SenShot NHL Mock Draft Pick #27 – Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets will continue to stock their shelves with the #27 pick, their third of the first round. I have them taking a forward at #14 and a defenseman at #19, so they will be able to add to one of those areas at #27. They received this pick from the LA Kings.
#27 – COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
TEAM STRENGTHS: Goaltending, Strong group of all-around defensemen
TEAM WEAKNESSES: Inconsistent scoring, size on the wings
HOCKEY’S FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL PROSPECT RANK: 21st of 30 team
UNDER CONSIDERATION: Andre Burakovsky, Alexander Wennburg, Laurent Dauphin, Morgan Klimchuk, Mirco Mueller
FANSIDED MOCK DRAFT PICK: Union and Blue selected Ryan Hartman.
SENSHOT’S CHOICE: Andre Burakovsky from Malmo of the SEL. Burakovsky is one of those players that could rise to a top 10, or could fall to a late first round spot. He has had a steady imporvement and does almost everything well, but nothing spectacular. If he does fall this late in the draft (which in unlikely when the actual day comes around), whoever ends up taking him will have a diamond in the rough.
SENSHOT’S MOCK DRAFT TO DATE (click on team to view the selection):
| PICK | TEAM | PICK |
| 1 | COLORADO | Seth Jones, Portland (WHL) |
| 2 | FLORIDA | Jonathan Drouin, Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 3 | TAMPA | Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 4 | NASHVILLE | Valeri Nichushkin, Chelijabinsk 2 (KHL) |
| 5 | CAROLINA | Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 6 | CALGARY | Sean Monahan, Ottawa (OHL) |
| 7 | EDMONTON | Nikita Zadorov, London (OHL) |
| 8 | BUFFALO | Max Domi, London (OHL) |
| 9 | NEW JERSEY | Alexsander Barkov, Tappera (FIN) |
| 10 | DALLAS | Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 11 | PHILADELPHIA | Zachary Furcale, Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Anthony Mantha, Val D’Or (QMJHL) |
| 13 | WINNIPEG | Elias Lindholm, Brynas (SEL) |
| 14 | COLUMBUS | Bo Horvat, London (OHL) |
| 15 | NYI | Adam Erne, Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 16 | BUFFALO | Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 17 | OTTAWA | Robert Hagg, Modo (SEL) |
| 18 | DETROIT | Alexander Wennburg, Djurgardens (SEL) |
| 19 | COLUMBUS | Samuel Morin, Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 20 | SAN JOSE | Kerby Rychel, Windsor (OHL) |
| 21 | TORONTO | Rasmus Ristolainen, Turko (FIN) |
| 22 | CALGARY | Nicolas Petan, Portland (WHL) |
| 23 | WASHINGTON | Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL) |
| 24 | VANCOUVER | Ryan Hartman, Plymouth (OHL) |
| 25 | MONTREAL | Valentin Zykov, Baie Comeau (QMJHL) |
| 26 | ANAHEIM | Josh Morrissey, Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 27 | COLUMBUS | Andre Burakovsky, Malmo (SEL) |