Well, here it is, the day before the 2008 NHL Entry Draft: Alan Bass’ mock draft. This mock draft has been thought out for a few weeks now, and I have included trades that may very well happen on draft day. I have never been so excited for a draft before, and I am greatly looking forward to it.
1. Tampa Bay Lightning
Stephen Stamkos, C, Sarnia, OHL
2. Los Angeles Kings
Drew Doughty, D, Guelph, OHL
3. Atlanta Thrashers
Zach Bogosian, D, Peterborough, OHL
4. St. Louis Blues
Alex Pietrangelo, D, Niagara, OHL
5. New York Islanders
Luke Schenn, D, Kelowna, WHL
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
Nikita Filatov, LW, Central Army, Russia
7. Toronto Maple Leafs
Mikkel Boedker, LW, Kitchener, OHL
8. Phoenix Coyotes-- Trade with Sabres for No. 13 pick and player
Sabres choose Cody Hodgson, C, Brampton, OHL
9. Nashville Predators (from Florida)
Colin Wilson, C, Boston University, NCAA
10. Vancouver Canucks
Zach Boychuk, C, Lethbridge, WHL
11. Chicago Blackhawks
Tyler Myers, D, Kelowna, WHL
12. Anaheim Ducks (from Edmonton)
Kyle Beach, C, Everett, WHL
13. Buffalo Sabres—trade to Phoenix for No. 8 pick and player
Colten Teubert, D, Regina, WHL
14. Carolina Hurricanes
Michael del Zotto, D, Oshawa, OHL
15. Nashville Predators
Luca Sbisa, D, Lethbridge, WHL
16. Boston Bruins
Jacob Markstrom, G, Brynas, Sweden
17. Calgary Flames
Mattias Tedenby, D, HV71, Sweden
18. Ottawa Senators
Colby Robak, D, Brandon, WHL
19. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Colorado)
Josh Bailey, C, Windsor, OHL
20. New York Rangers
Jordan Eberle, C, Regina, WHL
21. New Jersey Devils
Mikhail Stefanovich, C, Quebec, QMJHL
22. Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim)
Chet Pickard, G, Tri-City, WHL
23. Washington Capitals
Yann Sauve, D, Saint John, QMJHL
24. Minnesota Wild
Tyler Cuma, D, Ottawa, OHL
25. Montreal Canadiens
David Toews, LW Shattuck-St. Mary’s, USHS
26. Buffalo Sabres (from San Jose)
Greg Neimsz, C, Windsor, OHL
27. Philadelphia Flyers
Harri Sateri, G, Tappara, Finland
28. Los Angeles Kings (from Dallas)
AJ Jenks, C, Plymouth, OHL
29. Atlanta Thrashers (from Pittsburgh)—Trade to Pittsburgh for draft picks and players
Jared Staal, RW, Sudbury, OHL
30. Detroit Red Wings
Anton Gustafsson, C, Frolunda, Sweden
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3 months ago
Great article Alan!
I was just hoping the Rangers could get Teubert...
3 months ago
Stefanovich is going so high at No. 21? Wow, that's interesting. He's ranked to go at the end of the second round at the earliest and the start of the third round at the latest.
David Toews to Montreal, I like that. Jared Staal at 29 is a surprise too.
from 3 months ago
Yeah, I feel like Stefanovich is going to surprise people by going in the late first round. He is a great player
3 months ago
I like Schenn a lot...probably the best shutdown dman on the Isles but I have a hard time with them passing up on Boedker or Filatov
3 months ago
Whatever team gets Drew Doughty will have a great d-man. If LA gets him, imagine Johnson, Blake, Visnovsky, Doughty. Pretty potent blueline.
from 3 months ago
holy crap that would be a great top 4 matt
3 months ago
Washington should trade for the #2 pick and pluck Doughty to play with Karl Alzner. Imagine that duo on the Caps' blueline for the next decade.
This is all in Alex Ovechkin's fantasy world, of course.
from 3 months ago
that would be amazing, but i don't think they will be able to get a trade made that would be able to get that valuable pick
3 months ago
wow you were right for 1-6, but then the crazy trades started...oh lord
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