Welcome to the 2018 edition of the Hockey Wilderness mock draft. A group of Hockey Wilderness writers are tasked with selecting a player every day for the next 31 days, based off the final draft order - NO TRADES! - culminating with the 31st pick right on draft day.
After finishing up the season dead last in the league, the Buffalo Sabres beat the odds and landed the number one pick in the upcoming draft. “Beat the odds? I mean they did have the best chances of landing that top pick,” some might say.