NHL Entry Draft: Full Second Round Mock Draft, Fourth Edition

Tommy Miller. 62. player. 91. So far Ottawa has selected depth scorer/grinder Matthew Strome, and depth center MacKenzie Entwistle to help the club up front. Another area of the ice that needs to be addressed is the backend and that’s why the choice of Tommy Miller was made. And let’s not forget he’s from the USA U18 development program which has pumped out a ton of amazing players.. D. Team USA U18 (USHL)

Swift Current (WHL). Aleksi Heponiemi. 61. player. 92. Despite being on the small side Aleksi Heponiemi has a tremendous skill set and can definitely help the Penguins down the middle. He definitely needs to add weight and height before he can play in the NHL since he’s a really small guy, but first round selection Henri Jokiharju will at least keep things in order on the backend.. C

151. In the first round, I had Nashville choosing top defenseman Urho Vaakanainen from the Finnish Elite League. Now with their only second round selection, I have chosen center Stelio Mattheos from the WHL since that’s an area the Preds need to address big time.. C. Brandon (WHL). Stelio Mattheos. 60. player

105. The Ducks didn’t have a single pick in the first round and now they have two in the second. With their first choice in the second round, I had chosen center Morgan Frost to help the team up front and down the middle. Another spot that needs a prospect badly is goaltending and that’s why I have the Ducks choosing Ian Scott from the WHL.. G. Prince Albert (WHL). Ian Scott. 59. player

152. Montreal has already selected Maxime Comtois to help up front and Jarret Tyszka to help on the backend, now with their second pick in the second round I have them choosing another key piece the club needs. They definitely need help down the middle whether it’s a number one center or a depth center and Jake Leschyshyn can help fill a bottom six role.. C/W. Regina (WHL). Jake Leschyshyn. 58. player

Lukas Elvenes. 57. player. 94. Chicago only had one selection in the first round and that was winger Kristian Vesalainen. Now for every good winger their needs to be a good center playing along with him, and that’s why the selection of Lukas Elvenes was made.. C/W. Rogle J20 (Superelit)

Seattle (WHL). Jarret Tyszka. 56. player. 152. In the first round, I had the Canadiens selecting winger Maxime Comtois to help up front, which is something he can definitely do. Now with the Habs first pick in the second round I have them choosing Seattle defenseman Jarret Tyszka since the Habs are quite thin on the backend when it comes to prospects.. D

David Farrance. 54. player. 12. I selected winger Eeli Tolvanen in the first round for the Sabres to help along the wings, and with their first pick in the second round, I had them taking center Robert Thomas to help down the middle and grow with Tolvanen. So what else could be addressed? Defense and I did that with the selection of USHL standout David Farrance.. D. Team USA U18 (USHL)

70. Boston had chosen center Lias Andersson in the first round and now with their only pick in the second, I have them selecting sniper Nikita Popugaev. These two will be able to grow together and mesh together and form a fantastic duo for the Bruins.. LW. Moose Jaw (WHL). Nikita Popugaev. 53. player

C. Sarnia (OHL). Adam Ruzicka. 52. player. 109. So far Carolina has been able to select Klim Kostin and Jesper Boqvist to help up front on the wings. Now with their second pick in the second round I have them choosing Adam Ruzicka from the Sarnia Sting. And while he’s not offensively loaded, he will provide some scoring and a lot of grit in a third to fourth line role.

99. St. Louis has had two picks already, both in the first round. Number one was goaltender Jake Oettinger from the NCAA, and then depth scorer Isaac Ratcliffe. Now with their third choice, I have them selecting another depth scorer in Grant Mismash.. LW. Team USA U18 (USHL). Grant Mismash. 51. player

With Anaheim’s first selection of the draft, I have them choosing depth center Morgan Frost from the OHL. Now while he’s a year or two away from NHL play, he can easily fill a bottom six role with the club.. C/W. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL). Morgan Frost. 50. player. 105

D. University of Michigan (NCAA). Luke Martin. 49. player. 85. New Jersey has definitely helped the front of the organization with the choices of Nolan Patrick and Ivan Lodnya, now they can help the backend with the choice of NCAA defenseman Luke Martin.

With both of the center positions taken care of with the selections of Martin Necas and Jaret Anderson-Dolan the Lightning can now address another situation and that’s the backend. Defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph definitely puts Tampa Bay in a good position moving forward.. D. Charlottetown (QMJHL). Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 48. player. 23

In the first round, I had Ottawa selecting depth grinder/scorer Matthew Strome from Hamilton of the OHL. Now with their first pick in the second round I have them selecting fellow teammate MacKenzie Entwistle who fills much of the same role.. C. Hamilton (OHL). MacKenzie Entwistle. 47. player. 91

With the Islanders first selection I had them choosing high scoring winger Kailer Yamamoto, now if he isn’t NHL ready next season he can definitely grow with someone down the middle for him to mesh with. That’s why the selection of Sasha Chmelevski is a solid choice for the Islanders.. C/W. Ottawa (OHL). Sasha Chmelevski. 46. player. 106

23. Now when Martin Necas was selected in the first round by the Lightning that was to help fill a void left by Brian Boyle and Valtteri Filppula. Now with one spot filled down the middle, the selection of Anderson-Dolan will help fill another.. C. Spokane (WHL). Jaret Anderson-Dolan. 45. player

Kole Lind. 44. player. 68. Philadelphia had the second overall selection in the first round to take Nico Hischier to help up front. And since the Flyers need one more person up front to fill a depth role in the future that also scores goals, Kole Lind is the perfect fit.. RW. Kelowna (WHL)

Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL). Antoine Morand. 43. player. 30. In the first round, the Jets selected top defensive prospect, Nicolas Hague, now in the second round I have them choosing someone who will help the front end in a bottom six role.. C/W

42. player. 109. The Hurricanes are loaded on the backend with prospects, so why not fill the cupboards up front right? In the first round, Klim Kostin was selected and with the Canes first pick in the second round I have them selecting left winger Jesper Boqvist.. LW. Brynas J20 (Superelit). Jesper Boqvist

player. 67. In the first round, I had selected defenseman Jusso Valimaki for the Kings since they don’t have many prospects who play defense. Now with their second round selection, I have them selecting Max Gildon’s teammate Scott Reedy who can fill a bottom six role down the middle.. C/W. Team USA U18 (USHL). Scott Reedy. 41

40. player. 87. Florida’s first pick was center/winger Gabe Vilardi to help up front, now to help the back end I have them selecting Max Gildon from the USHL. He’s coming from the USA U18 Development Team which has provided the NHL with a ton of great prospects as of late.. D. Team USA U18 (USHL). Max Gildon

C. HK MVD (MHL). Alexei Lipanov. 39. player. 119. Dallas was given the third pick in the first round due to the lottery selection, and with that choice defenseman, Cale Makar was selected. They also received Anaheim’s first round pick due to them advancing to the Western Conference finals and selected center Marcus Davidsson. Now with their third selection, I have them choosing another center in Alexei Lipanov, these two centers will help Dallas big time down the middle.

Robert Thomas. 37. player. 12. When Buffalo selected right winger Eeli Tolvanen to help boost the right side, they could definitely use a piece to help boost the middle. And selecting Robert Thomas from the London Knights may just be that guy.. C. London (OHL)