really curious as to why he dislikes Virtanen so much. I appreciate his views and his willingness to go off the board, but Sanheim at 8? Come on now ... I'd love the Flames to take him at 34 (and Thomas at 64
), but having him in the top 10 is just nuts.
FWIW here is Buttons mock draft for TSN at the lottery. Interesting to compare that to his list, to say the least.
1
Aaron Ekblad D Barrie (OHL)
2
Sam Reinhart C Kootenay (OHL)
3
Leon Draisaitl LW Prince Albert (WHL)
4
Sam Bennett C Kingston (OHL)
5
Michael Dal Colle LW Oshawa (OHL)
6
Jake Virtanen LW Calgary (WHL)
7
Kasperi Kapanen RW KalPa (FIN)
8
Nick Ritchie LW Peterborough (OHL)
9
Brendan Perlini LW Niagara (OHL)
10
Nikolaj Ehlers LW Halifax (QMJHL)
11
Alex Tuch RW USNTDP (USHL)
12
Jared McCann C Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
13
Haydn Fleury D Red Deer (WHL)