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Our writers around the Nation Network have done a fantastic 
job profiling all the top prospects for this weekend’s NHL draft.  Here is all you need to know about the players 
expected to be picked early in tomorrow’s first round. 


<h2>MOCK DRAFT</h2>
Mock drafts are always fun, so we polled writers from each 
site to see who could put together the best guess for tomorrow’s top 10 picks. 

<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
Brock Seguin
</td>
<td>
Jonathan Willis
</td>
<td>
Allan Mitchell
</td>
<td>
Ryan Pike
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<a href="http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/">Dailyfaceoff.com</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/" target="_blank">Oilersnation.com</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/" target="_blank">Oilersnation.com</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://flamesnation.ca/" target="_blank">Flamesnation.ca</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
1. FLA
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2. BUF
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
3. EDM
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
4. CAL
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
5. NYI
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6. VAN
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
<td>
Nikolaj Ehlers
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7. CAR
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
8. TOR
</td>
<td>
Haydn Fleury
</td>
<td>
Brendan Perlini
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
<td>
Haydn Fleury
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
9. WPG
</td>
<td>
W. Nylander
</td>
<td>
W. Nylander
</td>
<td>
W. Nylander
</td>
<td>
Nikolaj Ehlers
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
10. ANA
</td>
<td>
K. Kapanen
</td>
<td>
Nikolaj Ehlers
</td>
<td>
Kevin Fiala
</td>
<td>
K. Kapanen
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
————————————————————————————————————————————
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
Rhys J
</td>
<td>
Kent Wilson
</td>
<td>
Justin Fisher
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<a href="http://canucksarmy.com/" target="_blank">Canucksarmy.com</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://flamesnation.ca/" target="_blank">Flamesnation.ca</a>
</td>
<td>
<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/" target="_blank">TheLeafsNation.com</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
1. FLA
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2. BUF
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
<td>
Sam Reinhart
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
3. EDM
</td>
<td>
Sam Bennett
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
<td>
Aaron Ekblad
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
4. CAL
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
5. NYI
</td>
<td>
Leon Draisaitl
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6. VAN
</td>
<td>
M. Dal Colle
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
<td>
W. Nylander
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7. CAR
</td>
<td>
W. Nylander
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
<td>
Nikolaj Ehlers
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
8. TOR
</td>
<td>
Brendan Perlini
</td>
<td>
Haydn Fleury
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
9. WPG
</td>
<td>
Jared McCann
</td>
<td>
Nikolaj Ehlers
</td>
<td>
Nick Ritchie
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
10. ANA
</td>
<td>
Jake Virtanen
</td>
<td>
W. Nylander
</td>
<td>
Kevin Fiala
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
 
