The NHL Draft is undoubtedly the most chaotic day on the league calendar, sure to offer a whirlwind of rumours, trades, and surprise picks.
Hours before the event Don Cherry took to Twitter to offer his predictions.
1) I would like to give you my predictions on today’s NHL draft. I’m making these predictions that EDM, BUF, ARI, Leafs, CAR will keep their
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
2) draft picks and not make moves. The first two are automatic as everyone knows McDavid and Eichel. The 3rd pick is Arizona.
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
3) I cannot believe that anybody would not pick Dylan Strome the 6’3” centre. He won the OHL scoring race, so I say Arizona will take Strome
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
4) Now it becomes interesting. The Magician, Mitch Marner, and Noah Hanifin are available. I know Mitch, I saw him play minor midget.
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
5) He’s got skill to burn, played for me at the Prospects game. Hanifin is terrific too. I met him in Chicago during the finals with the
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
6) rest of the NHL top drafts. He was with Jack Eichel and they presented me with a USA Golf shirt as a joke as I am always talking about.
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
7) about the GTHL. Noah has a good personality and a solid guy. Any organization would be proud to have him. Now who would you pick?
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
8) The Leafs have no choice but to pick Hanifin. Why you ask? The Leafs have Connor Brown, the OHL’s leading scorer in 2013-14. He had a
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
9) good year with the Marlies but he’s small. If you remember last year, Leafs passed on my favourite guy Nick Ritchie 6’2” 230 pounds, a
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
10) standout in the Memorial Cup, instead taking a small Swede Nylander. They say he’s a good player but just didn’t show it with the
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
11) Marlies. So you see, even though Marner is available the Leafs can’t have small prospects. It’s funny how one draft leafs to another.
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
12) So, the handwriting is on the wall, the draft will be McDavid, Eichel, Strome, Hanifin, Marner. New Jersey is next, I would take
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
13) Lawson “ the Sheriff” Crouse from the Kingston Frontenacs. He’s the best power forward in the draft. But knowing NJ's record they will
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
15) pick somebody else. 4 of the 6 top drafts are from the OHL, 3 from the GTHL where I spend my life. I mention this cause nobody from
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
16) from Canada would mention it but if 4 of the 6 were from Europe, the Canadian media would have headlines. I would end this rant about a
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
17) story in one of our papers talking about the NHL awards. The headline was this would be Canada’s year. Believe it or not the picture
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
18) with the write-up was a picture of an American rookie!
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) June 26, 2015
