The 2019 NHL Draft is almost upon us and fans of all 31 National Hockey League clubs are eagerly anticipating what prospects their team will draft. Here at The Hockey Writers, we’ve continued an annual tradition with our Writers Mock Draft.
Our staff members pick teams and then mock draft the first round from the perspective of those teams. Our only rule: no trading picks.
1st overall: New Jersey Devils select F Jack Hughes from the U.S. National Development Program
Recently, the debate between Hughes and Kaapo Kakko has spiked, especially after the Finn’s strong performance at the World Championship. He’s a true goal-scoring winger, which is something that the Devils do not have enough of at the moment. Hughes is a play-making center, which the Devils drafted in 2017 with Nico Hischier. If drafting for need, then the Devils take Kakko, but that can be a flawed…
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