After the St. Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup in team history, the Buffalo Sabres were locked into the 31st pick in round one. That pick was part of the compensation from the Ryan O’Reilly trade last summer.
After selecting Cole Caufield earlier in the SB Nation Mock Draft, we decided to use the other first-round pick to get immediate help for the team.
Therefore we reached an agreement on a deal with the Minnesota Wild (Hockey Wilderness). Here are the details of the trade:
Sabres receive: Jason Zucker
Wild receive: 31st pick and Alex Nylander
Zucker would step right into the top-six for Buffalo and make an immediate impact offensively. With the addition of Zucker and Caufield pick, Nylander became expendable.
The Wild will announce their selection later today to wrap up the 2019 NHL SB Nation Mock Draft.
2019 SBNation Mock Draft
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: New Jersey Devils Select Jack Hughes with No. 1 draft pick – All About The Jersey
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: New York Rangers Select Kaapo Kakko with No. 2 Pick – Blueshirt Banter
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Chicago Blackhawks select Alex Turcotte with No. 3 pick – Second City Hockey
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Colorado Avalanche select Kirby Dach with the No. 4 pick – Mile High Hockey
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Los Angeles Kings select Dylan Cozens with No. 5 pick – Jewels From The Crown
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Detroit Red Wings select Bowen Byram with No. 6 pick – Winging It In Motown
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Buffalo Sabres select Cole Caufield with the No. 7 pick – Die By The Blade
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Edmonton Oilers Select Peyton Krebs With The Number 8 Pick – The Copper & Blue
- SB Nation NHL Mock Draft 2019: Anaheim Ducks select Trevor Zegras – Anaheim Calling
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Vancouver Canucks select Matthew Boldy with the No. 10 pick – Nucks Misconduct
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Philadelphia Flyers select Alex Newhook with No. 11 pick – Broad Street Hockey
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Minnesota Wild select Vasili Podkolzin with the No. 12 pick – Hockey Wilderness
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Florida Panthers select Philip Broberg with the No. 13 pick – Litter Box Cats
- 2019 NHL Draft prospect: Victor Söderström is the defender you’re looking for – Eyes On The Prize
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Montreal Canadiens select Thomas Harley at 15th – Eyes On The Prize
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: New York Rangers Select Arthur Kaliyev 16th Overall – Blueshirt Banter
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Vegas Golden Knights select Raphael Lavoie with No. 17 pick – Knights On Ice
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Dallas Stars Select Moritz Seider 18th Overall – Defending Big D
- NHL Mock Draft: Ottawa Senators Select Bobby Brink with No. 19 Pick – Silver Seven
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Colorado Avalanche select Cam York 20th overall – Mile High Hockey
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Pittsburgh Penguins select Nils Hoglander with 21st pick – PensBurgh
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Los Angeles Kings select Matthew Robertson with No. 22 pick – Jewels From The Crown
- NHL Mock Draft: New York Islanders Select Ryan Suzuki with 23rd Pick – Lighthouse Hockey
- NHL Mock Draft: Nashville Predators select Philip Tomasino 24th overall – On the Forecheck
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Washington Capitals Select Patrik Puistola with the No. 25 Pick – Japers’ Rink
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Philadelphia Flyers select Ville Heinola with No. 26 pick – Broad Street Hockey
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Tampa Bay Lightning select forward Jakob Pelletier with No. 27 pick – Raw Charge
- NHL Mock Draft 2019: Anaheim Ducks select Nathan Légaré at No. 29 overall – Anaheim Calling