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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EVERETT, WA – JANUARY 26: Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Dylan Cozens (24) skates through the neutral zone in the first period of a game between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Everett Silvertips on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. (Photo by Christopher Mast/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators) — Dylan Cozens

DOB: Feb. 9, 2001 (age 18)
Position: C
Shoots: R
Team: Lethbridge Hurricanes — WHL
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 185 pounds

Dylan Cozens of the Lethbridge Hurricanes would definitely fill a need on the Colorado Avalanche for greater depth up front. With Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Jost and veteran Carl Soderberg currently serving as the organization’s top centers, few would trouble the notion that adding the 18-year-old has the potential to bolster the team’s offensive presence, as the consistently versatile forward continues to be one of the most talked about prospects available.

Nevertheless, debate persists. Do not be surprised if GM Joe Sakic opts to land Byram, as the thought of adding the top defender of the class at hand to a back end piloted by young studs in Samuel Girard and Cale Makar would be an intriguing option to consider.

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