NHL Mock Draft Pick #27 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Too Many Men on the Site - A National Hockey League Fan Site

Home » NHL » NHL Mock Draft Pick #27 – Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the way up. With Guy Boucher’s system now firmly in place and a final four appearance under their belt, the Lightning will be a mainstay in the conversation of top teams for years to come. This pick will go a long way to increasing the depth in the future, but will not have an impact in the immediate future.

The Tampa Bay Lightning select, from the US Under 18 National Development program, defenseman Conor Murphy

Tall Drink of Water For Tampa Bay

Jared’s Analysis – A project for the Lightning, Murphy is still trying to find consistency, but has a high ceiling. He is big, and can handle himself physically. He had an up and down season due to injury, but closed it out on a high note by scoring the winning goal for the US in the World Under-18 Championships. He has the bloodlines (his dad is former NHLer Gord Murphy). A potential long-term partner for Victor Hedman, but is committed to attend Miami-Ohio next season.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Will Connor Murphy develop into a top-level shut-down defenseman?

Yes

No

View Results

Loading ...

Here are the Mock Draft results so far (click on the team name to go to the post about that pick):

Pick	TEAM	PLAYER
1	EDMONTON	Adam Larsson
2	COLORADO	Gabriel Landeskog
3	FLORIDA	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
4	NEW JERSEY	Jonathan Huberdeau
5	NY ISLANDERS	Sean Couturier
6	OTTAWA	Ryan Strome
7	ATLANTA	Ryan Murphy
8	COLUMBUS	Dougie Hamilton
9	BOSTON (FR TOR)	Duncan Siemens
10	MINNESOTA	Sven Bartschi
11	COLORADO	Jamie Oleksiak
12	CAROLINA	Joel Armia
13	CALGARY	Mika Zibanejad
14	DALLAS	Nathan Beaulieu
15	NY RANGERS	Mark McNeill
16	BUFFALO	Brandon Saad
17	MONTREAL	Joseph Morrow
18	CHICAGO	Zack Phillips
19	EDMONTON (FR LA)	Mark Schiefele
20	PHOENIX	Rocco Grimaldi
21	OTTAWA (FR NSH)	Nicklas Jensen
22	ANAHEIM	Oscar Klefbom
23	PITTSBURGH	Tomas Jurco
24	DETROIT	Jonas Brodin
25	TORONTO (FR PHI)	Boone Jenner
26	WASHINGTON	Vladislav Namestnikov
27	TAMPA BAY	Connor Murphy

Now on the clock for the #28 selection, is the San Jose Sharks.

PREVIEWING THE SHARKS

2010-2011 Record: 48-25-9 (5th Overall)

League Rankings:
Goals for: 6th

Goals Against: 10th

Power Play: 2nd

Penalty Kill: 24th

TOP 5 Prospects in the system:Charlie Coyle (RW), Alex Stalock (G), Taylor Doherty (D), Thomas Greiss (G), Benn Ferriero (C)

NEEDS: The Sharks once again failed to live up to high hopes by losing in the third round to the Canucks. The chances for the current group are running out, and if so, the Sharks might be in for a complete tear-down and reconstruction. For that, they will need prospects in every area and as such should take the best player available, regardless of position.

TOP 5 PLAYERS ON THE BOARD (per ISS):

1. JT Miller, LW, USA Under-18 (USHL)

2. Alexandr Khokhlachev, F, Windsor (OHL)

3. Victor Rask, C, Leksands (SWE ELITE)

4. David Musil, D, Vancouver (WHL)

5. Ty Rattie, LW, Portland (WHL)

Check back on TOO MANY MEN ON THE SITE to see who the San Jose Sharks select, as the Fansided mock draft continues!