Colorado Avalanche: 2019 NHL Mock Draft First Round

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BUFFALO, NY – JUNE 24: General manager Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche speaks at the podium during round one of the 2016 NHL Draft at First Niagara Center on June 24, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Colorado Avalanche have two picks in the 2019 NHL Draft. Here’s how the whole first round could play out.

The Colorado Avalanche have a good draft selection ahead of them. They have two first-round picks, numbers 4 and 16. The #4 pick was part of the Matt Duchene trade, so it comes from Ottawa. As you know, the Senators finished dead last in the NHL, but we lost the Draft Lottery again.

Anyway, for a team that went all the way to Game 7 of the second round, a #4 pick isn’t too shabby. And, of course, we still have our own selection at #16.

The 2019 NHL Draft class is a little weird. Or, maybe it’s the normal story in that we see the top two picks vying for the #1 position following by, say, 12 forwards who could feasibly go in the top 10, another 15 or so who could go in the next 10 positions, and so on. In other words, there’s no solid consensus after picks one and two.

Well, I checked out NHL.com‘s prospect rankings as well as mock drafts from Draft Site, My NHL Draft, and NBC Sports. I also asked my fellow FanSiders what they thought they needed.

Taking all that information into consideration, here is a reasonable facsimile of how the 2019 NHL Draft could shake out.

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