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● By Sam Cosentino

Accuracy: 3.61%68th Place
With the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery in the books, we now know the order of the first 16 picks. Time for a mock draft. The Montreal Canadiens retained the first overall pick for a draft they'll host on July 7-8, but there was some change in order past them. We also know now that Columbus and Buffalo will both pick twice in the top 16. Here's the initial reaction of how we see the first picks going two months out from the draft, with player cards and evaluation from Jason Bukala.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.