2021 NHL Entry Draft First Round Mock Draft 1.0
105. . RW . Anaheim Ducks. Dylan Guenther . 3. player
This is where the Draft gets interesting given that there are a number of high-end prospects that could go anywhere in the 3-15 range, but the Anaheim Ducks need offense badly and Dylan Guenther projects to be the most dynamic forward available in this year’s Draft.
The right wing averaged 2.00 points per game in the Western Hockey League in 2020-21, finishing the season with 24 points (12 G, 12 A) in 12 games for the Edmonton Oil Kings, while he also recorded four goals and three assists for seven points in seven games for Canada at the U18 World Junior Championships.
Guenther is an elite goalscorer who boasts a hard, accurate shot from all over the ice, but he also plays a hard-nosed, physical game and can be used on the power play as well as on the penalty kill, making him an elite weapon in all situations.
For the Ducks, who ranked last in scoring in the NHL in 2020-21 (2.21 goals per game) and also finished last on the power play (8.9 percent), a potent offensive threat like Guenther, who is also well-rounded, could be too hard to pass on with the No. 3 overall pick.