NHL Mock Draft 2022: Columbus Blue Jackets select Cutter Gauthier with sixth pick

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty ImagesWith the sixth selection in the 2022 SBNation NHL Mock Draft, on behalf of the Columbus Blue Jackets we are happy to select forward Cutter Gauthier out of the U.S. National Team Development Program.

The full mock draft can be followed here. The first five selections were:

1. Shane Wright - MTL

2. Logan Cooley - NJD

3. Juraj Slafkovsky - ARI

4. Simon Nemec - SEA

5. David Jiricek - PHI

I had my heart set on getting one of those two right-handed defensemen, but both went off the board right before our pick. After that, it was time to turn our attention to getting a center. Gauthier played wing this past season, but is expected to play center at Boston College this…