Pens Win! Top-16 Mock (with explanations)

Lottery Winners:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins (14→4)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets (4→1)

ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1		-	Macklin Celebrini	BPA.
2		-	Artyom Levshunov	Solid future up front. D is their biggest need, particularly RHD.
3		-	Ivan Demidov	Skilled future partner for Bedard.
4		-	Cayden Lindstrom	Lottery win is a great opportunity to get a jumpstart on their future top-6 C.
5		-	Zayne Parekh	Serious RHD need. Relieved that Parekh is still on the board.
6		-	Berkly Catton	Very solid on D. They're looking to infuse some more skill up front.
7		-	Zeev Buium	Future PPQB can partner with Lamoureux.
8		-	Carter Yakemchuk	A slight reach (for me anyway), but Ottawa pretty much has no RHD coming up in the system.
9		-	Sam Dickinson	Seattle could use high-end D prospects on either side. Happy to get Dickinson at 9 as he's the best D available.
10		-	Konsta Helenius	Many thinking Iginla. Helenius could be a better fit and more NHL ready. Could be a top-6 C.
11		-	Cole Eiserman	Risky pick but could pay off huge. They have the centres to compliment him and the depth to shelter him.
12		-	EJ Emery	Off-the-board but they have abundance everywhere else and need RD. Emery does everything well except offence. That's okay for the Sabres.
13		-	Anton Silayev	Would be more than happy with either Silayev or Iginla but choose to bolster the D.
14		-	Tij Iginla	Not gonna overthink this one. They're excited that Iginla is still on the board.
15		-	Liam Greentree	Good combo of size and skill, just needs to get quicker.
16		-	Michael Hage	Caps grab a skilled C whose stock is climbing.
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