NHL Mock Draft 2019: How will the Top 10 picks go?

NHL Mock Draft: Let’s break down how the Top 10 picks will go

By Simon Vacca | Jun 20, 2019

KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - MAY 19: Jack Hughes #6 of USA during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Germany and United States at Steel Arena on May 19, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia. (Photo by Lukasz Laskowski/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images) /

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ST. PAUL, MN – SEPTEMBER 19: Team Leopold forward Cole Caufield (14) makes a pass during the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game between Team Leopold and Team Langenbrunner on September 19, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Team Leopold defeated Team Langenbrunner 6-4.(Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

9. Anaheim Ducks — Cole Caufield

DOB: Jan. 2, 2001 (age 18)
Position: RW
Shoots: R
Team: USNTDP — USHL
Height: 5-foot-7
Weight: 157 pounds

The best natural goal scorer of the 2019 class, Cole Caufield would be something of a steal for the Anaheim Ducks at ninth overall. Having tallied 72 goals in the 2018-19 campaign, the winger of USNTDP has been most often compared to Alex DeBrincat, as both players boast a common ability to net pucks like there is no tomorrow.

It would not be surprising to see the winger selected earlier — goals, after all, are an expensive commodity in the NHL — but the thought of him slipping is also within the realm of possibility. The Ducks should root for the draft to play through in this particular manner, as Caufield has the ability to serve as a valuable piece in what is shaping up to be a trying rebuild.

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