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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VICTORIA , BC – DECEMBER 26: Philip Broberg #25 of Sweden versus Finland at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on December 26, 2018 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images) /

8. Edmonton Oilers — Philip Broberg

DOB: June 25, 2001 (age 17)
Position: D
Shoots: L
Team: AIK — Allsvenskan
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 183 pounds

Philip Broberg’s name has been weighed in conversation with the Edmonton Oilers over the course of recent weeks, with numerous sources suggesting that the club is taking a long, hard look at the prospect of selecting the Swedish defenseman.

Opposing opinions on his offensive game aside, Broberg has the ability to become one of the sport’s finest two-way defenders. Good development would ensure that he evolves into a key second pairing blue liner, and that underlying flaws in his game — namely irresponsible decision making — are gradually reduced over time.

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