NHL Mock Draft: Joun’s Final Full First Round Mock of 2016

The Calgary Flames have tremendous talent up front with the likes of Sean Monahan, Sam Bennett, and Johnny Gaudreau. Their defense looks decent with T.J Brodie and Dougie Hamilton set on the top pairing. For that matter, this pick is more of a best-play-available pick than a pick-by-need. The Flames are getting the best defenseman available in this year’s draft, the most offensively complete one who has great hockey IQ and great untapped potential. A fair use of the No. 6 pick.. D. London, OHL. Olli Juolevi. 6. player. 112

player. 121. Mikhail Sergachev has quietly surfaced in scouts’ top-ten lists. The defenseman is viewed as the most NHL-ready defenseman in the draft, which is precisely what the Coyotes need right now. Sergachev’s mix of size, speed, and skill is too good to pass by for a blueline-hungry team like the Coyotes, who would be passing on flashy winger Alex Nylander to make this pick. That being said, Nylander is just as good a pick at number seven as Sergachev is.<br /> If the Coyotes indeed attempt to draft Arizona-native Matthew Tkachuk, expect this pick to be in play.. D. Windsor, OHL. Mikhail Sergachev. 7

player. 12. After months of being ranked sixth-overall on scouts lists, Nylander wasn’t able to wrap up his season in finesse to “wow” the NHL. The Sabres, though, will be getting a treat with this pick. His skill and Hockey IQ is one of the best in the draft, something that the Sabres need right now — Buffalo did not have a winger with more than 35 points this past season.<br /> Drafting a defenseman is the best way to go for the Sabres, but Nylander is too good to pass by. Chychrun is a definite possibility here.. W. Mississauga, OHL. Alex Nylander. 8

152. The Canadiens would have loved to jumped into the top-three, perhaps to use the pick to draft Dubois. But here they are, with a pick to draft a big forward that they really need. Brown has been great in the second half of the season. The big man skates well with soft hands that are good for high-end playmaking. For a Canadiens team known for their small wingers up and down the lineup (Gallagher, Desharnais, Byron) a Brown is a great pivot who will complement those craft wingers very well. Brown is a wild card. Some have him as high as number five.. C. Windsor, OHL. Logan Brown. 9. player

Sarnia, OHL. Jakob Chychrun. 10. player. 103. Rounding out the top ten is defenseman Jakob Chychrun, the physical defenseman who skates beyond his years. Chychrun was supposed to challenge Matthews for the top seed coming into this year, but here he is, lucky to be picked in the top ten. The Colorado Avalanche wants to give their defense a real good shake and insert physicality to the top-four in the coming years. Why do you think Tyson Barrie’s name was so naturally in the trade market?<br /> Patrick Roy likes big skaters. Although Bean may be more offensively talented than Chychrun is, the untapped potential is Chychrun is just another reason for the Avalanche to draft Chychrun, who already has the abilities that the Avalanche are looking for.. D