<h2>THE TOP PROSPECTS FOR THIS YEARS DRAFT</h2>
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We&#8217;ve compiled the best Nation articles of the past 6 weeks so you can cram and get to know each top prospect before tomorrow night.
SAM BENNETT  (*Links fixed)
Player Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/25/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-2-sam-bennett" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/25/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-2-sam-bennett</a>
One on one interview <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/25/getting-to-know-sam-bennett/trash" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/25/getting-to-know-sam-bennett/trash</a><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/25/getting-to-know-sam-Bennett" target="_blank"></a>
AARON EKBLAD 
Player Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/23/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-4-aaron-ekblad" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/23/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-4-aaron-ekblad</a>
SAM REINHART 
Player Profile: <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/2/another-nuge" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/2/another-nuge</a>
LEON DRAISAITL 
Player Profile: <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/3/31/leon" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/3/31/leon</a> <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/23/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-5-leon-draisaitl" target="_blank"></a>
One on one interview <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/5/9/draisaitl-i-know-i-m-a-competitive-person" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/5/9/draisaitl-i-know-i-m-a-competitive-person</a>
MICHAEL DAL COLLE 
Player Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/16/tln-draft-profile-michael-dal-colle" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/16/tln-draft-profile-michael-dal-colle</a>
WILLIAM NYLANDER 
Player Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/23/tln-draft-profile-william-big-willie-style-nylander" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/23/tln-draft-profile-william-big-willie-style-nylander</a>
NIKOLAJ EHLERS
Player Profile:<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/18/tln-draft-profile-nikolaj-ehlers" target="_blank"> http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/18/tln-draft-profile-nikolaj-ehlers</a>
JAKE VIRTANEN 
Player Profile: <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/27/jake-Virtanen" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/27/jake-Virtanen</a>
NICK RITCHIE
Player Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/26/tln-draft-profile-nick-ritchie" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/26/tln-draft-profile-nick-ritchie</a>
ROBBY FABBRI
Player Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/18/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-8-robby-fabbri" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/18/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-8-robby-fabbri</a>
KASPERI KAPANEN
Player Profile:<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/22/tln-draft-profile-kasperi-kapanen" target="_blank"> http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/22/tln-draft-profile-kasperi-kapanen</a>
KEVIN FIALA
Player Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/16/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-10-kevin-fiala" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/16/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-10-kevin-fiala</a>
HAYDEN FLEURY
Player Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/19/tln-draft-profile-haydn-fleury" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/19/tln-draft-profile-haydn-fleury</a><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/27/jake-Virtanen" target="_blank"></a>
BRENDAN PERLINI 
Player Profile:<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/25/tln-draft-profile-brendan-perlini" target="_blank"> http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/25/tln-draft-profile-brendan-perlini</a>

<h2>Who is in your TOP 10? 
</h2>
<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/25/tln-draft-profile-brendan-perlini" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/20/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-6-michael-dal-colle" target="_blank"></a>

