Mid-season Mock Draft

With the trade deadline looming, there will be a few first round draft picks on the move in the coming week so I wanted to put my midseason draft list out there.

I will be doing another list at the end of the year but this will help to show how much the rankings can change in the last few months of the season.

1. New York Islanders

John Tavares, C

London Knights, OHL 

2. Tampa Bay Lightning

Victor Hedman, D

Modo, Swe JE

3. Atlanta Thrashers

Matt Duchene, C

Brampton, OHL

4. Toronto Maple Leafs

Evander Kane, C

Vancouver, WHL

5. Phoenix Coyotes

Jared Cowen, D

Spokane, WHL

6. Colorado Avalanche

Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi, LW

Timra, Swe JE

7. Ottawa Senators

Brayden Schenn, C

Brandon,WHL

8. St.Louis Blues

Nazem Kadri, C

London, OHL

9. Nashville Predators

Ryan Ellis, D

Windsor, OHL

10. Los Angeles Kings

Simon Despres, D

Saint John, QMJHL

11. Minnesota Wild

Jordan Schroeder, RW

U of MN, WCHA

12. Anaheim Ducks

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D

Leksands, SweAI

13. Pittsburgh Penguins

Dmitri Kulikov, D

Drummondville, QMJHL

14. Carolina Hurricanes

Scott Glennie, C

Brandon, WHL

15. Edmonton Oilers

Stefan Elliott, D

Saskatoon, WHL

16. Columbus Blue Jackets

Peter Holland, C

Guelph, OHL

17. Dallas Stars

Jacob Josefson, C

Djurgarden, Swe JE

18. Buffalo Sabres

John Moore, D

Chicago, USHL

19. Vancouver Canucks

Calvin De Haan, LW

Oshawa, OHL

20. Florida Panthars

 Zack Kassian, RW

Peterborough, OHL

21. Philadelphia Flyers

Carter Ashton, LW

Lethbridge, WHL

22. Montreal Canadians

Drew Shore, C

USA - 18

23. New York Rangers

Jeremy Morin, C

USA - 18

24. Calgary Flames

Landon Ferraro, RW

Red Deer, WHL

25. Chicago Blackhawks

Kyle Palmieri, C

USA - 18

26. New Jersey Devils

Louis Leblanc, C

Omaha, USHL

27. Detroit Red Wings

Marcus Johansson, LW

Farjestad, Swe JE

28. Boston Bruins

Dylan Olsen, D

Camrose, AJHL

29. New York Islanders *

David Rundblad, D

Skelleftea, Swe JE

30. Washington Capitals

Jordan Caron, C

Rimouski, QMJHL

* Islanders received San Jose first-round pick and Dean McAmmond from Ottawa for Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli.

**The orders is not the current standings it is my prediction of where the teams will finish and yes I think Ovie and the Caps will take home the Cup.