One of the interesting stories in this year's NHL Draft is the lack of any certainty. Other than the consensus top pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, there is no general agreement on what prospect any team will take. That trickles down to the Minnesota Wild, who have the tenth overall pick. Looking at fifteen different mock drafts, the experts have eight different players slotted at #10. Mika Zibanejad, a center from Djurgarden of the Swedish Elite League is the name which comes up more than any other player but other mocks have the Wild taking scoring forwards (an organizational weakness) Sven Bartschi, Sean Couturier and Joel Armia. Others have Minnesota taking the best player available and selecting defensemen Ryan Murphy or Nathan Beaulieu (who comes in second).
The different mock drafts and what player the experts have Minnesota taking at #10
SB Nation Mock Draft - C Mika Zibanejad
TSN.com - LW Sven Bartschi
Steven Hoffner (NHL.com) - D Ryan Murphy
Adam Kimelman (NHL.com) - C Sean Couturier
Mike G. Morreale (NHL.com) - Mika Zibanejad
Devin Persuad (NHL.com) - Mika Zibanejad
Hockey's Future - C Joel Armia
Daniel Chan (Hockey Wilderness) - Sven Bartschi
Bryan Reynolds (Hockey Wilderness) - Mika Zibanejad
Kirk Luedeke (New England Hockey Journal/Bruins 2011 Draft Watch) - D Nathan Beaulieu
In Lou We Trust - C Marc McNeil
Litter Box Cats - C Ryan Strome
Jackets Cannon - Mika Zibanejad
My NHL Draft - Nathan Beaulieu
The Hockey Writers - Nathan Beaulieu