This is it for the first round folks. It's Day 10, and more than a few SBN participants were willing to go seven rounds with this, but I gather that 24 hours from now we will all be looking back at this mock draft and wondering why the respective teams we cover didn't take our advice! Rounding out the first 30 mock draft picks, are the Blackhawks, Red Wings and Pingouins.
It is day 6 of the SB Nation NHL Mock Draft, and my scouts and I came to a final decision this past Friday afternoon on our selection. When I say "my scouts", I'm not fooling. I took this mock draft quite seriously, and polled three sources to come up with a consensus pick once the players I had hoped to snap up were off the table.
Massachusetts’ Phillips Andover Academy center Chris Kreider's combination of size speed and skill are an alluring package for any team wishing to call his name on June 26. Projected as a mid to late first rounder, Kreider has been on the scouts radar for quite some time now.
With his gifts of size, a scoring touch, leadership and improving speed and quickness, Peter Holland fits the bill in regard to the Canadiens greatest area of need.