<img alt="nhl-draft-logo-2013.0_standard_400.0" src="http://thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/d4/ed/article_d4ed4078-87a8-4e1c-a119-436dae1bf06e.jpg" height="266" width="400">Our writers around the Nation Network have done a fantastic
job profiling all the top prospects for this weekend’s NHL draft.  Here is all you need to know about the players
expected to be picked early in tomorrow’s first round. <h2>MOCK DRAFT</h2>Mock drafts are always fun, so we polled writers from each
site to see who could put together the best guess for tomorrow’s top 10 picks. <table><tbody>
<tr>
<td> </td>
 <td>
 Brock Seguin
 </td>
 <td>
 Jonathan Willis
 </td>
 <td>
 Allan Mitchell
 </td>
 <td>
 Ryan Pike
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/">Dailyfaceoff.com</a>
 </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/" target="_blank">Oilersnation.com</a>
 </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/" target="_blank">Oilersnation.com</a>
 </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://flamesnation.ca/" target="_blank">Flamesnation.ca</a>
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 1. FLA
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 2. BUF
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 3. EDM
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 4. CAL
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 5. NYI
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 6. VAN
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 <td>
 Nikolaj Ehlers
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 7. CAR
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 8. TOR
 </td>
 <td>
 Haydn Fleury
 </td>
 <td>
 Brendan Perlini
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 <td>
 Haydn Fleury
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 9. WPG
 </td>
 <td>
 W. Nylander
 </td>
 <td>
 W. Nylander
 </td>
 <td>
 W. Nylander
 </td>
 <td>
 Nikolaj Ehlers
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 10. ANA
 </td>
 <td>
 K. Kapanen
 </td>
 <td>
 Nikolaj Ehlers
 </td>
 <td>
 Kevin Fiala
 </td>
 <td>
 K. Kapanen
 </td>
 </tr>
</tbody></table>————————————————————————————————————————————<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td> </td>
 <td>
 Rhys J
 </td>
 <td>
 Kent Wilson
 </td>
 <td>
 Justin Fisher
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/" target="_blank">Canucksarmy.com</a>
 </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://flamesnation.ca/" target="_blank">Flamesnation.ca</a>
 </td>
 <td>
 <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/" target="_blank">TheLeafsNation.com</a>
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 1. FLA
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 2. BUF
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Reinhart
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 3. EDM
 </td>
 <td>
 Sam Bennett
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 <td>
 Aaron Ekblad
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 4. CAL
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 5. NYI
 </td>
 <td>
 Leon Draisaitl
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 6. VAN
 </td>
 <td>
 M. Dal Colle
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 <td>
 W. Nylander
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 7. CAR
 </td>
 <td>
 W. Nylander
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 <td>
 Nikolaj Ehlers
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 8. TOR
 </td>
 <td>
 Brendan Perlini
 </td>
 <td>
 Haydn Fleury
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 9. WPG
 </td>
 <td>
 Jared McCann
 </td>
 <td>
 Nikolaj Ehlers
 </td>
 <td>
 Nick Ritchie
 </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td>
 10. ANA
 </td>
 <td>
 Jake Virtanen
 </td>
 <td>
 W. Nylander
 </td>
 <td>
 Kevin Fiala
 </td>
 </tr>
</tbody></table> <h2>THE TOP PROSPECTS FOR THIS YEARS DRAFT</h2><img alt="NHL30teams" src="http://thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/14/33/article_1433f1f0-ea81-45d9-ae49-e0b72ed10f75.jpg"> We've compiled the best Nation articles of the past 6 weeks so you can cram and get to know each top prospect before tomorrow night. SAM BENNETT  (*Links fixed)Player Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/25/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-2-sam-bennett" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/25/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-2-sam-bennett</a>One on one interview <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/25/getting-to-know-sam-bennett/trash" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/25/getting-to-know-sam-bennett/trash</a><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/25/getting-to-know-sam-Bennett" target="_blank"></a>AARON EKBLAD Player Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/23/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-4-aaron-ekblad" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/23/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-4-aaron-ekblad</a>SAM REINHART Player Profile: <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/2/another-nuge" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/2/another-nuge</a>LEON DRAISAITL Player Profile: <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/3/31/leon" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/3/31/leon</a> <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/23/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-5-leon-draisaitl" target="_blank"></a>One on one interview <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/5/9/draisaitl-i-know-i-m-a-competitive-person" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/5/9/draisaitl-i-know-i-m-a-competitive-person</a>MICHAEL DAL COLLE Player Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/16/tln-draft-profile-michael-dal-colle" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/16/tln-draft-profile-michael-dal-colle</a>WILLIAM NYLANDER Player Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/23/tln-draft-profile-william-big-willie-style-nylander" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/23/tln-draft-profile-william-big-willie-style-nylander</a>NIKOLAJ EHLERSPlayer Profile:<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/18/tln-draft-profile-nikolaj-ehlers" target="_blank"> http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/18/tln-draft-profile-nikolaj-ehlers</a>JAKE VIRTANEN Player Profile: <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/27/jake-Virtanen" target="_blank">http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/27/jake-Virtanen</a>NICK RITCHIEPlayer Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/26/tln-draft-profile-nick-ritchie" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/26/tln-draft-profile-nick-ritchie</a>ROBBY FABBRIPlayer Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/18/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-8-robby-fabbri" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/18/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-8-robby-fabbri</a>KASPERI KAPANENPlayer Profile:<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/22/tln-draft-profile-kasperi-kapanen" target="_blank"> http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/22/tln-draft-profile-kasperi-kapanen</a>KEVIN FIALAPlayer Profile: <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/16/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-10-kevin-fiala" target="_blank">http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/16/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-10-kevin-fiala</a>HAYDEN FLEURYPlayer Profile: <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/19/tln-draft-profile-haydn-fleury" target="_blank">http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/19/tln-draft-profile-haydn-fleury</a><a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2014/4/27/jake-Virtanen" target="_blank"></a>BRENDAN PERLINI Player Profile:<a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/25/tln-draft-profile-brendan-perlini" target="_blank"> http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/25/tln-draft-profile-brendan-perlini</a> <h2>Who is in your TOP 10? 
</h2><a href="http://theleafsnation.com/2014/6/25/tln-draft-profile-brendan-perlini" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2014/6/20/canucks-army-draft-prospect-profile-6-michael-dal-colle" target="_blank"></a>

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