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| Posted on Wednesday, May 08 @ 00:00:04 PDT |
[2024 NHL Draft](/collections/11351945-2024-nhl-draft) 2024 NHL Mock Draft: Macklin Celebrini To Sharks After NHL Draft Lottery 2024 NHL Mock Draft: Macklin Celebrini To Sharks After NHL Draft Lottery The San Jose Sharks won the rights to select Macklin Celebrini first overall, but how will the rest of the lottery range shake out? Heres our Mock Draft. Both the fates of Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks were decided Tuesday night by the bounce of a lottery ball. While no announcement has been made by the team, GM Mike Grier didnt make it a secret about how much they like Celebrini and how excited theyll be to now have the right to select the wire-to-wire consensus No. 1 prospect at the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas June 28. [Subscribe to FloHockey today to watch the USHLs Clark Cup Finals](https://flohockey.tv/signup) [Why Macklin Celebrini Is Closer To Connor Bedard Than You Think](https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/12375257-2024-nhl-draft-macklin-celebrini-is-closer-to-connor-bedard-than-you-think) [FloHockeys Mid-Term 2024 NHL Draft Rankings](https://www.flohockey.tv/collections/11351945-2024-nhl-draft/ranking) Celebrini, who played some for the San Jose Jr. Sharks, will be close to his parents who live in the Bay Area as dad Rick works with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.
Now that we essentially know where Celebrini is going. We also know the order of the next 15 selections in the draft after No. 1. While there is going to be debate in scouting rooms and much scrutiny on video and at the NHL Scouting Combine to go before we have a better idea of how the picture shakes out, this is my best guess in the immediate aftermath of the lottery of how the draft would go if it happened today. I spent the last two weeks in Finland at the 2024 IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship chatting with scouts and execs and while no one truly tips their hand all the way, hopefully some of that chatter guided my picks below. So let’s dive in. Here is my very first post-NHL Draft lottery Mock Draft. Stay tuned for full Mock Draft 1.0 in the coming weeks as well as a few more updates as we get closer to the draft day that will feature all 32 first-round selection and a two-round mock in the weeks leading up to the draft. 2024 NHL Mock Draft -- Post-Lottery Edition No. 1 San Jose Sharks -- Macklin Celebrini, C, Boston University The dream scenario after a nightmare season came to fruition for the Sharks as theyll get a young man who played some of his youth hockey in the Bay Area to be the next face of their franchise.
Celebrini is the no-doubt pick as Mike Grier didnt even hide his excitement about taking Celebrini specifically. He will be the cornerstone of a prospect system that also includes the highly-talented Will Smith from Boston College. No. 2 Chicago Blackhawks -- Ivan Demidov, RW, SKA St. Petersburg The Blackhawks really have two ways to go with this pick I think. They can nab the right-shot defenseman their system lacks in Artyom Levshunov, or they can continue to build up their forward group with another high-end scorer to complement Connor Bedard. This is a hugely important pick for this franchise, but I think the big swing here is to take Demidov and add another cornerstone piece to the rebuild. Demidov is under contract for one more season in the KHL and I would do everything in my power to make sure that is his last season in Russia. No. 3 Anaheim Ducks -- Artyom Levshunov, RHD, Michigan State The Ducks have significantly bolstered their forward group over the last few seasons with drafting Leo Carlsson and trading for Cutter Gauthier. What they could use now in their system is a right-shot defenseman. Levshunov is the perfect fit as a true two-way defenseman with size and enough jam to handle the battles Anaheim will fest in the Pacific Division.
No. 4 Columbus Blue Jackets -- Anton Silayev, LHD, Torpedo The Blue Jackets have plenty of needs in their system despite some solid drafting the last few years. I think theyve got some nice defensemen of the future in David Jiricek and Denton Mateychuk, who are right and left shots, respectively. The upside Silayev has, however, could allow him to be the No. 1 defenseman for this group. He is 6-foot-7, rangey and just figuring out how to use that frame of his. Theres physicality and skill in his game that I think the Jackets would have to consider. No. 5 Montreal Canadiens -- Cayden Lindstrom, C, Medicine Hat Tigers The Habs could go in a lot of different directions here as there are going to be some very good defensemen still on the board. Lindstrom might be one of the riskier choices here, but I also think the upside is what will entice the Habs. If they believe Lindstrom is a long-term center, he would allow them to get bigger down the middle. Lindstrom also has some good quickness, hand skills and scoring touch. There is some legitimate concern about injuries hes battled this season which will need to be investigated, but I think the size, physicality and, the skill he can bring to the table would really add another dimension to Montreals forward lineup.
No. 6 Utah Hockey Club -- Sam Dickinson, LHD, London Knights Size clearly mattered to this hockey ops group during the last draft when they nabbed big players in Dmitri Simashev and Daniil But in the first round, and they can continue that trend with 6-foot-3 athlete Sam Dickinson. Not only is he big, he produced at a big level in the OHL this season. He is one of just two OHL defensemen in league history at 6-foot-3 or taller to put up 70 points in his U18 season. Theres some legitimate hockey sense concerns with him that will need to be smoothed out, but I think the tools are very enticing to line him up on the back end. No. 7 Ottawa Senators -- Zayne Parekh, RHD, Saginaw Spirit I think the run on defensemen continues here as Parekh gives the Senators something they havent really had since Erik Karlsson was around -- a legitimate offensive, point-producing defenseman. I think either Parekh or Zeev Buium makes sense here, but as a Canadian team, Id probably pick a Canadian player for the best long-term success of hanging on to him. He had 96 points in the OHL this year, the most ever in the OHL by a draft-eligible defenseman since 1989-90. No. 8 Seattle Kraken -- Zeev Buium, LHD, Denver This is the part of the draft where we start splitting hairs a little bit because I think there are a lot of similar values.
