110	NYR
111	SJS (via CHI)
112	MTL (via NSH)
113	STL
114	WSH
115	VAN
116	NJD (via NYI)
117	ANA
118	LAK
119	BOS
120	PIT
121	CHI

ROUND 5

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
122	FLA
123	COL
124	TBL
125	NSH
126	CAR
127	WSH (via CGY)
128	EDM
129	BUF
130	BUF (via NJD)
131	DAL
132	PHI
133	PHX
134	WPG
135	CGY (via CLB)
136	NYI
137	MIN
138	OTT
139	DET
140	NSH (via NYR)
141	SJS
142	TOR
143	BUF (via STL)
144	WSH
145	VAN
146	LAK (via MTL)
147	ANA
148	LAK
149	BOS
150	DAL (via PIT)
151	CHI

ROUND 6

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
152	FLA
153	COL
154	TBL
155	NSH
156	CAR
157	CGY
158	EDM
159	BUF
160	NJD
161	DAL
162	PHI
163	PHX
164	WPG
165	CLB
166	NJD (via NYI)
167	MIN
168	OTT
169	DET
170	NYR
171	NSH (via SJS)
172	TOR
173	STL
174	WSH
175	VAN
176	MTL
177	ANA
178	LAK
179	BOS
180	PIT
181	CHI

ROUND 7

#	Drafting	Name	Pos	Team
182	DAL (via FLA)
183	COL
184	TBL
185	NSH
186	TBL (via CAR)
187	CGY
188	EDM
189	BUF
190	WPG (via NJD)
191	LAK (via DAL)
192	PHI
193	PHX
194	PIT (via WPG)
195	CLB
196	NYI
197	MIN
198	CGY (via OTT)
199	DET
200	MIN (via NYR)
201	SJS
202	TOR
203	STL
204	WSH
205	VAN
206	MTL
207	SJS (via ANA)
208	LAK
209	BOS
210	PIT
211	CHI

GM List - LINK HERE

We will be updating the picks as the draft goes along so check this post as well as our twitter, @hockeywildernes, for updates.

For a complete list of draft picks, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NHL_Entry_Draft