Jun 26, 2015
NHL Mock Draft: Button's first-round picks 2.0
With the 2015 NHL Draft just hours away, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button delivers his final mock draft. To no surprise, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel come off the board with the first two picks but, as Button notes, the intrigue then begins.
By Craig Button
Intrigue was the operative word heading into the 2015 NHL Draft and that's exactly what is unfolding in Florida on Friday. While there is no doubt about the first and second picks in the draft, the third pick is in play, with the Arizona Coyotes fielding numerous offers for from teams looking to move up. Signs point to the Coyotes taking some team up on their offer.
Noah Hanifin, the consensus third selection in this draft for quite some time, appears to be the focus of teams' affection. With the Buffalo Sabres trading their 21st selection to the Ottawa Senators for goaltender Robin Lehner and veteran centre David Legwand Friday morning, more change is inevitable.
It is a very hot day in Fort Lauderdale and the trade talk is heating up. All indications are players and picks will continue to move heading into the draft, and certainly once the selections begin.
So as teams jockey around trying to make moves to better their rosters, I present my High Noon Mock Draft. Every move has a domino effect, so the next transaction will change things again, but this is a glimpse of how things can change with a move here and there.