Apr 18, 2015
McDavid No. 1 in Button's mock draft
After the Edmonton Oilers won the Draft Lottery Saturday night, TSN Head Scout Craig Button released an early mock draft of the first 14 picks.
By Craig Button
After the Edmonton Oilers won the Draft Lottery Saturday night, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button released an early mock draft of the first 14 picks.
There were no surprises with the top two picks, with Button giving the Oilers phenom Connor McDavid and the Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel. Dylan Strome went third overall to the Arizona Coyotes while the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Mitch Marner fourth in Button's mock draft. Defenceman Noah Hanifan rounded out the Top 5, heading to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Craig Button's Mock Draft
| PICK | TEAM | PLAYER | POS. | 2014-15 CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDM | Connor McDavid | C | Erie (OHL) |
| 2 | BUF | Jack Eichel | C | Boston U (NCAA) |
| 3 | ARI | Dylan Strome | C | Erie (OHL) |
| 4 | TOR | Mitch Marner | RW | London (OHL) |
| 5 | CAR | Noah Hanifin | D | Boston Coll. (NCAA) |
| 6 | NJ | Lawson Crouse | LW | Kingston (OHL) |
| 7 | PHI | Mikko Rantanen | RW | TPS (SM Liiga) |
| 8 | CBJ | Ivan Provorov | D | Brandon (WHL) |
| 9 | SJ | Pavel Zacha | C | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 10 | COL | Zach Werenski | D | Michigan (NCAA) |
| 11 | FLA | Kyle Connor | LW/C | Youngstown (NCAA) |
| 12 | DAL | Timo Meier | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 13 | LA | Thomas Chabot | D | Saint John (QMJHL) |
| 14 | BOS | Mathew Barzal | C | Seattle (WHL) |