The 2012 NHL Draft is nearly upon us and the Montreal Canadiens are in somewhat of unchartered territory. With the 3rd overall selection, new GM Marc Bergevin will be making the Habs’ highest selection since 1980. Although Nail Yakupov is the consensus #1, there are some who feel the first overall pick is wide open. The same can be said for the 3rd overall pick; there are many opinions as to who should be putting on the stage of the bleu, blanc, et rouge. Here is a sampling of some of the other mock drafts out there compared to our own.
Pick |
HabsWorld |
Hockey’s |
TSN |
USA Today |
Red Line Report |
Hockey News |
1) EDM |
Yakupov | Yakupov | Yakupov | Yakupov | Yakupov | Yakupov |
2) CBJ |
Galchenyuk | Murray | Murray | Forsberg | Murray | Murray |
3) MTL |
Forsberg | Grigorenko | Galchenyuk | Grigorenko | Galchenyuk | Galchenyuk |
4) NYI |
Murray | Forsberg | Reinhart | Murray | Rielly | Reinhart |
5) TOR |
Teravainen | Galchenyuk | Forsberg | Galchenyuk | Forsberg | Forsberg |
6) ANA |
Dumba | Dumba | Rielly | Teravainen | Dumba | Trouba |
7) MIN |
Trouba | Trouba | Dumba | Reinhart | Teravainen | Teravainen |
8) CAR |
Grigorenko | Reinhart | Faksa | Rielly | Trouba | Wilson |
9) WPG |
Reinhart | Teravainen | Trouba | Trouba | Rienhart | Dumba |
10) TB |
Rielly | Rielly | Maatta | Vasilevski | Lindholm | Rielly |
11) WSH |
Ceci | Gaunce | Teravainen | Dumba | Grigorenko | Faksa |
12) BUF |
Faksa | Faksa | Lindholm | Faksa | Laughton | Gaunce |
13) DAL |
Maatta | Girgensons | Ceci | Lindholm | Girgensons | Girgensons |
14) CGY |
Girgensons | Ceci | Pouliot | Girgensons | Maatta | Grigorenko |
15) OTT |
Collberg | Maatta | Girgensons | Ceci | Jankowski | Ceci |
16) WSH |
Lindholm | Finn | Finn | Hertl | Faksa | Maatta |
17) SJ |
Pouliot | Hertl | Grigorenko | Jankowski | Pouliot | Aberg |
18) CHI |
Gaunce | Collberg | Koekkoek | Pouliot | Vasilevski | Subban |
19) TB |
Hertl | Aberg | Bystrom | Skjei | Aberg | Lindholm |
20) PHI |
Skjei | Koekkoek | Wilson | Di Giuseppe | Finn | Pouliot |
21) BUF |
Koekkoek | Wilson | Gaunce | Bystrom | Ceci | Skjei |
22) PIT |
Finn | Skjei | Hertl | Maatta | Wilson | Collberg |
23) FLA |
Matteau | Pouliot | Skjei | Gaunce | Dansk | Koekkoek |
24) BOS |
Wilson | Lindholm | Vasilevski | Wilson | Matteau | Finn |
25) STL |
Bystrom | Thrower | Samuelsson | Sissons | Samuelsson | Hertl |
26) VAN |
Aberg | Pearson | Subban | Samuelsson | Koekkoek | Thrower |
27) PHX |
Laughton | Matteau | Laughton | Matteau | Collberg | Samuelsson |
28) NYR |
Thrower | Vasilevski | Matteau | Finn | Bozon | Matteau |
29) NJ |
Bozon | Bozon | Jankowski | Subban | Subban | Vasilevski |
30) LA |
Samuelsson | Laughton | Dansk | Collberg | Kosmachuk | Kerdiles |
Correct |
Other mock drafts
NHL.com –
Morreale
Kimelman
Hoffner
Sportsnet
The Hockey Writers
Draftsite.com
MyNHLDraft.com
LastWordonSports –
1-14
15-30
Fox Sports
McKeen’s
HockeyProspect.com