2020 NHL mock draft: Detroit Red Wings add much-needed talent
By Kyle Pereira
Picks 9 To 16
player. 98. . Forward. Minnesota Wild. Cole Perfetti. 9
Minnesota is being run in this draft by Lake Martin. Lake is the site expert at FanSided’s Gone Puck Wild, which covers all things Minnesota.
“Perfetti has a scoring touch that will develop in a few years. After passing on the undersized Caufield last season, they’ll take their chance with Perfetti now.”
10. player. 85. . Forward. New Jersey Devils. Jack Quinn
“A young goal-scoring winger to try and compliment the pass-first centermen that they have drafted with first-overall picks [Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier].”
Forward. Winnipeg Jets. Anton Lundell. 11. player. 107.
The Jets were run by Frederik Frandsen in this mock. Fred is a Wild contributor at Overtime Heroics.
“He is the perfect fit for the Jets down the middle, where he can become a key part of the top-six and give a huge boost down the middle.”
Yaroslav Askarov. 12. player. 94. . Goaltender. Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago was run in this draft by Kevin Braeunle. Kevin is a contributor for FanSided’s Blackhawk Up, which covers all things Blackhawks.
“Askarov will be the heir apparent to Corey Crawford. Chicago has no top goalie in their system to replace the 34-year-old Crawford, but Askarov changes that.”
95. . Forward. New York Rangers. Dawson Mercer. 13. player
The person behind the Rangers selections is Rick Warman. Rick is a senior writer for Overtime Heroics and is also the draft prospects and Canucks prospects writer for FanSided’s The Canuck Way.
Rick selected, at 13th overall, Dawson Mercer. His reason behind that selection: “Mercer is one of the most underrated prospects available and has a very high hockey IQ. The versatile forward can play both center and wing and has outstanding playmaking abilities.”
Connor Zary. 14. player. 91. . Forward. Ottawa Senators
“Zary is a center who has a good combination of size and skill. Will serve to complement Stutzle in the Sens future.”
Columbus Blue Jackets. Dylan Holloway. 15. player. 113. . Forward
Columbus was run by Frederik Frandsen as well.
“For me, the Jackets don’t have a lot of weaknesses and it made it somewhat easy to pick what I thought was the most skilled guy on the table. Holloway is the perfect fit within the top 6.”
Forward. Arizona Coyotes. Jan Mysak. 16. player. 121.
The Coyotes were run by me.
“Jan Mysak is a fairly underrated prospect who I have ranked 12th in my overall draft rankings. Arizona has plenty of centers down the middle, and Mysak’s ability to be a lethal goal-scorer and take the role of a playmaker will fit in well with the centers that Arizona will deploy with him.”