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Originally Posted by showtime
Didnt realize they had the option to do it next year too. Who knows though if they go on a bit of a run, and draft in the 20-30 range they might get rid of it.
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yeah, the NHL penalty was to forfeit a 1st rounder at some point between 2011 and 2014, plus their 3rd rounder in 2011. Obviously they kept their 1st in 2011 because they won the lottery and were able to draft Larsson 4th overall. But as I said, it was surprising that they chose to keep their 2012 pick, as it was 29th in a pretty "meh" draft (they picked Stefan Matteau). I just can't see them forfeit their pick in 2013 - it's a deep draft and they host it ... they probably want to give their fans a reason to show up.