The Kraken have gone heavy on forwards in their draft classes and I dont think they have a game-changing defenseman. Buium could be it. Hes a dynamic offensive player who just had the best draft-eligible season by a NCAA defenseman pretty much ever. He has good skating ability and if the Kraken need evidence of why having a dynamic element on the back end matters, just look an hour north to Vancouver. I dont know if Buium will be at Quinn Hughess level as a pro, but he outperformed him as an NCAA freshman. No. 9 Calgary Flames -- Konsta Helenius, C, Jukurit The Flames have a lot of needs long-term, but I think they can address a pretty important one at center. Helenius is 5-11, but strong and has good two-way capability. Hes not far from NHL ready after posting the fourth-most productive U18 season in Liiga history, trailing Aleksander Barkov, Mikael Granlund and Kaapo Kakko. He is currently playing on Finlands senior national team at the Mens World Championship. Im sure they will be tempted to take Tij Iginla here, but I also dont know if thats the best long-term move for the team. No. 10 New Jersey Devils -- Tij Iginla, RW, Kelowna Rockets The Devils have spent so many picks on defensemen of late, Id have to think theyre going to be looking at forwards.
In this range, there are good option and if I were them Id probably pick Berkly Catton here, but that would be another sub-6-foot center. So Im looking at the wing and taking a swing on the highly-skilled Iginla, who has a good work ethic, quick hands and a deadly shot. He does a lot of things well and just won gold with Canada at the U18 Worlds where the Devils had a big contingent in tow. No. 11 Buffalo Sabres -- Berkly Catton, C, Spokane Chiefs I dont know if the Sabres are going to go for another undersized forward here after picking Zach Benson and Matt Savoie, but I think Catton might be the best of all three. He has speed and dynamic skills that allow him to produce off the rush. His ability to make plays in transition would go a long way to helping the Sabres maximize the quality of their puck-moving defensemen. I think they might have to make some changes to their system to add some size up front among their top prospects, but this is a great haul in the range they are in. No. 12 Philadelphia Flyers -- Carter Yakemchuk, D, Calgary HItmen A big right-shot defenseman who can move pucks and score goals would be an exciting addition to the Flyers system. Even though they have Cam York and Jamie Drysdale, Yakemchuk gives them a little more size.
Hes a great skater and can move pucks efficiently. He scored 30 goals in the WHL this year. No. 13 Minnesota Wild -- Beckett Senecke, RW, Oshawa Generals Sennecke has been one of the fastest rising prospects of the season. His performance in the OHL playoffs has caught everyone by surprise. Hes a 6-foot-2 scorer who can make plays ont he interior. The Wild have a lot of needs and I think theyre going to fall just outside of the range to nab a higher-end defenseman to keep building their blue line around Brock Faber. No. 14 San Jose Sharks (via PIT) -- Cole Eiserman, RW, U.S. National Team Development Program Celebrini and Eiserman are close friends and former teammates from Shattuck-St. Marys. I dont think this reunion would be ill placed and I think this is good value for Eiserman, whose draft stock has slipped. He just set the NTDPs career record for goals with 127 over two seasons. Hes a legit sniper and with the playmakers San Jose has lined up including last years top pick Will Smith, Eiserman could do a lot of damage with those guys. No. 15 Detroit Red Wings -- Igor Chernyshov, RW, Dynamo Moscow The Red Wings have made some picks on players that had lower-upside, but higher floors in the last few years.
I think it would be fun to see them take a swing on Chernyshov, who is a 6-foot-2 forward with a lot of skill. His numbers dont pop out because he was used sparingly in the KHL, but the tape on him is pretty fun to watch and I think the Wings could stand to add scoring. Chernyshov has one more year left on his KHL contract before he could potentially come over. No. 16 St. Louis Blues -- Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW, Mora This guy just seems like he plays St. Louis Blues hockey already. The Norwegian winger plays with a lot of jam and will be taking on a big role with his senior national team at Mens World Championship. Brandsegg-Nygard has a good shot and decent enough hands even though I dont know that hell score at a superstar level. I do think he plays the right way and will endear himself to the culture the Blues established in their Stanley Cup year that theyre trying to recapture. NHL Draft 2024 Coverage On FloHockey Don’t miss the latest [ NHL Draft coverage on FloHockey.](https://www.flohockey.tv/collections/11351945-2024-nhl-draft?nav_id=602) [2024 NHL Draft Rankings From Chris Peters](https://www.flohockey.tv/rankings/12096723-2024-nhl-draft-rankings-from-chris-peters/49277-2024-nhl-draft-rankings-at-the-mid-term-macklin-celebrini-looks-like-wire-to-wire-no-1) [Trevor Connelly Under Microscope In 2024 NHL Draft Season](https://www.
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